Hytale Chapter 1: Out of the Breach went live today with Update 7. It's the first chapter since Early Access started in January: a goblin faction, a portal event called the Goblin Breach, Hytale's first handcrafted dungeon and its first multi-phase boss fight.
If you run a Hytale server, it needs the update before anyone can join. Here's what's in the chapter and what to do with your server.
What's new in Hytale Chapter 1
The chapter starts at the Forgotten Temple, where a new Goblin Lab has appeared. You don't have to start over. Hypixel says it works whether you are playing on an existing Exploration Mode world or starting a new one.
The Goblin Lab at the Forgotten Temple. Image: Hytale
After a few nights, or once someone looks into the temple, a Goblin Breach opens somewhere in your world. Step through and you're in the Guttering Hollows, a new biome the goblins have claimed.
It's rebuilt every time you enter, and the Void pushes you out when the time runs out, so you grab what you can.
The goblins brought gadgets:
| Gadget | What it does |
|---|---|
| Scrap Drill | Mines a 2x2 patch of blocks at once |
| Scrap Glider | Glide, dive and climb while keeping your momentum |
| Rocket Boots | A double jump |
| Hookshot | Zips you between Hook Anchors |
| Spyglass | Zooms in on the distance |
| Bangstick | A stick that goes bang when thrown |
| Goblin Repair Kit | Repairs items without lowering their maximum durability |
Crafting goblin gadgets in the Goblin Lab. Image: Hytale
Runestones
Combat gets Runestones. There are 15 at launch: seven Ability Runestones (Fireball, Ground Slam, Wind Strike, Enrage, Imbue Poison, Chain Hook and Charged Shot) and eight Modifier Runestones that change how they behave. You slot them into a Runebinder's Lattice, equip two abilities, and they run on mana.
The Runebinder's Lattice. Image: Hytale
The Deepworks and the Gobliterator
It all leads to the Deepworks, Hytale's first handcrafted dungeon, with the Feastmaster on the way and the Gobliterator at the end. There's a button next to the boss chamber that makes the fight harder.
Inside the Deepworks. Image: Hytale
The update also adds over 100 cosmetics, plus French and Spanish.
Minigames: Prop Hunt and Shuffle Jam
Two minigames come with the chapter. Prop Hunt is hide and seek in a tavern. Shuffle Jam is a playlist of 12 party microgames like TNT Run and Memory Floor.
You queue from the main menu, alone or with your party, and matchmaking does the rest. Hypixel says they will be available shortly after Chapter 1 launches.
Shuffle Jam and Prop Hunt. Image: Hytale
What Update 7 changes for Hytale servers
A Hytale server only accepts players on the same version. Players are on Update 7 as soon as their game updates, so a server still on Update 6 can't be joined until it's updated too.
Your world upgrades itself the first time Update 7 loads it, and saved worlds take up less disk space. Take a backup before the first start.
| Change | What it means |
|---|---|
| View distance capped at 32 chunks | A higher number in your config is lowered with a warning. The server still starts. |
| /worldevent | Turns world events like the Goblin Breach on or off for a world. |
| /portal | Can be used instead of /fragment. /leave is now /portal leave. |
| Rule changes apply right away | Health bars, combat text and block rules update without players rejoining. |
| Lower memory use on busy servers | World data is compressed better as it saves. |
| Join freeze fixed | A fresh server no longer freezes when several players join at the same moment. |
If you host on your own PC: the server now refuses to start from inside the Hytale Launcher's install folder and exits with code 11, because game updates wipe that folder. Move your server somewhere else.
How to update your Hytale server
If your server is with us, set Server Update to Yes, run update and click Save Settings & Restart. That pulls Update 7. Our test server booted on the new build in about 15 seconds.
If you run your own server, use the /update commands or grab the new files with Hypixel's downloader. Our Hytale server update guide has every step.
Mods after Update 7
Update 7 changed how plugins work with blocks and chunks, so many of them need a new version from their author.
We put three mods on a test server running the new version this morning: Advanced Item Info 1.0.8, Vein Mining 2.4.0 and Thorium Chests 1.0.4. All three loaded. Vein Mining logged this:
Plugin 'EineNT:VeinMining' targets server version range '>=0.6.0 <0.7.0' which does not match the running server version '0.7.0'. You may encounter issues, please check for plugin update
That's the line to look for in your own log. Check each mod's page for an Update 7 version before you bring a modded world over, and keep the backup. Our guide on installing Hytale server mods covers updating and removing them.
Playing Chapter 1 with friends
Playing from one PC got better in this update. The Online Play screen now says in plain words whether your friends can join, and connections prefer a direct route.
A world on your PC is only up while you are. If your group plays at different hours, or you want the world there when you log off, that's what a server is for. Cursebreaker Edition owners also get a Standard Edition copy to give away with each chapter, so this is a good week to bring someone in.
Our Hytale server hosting runs Update 7, with a web console, a File Manager for your mods, scheduled restarts and backups.
Moving a singleplayer world over? Here's how to transfer it. For the last update, see Hytale Update 6 Is Live.
The full patch notes are on Hytale's site, and the Chapter I trailer is on Hytale's YouTube channel.
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