Near Vanilla is a near vanilla SMP that has been around for 8 years and it feels like a close group where people actually know each other. Players build together collect stuff explore and just chill while they play. You will see big cooperative builds player competitions and a busy shopping area with lots going on.
It is international and community driven with constant chat and feedback from players. Big changes happen after people talk about it and suggestions are welcome. Staff are around to keep things smooth and to stop bad behavior.
The server uses hard difficulty and it is currently in Season 7 which started August 24 2024. There is a Dynmap you can use to find biomes and see where other players are.
This server is 18 plus only and you have to be mature and respectful. Hacking glitching and duping are a permanent ban. Griefing stealing bullying insults discrimination and toxic behavior are not allowed and chat is moderated.
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Crescent Life Fan Made Life Series
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I found a fan made life series called Crescent Life. It is a group project with 40 plus people.
They already ran season 2 so it seems active and ongoing. It sounds like everyone joins in together for the seasons and plays it like a life series.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPBack To Blocks Fresh Vanilla+ SMP
Back To Blocks is a fresh Vanilla plus SMP that keeps Minecraft simple and fair. It feels like normal survival but with a bunch of small changes that make it run smoother and play nicer. There is no pay to win and ranks are just cosmetic or quality of life.
The server has an End Event planned for next week so it is a good time to join and get geared with everyone. During the dragon fight it tracks damage in chat so you can see who did what.
Mobs scale with how many players are online so the world does not feel empty. It also uses per player mob caps so other players do not mess up your farms. Phantoms are optional and you can toggle them.
There are helpful commands like sethome and spawn. Warps can be unlocked by voting. Chat reporting from Mojang is disabled and you get death coordinates in chat plus item and ender links.
Builders get extra stuff too like armor stand editing invisible item frames custom player heads map signing to stop copying and item displays on signs.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPThe Garden SMP Semi Vanilla Crossplay
The Garden is a semi vanilla survival multiplayer server that tries to keep the normal survival feel but adds extra features to make it more fun. It supports cross play between Java and Bedrock Edition and Java is recommended for the best experience.
The community is meant to be close knit and friendly and they say they remove toxicity and drama fast. People are encouraged to make big community projects like towns and shopping areas and there are events sometimes for prizes. The server also supports the Simple Voice Chat mod.
The rules are clear about no hacking and no griefing and no stealing and no nonconsensual PvP. It also is not pay to win because store items can be earned in game. Ranks are earned by building up in game money and you can make money through jobs milestones tasks or running a shop.
There are extra features like McMMO skills art maps and even resizing your character. There is also a Valentines build competition where you rent a plot and build then judges pick the top 3 builds for prize packs and you can check the builds at /warp AphroditesBloom.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPEchelonMC Custom SMP Built To Last
I found EchelonMC and it is a fully custom survival server for Minecraft Java. It is built for long term building and teamwork and community progression.
It is not a server for PvP stealing or griefing. It has advanced land claiming with visual borders and lots of protection options like TNT fire spread raids and fluids.
There are custom systems like auto pathing that makes paths under you and gives speed bonuses. You can toggle it. You also earn Echelites currency just by playing and spend it on progression and utilities and quality of life.
It has teams with custom nametags plus public chunks so people can visit builds and you can earn rewards from visitors and climb build rankings. Deaths make timed graves for your items and there is a /back to help you recover after teleports.
The server is actively developed and it is meant to evolve with player feedback. Version 1.21.11 is recommended and older versions are supported. It is hosted in Canada and it has a spawn hub with NPCs plus voting rewards discord linking and anti x ray protection.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCozy No PvP Forever Survival
CozyCraft is a chill survival server that feels like it is made for building and taking your time.
There is no PvP so it stays calm and there is no pay to win stuff getting in the way.
The world does not reset ever so anything you build can stick around forever. It is mostly vanilla so it keeps that classic Minecraft feel.
You can join on Java or Bedrock and just focus on making something you are proud of.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP