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The month of love has arrived. February comes to give you many different things to love, from both a community point and a hoster’s point of view. Let’s dive into what this month has offered.
StickyPiston is back again with a quite a few more things to see. Not only are we releasing Minecraft Map Drops during the month, but we’re back to promoting Minigame Mash for everyone to enjoy! Of course there’s still new Minecraft Maps and the large assortment of Minecraft Modpacks that release every month. All of this pairs well together like the Parrots and the Bats.
Time to show what we loved about February 2025:
Minecraft Map Drops
We’ve seen the release of a new Minecraft Review series – Minecraft Map Drops! Similarly named to the new Drop system that Mojang has release, these reviews are to talk about a variety of Minecraft Maps (mostly singleplayer) that anyone can see! This is made by none other than our resident writer and Sunday Stream Team member – John Glacious!
The first map to be talked about is Witchcraft & Wizardry! What mysteries was discovered about this map? What sort of wacky hijinks was brought into the school from this man? Only way to find out is by either reading the blog post or watching the YouTube Playlist.
Minigame Mash
Minigame Mash is back! Well, technically, it has never left. We’ve just decided to promote it more so that way more players can come to our weekly event on Fridays. Not to mention getting more people to passively join and play the games would make it more enjoyable for all. 👀
There’s many games to experience! Want to join in on this fun? Head over to minigamemash.com on Java version 1.21.4.
Updated Games
- Gladiator Games
- Sprint Racer
- Dimension Dash
- Glenwood Parkour
- Good Phantom
- Bleps
- Duel: Insurgency
New Games
- Snowy Skirmish 2: Avalanche
- Advancement Hunters
- Space Aces 3
- Building Game Redux
- Crafty Cannoneers
- Temple Topper
- Toxic Escape
- Parkour Donut
Minigame Mash this Friday on February 21st, 2025
Minigame Mash (MGM) is a weekly event that features 3 various Minecraft Minigame Maps. All of these games can be found on the trials and are linked below. Get some practice in before MGM starts!
This week we’ll be playing the following maps:
🔺Temple Topper
💎Advancement Hunters
🍩Parkour Donut
Minigame Mash will start @ 2 PM EST / 7 PM GMT / 8 PM CET / 6 AM AEDT and last for 2 hours.
Everyone is invited so come along!
We also talk in the voice chat on our Discord during MGM, just be sure to keep it family friendly.
New Minecraft Maps
We got many more maps to talk about though! Some singleplayer releases came out like Sandurs’ QuickMeal 01 being brought into the light or Apatche & Luiql’s newest map – Amulet: The Conquest (still in a demo so be gentle with them!). The highlight for this month is definitely ZeroniaServer’s The Purple.
This strange infestation has started taking over various people on these expeditions. The only way to be rid of this is.. by tagging other people! This take on tag has you exploring alien landscapes, collecting artifacts, and avoiding the infected players. And let’s say if you happen to lose. Well you can shake up the game with new spectator abilities. It’s almost as the fun never stops.
New Minecraft Modpacks
A lot of releases came for the Modpacks this month. Many new things to discover such as a reimagining of a zombie apocalypse from TeamLUP’s Apocalipsis Minecraft. There’s also a new edition of Minecraft on the block. The Legendary Edition from the Legendary Workshop brings itself forward to all to experience. It’s probably best to take a look at hosting your own Feed the Beast’s OceanBlock 2 Server.
Best prepare that FTB Quests book to know what to do. A lot of things are changed between FTB OceanBlock to FTB OceanBlock 2. Start out by choosing one of the various islands to start surviving on, gathering scrap and materials. There’s a variety of not just airdrops, but smaller ships and islands to take loot around. Best be prepared to tackle the foes under the water though, as the ocean hugging you isn’t ready to let you go.
Minecraft Snapshots
You might have guessed it, but more Snapshots are coming in this month! What has exactly released already? Well take a look at what we’ve got here.
February 5th – 25w06a
- Warm and Cold variations to the Chickens
- New Desert Flora
- The ability for sheeps to eat anything
Read the full 25w06a Changelog
February 13th – 25w07a
- Data driven Sheep to allow for many colors
- Changes to Sheep Spawns types
- Cartographer & Wandering Trader trade updates
Read the full 25w07a Changelog
February 19th – 25w08a
- New sound variations for wolves
- Adjustments to Sheep Spawning & Leaf Litters
- Fun new Spawn Eggtures (Spawn Egg Textures)
Read the full 25w08a Changelog
Want to experience these snapshots yourself? Order a Minecraft Snapshot server on StickyPiston!
Looking Into March 2025
Another handful of things to be shown off ah-hah. It’s fun to get everything recapped for players to better understand about everything we got in StickyPiston.
As per usual, let’s peak into March for what might be coming. Of course there’s always going to be new Minecraft Maps, but will there always be Minecraft Modpacks? Maybe we’ve topped off with the watery depths of OceanBlock 2, but you’ll never know..
We’ll keep up to date with the latest in Minecraft Snapshots, but could we be seeing a new drop incoming for Minecraft in March? Only way to do is by finding out what goes on. Maybe keep a watch on these blogs to know for sure.
2025 has stayed strong, so let’s see it continue strong!
Stay Crafty 👋