Golden Nations is a semi vanilla server that is all about geopolitics and players running the world. People make nations and leaders can set rules like constitutions then they try to survive with diplomacy or war.
The economy is player driven so trading and control of resources really matters. Players can sell basic stuff like food crops and ores but the rest depends on what players make and trade.
War is serious here. If you die in an official war you get banned for 24 hours and your character resets. That makes every fight feel risky and nations have to plan.
The world is tight at 5000 by 5000 so neighbors will run into each other fast. There are no elytras and no villagers so travel is slower and you cannot just farm infinite trades. Fishing has custom loot too so it can actually change what a nation can get.
