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Finding Your Way Around the NodeCrest Lobby

Use the lobby menus, profile and navigation commands to reach your world, friends, cosmetics and game modes.

1 min readPublished 6 October 2026Updated 6 October 2026
Applies to: java
NodeCrest lobby

Start with the menu

Join play.nodecrest.com and use /menu to open Game Modes. SMP leads to your personal survival world; other available modes have their own progression. Menu items explain what they do when you hover them, so read the tooltip before clicking.

Use /profile for your account overview, progression and friends. The lobby hotbar also provides shortcuts to common features.

The NodeCrest lobby Game Modes menu and its SMP entry. The NodeCrest lobby Game Modes menu and its SMP entry.

Come back to the hub

Use /lobby or /hub to return from a game server. /leave is another lobby shortcut. Returning to the lobby is different from shutting down your SMP: its power controls are in Your SMP.

If a menu is loading, keep its status visible and wait for the result. An unavailable feature is not an invitation to repeat the same request continuously.

Choose your next step

Start with creating an SMP, playing with friends, or claiming a companion. Check the rules before sharing a world with others.