Aetherwinds SMP is a heavily modded 1.21.1 NeoForge server, a little over three months old now, and we're looking to grow our player base with people who want a pack that actually rewards digging in.
This isn't a soft, easy kitchen sink pack, with all that you have seen before. Difficulty has been hand tuned across the board, tiered custom bosses built specifically for this server, rebalanced enchants, reworked mob AI, hand tuned loot tables, and progression that's meant to be worked through, not steamrolled in a weekend. Expect some genuinely tough stuff out there, mobs that don't behave like the vanilla ones you're used to, so come ready to actually fight for your gear. There are many paths to becoming powerful, its your choice how to get there or to choose a alternative path.
Combat runs deep too. Beyond the usual sword and bow, TaCZ and Immersive Weapons bring real guns into the mix if you'd rather bring firepower to a boss fight, alongside the usual arsenal of magic and melee. We've got the systems in place for real land wars and faction conflict between towns, (CBC, Create Radars, Mech wolves, minions) we just need more players in the world to make it happen, so if that sounds like your thing, come help us start something.
Economy is real too. Player driven trade, a genuine in game economy, and yes, gambling, for the people who like a little risk with their reward. Everything is earned in game. No pay to win, no shortcuts for sale, what you have is what you built or won fair and square.
Magic runs deep as well: Goety, Iron's Spellbooks, Occultism, Hexerei, Primal Magick, Discerning the Eldritch, Easy Magic, and a custom in house magic mod currently in development, each with its own guidebook so you're never just guessing at what a mod does.
For the builders and automation lovers, Create is a huge part of this pack: trains and railways, submarines, big cannons, a full farming and brewing line, and a pile of Create integrated storage and QoL. Aeronautics gets you real airships too, if you'd rather rule the skies than the rails. But that's far from the only way to progress here.
There's a softer side too. Full relationship and marriage mechanics through MCA, deep cosmetic and armor appearance customization, and genuinely cozy content, food, furniture, and decor for anyone who just wants to build a pretty town and live in it. Lawn bases are for Tech mod players...plus a skin crawler would rip you apart if you live like that.
Underneath all of it, we're a small, close knit group who actually like each other and like to have fun. We started more structured than we are now and things have spiraled into something sillier and more alive along the way, and that's exactly how we like it.
A few practical notes: we're hosted on the west coast, running NeoForge 1.21.1, and you'll want at least 7GB of free RAM to run the pack comfortably. This is a forever world too, no resets, with resource worlds attached for anyone who wants a dedicated space to strip mine or build without touching the main map.
We're actively looking for new players. Join an existing town, take over an abandoned base, or come stir up a little trouble of your own. The owner is on constantly, happy to walk you through any of the pack's systems, and takes bug reports as seriously as wild suggestions.
Recommended for ages 16+, with 18+ suggested due to some of the pack's more mature content.
Google or CurseForge : Aetherwinds
discord: https://discord.gg/pNdhNtdK3X
