Hermitcraft, also written as HermitCraft, is a whitelisted Minecraft community. It was founded by Generikb on April 12, 2012, and has continued growing with many vanilla and modded seasons, the most recent one being Season 10. The server is currently administered by Xisumavoid, one of the earliest members of the server. Its members, called Hermits, are popular Minecraft players who have been recognized by other Hermits and have been invited to join.
Hermits
The people who are part of Hermitcraft are often called Hermits. They are popular Minecraft content creators and are chosen by the Hermits themselves. Currently, there are 27 whitelisted Hermits who participate in this server.
Seasons
Over the years, there have been several seasons of Hermitcraft. Some of them are Vanilla minecraft, while others are modded minecraft. The first season started in 2012 and the latest vanilla season in 2024.
Events and minigames
The server usually creates minigames during the course of a season, to keep things fun and interesting. Some of them have been so popular that they are now played throughout Minecraft. For example, the game 'Tag!’ was invented by Grian in Season 6, where one tries to get rid of a tag as fast as possible if they receive it. Another example is Tegg, where the objective of the game is to hide a dragon egg.
They also hosts server-wide events and activities for the Hermits to participate in and the audience to enjoy. For example, in The Prank War of Season 6, two sides of the Hermitcraft server fought due to pranks that were made before the war. Another example is the Big Moon Incident in Season 8, in which the Moon crashed on the world, ending the season.
Alongside that, they have also invented their own gameshows. Zedaph in particular invented 'Is that sheep looking at me?' where three contestants played games involving sheep. This was played in Season 5 and Season 6.
Outside of the server
Hermitcraft has been involved in raising money for charities, such as Love Tropics by Grian, where he grew many trees on the Season 6 world to thank people for donating money. Grian has also done a collaborative livestream with Rendog for SOS Africa. They have also been involved in Make a Wish, a charitable organization which gives unfortunate people privileges to fulfill their dream. Hermitcraft whitelisted Duke da dog, a person with a terminal illness that got to spend his time with his favorite Hermitcraft YouTubers.
Minecon, a worldwide event dedicated to Minecraft, have invited Hermitcraft to hold their own panel numerous times. They have been at Minecon 2016 event and the live events after that, with some of the Hermitcraft members on the panel. The topics were about how to run a small survival server and how to cope with server moderation. In the first Minecon they participated in, they had a live session with questions from the Hermitcraft Reddit.
Influence in the Minecraft community
Hermitcraft has a lot of influence in the Minecraft community. For example, they have made Minecraft SMPs more mainstream. Alongside that, several Hermits have been instrumental in the development of minecraft strategy, both in terms of play style, redstone machinery and construction techniques. They have also inspired many players due to their fun events, and many minigames have been spread throughout the Minecraft community.
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| Vanilla Seasons | |
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| Modded Seasons | |
| Hardcore Hermits | |
| Hermit Wars | |
| Hermitcraft UHC | |
| Hermitcraft Extreme UHC | |
| Hermitcraft Battle Royale | |
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