HighlandsMC is a brand new Minecraft SMP that is getting ready to open and it is focused on geopolitical gameplay. It is meant for active players who want to stick around long term and help a new community grow.
The world is vanilla survival so it is not an earth map. The experience stays close to vanilla but it has a few basic plugins to make things smoother like picking up villagers into your inventory and cheaper golden apples that take 4 gold instead of 8.
If you like survival with player politics and simple quality of life changes this server looks like it is aiming for that kind of vibe.
