Tips & Advice to Make your Minecraft Server Successful
Summary
TLDRThe video provides key advice on creating a successful Minecraft server by focusing on uniqueness, customization, and player engagement. The speaker emphasizes the importance of making the server stand out from competitors like Hypixel by offering custom features or modifying existing plugins. They also discourage using pre-made server setups, urging creators to focus on specific game modes rather than offering too many at once. Additionally, the importance of player guidance and clean server design is highlighted, ensuring new players feel comfortable and aren't overwhelmed.
Takeaways
- đ Uniqueness is key for a successful Minecraft server. Make sure your server offers something different from the competition, like Hypixel.
- đ§ Customization is crucial. Use public plugins and maps, but ensure you customize them to fit your serverâs unique needs.
- đ« Avoid generic server setups. Using pre-built servers from platforms like Build By Bit without customization wonât attract players.
- âïž If you can, create custom plugins, but even public plugins should be highly customized for a unique player experience.
- đŻ Focus on one server type or game mode to build an active player base, rather than offering too many game modes that spread players thin.
- đ Successful servers tend to specialize in one specific area, like mini-games or survival, rather than offering multiple unrelated modes.
- đ A great tutorial or guide is essential. Ensure new players know exactly how to navigate and use the custom features of your server.
- đ„ Hold playersâ hands initially. Gradually introduce them to your serverâs features without overwhelming them with too much information at once.
- đĄ Keep the server clean and straightforward. Adding too many features can make the server feel messy and overwhelming for players.
- đ ïž Structure the spawn area clearly. Ensure itâs easy for players to find essential NPCs or locations without confusion.
Q & A
What is the primary focus of the video?
-The video provides tips and advice on how to create a successful Minecraft server, focusing on increasing the chances of building an active player base, rather than the technical aspects of server creation.
Why is uniqueness important for a Minecraft server?
-Uniqueness is important because it helps your Minecraft server stand out from the competition. Players need a reason to choose your server over others, like Hypixel, by offering something different or a unique experience.
What does the creator suggest about copying popular servers like Hypixel?
-The creator advises against copying popular servers exactly. Instead, you should take inspiration but add unique twists, such as different maps or game mechanics, so players have a reason to play on your server instead of the original.
Why does the creator discourage using pre-made server setups?
-Pre-made server setups are discouraged because they lack uniqueness. If hundreds or thousands of people are using the same setup, thereâs no reason for players to choose your server over any other identical one.
What does the creator mean by customization in a Minecraft server?
-Customization refers to modifying existing plugins and maps to fit your serverâs specific needs. Even if you donât create your own plugins, you should tweak public plugins and content to offer a personalized experience for your players.
Why is it important to focus on one specific type of gameplay for a server?
-Focusing on one type of gameplay helps to avoid spreading players too thin across different modes. A focused server will attract players who are interested in that specific experience, making it easier to build a concentrated and active player base.
What is the risk of offering too many game modes on a Minecraft server?
-Offering too many game modes can fragment your player base. With players spread across different game modes, they may struggle to find others to play with, leading to the impression that the server is dead and causing players to leave.
How does the creator suggest introducing new players to a server's features?
-The creator suggests using a clear and engaging tutorial to introduce players to the serverâs features. This helps new players avoid feeling overwhelmed and ensures they know how to navigate the server and enjoy its unique features.
Why does the creator emphasize the need for clean server design?
-A clean and straightforward server design helps players navigate easily and understand how to play. Complicated layouts or confusing designs can frustrate players, leading them to leave the server.
What is the creator's advice for servers with multiple unused game modes?
-The creator suggests focusing on the game mode that attracts the most players and removing the others. By concentrating efforts on one successful mode, the server can become more focused and appealing to its player base.
Outlines
Introduction to Minecraft Server Success
The Importance of Uniqueness
Customization as Key to Success
The Problem with Overloading Servers with Game Modes
Creating a Helpful and Engaging Server Tutorial
Keeping the Server Clean and Intuitive
Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄUniqueness
đĄCustomization
đĄFocus
đĄActive player base
đĄServer setups
đĄPublic plugins
đĄPlayer experience
đĄTutorials
đĄMinigames
đĄCommunity engagement
Highlights
Creating a successful Minecraft server requires a unique approach to stand out from the competition.
It's crucial to customize your server, even if you use public plugins or maps, to create a distinct experience.
Avoid downloading and using pre-built server setups as they are not unique and do not offer a custom experience.
Coding custom plugins is not always necessary, but customizing existing plugins can help make your server feel unique.
Focus on one or a few game modes to build a stronger player base, rather than spreading players across many modes.
Having too many game modes dilutes the player base, making the server feel empty even if people are playing.
Players want to experience multiplayer interaction, so focusing on one popular game mode increases engagement.
Servers like Hypixel succeed by offering unique features and focusing on key game modes like SkyWars and BedWars.
A strong focus and specialization, such as a parkour-only server, can lead to greater success and player retention.
It's important to create a clear and accessible guide or tutorial to help new players understand your server's unique features.
Without proper guidance, new players can feel overwhelmed and may leave if they donât know how to navigate the server.
Make sure the server's tutorial or guide is non-missable and easy to follow, using systems like NPCs or cutscene-like interactions.
Keep the server's design clean and straightforward; having a messy server with too many elements can confuse players.
Ensure that any new items or blocks are integrated seamlessly into gameplay, such as through world generation or crafting systems.
Donât hide important NPCs or features; ensure that players can easily find essential gameplay elements like survival modes.
Transcripts
[Music]
so today I want to talk about creating a
successful Minecraft server not in terms
of the technical part no today I want to
give you some tips and advice that you
could follow to increase your chance of
making your Minecraft server successful
and making sure it gets an active player
base now right away I should say there
is not one formula to success it is not
if you follow this video and if you
follow all the tips I'm about to tell
you your Minecraft server will instantly
become successful but the reason I'm
making this video is because I've joined
a lot of Minecraft servers and I mean a
lot a lot on this channel alone I've
done three videos and three live streams
of me joining Minecraft servers created
by you guys and those are just the
servers I joined on screen and if you
join that many Minecraft servers
eventually you start to notice some all
the Minecraft servers that have a big
and active player base are kind of
following the same formula they are
doing the same things right and most
servers that struggle to get an active
player base or also making the same
mistakes and I think I could give you
some good tips and advice for your own
server now right away if you don't want
to listen to my advice that is perfectly
fine you don't have to you don't have to
listen to it you don't have to follow it
I'm just putting this out there because
this is what I noticed myself while
joining all these hundreds of Minecraft
servers but if you don't want to take my
advice that is totally fine as well it
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so the first piece of advice I want to
give to everybody is probably going to
be the most boring one to hear but
before you skip to one of my other
points please just listen one of the
most important things when creating a
Minecraft server is uniqueness you want
to make sure your Minecraft server is
unique to a certain extent because just
think about it this way take Hypixel a
massive minigame server that offers a
bunch of popular mini games like for
example bedwar but also Sky Block now
Hypixel having these game modes doesn't
mean that if you add them to your own
server your server is automatically not
unique but the thing you do have to do
when you add one of these game modes is
you need to make your server stand out
because essentially what you want to do
is you want to create a player base you
want to make sure that people choose to
play bedwars or Sky Block on your
Minecraft server over Hypixel your
bedwars game or your Sky Block game
doesn't have to to be better than
Hypixel it has to be different from
Hypixel this is also why I strongly
discourage people when they for example
set up a bedwar plugin to use an add-on
that makes your bedwar look and feel
exactly like hypixels bedwars why would
you want that it's going to sound harsh
but it is the truth why would I choose
to play bedwars on your server then when
I can also just join High pixel and play
it there now that question that is what
you need to answer and you can do this
in a lot of different ways maybe you
just design Maps a lot better and you
think if you copy hypixels bedwars but
add your own Maps it will be a very
enjoyable experience but maybe you just
don't like the whole shop system that
Hypixel has going on maybe you think
shops should be removed or they should
be in another location maybe you think
bedwar should have more height so that
instead of just going to different
Islands you maybe have to go to higher
up Islands something like that I don't
know I'm just saying something but you
want to make sure your game is unique it
needs to be different in a way so the
players can only experience that
specific type of bedwar or Sky Block or
survival really doesn't matter what it
is but you want to make sure they can
only experience that on your server so
instead of copying the competition you
want to do it different now this also
coincides with the second point I want
to make which is customization make sure
your Minecraft server is custom made
because once again you want to make sure
players are going to experience
something on your server that they
cannot experience anywhere else this is
also why I pretty strongly dislike
server setups they are available on
websites like build by bit for example
and they are essentially complete
servers with plugins included everything
is set up for you already and the only
thing you have to do is upload it to a
server hosting provider and Bam you got
a minecra server now my question to you
is why would I play on that server
because some of these server setups have
hundreds of downloads sometimes
thousands of downloads thousands of
people are running that exact same
server as you and I mean exactly the
same to the detail the same why would I
then play on yours those setups are
absolutely not unique and also not
custom because even the plugins you're
using are completely set up for you
already now I want to make one thing
clear it is very easy to say yeah just
make your server custom just code all
the plugins yourself for most people it
is not realistic to code all of your
custom plugins a lot of people that
create a Minecraft server don't know how
to make a plugin because they don't know
the code language and that includes
myself I make videos on plugins and mods
but can I create one myself no I cannot
I don't know enough code language to
actually create one it takes a long time
to learn and even though I would love to
do that sometime in the future I'm not
there yet but with custom I don't mean
you have to customly create every single
plugin it is fine using public plugins
it is also fine using a public map as a
Lobby for example but what you do want
to do is twist it up and customize it so
it fits your needs and your server a
great example is plugins like items
adder or Iris Dimension engine these are
both public plugins that everybody can
buy and download but you can customize
them completely so it almost feels like
a custom plugin because you can add your
own items you can create your own buyers
you can do a ton of really cool stuff
with it so that even two people who are
using the exact same plugin offer a
completely different experience on their
server now of course if you do have the
capability to code plugins yourself
totally go for it but do make sure
they're great just getting a plug-in
installing it and calling in a day is
not giving a unique and custom
experience make sure to do research
beforehand install the plugins and make
sure to actually customize them and set
them up so they fit really well into
your server what I've seen people do
multiple times now is they just get a
big list of plugins let's say 30 plugins
they throw them all into their plugins
folder and then open up the server
without setting up anything I mean then
you're not only using a public plugin
which you're also just keeping it on the
straight out of the box settings which
literally anyone can do so make sure
your server is unique and make sure to
customize it and develop it yourself now
of course you can have a team people
that help you out but but just going for
a server setup that you downloaded from
build by bit is in 99% of the time not
going to work out now the next thing I
want to tell you might be the most
important piece of advice of this entire
video and that is because I've truly
seen this thing that I'm about to say
make a difference between a server being
successful or not being successful it
was getting so obvious that I even
pointed it out during my latest joining
your Minecraft server stream what am I
talking about well I'm talking about
Focus because a mistake that I see a lot
of people make is they focus on too many
things at the same time and as a result
their server can't get an active player
base okay so just think about it why do
you join MCC Island well you join the
server to play mini games it is a miname
server okay cool now why do you join
hoplight or PVP Legacy well you join Jo
them to PVP to have a fight with other
players you don't join them to play Sky
Block or survival but origin realms for
example you do join if you want to play
a customized version of Minecraft
Survival all of these servers fit into a
server category they are a certain
server type and that is because these
servers are very much focused on
delivering the best experience in their
respective category now when I join run
the Minecraft servers during a stream
like I've done a few weeks back what I
noticed is that a lot of servers
especially the ones without an active
player base focus on way too many things
at the same time so usually you get in
into a hop server and from there you
have a choice between a ton of game
modes I'm talking Survival Creative PVP
mini games Sky Block literally
everything is there all of these
different NPCs that take you to
different servers and essentially
completely different game types now
let's say 10 players would join that
Network server two people would for
example choose PVP two others would
choose survival two others would join
Sky Block now what is the result of that
well in total 10 players joined your
lobby but every single person that
joined has only seen one other player
some people on the server might have
seen no one because they joined a game
mode that the others didn't the end
result is you just have 10 disappointed
people that can't find anybody to play
with and they will leave your server
again because they assume it's dead now
I get the way of thinking they offer so
many game modes because they think hey
if I just offer literally everything
then there is going to be something to
enjoy for literally everyone if somebody
wants to play Sky Block we got you
covered if somebody wants to play PVP we
have you cover too if somebody wants to
build in Creative you can also do that
and I get that if you think like that it
does make sense but that is just not how
it works in reality because most servers
that have a ton of different server
types and game modes like that they are
just dead servers without any player
base now during those streams most
Minecraft servers that are joins that
did have an active player base just
focused on a single thing one example I
can remember from the top of my head is
Cyclone it is a pretty active Minecraft
server but they just focus on a single
thing Park that is their thing they just
have parkour maps they add a ton of
Parkour maps and they really try to take
parkour to the next level that is what
they do and they are successful at it
there was also another Minecraft server
which I can't remember the name of but
they had three different game modes so
three server types it was like creative
life steal and then citybuild and you
know what the funny thing was when you
join to Lobby the only game modes that
people actually played in was the city
builds there were like 50 people online
on the city build and the other two
servers were completely dead now what I
would recommend in that case is throw
away those other two servers make
citybuild your server type focus on
citybuild and making that the most
amazing citybuild from any Minecraft
server in existence when you think about
it it makes a lot of sense Minecraft is
a multiplayer game and you want to play
together with others spreading people
out over a ton of servers on a big
network is a 99% % of cases not a good
move it would just make it so people
have a hard time finding other players
now of course there are exceptions some
Minecraft servers like Hypixel the
biggest server in existence can have
multiple game modes on Hypixel you can
play mini games Sky Block you can even
start an S SMP but even Hypixel is
suffering from the same issue because if
you might have checked hypixel's total
player account and then checked the most
popular game modes you will see that 95%
of all players on hyp pixel are either
playing SkyWars bedwar or Sky Block now
there will be some other mini games
where people hang around occasionally
but some mini games on the server are
actually completely dead you can't even
start the game because not enough
players are there to fill up an entire
Lobby people want to play together
people want to have fun together so
focus on one thing and go all in all
right then next up I want to talk about
something that a lot of server owners
seem to oversee and that is hey having a
great guide SL tutorial on your server
because just think about it I'm a brand
new player I just joined your server for
the very first time now presumably you
did a lot of custom stuff you installed
items Adder you got a whole shop system
going on and as a new player joining
your unique Minecraft server I would
have no clue where to start now a
mistake I see a lot of server owners
make is assume everything on the server
is obvious already and in 99% of cases
that is not true it might be very
obvious and straightforward how
everything works for the server owner
because they made the server so
obviously for them it might appear that
everything is super simple but for a
brand new player that Just Dropped In
Your Spawn it can be extremely
overwhelming seeing all of these custom
items custom blocks maybe even custom
worlds custom NPCs and if there's
anything I've learned is if people get
overwhelmed they like to back out so
what you want to make sure of as a
server owner as soon as somebody joins
your Minecraft server at the start you
want to hold their hands like crazy
don't just shove all the information in
their face immediately that will just be
overwhelming as well but slowly and
gradually take them through a tutorial
that they can't miss so that they will
exactly know how to do certain things
and how to program
on your server now a couple months ago I
made a video about tutorial Creator it's
a paid Minecraft plugin that allows you
to Simply create tutorials inside of
Minecraft now this video is not
sponsored by tutorial Creator at all but
it is a very great example of how you
could create a tutorial on your
Minecraft server it basically teleports
you to different locations it can send
different messages in chat to you so
that your players are essentially kind
of watching a cutscene and after
watching it they will know how to do
certain things now of course you want to
make sure they are not missable so the
tutorials need to be easily accessible
maybe through a GOI or through some NPCs
they need to be able to rewatch them
easily and once again don't throw
everything in somebody's face
immediately it will just be overwhelming
as well but slowly and gradually
introduce your players to all the
features you have in your server all the
custom stuff you've made so that they
can slowly get familiar with everything
they have to know to play on your server
most Minecraft servers I've joined
during these videos and streams don't
have any tutorial or guide whatsoever
and I believe they are truly missing out
on players because somebody might join
but if you just get overwhelmed in the
spawn immediately and don't even know
where to go I mean they might just leave
and never come back so you have to kind
of find a balance between delivering the
information as quickly as possible so
people understand what to do and how to
do it but you also want to overwhelm
them by just shoving the information in
their face because people don't like to
get overwhelmed most video games have a
tutorial and when creating a Minecraft
server you're essentially creating a
brand new game inside of the sandbox
tools that Minecraft has available every
Minecraft server out there could be seen
as its own completely unique game it all
looks like Minecraft it all feels like
Minecraft but you're doing something
different on every single server
Minecraft is a Sandbox game after all so
introduce people to what they have to do
hold their hands and explain everything
in as much detail as possible and that
also kind of coincides with the last
point I want to make today and that is
just overall don't make your server too
messy keep it clean keep it
straightforward you may add a thousand
blocks with for example items added to
your server that is fine go for it but
just adding a ton of things doesn't mean
your server is immediately nice to play
on if you for example add a ton of items
and blocks make sure that besides
creating them you also blend them into
your server like make the custom ores
appear in your world generation make an
easy guide on all the new weapons and
how to get them and how to craft them
also don't make players search too much
like for example a big spawn like I'm
standing in right now is really nice and
really cool to have but let's say this
is the spawn of the server and there is
one MPC somewhere that takes you to
survival don't put it all the way over
there like in the corner or if you do
want to do that make a clear route make
a clear text here that says follow this
path and then your players will follow
it they will know exactly where to go
maybe add some arrows maybe add an NPC
that they can follow it doesn't matter
how you do it but don't make it too
messy at the end of the day people are
on your server to just have a good time
and enjoy some Minecraft so make sure
they can do that without too much effort
and that is going to be everything for
today I really hope you enjoyed watching
once again all I've told you today are
just just tips and advice I've gathered
from joining a ton of Minecraft servers
and my own experience you don't have to
follow any of these tips and if you
think they're all useless that is also
totally fine just do it your own way I
encourage that I want to thank you so
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support and then I'll see you in the
next one bye-bye
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