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Meteor Shower Vanilla Plus SMP
Casual voice hangmature player baseno world wipesquality of lifeServer history lives
Meteor Shower is a Vanilla plus survival server that is trying to keep one world running for years with no resets. The world has been going for about 7 months so you can explore real history and see what people have built.
It uses a small set of mods that mostly make things easier and add handy tools. You can still join with a totally vanilla client. There is a live map and there are protection systems like backups and logging to help keep builds and progress safe.
Voice chat is part of the setup and there is also a claims style mod so you can protect your area. They ask for players to be 16 plus and if you are younger you need to explain why you fit in.
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Rosedalean 18+ Enhanced Vanilla SMP
Adult Only Communitybuilder friendly survivalenhanced vanilla feelexploration focused playPlayer shop district
Rosedalean SMP is an 18+ Java survival server on 1.21.11 with an enhanced vanilla style. It is made for both casual players and hardcore grinders so you can build a huge base mine for hours or just make a cute house in a flower field.
The server uses add ons so you do not need to download big mods. You just launch Minecraft and play. There is an interview and approval process to help keep out trolls and griefers so the community stays fun and welcoming.
There are community events plus weekly game nights every Sunday. Players can join factions or start their own. There is also a shopping district for buying and selling with other players. Extras include Simple Voice Chat Terralith biomes a ticket system for help BlueMap for viewing the world and a place where suggestions are taken seriously.
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AUSNZ PVE DeceasedCraft 5.10.16 Fresh
chill progression pathexploration focused playlate night gamingNew Server Launchresource farming loop
I found a fresh PVE DeceasedCraft server running on version 5.10.16 and it is hosted for Aus and NZ players.
It is meant to be a chill place to play and survive without PVP fights. The post also says to add FTB Ultimine and just have fun.

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Pure Vanilla Survival No Shortcuts
long-term worldno sethome lifeNo shortcut travelNo teleport commandsold school vibes
Total Vanilla is a simple survival server that sticks to the true vanilla style. It is for players who want the game to feel normal and earned.
There is no teleporting to friends and no home commands. You have to travel and survive the real way with no shortcuts and no gameplay changes.
The world border is 300k so there is tons of room to explore. The nether roof is enabled too so players can move around and build up there.
It started about 2 weeks ago so the world still feels fresh. The focus is player driven exploration and builds.

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Normal Survival Chill Community SMP
Casual building vibesClaim protection landsexploration focused playFarming friendly worldfriendly survival server
Normal Survival is a friendly survival server where people just want to chill and play together. It feels like a place for builders explorers farmers and anyone who likes messing around with friends.
It has a bunch of quality of life stuff like custom crafting recipes tree chopping that drops the whole tree and ore mining that grabs connected blocks fast. You can set more than one home so you can get back to places you like.
There are teleport commands so you can request to go to friends or pull them to you. There are also player shops so anyone can run a store and there is voting with rewards you pick from a voter shop.
You can pick up villagers and also pick up non hostile mobs. Keep inventory can be toggled by players and there are claims to protect your area.
It is not a PvP focused server and PvP can be turned on or off. Phantoms are disabled so nights are way less annoying. The server gets updates every week and improvements happen a lot.
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Onion SMP Lag Free Survival Duels
Built starter spawnChill community energyquality of lifeSimple command toolssurvival with rules
Onion SMP is a smooth survival server made for fun and long term progress. It tries to keep things lag free so playing feels clean.
The spawn looks really nice and it is built to help new players start out. You can also claim land to protect your builds so griefing is not a big worry.
There is a green zone for safer exploring and a red zone if you want more danger. The server has useful QOL commands like home auctionhouse and duels so stuff is faster and easier.
You can set chat and tab tags with the tags command. There is also a rankup system so you can move up as you play.

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New Dawn SMP Whitelist Vanilla+ Finale
community mega buildsjava and bedrockno-grief policyquality of lifeWhitelist application only
New Dawn SMP is a community focused survival server that keeps the game feeling close to vanilla while still adding some helpful quality of life stuff. It is whitelisted so people apply and it is meant for players who want to build together and actually stick around.
Season 1 is in the finale right now and they are letting in a few new players to join before it ends. Season 2 is planned around March 21st with a fresh world so you can start from day one with everyone.
It runs on Java 1.21.11 and it supports both Java and Bedrock players. There is a diamond based economy with a shopping district plus a minigame district. It also has Vanilla Tweaks datapacks Armor Poser and a Timber plugin that still tries to feel vanilla.
The server does events game nights and minigames and it has Discord to Minecraft chat. The community is 16 plus and the vibe is friendly and creative. No griefing stealing or toxicity and people are pushed to work together on towns trades megabuilds and big community projects.
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Crying Skies Norse Lore Roleplay Modded
exploration focused playimmersive progressionLore roleplay serverMyth inspired settingNew weapons mods
Crying Skies is a Java modded Minecraft lore server that takes inspiration from Norse mythology but it tells a new original story that players experience together.
This server is roleplay focused and everyone is part of the story. What you do can change how the saga goes. You can be a viking an explorer or even a banished being from helheim.
The world has custom builds and big custom structures to find. There are also interpretations of the Nine Realms hidden around the map.
It runs with mods that boost immersion exploration and storytelling plus mods that add new weapons and more. It also uses proximity voice chat so you need the Simple Voice Chat mod to play.
The server opens April 5th.
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Hearthspire SMP Medieval Fantasy Lore
adventure survivalChallenging mob fightscommunity first serverMedieval build stylesocial sandbox
Hearthspire SMP is a medieval fantasy themed Minecraft server that is all about lore exploration and community. It still lets you play how you want while the world keeps pushing you to find new stories.
It uses EliteMobs and custom enchantments so the progression feels reworked and more like an RPG. You can also pick from lots of Origins to shape your character and how you survive.
There is server wide lore to discover and follow and it keeps evolving as people play. The world has places like Dwarven mines and a floating city and each area is tied to story.
Players can build a home start a village or even create a nation. Alliances and rivalries can happen and the politics of the realm can change based on what players do.
The server is Bedrock compatible and it is opening an Open Beta on March 21st.
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PURE VANILLA SURVIVAL NO SHORTCUTS
exploration focused playlong-term worldno gameplay tweaksold-school survivalTrue vanilla rules
Total Vanilla is a simple survival server that sticks to the real vanilla feeling. It does not try to change the game or make it easier with commands.
There is no teleporting and no home commands so you actually have to travel and plan stuff. The world border is set to 300k so there is a lot of land to explore.
Nether roof is enabled and the gameplay stays vanilla. The server is only a few days old so it feels fresh and the builds and exploration are all driven by players.

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