I know everyone is looking forward to playing Minecraft 1.18 on the server. We are well aware and want to play just as much as you do. However in order to upgrade the SMP it will have to be reset. Yes, I know we just did. The server will be updated as soon as possible. Although, “possible” is a while away. You can keep checking PurPur for a download for 1.18 in the mean time.
I know this makes it hard for most players to want to continue playing on the current world. As well as make players upset they will loose their builds. All I can say is stay tuned for a world download. (Yes, I am working on the others.)