Halcyon is a Lands PvP server that tries to feel like old school Minecraft survival but it still runs on the latest vanilla version 1.21.11. It is based in Australia and people also play from Europe the Americas and Asia so it feels pretty global.
The world is handmade and the rules are there to make things harder and slow down progress. Night cannot be skipped and healing is slow and only works in certain conditions. The server pushes you away from meta tricks and automation and more toward teamwork and being good at what you choose to do.
There is no teleportation so travel matters a lot. Players end up making roads waystations and even secret railways underground. Some crops and saplings only work in certain biomes so trading becomes important and regions start to feel different.
It does not force you into server lore. You can just start playing and your story grows as other players get involved. People have already been making art books myths and even weird superstitions from what happens in game.
