Crosswinds Cove — A New 16+ Create Survival Server
If you're looking for a fresh Create: Aeronautics experience with a growing community, player-driven economy, and a world built around exploration and airship travel, come check out Crosswinds Cove!
🌊 About the Server
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Brand new world and community
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Mature community (16+)
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Active staff team
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Whitelist-based server
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Community feedback and mod suggestions encouraged
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Long-term focus on player-driven growth
☁️ A World Built for Exploration
Crosswinds Cove takes place in a world unlike traditional Minecraft terrain. The landscape is made up of an endless ocean dotted with floating islands high above the water, creating a world designed for airships, trade routes, and exploration.
We've also significantly increased the world height, giving players far more room to build ambitious flying machines, floating settlements, industrial hubs, and anything else they can imagine.
⚙️ Player-Driven Economy
The economy is built around player interaction and trade.
New players can get started immediately by selling fish at spawn using Star Catcher for starter income. As the community grows, players will be able to establish their own businesses, operate shops, and participate in a growing marketplace.
Features include:
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Fish selling at spawn for starter income
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Player-owned shops
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Spawn trading district
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Delivery contracts through Create Aeronautics: Delivery Required
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Transporting goods for other players in exchange for in-game currency
🏠Build a Community
As Crosswinds Cove develops, players will be able to apply for official settlements and establish their own towns, companies, and communities throughout the world.
Whether you want to found a thriving port city, create a trading empire, run a shipping company, or simply carve out a home among the islands, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the server's future.
🧭Additional Features
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Endless ocean world generation
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Floating islands and expanded world height
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Deeper oceans for ships and submarines
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Settlement applications
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Dungeons and Taverns structures
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Molten vents on the ocean floor for early automation opportunities
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Active moderation and staff support
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Community-driven server development
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Simple voice chat to talk to other players
🚀 Why Join?
Because the server is still new, now is the perfect time to get involved and leave your mark on the world.
Whether you're interested in:
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Building airships
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Exploring floating islands with Distant Horizons
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Creating automated factories
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Trading and transportation
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Founding settlements
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Participating in a player-driven economy
Crosswinds Cove offers a chance to be part of something from the very beginning.
If you're interested, join the Discord and submit a whitelist application. We'd love to have you aboard.
How to Join
The server is built into the pack linked in our discord!!
Frequently Asked Questions
How are servers ranked and sorted?
By default, servers are sorted by vote count. You can change the sort order with the filters in the sidebar:
- Votes: Servers with the most votes in the last 30 days appear first. Tied servers are ranked by online player count.
- Players: Servers with the most online players appear first.
- Newest: Most recently added servers appear first.
- Name: Alphabetical order.
How does voting work?
Voting uses the Votifier protocol to deliver your vote directly to the Minecraft server. When you vote:
- You enter your Minecraft username.
- We verify the username exists through the Mojang API.
- Your vote is sent to the server via Votifier (an encrypted network packet).
- The server receives the vote and can reward you in-game.
Each player can vote once per day per server. If the Votifier packet cannot be delivered (e.g. the server is offline), the vote is rejected.
Servers that have not configured Votifier will still appear in the directory but voting will be unavailable for them.
Vote counts use a rolling 30-day window. A vote stops counting 30 days after it was cast, so the ranking reflects recent activity rather than all-time totals.
What Votifier mods/plugins are available for my server?
To receive votes, your server needs a Votifier-compatible mod or plugin installed. Here are the actively maintained options:
Bukkit / Spigot / Paper
- NuVotifier. The most popular Votifier plugin. Also supports BungeeCord, Velocity, and Sponge. (GitHub)
- AzuVotifier. A modern NuVotifier fork with additional platform support including Fabric, Folia, and Sponge 11. (GitHub)
- VotifierPlus. An alternative with simpler setup. Supports BungeeCord and Velocity.
Fabric / Quilt
- NuVotifier-Fabric. NuVotifier implementation for Fabric. Actively maintained with broad version support. (GitHub)
- Votifier for Fabric. A Fabric/Quilt port with built-in command-based rewards. (CurseForge)
- AzuVotifier. Also supports Fabric 1.21.10+ (experimental).
NeoForge / Forge
- Votifier for NeoForge. A NeoForge port with built-in command-based rewards. (CurseForge)
After installing a Votifier mod, you will need to enter your server's Votifier host, port, and public key on the Edit Server page. If using NuVotifier v2, also enter the token for HMAC authentication.
How do you track server status and player counts?
We use the Minecraft Server List Ping (SLP) protocol to periodically check each server. This is the same protocol the Minecraft client uses when you add a server to your multiplayer list.
Each ping tells us:
- Whether the server is online or offline
- Current number of online players
- Maximum player capacity
We do not receive a list of individual player names from the ping, only the total count. This is a read-only, non-intrusive check that requires no mods or plugins on the server.
To validate individual players (e.g. when voting), we use the Votifier protocol instead. See the voting FAQ below for details.
How do I add my server?
Adding your server is free and straightforward:
- Go to the Add Your Server page.
- Fill in your server name, description, address, and other details.
- Create an account (or log in if you already have one) so you can manage your listing later.
- Optionally configure Votifier so players can vote for your server.
- Submit for review. All listings are reviewed before being published.
Once approved, your server will appear in the directory and players can find it through search and filters. You can edit your listing at any time from your account.