A new update to Murder Mystery has been deployed to all regions. This patch is to help further balance changes introduced in the recent Murder Mystery update.

Changes

• Increased XP coin cap to 50 (based on survey results)
• Increased murderer kill XP from 10 to 15
• Introduced murderer-specific XP coin cap (currently set to 20)

Developer note: It seems people like being able to collect more coins for more XP, but it has resulted in games being longer than we'd like. To help combat this, we have introduced a murderer-specific XP coin cap. However, to ensure murderers still have an opportunity to gain a good amount of XP, we have increased the XP per kill. Our hope is this will motivate murderers not to hold the game up. We will re-evaluate and tweak as necessary.

Map Changes

• Pigment: Cubes will no longer grant a bow on collection
• Pigment: The murderer can now see the cubes, but cannot interact with them

Developer note: We've heard from many players that the cubes granting a bow was too overpowered, making the games much harder for the murderer. Now, the cubes will only grant you an extra arrow.

Thank you for all your feedback so far! Your feedback helps us make changes like this, so keep it coming. If you have feedback, please let us know on our Discord or Forums.

Two new maps are rolling out to Hide and Seek.

New Maps

• Harvest
• Chime

Changes

• Added Mossy Cobblestone as a new hideable block, used by Harvest

Developer note: We're busy working on more extensive content updates to some of our other games, but wanted to give Hide and Seek some new maps! We hope to have time to do a Hide and Seek gameplay update in the future. If you have ideas of what you'd like to see included in a potential future update, please submit them on our forums.

We hope you enjoy these new maps. If you find any bugs or have feedback, please let us know on Discord or our forums.

An update to Murder Mystery is being deployed to all regions to adjust gameplay balance and fix some minor bugs.

Changes

• Increased XP coin cap from 30 to 40.
• Super and epic coins will no longer spawn for the first minute of the game.
• Super and epic coin spawn rates have been tweaked.
• Armor no longer protects the murderer, although it can be purchased for cosmetic purposes.
• Armor now grants 3 seconds of invincibility when broken, to prevent murderer sword spam.

Bug Fixes

• Tweaked the map Chroma in an attempt to improve framerates.
• Fixed a bug where Armor items could be out of stock when the game started.

Developer note: We will continue to balance the gameplay based on community feedback. We understand this update made being a murderer harder, and we hope the tweaks to the coin spawn rates will help rectify that. Additionally, now that prestiging is possible, we'll continue to tweak XP, so leveling doesn't feel like a long-winded chore.

If you find any bugs or have feedback, please let us know on our Discord or forums.

A new version of Murder Mystery has been released to all regions.

This version converts most in-game assets to a resource pack, improving performance, reducing "pink glitch," and laying the groundwork for future planned updates.

Changes

• Converted most game assets to be resource pack driven
• Added updated coin model, with spawn animations
• Added new, better-performing sheriff hat particles
• Moved sliding and pivoting doors to be client-side animated

We hope this update improves framerates while playing Murder Mystery. We also hope that Murder Mystery players will now see the "pink glitch" less often.

If you find any bugs, please report them on our forum.

A content update to DeathRun has been released. This update adds 2 new maps, 4 new traps, and 35 levels - bringing the total to 75.

Technical Changes

• Moved all in-game assets to a resource pack for better performance and reduction in "Pink Glitch."

Maps

• Added Survival
• Added Village

Traps

• Added "impaling spikes" trap
• Added "dragons breath" trap
• Added "falling branch" trap
• Added "crumbling ceiling" trap

Levels

The level cap has been increased to 75.

Death Markers

• Angry
• Shocked
• Clown
• Flushed
• Aggressive Laugh
• KEKW

Particle Trails

• Green Magic
• Donuts
• Bubble Burst
• Purple Magic
• Diamonds
• Explosion

Runner Capes

• Code
• Overgrown
• Ender Pearl
• Crescent Moon
• End Portal
• Magma

Death Skins

• Gold Miner
• Mummy
• Swampy
• Ritualist
• Ender Death
• Captain Blackbeard

Hub Titles

• Turbo Charged
• Warp Speed
• Kachow
• Fast and Furious
• 2fast4u

Avatars

• Gold Miner
• Mummy
• Swampy
• Ritualist 
• Ender Death
• Captain Blackbeard

Developer note: We understand some players may be disappointed that this update doesn't include a new costume. This is because the costume for this game is granted at a lower level. We plan to add more levels to DeathRun in the future and shall grant a new costume at level 100.

We hope you enjoy this update. More updates are on their way!

A band of pirates have dropped anchor in the hub, and they're on the hunt for treasure! 

Solve the treasure maps and find the keys to gain access to the pirate cave! A new treasure map will be available every five days, so make sure to check back regularly.

Read the full article.

Note: We're aware of some issues where certain devices don't load the map images due to a Minecraft client bug. We're looking into a way to fix this issue.

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.

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.

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.