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.

Showing off your statistics, checking in on the competition or browsing some lockers; it has become a whole lot easier (and prettier) with our new website profiles!

Check them out today - using the magnifying glass in the top right to switch profiles.

A new SkyWars Custom Server option is now available: Ore Drop Randomization.

This option allows you to control how ore drops are randomized between players.

All Random is the default option, in which all drops are fully random.

Equal Random (Player) gives all players the same random starting point, but the order in which you mine ore types matters. If two players mine the same ore types in a row, they get the same drops, but any deviation will change this. Use this setting to make the random more based on the player's actions, rather than pure luck.

Equal Random (Ore) gives all players the same random, regardless of the order they mine ores. For example, two players mining a sequence of diamond ores, iron ores and gold ores will receive the same drop, even if they mine them in different orders.

Please note that this update is deploying as this post releases, and might not yet be available in your custom server.

With Login Streak Savers, available on all regions starting today, we're making login streaks a bit more lenient for those with long(er) streaks. Over time, we've received a lot of feedback and support requests from those that lost their streaks due to outside factors: power and internet cuts, holidays, or simply mistiming or forgetting once.

For every 100 days, you will now receive one Streak Saver. Streak Savers stack infinitely: if you manage to get up to a 1000 days, you'll have 10 Savers. For those with an existing streak over 100 days, we'll give you the correct amount of Savers you would have earned with the new system.

If you were to lose your streak, but have a Saver available, this Saver will automatically be consumed and your streak will be saved. The maximum amount of days between your last login, and the one where you save your streak, may not exceed 7 days. In the case it's been 7 or more days, you will lose your streak as you would have on the old system.

We've added new messaging informing you about Savers. On your first post-maintenance login, we'll inform you if, and how many, Savers you were granted. Every 100 days, you'll receive a message informing you that you gained a Saver. Similarly, you'll receive messages for a Saver being used, or in the 7+ day case, that you lost your streak despite having a Saver available. 

You can get all your login streak information using the /loginstreak command, which now includes your Saver balance.

Streak Savers are completely free and automatic, and are available to all players irregardless of rank.

Learn more about login streak and the rewards HERE. Information about Streak Savers will be available on our support pages later this week.

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.

Gifting any Hat to another player (not yourself!) grants you the Gifter Hat*, pictured above. Perfect for showing off your generosity!

As the old gifting menu was getting a little bit out of control, we've used this opportunity to give it a mini makeover: 

• Top-level icons to make the menus more visually pleasing
• Bundles are now categorized under a brand new category
• Deals (such as discounts for purchasing higher quantities) are now shown in their own menu
• Coloring is now consistent on the "using" and "buying" menus

Happy gifting!

All-new hats, and our newest pet, the Witch Cat are now available on The Hive Store!

Hats

Introducing hats, The Hive's newest category of hub cosmetics:

Hats come in several levels of rarity; rarer hats come with special features, such as animations, color variants, or state changes when you sneak.

The following hats can be purchased from The Hive Store right now:

• Octopus Plush (changes state when you sneak)
• Gamer Headset (comes with 2 colors)
• Cardboard Box
• Axe Head
• Shining Crown (comes with 3 colors)
• Flower Crown (animated)

Additionally, anyone that purchases the Broomstick mount will get the Witch Hat for free! If you have purchased the Broomstick already, the hat will be added to your locker within the next few days.

We will be implementing the option to gift hats in the very near future, be sure to look out for future announcements for more information.

You can view and purchase hats by selecting the Hub Cosmetics (egg) item in the hub.

Witch Cat Pet

Just in time for Halloween, the brand new Witch Cat pet is the perfect spooky companion for any young witch or wizard!

The new pet comes with 3 color variants, its own unique animations, and an exclusive avatar and 'cat person.' hub title.

The Witch Cat pet is a permanent addition to The Hive Store and can be purchased for 830 Minecoins.

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.

To improve in-game communication of changes and updates, we're happy to announce in-game patch notes have arrived on The Hive.

When there are unread patch notes, a book will appear in your inventory in the relevant game, and will stay there until you've read it.

Want to read older patch notes? /patchnotes during lobby will get you the book back when you want it. These will, over time, be available in all supported languages.

In-game patch notes are now live on The Bridge, and will appear over time in all games as they receive updates.

Our largest update ever, The Arcade, has been released!

This is a major update that's full of awesome content, be sure to read our latest blog post for all of the details:

https://playhive.com/2022/06/03/the-arcade/

As always, we will be closely monitoring feedback and balancing games where necessary, be sure to leave feedback on our Discord server!