Nine New Maps Arrive on Java Realms

Minecraft’s September 28 Java Realms release brings nine new maps, spanning adventures, minigames, Inspirations, World Templates and an Experience. The featured additions include a resource-management labyrinth, a high-rise tightrope challenge and a quiet city set inside a broken sphere.

Three featured maps offer different kinds of play

The adventure Mossholder, by TEHEK, places players in a shifting labyrinth where opening each door costs Moss. Players must manage their resources, shop for useful items and work toward escaping. The map took second place in this year’s Java Realms Creators Mapjam.

In the minigame Tightrope Rider, created by CR_019, ABraHam_Sid_ and XuanYu1725, players balance across ropes between skyscrapers, collect diamonds and dodge hazards. The diamonds can unlock items to use in later runs.

The Inspiration Broken Sphere, by taha4444 and _Wofflan_, is a cozy city inside a broken sphere among the stars. Its creators describe places to meet, shop, fish, farm and explore, along with a home balcony overlooking the world.

The rest of the release

The other additions are the World Templates Wisdom Bay and Deserted Desert; the Inspirations Celestial Void, Xianqiu’s Tree and Wystern Empire; and the Experience Logic Book.

The release also updates existing maps. Battle Dome, formerly Trident Dome, adds a Swarm map, the “Gears” ability and three events, while reworking most of its earlier events. Percy’s Park adds Percy’s Workshop and a Badlands re-theme for the Thrill Grounds, among other changes. The Purple receives gameplay, balance and technical improvements, including the /trigger leave command for leaving matches.

How to load a map into a Java Realm

From Minecraft’s starting menu, open Minecraft Realms and select “Configure.” Choose “Reset World” on a Realm slot you are willing to overwrite, then pick a map from its corresponding category. For minigames, use the “Minigame” slot instead.