Factions 4. Season - new start!
With Season 4, we are intentionally moving in a different direction. This will not simply be a continuation of the previous season with a few tweaks — we have reworked the very foundations of how Factions is played on our server.
📅 Opening: Friday, March 6 at 7PM
🌐 IP: mc.siderealms.com
What’s Changing?
The main change — raiding mechanics.
The large and often confusing cannons are being replaced with WITHER raiding this season. Withers will be limited in how quickly they can break blocks, but they will have increased health, making raids more controlled and easier to understand.
In addition, other vanilla mechanics (Nether portals, simple cannons, etc.) may also be used for raiding.
The raid timer will remain.
Global raiding time (after the grace period):
Every day from 18:00 to 00:00, factions will be able to raid each other.
Faction shields will no longer exist.
PvP and Gameplay Mechanics
1.8 PvP is no longer used.
The server will run on modern PvP mechanics — including shields, the mace, and everything else available in newer versions.
MCMMO and Factions?
Two things made for each other — and they’re staying this season as well.
Because of this, harvester tools for crops will no longer be available.
Rules and Systems
The rules have been simplified — many previous limitations related to raiding, base building, and other mechanics have been removed or relaxed.
The Leaderboard has received an update and will now function similarly to the OneBlock server.
Top players each week will receive rewards.
Economy Changes
- Spawner return-on-investment time has been increased.
- Crop sell prices have been raised.
- Piston farms and other automated farms are now allowed.
- Cactus collectors (as used previously) have been removed.
Mob Collectors will now store items like a physical chest (similar to OneBlock), meaning players will need to build storage systems and make use of the newly added SELL WANDS.
Other Changes
- A new spawn will be located in the overworld (replacing
/warp exit). - Several previously popular features have been removed:
- Printer mode (schematic printer / easyplace is still allowed),
- Sandbots,
- Gen buckets,
- Faction roster,
- Faction shields.
As with other Side Realms servers, Factions will now also include:
- Voting (including Vote Party),
- VOICE CHAT, making the faction experience even more engaging.
What’s Staying?
Many familiar Factions features are not going anywhere:
Custom Enchants, Roam, Trench Pickaxes, Throwable Creepers, Chunk Busters, Darkzone (KOTH, Outpost), and much more.
Join our Discord (siderealms.com/discord) to see the full list of changes and participate in giveaways!
Useful Information
- A faction can have up to 10 players (F roster has been removed).
- Season length: 16 days (7-day grace period, 9-day raid period).
- Global raiding time (after grace): every day 6PM–12AM.
- Only 2 worlds — the main overworld and a standard Nether
(no access above Nether bedrock). - The server runs on version 1.21.8 (you can also join using newer versions).
Base Version: Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.8
(You may also connect with newer versions.)
Server IP: mc.siderealms.com
See you on the server March 6 at 19:00!