SSUKingdoms is a semi vanilla style Paper server on 1.21+ and it is in alpha. It is not trying to be a normal SMP. The whole point is a procedural medieval kingdom sandbox where the world generates multiple kingdoms inside a fixed circular map with a hard border wall.
Each kingdom comes with its own capital and roads and identity. You can join a kingdom and earn loyalty then climb ranks and work through progression. Capitals have protected spaces and you can claim plots too.
There is a treasury system that helps fund stuff like roads and guards and capital growth. A lot of the main gameplay runs through NPCs with a kingdom UI plus shops jobs and contracts. There is also road repair gameplay and events like caravans patrols bandits and early raid style world pressure.
They are mainly looking for alpha feedback on how the roads feel how capitals feel onboarding progression balance kingdom identity and any bugs or weird generation.
Procedural Kingdoms Semi-Vanilla Alpha SMP
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPWaychest Journeys PvE Exploration SMP
Waychest is a custom survival server on Java 1.21.11 that keeps the vanilla client feel but adds its own systems for exploring and building.
The big idea is that everyone is in one shared survival world but you start in your own Journey. A Journey feels like your own little server with a random spawn and your own progress. You can bring friends and you can even make more than one Journey with different spawn points and different partners.
As you travel you learn you are not alone. Special Waychests are placed around the world to guide people toward each other and to stuff that other players left behind. Later you can craft and place your own Waychests to point future Journeys toward your builds.
There is also a Waychest Flight minigame where you craft an Elytra and fly through rings. If you finish it you get led to a Waychest made by some random person. Fast travel exists too but you have to discover warp points first to unlock them.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPEarth Nations SMP With Towny Power
NationMC is an Earth SMP on a custom 1 to 500 scale world where you pick a real place and start building. You can claim land and make towns then team up into nations and try to spread across the map.
It feels like a polished Towny server with lots of custom stuff and a real sense of progression. You can mess with skills and quests and seasons while you grow your town and build your own history.
There is crossplay for Java and Bedrock so most devices can join. The server also has custom enchants vehicles casino games an auction house chest shops player warps stackable spawners random teleport and anti cheat. The staff is friendly and the performance is fast and it is hosted on the US East Coast.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPFusion SMP Abilities Legendaries Voice Chat
Fusion SMP is a private survival server on Java 1.21.11 and it is made for people who want something that lasts and does not die fast.
The whole idea is that it mixes different SMP systems into one world so everyone can end up with a different playstyle. There are altar mechanics glitch abilities and strength mechanics plus extra quality of life plugins.
It also has custom content like legendary weapons with special abilities and unique player powers. The server tries to keep PvP and survival balanced and there is custom progression too.
Voice chat is a big part of it using Simple Voice Chat with proximity. You will need the mod and resource packs to play.
The world border is 5000 by 5000 and the community is around 40 players and growing. Since it is private you have to get approved which helps keep it friendly mature and less full of trolls.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPThe Pen MC Old School Prison Grind
The Pen MC is a classic prison server that feels like the 2014 era. It is barebones and grindy and you do not get overpowered armor right away. There is no instant sell so you actually mine and smelt and then you have to risk traveling through PvP zones to sell stuff.
You rank up from A through H and then you can reach Parole. After you finish the main ranks you can prestige and you are not forced into only one grind. You can keep doing classic mining or switch it up with custom fishing or a mob arena with waves and bosses. There is also a bakery system where you farm and bake cookies and do long term cookie quests and try to climb leaderboards.
This server also has guards that enforce contraband rules and there are illegal crops that are high risk and high reward. You can rent cells and plots and use auction house and player shops. There are bounties and solitary confinement and parkour challenges too. The pay stuff is not supposed to be pay to win since it can be earned by playing.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPWaychest Journeys: Solo Start, Shared World
Waychest is a PvE survival server that feels like you start alone even though you are in one huge shared world. You can make a Journey for you and your friends and it gives you your own random spawn point and your own progress path.
As you explore you start finding special Waychests and other custom items and blocks. They are basically clues left behind that can lead you to places other players built and sometimes even to meeting them for real.
There is also a Waychest Flight thing where you craft an Elytra and it starts a flying challenge with rings. If you finish it you can end up at a Waychest made by a stranger.
Fast travel exists too but you have to discover the warp spots first. The server runs on Java 1.21.11 and works with a vanilla client.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPHumans vs Zombies Infection PvP Events
I found a Humans vs Zombies server where real players are on both sides. Humans are trying to survive until the timer ends and zombies are trying to infect everyone.
Humans can hide in stash spots with sandbags and laser mines or they can run around the arenas with pet bats and jetpacks. Zombies get a bunch of classes to pick from like a Fat Zombie that can break into stash spots and a Hunter Zombie that can jump around super fast.
There is also a custom grinding system with smart bot zombies that drop stuff like bundles and power ups. Every month the top mob killers can win prizes like VIP ranks and more.
The server does weekly events like gaming nights and double rewards. It also does monthly events for leaderboards and top killer.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNoheart SMP Lifesteal Combat Survival
I found this SMP called Noheart and it is built around fighting and survival. It has the Lifesteal mod so combat actually matters and people will want to be careful.
It is not anarchy though. Griefing and stealing are not allowed so your builds and stuff are safer while you still get the combat vibe.
It is not scripted and you can make your own lore if you want. The server is modded and it includes Enchancement and Arsenal plus other mods. When this was posted there were 11 members and 20 total slots.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPEverstar Dark Fantasy Modded MMORPG SMP
The Everstar SMP is a dark fantasy and dieselpunk MMORPG style SMP that is in open beta right now. It takes gameplay inspiration from Dark Souls and Zelda then mixes it with lore vibes like Berserk and Lord of the Rings.
The world is huge with a 15k by 15k surface map and a 7k by 7k subterranean map that replaces the Nether. There are massive cities and detailed villages plus tons of secrets and insane builds to find.
It has custom mobs and custom bosses with custom models. You can hunt for custom gear and place custom furniture. There are player instance dungeons and private player platforms too.
Both Bedrock and Java can play together. The server also has fully custom RPG plugins like skilltrees crates and innate abilities. There are referral rewards and crates plus live events a weekly newspaper and even an ebook with a lot of lore where players can get written into the canon story. Development is constant with new additions every week and there are donor quality of life perks and cosmetics.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPEchelonMC Custom Hand Built SMP
I found EchelonMC and it is a hand built survival server that is made to last. It is hosted in Canada and the owner Eddy has been building it for about two months with players helping by giving suggestions.
It feels like the opposite of those SMP servers that get messy then die. This one is about long term building and real progression with a strong community vibe. There is no pay to win and they are not planning main world resets. It also is not a copy paste plugin pack server since the systems are custom made for this place.
There is a currency called Echelites that you earn just by playing like mining farming fishing exploring and building. You can spend it on progression and quality of life stuff.
Land claiming is a big deal here with visual borders and chunk settings. It has protection for TNT and creepers plus fire spread control and raid prevention. It also has things like fluid freeze mob spawn control claim decay options claim bundling and per chunk player access so huge builds can stay safe.
There are teams with invites member management shared access and private team chat. You can list public builds so people can visit vote and climb rankings. There are timed graves too so your items are protected with balanced recovery mechanics.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP