I found a survival server that goes hard on world building and geopolitics. Players make nations and the whole world is about diplomacy war economy and just staying alive.
It runs on 1.21.11 and it lets people join on different versions with ViaBackward. The world starts at 5000 by 5000 and it can expand when more players show up.
Travel is a big deal because there are no elytras. There are also no villagers so you cannot just trade forever. Crafting is tougher with custom recipes and netherite is 1 to 1 so it is not free.
Claims and borders are handled with a lands system so nations can hold territory. Roads and rails matter too since you move faster on proper roads and minecarts go way faster on powered rails.
There is a grindstone rework that lets you pull enchantments off and turn them into books. Farming and fishing are reworked so food and loot take more planning. You can also silk touch spawners and move them which changes defense and farming a lot.
The rarest thing is the mace since only ten exist on the whole server and each player can only craft one. Enchantments on it are restricted so it stays balanced and feels like a real legendary item.
Brutal Geopolitics Survival Where Nations Clash
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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.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP