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

A new SkyWars version is being deployed to all regions. This update adds a custom server option to enable a new projectile physics experiment.

Developer Note

Our projectile physics have always felt a little off. This update brings our projectiles more in line with vanilla Minecraft.

This should make projectiles feel a lot better, including removing the weird arc that Hive projectiles have when shooting upward.

We want your thoughts on these changes, so we have made this a custom server option. Anyone who plays a game with this setting enabled will be sent a Mailbot survey. So, please let us know your thoughts via that survey or on our Discord.

These changes do not indicate future changes; we only want to gauge the community's feelings/feedback surrounding projectiles.

A new map content update is deploying to Capture The Flag, adding 3 new maps and enabling the improved map selection modal.

New Maps

• Prosperity
• Pirate's Paradise
• Valley

Developer Note: We're thrilled to introduce our latest Capture The Flag maps! Additionally, we're currently developing at least three more CTF maps and aim to release them in the near future.

As always, if you have feedback or find any bugs, let us know on our Discord server!

It's time for a Beeday competition! Check out how to participate here on our main website.

To aid players in making their masterpieces without frustration, the following daily custom server limits are active for Just Build until the competition ends:

• Maximum rounds started: 20 (please note the maximum of 30 servers created)
• Maximum minutes: 300

These limits apply to all ranks.

It's time to celebrate The Hive's 5th anniversary! Read our blog post to learn all about the Party Hats and more.

Party Hat #1 is available now - talk to the Quest Master, accept the special Beeday multi-quest and complete it to get it for FREE! For the other hats, as well as important key dates, check out the blog post.

Dive into the ghostly depths... The Spectral Seafarer costume can now be purchased from the Quest Store!

Skywars is the first game to get its own microhub, Sky Royale LTM is back, and 7 new Skywars maps are rolling out!

Skywars Microhub

The new Skywars microhub is the new home for all things Skywars! It's a place to access your in-game locker, create custom servers, and check out other players' stats. It's also a great place to meet other Skywars players.

Look out for more features coming to microhubs in a future update. Be sure to let us know what you'd like to see, by leaving a suggestion on our forums.

To enter the microhub, simply click on the Skywars NPC in the hub!

New Maps

Solo

• Grove
• Europa
• Turmoil

Duos

• Burgundy
• Sanctuary

Squads / Trios

• Amsterdam
• Flourish

Sky Royale Returns

By popular demand, and for a limited time, Sky Royale LTM is back!

In this fast-paced 40-player mode, you'll need to quickly gather resources and get ready to fight! Make sure to head to the middle of the map before the outer islands explode...

This update regards our API, a programmatic way to access some of the Hive's data. It's mainly intended for a more technical audience. For more information about our API, check out our support site. 

As part of our upcoming microhub update, we've been improving the way specific data for games (levels, unlocks, et cetera) is stored and accessed internally. Thanks to these changes, we now also expose game metadata on the API. Currently, this is limited to level and prestige information, but we plan to expose locker- and unlock data in the future.

Find the new endpoint under /game/meta/{game}, or try it on the interactive documentation page.

All regions will be down for maintenance today, September 25th.

This maintenance includes preparations for an upcoming update, which is currently planned to be released this week.

Additionally, this maintenance includes a fix for the party "Invite All Players" button not working.