Project New Dawn

We have bid farewell to Community Server 2 and entered a world like no other on Existence before it!

Project New Dawn is our latest Project Server, set to take place during the development period of Community Server 3

The Project features a wide range of Server-Side mods and datapacks that change up the normal gameplay and building style of our past servers in a semi-peaceful setting

Joining

Project New Dawn is whitelisted . Only select trusted members of the community including legacy members, patrons, and known players will be whitelisted on the server.

If you are interested in joining, feel free to make yourself known in our Discord server and have a chat to our members and staff!

The server is running Minecraft 1.21 on Fabric , though no mods are required to join.

Visit our Discord and Twitter for the latest news and updates

Rules

To keep the Existence Community safe, we have a few guidelines and rules. Please ensure you are familiar with these if you are a member of the Minecraft or Discord server Existence Community Rules & Guidelines

Online Map

The server features an online dynamic map which can be viewed at map.existencesmp.com

Map preview

Server-side Mods & Datapacks

Project New Dawn features a number of server-side mods & datapacks to enhance gameplay and building unlike any other Existence server before it. These mods & datapacks were created by Patbox , Estecka , tomalbrc , henkelmax , Stardust Labs , Apollo , limesplatus , NovaWostra , mukitanuki , Gurkis , Vanilla Tweaks , Gamemode 4 , mcpeachpies & team , and others.

Server Utilities

  • Existence SMP Handler Main server core and join system Gameplay features:
    • Custom scoreboard tracking and display triggers /trigger [map, elytra, deaths, afk_total, sleep_total, playtime, uptime]
    • Custom team colours and join messages
    • Custom Advancements
  • Pronouns (mcpeachpies & team)
    • Allows players to display their preferred pronouns next to their name using /trigger pronouns
  • AFK Detector (mcpeachpies & team)
    • Detects and labels AFK players
  • Coordinates HUD (Vanilla Tweaks)
    • Optionally displays coordinates above your hotbar
  • Durability Ping (Vanilla Tweaks)
    • Optionally pings you when your tools are about to break
  • Track Statistics & Track Raw Statistics (Vanilla Tweaks)
    • Tracks lots of statistics behind the scenes
  • Dynmap (mikeprimm)
  • Styled Player List (Patbox)
    • Subtly displays server TPS & ping information under the player list
  • Chunky (pop4959)
    • Was used to pregenerate some terrain before launch

Terrain Generation

Building Tweaks

Gameplay Tweaks

Custom Recipes

Some of the Building & Gameplay Tweaks on Project New Dawn feature custom recipes for the content they add. For convenience, they are listed below, but the recommended way to view them is in-game by installing Polymer to allow your client to recognize them & EMI to view them.

No mods are explicitly required to play on Project New Dawn.

Glider (Can use any wool)

Row 1: Phantom Membrane, Wool, Wool. Row 2: Stick, Phantom Membrane, Wool. Row 3: Air, Stick, Phantom Membrane

Wind in a Bottle

Bottle and Wind Charge (Shapeless)

Trowel

Row 1: Iron Nugget, Iron Ingot. Row 2: Stick, Iron Nugget

Hammer

Row 1: Iron Nugget, Iron Ingot. Row 2: Air, Stick

(Soul) Brazier

Row 1: Iron Ingot, Campfire, Iron Ingot. Row 2: Air, Iron Ingot, Air Row 1: Iron Ingot, Soul Campfire, Iron Ingot. Row 2: Air, Iron Ingot, Air

Ghost Light

Fire Charge and Soul Soil/Soul Sand (Shapeless)

Large Flower Pot

Row 1: Brick, Air, Brick. Row 2: Brick, Dirt, Brick. Row 3: Brick, Brick, Brick

Display Case

Row 1: Glass. Row 2: Smooth Stone Slab

Globe (Can use any wool)

Row 1: Air, Stick, Air. Row 2: Stick, Wool, Air. Row 3: Air, Polished Deepslate Slab, Air

Empty Canvas

Row 1: Stick, Stick, Stick. Row 2: Stick, Paper, Stick. Row 3: Stick, Stick, Stick

Bench (Can use any wood)

Row 1: Plank Slab, Plank Slab, Plank Slab. Row 2: Stick, Air, Stick

Table (Can use any wood)

Row 1: Plank Slab, Plank Slab, Plank Slab. Row 2: Stick, Air, Stick. Row 3: Stick, Air, Stick

Shelf (Can use any wood)

Row 1: Stick, Plank Slab, Stick

Tool Rack (Can use any wood)

Row 1: Plank Slab, Stick, Plank Slab. Row 2: Stick, Iron Ingot, Stick. Row 3: Plank Slab, Stick, Plank Slab

Sign Post (Can use any wood)

Row 1: Planks, Planks, Stick

Mailbox (Can use any wood)

Row 1: Air, Log, Copper Ingot. Row 2: Plank Slab, Paper, Plank Slab

Statue (Can be made out of any wood plank, stone, or terracotta)

Row 1: Air, Block, Air. Row 2: Block, Armor Stand, Block. Row 3: Air, Block, Air

Concrete Bricks (Can use any concrete)

Row 1: Concrete, Concrete. Row 2: Concrete, Concrete

Vertical Planks (Can use any wood)

Row 1: Planks. Row 2: Planks. Row 3: Planks.

Chiseled Planks (Can use any wood)

Row 1: Vertical Planks, Vertical Planks. Row 2: Vertical Planks, Vertical Planks.

Polished Stone

Row 1: Stone, Stone, Stone. Row 2: Stone, Stone, Stone. Row 3: Stone, Stone, Stone

Limestone (Red Sand also works)

Quartz and Sand/Red Sand (Shapeless)

Polished Limestone

Row 1: Limestone, Limestone. Row 2: Limestone, Limestone

Limestone Bricks

Row 1: Polished Limestone, Polished Limestone. Row 2: Polished Limestone, Polished Limestone.

Large Bricks

Row 1: Bricks, Bricks. Row 2: Bricks, Bricks

Granite Bricks

Row 1: Polished Granite, Polished Granite. Row 2: Polished Granite, Polished Granite.

Polished Dripstone Block

Row 1: Dripstone Block, Dripstone Block. Row 2: Dripstone Block, Dripstone Block

Dripstone Bricks

Row 1: Polished Dripstone Block, Polished Dripstone Block. Row 2: Polished Dripstone Block, Polished Dripstone Block

Diorite Bricks

Row 1: Polished Diorite, Polished Diorite. Row 2: Polished Diorite, Polished Diorite

Pebbles (Stonecutting)

Input: Cobblestone