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@Chayzur @Simon_Hypixel For real, right now it's hard to find decent servers amongst the multitude of fake looking servers with AI generated logos on the multitude of vibe coded, possibly fake server list websites

@Simon_Hypixel server lists are going to be the biggest turning point for multiplayer this is so hype

Next up for Hytale: friend lists and server discovery! Friend lists are coming to pre-release this week: you'll be able to see when your friends are online, jump into their world, invite them, or join the server they're playing on. A few days later, we'll open applications for servers to be listed in a new in-game server browser. It's been about 3 months, and some great community servers have already come together nicely! FYI, we've been working on the server's performance and will keep at it, but now feels like the right time to start letting players find these servers in-game! A blog post is coming that will lay out how server discovery will work going forward. Note that update 5 isn't a big gameplay content drop, but there's a lot happening under the hood. We're deep in engine work, performance, overhauling crafting and progression, and part of the team is also working on our first major content update, Chapter 1. And there's a lot of cool stuff we're working on beyond these updates. We'll share more in the coming weeks! As a sidenote, the team is growing, and we will be hiring a lot in the coming months! We have a lot of work to do for years to come. BTW, the next wave of hires is going to heavily focus on adventure content: World Gen / NPC / Dungeons, and so on. Lots to do before the game leaves early access!

@Simon_Hypixel Why can't I get saplings from trees? Hytale is becoming Deforestation Simulator because you need to start farming totally different crops just to afford saplings

Quick note on Hytale QoL in Early Access! We're currently working on many changes, and thanks to all your feedback and suggestions, we have a much better idea of where to prioritize! Some of the changes we're shipping are quick ones that solve real pain points today, even when we know they aren't the long-term answer. The way you play today is going to look very different a year from now. A lot of the manual work you're doing right now is meant to be solved through deeper, interconnected game systems over time. So every QoL decision we make today, we're weighing against where things are headed. Building those deeper systems takes time though, and that's the tradeoff we're trying to balance. That said, we're not going to let you struggle with the basics while we develop it all! Some upcoming QoL changes in Early Access will be temporary by design, and we'll do our best to communicate that as we go. As the game's systems get deeper, some of those early QoL will need to change, and when they do, we'll always aim to replace them with something equal or better through real gameplay. This way of thinking actually lets us ship QoL faster, as long as everyone understands that some of it may change down the road when better systems take its place. Thanks for playing, and keep the feedback coming!

@Simon_Hypixel Add Chainmail armor, a tier between Copper and Iron that uses Iron but doesn't need any leather. A solution to the great Leather Shortage where light hide takes far longer to get than iron.

What small features or quality-of-life improvements would you like us to add to Hytale in the short term? I already have a massive list from the in-game feedback button, Discord, Reddit, YouTube, and other social platforms, so we are not running out of things to do! That said, I am curious to see what you think should be the highest priority!

@Simon_Hypixel Workbenches should keep their upgrade tiers when you break them so you can move them to a different place.

@flaviosalernoo @Simon_Hypixel Fr, it's insane how you need to progress through the linear farming progression then have a farm that profits essences just to be able to plant more trees instead of them just dropping saplings. Also, the ability to place saplings on stumps would be great

@Simon_Hypixel the trees drop the own seed🙏🏻🙏🏻

@Teej3336 @Simon_Hypixel I do not like the farming system. You need to know the exact number of blocks you want to plant when buying seeds, and can't renewably grow any seeds you've found when exploring. Crops should give their seeds which can be exchanged for essences to give players more freedom

@Simon_Hypixel The current array of crops is amazing! That being said I would absolutely love to see more types of berry bushes as well as fruit trees be added! I think it would also be really cool for crops like rice to be able to be planted directly in the water! Give some visual diversity

@RyanEFisher @Simon_Hypixel Rain should refill the lowered water blocks in a lake to full height over time

@Simon_Hypixel Logs to sticks, I get not doing infinite water but ice to water would be nice compromise. More food it’s a lot of work to level 10 farmers bench with not much payoff I’d love to make some insane hour long food or something to make it worth it, guys on my server just farm essence

@Simon_Hypixel Trees and crops should drop their seeds! It would give players more freedom if the linear farming progression wasn't mandatory. Instead, players could go far and wide exploring for seeds for exotic crops to grow fields of, to then sell that produce for Essences

@Hytale SIMON DELIVERS! Can't believe they actually added the mask

📢 Hytale’s Update 2 is now LIVE! 📢 Brand new content like the Necromancy Grimoire, the ability to hide your helm/armor, and so much more! Read the full patch notes here: hytale.com/news/2026/1/hy… - New Cosmetics & Customization Options - Gameplay Features and Balancing - Updates to Farming - UI/UX Improvements and Additions - Audio & Visual Effects - Bug Fixes, Tech & Stability - and more! Thank you for all your ongoing support and feedback! 💚

@vippori @Hytale Oh my, I was not expecting a bandit mask so soon

You may have seen these new mask/blindfold cosmetics in Hytale's current pre-release very happy to announce I'm going to be helping out the @Hytale team with new cosmetics :)) 💜

@Simon_Hypixel So light leather is going to become even harder to obtain? It should be a easy to get resource but it's constantly a bottleneck for iron tier resources. We need the leather costs for crafting reduced or a way to downgrade leather types.

Hytale Update 2 – Patch Notes (Pre-Release) Enable via Launcher → Settings → Pre-Release Cosmetics & Customization • New mask face accessories (available for all editions) • Armor slot visibility toggle (host-enforced for PvP/immersion) • New mouth variants: Vampire, Cute, Orc (all editions) • Berserker haircut tiling fixed • Updated haircuts, cape animations, petals & cloth visuals Gameplay & Balance • New magic! Necromancy grimoire! Drops from Skeleton Praetorian, lets you raise up to 5 skeletal minions from bone piles (5-min duration or until summoner dies) • Adamantite now requires a Thorium or Cobalt pickaxe • Pickaxe progression reworked: mining speed now scales with pickaxe quality • Faster rail karts (still not great, but faster!) • Tower exploit fixed (NPCs can now throw rocks at players) • Buffed polar bears and multiple skeleton types • All crops can now place produce in the world • Missing decorative light blocks added to furniture bench • Adjusted hide drops (Light → Medium for some NPCs like cows) • Added permission for world map teleporting • Magma Rhino Toad attack updates (…maybe accidental buff) World Generation • WorldGen V2 prepared for public documentation (modder support) • New Default_Flat & Default_Void templates using WorldGen V2 • Hub Portal now spawns with V2 flat worldgen (clear weather, limited fog, new worlds only) • Major ore placement refactor in all zones – More ores, especially in Devastated Lands underground – Requires new chunks in existing worlds • Zone 1 dungeon environment fixes + new environment fixes (you might hear new soundtracks) Farming • Eternal crops no longer break from weapon damage • Increased tilled soil lifetime • Fixed soil decay under fully grown crops UI / UX • Improved editor block tooltips • Clothing color tooltips added • Better hotbar active-slot contrast (diamond indicator, helpful in Howling Sands) • Memory categories sorted alphabetically • Scripted Brush QoL improvements • Inventory interaction updates (e.g. new keybind to pull all items from chests) • Optional FPS counter overlay • Player markers added to compass • Ophidiophobia accessibility mode Audio • Added basic Rex sounds + additional audio fixes Bug Fixes, Tech & Stability • Server self-updater • Shadow improvements • Pick block works when hotbar is full • Asset editor documentation fixed • Mantling fixes • Keybind persistence fixed • Improved weather transitions (still not perfect, but smoother) • Teleporter offset fixed • Rail karts now consume & place correctly • Bed respawn in unloaded chunks fixed • Food particle tint updates • Major server stability, validation, ECS, localization & timeout improvements Important Notes We aim to release this update this weekend. Please help us test and report bugs (in-game or reply here if you find something major)! If all goes well, we will update everyone on Friday or Saturday! Update 3 is already in the works, and we are planning a longer pre-release period to give modders and servers time to catch up and update. As more and more modders and servers create content, we want to make our updates more predictable to maintain stability across the ecosystem.

@Simon_Hypixel Add a generic bandit mask cosmetic

What are your top 5 small changes you want in Hytale? Gathering feedback today to do some quick changes that can be easily implemented in the next few days. I got a list of 100+ of my own, trying to see where we align!