When Mojang unified Bedrock across phones, consoles and Windows on September 20, 2017, it added a Servers tab with a handful of partners. InPvP was one of the three at launch, alongside Lifeboat and CubeCraft. Its server is now called Mineville, and when our pinger checks it, thousands of players are on it, most of whom got there with one tap from the title screen.
What's inside
"Explore a massive survival world modeled after Earth, where every nation, city, and empire is built by players." There's a live map at map.inpvp.net so you can watch the borders move.
"Progress through 20+ mine levels as you upgrade your pickaxe, unlock powerful enchants, and build your wealth." A full prison ladder on a controller.
InPvP's claim: "the best Bedwars pvp experience on Bedrock." Ask a Hive player for a second opinion.
SkyWars, BedWars, Mace, Spear and CrystalPvP formats, with a Hall of Fame and leaderboards.
Running through all of it is proximity voice chat "with automatic profanity monitoring," an item market and player trading. On a platform where most players are young and on a console, voice with a filter is a real feature rather than a bullet point.
The featured-server trade-off
Featured servers get players for free and pay for it with expectations. Mineville has taken its share of YouTube criticism over the years for how hard its store pushes, and any honest story should say so; the "pay-to-play featured server" video is a genre of its own. What the criticism tends to skip is that the games underneath are large and well made, and the Earth SMP in particular is something no other featured server offers. InPvP itself is a US company, based in Delaware, run by CEO Mohamed Weheba.
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Joining
On any Bedrock device, open Play, go to Servers and pick Mineville, or add play.inpvp.net on port 19132. Try the Earth SMP first; claim land somewhere real to you. Java can't connect.
For the other featured servers, read our stories on The Hive, Lifeboat and Galaxite. For Earth maps on Java, EarthMC. Browse our Earth servers list.
Quick answers
What is the Mineville address?
play.inpvp.net on port 19132, or the Servers tab on any Bedrock device.
Is Mineville free?
Yes to play. Its store is heavily promoted, which is the main criticism you'll find of it.
Can Java players join?
No. Mineville is Bedrock-only.
What is the Earth SMP?
A survival world shaped like the real planet where nations and cities are player-built, with a live map at map.inpvp.net.
Sources
- InPvP: Mineville (game modes, features)
- Wikipedia: Minecraft server (featured servers, September 20, 2017)
Player counts, votes and uptime on this page are live from our own checks. Everything else comes from the sources above. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
