This server is a classic prison style world that feels like the old days before everything was super overpowered. You start with basic tools and leather armor and you actually have to grind to get stronger and rank up.
You mine and have to smelt your ores yourself. To sell them you walk through pvp zones to the commissary so it feels risky and tense. Swords and potions are illegal and if guards see you with them they will pvp you. Guards also protect new players and can send people to solitary confinement for bad behavior.
There are normal prison ranks you work through and when you hit the top rank you can prestige for special rewards. After you reach parolee you can leave the main prison and build a farm to earn even more money. There are also quests for extra cash or unique items.
You can rent a prison cell or a prison plot to store your stuff grow illegal plants and make your own shop. Illegal crops are a big thing here and give profit if guards do not catch you. There is an auction house system and a bounty board where you can put bounties on enemies or claim them. There is also custom fishing and parkour challenges all around the prison.
The server feels focused on grinding risk and community instead of crazy op gear. It rewards people who like slow progress pvp danger and prison roleplay with guards criminals and parolees.
The Pen – Classic Non OP Prison
Origins Event Server With 100 Players
I found a server that runs Minecraft events and they are almost always themed around Origins. They do apps for new events and they also have a modded zombie event in the works that is taking a while.
Most events split players into 2 or 4 teams and each team gets a specific origin. The host says it is over a week but from past events it usually ends up being about 4 days.
The next event is free for all and you get to pick your own origin. They also warn that the rules are more lenient than a lot of event servers so people should read the rules first.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPSwiftServers Free Hosting Zero Nonsense
I found SwiftServers and it is a Minecraft hosting platform that is totally free to use. It is made for people who want to start a server fast without dealing with annoying free host stuff like queues or lag.
They run a custom control panel that they built themselves and it is supposed to be lightweight and easy to use. You can spin up a server in seconds and they support Paper and Spigot so it works for different play styles.
They also talk about safety with DDoS protection and a backup system so you can create and restore backups fast. The specs they list include 1.5 GB dedicated RAM 10 GB NVMe SSD storage a 1 Gbit uplink and an AMD EPYC Rome processor with 8 cores. They also say player slots are not capped.
They say it is really free with no credit card and no hidden fees.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCrabCraft Season 6 Vanilla SMP
application required entryfriendly player basehelpful neighbor energyredstone friendly placeVanilla survival world
CrabCraft is a survival SMP that keeps things mostly vanilla. It is aimed at pure Minecraft gameplay with just a few quality of life touches and it is inspired by HermitCraft style servers.
The server uses Simple Voice Chat so people can talk in game without needing to alt tab. The community is described as chill and tight knit with shared projects. It sounds good for players who like big builds and redstone.
They run an active Discord where people plan events and share progress. The server is whitelisted so you have to apply and it helps keep things safe and friendly. They also do regular automatic backups and per chunk rollback protection.
They said last season had over 200 players with 17520 plus total hours played and they want Season 6 to be even better.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPModded Squad PvP With Weekly Events
Frontline Combat is a modded team based PvP server that feels like squad battles and battlefield style fights.
It runs regular events every week. The server keeps trying to improve the quality each time. It also has custom mods and custom content.
This is a Java only server and it is looking for more players to join in.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPFriendly Mostly Vanilla Java Survival
I found a mostly vanilla Java server that feels like a friendly place to just play and chill with other active people.
It stays on the latest Java version and it only uses a couple quality of life plugins like proximity chat and vein miner so the game still feels normal.
The server is heavily moderated so griefing is almost not a thing. The vibe is about a solid long lasting world and a good community and they want nice positive gamers to join in.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP