Why I’m Bringing Back SuegoFaults – My Adult Minecraft Server

It’s 3 am, and I’m listening to that Wolf Gang album again - the same one that inspired the name “SuegoFaults” twelve years ago. I should be asleep, but something pulled me back to the music, the memories, and the server that once felt more like home than anywhere else.

How it started

In 2013, I was 20 years old with more energy than direction. The world felt overwhelming, so I built my own. SuegoFaults was born on 10 May 2013 - not as a project or product, but as a refuge. A place where creation mattered more than consumption. Where connections formed without pretense. Where the rules made sense.

I stayed up all night configuring plugins, obsessing over spawn designs, and writing welcome messages I thought sounded professional (they didn’t). But what started as an escape quickly became something bigger.

People came. They built homes, then towns. They formed alliances and inside jokes. They showed up on weeknights when someone was going through a breakup. They celebrated birthdays across time zones. I still remember when Seth Macy visited for an article and wrote, “Spawning into SuegoFaults is like walking into a room filled with friends.” That wasn’t just a nice quote - it was exactly what we’d become.

Why I left

The truth is, SuegoFaults became my entire world. Every free moment, every emotional investment, poured into this digital space. I got lost in it - in both beautiful and concerning ways. Eventually, I needed distance to rediscover who I was beyond the game.

So I did what twenty-somethings do: I travelled. That journey took me to London, where I spent the past decade building a life and a career I’m proud of.

But SuegoFaults never really ended. The community carried the spirit forward through new servers - SquareSquare, CasaNirvana, Fullstack. New names, new maps, but the same people staying connected. They carried the torch while I found my way.

It’s humbling to realise something you made took on a life beyond you.

Why I’m coming back

Last month, I found an old external hard drive with our world saves. Seeing those digital landscapes again - the castle we spent weeks perfecting, the underground rail connecting our homes, the memorial garden we built after a member lost their father - something clicked.

SuegoFaults wasn’t just a server. It was proof that genuine connection can happen anywhere. That strangers from across the world can become family. That shared creativity forges deeper bonds than shared consumption ever could.

In 2013, I created SuegoFaults because I needed an escape. In 2025, I’m bringing it back because we all need a place to belong.

What I’m bringing back

The SuegoFaults returning in 2025 isn’t a replica. Ten years in the tech industry changes how you think about digital spaces - even ones built for play.

I’m bringing product thinking to something I love - not to make it more professional or optimised, but to make it more thoughtful. I understand communities better now. I’ve learned to listen to feedback without losing sight of the vision. I’ve seen that the most meaningful features aren’t always the ones people ask for - they’re the ones that meet the needs beneath the requests.

But more than anything, I’ve learned that the best digital spaces aren’t defined by features or frameworks. They’re defined by how they make people feel. Whether they foster connection. Whether they leave moments with us long after we log off.

What I want for this new chapter is simple: a place where we build more than structures. Where we create memories. Forge friendships. Rediscover a sense of belonging that’s become rare online.

A place that feels like coming home, even if home is made of blocks.

What this is really about

The internet has changed since 2013. We’ve moved from open worlds to algorithm-driven platforms. From making things to monetising them. From real connection to profile curation.

I want SuegoFaults to be an alternative. Not a nostalgic throwback, but a conscious choice to build a different kind of online space:

Where we’re people first, not profiles
Where we build things together, not just comment on posts
Where friendship isn’t measured in likes or followers
Where showing up means actually being there

I don’t know if that still makes sense in 2025. Maybe Minecraft servers are relics. Maybe community means something else now.

But I need to try. Because I miss the late-night voice chats that became life conversations. I miss watching someone build their first real house. I miss the joy of completing something massive, together. I miss the feeling of belonging just for being present.

The invitation

So here I am, twelve years later, reaching out across time and screens.

To those who built the first town hall with me, who stayed up until sunrise just talking, who showed up when life got hard - and to those who’ve never placed a block but want a place to belong:

The door is open. The world is loading.

Come build something with us - not because it matters to everyone, but because it matters to us.