[Java] Building a Minecraft network launching 2027 looking for a developer and builders (unpaid, volunteer)
I run Eternal MC, a Java network currently in development. Public launch is targeted for summer 2027. We're a team of eight and everything is volunteer.
Being upfront before anything else: this is unpaid. There's no revenue, no store, nothing hidden. If you want paid work this isn't it, and I'd rather say that in the first line than the last.
WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE
A live scripted story series filmed as episodes, an active Discord, a documented infrastructure setup, and a roadmap that isn't a wishlist. Velocity proxy with Paper backends, LuckPerms and CoreProtect on MariaDB, automated backups.
At launch the network will have SMP, PvP and minigames.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Developers
Plugins, systems, backend work, Discord tooling. Java, Skript, whatever you actually work in. We have someone on Skript and gameplay already, so there's room in most directions. Tell me what you build and we'll find where it fits.
Builders
Spawn, arenas, event areas and story locations. Style guide is given, freedom in execution. Portfolio required, doesn't need to be polished, just show what you've made.
Admin / Moderator
In the development phase this is hands on server work, not just moderation. Configuring plugins, setting up systems, testing, supporting the dev team and helping run events. Player moderation comes with launch, the build work is now. Experience with plugin configuration is a plus but not required if you're willing to learn.
HOW IT WORKS
Core window is 12:00 to 18:00 CET, but that's when tasks get posted and when people are reachable, not a requirement to sit online. Output matters, hours don't. Four days a week is what we ask, the other three are yours.
If life gets busy, you tell us and that's fine. Going silent is the only thing that actually causes problems.
WHY YOU'D DO THIS
Honestly: because you want to build something and see it launch, and because a year out means whoever comes in now shapes what it becomes rather than maintaining someone else's decisions.
If that sounds like something you want, comment or DM me and I'll send you the details.