Maps of
Middle-earth

We use Conquest Reforged paired with our own ArdaCraft Resource Pack, and our own edit of Bliss for our shaders.

We are working at a scale of 1:58. Middle-earth is about the same size as continental Europe, so the work required would take multiple lifetimes. At 1:58, we feel we are striking a good balance between scale and pragmatism. The map is already many times larger than most maps in open-world games. When completed the map will be roughly 50,000 by 45,000 blocks large, or 2,250 square km – roughly the size of Dorset in England. You can learn more about the map here.

You can explore our map or claim a plot to build on your own using our modpack. Our Pathfinder tool allows you to follow in the footsteps of the fellowship while providing small book passages detailing their journey, which you can learn more about here.

Sadly, ArdaCraft currently has no Role-playing elements; for more information, see here. Additionally, Survival mode would be an impossibility due to the lack of ores or food sources. The closest thing we have to an RPG is a Pathfinder, which allows you to follow the path of the Fellowship as they journey to Mordor.

Work began in WorldPainter on the map’s terrain in mid-2013, and building began in November 2014. We celebrated our ten year anniversary in November of 2024.

We ask all applicants to start with an exact 1:1 replica of our current styles on their plot. More information can be found here. After you submit your application, a mentor or overseer will review your application in one or two days.

No, ArdaCraft is a solely creative server

ArdaCraft does not have any NPCs, but we do have realistic custom mobs that populate the map.

Whilst you can play single player with our modpack, it is designed for the ArdaCraft server and thus some things may break. Single player worlds will have default terrain generation instead of our custom map.