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Hytale Update 1: New Content, Balance Changes & Bug Fixes

Welcome to the first major update for Hytale Early Access! This patch introduces new environmental content, significant quality-of-life improvements, and a host of bug fixes as we continue to refine the game based on community feedback. Our commitment remains to provide frequent updates to enhance your adventure in Orbis.

World & Environment Updates

  • New Underground Inhabitants: Dinosaurs and other NPCs have been added to populate underground jungles. Note: These use placeholder behaviors and require newly generated chunks to appear.
  • Enhanced Atmospherics: Devastated Lands sewers now have proper environmental effects and creature spawns. Areas beneath volcanoes now use volcanic ambiance.
  • World Polish: Fixed entity placements, textures, and interiors in Feran villages. Removed an invisible block behind the bench in the Forgotten Temple.

NPCs, Creatures & AI Tweaks

  • Behavior & Combat: Added knockback resistance to appropriate NPCs. Fire-themed creatures are now immune to fire damage (though visual effects remain). Improved the Crystal Earth Golem's spin attack.
  • Damage Fixes: Skeletons no longer take drowning damage. Kweebecs are now immune to cactus and bramble environmental damage.
  • Loot & Animations: Added proper loot tables to Kweebecs and Trorks in the Whisperfrost Frontiers. Replaced the Trork Shaman's placeholder summon animation.
  • AI Adjustments: Livestock can no longer climb onto the Chicken Coop. Cautious predators like the Fox will now only attack if provoked.

Crafting, Items & Farming Overhaul

  • Backpack Accessibility: Base backpack recipe now requires a Tier 1 Workbench (down from Tier 2) and costs 8 Medium Leather (down from 16). First upgrade now requires Tier 2 (down from Tier 3).
  • Workbench Range Increased: Crafting benches can now pull materials from chests within 14 blocks horizontally and 6 blocks vertically (increased from 7 and 4).
  • Tool & Food Balance:
    • Pickaxes and hatchets now only swing on primary action.
    • Raw fruits/vegetables now only grant Health Regen I; cooking provides additional benefits.
    • Corn now correctly gives 1 Essence of Life (was 4).
    • Fully grown Cauliflower, Pumpkin, and Eternal Crops no longer drop seeds when broken.
  • UI & Tooltip Clarity: Wood Logs now display their type (e.g., "Hardwood"). Recipes requiring specific logs now show which trees drop them. The Woodcutter's Block is now correctly classified as decorative furniture.
  • Utility Fixes: Dropped items no longer get stuck on block sides. Torches can now be placed from the Utility Slot while holding a pickaxe/hatchet.

Audio & Visual Effects Polish

  • New Sound Effects: Added new hit/break sounds for stone and ores. Replaced torch loop with a softer ambient sound. Horses now play proper running sounds while mounted.
  • Volume & Pitch Adjustments: Adjusted volumes for cocoon breaking, pigs, and warthogs. Reduced pitch variation on sword swings.
  • New Particle Effects: Added ore-breaking particles, fruit-eating particles, and a new effect for absorbing NPC memories. Updated health potion visuals with new glitter and spiral effects.
  • Model Fixes: Fixed rope offset when held. Corrected hand positioning for various plants and foliage.

UI, Performance & Quality of Life

  • Gameplay Tweaks: Sleep time now starts at 7:30 PM. Added an in-game tutorial panel for the Memories system.
  • Control & Display: Toggle Fullscreen, Switch HUD, and Screenshot can no longer be bound to mouse buttons. Field of view while sprinting is now capped at 160°.
  • Stability & Networking: Improved server lag handling for interactions. Fixed LAN server discovery cancellation. The game now warns when launching pre-release versions or opening worlds from different versions.

Character Customization Additions

  • New Options: Added Cat Eye, Demonic Eyes, Goat Eye, Reptile Eye, Large Mouth, Tiny Lips, and Lavender hair color.
  • Improvements: Reworked Bangs hairstyle and brightened Dark Brown hair color. Fixed Featherbound Hood display for Supporter edition owners.

Combat & Game Balance

  • Mechanics Fix: Weapon attacks now properly check for line of sight.
  • Damage Adjustments: Regular Burn effect damage reduced (lava burn unchanged). Cactus and brambles now deal Environmental damage type.

Commands & Server Administration

  • Command Fixes: Fixed argument order for teleport command (/tp <player> <targetPlayer>). Give command now supports specifying item durability.
  • Admin Tools: Whitelist and ban commands now support both usernames and UUIDs.
  • Networking: Server now uses BBR congestion control for QUIC. Improved authentication and session error handling.

Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements

  • Crash Fixes: Fixed crashes related to non-English screenshot folders, certain hairstyles, corrupt avatar previews, memory plugin loading, and player model updates.
  • Gameplay Bugs: Fixed stamina consumption bug with charged attacks. Corrected signature ready sound in Adventure Mode and signature energy usage.
  • System Fixes: Fixed fluid flow with stacked water sources. Resolved crop growth issues (e.g., Tomatoes) by ensuring chunks save on farming block updates.
  • Localization: Fixed localization loop affecting Norwegian language users.
  • Performance: Fixed "waiting for chunks" delays at view distances below 128.