Halloween has arrived again, this time for the year of 2025. This means people are going to want to check out the latest spooks for Minecraft. Specifically, for Modpacks in this situation. There’s atmospheres to the entire point of horror here in this list to see.
When using StickyPiston Hosting, these modpacks are able to be Instantly Setup and play. Minecraft offers many things for the season of frights. When you’re looking for hosting to help you out in finding here, look to us and enjoy these packs this Halloween.
The modern zombie apocalypse is around and you will have to figure out how to survive against the hordes. DeceasedCraft makes this possible by bringing in thrill-seeking action and challenging gameplay. From slashing the undead with new weaponry, shooting them up with a lot of guns, or even using new parkour mechanics to jump around the foes.
Be prepared to Fight or Blight inside of here. Various creatures are ready to disrupt the players from becoming a new beacon of hope for humanity. Radio silence and utter decay forces everyone to get used to how this entire new world.
The reality of horror has returned with Fear Nightfall. The Aether has fallen due to an entity of unknown origin. The dimension has been corrupted by it and has started to spread its malevolent influence across the dimensions. Will you be able to bring the light back to The Aether or will you fall to the malovelence seen?
Last Days of Humanity forces players as the last survivor inside of a wasteland world. Many NPCs are now turned hostile, ready to pilfer everyone who comes nearby. Let’s not forget the amount of hostile mobs ready to take the life of the player now, including infectious parasites.
Grab buddies and learn what is stuck inside of BlightFall. This mission is the last attempt for the crew before they take Jaded to go back to Homeworld. With the likes of Thaumcraft tainting players, one must be wary against entities and even their friends.
Not much is in Remain from this world. The SCP Foundation was left to make sure that dangerous creatures weren’t able to escape. Unfortunate for them, a virus swept the nation uncontained, causing almost everyone to be infected and turned to zombies. As one of the last survivors, you must watch yourself from all hosts of new dangers.
Speedrun TREPIDATION or face succumbing to the Lovecraftian horrors. Spawning in the Nether, face the threat of a timer constantly clicking down for you to take down the Ender Dragon. Dying from the parasites, the dark masters, and repeating is all just a way to instill constant fear and rage into the player.
The First City contains the original city created by an ancient civilization. Grab gear and defeat the Warden to gain access to the portal. Just know that once you enter in, there’s going to be no returning back.
The backrooms have players trapped inside of never-ending corridors. The only way people can get out is by making them into Liminal Industries. They can summon magic to bring back mobs, exploit the environment for utensils, and maybe just make a new home from this endlessly simulated place.
Lost World – The Broken Script introduces a creature hellbent on destroying the world. Exploration is forced in order to keep up from being hunted by this broken script. But be careful as many victims who have fallen under this entity are hunting you down, trying to corrupt your own player into becoming another one of the victims.
Thanks to Minecraft Live – September 2025, we were able to get a full view into this drop! As for when the Drop’s name was revealed? Just last month on Minecraft.net!
This new age of Minecraft has shown just how much Mojang is able to push into their drops. We got some new entities coming in to help different types of players, many different blocks to play with, and a look into the next Minecraft drop already!
Main Highlights to 1.21.9
The Copper Golem able to help early game sorting
Different ways to harness storage systems and organization
A creepy, yet fun, Mannequin Entity for technical developers
Many Copper Decorations to spruce up Industrial Builds
Organize the Systems through The Copper Golem
Get ready Minecraft Players! We’re going to start utilizing the best out of Copper Blocks now! Introducing The Copper Golem, this little guy can help organize your chests and oxidize into an entirely customizable statue. They’re extremely useful and abundant to make.
It’s super simple to make this guy. You just need to get yourself a carved pumpkin and a block of copper. Not only does this make The Copper Golem, but it also makes a new Copper Chest! Put items into this chest to have the Golem sort it into various Chests and Trapped Chests.
There’s not Only Copper Golems who can Help You
Mojang has brought in the power of the new Mannequin creature!
These mysterious “NPCs” are able to be customized in a variety of ways. From turning them into an AI Racer to maybe even making functional NPCs to chat with. There’s unlimited potential and no longer will players be forced to the primitive Armor Stands for their developmental purposes. These Mannequins might be good for convenience stores too…
Time to Shelf that Idea
Alright so maybe not all my ideas are exactly the greatest. Luckily I can Shelf it into a new storage system! These shelves make it easy to swap out using redstone and connect together with ease. And they only need to be crafted with stripped logs! How simple of a recipe.
And there’s many more Copper Decorations to mess with
As if we weren’t done getting building materials. Now we’ve gotten many Copper Decorations to mess with, able to adjust more with this industrial-looking mineral.
Not only have new lighting has come in the form of Copper Lanterns and Copper Torches, but there’s new Copper Bars, new Copper Chains, and even an entirely new Copper Chest! Mojang has went out of their way to give the abundant Copper many more uses and ways to develop. Your builds will start to look more lively thanks to all of it.
Well.. what’s next?
Well the prediction we made last time didn’t come to fruition. However we have been given a pretty good look as to what’s coming next for Minecraft.
The next update of Mounts of Mayhem seems to be pretty intriguing. But what do we think is coming outside of these?
Given they’re more based on The Oceans, we should consider what’s around there. We have a lot of information on them through Coral Reefs, Ruins, and Ocean Monuments, but what other secrets are we going to see in it? Here’s what we think!
A New Ocean – A mysterious new ocean type that harnesses the mystique of the new Nautilus.
Dolphin Riders – Drowned that also ride Dolphins! Functionality is already in the game, so why not make them spawn naturally?
More Prismarine Blocks – More decorations based on the Prismarine Blocks. Copper Blocks got it, so shouldn’t it happen to Prismarine?
The Oasis – A desert structure that rarely spawns with very prominent life. It also has some village settlers.
Like before, these speculations will always remain a stretch. Why?Because it’s fun to think about what’s coming into the next Minecraft drop!
The Copper Rusts as the horror seeps in. That’s right, Minecraft people, October has arrived for the holiday of Halloween! And StickyPiston Hosting is ready to provide these frights for YOU. ☠️
Spooks and scares seep into this month with horrifying Minecraft Maps, shocking Minecraft Modpacks, and a bit of a step back to release The Copper Age – Minecraft’s newest drop! StickyPiston Hosting will be sure to protect you all with our servers both for trials and payed customers. Safety and fun is both guaranteed here!
Or is it.? Let’s see if it is in this October 2025 Blog!
The Copper Age – Minecraft 1.21.9 Has Released!
Minecraft’s The Copper Age has release just a day before October on September 30th, 2025! With the 1.21.9 Drop, we get to see a slue of content & features come into the game. Tons of decorative Copper Blocks come into the game, including Copper Lanterns and Copper Bars. Let’s not forget the gear based on copper including Copper Armor and the Copper Tools.
Want to learn more about what was released in The Copper Age? Read our Blog Post on it here!
There is also new Snapshots to check out too! Be sure to keep a watch back on here to see what has released past The Copper Age!
October 2nd, 2025 – Minecraft 1.21.10 Release Candidate 1
Fixes for entities in cobwebs clipping through Pistons
Chunks now loading while the player is being teleported
Fixed an issue that causes entities on bubble columns to fly high
This month may not feature tons of horror Modpacks, but that doesn’t mean the adventures are stopping! Get to tackling the Summer Apocalypse, even if Summer has ended already. Or perhaps learn how to combat against one’s own soul destruction through Soulrend.
A think a surprise release though has to be Hexxit Revived. This look into Minecraft’s Modded Legacy just goes to show sometimes the original adventures are truly the best experienced! Play with Mo’ Creatures very own return while exploring the many Hexxit Additions making a return in here.
Minecraft Maps – Get through with Friends
Speaking of Adventures, many Minecraft Maps have you adventuring with friends this month it seems. Whether it’d be tackling the horrors of a mysterious Project B-45 or even finding out when She will return.
The real star has to be Veinbound for this month though. This map has blown players out of the water with its unique 2-player puzzle gimmicks, an intense atmosphere, and a final boss worth encountering. Best find a partner and get yourselves out of this mysterious jail.
Do note there is a singleplayer version if you wish to play. Just select the “Solo Ascent” version on the trial website.
Top Horror Content – Curated For YOU
And to end it off for this month, Minecraft Content related to Horror! That’s right, the Spooky Month has a new blog post based on Minecraft Modpacks ready for you to check out! If you wish to see the previous Spooky Modpacks of 2024 and Spooky Maps of 2024, check them out here! If you wish to see what’s for horror for maps this year though, best check out the trials website!
Looking Into November 2025
Screams and frights were just taken to the next level from those mannequins.
November’s looking to cool off and give us some chillier maps. After the release of The Copper Age, there’s going to be tons of new Minecraft Maps and maybe even new Minecraft Modpacks looking to add much more to the pile of content. ✨
StickyPiston Hosting will still keep up with all that’s here too! Doesn’t matter what the releases are, we’ll make sure to provide to content for you to keep enjoying!
Looks like things here at StickyPiston Hosting have seen the weather cool and the farms being shown. 🍂Given that fall is coming on in, it just makes sense!
There’s a lot on the air as this month keeps us safe from the heat! Get outside and play in the leaves or make sure you’re studying for school. StickyPiston Hosting will be here for your indoor fun with providing Minecraft Snapshots, simple Minecraft Maps, and Minecraft Modpacks that span across dimensions!
Come jump right into the September 2025 Blog!
Minecraft Snapshots – The Copper Age Arrives
We got a confirmation on what the next Minecraft Update is going to be – The Copper Age! These snapshots contain all that’s going to be inside of this 1.21.9 update.
September 2nd, 2025 – Snapshot 25w36b
World Border is now dimension specific
Various tweaks to help improve particle performance
You know last month we had to deal with the likes of an Apocalypse happening, but now we got modpacks that go across many different dimensions! Whether it’s exploring across Mobius in the SoniCraft Pack or exploring a new perspective in Guild Adventures.
All The Mods 10 – To The Sky blasts right in as a new Skyblock Modpack from the ATM Team! Traverse with classics like Ex Deorum while learning the secrets of the dimensions hidden inside. This modpack is sure to bring even newcomers right inside to this modded genre.
Minecraft Maps – A Simple Life Achieved
Meanwhile maps this month have decided to take a kick back and be a bit more realistic. The likes of Realistic Golf makes it easy to hit in bank shots and putt your balls right in. Or even find yourself taking a stroll for some rides inside of the Voxel Park.
Another simple way to enjoy life is through A Fox’s Life 2. This sequel improves upon the original by adding in more objectives and fun dialogue to read. Not to mention there’s just so many diamonds to grab, upgradeable abilities, and unlike the first game – multiple bosses to fight!
Looking Into October 2025
Keeping things cool and unwinding down for the Holidays.
October’s looking that it might be continuing the trend. Seems like The Copper Age is going to be giving us even more to look forward to! Given the spooky month is coming, I wonder if any new Minecraft Modpacks and Minecraft Maps will try to bring out the spooks better than last year. 👻
StickyPiston Hosting will be sure to give you whatever releases! Keep being yourself and enjoying what is brought into our sights!
And now StickyPiston Hosting has come to the hottest part of the year – August! ☀️Best keep yourself inside and prepared for more content from us.
Hope everyone has got their sunscreen ready! Even the air conditioning might not save us from the sun. But you know what will? StickyPiston Hosting‘s new content from the latest of Minecraft Snapshots, a helping of Minecraft Maps, and the main course – Minecraft Modpacks!
Prepare yourselves for the August 2025 Blog!
Minecraft Snapshots – Adorn the Copper Decor
We’re learning more as to what’s behind this next update and all that entails! There’s so much more use added to Copper, that even I want to start mining it!
There seems to be a trendy theme recently involving Apocalyptic Endings during the recent map push. We got the likes of Fight or Blight alongside Liminal Industries bringing new ways to handle different scenarios outside of the Zombies. But the most popular thing recently is.. Bingo!?
Yet Another Bingo: Ultimate comes in as a huge surprise for everyone! Lot of people seem to enjoy how simple it is to utilize the lobby and customize what they want out of the game. And with features coming from multiple modes such as Lockout or even Inventory.. there’s a lot of replayability in here. No wonder it seems to be a fan favorite for the month!
Minecraft Maps – The Trial for Horror
On the topic of horror, it seems like a few more adventure maps have come out, including some interesting horror based journies. You got Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, a continuation into the long map series of FNAF in Minecraft. Then you also got Homeicide, a peculiar map about solving a Murder Mystery.
A think a surprise this month was Trial Champions though. At first it just seems like Super Smash Mobs coming back to the forefront, but in truth it’s much more! There’s a lot of classes to look at in here and different battlegrounds that make it a completely unique experience to see!
Looking Into September 2025
Bit more of a shorter month, but that’s alright. Nothing wrong with taking a break!
What should we expect for September though? Let’s hope that we get more news on our Fall Drop featuring the copper additions! Given that September is associated with harvests and farms, I wonder if any new Minecraft Modpacks and Minecraft Maps will feature different ways to involve farming. 👀
Doesn’t matter what’s provided as StickyPiston Hosting will be sure to give it to you! We’ll keep doing what we do so that way you can keep enjoying what’s given.
Phewy! It is getting pretty hot and we’re not even in the middle of summer yet! 💦 StickyPiston Hosting is here to make sure the family doesn’t get any heatstrokes.
This month has been hot, hot, hot! Heat waves have come all over and lots of sun having come all about. StickyPiston Hosting is able to keep your summer activities nice and cool with tons of Minecraft Maps to play, the offering of the newest Minecraft Snapshots, and even sequels to many Minecraft Modpacks.
Let’s hurry into July 2025 before we start to melt!
Minecraft Snapshots – The Great Copper Popper
Well we didn’t get an End Update as per usual. HOWEVER something else that’s magnificent has taken its place! Introducing the Copper Update!
Let’s go over some of the details for the next Snapshot. Not only are we getting The Copper Golem which can sort your chests for you, but we’re also getting new Copper Tools and Copper Gear! They serve as a mediator between stone and iron, in case you can’t find any iron.
July 15th, 2025 – Minecraft 1.21.8 Release Candidate 1
A fix to the game screen potentially freezing
Intel getting a lot of fixes with integrated graphics
AMD Graphics no longer crashes for Invalid Shaders in Resource Pack
Many Modpack Sequels have started popping up this summer! First up we got ourselves Create Chronicles: The Endventure, a continuation and more relaxed version to its Bosses and Beyond modpack. Then we got MC Eternal 2, a sequel people have been waiting for almost a decade now! Holy cow! But I think most impressively we are seeing the return of FTB Skies.
FTB Skies 2 doesn’t just have the Happy Ghast backported to older Minecraft versions, but it allows you to pick one of many paths! One can use the power Crystalmancy to harness crystalline power to produce expensive materials. Another could cultivate Mystical Agriculture seeds to make these same materials. And then others could Prospect all that’s around them, taking it more slow and casual. There’s so much to explore that one might need to Order a Server to experience the best of it with friends.
Minecraft Maps – Abundance of New Maps
Speaking of many new things, quite a few authors have dropped their maps on the trials. TEHEK and LunaEclipse have dropped their maps such as Intervention, a spy-based PvP game, and Color Wars, a team based OITC styled game. There’s even Missile Wars Recrafted remaking the classic Missile Wars game to modern versions!
I think one of the highlights this month though has been Mowse and their CTM maps! You got maps like Uncomplete CTM, putting players into dismantling a monument instead of completing it, and Labyrinth: Antiquity! This map puts you into exploring the ancients and uncovering some dark truths. Best load up a trial and explore what might be hiding inside.
Summer Time Heat – Get a Minecraft Server!
AAAAHHH! THE HEAT IS TOO MUCH! SOMEONE COMFORT ME HERE!
Oh what’s that? StickyPiston is offering their services? Playing a numerous amount of modpacks, maps, and even the April Fools snapshots without any extra costs? Well what am I waiting for! Get me out of this heat and get me to ordering a Minecraft Server with StickyPiston!
The benefits for being with StickyPiston seem to be numerous. Quick and Instant Setups for any Minecraft Server I decide to install, detailed support on any potential issues, and a HUGE library of content are all waiting in here.
Looking Into August 2025
Phewy! An action packed month of heat and content has been coming in July!
Honestly, I’m hoping that August sees a just as much as July has gotten. We still should be getting new Minecraft Modpacks and plenty of Minecraft Maps going on, but Minecraft Snapshots are keeping us on our toes!
StickyPiston Hosting will still be providing the best we can though! Even with the massive amount of content, we’ll keep going on and giving it out to you guys as fast as possible.
We got a pretty darn good clue as to what we were getting in Summer thanks to Minecraft Live – March 2025! But the name of this drop wasn’t even revealed until the end of May.
But aren’t we all glad the name and features have shown themselves. We got a new fellow passive mob coming in to improve our building, the newest ability to help find friends, and even the introduction of a fun Minecraft Mapmaking tool!
Main Highlights to 1.21.6
Introduction to recipes for old items like the saddle
Improved Mechanics for the shears and lead
Different Ghast variations to give the player a pleasant time
The tool of dialogs to give a fun tool for data pack creators
This Update has made the Ghasts Happy
Take heed Minecraft players! We’re going to be going into the Nether to find ourselves the new Dried Ghast block. With this block, we’ll safely escort it into the overworld and submerged it into water. Once 20 minutes have passed, it will become the cute new Ghastling! So long as we keep it alive and well kept up, it will spawn our new friend – The Happy Ghast!
With this new Happy Ghast, you can use it for all kinds of things! Take to the skies with 3 other friends as you all make your way across potentially dangerous areas of the world safely. Build safely as you stand upon the Happy Ghast. Or maybe just play a game of Snowball Tag with it.
Mojang has introduced the power of dialogs to the player! But what are dialogs?
This new command syntax allows it so that way mapmakers, data pack developers, or even server operators can create custom menu screens! You could make it appear as if they’re performing a multiple choice question, can give a warning before they do any specific action, or just be used for silly tricks and trolls. The possibilities are endless!
Get Teared up for New Music
Remember when you got an advancement for deflecting a Ghast’s fireball? Well now that’s not the only thing you get! They drop the Tears music disc (music by Amos Roddy) after that happens too! There’s also more music given for the environment by Amos too. They are Below and Above, Broken Clocks, Fireflies, Lilypad, and O’s Piano.
I have lost my Friend! Mojang help!
Oh no! My friend and I were exploring completely opposite directions and we have lost on where we are supposed to be! Mojang – how do we find each other!?
Well fear not players. Mojang has came to the rescue with the new locator bar! While this does temporarily replace the experience bar, it is also used to locate players from far distances or, with commands, can be used to create waypoints! Now my friend and I can find out where we are and estimate where the other is.
Well.. what’s next?
We don’t necessarily know what’s coming for the next drop.. so what is next for Mojang to make?
Well we got a chance to predict what might be coming next! The next update is fall so we might have something related to horror or, at the very least, something spooky.
And what’s more spooky than The End! A mysterious place, a place of unknown origin, a symbol of the literal end. We think that The End will finally be seeing a few additions alongside an easier way to teleport across dimensions. So here’s what we are expecting if this is the case:
A New Structure – This structure might be associated to those ancient builders..
Phantom Changes – Phantoms will spawn naturally in the End instead of being insomnia related.
FrENDerman – A friendly Enderman, just like the Happy Ghast!
Ender Arrows – Arrows that allow the player to shoot in a straight line.
Forgotten Oasis – An old biome with ice and strange End plants, giving the feeling of life now being gone.
Dimension Predicate – And finally, a predicate for the /tp command to teleport across dimensions.
Are these speculations a stretch? Yes! But isn’t that the fun part of speculation and theory crafting?
Ooohhhh we’re halfway there~ Whooaaa! Riding on the Ghast! StickyPiston Hosting here to deliver the news and chase the future skies.
StickyPiston is on the never ending drive to bring the players what they want in Minecraft! We’re here to show our pride in June 2025. What do we got on the radar for releases this month? New Minecraft Maps, tons of new Minecraft Modpacks, the potential release of the Chase The Skies update, and an update to our Mapmaker’s Contact.
Okay okay. We should get right into what is going on for June 2025!
Minecraft Snapshots & Chase The Skies Update
Just as a reminder, we have gotten the name of the new Chase The Skies drop coming right in! Every Tuesday we keep getting the new Minecraft Snapshots & it’s no longer on the Wednesdays. Here’s the ones that come out this month:
As always, we continue to bring you the latest and greatest maps from fellow mapmakers. Learn how to use wind charges and the new mace inside of Mace UP! Engage with many new creatures inside of STATICAPHOBIA, trying to strap yourself in for whatever cash you can collect. Maybe even take your friends with tackling raids in Chronicles of Light: Submerged Singularity.
And in come Desolate Desert, Quillmark’s newest Survival Games map! Old Pharoahs alongside their followers used to worship an ancient god here, one who went by the name of Arshae’a. Explore this long forgotten land while trying to defeat the other contestants. Be the best in looting all that’s inside and tackling foes.
Updating our way to Contact Mapmakers
Mapmaker integrity and respect is extremely important to all of us. Whether we’re seeing people just starting their journey into developing maps or if we got many experts in the field who have made tons of maps. Every single map is important to us here at StickyPiston and we want to make sure everyone is having the respect they deserve.
We used to just contact mapmakers, ask them if we’re allowed to have their maps, then upload them onto the trials. Things are different now though! In order to keep their map’s integrity intact and its progress respected, we’ll making sure mapmakers are involved in the process all the way through!
In return, all we ask is simply that the word about us is spread around. That’s it! We don’t ask for much else. Submit your map here!
Tons of New Minecraft Modpacks
Feeling scared? Want to try frightening yourself for some Spooky Summer Scares? Well get prepared to jump into A Shattered Prophecy, a new ARG Modpack ready for you to unravel. Let’s not forget there’s Hope and despair hiding about, ready to stop you in your tracks. Of course, modpacks aren’t just about horror these days.
Sky to Void combines the classic idea of a Skyblock into a multiform adventure map. Not only will you be discovering many of NPCs to interact with, but you’ll discover how to harness a large amount of materials to upgrade the base tools you obtain.
Looking Into July 2025
The summer has arrived and would you look at that? It’s the sixth month of the year! Looking back it seems like Chase The Skies has arrived and given us more to look forward to.
StickyPiston is always looking for fresh talent and to sharpen up what we got. Not only do we try to keep a look out for the latest and greatest of New Minecraft Maps, but we’re going to make sure we keep the Minecraft Snapshots rolling as they’re coming and to continue providing many New Minecraft Modpacks!
Want to hear a fun fact? We’re closer to 2050 now than we are to the start of the century, the year 2000! It just means we’re going to get cool new tech, many advances, and so so much more.
Who knew the start of being a delivery boy would lead to an epic adventure? Best avoid those monsters and get into that portal leading to a new age! Deliver unto them justice!
That is the start to the Epic RPG PVE map known as Across The Time. All hope is dying thanks to the beginning of the Apocalypse. As the last representative(s) of the human race, you must use the power of Dahal to gather the 9 powerful gems back.
The journey is wrought with obstacles, hard puzzles, a gargantuan amount of monsters, and much more. It’s best to learn how to use the Dahal through the spell books and grab personalized equipment. Good luck and save this world!
Highlights
Custom made spells for older Minecraft
A large variety of dungeons awaiting you
Tons of handwritten lore and stories
Various upgrades to unlock
Over 20 hours of gameplay
Given this is a type CTM Map, everything talked about will be based on each of the sections involved and what the thoughts are on them in full. This will lead to a final score given for the map and full thoughts and what I wish to see improved going into the sequel map.
This review was from John Glacious playing the map live on StickyPiston.TV.
If you wish to catch me live playing Minecraft Maps, tune into 📺StickyPiston.TV on Sundays @ 6 PM CST / 7 PM EST & 12 AM BST (following day). You can catch the playthrough of Across The Time on YouTube. StickyPiston has provided a playback that is forever saved here:
Introduction
The tutorial is honestly not too bad! It gives you a pretty easy run down of how the map works and how you’ll be fighting everything. I decided to try out normal mode in my playthrough simply because I figured it wouldn’t be that tough.. right?
After the tutorial, we got into the introduction of the city which is where we learn how we’re just a menial delivery boy/girl. Well after some time, a zombie apocalypse happens (joy..) and we gotta escape the city! With the help of a disembodied voice, we make our way into a portal of the past and head on our way to meet the king.
The city of Earndhel
It’s an interesting segment and a good segway into how this map goes “Across The Time”. After meeting the king, we get the choice of going to one of two different dungeons. Like an idiot I am though, I ended up going for the Desert of Kakkara…
Dungeon 2 – Desert of Kakkara
But before that we got to help this drunken man Emerald out. We help him out in trying to get his bottle of schnapps and he ends up giving us..a decent axe to use against mobs. It’s not terrible, better than our base sword, but outside of that it’s really nothing special. And as you’ll soon learn, durability becomes a big problem.
After raiding his house, we go straight into Kakkara and are bombarded with many skeletons. If I was smart I would’ve ended up avoiding this area first and would’ve went straight for Firone Forest. But nope, I continued onward.
The Kakkara Dungeon
I helped out some villagers from this desert village. They looked like Pigmen funny enough.. well who cares? We don’t judge folks from the way they look. After enough conversation, we learn about where the main dungeon is located and start making our way through.
The mobs were tough, but not unfair, and the challenges provided weren’t too bad. But then we get into the boss and I think you’ll soon see a pattern with all bosses going forward. It had a lot of health, a unique gimmick, and the only way you normally fight is just.. whacking it with your weapon. Whoo…
Dungeon 1 – Firone Forest
So after getting the Gem for Desert of Kakkara, we do a couple extra side objectives then make our way back to the actual first dungeon of the map – Firone Forest. Most of the hostile mobs are either Spiders, weak Zombies, or wolves we can easily one shot. Okay, now THIS feels like where I should’ve fought first.
Temple Silvestre
We keep going through the thick forest, getting lost a few times, and after some time, get our way to grabbing the proper first gem. Yeah, we just take it. There was a silverfish we had to fought, but the only issue with it is that the boss had a lot of health. Outside of that? No challenge at all.
Dungeon 3 – Village d’Otauria & Sanctuary of Tamdor
I think the neighboring town alongside this dungeon is when I started to see proper cracks forming underneath this map. Mobs started to become more of an annoyance than a unique threat to encounter alongside a lot of quirks that made 1.8 and older charming start to go away. Combine that with a lack of gain in money for valuable items is… really starting to take its toll.
The Sanctuary of Tamdor
Slowly making my way through the water based dungeon, I got annoyed to the point where I started cheating which the game slowly hinders you on if you do that. So you gotta be creative if you want.. or find the command block that’s preventing you from changing gamemodes. I just took the easy way out of ending myself to mobs.
The bosses here also immediately start to be annoying. Not only is it not obvious who the boss exactly is… but it’s also apparent that it was stupidly difficult. Combine that with the dungeon itself being kinda confusing and not easy to tell where to go? Yeah this dungeon wasn’t fun to get through.
Dungeon 4 – The Catacombs of Earndhel
Hoo boy. Yeah I’m sorry I’m just gonna be repeating a lot of things. Another witch boss that’s annoying? Check. Another large set of mobs that are annoying? Um, check please. The only thing that I found fun to mess around in this dungeon was the puzzles. The puzzles were quite fun to get used to and to learn over all.
The Forgotten Catacombs of Earndhel
It also doesn’t help that I actually didn’t remember what this place was until looking back at my VODs. Seriously, it was super forgettable in the grand scheme of things.
Dungeon 5 – Angband
Okay so I had initially ran into a Nether disabling part for this. IMMEDIATELY got it fixed on my end so my bad.
After this though.. yeah this area wasn’t as bad as the last two to this. Initially encountered a bug where the main gate wasn’t opening properly, but that’s besides the point. The main fights I had weren’t as bad. Enemies felt many, sure, but unlike before these ones were Zombie Pigmen who you had to decide whether or not you wish to fight or wish to avoid fighting. Not to mention the boss involved was.. okay the boss kinda sucked, I’m not gonna lie.
Entrance of Angband
It’s just a Wither Skeleton with stupidly powerful minions. You kill him to beat it. But the lead up to it was pretty neat! Fighting a mini boss then having to mess with the source of corruption itself.. that is what leads to the plot of Across The Time 2, but that’ll be saved to another blog.
Not to mention the builds here were honestly fantastic! Whimsical, fun, and overall just a joy for the eyes.
Dungeon 6 – Dungeon of the Past
And now we get back into the annoyances. Outside of the crypt that I didn’t end up partaking until Dungeon 8’s time, most of what’s here consisted of the following:
Annoying mini-bosses
Tons of mobs that just respawn and tank hits
Lots of armor breaking
The stairs to the Dungeon of the Past
The only upside to this area really was the fact I enjoyed the boss fight in this.. that is until there wasn’t much explaining how to get to the top of his head. This was when I started looking at walkthroughs to get across.
Dungeon 7 – Echor & Dungeon 8 – Ouranos
I’m lumping Echor & Ouranos together for this one. Let me sum it up for you in how these dungeons both ended up playing out.
Long confusing corridors with puzzles that are difficult
Many mobs required for progression that are super high in health
Tons of annoying pitfalls one could easily slip through and die without problem
Stupidly annoying bosses that will require a few attempts
A picture from EchorThe Final Pillar of Ouranos
I was starting to basically reach my breaking point with this map and I think I officially broke it upon coming into the next dungeon…
Dungeon 9 – Desolation
Okay this dungeon takes the cake in pure annoyance. Not only are you stuck behind a lot of puzzles that make no sense AND are basically impossible to read as an English viewer, BUT you also are able to get stuck in a multitude of places, causing you to kill yourself over and over again.
Couple that with annoying enemies and more dialogue than I can recall being shown in the map at any point, I was just beyond done with playing it. I trucked on because not many people would do it, but I went out of my way to cheat through the dungeon.
A picture of Desolation
AT THE VERY LEAST I will give it credit for having a chase sequence with the boss before fighting him. Well.. before you have to go through 7 annoyingly long puzzles to then fight him.
That my friends is what we call too much padding.
Final Dungeon – The Present
And here we are at the Final Dungeon.. which is the present in where this map takes place. I won’t lie, this combines the WORST aspects of all the map together.
Puzzles that are annoying and require you to go through multiple times in frustration? That’s there. Swarming amount of mobs that not only don’t go down easy, but also take a while to cut through without the right weapons? Mhmm, that’s here as well. A plethora of annoying sequences and corridors the players are going to have to chuck themselves through to reach the end? Don’tcha know it!
A large building involving a place of horrible experiments in The Present
And to put the cherry on top, annoying mini-bosses and mob waves that basically KILL any amount of fun you might have had. The boss is no better at this too, being what is essentially a worse version of the “Dungeon of the Past” boss while having some more unique and fun (in the moment) attack patterns.
Overall Thoughts
I’m not going to sugarcoat everything – I got real tired of this map real quickly. It started out as a really nice visit back to Minecraft during its early days and I enjoyed a lot of what was around to begin with! But as we kept going on, mobs kept being harder to beat, kept being too plentiful to deal with, kept being annoying, and then there started being too many winding segments.
Everything just got tiring, unfun, and boring. Not to mention all of the reading involved without any supplementary context with not everything being translated just felt… exhaustive. Was it still a good map by the end of the day? Of course! It was still enjoyable and I was able to push myself to the end of it. But this is not something I’d really recommend to other people as a starting point and I’d recommend they find a way to play it with friends.
Overall, I think this map is a 5/10. It needs more work for an English speaker and difficulty for “Normal” needs toning down.
Things I’m hoping to see improved when I go back to play Across the Time 2 – Time for Regrets:
Improved Class System – More of a reason to pick certain classes then just extra perks at the start
Improved Translations – I want to see everything translated that needs translation
Better Level Design – Make it at least make sense as to where I need to go next
Less “Dragging” Sections – Make it long, but don’t make it feel like it’s a drag to get through
Better Side Quests – Make me want to try out the side quests involved
Improved Difficulty – Don’t just spam a bunch of mobs at me. Make them fun to fight or interact against
Easier Readability – Make it easier to read lengths of dialogue. Bite sized chunks, easy to follow eyes on, the works!
I do hope that when I revisit Across the Time 2, I’ll be pleasantly surprised with it being improved instead of disappointed on retreads.
May we have some of your time? StickyPiston Hosting is here to give players a new batch of releases for players to enjoy!
Continuing to talk about all the new additions, we’re here to splash inside of May 2025. We’re going to be talking about a variety of things around from the latest Minecraft Snapshots to the many Minecraft Maps that are right around the corner.
Righty-o. It is time to leap into May 2025:
Minecraft Snapshots
John: Every Wednesday we have been getting- Happy: Er.. hey John? They’re not on Wednesday anymore. John: What? What do you mean? Happy: They’re on Tuesdays now! Take a look at the last few snapshot pushes. John: …Oh! So they are! Thanks Happy.
So every Tuesday we’ve been getting new Minecraft Snapshots. But what are we supposed to call this new change? It’s no longer a “It’s Wednesday, my dudes.” Hm… how about “Time for a Tuesday Tally.” Nah that doesn’t sound right. A-ha! “Tuesday has come my Testificates.” Fits Minecraft perfectly!
Oops right. The snapshots! Here’s the ones that came out this month..
May 6th, 2025 – 25w19a
New ways for Projectiles to Target Entities
Fog now having a new atmospheric perspective
Test Framework no longer restarts upon server restart
As always, Minecraft Maps have been coming around on a near constant. Just in the beginning of the month we’ve had over 12 new maps! We got multiplayer hits such as Platform of Chaos or LeagueCraft. But you wanna know a real good hit that players should be checking out?
Gluttony, a sin to describe one’s insatiable hunger. You, being a hungry sinner, are the most gluttonous of the folks. The only way to satiate this appetite is by becoming the monument. That’s right – you gotta eat the wool!
Minigame Mash
Oh come on! Don’t think we’re going to go a blog post without speaking about Minigame Mash! Weekly, event, happening on our Discord, you know the drill. Just be sure to show up on all the Fridays that it comes around.
Submit your Minecraft Map to the StickyPiston Trials to make it a featured map here! If you’re just a player though, join on minigamemash.com through the Java version 1.21.1 or 1.21.4.
Minigame Mash this Friday on May 16th, 2025
May is around and we “may” see some interesting games. As usual, we feature 3 various Minecraft Minigame Maps. All of the games are on trials that way you can get some practice in.
Minigame Mash will start @ 2 PM EDT / 6 PM UTC / 8 PM CEST / 5 AM AEDT and last for 2 hours. Everyone is invited so come along!
We also talk in the voice chat on our Discord, so join and be family friendly!
New Minecraft Modpacks
Hoo boy hoo boy. There’s a TON of new Modpacks that have just come out to StickyPiston in May. You can enjoy the latest of the Farming Crossing series in the Farming Crossing 5 modpack here or relax inside of the Best Vanilla World that anyone has ever seen.
And we got some big news for Modpacks! All The Mods is not getting just one, just two.. but THREE new installments! While we’re unsure when they’re coming, we got All The Mods 10 Lite which will allow lower end players to enjoy the experience, All The Mods 10 To The Sky to break the trilogy into a series, and what most folks are probably waiting for.. All The Mods 11! Get excited everyone, this modpack series is here to stay for the future of Minecraft.
Looking Into June
Summer time is almost here and you know what that means? No I don’t mean the nice sunny beaches or the hot heat for those here. We’re talking about the potential of the new Minecraft Drop releasing!
What StickyPiston is looking for is people to continue dropping awesome Minecraft Maps, the potential of new features from Minecraft Snapshots, the reveal of the next Minecraft Drop, and just maybe some more Minecraft Modpacks.
To think we’re almost halfway through the year of 2025. Keep watch and see us soar to new heights and provide the best quality possible to all players!
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