WE HAVE EXTENDED THE SALE UNTIL WEDNESDAY, 5TH!!!

With high temperatures come low prices.

From today until Sunday 2nd, we are holding the Summer Sale on Hypixel!


The sale includes deals like:

As always, we appreciate all the support you give to the network - you make it possible for us to work on stuff we love.

Thanks for reading and the Hypixel team wishes you a great start into the summer!

Today we've released a brand new Blitz Surival Games update including the return of a legacy map, two never before seen maps, achievements, kit balancing and more.

Check out the changelog below or join the Blitz lobby to see them in-game!

▶ New Maps


▶ Kit Balancing and Chestloot changes

Spoiler: Kit Balancing

Spoiler: Arachnologist

Level 2 → 1 web → 0 web +1 spider
Level 3 → 2 web → 0 web +1 spider
Level 4 → 2 web → 0 web
Level 5 → 2 web → 0 web
Level 6 → 3 web → 0 web +1 spider
Level 7 → 4 web → 0 web
Level 8 → 5 web → 0 web +1 spider
Level 9 → 6 web → 0 web,
Level 10 → 8 web → 0 web, leather chestplate > Leather chestplate (Protection I), +1 spider

Spoiler: Toxicologist

Level 6: + gold boots
Level 7: + gold boots
Level 8: + gold boots, + gold helm
Level 9: + gold boots, + gold helm, gold chestplate > leather chestplate
Level 10: + gold boots, + gold helm, iron chestplate > gold chestplate

Spoiler: Tim

Level 10: +1x Rabbit Egg

Spoiler: Troll

Level 6+: Leather Chestplate (Fortune III) > Leather Chestplate (Protection I)
Level 7+: Leather Boots (Fortune III) > Leather Boots (Protection I)
Level 8+: Leather Leggings (Fortune III) > Leather Leggings (Protection I)
Level 9+: Leather Helmet (Fortune III) > Leather Helmet (Protection I)
Level 10: +1x Splash potion of Nausea (10s)

Notes:
- At all levels the ender eye has been replaced with a stick, in additional to this it also received bane and smite additionally at the same level of the sharpness.
- Cobwebs have been removed at all levels

Spoiler: Reaper

Level 8: + Leather Chestplate
Level 9: + Leather Chestplate
Level 10: + Leather Chestplate

Spoiler: Golem

Level 10: Chain Chestplate > Chain Chestplate (Protection I)

Spoiler: Creepertamer

Level 10: + Leather Leggings

Spoiler: Paladin

Level 10: Iron Helmet (Protection I, Unbreaking I) > Iron Helmet

Spoiler: MeatMaster

Level 10: + 1x Saddle, + Carrot on a stick

Spoiler: Scout

Level 5: Splash potion of Slowness II (8s) > Splash potion of Slowness II (6s)
Level 6: Splash potion of Slowness II (8s) > Splash potion of Slowness II (6s)
Level 7: Splash potion of Slowness II (8s) > Splash potion of Slowness II (6s)
Level 8: Splash potion of Slowness II (8s) > Splash potion of Slowness II (6s)
Level 9: Splash potion of Slowness II (10s) > Splash potion of Slowness II (8s)
Level 10: Splash potion of Slowness II (10s) > Splash potion of Slowness II (8s)

Spoiler: Astronaut

Level 9: +Leather Helmet
Level 10: Leather Helmet > Chain Helmet

▶ Blitz Star Adjustments
To make blitz stars more viable and accessible for newer players we reduced the price of them by a quite bit. Besides this activatable items given from specific blitzes are no longer usable in deathmatch for more fair gameplay.
Notes:
- Sweg Move now gives 5 seconds of fire resistance to all teleported players upon teleportation

▶ Kit Price Adjustments
To allow more variety for newer players and an easier time unlocking the advanced kits, some kits have been reduced in price.

▶ Achievements
After a long time it's been decided that Blitz could use some new achievements so here they are!

▶ Bug Fixes

Massive thanks to @OrangeMarshall , @Plancke and the Player Council for helping out with the update! If you find any bugs please report them in the replies below.

From today until Sunday 4th, we are holding a big weekend sale!

So visit the store and grab awesome deals like:

Also, Summer Boxes are back!
Right now you can grab these time limited boxes which contain over 100+ unique summer-themed lobby cosmetics.
If you own a rank on Hypixel you will be able to grab free Summer Boxes at the Deliveryman. He will give out up to 20 Boxes depending on rank within the next 20 days for a good start into the summer.

We appreciate all the support you give us to make Hypixel the great place it is and provide us with the opportunity to go even beyond that.

Thanks for reading and have an awesome weekend!

Hey guys,

It's June 1st, the 'official' start of Summer (though the weather has yet to catch up in many places ), and the start of one of our busiest times of the year. If any of you are doing exams we wish you a big GOOD LUCK from the Hypixel Team, and we look forward to providing you guys with some much needed Minecraft relaxation once you're all finished

As part of our renewed efforts to talk to you guys more about what we are doing here on the server, I wanted to give you a quick update on the projects we are working on and how we are feeling about them. We think it's important to involve the community as much as possible - that's why we made the Prototype Lobby in the first place. See below for some quick insights to our major current projects.

Please note: Just because a game or update isn't on this list, doesn't mean we aren't actively working on it. We have a large team that work on different things at once

▶ Bed Wars
The team is working hard to move Bed Wars forward to 1.0, a full release. Our main focus is on the new lobby (see below for a sneak peek), stats tracking (e.g wins / losses and more), and tons of new in-game cosmetics.


In terms of progression, as we've said before we will not be adding any form of Kits, Perks or other items that give an in-game advantage. But we think you're going to love all our new in-game cosmetics, of which we've invented several new types never before seen on the server. The unlocking process is very cool too, and we can't wait to show you more.

In the future for Bed Wars expect new maps, new gameplay features, and even more good stuff that rewards your playtime and keeps gameplay fresh and fun without unbalancing the core experience.

▶ Murder Mystery
We are currently working on a new patch for MM that adds 2 new maps, a full rework of Transport (thanks to community feedback) and many improvements, bug fixes and gameplay features.

The biggest new feature is the debut of our brand new in-game maps. This is an entirely new framework I've been poking around with OrangeMarshall on, and it switches from the current compass to a 'minimap' style system like you may see in other video games. The new map will allow you to easily see where the bow has been dropped, and whether it's above or below you - it's very cool and if your feedback is positive, we'll consider porting it to other games (where it makes sense). See below for a short video of our test:


▶ Social Menu
Announced a while ago, progress on the social menu has picked back up and we expect the first version to go into testing very soon. In our initial launch / test, we expect to be improving the UI for Friends, Guilds and Parties to make it easier for you to add and manage these systems without using commands. Following that we will be adding even more features in the future.

We know this update has been a long time coming and we apologize. This is a really important update from our perspective, and so we are working hard to make it a stark improvement to the server for all players. All the old commands will still exist though, if you prefer to use them.

▶ New mystery PTL Game
We are currently working on a new previously unannounced PTL game. Early internal tests are going very well, and we expect this to enter the PTL very soon - we'll be sharing more details as things come together. Without spoiling anything, this new game represents a new style of gameplay not found on Hypixel and we're excited to get you playing and hear your feedback.

Here's a spoiler-free sneak peek at our initial map. Can you guess what sort of game it is?


▶ SkyWars Update
We've listened to your feedback and agree that SkyWars needs some love! We are putting together the beginnings of an update which we'll begin work on soon.

What would you like to see in a SkyWars update? Let us know in the comments!



We hope that gives you a good overview of current projects - as we said before, we are always working on lots of other stuff that we might not be able to talk about yet. We're looking forward to the start of a great Summer with you guys - with your support we want to continue making 2017 an AWESOME year for Minecraft

Thanks for reading!

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▶ Questions

Q. Why update SkyWars and not [my favourite game]?

SkyWars is our #2 most popular game and accounts for around 1/3 of total players. Because of SkyWars, Bed Wars, Murder Mystery and other popular games, we can afford to pay our developers to work on updates. Without games like SkyWars, we couldn't afford to do even minor bug fixes for smaller games. SkyWars has not been updated in 6+ months, which is why we are looking into doing an update. If we were only working off of revenue and playercount, SkyWars would receive 1/3 of all development time - at the moment it is receiving zero development time.

This doesn't mean we aren't thinking about other games, but we operate a server that has 30+ games. We have to balance updating and fixing older games with smaller playerbases against supporting the games that pay our bills, so we can afford to continue to update all games and improve the server. I hope you understand.

Q. Why do Bed Wars and Murder Mystery get so many updates?

Bed Wars and Murder Mystery are Prototype Lobby (PTL) games. This means that instead of spending tons of time making full finished versions of these games, we released early semi-finished versions publicly so you can play them. Then we've been updating them until they're ready to be full release.

In our previous model, Bed Wars and Murder Mystery would have received the same amount of development time, it would have just been private (not public) and behind the scenes, on our development server. So Bed Wars and Murder Mystery are not receiving "more updates", it just seems like they are because we are developing them publicly in the Prototype Lobby instead of privately behind-the-scenes. Instead of spending 3 months developing Version 1.0 of Bed Wars, we spent 1 month developing v0.1 and then released it into the PTL, and have continued development since.

Hey guys!

This is the last of the community maps accompanied by some maps from the Hypixel builders. Thankyou again to all that participated. It was a pleasure for the team to go through so many of your creations!

Here are the final maps

MINI WALLS


MEGA WALLS

TNT Games

We hope you enjoy this update and look forward to bringing more updates to other gamemodes soon!

For a while now our team has been working on a huge new Minecraft project, and today we are excited to announce that Hypixel is coming to China!

In partnership with our friends at NetEase, we are releasing a "sister" version of the Hypixel Server in China. This version will be separate from the main Hypixel Server, accessible to Chinese mainland players, and fully maintained and operated by the NetEase team.

NetEase are also the publishers of the official licensed version of Minecraft in China and we are very happy to be working alongside them. NetEase are also known for publishing Blizzard games in China such as World of Warcraft, Overwatch and Hearthstone. NetEase will be operating all of the server hardware, and we are providing the games and content - with both companies working together to bring these games to Chinese Minecraft players.


This deal represents a huge step forward for our team and the Hypixel Community. China has a massive audience of gamers on PC, many of which already play on Hypixel, and we can't wait to share all of our great Minecraft content with them. Some of our team even visited China for the announcement (the stream was watched by over 1 Million people!), as you can see from these pics!

See below for answers to some commonly asked questions regarding Hypixel in China. We hope you are as excited as us about this partnership, and the great benefits it can bring to our team. Expect to see lots of new Admin faces on the server very soon!


► Questions

Q. Can players in China play with players outside of China? Will the servers be merged?
A. No, the main Hypixel Server and the Hypixel China Server are separate servers and players cannot play together across these servers.

Q. How will this impact the main Hypixel Server and the team?
A. In terms of our work on the main Hypixel Server, nothing will change, we already provide localization after all! The NetEase team are handling all of the server operations of the Hypixel China Server such as Localization, Moderation and Support among other things. This opportunity does mean that we are able to expand the team - we are hiring more developers and other admins so we can do even more great work this year on the Hypixel Server and beyond! (Currently 54+ Admins Strong!)

Q. Why are you making a China Server, but not an EU Server (or other areas)?
A: European servers (or other areas) still remain extremely difficult for us without a "transfer packet" in Minecraft that allows us to transfer players from one server to another. Hypixel China has only been possible because it is a completely separate network deployed in partnership with NetEase (with their own logins system etc). Netease are building and maintaining the server hardware.

Q. When will the server be playable?
We will have a specific date soon - but our plan is to be ready for the launch of Minecraft China.

Q. Will the network be exactly the same?
For the most part yes, it's the same network - there are however certain small things that will need to be changed to comply with local laws of operation within China. We will have more information on this in conjunction with NetEase at a later date.

Q. Will all game modes be available on launch?
A. To ensure a good service (like having good queue times, great localization and so on) - only a limited number of game modes will be available on launch. More game modes will be added rapidly over time.

Q. Am I able to transfer my ranks and stats to the Chinese Hypixel Network?
A. No - since it is a different network with separate login systems - it is a fresh start. We are preparing a special "Veteran Package" for Chinese speaking players who logged in before 20th May 2017 - More information on this will be available at a later date. An important note, all Chinese speaking players are welcome to continue to play on the mc.hypixel.net

Q. How much will Minecraft in China cost?
Announced yesterday by Netease - in order to bring the possibilities of Minecraft to as many people as possible (and Hypixel is a part of that). The Chinese version of Minecraft operated by Netease will be 100% free.

Q. What will be the IP to the Chinese version of Hypixel?
You will be able to directly connect to Hypixel from inside the Minecraft Launcher itself - no IP is actually required!


As a final note, we want to give a really special thank you to the Chinese speaking community of Hypixel players that already exist - especially those that helped with our localization project. Without their help - this would not have been possible. It was their passion and enthusiasm for our content which caught the attention of NetEase.

The future is extremely bright, this partnership not only brings Hypixel to more people around the world, but it provides us with additional resources to grow our Admin team working on the Minecraft server.

谢谢! (Thank you!)