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We are continuing the rollout of our previous update to our North America and Europe regions.

As we are combining this with other backend maintenance, the entire network will be down for maintenance.

We have no set end time for this maintenance.  

UPDATE: The below now applies to ALL regions.

As we get closer to our SwarmTastic Update, we are starting to introduce parts of it to our public network. We're starting today with a rollout to the Asia region.

Custom Servers - Staff / Partner Beta

In today's update, live only on the Asia region, we've introduced the required changes for Custom Servers. These servers, which will be initially launching with Swarms, allow you to control many aspects of a game. For example, you will be able to tweak (or disable!) the Leap delay in DeathRun, the shop prices in Treasure Wars, set the theme in Just Build, and much more.

Custom Servers will be in staff beta until testing finishes. After this, we will grant access to our Hive Partners. General availability will come with our Swarms update.

Party (& Swarm) Chat - Generally Available

This update also contains our Group Chat backend, which in turns enables Party Chat. We want to stress that party chat is not, and should not be used as, private chat. Most notably:

• Party chat is only available in parties of 3 and more
• Party chat is subject to the exact same rules as game chat
• Party chat is monitored by the exact same filtering & monitoring system as game chat

Final Notes

This update might not seem like much (yet), but this is one of the biggest hurdles out of the way for our upcoming Swarms update: it contains most of the (backend) code it relies on. Because of the complexity of the changes, we will be closely monitoring this update. If all goes well, we hope to bring the above changes to the other regions next week.

More leaderboard goodness!

• You can now view detailed (monthly & all-time) statistics for a player. Pick a game, select Friend or Search Username, and their statistics will be shown. If the player has 10 or more victories in the current month, their leaderboard placing will be shown.
• Loading times have been improved for those with many friends. However, we may show less placings on your Friend Leaderboard in certain scenarios. You can always load a friends placing (if they have above 10 victories) by viewing their statistics directly using Select Friend (see above).
• "Go Back" buttons have been added to most menus so you can easily browse the leaderboards without having to re-run the command.
• Resolved most issues causing certain leaderboards placings to load in as 'unset' with a default avatar.
• Resolved timestamps showing up in the 'raw' format - they are now formatted relatively, for example, "Last Played: 2 hours ago".

You can open the in-game leaderboards with the following command:

/leaderboard

More updates, including visual improvements to this system, coming soonTM.

Some of the above changes are thanks to the feedback left on Update 1! If you have any suggestions, leave them as a comment on this post. Here's some answers to common questions:

• Q: Will there be an item/NPC so I can open the leaderboards quicker?
  A: Yes, in the future.
• Q: Will previous monthly leaderboards become available?
  A: We are looking into realistic ways to make this possible. We plan to, at the very least, make the top 1000 of each previous month available in a future update.
• Q: What do you call a wasp?
  A: A wanna-bee!

Additional functionality is now available with the in-game (monthly) leaderboards:

• You can now view the all-time leaderboards
• You can now view a subset of the monthly leaderboards, showing you and your friends. Both their standing in 'your' leaderboard, as well as their actual monthly standing, will be shown.
• You can now click through on a leaderboard entry to view all their stats, such as kills, deaths and more.

You can access these leaderboards with

/leaderboard

(why does a pizza have a corn as their avatar? Please tells us!)

This is a tech-demo and may be unavailable at times.

You can now view the monthly leaderboards in-game! Simply load into the Hive and run the following command:

/leaderboard

You can retrieve your own standings, as well as viewing the current top 100 for supported games. Keep in mind that leaderboards reset monthly!

We're aware that, at times, player names load in as 'unset'. This is an issue we will fix before this feature will become more prominently available. For now, simply request the same leaderboard again, and it will load fine.

The leaderboard service is under maintenance. During this time, you won't be able to see the leaderboards online.

Statistics are not affected. You can still see your own statistics in-game.

This maintenance may take over 24 hours.

UPDATE: The maintenance is going well, and is about 75% done at this point.

UPDATE 2: Current month leaderboards are back online. Player search, and previous months, are not yet available.

UPDATE 3: Individual player search is back online.

UPDATE 4: Previous monthly leaderboards will become available again over time, however, this automated process may take a few weeks. There will be no further updates.

To resolve recent instability issues, we will be performing maintenance this (European) afternoon on all regions.

We have no set time for this maintenance, but we predict it will be a quick one.

Thanks for your understanding.

This maintenance is not related to issues with 1.16.20 - Microsoft/Mojang is aware of these issues and will be resolving them.

New:

• Mail Bot has arrived! Give him a visit and he will introduce himself, as well as give you 250 quest points. How nice of him!
• You can now search for items in your locker. Pick a category and use the Search button at the top. Shout-out to costume collectors!
• Treasure Wars Game Update, check the full changelog HERE.

Changes:

• Various changes to our staff system are now live. Most notably, Admins are now Moderators, and there is a new Hive Team rank.
• New /q alias for /queue, for when you can't remember how to spell queue.
• XP Boosters have been global for a while - we now correctly show the Booster Emerald in each game lobby. Make sure you've redeemed your free booster!

It's time for a BIG Treasure Wars update! As some of you may have seen, we've been running a preview of the update for the past week. Thank you to anyone who gave feedback as it helped shape this update.

So, what's in this newest update?

New Features

4 New Maps

• Oceanic for Solos
• Gates for Duos
• Summer Coast for Trios and Squads
• Resort for Mega

Boomboxes

We've long heard feedback that you wanted more ways to play Treasure Wars, with one of the highest-rated suggestions being TNT. Today we're adding Boomboxes to the game.

• Added "Knockback Boombox" at 4 diamonds each
• Added "Block Breaker Boombox" at 5 emeralds each
• Added "Blast-proof Glass" at 2 emeralds for 16 pieces

Balance Changes

Armor

Diamond armor was widely considered too powerful, whist iron armor was considered too expensive and offered only a small amount of defense more than chainmail. We've tried to bridge the gap between the armors to make the game feel more balanced.

• Reduced "Iron Armor Set" from 32 to 12 diamonds
• Added protection 1 to the iron chestplate, making the set an exact middle ground between chainmail and diamond
• Increased "Diamond Armor Set" from 20 to 28 emeralds

Bows

• Close range arrow shots now deal less damage, to discourage bow spam
• Increased bow from 2 to 5 diamonds each

Other Balance Changes

• Doubled the stock of golden apples per game
• Changed golden apples to 5 diamonds each

Game Changes

General Changes

• Implemented new victory screen
• Armor items now only equip on purchase if they are of equal or greater defense value
• Final kills now grant double XP
• Added support for avatars on endgame podiums

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could cause too much currency being taken when purchasing items
• Fixed an issue that resulted in bridge builders having broken necks
• Fixed logic order that would result in the game over message showing before the final kill had full processed
• Corrected a typo when purchasing items from the store

As always, if you have any feedback please let us know on our Discord or our forums. Thank you to everyone who gave feedback on the preview! We're excited to hear what you think of this newest update.