Welcome to our updates website! Come back regularly to find the latest Hive updates.

Earlier this year, we started moving more games to resource-pack-driven cosmetics to improve performance for players.

Today we are releasing an update to Block Drop. As part of this update, we have replaced the older, extruded pixel-art powerup models with new, more detailed models. Additionally, this update supports the Winterfest "Present Powerup" daily gift.

Updates

• Cosmetics are now resource-pack-driven, resulting in less client overhead.

New Cosmetics

• Lucky Block (Replaces Star - Level 1)
• Potion (Upgraded Model - Level 2)
• Royal Crown (Replaces Flower - Level 9)
• Chest (Upgraded Model - Level 16)
• Dragon Egg (Replaces Lightning - Level 22)
• Speedster Costume (Replaces Runner - Level 25)

Players that have already reached the required level for these unlocks will need to play a game of Block Drop to be granted them.

Developer Note: We wouldn't typically release an update like this during the holiday period, but due to the daily gift requiring this new game version, we have released it. These new powerup models are much more in-line with our other visuals and are an excellent visual improvement to the game.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of these types of changes that have been released in the last ~2-3 weeks. This list does not cover new features that received their own post, such as Winterfest 2022.

Highlighted feature: /language command

You can now change your Hive language setting using the new /language command. Your default language is still determined by the Minecraft in-game language setting, but you can override it by using this command. Your selection is saved, so you don't have to reapply it each time. Most games and hubs support live updating of your language: you won't have to change servers for it to apply.

Additionally to running the command and using the menu, the command also supports language "short names" such as de for German and ja for Japanese for even quicker switching.

Social:

• Added Mailbot messages informing players of their reward availability when they start and stop boosting the Discord server.
• Player names in friend request menus are now color coded according to rank.

Hub:

• Added holograms to Gift Sorting WinterFest microgame to improve accessibility
• Made mounts immune to fire
• Re-added WinterFest snowball hit effects from last year
• Fixed an issue where Quest Store models would turn into Steve models after interacting with the quest master

Arcade:

• The /quest command now functions the same in hubs and arcade hubs.
• Prevented players from cheating on Arcade parkour courses by riding other players' mounts
• Fixed hub games breaking when joining them while riding a mount or an elevator

Murder Mystery:

• Fixed a cause of "nethering" when the graveyard teleport overlapped with a back-to-hub action
  

Below is a non-exhaustive list of these types of changes that have been released in the last week. This list does not cover new features that received their own post, such as Hats now being supported in in-game lobbies.

Social:

• Players are now alerted if another player's friend list is full when inviting them. The invite itself will still go through.
  
• /friend denyall now outputs a single message, rather than "spamming" the chatbox for each denied invite.
  
• Friend invite toggle now fully blocks invites from being sent. Previously, the receiving player would not be alerted, but still receive the invite. The toggle now correctly prevents the invite being sent at all.
  
• Party invite will now say if you invited an invalid player.

Gifting:

• Gifts that use the 'entitlement' system (pets, mounts, hats) now correctly prevent duplicate gifting.
  

Gameplay:

• Fixed an issue with using bows whilst being teleported.
  

All games and hubs:

• Updated a large number of translations. Thanks to community feedback, we keep improving our translations. You can report translation issues on our forums!

Many of these bugs and issues were reported on our forums. Big thanks to everyone that reported them!

Below is a non-exhaustive list of these types of changes that have been released in the last week. This list does not cover new features that received their own post, such as Hats now being supported in (certain) games.

Network:

• Fixed various bugs affecting players on Minecraft 1.19.50, including maps/item frames not functioning properly

All games and hubs:

• Updated a large number of translations. Thanks to community feedback, we keep improving our translations. You can report translation issues on our forums!

Hub and Arcade:

• When gifting an item to your self, the system now properly checks if you already own that item before continuing
• You can now gift 1 year of replay pass to players that already have an active pass (stacks infinitely)
• Note: there is an active bug where the entitlement check for pets, mounts and hats doesn't function correctly, leading to these items being able to be gifted despite the recipient already owning them. This will be addressed in the next update.

Capture the Flag:

• Fixed TNT not replacing water blocks correctly after exploding 
• Added setting for customizing store price modifier in Custom Servers

Hide and Seek:

• Made it impossible to interact with doors to prevent annoying sounds 

Murder Mystery:

• Made it impossible to interact with fence gates and doors to prevent annoying sounds 

Many of these bugs and issues were reported on our forums. Big thanks to everyone that reported them!

Winter is coming... The Ugly Sweater Bee costume can now be purchased from the Quest Store!

Today we've started rolling out support for Hive Hats in our games.

Initially, hats are only supported in the lobby and endgame phases. Over the coming days and weeks, we will enable hats for the entire game session in titles that do not utilize armor. For example, Murder Mystery.

Currently, hats can only be equipped/changed in our hubs, but we aim to make it a global cosmetic in the future.

Developer note: We've heard feedback that you'd love to use your hats in games. To bring this feature to you as soon as possible, we decided to hold back moving the hat menu to the proxy (global) level. We hope to update this in the future.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of these types of changes that have been released in the last 2 weeks. This list does not cover new features that received their own post, such as the Just Build: Theme Voting Update.

Network:

• Added initial support for Minecraft 1.19.50

All games and hubs:

• Updated a large number of translations. Thanks to community feedback, we keep improving our translations. You can report translation issues on our forums!
• Fixed an issue where effects like absorption would not correctly show when reapplied
• Fixed custom block break time rendering for certain newer versions of Minecraft
• Please note that it can take up to 1 week for newly added translations mentioned below to be available in all supported languages.

SkyWars (Kits):

• Added translation support for game specific statistics for the lobby stats hologram
• Fixed Shield Spell users taking environmental damage
• Fixed fire trails spell ability to be placed on transparent blocks, which made the fire invisible

Hide and Seek:

• Fixed a bug that prevented lobby skin changes from applying in the live game

Capture the Flag:

• Fixed a bug which allowed players to ignore water damage by staying in waterlogged blocks
• Fixed arrows vanishing from offhand after respawning 
• Fixed a bug that allowed respawning players to speed up flag return process 

Just Build:

• Fixed an issue where helmet cosmetics would get removed after theme voting stage
  

The Bridge:

• Fixed a bug that prevented the game from ending with only 1 player
  
• Prevented players from using special items in warmup phase

Murder Mystery:

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from interacting with a rune box once it has teleported away from its first location
  

Many of these bugs and issues were reported on our forums. Big thanks to everyone that reported them!