GARDENS OF NEGLECT

by GeneralGimmy, Lyfeless, StuartA & Antison

Gardens of Neglect was to be my debut in the upcoming scene of Agriculture Emo, featuring the lead singles “It’s Mostly Weeds Now” and “I Forgot to Water You”. Luckily, the Minecraft map that shares the album title also carries over the themes of floral disarrangement-based angst and frustration from overgrowth.

It’s a steady race against the clock to keep your garden tidy from stray chickens, creeping vines, and rotten fruits that turn into hostile creatures (don’t act like you’ve never left a pear in the fridge long enough for this to happen)! While the promotional demo of my album received harsh reviews, I think Time Magazine would be hard pressed to call this map... garden variety.

Not to be out for the count, my return to the ring was going to be a beatboxing double album detailing famous prize fights throughout the ages, titled Be-Boxed. Highly conceptual and to be honest I started with the title first, so I’m not entirely dissatisfied with the direction the corresponding map took. Here you play as a ball of slime looking for keys in a magic dungeon. Between you and victory are several locked gates which can only be opened by placing the correct boxes on top of buttons. How do you do this? You need to become the box, of course! Creative interpretation of the source material, I like it!

PROJECT ASTRO

by Verart

Project Astro – the working title of my ambitious space opera/sci-fi epos telling the tale of fictional astronaut Major Oskar who receives a message of a malfunction in his spacecraft. Oh, the music? Haven’t written one note of it, so I’m not mad that the map has continued its legacy as a 2D space shooter!

Here you must dodge asteroids and enemy spaceships to collect powerups that boost your speed, increase your firepower, or up your shielding capabilities. Admittedly, this would have been a bit tricky to express through a guitar solo.

ALSO RELEASING TODAY

SPACE BLOSSOM

by Totally Not A Build Team

CARNIVAL FRENZY

by Wybiea & Friends

SUMMER PARADISE

by Peepsibabe, Meddi, & Logarithm

MEDIEVAL VALLEY

by VentureBT

FAIRY EMPIRE

by groomlakeroad & WhatDaTurtleDoin

UPDATES TO CURRENT MAPS

SONGS OF GREAVESOYL

Two new characters join the fray: Rakkhus, the Thorn Fiend who definitely has a thorn in his side if you try to attack him, and Horti, the Blight Druid who can grow beneficial plants on your enemies’ remains!

DUEL TNT

Season 9.1 is here with massive balance changes, most notably for the Assassin whose Mass Freeze ability is remade, and the Shard character whose Anti-Ice Bow got that fresh patch smell!

Bug Fixes:

Border Runners, Falling Sky

Back on Realms:

Abstraction: Minecon Earth

CURTAIN CALL

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