Aetheria SMP is a brand new vanilla forever world that is trying to stay fun past the usual two week Minecraft phase. The server feels active with a friendly community and staff.
People can make nations and find their own group inside the server. There are server wide events too so it does not feel empty.
The rules are meant to be player friendly with no griefing or looting. Core protect is there to help keep community builds safe so you can explore and build without stressing out.
Rosebloom SMP is a friendly seasonal survival server that is focused on PVE and a chill community. It supports Java and Bedrock crossplay so more people can play together.
Season 3 just started and the server runs community events where you can win in game prizes. Some prizes can be valuables like Nether stars and there are also custom items.
The server has custom biomes plus custom food and crops and quality of life plugins. There is also a rewards system and the seasons are not super long. Minecraft chat can link with Discord using a bot named Jimmy.
The vibe is community first with kindness and respect and a safe space feel. You can play how you like but there are still some limitations and rules to keep things fair.
Near Vanilla is a long running SMP with a close community vibe. It is near vanilla and it is built around survival building exploring and collecting with other players or on your own.
People team up for big cooperative builds and there are player competitions plus events. There is also a shopping district feel and lots of stuff to check out as the season goes on.
The server is international and community driven. Players talk a lot and give opinions and big changes get discussed with everyone. Staff are active and keep things calm so your time is stress free.
It is 18 plus only and it expects mature respectful players. There is zero tolerance for hacking glitching or duping and that means a permanent ban. Griefing stealing bullying insults discrimination and toxic behavior are not welcome. Chat reporting is disabled because of chat plugins and chat is moderated.
They are currently in Season 7 and it started August 24 2024. The difficulty is Hard. There is a live map you can use to find biomes and see where other players are.
Crafted Survival is a semi vanilla SMP that feels like it is all about community and building your own place.
Players trade with a diamond based economy and you can set up player shops or use a shops GUI to browse what people are selling.
Land claiming is on so your builds stay safe and it uses golden shovels. It is PvE focused with no griefing and no keep inventory.
Java and Bedrock players can both join. There is also a live world map you can view in your browser. Resource worlds are separate so the main world stays clean.
You can earn ranks and vote rewards just by playing. There are weekly events and the server tries to keep things welcoming.
VoidNetwork is a new server that just launched after weeks of building and it is focused on a fully custom prison experience.
The prison release brings private mines with custom skins plus custom enchants. There is also an auctionhouse so players can trade and sell stuff. If you like risky fun you can coinflip against other players.
It also has lootboxes that are packed with rewards and more features beyond that. The server says they are also working on a brand new original gamemode called Chunked and they share more info in their Discord.
GOOMB SMP is a vanilla survival server that is on Season 2 and it is still active. The world got reset about three months ago and lots of players have already started bases in an amplified world with wild terrain.
At first the world border made people live close together but the border has expanded so there is way more room now. Players are building new projects and planning bigger stuff for this season.
The End is open and the server has had events like an egg hunt where players can meet up and interact. The community stays busy with shop ads trades screenshots and lots of people hanging out in voice chat.
The rules are serious about respect and being mature. No hate speech no NSFW no griefing no stealing and no PvP unless both players agree. You have to apply first and then get whitelisted after you are approved.
VitaNova is a semi vanilla SMP that is built around the community and just having a fun time in Minecraft. It runs on 1.21+ and it feels like a normal survival world but with extra plugins that make things more exciting.
Fishing and farming get a big upgrade with custom mechanics so you can hunt for rare fish and grow valuable plants for profit. The server also uses land claiming so you can protect your base and keep your stuff safe.
There is a custom world with lots of places to settle and plenty of it is still untouched. You can also team up for custom boss fights to earn crate keys and other rewards.
Everything is free to play and nothing is locked behind paywalls. You can earn ranks and perks just by playing.
Tubalith is running a server wide legendary hunt event where everyone races to find one final chest with a legendary weapon.
It is not just normal survival fighting because you have to decode riddles and secret codes and follow hidden clues across the world. You will be exploring structures and weird hidden spots while other players try to beat you to the next clue.
Before the hunt starts the server drops a bunch of overpowered KOTH loot chests around the world and new players can get gear too. The loot rush happens about 30 to 60 minutes before the main event so people can jump in and actually compete.
Only one player gets the legendary so it gets messy fast.
NodeSMP is a hardcore vanilla Minecraft server where you only get one life and deaths really matter. The whole point is to feel like the main character and let real stories happen with tons of players.
Text chat is disabled so people use proximity chat and signs to communicate. There is no world border and the farlands exist so exploring can go super far.
The server also has orbital strike cannons and a lot of anti cheat to help keep hackers out. Youtubers can post and the server is trying to be the kind of place where clips spread and big moments happen.
Ordinary SMP is a vanilla survival server on Java 1.21.11 and it stays up to date. It feels like a tight community where people build together explore a lot and just hang out.
The server is whitelisted so the playerbase stays respectful. If griefing or stealing happens they use Ledger to check what happened so builds can be protected.
It also has a live BlueMap so you can look around the world. There is Simple VoiceChat for talking in game plus an AudioPlayer for custom audio. The Ender Dragon also has elytra drops.
There is a custom resource pack with cosmetics trophies and event rewards with a HermitCraft inspired theme. They also run server wide events like PvP battles build contests and big community projects.