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A new DeathRun update has been deployed to all regions. This update brings a new map, Synthwave, and adds new map functionality.

New Map

• Added Synthwave

Changes

• Added a new automated trap system for time-based world traps

Developer note: We understand that DeathRun is a game dependent on content. Our level designers have been working hard to create new maps, with two more in active development. We aim to release another map, including a new trap, next week.

As always, if you have any feedback or find any bugs, please let us know on Discord or our Forums.

We're planning on making some changes to the versions of Minecraft we support, and want to hear your feedback!

To preface this article, we are not removing support for non-RenderDragon versions at this time.

After reviewing community feedback last year, we decided to continue to support 1.18 versions of Minecraft for as long as we could, to allow the small minority of players that use 1.18 for valid reasons to continue to have a good experience playing on The Hive.

Several new versions of the game have been released since our decision in October, and we are now having to support over 20 different versions of the game. Naturally, having to support so many versions has led to a significant amount of additional work for our developers.

The vast majority of our players use the most recent version of Minecraft. Our data also shows that the small minority who are still using version 1.18 are primarily playing with version 1.18.12.

To ensure that we can continue supporting older clients to our high standards, we're wanting to reduce the range of client versions we support. This allows us to plan around a known set of clients, making development and testing easier. To achieve this, we plan to discontinue support for all versions except the following:

• 1.18.10, 1.18.11, and 1.18.12
• 1.19.70, 1.19.71, and 1.19.72 (latest release)

If you play The Hive with a version of Minecraft that is not listed above, please let us know which version you are using and why. This will help us take your feedback into consideration. To leave your feedback, please leave a comment on this post.

As we aim to be more transparent, we're updating you on the current state of The Hive, our company, and what we're working on. Read our full development update, for March 2023, on our website HERE.

An update to The Bridge has been deployed to all regions. This update adds support for the following quest criteria:

• Win x games
• Play x games
• Score x points
• Use x leaps
• Deal x arrow damage

Developer note: Although this update supports these quests, it may take a while to see available quests using these new criteria.

An update to BlockParty is deploying across all regions. This update includes minor bug fixes, support for quests, and adds custom server options.

Custom Server Options

• Enable/Disable Negative Powerups
• Enable/Disable PvP Powerups (Knockback Nemo)
• Enable/Disable Color UI Elements
• Powerup Count (Disabled, Default, Custom between 1-10 per round)
• Enable/Disable Color Mixing

Quest Criteria

• Surviving X rounds
• Outliving X players
• Using X powerups (including per-powerup)
• Player X games
• Winning X games

Developer note: Although this update supports these quests, it may take a while to see available quests using these new criteria.

Bug Fixes

• Changed the pink color to use a better color for UI rendering

We hope you like this minor update to BlockParty! If you find any bugs, please report them on Discord, or our Forums.

The Hive will be down for global maintenance today, March 7th. During this time, all regions are unavailable.

This maintenance adds support for an upcoming version of Minecraft. We are NOT removing any currently supported versions. We have no plans to drop any versions in the near future.

As promised, we are expanding our support for hats in-game. Today, we have deployed an update that adds in-game hat support to the following games:

• Murder Mystery
• DeathRun
• Just Build
• Block Drop

We hope to add support for more games over time.

Additionally, Just Build contains minor bug fixes related to custom blocks:

• Added missing wood blocks
• Fixed placement of custom pillar blocks
• Better organized the order of custom blocks in the creative menu

What's that smell? The Stinky costume can now be purchased from the Quest Store!

A new version of Just Build is deploying to all regions. This update adds support for some of our custom blocks.

Additional blocks will be automatically available on March 3rd, and March 10th at 5PM UTC.

Custom blocks available today:

• A selection of colored roof tiles
• Dark terracotta brick, brick skirting, cobble, and pillar
• Orange terracotta brick, brick skirting, cobble, and pillar
• Terracotta brick, brick skirting, cobble, and pillar
• Sandstone pillar
• Stone brick tiles, skirting, and pillar
• Andesite bricks, herringbone bricks, and pillar
• Granite bricks, small bricks, and pillar
• Smooth stone pillar

Next week will see a selection of new wood blocks, and the week after will introduce a range of custom flowers/plants (in a wide range of unique colors).

We hope to add more and more custom blocks over time, allowing you to continue making beautiful builds.