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RootMC History

Modern RootMC is a 2026 Java / Paper server program developed by Alexrs94, with closed-loop Gold, Discord-integrated operations, and live web tools. Live play is singular play.rootmc.net with Root-Claims. RootMC once experimented with Towny; that is not current topology. The name also has older unrelated lineages; this page keeps those histories separate and clearly scoped.

rootmc.net live since 19 Jun 2026 Singular host · Root-Claims Updated 9 Aug 2026

Scope note. Current player-facing operations are singular play.rootmc.net with Root-Claims land. Towny was a past experiment. There is no separate live Claims world and no Towny vs Claims production pair.

Modern era (Alexrs94, 2026-)

Development began privately around May 2026. 19 Jun 2026 marks the public brand anchor (rootmc.net registration), and 1 Jul 2026 marks full public open on the fresh map (land was Towny then; live land is Root-Claims).

  • Server model: Java / Paper with closed-loop Gold, Root-Claims land, and treasury-led outflows.
  • Public identity: play.rootmc.net game + rootmc.net web + api.rootmc.net worker API.
  • Ops shape: plugin changelog discipline, live deploy wrappers, Discord bridge, and audit-friendly economy reporting.
  • Data boundary: MySQL is authoritative for bulk game/economy reporting; D1 is retained for auth/link/governance and edge contracts.

Modern RootMC is independent from earlier projects that used the same naming. There is no shared runtime code lineage from those older stacks into the current server architecture.

Current live topology

SurfaceStatus
Live productionLive now — play.rootmc.net · Root-Claims (primary public play)
Towny experimentPast only — not current live topology
Gen 2 prototype (gen2-27)Retired — api2 / rootmc-g2 deleted
Websiterootmc.net Pages project with wiki, economy, reserve, market, players, and history surfaces
Discord + identityLinked-player flows and governance channels active; one-bot bridge strategy retained across generations

Generation policy is strict: no silent bleed of production credentials, world data, or money state into Gen 2. Cutover is intentional, not gradual by accident.

2026 timeline (condensed)

WhenWhat changed
~May 2026Private development starts (Paper + Gold economy foundation; Towny land experiment)
19 Jun 2026rootmc.net registered; modern brand goes public
22-26 JunEarly live ops period: first towns, spawn work, plugin and API surfaces stabilize
27 JunRootMC workspace split and changelog discipline become standard
28-30 JunRewards/loans/tax mechanics tighten; market and reporting reliability improvements
1 JulFull public open on fresh map; ledger floor for new era
2 JulLaunch retention pack + Constitution draft + governance channel rollout
5-7 JulSpawn protections, chamber retirement, Constitution ratification, restart reliability fixes
9-12 JulCompanion and API maturity: /link hardening, bond flow plumbing, host metrics, api2 goes live
12-19 JulGen 1/Gen 2 isolation doctrine, Hyperdrive reporting, JDA bridge, Gen 2 virtual shop experiments
20-21 JulHandoff path normalization, brand archaeology pass, history split into current vs pre-current records

For deep release-by-release entries, see Change Logs and plugin-specific files. This page stays as the readable public summary.

Pre-current lineages (separate projects)

Three independent histories share parts of the same naming, but they are not the current RootMC server stack:

Lineage A (2015): Root3287 RootMC web + plugin effort

A Spigot/PHP community platform concept (site + plugin integration), aiming at rootmc.com. Development activity is visible in 2015, then stalls. This was tooling/product ambition, not the current SMP lineage.

Lineage B (2020): RootNetwork / AdvancedCraft Bedrock org

A separate Bedrock Nukkit network era with custom lobby and proxy tooling under AdvancedCraft branding. Different edition, different stack, different team from modern RootMC.

Lineage C (name collisions)

Other similarly named projects and public identities exist, including non-Minecraft entities. They should not be merged into RootMC server lore without direct evidence.

Search-confusion note. rootmc.online was registered by a third party in April 2026 and may confuse search results. It is not an official RootMC property.

Domain position

DomainStatus
rootmc.netPrimary official brand (live website identity and public anchor)
play.rootmc.netPrimary live gameplay hostname
api.rootmc.netPrimary API hostname for production stack
api2.rootmc.netRetired (live stack uses api.rootmc.net)
advancedcraft.netOwned in current era; treated as historical/brand context, not the main join host
rootmc.comAftermarket premium listing; not official RootMC ownership
rootmc.onlineThird-party registration; not official RootMC ownership