MCVerse is a semi vanilla survival server that is made for long term projects and taking long breaks without worrying about grief or losing your stuff. The main survival world is permanent and they talk about a 10 year goal with no resets.
It keeps the grind classic since there are no custom items enchants or skills. You can still skip some grind if you want by using player markets. There are claims plus clans and a map and stuff like fishing contests.
The community feels chill and kind of international with players from 16 to 70+. Events are player driven and staff supports them. Chat is kept clean with low tolerance for swearing and public chat is meant for Minecraft and gaming.
There are a few quality of life features like teleporting and some builder tools like armor stands mini blocks and decorative heads. They also have a hardcore vanilla server and a vanilla no grief world that runs in shorter seasons plus a creative plots server for testing. Versions mentioned are 1.21.10 1.21.11 and 1.21.8.
No Reset Semi Vanilla Survival City
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPWhimsyWillow Modded SMP Season 3
Collaborative group playfriendly social hubPlayer Run EconomySeasonal community resetstructure hunting runs
WhimsyWillow is a small community focused SMP that is on Season 3 and this time it is modded. The mod pack was picked by the community so it feels like everyone had a say.
There is a ton to explore with over 100 biomes using Biomes O Plenty and Terratonic plus extra structures around the world. The server also has a live world map so you can look around and plan where you want to go.
The Create mod is a big part of the vibe so you can build machines and make your own setups as long as it is reasonable. There are also more ores to make progression feel more worth it with new tools and weapons.
Spawn is kept nice and there is a shop district with custom player shops that can sell whatever they want. The staff and community want suggestions a lot and they try to run events sometimes to keep things active.
The server uses a whitelist and joining is done with a short application.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNew Towny Earth With Custom Skills
I found AurumMC and it is a brand new towny earth server that just released today.
It is semi vanilla but it has a fully custom skills system that the server coded. It is like mcmmo but they say it is more balanced and easier to use.
The economy is player run and it uses gold. There are also quality of life features like custom fishing crates so fishing feels fun again plus brewery graves and bluemap.
It runs on Java 1.21.11.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPWhitelisted Modded SMP With Create
community-driven serverfriendly casual playersMachine building focusnew biomes worldplayer-run shops
WhimsyWillow is a small community focused Minecraft server and Season 3 is live with a modded setup. The mods were picked by the community so it feels like everyone had a say.
The world has tons to explore with over 100 biomes using Biomes O Plenty and Terratonic plus lots of structures. It also has the Create mod so you can build machines and set up big projects as long as it stays reasonable.
There is a BlueMaps world map so you can look around the world. Progression is made more fun with more ores and new tools and weapons.
Spawn is kept looking nice and there is a shop district with custom player shops that can sell anything they want. The server also tries to run events and they always want suggestions to keep things fair balanced and enjoyable.
It is whitelisted and joining is simple with a short application in their Discord.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPChill Towny SMP With Dynmap
I found a newer Towny survival server that started as a streaming world and now it is trying to grow into a bigger community.
The vibe is chill and griefing and stealing are not allowed. The world never resets so you can build towns and keep your progress.
It has ingame ranking with ingame money. There is Dynmap so you can see the world. You also get player warps and player shops plus a sell only server shop. It also has Jobs and MCMMO.
Most players are in Oceania and people are welcoming to new players. They said there are around 25 daily active players and it gets busiest during Twitch streams with 8 or more online. There is also an upcoming town rating event on stream.
It supports version 1.21.10 or similar and it also has a Bedrock port.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCheesyCraft Redux Semi Vanilla Survival
CheesyCraft Redux is a survival server with a semi vanilla style and extra features that were made just for this place. The content is built by the owner and the community and it is meant to still feel like Minecraft.
It tries to keep things clean and not stuffed with annoying bloat. You will not get spammed with crate style stuff or random resold cosmetics. It feels more like quality over quantity.
The server uses tools for claims and protection plus a voice chat plugin and logs for looking into issues. There is also an online map and it runs on version 1.21.11.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPXapros SMP Adult Vanilla 1.21.1
Xapros SMP is a chill vanilla Minecraft server made for adults and it runs on 1.21.1. The community is 18+ and there are players from lots of regions so it is common to find someone online.
The world is meant to be long term since it started in January 2025 and they say they will not reset. It also has no world borders so you can go as far out as you want for a base or a giant project.
There are no land claims here and the server tries to stay vanilla. Griefing and stealing are not allowed though and players can use a ledger inspect command to check what happened.
Spawn is built up and there is a diamond based shopping district for player trading. Travel is faster with Nether ice boat highways and there is also a Bluemap so you can look at the world. The server runs on Fabric not Spigot or Paper so redstone and farms should behave like singleplayer and it also includes BlazeandCave advancements for extra goals.
It is free to play and there are no ranks or donation perks.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPSparked SMP Build Focused Close Knit Survival
Sparked is a long term survival server that is all about building and being social. It has that Hermitcraft kind of vibe but people still keep it original. The community is close knit and the admins stay involved and keep things running.
When you join it feels simple and vanilla and that is on purpose. There are no warps and no land claims and not a bunch of text telling you what to do. It feels like a friend started a world and you just hopped in.
It still has mods that help protect builds if something bad happens. It also has some extras that do not mess with vanilla like more mob heads player heads armor stand posing proximity voice chat and a live map. There is transparency about server costs specs and bans and the vibe is meant to be mature and adult.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCozy 18+ Vanilla SMP For The Long Run
Xapros SMP is a chill vanilla Minecraft server made for adults. It has a global 18+ community so people are around at lots of different hours.
The world is meant to last. It started in January 2025 and they say it will not reset so you can plan big long term builds.
It has an active playerbase with peak times around 20 to 25 players online. The server runs on Fabric not Spigot or Paper so redstone and farms are supposed to act like singleplayer.
There are no land claims but griefing and theft are not allowed. There is a ledger inspect command you can use if you think something went missing.
You get a nice spawn plus a diamond based shopping area. Travel is easier with nether ice boat highways. There is also a Bluemap to look at the world. There are no world borders so you can go as far as you want.
It is free to play with no ranks and no donation perks. They also added BlazeandCave advancements for extra goals.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP18+ Whitelisted Semi Vanilla SMP Grind
FellowshipSMP is a brand new community SMP that just opened last weekend. It is whitelist only and it is 18+ only so it feels more focused.
It keeps things pretty fair since there are no ranks and no donor perks. There is no server shop and the economy is diamond based. There are also no teleport shortcuts so travel and base location actually matter.
The server has deeper progression with ValhallaMMO and ValhallaTrinkets. The world uses Terralith generation. Players can run shops with Shopkeepers and rent market spaces with AdvancedRegionMarket. There is also Bluemap for viewing the world and Bell Claims for land claiming.
Phantoms are turned off. The Ender Dragon can respawn weekly and it is reworked into a multi phase raid boss fight. It runs on Java 1.21.11 and the server region is NA with popular play times in US time zones.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP