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.
