Co-op Survival Crew

Server structure

Overview

Built for a crew of ten to forty people who share one survival world - Valheim, ARK, Palworld, Enshrouded or the next one - and need to coordinate without a spreadsheet. The server is organised around what a survival session actually contains. Base Planning is a forum, so each build (the main hall, the coastal outpost, the farm, the defensive wall) keeps its own thread with the current plan pinned instead of scrolling away. Resource Runs and Build Requests are quick text channels where someone asks for two stacks of iron and someone else claims it. Boss Prep holds the checklist for the next fight and Server Status is a read-only channel where the host posts restarts, wipes and mod updates. Voice is split by purpose rather than by number: a camp fire lobby, two expedition rooms and a boss room capped at ten. Recruits see the camp and the recruiting area only until a moderator promotes them, so a stranger cannot read your base coordinates on day one. Staff have a private chat, a log channel and their own voice room.

When to use it

Your group has outgrown a friends-only voice call: new people are joining, the base has four projects going at once, and important messages get buried under memes. This layout separates coordination from chatter, keeps recruits at arm's length until they earn access, and gives every construction project a thread that lasts as long as the build does.

What makes it different

• Base Planning is a forum with a thread and tags per build, so plans stop scrolling away.
• Recruits cannot see the operations category until a moderator promotes them.
• Expedition voice rooms are separate from the camp lobby and the ten-seat boss room.
• Server Status is host-only, so restarts and wipes are never missed in the chat.
• Builder, Explorer and Fighter are self-assigned roles that show who does what.

Recommended Vetox setup

• Temp Voice

  Point Temp Voice at the Camp Fire lobby so a third expedition gets its own room without adding permanent channels.

• Self-Roles

  Post a Self-Roles panel in #roles for Builder, Explorer and Fighter so members mark their specialty on day one.

• Tickets

  Put a ticket panel in #apply-here so recruits apply in private and moderators promote them from the ticket.

• Reminders

  Schedule a Reminder in #boss-prep the evening before each boss fight with the checklist.

• Leveling

  Give Veteran as a role reward at a level that regular players reach in a month, so the tier means presence.