Changelog

An update for Murder Mystery is deploying to all regions. This second balancing patch includes various bug fixes and balancing changes based on community feedback.

New Feature: Map XP Boost

We’re trialling a new feature in Murder Mystery that chooses one random map per lobby to have a 10% XP boost. Look for the “10% XP Boost” tag on the map when using the map selector.

We’re hoping this feature encourages players to play a more diverse set of maps. If this trial is successful, we shall deploy this to further games.

Balancing Changes

Bux

• Slightly decreased the Bux spawn rate

• Unused Bux store items now refund 50% of their purchase cost on game end

Flash Camera

• Increased the price (4 → 6 Bux)

• Added a 10-second cooldown between uses

• Added a player setting to decrease the brightness of the camera’s flash

Player Sonar

• Can now be used up to 3 times, with a 3-second cooldown between uses

Challenges

• Vaulted the ‘Floodgates’ and ‘Lights Out’ daily challenges

• Modified the ‘Sole Survivor’ challenge to not require you to win the game, and improved the challenge’s description

• Modified the ‘Frequent Flyer’ challenge to count the use of unique teleporters in each game (instead of just one)

• Modified the ‘Pandora’s Box’ daily challenge to only require 1 chest/rune box opening

Other Changes

• Decreased the price of the picnic consumables on Sunny Acres (10 → 5 coins)

• Changed the colour of the magnifying glass item when held to silver, to match the dropped item

• Added a chat notification when picking up the magnifying glass, explaining how it can be used

• Re-enabled the Wildflower Murder Mystery cosmetic pack

• Introduced a new custom server option to enable/disable specific Bux Store items

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from being eliminated after using a Knockback Nemo to eliminate another Innocent player from the game

• Fixed a bug that caused progress for the ‘Sole Survivor’ challenge to not be counted, despite the criteria being met

• Fixed a bug where players with a custom zapper equipped would be given a second zapper if they picked up the Sheriff’s magnifying glass

• Fixed a bug that caused the player’s prestige icon to not be visible on the level indicator in game lobbies

• Fixed a bug where spectators could be stunned by the Flash Camera

• Fixed a bug that prevented progress from being awarded for the ‘Here To Stay’ daily challenge if a game lasted for less than a minute

Thank you to everybody who has reported bugs and left feedback; it has been incredibly helpful!

If you’d still like to give your thoughts, be sure to fill in the dedicated feedback form!

Every suspect needs a signature. What will yours be?

Each featuring a custom zapper, murder weapon, throwable, and gravestone, there's a cosmetic pack for every aesthetic!

All of these awesome packs are available now for 660 Minecoins in The Hive Store. Visit the Murder Mystery microhub to check them out!

Spooky Pack 👻

• Murder Weapon: Soul Scythe

• Zapper: Ghost Vacuum

• Gravestone: From The Grave

• Throwable: Skullflame

Kawaii Pack 🎀

• Murder Weapon: Catana

• Zapper: Cat Cannon

• Gravestone: Swim-alotl

• Throwable: Shooting Star

Galactic Pack 🚀

• Murder Weapon: Plasma Strike

• Zapper: Astro Blaster

• Gravestone: Star Scanner

• Throwable: Starship

Dragon Pack 🐉

• Murder Weapon: Scorchfang

• Zapper: Dragon’s Breath

• Gravestone: Dragon Statue

• Throwable: Dragon Flight

Feeling generous? These cosmetic packs can each be gifted for 4 gift tokens. To purchase gift tokens, use the /gift command or interact with one of the red mailboxes in the hub.

An update to Murder Mystery is deploying to all regions. This update focuses on addressing player feedback and fixing bugs from the recent Deadly Dealings update.

Bux

• Increased the Bux spawn rate

• Increased max Bux from 20 to 30

• Bux now grant 10XP when collected

• Tweaked Bux item costs:

  • Body Armor: 8 → 6

  • Chorus Fruit: 4 → 2

  • Decoy Player: 4 → 2

  • Flash Camera: 5 → 4

  • Knockback Nemo: 6 → 5

Challenges

• Daily challenges now grant 5 Bux on completion

• Balanced a subset of daily challenges:

  • I Voted: 25 Map Votes → 5 Map Votes

  • Snoopy: 10 Gravestone Investigations → 3 Gravestone Investigations

  • Snack Time: 10 Vending Machines → 3 Vending Machines

  • Finders Keepers: Find 10 Bux → Find 5 Bux

  • Money Bags: Spend 50 Bux → Spend 10 Bux

• Modified the “That’s Lit” flashlight daily challenge to count seconds instead of whole minutes

Changes

• Doubled the XP gained from collecting coins from 2 XP to 4 XP

• Increased the volume of death sounds

• Changed the Gravestone Smasher from a single-use item to 3 uses

• Reverted to the old dropped Sheriff magnifying glass asset

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the bow counter UI showed the incorrect coin count

• Fixed an issue that caused Knockback Nemo to no longer work as intended

• Fixed an issue where the Player Sonar item was not removed after use

• Fixed an issue that caused interactables to show usable particles before they were usable

Developer Note: As usual, we’re following your feedback closely and will continue to tweak the game further if needed. Thank you for the feedback so far!

Be sure to let us know what you think by filling in the dedicated feedback form!