HydCraft
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HYDCRAFT INTRO2026

HydCraft

Season 7 Recruitment
  • Creative mode / City & railway constructionExcellent
  • Modded server / MTR + Create / 1.20.1 ForgeVery fun
  • No premium verification / No whitelist reviewVery civil
  • Community-run / No monetization / Build freely / Just have funPure conscience
  • QQ Group 895248412Join now
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This hydrogen pipeline is not for sale

We recommend at least16 GBof RAM, and ideally a2020 or newerdevice in themid-range or abovetier.

8 GB is the minimum, because the client alone will take 4 GB, and Windows 10 is the lowest supported baseline. Apple silicon MacBooks can run it, while Windows laptops mostly come down to the CPU, and something like a 7840HS is more than enough. Whether the game feels smooth really depends on the CPU. A Core i5 8th gen or Ryzen 5 3000 series and up will be a lot more comfortable. Older hardware is not completely locked out, though. One player can even get into the server on a G4560 with 8 GB RAM and integrated graphics. You just have to tolerate the rough edges.

Our Works

Some Good, Some Bad

Daily Life in the City

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Mixue BingchengIn the Jiuxiang seaside area of Season 7. Yes, Mixue really made it to HydCraft.
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Fashion CoffeeIn the core district of Guangyang in Season 7, the appointed afternoon tea spot of Guangyang's grand leader.
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Bei'an Noodle House #1The only automated noodle shop in Guangyang's Bei'an area.
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Bei'an Noodle House #2If you did not know better, you would think this was conveyor-belt sushi.
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Jiuliju 7-ElevenA 7-Eleven sitting right beside a Guangyang local private railway station.
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Another 7-ElevenA 7-Eleven located in the core district of Guangyang.
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The Mysterious Xiaomi HomeThe only Xiaomi Home in all of Bei'an.
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Whose Youth Was ThisJianghu's grand leader, because this was a classroom at his alma mater.

We Build More Than Houses

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通运铁路

GT Railway

Create

GT Railways (GTR) serves multiple metropolises and counties in Season 7. As a network operated by General Transit and Logistics Co., Ltd since 2023, everything of GTR including civil works, rolling stock, and dispatching all rely on Create and related mods, remaining one of the best-supported railway operator on the server.

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FisheyeArtist59

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HR 江户

HydCraft Railway Jianghu

MTR

HydCraft Railway Jianghu was formed in 2024 after the original HR network split apart. It is a locally operated railway company based in Jianghu County, and its core services include routes such as the Central Line.

Nina_Naganohara

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Nina_Naganohara

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HR 颐恒

HydCraft Railway Yiheng

MTR

HydCraft Railway Yiheng was also created in 2024 after the original HR network split apart. Working together with QR, it pushes a CR-style operating model across the server and is headquartered in Yiheng County.

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拉克

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How to Take Part in Building

Who This Place Is For

For people who like to build slowly

  • You enjoy long-term building and have a real interest in railways, cities, and architecture.
  • When roads, railways, terrain, or other people's plans are involved, you're willing to communicate in advance.
  • Being quiet is not a problem, as long as you're willing to explain your intent, respond when coordination is needed, and gradually build basic communication with the people around you.
  • You're comfortable with a server that has no fixed core gameplay loop, and you understand that much of the collaboration here is built on long-term trust among familiar players.
  • You respect other people's builds and don't damage or overwrite them at will.

May not be a good fit if you want quick results

  • If what you're looking for is orderly construction, unified planning, or a stable place to prove your individual ability, this server may not be a good fit for you.
  • You don't want to communicate, but still want to reshape terrain, claim land, or force railway lines through.
  • You rely on strong in-game guidance and feel lost when no one tells you what to do next.
  • If you expect to arrive and immediately have a clear place, steady feedback, and ready-made collaborative relationships, this server may not be a good fit for you.
  • If you prefer to stay completely self-contained and don't want to respond to collaboration, communication, or relationship-building with others, you'll probably find it hard to fit in here.
  • Follow the laws and regulations of mainland China. HydCraft has zero tolerance for illegal or non-compliant content.
  • The server is centered on building and collaboration. No real-world politics, no flame-baiting, and no factional hostility.
  • Do not form cliques to exclude others, and do not mock, attack, or damage other people's work. When disputes arise, contact the admin team for mediation first.

Looking Is One Thing. This Is How We Actually Chat.

Umi:
Umi:

Oh my god, you listen to J-pop and magic-core stuff too? I’ve been looping it nonstop lately...!

蓝月:
蓝月:

Isn’t that way cooler than the main group? Nobody says anything there for half a day. I’m honestly tempted to make a new chat for people who are actually alive.

远绪:
远绪:

I’m still thinking about whether that phrase from Jiege was really written as "zhuan da lang", Tng-tua-lang and all that.

小万:
小万:

I still haven’t forgiven 25K for flinging my phone out of my pocket into a pit. That beat-up green bus was miserable. I am never taking it again.

柠檬:
柠檬:

Hold on, my Token plan is almost up and I still haven’t used the quota. I’m weirdly stressed about this.

七炫:
七炫:

Now that the map has this much room, flying finally feels properly satisfying.

Dotkk:
Dotkk:

GOOD. I’m officially drafting airport regulations now: one city, one airport, no negotiations.

仓鼠:
仓鼠:

The dream is nice, but flying on the server is still pretty laggy, so we should solve the performance side first.

题散:
题散:

With a map like this, low-altitude routes and wilderness airstrips suddenly start feeling like Far Cry.

拉克:
拉克:

One city, one airport is fine, but that really does sound extremely American.

小万:
小万:

Why can’t I log in again? My client is lagging like crazy too. Do we have an even lighter pack?

柠檬:
柠檬:

Tell me your specs first. At this point I really should put minimum and recommended requirements right on the page so we stop redoing this conversation every time.

小万:
小万:

A netbook. 8 GB of RAM.

仓鼠:
仓鼠:

Yeah, then the only real option is to slash graphics and view distance and make the best of it.

Who Keeps This Place Running

Aurora_Lemon
AurLemon
Aurora_Lemon
Server Owner, Chair of the Management Committee
I'm from Fuzhou, Fujian, a junior at a local non-elite university on a transfer-track path, and a TypeScript full-stack developer. The job market feels rough, even though I built basically the whole HydCraft website myself, haha. I'm not really a railway enthusiast or an architecture enthusiast. I just thought it seemed fun at first, and before I knew it, we had somehow kept this server going until now.

Management Committee

The server's governing core

Council of Elders

Where the old hands gather
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Chief Architects

The core force behind the server's construction
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CatPillager
CatPillager

仓鼠

CatPillager

Consilio et Motu.

From Shenzhen, Guangdong, and one of the map designers for Season 7 and Season 8. Excels at map drafting, small-scale design, and mechanical contraptions, with strong ideas and creativity in both architecture and structural mechanics. Handles European and American architectural styles especially well, particularly when weaving kinetic machinery into the overall design, and also enjoys musicals.

xwTeng
xwTeng

小万

xwTeng

Cura et Forma.

From Fuzhou, Fujian, and a close friend of catpillager. Specializes in small-scale European and American modern design, with standout work on both interiors and exteriors, especially in spatial detail, material texture, and atmosphere. He often collaborates with catpillager, forming a strong complement in architectural design and detail refinement.

FisheyeArtist59
FisheyeArtist59

题散

FisheyeArtist59

Order Leads Beyond.

From Shenyang, Liaoning, a Lindong City admin and the operator of Tongyun Railway. Known across the server for detailed structures and complete supporting works. Best at weaving clever machinery into a coherent system.

Senior Architects

The server's native builders
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Nina_Naganohara
Nina_Naganohara

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Nina_Naganohara

A city needs its outline first.

From Nanjing, Jiangsu, and a builder of Dongfeng in Season 6 and Edo in Season 7. Nina_Naganohara is good at organizing urban massing with clean block stacking, with Japanese style as the main axis and the occasional Chinese cadence. The work wins not by ornament, but by crisp silhouettes, clear district rhythm, and a steady skyline.

QiShui233
QiShui233

汽水

QiShui233

AAA Nationwide Free Delivery.

From Guangzhou, Guangdong, a builder of Qinjing in Season 7, and afe's longtime partner. QiShui233 focuses on railways and stations, using refined material choices and unexpected station forms to make every stop worth a special visit.

qixuanjun233
qixuanjun233

七炫

qixuanjun233

Detail is not decoration.

From Langfang, Hebei, a builder of Guangyang in Seasons 5 and 7, a childhood friend of xxlm233, and a friend of Dotkk. qixuanjun233 likes hiding mechanical contraptions at street corners, shaping alleys with scenery that makes people slow down, and handling metro stations with a Beijing flavor.

xxlm233
xxlm233

宵宵狸猫

xxlm233

Get the scale and detail right, and the atmosphere follows.

From Langfang, Hebei, a builder of Guangyang in Seasons 5 and 7, and qixuanjun233's childhood friend. xxlm233 favors the restraint, compactness, and precision of small-scale Japanese architecture, compressing the city into a light yet ordered scale. From vehicles and route organization to platform layouts, the work carries a strong JR feel.

Dotkk
Dotkk

Dotkk

Dotkk

I'm still a newbie.

From Shanghai, one of Guangyang's builders in Season 7, and a friend of qixuanjun233. Dotkk is the kind of builder who can raise a city's skeleton the moment he steps in, turning empty ground into urban order through road networks, building massing, and public space.

Chuxia_SF
Chuxia_SF

初夏

Chuxia_SF

Details decide success or failure.

From Tianjin, one of the builders of Jiuxiang in Season 7, and a close teammate of ColaFrog and LanYue_CN. Chuxia_SF is especially strong with interiors, from furnishings and room flow to lived-in detail, and feels most at ease in places that demand patience, taste, and everyday texture.

More Than Just the Server

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We Have Met Offline Too

After seeing someone online for long enough, they can feel like just an ID. Meeting offline is when it suddenly clicks that the ID in the group and the real person are the same, and you realize what kind of person they actually are.

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Queueing Up Together

We also have smaller Steam and Kook groups, and there are even squads for Valorant and Bujidao.

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Shared Interests

Coding, anime, musicals, ham radio, PC DIY, law, graduate exams, gaokao... pretty much every kind of person shows up here. There might even be a secret club or two.

A Few Common Questions

Will the world save be released publicly?

No full public release is planned. Players can still take away the parts they built through blueprints, WorldEdit schematics, or similar export methods. If necessary, exports can also be assisted within a reasonable scope.

Why is there no official district map for Season 7?

The areas are too fragmented, and mostly, nobody has had the time to draw one.

Is QQ still the only main entry point right now?

Yes. The main communication entry is still the QQ group, because most members are mainland China players. We do also have WeChat, Xiaohongshu, and Douyin groups.

Can a newcomer start building right away?

Yes. If there is open space, you can build. If it touches someone else's area, just communicate with them first.

Does the server enforce a unified building style?

No forced unified style. Build however you want.

What if I only want to visit and look around?

That's fine. Just join the group and download the client.

Can I bring friends with me?

Absolutely. A lot of members were invited by friends, or were already classmates to begin with.

Can I still join if I'm not good at building?

Absolutely. Why wouldn't you be able to? Just come as you are.

Why do the buildings look so spread out on the satellite map?

Because the map is superflat, and there are not that many players who can just spread things out and build at that scale.

How long has Season 7 been running?

It started in August 2023. Season 8 is already being planned and is expected to officially start in mid-to-late July 2026.

If You're In, Join Us Now!

*Join the group first to get the client download.

*We've had many ad accounts lately, so please say you came from the official site when joining.

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