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3 years ago

Updates Website

Welcome to our updates website! Come back regularly to find the latest Hive updates, or subscribe by email to get (important) updates delivered to your mailbox.

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7 months ago

Leaderboard Update

Our in-game, website and API leaderboards are back online. Statistics are up-to-date; in the exceptional case that outdated statistics are shown for your profile, play one (1) round of the affected game to ensure a refresh.

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feature
8 months ago

Spaceship Hub Mount - Available Now!

Our first hub mount, which allows you to fly on an epic spaceship, is available now. Grab it from the Hive Store using the in-hub "Pets and Mounts" hotbar item, for 1690 Minecoins.

You can also share the joy of in-hub flying with your friends by gifting the Spaceship - head over to a giftbox, or use /gift in an (arcade) hub, and grab a Regular Mount Gift.

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8 months ago

Translation Bug Reporting 🌐

We've made it easier to report issues and suggest improvements for our translations!

Over the last year, we have been working hard to implement translation support for all of the text on The Hive, and to ensure that our translations are as accurate as possible.

We've made a lot of progress, but there is still work to do, and this is where you, members of our international community, come in!

If you come across any translated text that you think isn't formatted correctly, or could be improved, you can now easily report it using our new dedicated forum section and suggest improvements.

Players that have their suggested improvements verified and implemented into the game will receive the exclusive Translator hub title.

To access the translated version of The Hive, you simply need to change the language of your Minecraft client, in the settings, to one of our supported languages: Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, or Spanish (Mexico).


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game update
8 months ago

Ground Wars: Mini-Update

A mini-update to Ground Wars is being deployed to all regions.

New Maps

  • Added brand new map: Azure
  • Added brand new map: The Inferna

Imposter Changes

  • Decreased the amount of imposter time from 30 to 20 seconds.
  • Added a message when a teammate becomes an imposter.
  • Added "Imposter" tag above the head of the imposter for friendly team members.
  • Added a message when a teammate is no longer an imposter.

Developer note: We know that imposters were sometimes confusing. It wasn't always clear why a teammate could cross over into enemy territory. We hope the messaging changes help clarify that. We also acknowledge that Imposter in the right hands was too powerful, which is why we have reduced the active imposter time.

Powerup Changes

  • Increased the amount of health Golden Powerups have from 15 to 30. Also changed the health bar design to better represent progress.
  • Powerups now have colored titles/messages to represent their effect (green for positive, red for negative).
  • Added a UI title when blinded by a blindness egg, to better differentiate between blindness and death.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to drown in water.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to claim the refill powerup while respawning.
  • Fixed a bug that didn't handle void damage correctly.
  • Fixed some minor quest criteria bugs.

We hope you enjoy this mini-update! As always, thank you for the continued feedback.

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game update
8 months ago

Capture The Flag: Balance Patch

A balance patch to Capture The Flag is deploying across all regions. This patch has substantial changes to the game, aiming to improve some core gameplay mechanics and balance.

Developer note: We understand this patch includes a lot of changes and may need tweaking. Leave feedback on this post and we'll be sure to fix any issues that may arise. Additionally, we are still working on a new flag-contesting system, and aim to release that in a future mini-patch - we didn't want to hold these improvements whilst we create new assets.

New Map: Ashram

  • Added a brand new map: Ashram.

Spawn Killing Improvements

  • Being spawn killed will grant a 50% damage boost for each spawn kill, up to 200% extra damage. This boost is removed upon leaving the spawn room, or when your team holds the enemy flag.
  • Gold is no longer rewarded for killing players that have not left spawn.

Developer note: We know spawn killing has become an annoying part of Capture The Flag. We're hoping these changes will help, as spawn killers will be much easier to counter.

New Team Upgrade: Flag Curse

  • The Flag Curse upgrade may be purchased after your flag has been away from home for 90 seconds.
  • A cursed flag will reduce the flag carrier's health to 3 hearts.
  • The curse is removed when the flag is returned home and must be purchased again when next taken.

Improved TNT

  • Fixed a calculation in distance falloff that inaccurately calculated applicable damage.
  • TNT is now team colored.

Developer note: The distance bug meant players were taking too much damage when they weren't in the epicenter of the explosion. As a result, the TNT may feel underpowered. Let us know your thoughts and we'll tweak accordingly.

Miscellaneous Changes

  • When a team member leaves, their gold is now equally spread across the remaining team members.
  • Item/upgrade stations now prevent you from opening them with a sword during combat.
  • Speed berries can no longer be planted.
  • Various internal bug fixes.

This concludes the changelog for the first patch. More will follow in the future. Thank you for your continued feedback.

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8 months ago

July Quest Costume Released

The Summer Skelly costume is now available in the Quest Store, just in time for summer!

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game update
9 months ago

Capture The Flag: Empire

A new map is available for Capture The Flag: Empire.

Developer note: The first CTF patch is nearly complete. We're delighted with the solutions we've come up with and feel they will correct many of the game's pain points. Capture The Flag is a very map-dependant game, so in the meantime, we hope you enjoy this brand new map!

Keep an eye on this website for more information.

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notificationtreasure wars
9 months ago

Dev Diaries: Seasons

Check out our new Dev Diary about the upcoming "Season 1" of Treasure Wars HERE.

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9 months ago

The Buzz - June 2022 📰

Check out the second edition of The Buzz, The Hive's bi-monthly newsletter, on our main website.

Those that are subscribed to our newsletter: make sure to check out The Buzz in your mailbox, which includes the exclusive "You've got mail!" hub title at the bottom.

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