Hytale's latest update is a game-changer! But are all these changes for the better?
Cosmetics & Customization:
- Get ready for a fashion revolution! New avatar customization options are here, including various masks, blindfolds, and mouth styles. Time to create your unique look.
- White is the new black! The fantasy cotton cosmetic line now includes a pristine white shade.
- Haircuts got an upgrade too, with improved visuals for several styles, ensuring your character stays stylish.
- Armor enthusiasts, rejoice! Toggle armor slot visibility directly from the character panel. Server hosts can control this for PvP immersion.
- Capes are now even more majestic, with enhanced animations while running.
Gameplay & Balance:
- Raise an army of the undead! A new item lets you summon skeletal minions from bone piles, with a chance to drop from Praetorian Skeletons.
- Mining just got more challenging. Adamantite requires Thorium or Cobalt pickaxes, and lower-tier pickaxes are less effective on higher-tier ores. Upgrade for efficiency!
- Polar Bears are stronger, and decorative light recipes have been added to the furniture bench.
- Medium Hide is now dropped by Bison, Boar, Cow, Horse, and Warthog, replacing Light Hide.
- Magma Toad's tongue damage is reduced, and it alternates between tongue attacks and headbutts.
- Petals are craftable, making them renewable resources, and can be used to create lighter Cloth Blocks.
World Generation:
- Modders, rejoice! WorldGen V2 documentation is now available, along with new DefaultFlat and DefaultVoid templates.
- Creative Hub Portal spawns in World Gen V2 flat worlds, offering clear weather and limited fog in new creative worlds.
- Ore placement has been overhauled, with more ores in Devastated Lands underground. Time to explore!
Farming:
- Eternal crops are now sturdier, no longer breaking from accidental weapon damage. They also last longer, between 1.2 to 1.5 days.
- Soil decay under fully grown crops is fixed, and you can hold torches while using the hoe and seeds.
- Breaking fully grown Eternal crops returns their seeds, and harvested crops can be placed while crouching.
- Hoe recipe requirements and unlock tiers have been adjusted, with Copper and Iron tiers shifted.
- Thorium is introduced at Tier 6.
UI/UX:
- Editor block tooltips are improved, and color names are displayed in the Avatar Customization menu.
- The hotbar active-slot is more visible, thanks to increased contrast and a diamond indicator.
- Memories are now sorted alphabetically in 'The Heart of Orbis'.
- Various scripted brush improvements, including new decoration and cave brushes, and better bug fixes.
- Inventory interactions are smoother, with faster double-clicking and Shift + Click equipping for armor.
- QERT shortcut keybinds for inventory quick actions, and FPS counter overlay in the settings menu.
- Player markers are enhanced, displaying on the compass without the 'Player:' prefix, and with up/down indicators for height differences.
- Ophidiophobia accessibility mode turns snake models into less scary hatworms.
Audio & Visual Effects:
- Rex roars are complete, and food particle tints are updated.
- Howling Sands cave track bug is fixed, ensuring an immersive audio experience.
Bug Fixes, Tech & Stability:
- Server auto-update system introduced, with new commands and configuration options for update management.
- UpdateModuleCore plugin integrates server updates, notifications, and staged updates.
- UpdateConfig in HytaleServerConfig offers various fields for update preferences and backup options.
- New shutdown reason indicates when the server should restart for staged updates.
- Detailed server messages and player notifications for update management.
- Launcher scripts updated, and shadow rendering issues fixed.
- Creative mode 'pick block' middle-click issue resolved, and various other bug fixes and improvements.
And that's not all! Hytale's team has also addressed various technical issues, improved server stability, and even fixed accidental collisions with teleporters. But here's where it gets controversial: some players might disagree with the changes to the Emerald Wilds dungeon and its potential new soundtrack. What do you think? Is it an exciting twist or a step too far? Share your thoughts in the comments!
