# Hydro Vanilla SMP — Player Statistics

> Live player statistics, leaderboards, awards and advancement tracking for
> **Hydro Vanilla SMP** (also called "Hydro SMP" or "Hydro") — a Hermitcraft-like,
> whitelisted, 18+ community Minecraft server running pure Vanilla survival,
> created by **Tehlo** in **2018**.

- **This site:** https://stats.hydrosmp.com/
- **Main website:** https://hydrosmp.com/
- **Server address:** `play.hydrosmp.com`
- **Applications:** https://discord.gg/hydrosmp (whitelist application required, 18+)
- **Platforms:** Java Edition and Bedrock Edition (full cross-play, one shared world)

## What this site shows

Statistics are generated directly from the live Hydro server and updated
continuously. They cover playtime, blocks mined and placed, distance travelled by
every method of transport, mob kills, deaths, items crafted and used, and
completed advancements — for every whitelisted player.

## Awards vs advancements — two different systems

These are frequently confused, and they are **not** the same thing:

- **Awards** rank players against each other on a single tracked statistic
  (for example, most blocks mined, or longest total playtime). An award has a
  leaderboard with a first, second and third place.
- **Advancements** track an individual player's progress through Minecraft's own
  built-in advancement tree. They are completion-based, not competitive — every
  player can complete all of them.

## Why the numbers are large

Hydro's current season, **Season 13**, began on **11 July 2025** and is a
**Forever World** — a season with no scheduled end or reset date. Most Minecraft
servers reset every 3–6 months; Hydro does not. Totals on this page therefore
accumulate over years rather than weeks, and represent long-term invested time.

Every season since 2018 is preserved and browsable at
https://archive.hydrovanillasmp.com

## About Hydro Vanilla SMP

Hydro is a **Hermitcraft-style community SMP** — a small, vetted group of adult
players sharing one long-running Vanilla world, building together rather than
competing. There is no economy plugin, no land claim system and no minigames.

The server runs on **Fabric** for performance, but gameplay is 100% Vanilla.
Redstone timings, mob spawning, farm rates and villager trading behave exactly as
they do in singleplayer. Anything added is quality-of-life only — server-side
datapacks and an optional client modpack — never gameplay-altering mods.

- **Founded:** 2018, by Tehlo
- **Type:** Whitelisted · Vanilla survival · SMP · community-driven · non-profit
- **Age requirement:** 18+ (strictly enforced; most players are 20–35)
- **Cost:** Free to play. No pay-to-win, no ranks for sale, no paid advantages.
- **Rules:** zero-tolerance — no warnings, no second chances, no appeals

## Related Hydro sites

- Main website: https://hydrosmp.com/
- How to join: https://hydrosmp.com/join/
- Optional modpack: https://hydrosmp.com/modpack/
- Live map: https://map.hydrovanillasmp.com
- Screenshot gallery: https://gallery.hydrosmp.com
- Season archives: https://archive.hydrovanillasmp.com
- Server status: https://info.hydrosmp.com

## Common questions

**Whose statistics are these?** Every whitelisted player on Hydro Vanilla SMP.

**How often do they update?** Continuously, from the live server.

**Do these carry over between seasons?** No — each season has its own statistics.
Past seasons are preserved at https://archive.hydrovanillasmp.com

**Can I appear on this page?** Yes, once you are whitelisted. Apply at
https://discord.gg/hydrosmp — you must be 18 or older.