CubeCraft Server: Games, Java and Bedrock Joining, Friends and Tips

CubeCraft is a Minecraft server network for both quick minigames and longer projects. Protect an egg with teammates, fight across SkyWars islands, react to unexpected Lucky Blocks or develop a Skyblock profile through quests and exploration. You can start from a normal Minecraft installation, without assembling a modpack or hosting a world.

Choose your edition before arranging a session. CubeCraft has Java and Bedrock networks with different joining routes. For a group on phones, consoles and Windows, use Bedrock together; a friend launching Java has not joined the same network just because the CubeCraft name matches. Cosmetics also have separate inventories between the editions.

Join CubeCraft on Java

1. Open Minecraft: Java Edition → Multiplayer → Add Server.
2. Name it CubeCraft and enter play.cubecraft.net in Server Address.
3. Set Server Resource Packs: Enabled, select Done, then join the saved entry. The server can then supply the packs its games use.

Join CubeCraft on Bedrock

Open Play → Servers → CubeCraft → Join Server. This Featured Servers route is the easiest starting point for phones and consoles as well as Windows Bedrock. Sign into your Microsoft/Xbox account and make sure multiplayer access is allowed. Your console may also require its online multiplayer subscription.

After joining, use the game-controller item in the hotbar to choose a game, or walk to its portal. Read the available team sizes before queuing, particularly when you have invited friends. /hub returns you to the lobby.

Which Minecraft version should you use?

The operator's current joining guides list Java 1.21.8 or newer and Bedrock 1.21.120 or newer. Use a stable release: Beta, Preview and Java snapshots cannot join. These requirements can change, so check the version guide if you receive an outdated-client message.

On Java, select a suitable installation in the launcher. On Bedrock, update Minecraft through the store where you installed it; if you opened Minecraft Preview, close it and start the normal game. A very old PvP profile is not a useful default here. Keep a separate stable installation if your usual modpack targets an older version.

What should you play first?

EggWars: give your team a plan

Defend your team's egg and destroy the other teams' eggs. An intact egg keeps the team's respawn route available; after it is destroyed, the remaining players have to survive without it. Island generators provide resources to spend at the shop.

A useful first-match plan: decide who starts the defence and who collects supplies. Buy equipment with a purpose: blocks for a crossing, tools for the opposing defence, or an upgrade that helps the team. Watch your own island while a teammate attacks. A good beginner target is to contribute to both defence and a safe route, rather than spending the entire round waiting at one generator.

Read the current shop instead of copying old item prices from a video. The original developer introduction explains the core objective, while later updates change maps, items and balance.

SkyWars: a quick fight with meaningful route choices

Gather island loot, equip yourself and fight to be the last surviving player or team. It suits players who want a contained match with a clear objective, without maintaining a long-term island economy.

Start here: arrange your hotbar before leaving safety, check the next island and keep blocks accessible. An early crossing is a choice, not an obligation: assess whether you have the gear and space to survive meeting someone halfway.

The September 2026 SkyWars update adds central Enderchests with a chance of top-tier loot. They do not refill. That gives the centre extra value, but also gives opponents the same reason to rush it. Scout the approach and decide whether to contest it or improve your position elsewhere.

Advanced is a beta chest-voting option with extra custom items added alongside normal loot. Voting for it requires the relevant Bedrock SkyWars Pass or Java Diamond rank. You do not need to start with the most complicated ruleset: learn a normal match first, then experiment with the options offered by your queue.

Lucky Islands: adapt to what the block gives you

Choose this when improvisation sounds more fun than a predictable opening. Lucky Blocks can help, surprise or endanger you. The May 2026 update adds more outcomes, including movement aids and dangerous effects; Bedrock also gains the Wizard kit with a randomly selected wand.

Start here: open a block with room to react, look at the result and read unfamiliar item descriptions before using them. Keep a way back to solid ground. A helpful item is only useful if you recognise what it does; avoid filling every hotbar slot with effects you have not understood yet. This mode fits friends who enjoy recovering from surprises as much as planning an attack.

Skyblock: pick a project worth returning to

Skyblock is the longer-term choice. Start with the quests shown by the game and build a manageable routine around gathering, farming and exploration. Open /skyblock quests when you lose track of the next objective.

First-session goal: complete an approachable quest, organise your useful materials and identify one improvement you want next. Do not try to copy an endgame setup before understanding how your current island produces resources.

Where it grows: the Skyblock Reborn update adds large exploration hubs, quests, character traits and dungeons. Discovered Warpers are saved for later travel, which costs Skyblock coins. Learn a useful route and its return point before roaming further.

Dungeons are intended to be difficult; build up your traits before treating them as the next automatic step. For a calmer goal, explore for discoverables or develop your island. Auto Harvesters work with generator blocks placed above them and collect only part of the output, so they are a progression tool rather than unlimited free resources.

Invite friends before anyone queues

1. Open the Social Menu in the lobby, or use /friend add PlayerName to add someone.
2. Create a party with /party invite PlayerName.
3. Your friend accepts with /party accept LeaderName. Use the real names; replace spaces in a gamertag with underscores when typing commands.
4. Check /party info, then let the leader enter the chosen game portal so the group travels together.

/party chat switches to party conversation. With it enabled, put ! before a message intended for global chat. /party leave leaves the group, and /party setowner PlayerName hands leadership to someone else.

On Bedrock, /msg and /tell are disabled; use the party channel or Xbox messaging as appropriate. If an invite fails, check the edition, exact gamertag and recipient's invitation settings before repeatedly sending it. The official friends guide covers the Social Menu as well.

Make the lobby comfortable and keep your unlocks organised

On Java, open Profile → Settings; on Bedrock, use Social Menu → Settings. Review player visibility, public chat and friend or party invitations. Reducing distractions is useful when you are learning where the game portals are; turning off public chat does not prevent you from playing.

To equip a cosmetic, return to a hub and open the loot item in the second hotbar slot. Find it by game or type, then select it. An item bought on Bedrock will not appear in Java's inventory. Check the relevant category and gift inventory before assuming a purchase disappeared. See the loot guide.

Fix the pack or connection without losing your worlds

• Missing textures or blank menus: check free storage. On Java, edit the CubeCraft multiplayer entry and enable Server Resource Packs.
• Bedrock pack download fails: leave the server, open Settings → Storage → Cached Data and remove the cached CubeCraft packs. Rejoin and let them download again. Keep your worlds and unrelated packs.
• Still failing: restart Minecraft and, where practical, compare another connection. Follow the operator's pack help.
• Outdated version: check the version requirements above and make sure you launched the installation you updated.
• Authentication or maintenance message: restart the client for a stale login, or wait if the message identifies an outage. A graphics setting will not repair an authentication service.
• A blocked connection or punishment: follow the help route in the official joining guide. If you need support, record the exact message and edition.

More ways to enjoy CubeCraft

If you would like a guided group session, the operator runs Community Games. Watch the event announcement, join its Discord stage when it opens and follow the host's invitation instructions; places are limited. Check the current announcement rather than assuming a session is running today.

Builders can work towards a map submission. Read the mode's dimensions and layout requirements before building, make the work original and keep progress screenshots or a build video. An accepted map credits its creators. This is a longer creative project, separate from simply joining a public match.

CubeCraft Games creates and operates the network. Official references also include the combined joining guide, command list and player settings and safety. Inline images belong to CubeCraft and are credited beside each illustration. The branded MineBrush cover is an editorial illustration; first-session plans are MineBrush's suggestions.