Sloth. Not only is it my favorite tree-dwelling mammal and character from the 1985 adventure comedy film The Goonies – but also the deadly sin I’d say I excel at! Take it from me folks, there’s nothing better to do than doing nothing. As a matter of fact, I’d like to cut this preamble short as all this writing is cutting into my time of playing today’s release of new Java Realms maps!

PLACEHOLDER

by SimonDMC & EurekaX 

Titles – who has the time to come up with these? “Placeholder”, also known as “Uhh We Haven’t Decided on a Name Yet” takes place on a map that is due in two weeks, but as the narrator voice informs us, we’re welcome to look around as long as we don’t fiddle with anything. But fiddle we will, especially when there’s so many fun puzzles and interactions to work with in this map – like the pause button that can stop time for other entities while you can move around freely! If we set aside the powers of procrastination a gadget like that could give you, I’d be amiss to not mention what I consider the epitome of slackerness in this map: a non-combat boss fight with an evoker that is seemingly too lazy to put up any resistance!

A GIFT FOR ALLAY

by Loy, zhvsjia & KevinCreeper

Now, I haven’t checked up on this, but I believe it’s unwritten company praxis that members of Mojang Studios should not show bias towards mob vote candidates. On a completely unrelated note, my “Justice for copper & tuff golem” march is scheduled for tomorrow, and I’d love it if you could join! Past travesties aside, I do feel the allay is everything I want a mob to encompass, mainly: servitude and picking up stuff I’m too lazy to do myself! And now with “A Gift for Allay” we have a loving tribute to everyone’s favorite Minecraft butler, a 2D puzzler where you will move blocks, contest with gravity, and maybe even flip the entire level upside down in order to shower the eponymous attendant with gifts! Now personally my stance for my servants is that I consider a hard day’s work its own reward, but to each their own!

WHACK’EM REMIX

by Yeggs 

The artist P. Diddy (and the Bad Boy Family) may have invented the remix, but anyone familiar with Java Realms knows that Yeggs – a true Minecraft artist – perfected it, case in point the “Whack’em Remix” map. Now remakes are my thing and I don’t think enough credit is given to those who go out of their way to reinvent the wheel (and throw some extra rims on it), so in honor of those everyday heroes, I’d like to remix former New on Java Realms honcho Marc Watson’s words from the original map’s blog post! Rejoice:

ALSO RELEASING TODAY

REEF RACE

by Mapmaker's Bootcamp 

IN MEMORY OF DAD

by Bimmeren 

FLOWER TOWN

by NapkiinsA 

OH DEER, SPRINGTIME IS HERE! 

by Sadical & Dxgital 

VOLCANO BAY

by RiceFarmer11 

RIVER OF REPOSE

by Sadical & Dxgital

BAMBOO VILLAGE

by Thunderie 

PILLAR PUMMEL

by Yeggs 

ARCHIPELAGO ESCAPE 

by Orion Build Collective 

GONNA COME UP WITH A CLEVER OUTRO LINE HERE 

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Happy Minecrafting!