Tutorial:Custom maps
Custom maps are maps created by players and can be shared as archives such as zip in Java Edition or sold on the Marketplace in Bedrock Edition.
Popular Websites
[edit | edit source]Maps can be shared and found anywhere. Below is a list of popular community run websites for player made maps.[more information needed]
- Planet Minecraft
- Minecraft Maps.com
- CurseForge[Java Edition only]
- Minecraft Forum.net[Java Edition only]
Importing maps
[edit | edit source]Map types
[edit | edit source]Puzzle
[edit | edit source]These are obstacle courses involving puzzles to complete. They might have a scoring system, such as chests hidden with gold. The more you collect, the higher your score. Here are some obstacles you may see:
- Redstone Puzzles. These will give you some redstone components, such as a repeater or redstone dust, and ask you to rewire a door or something to open.
- Mazes. Wander around narrow paths aimlessly until you see a door. At each fork, it may help to mark chosen paths with a torch to track where you have been.
Action
[edit | edit source]Generally, these maps involve fighting and survival skills.
- Survival Maps. Like regular Minecraft survival, but with a twist. You may be in the clouds, have limited resources/space, etc.
- CTM maps. Short for "Complete the Monument", these maps are known to be very difficult. The goal is to complete a "Victory Monument", where you have to fill it up with wool, records, or some other type of items. These maps have many traps along the way.
- Arena Maps. These maps have stages and in each stage, you must fight a wave of mobs in order to progress.
PVP
[edit | edit source]These maps are for combat between multiple players
- Race For Wool maps. This is when teams of four go into a lane and try to complete a monument there. They include dungeons and crossfire from the other lanes. This is a type of CTM.
- Capture The Wool maps. This is where people rush to the opponent's base and attempt to steal wool from a fleecy box (wool chest). They then have to return to their base. Can be played in small or large groups.
- Destroy the Monument/Core maps. Self-explanatory. Usually only played in large groups, sometimes up to 50v50.
Parkour
[edit | edit source]Parkour means to jump over blocks. They are usually organized in stages. There are several kinds of jumps, ranging from corner jumps, S-jumps, and ladder jumps. These maps are a test of agility and timing.
Creative
[edit | edit source]These are maps with no real goal in mind. They often have stunning scenery or mechanics.
Adventure
[edit | edit source]Complete a long and winding storyline. Often has lots of content. Sometimes puzzle, sometimes action, sometimes parkour. You cannot break any blocks in these maps, unless specifically told or allowed otherwise.
Horror
[edit | edit source]Generally an Adventure map with jump-scares and a dark/ambiguous storyline. Ghosts, past memories, death, and locked-in are common themes.
