For some reason when I try joining the server I am being refused ;-;  the connection error that I get is java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused:

 Thanks for reporting this. However this is in the wrong place, I suggest posting this here:https://swdteam.co.uk/forum?p=topic&tid=12

Just ask aSWDTeam member to delete this one if you decide to make another, to avoid duplicate threads.

 Wrong spot. Try here.

The public server is offline at the moment.