Toejutsu is a vanilla SMP that feels more about the people than flashy stuff. The community is small but pretty active and it has weekly events so there is usually something going on.
It stays mostly vanilla but it has a few twists to make survival feel harder and more interesting. Some players can get curses placed on them. Villagers are disabled so you cannot lean on trading. Diamonds are way more scarce so getting geared up takes longer.
The world border is set to 10k so the map feels tighter. There is also no TPA right now so you have to travel the old school way.
Hard Vanilla SMP With Weekly Events
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This is a modded server running a pack that is built around Create as the main thing. The whole point is to stop the usual cheesy loop where people rush farms and get infinite iron or gold and turn the server into a laggy mess.
The gameplay is meant to feel harder and more planned out. You have to think about every cog and shaft and how you spend your stress units so your builds stay efficient and actually matter.
It also tries to push a slower pace so people do not just rush big milestones right away. The vibe is more like an SMP where you can build up over time trade with others and even try to control the economy if you want.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP