A new update is deploying to all regions. This update brings a seasonal hub, a new DeathRun map, and something very dangerous.

DeathRun

• Added new map: Temple
• Added new trap: Swinging Axes
• Added new trap: Falling Dripstone

Seasonal Hub

• Spring has sprung! Switched to updated Spring hub
• Egg hunt coming next week

Dangerous Mount

• Added the fastest, most furious mount.
• Claim for free by logging in before 3rd April 00:00 GMT
• Use at your own risk

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Earlier this year, we started moving more games to resource-pack-driven cosmetics to improve performance for players.

Today we are releasing an update to Block Drop. As part of this update, we have replaced the older, extruded pixel-art powerup models with new, more detailed models. Additionally, this update supports the Winterfest "Present Powerup" daily gift.

Updates

• Cosmetics are now resource-pack-driven, resulting in less client overhead.

New Cosmetics

• Lucky Block (Replaces Star - Level 1)
• Potion (Upgraded Model - Level 2)
• Royal Crown (Replaces Flower - Level 9)
• Chest (Upgraded Model - Level 16)
• Dragon Egg (Replaces Lightning - Level 22)
• Speedster Costume (Replaces Runner - Level 25)

Players that have already reached the required level for these unlocks will need to play a game of Block Drop to be granted them.

Developer Note: We wouldn't typically release an update like this during the holiday period, but due to the daily gift requiring this new game version, we have released it. These new powerup models are much more in-line with our other visuals and are an excellent visual improvement to the game.

Today, we are deploying a heavily requested feature for Just Build: Theme Voting.

When the game starts, you can vote for your favorite of 5 random themes. The theme with the most votes will be chosen for the round.

Additionally, we have added a custom server option, allowing you to enable/disable theme voting.

We hope you like this quality-of-life update to Just Build, and we can't wait to see your awesome builds!

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.