Joining
What version do I need?
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Java: 1.26.2 or newer, though ViaVersion/ViaBackwards means slightly older or newer clients can usually still sneak in.
Bedrock: Any recent version. Update your game, it's not hard.
Do I need hacks to survive?
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No, but it won't hurt. Most clients are fair game — x-ray, ESP, auto-farmers, whatever. Fly, reach, and killaura will get you bodied by the anticheat, so don't bother. Everything else is between you and whoever you piss off.
Is there a whitelist?
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Nope. Come one, come all. Read the
rules first so you know what you're walking into, but nobody's gatekeeping the door.
How do I join on console?
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Add
BillySMP6317 on Xbox Live, then open Minecraft →
Play → Friends and join from there. Works on Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch. Yes, you'll be at a disadvantage on a controller. No, we don't care.
Xbox profile → BillySMP6317
The Server
Is the server always online?
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Mostly, yeah. Runs 24/7 for the most part with occasional downtime for maintenance or something breaking. Check the Discord if it seems dead.
How does land claiming work?
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It doesn't. There's no claim mod, no protection, nothing. Build a base and it might be gone tomorrow. That's not a bug, that's the entire pitch.
Is The End locked here too?
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You bet'cha. We locked it to keep you from getting clapped by a Dragon before you've even found your first diamond. That, and we wanna make popcorn to watch you all kill yourselves fighting over an egg.
What's the voice chat situation?
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Simple Voice Chat is installed for Java players who want proximity voice in-game.
No mod? Join a voice channel in the Discord and type /dvc start in-game. Type /dvc stop when you're done screaming at whoever just killed you.
How do I know my builds are safe?
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They're not, and that's the point. The world itself gets backed up so we don't lose the whole map to a crash — that's not the same as your stuff being safe from other players. If you wanted safety you'd be on Survival.
Rules & Issues
Someone griefed / robbed me. Do something.
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No. That's Tuesday. Go steal it back, or build somewhere less obvious next time. Admins don't roll back anarchy deaths, griefs, or thefts — read the
rules if this surprised you somehow.
What actually gets me banned?
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One thing: attacking BillySMP itself. Crash exploits, packet spam, dupe bugs aimed at breaking the server — that's the line. Everything else (griefing, stealing, PvP, x-ray, most hacked clients) is fair game and not staff's problem.
Can I build a farm or contraption?
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Sure, as long as it's not a lag machine. That still gets you removed — a laggy server ruins it for everyone, anarchy or not. Everything else, go nuts.
Troubleshooting
I can't see the server in my Friends tab (console).
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Make sure you've added BillySMP6317 on Xbox Live and the friend request went through. Restart Minecraft and check again — it can take a minute. If the server's offline it obviously won't show up either.
Bedrock says "Unable to connect to world."
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Check what you typed: Address billysmp.ddns.net, Port 19132. Delete the entry and re-add it if you're not sure. And check the server's actually up before blaming your game.
Java says my client is outdated.
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You need Java 1.26.2 or newer. Go into the launcher, check your installations, update the damn thing.
The status says offline but someone told me it's up.
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Status comes straight from the bot's own monitoring now, not some third-party checker, so it's usually accurate within seconds. If it still looks wrong, just try connecting — if you get in, the page is lying, not the server. If you can't either, check Discord.
Voice chat isn't working.
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Java with the mod: make sure Simple Voice Chat is installed and your mic isn't muted in-game (default key: V).
No mod / Bedrock / Console: join a Discord voice channel and type /dvc start in-game. If nothing happens, make sure you're actually in the server first.
I have a question that isn't here.
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Ask in the Discord. Actual questions get actual answers — the attitude is for the FAQ page, not for you specifically.