BigChadGuys Plus Server Hosting in Australia
BigChadGuys Plus is a cozy multiplayer modpack that plays like Stardew Valley meets Pokemon, blending farming, cooking, decorating, and creature collecting with Cobblemon into one relaxed shared world. It is one of the most popular settle-in packs around, built for groups who want a server that feels like a home base rather than a checklist.
This guide covers how much RAM you need, what to look for in a host, and how to get a BigChadGuys Plus server running in Australia in a few minutes.
What is BigChadGuys Plus?
BigChadGuys Plus is built around everyday life in a shared world. You farm, cook, fish, decorate, complete quests, and catch Cobblemon creatures at your own pace, with shaders included in the pack so the world looks beautiful out of the box. There is light progression to chase, but no boss gauntlet or finish line, which is exactly why groups stay on a BigChadGuys Plus server for months, the town you build together just keeps growing.
BigChadGuys Plus runs on Fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1 and includes around 300 mods. It requires Java 17, and MCHosts automatically selects the right Java version for whichever version or modpack you install, so this is not something you need to configure yourself.
If your group wants the cozy life without the creature collecting, there is a separate BigChadGuys Plus (Non Cobblemon!) edition on newer Minecraft, just search for it by name in the steps below.
How much RAM does a BigChadGuys Plus server need?
Modpack RAM requirements depend mostly on the number of mods loaded and how many chunks players keep active. BigChadGuys Plus is a mid-weight pack, so here is what we recommend as a starting point.
| Players | Recommended RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2 to 5 | 6GB | A comfortable fit for a small group building their first farms and homes |
| 6 to 10 | 8GB | The sweet spot for most groups, with headroom for creature spawns and growing builds |
| 10+ | 10GB or more | For larger communities with sprawling towns and lots of Cobblemon activity |
Modded servers reward headroom. Extra RAM keeps chunk loading smooth when players explore, lets you run a higher view distance, and gives the world room to grow as farms, shops, and homes spread out, so if you are between two plan sizes, the larger one is usually the better experience. The one thing more RAM cannot fix is an oversold host. Many budget plans put lots of customers on the same hardware and let them fight over it, and because Minecraft does most of its work on a single thread, that shows up as lag at peak times no matter how much RAM you buy. Our guide to choosing an Australian host explains the overselling trade-off in more detail.
Why host BigChadGuys Plus in Australia?
Every interaction in Minecraft is a round trip between your computer and the server. From the Australian east coast, a Sydney server responds in roughly 10 to 40 milliseconds. A server in the US or Europe takes 150 to 300 milliseconds, which makes movement and every interaction feel noticeably sluggish.
A cozy pack lives or dies on feel. Farming, fishing, decorating, and chasing down a rare Cobblemon spawn are all constant small interactions, and on a high latency connection each one lands with a little delay that makes the whole world feel like it is wading through syrup. Low latency is what keeps a relaxed pack actually feeling relaxed.
Plenty of big hosts default to US or European locations on their cheapest plans, so always check that an Australian location is available and whether it costs extra.
Setting up a BigChadGuys Plus server on MCHosts
Here is the whole process from start to finish.
- Pick a plan with at least 6GB of RAM from our plans page.
- At checkout, click Browse Modpacks, search for BigChadGuys Plus, and select it. Your server deploys automatically within about 60 seconds with the pack already installed and the Fabric setup handled for you.
- Start the server from the control panel and connect with the matching BigChadGuys Plus profile from the CurseForge app or a Fabric compatible launcher like Prism Launcher.
Already have a server with us? Open the MC Settings tab in the control panel and click Select ModPack to install or switch to BigChadGuys Plus at any time.
Every plan includes 100% dedicated RAM with no overselling, automatic backups, and a 7 day money back guarantee, so you can test real performance from your own connection before committing.
Performance tips for BigChadGuys Plus
- Pregenerate your world. Chunk generation is the most expensive thing a modded server does. Pregenerating a few thousand blocks around spawn with a tool like Chunky prevents lag spikes when players explore.
- Keep view distance sensible. A view distance of 6 to 8 is plenty for modded servers and dramatically reduces the load per player.
- Leave Ram Optimizations on. Every MCHosts server includes a Ram Optimizations toggle in MC Settings that applies modern tuned Java flags, the kind of garbage collection setup you would otherwise have to research and configure by hand. It is on by default, so just do not turn it off.
- Schedule a daily restart. Modded servers accumulate memory bloat over long sessions. On MCHosts there is an "Enable scheduled daily restart" toggle in the MC Settings tab, so set it once at a quiet hour and forget about it.
- Build the town together in one area. A shared town centre with player homes around it loads far fewer chunks than bases scattered across the map, and it is what the pack is designed around anyway.
- Keep an eye on entity heavy farms. Animal pens, villager halls, and item farms quietly stack up entities over months of cozy play. Thin them out occasionally if the server starts feeling slower than it used to.
Frequently asked questions
How much RAM do I need for a BigChadGuys Plus server with 6 players? 8GB is the sweet spot for a group that size, giving enough headroom for creature spawns and a growing shared town. See the table above for other group sizes.
How is BigChadGuys Plus different from a plain Cobblemon server? Cobblemon the mod is the creature collecting core, while BigChadGuys Plus wraps it in a whole cozy life sim, farming, cooking, decorating, quests, and built-in shaders. If your group mainly wants battling and catching, a lighter Cobblemon server is the better fit. If catching creatures is one part of a shared town life, BigChadGuys Plus is the pack.
Can Bedrock players join a BigChadGuys Plus server? No. BigChadGuys Plus requires every player to run the modpack on Minecraft Java Edition, so console and phone players cannot join. If crossplay matters to your group, a vanilla or plugin based server with GeyserMC is the way to go, and that is free on every MCHosts plan.
Can I add extra mods to BigChadGuys Plus? Yes. You can upload additional Fabric mods through the file manager or SFTP, as long as they match Minecraft 1.20.1. Take a backup first, since not every mod plays nicely with a curated pack.
How do I update the server when BigChadGuys Plus releases a new version? Take a backup first, then open the MC Settings tab in the control panel, click Select ModPack, and choose the new version. The panel handles the rest.
Do I need to install shaders separately? No. The pack ships with shaders included and configured on the client side, that is part of its signature look. Shaders run on each player's computer, not the server, so they do not affect your server's performance either way.
Ready to get BigChadGuys Plus running on a Sydney server? Head to mchosts.com.au/plans, pick a plan with at least 6GB, and remember, every new server comes with a 7 day money back guarantee.
