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Already a month has passed by here in 2025 huh? January has come and gone for many folks, not being as long as some would’ve wanted it to be. What a way to start this new year, huh?
StickyPiston has seen quite a few things through this month. Just to mention a few, quite a few new Minecraft Maps alongside a handful of Minecraft Modpacks have been released to our platform. Outside of that content we’ve also seen the introduction of another member to the Twitch Stream Team! Oh what else.. oh that’s right, the newest Minecraft snapshots have been coming out too.
Alright, time to dive back into January 2025:
New Minecraft Maps
Shoutout to our Minecraft Maps Team! They keep the rotation of games coming in as much as possible, working with mapmakers to promote their maps and a variety of different projects around. Quite a few different maps have released this month. You’ve got maps like Henzoid’s The Trolley Problem 3 and xisumavoid’s Tunnel Rats seeing their releases onto the trials. But there hasn’t been a map that has broken trials in a long while quite like Wii Party in Minecraft has!
What a shock this map drop was! This is one of the very maps outside of Hielke’s maps that have surpassed over 1,400 plays on the trials within a singular week! I think the fact this is an iconic and niche game that has been going through 5 years of development that has made it such a popular pick to all kinds of players. Jevin, dv10, Table, and many of the other talented mapmakers have put their all into making this as great of an experience as it can be.
New Minecraft Modpacks
Think Minecraft maps are all that we have to offer? Well look no further than to Minecraft Modpacks! While not as plentiful as the maps this month, don’t count them out as we have gotten out Valhelsia 7 by Valhelsia Team and even put out the latest of Medieval Minecraft’s Forge series, MMC5. I don’t think anything will top the release of Divine Gaming’s Nightmare Craft however.
How should one talk about this magnificent modpack? Well first off it’s a cohesive storyline filled with an amazingly crafted map with it. Interaction with various NPCs can feel pretty lifelike and working with friends to take down hordes of enemies have never felt better. I think the best way to understand how good the team behind this has worked on it is by ordering a server ASAP and playing it yourself.
The Stream Team Continues to Grow
And already 📺 StickyPiston.TV has grown another member! Now increasing from the previous 150% increased to now a whopping 200%, we welcome in another member to the team.
John Glacious
John here is someone who dabbles around with gaming every so often. Not only is he someone who works for StickyPiston, but he has been a customer since 2018. One of his personal passions is playing singleplayer Minecraft Maps.
Want to know where to tune in for his streams or anyone else on the Stream Team? Look no further than the StickyPiston Twitch Schedule! And if you’re wanting to join this magnificent team yourself, open a support ticket letting us know you’d like to join.
Minecraft Snapshots
You think we’re finished with what has been released this month? Hoo boy. We’ve got the Minecraft Snapshots to talk about! A total of 4 different snapshots have released this month. Let’s take a quick look into what each of them brought in.
January 8th – 25w02a
- New Falling Leaves Particles for leaf blocks that didn’t have them
- Cold and warm variants for the Pigs
- Leaf Litter and Wildflowers seen in the wild
Read the full 25w02a Changelog
January 15th – 25w03a
- Fixes to Saddles to keep their properties
- A new way to access Minecraft Game Tests
- Changes to diagonal & sprinting movement
Read the full 25w03a Changelog
January 22nd – 25w04a
- Reversions for the diagonal & sprinting movement
- Crossbows showing all charged projectiles
- The (sorta) return of Sword Blocking
Read the full 25w04a Changelog
January 29th – 25w05a
- Cold and Warm variants for the Cow
- The Firefly Bush and Bush Blocks
- Improvements to beacon beams rendering
Read the full 25w05a Changelog
Want to experience these snapshots yourself? Order a Minecraft Snapshot server on StickyPiston!
Looking Into February 2025
Phew. That was quite a bit to see. It’s curious as to what February will be bringing to us. Thank you to everyone who has continued to give us support and thanks for allowing us to give you the best service possible.
Taking a peak into February, it seems like we’ll be seeing more Minecraft Maps and more Minecraft Modpacks! Could we perhaps see something such as a new form of Corrupted Tag or maybe even.. A Fox’s Life 2? Probably not, but we can hope!
We’ll also be keeping up the support for the latest Minecraft Snapshots alongside keeping up with making highlights of StickyPiston.TV. It’s best to keep a watch of everything that goes on with our little company on the sea of Minecraft content.
Let’s keep 2025 rolling great!
Stay Crafty 👋