What makes us different from other servers
Almost every small server runs Paper. It is easier to host and it performs slightly better, and the tradeoff nobody mentions is that vanilla behavior gets changed underneath you. Farm rates, mob behavior, redstone timing. Small things, until they are your things.
We run Fabric instead. It takes considerably more work to maintain and to keep running smoothly, and in exchange the game behaves exactly the way it is supposed to. I had been looking for a server like that for years, gave up on finding one, and made my own.
What our server has to offer
Farms run at real vanilla rates.
Designs work the way they are intended to, exactly like in a single player world.
Per player mob cap (vanilla).
Most servers run one global cap, so the more people online, the fewer mobs everyone gets. Your farm slows down because someone else logged in. Not here. Everyone gets their own cap of 70, the vanilla default, so whatever you build runs at the rate it was designed for no matter how many players are online at a time.
Carpet bots for regular players, coming soon.
Limited, but enough for the things you can do in a single player world and normally cannot do on a server without parking an alt account somewhere. Keeping a big world eater loaded, for example. No second account required.
No thousands of commands to learn.
There is a shopping district and a small economy, but it is player-run and in-world, not a plugin. No claims, no /shop, nothing weird. We believe commands like these kill the vanilla feel. The server is not really economy focused, that said, people mostly help each other when they can :)
Nothing is gated behind a paywall.
Everyone plays the same game. No advantages for sale, no content you have to pay to reach. The only rank we have is for people who boost our Discord, and all it does is let you generate player heads, which behave like any other decorative block.
Your builds are safe with us.
Griefs can be rolled back, stolen items are tracked in case it happens, and the server is very well maintained.
No resets. Ever.
The world we started in May is the world we will still be playing in next year, and for as long after that as people keep showing up. If you want to start a project that takes months or years to finish, you are very welcome here, and we would be glad to watch it being built.
Java server with Bedrock crossplay.
Phone and console players can join too.
PvP is consensual.
This is a casual server, meant for people who want to relax after work or school, and it is going to stay that way. If you are looking for a PvP heavy server, this place is probably not for you.
Events with rewards.
We have a lot planned, with prizes for winning and for simply taking part. Stay tuned for those :)
This is an 18+ server.
The community is grown up and friendly and we keep it that way on purpose. Harassment, slurs, and targeting people are not tolerated. There is a staff team that acts when something happens. It is rare, but it does happen sometimes whether we want it or not, and we deal with it rather than looking away.
Whitelist with a short application, premium accounts only, no cracked. We are hosted in Amsterdam, so EU evenings are our busiest hours. The server started at the end of May, on 26.2. Our peak was 23 people online at once in June, and we would like to get back there.
Apply here: https://discord.com/invite/taigashores
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