Combat Improvements Update!

Howdy! We’ve been working on several improvements to help make combat more accurate and reliable no matter where you play.

To clarify, we're not changing anything related to gameplay. This has nothing to do with 1.8 or 1.9 combat. This is purely related to making improvements to our current combat system. This can be quite technical so we'll do our best to explain.

Improved: Hit detection
We've rewritten how the vanilla Minecraft server processes movement and combat to make it instantaneous instead of a 50ms delay due to how vanilla's "tick loop" works. This can improve combat accuracy by up to 1.5 blocks and helps to improve hit detection - especially when sprinting.

This means that all combat and movement on the network is now 50 milliseconds faster for all users!


Fixed: Player displacement
This fixes an odd bug that would sometimes cause players to appear in the ground or floating. They will now appear where they actually are - no more aiming where someone should be. Quakecraft players will be especially happy about this one!

Fixed: Odd food eating/potion consumption bugs
We've rewritten portions of the system used for eating food or consuming potions - this removes the bug with consuming items taking too long. In addition, it helps to make consuming items more reliable for everyone, regardless of their connection!

New: Combat Tracker
The Combat Tracker can be enabled in most PVP games using the /trackcombat command. It allows advanced players to see how their hits are (or aren’t) registering and help locate any issues.

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The Miss Rate allows you to know when your hits miss due to being too far away, and a low Damage Rate means you’re hitting too quickly for Minecraft to register them. APS (“attacks per second”) measures how many attempted hits you’re sending. Lastly, ping shows changes in your ping - this way you can tell if it’s a connection issue and not a problem with your skills.

We are always working to improve gameplay on the server and fix bugs, so make sure to report any issues in the Bug Reports section. Now, go play! :)
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Mystery Box Anniversary Sale

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MYSTERY BOX ANNIVERSARY SALE! Up to 85% OFF across the Hypixel store, plus a super limited MEGA BUNDLE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MYSTERY BOX! It’s been one whole year since we first launched Mystery Box cosmetics on Hypixel, and to celebrate we’re holding an Anniversary Sale. Not only do we have up to 85% off across the Hypixel Store, we’ve also brought back Halloween and Christmas boxes from last season for a limited time only!

From now until Wedensday 31st of August, you can get incredible deals on all sorts of items - just check out our store to find out more:
https://store.hypixel.net/.
  • LIMITED MEGA BUNDLE! HUGE SAVINGS, LIMITED TO 400!
  • Up to 85% OFF UNIQUE ANNIVERSARY BUNDLES
  • 75% OFF RANKS
  • 60% OFF BOOSTERS
  • 50% OFF SUMMER, MYSTERY AND GIFT BOXES
  • Up to 85% OFF COMPANIONS

As always, we appreciate any support you can give to the server, and we hope you enjoy these massive savings.

Have you stocked up on Mystery, Summer, Halloween or Christmas boxes in the Anniversary Sale? Let us know in the comments!
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Dutch Language Support! + Speed UHC

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Hallo! We are pleased to announce that Hypixel now supports Dutch language translations! We have also added support for the SpeedUHC minigame in French and Dutch!

Due to the overwhelming support from the community we hope to have translations for more languages and games coming soon. If you speak another language other than English, you may be able to help us - find out more below.

KLIK HIER OM DEZE AANKONDIGING IN HET NEDERLANDS TE LEZEN

Dutch/French is now available for:
  • Main Lobby
  • Skywars
  • Guilds
  • Parties
  • Speed UHC
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How to change your language
If you have selected "French" or "Dutch" as your language in the Minecraft Settings, you will be asked on login if you'd like to change. However if want to change at a later date to a specific language, all you need to do is:

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From this menu you can also opt-in to language Auto-Select - if we support your language in the future, it will switch over automatically when we go live :)


Even more languages - We need your help!
We've created a way for any player to help us translate in-game text into any language. With your help, we hope to support even more languages and make Hypixel a better experience for the non-English speaking players in our community.

If you would like to help us translate text into a new language, OR improve an existing translation that you don't think is quite right, please check out our Crowdin translation project thread where you can get more details:


Lastly we want to give a huge thanks to the hard working translators/proofreaders who have helped us. We wouldn't have been able to support these languages without you! :D
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Smash Heroes Update - 3 New Heroes & Balancing Changes

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New challengers are here! We've just updated Smash Heroes on Hypixel with 3 brand new heroes plus lots of bug fixes and balance changes, available to play right now in the Smash lobby!

Meet Sanic, Sergeant Shield & Green Hood

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We've been hard at work making 3 fun new Heroes available for you to play. See full details below!

Green Hood - Ranged
Unlock Cost: 200,000 coins
Smash Level Requirement: 200

By day, a waiter in a French restaurant. By night, a vigilante archer. The Green Hood uses his excellent bow skills and martial arts to destroy his enemies - at any distance!

Green Hood is designed to be a pure ranged character, deadly at distance. Most of his attacks are based around charging up and firing arrows - but you can change the types of arrows you fire! Master all the Arrow Types to stop enemies before they even reach you.

MOVESET:

Fire Bow - Right-Click
Press and hold right-click to charge up your bow. Release it to fire different types of arrows!

Switch Arrow Type - [2]
Activate this ability to instantly switch your current arrow type, changing which type of arrow you fire with Right-Click.

Multi-Shot Arrow - Arrow Type
Charge up your bow to fire a volley of up to five arrows at once. The longer you charge, the more you fire.

Scatter Arrow - Arrow Type
Charge up your bow to fire a single arrow which bursts on impact, releasing lots of arrows in all directions.

Tripmine Arrow - Arrow Type
After your bow is charged, release it to fire a single arrow. If this arrow hits the ground it will stay there, and explode if touched by another player. If you directly hit a player, it will explode instantly. Only 1 tripmine arrow can be active at a time.

Gravity Arrow - Smash Attack + Arrow Type
Press [3] to equip a special arrow type. The next arrow you fire will create a gravitational sphere which pulls in and traps nearby players.

Flying Punch - Passive
After double-jumping, performing a melee attack in the air will make you do a powerful flying punch in the direction you are looking.

Sanic - Melee
Unlock Cost: 75,000 coins
NO Level Requirement

Nobody knows where this humanoid hedgehog came from, and when anyone asks he just stares blankly then runs away. If he would only stop long enough, we might know the answers to questions like: Why can he run so fast? And why does he love Onion Rings so much? ...some things are better left unsaid.

Sanic is an extremely fast-paced melee hero with great recovery. Every time he deals damage he generates Onion Rings which he collects automatically. The more rings he has, the more crazy his smash attack becomes!

MOVESET:

Spin Dash - Right-Click
Right-Click to launch Sanic into the air before flinging himself towards the enemy you are looking at dealing damage on impact. Be careful: time this attack wrong and you may find yourself flinging towards somewhere you don't want to be!

Sanic Boom - [2]
Press [2] to activate a brief burst of speed. As you move you'll also cause explosions around you, causing damage.

Onion Rings - Passive
Every time you deal damage to an enemy, you'll generate Onion Rings which Sanic will automatically collect. The more Onion Rings you've collected, the more powerful your Smash Attack becomes!

Supersanic Ring Cannon - [3], Smash Attack
Press [3] to transform Sanic into Super Sanic. Sanic's speed increases, and he starts to shoot dangerous onion rings rapidly outwards in all directions. The Onion Rings cause damage and knockback on any enemies they hit, and the more Onion Rings Sanic has collected, the more dangerous this attack becomes.

Sergeant Shield - Hybrid
Unlock Cost: 25,000 coins
Smash Level Requirement: 50

A super soldier raised by the military, Sergeant Shield quit and vowed never to pick up a gun again. Instead he fights for justice using a disc made from pure Smashonium, the most indestructible element on Earth.

With good mobility and expert defence, Sergeant Shield is a hybrid hero able to defend against both melee and ranged attackers. His passive allows him to raise his indestructible shield, completely deflecting many of the game's projectiles at the cost of energy - but only if he's holding it. Master toggling between deflecting and attacking with your shield to become a defensive powerhouse!

MOVESET:

Reflect - SHIFT + Passive
Hold Shift to raise your shield, deflecting many projectile types back at your attackers. Raising your shield consumes energy, which takes time to recharge. You can only use Deflection whilst holding your shield.

Shield - Right-Click
Right-Click with your shield to dash in the direction you are facing, dealing damage and knockback to anyone in your path.

Ricochet - [2]
Press [2] to throw your shield a short distance towards an enemy. The shield can bounce off and hit multiple targets before returning.

Justice - [3], Smash Attack
Press [3] to launch your shield high into the air, before crashing back down into the map. The crash causes an earthquake, dealing damage and knocking other heroes into the air.

Full Bug Fix / Balance Changelog

We've made lots of balance changes to existing heroes and fixed bugs. Many of these changes were suggested by members of our community!

If you find any new bugs or issues with this update, please post them in the thread on our forums.

Click the button below for a full list of changes in this update.

CHANGELOG:

General Changes

  • Added new hero Green Hood
  • Added new hero Sergeant Shield
  • Added new hero Sanic
  • Unlocking a master skin will send a global message to all players in Smash Heroes lobbies
  • Added Arcade Coins conversion - you can now change arcade coins to Smash Heroes coins
Botmon
  • Added 1 second charge-up for Botmobile
  • Increased movement speed on Botclaw by 25%
  • Fix bug with Botarangs hitting through walls
Bulk
  • Reduced hitbox on Bulk Charge
  • Decrease Bulk Slam damage to 4
  • Hits register better on Bulk Smash, and no longer registers mid air
  • Added 4s cooldown for Bulk Charge during Smash Attack
Cake Monster
  • Increases Regurgicake cooldown to 5s
  • Defecake no longer resets swing pin’s cooldown
  • Defecake damage reduced to 5
General Cluck
  • Spawns with 40 energy
  • Rockets now direct hit entities more reliably
  • Chicken Army chickens no longer detect players waiting to respawn
  • Reduce damage of chickens during the Chicken Army from 7 to 6
Marauder
  • Lightning damage decreased to 8
  • Decrease dark energy regeneration to 18 per second
  • 25% damage mitigation during smash
Cryomancer
  • Increase Frost Breath cooldown to 6s
  • Increase the cooldown on the smash from 90s to 120s
  • Fix bug with frost breath cooldown instantly resetting upon smash usage
  • Fixed aura (freeze breath can no longer do 26 damage, deals 13 correctly)
  • Removed energy bar
Tinman
  • Teammates will be notified if friendly homing missiles are used
  • Overload has more forward momentum
  • Overload damage increased to 5
Spooderman
  • Spooder web damage decreased by 1 per 8 blocks traveled
  • Spooder Minions attack speed reduced by half
Karakot
  • Increase Instant Teleportation energy cost to 45 (up from 40)
  • Increase Saiyan Instant Teleportation energy cost to 22.5 (up from 20)
  • Max normal (non-teleport) jumps in Saiyan mode is now 2
  • Slightly increase Ki Blast accuracy
  • Ki Blast no longer attacks through walls, and hits register more reliably
  • Kame Do travels slightly faster
Void Crawler
  • Increase cooldown on the Smash from 90s to 120s
  • Shadow Fury will now only hit each enemy hero up to 3 times during use
  • Gain 50% damage mitigation during Shadow Fury
  • Teleboom can no longer be used during Shadow Fury
Shoop
  • Increase shoot lightning damage to 2
  • Increase ride the lightning damage to 5
  • Decrease ultimate damage to 10
Pug
  • Sonic bark will move slightly faster (Speed 3 -> 3.8)
  • 3 pugs spawned by smash
  • Increase smash damage to 8 (up from 6)
  • Fix visual bug with the sonic bark cooldown being charged during an ultimate activation
Bug fixes:
  • Largely resolved numerous projectiles which would hit or travel through walls
  • Fixed some line-of-sight bugs with explosions hitting around corners
  • Solo games no longer start if there are less than 4 players

Special thanks to @codename_B, @Tactful, @Dctr and members of the Player Council for their help making this update happen.

If you find any bugs or problems with the update, please post them in our thread on the Smash forum :)
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Announcing our two newest Admins! Luckykessie and Nitroholic_!

Another two admins have joined the Hypixel team, both of them Moderators!

First up we have LuckyKessie - who's joining as an additional staff manager. She's going to be focusing on a lot on making sure we have a staff manager available during Australian hours & just generally being the positivity hand grenade she is. She'll bring cheer if you are staff or not!

Secondly, Nitroholic_ joins as a developer - His initial duty is to focus primarily on small bug fixes especially on older / less updated games. I'm sure you are going to be seeing him jumping around here and there across many sub forums

Please join me in welcoming them both into the Admin team!
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French language support on Hypixel - More languages coming soon!

Hello and Bonjour! Today we have launched support for French language text on Hypixel for Main Lobby, SkyWars, Guild and Parties - with more languages coming soon! We've also created a way for you to help us translate the server into even more languages.

French is live; Dutch coming soon, more after that!
- Click here to read the announcement in French.


To start off, we are supporting French translations for
  • Main Lobby
  • SkyWars
  • Guilds
  • Parties
The next language we are launching is Dutch, coming very soon. But with your help (and enough demand) we hope to expand this over time to make the server accessible to even more non-English speaking players.

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How to change your language
If you have selected "French" as your language in the Minecraft Settings, you will be asked on login if you'd like to change. However if want to change at a later date to a specific language, all you need to do is:

1) Head to the My Profile menu by right-clicking the 'My Profile' player head icon in your hot bar
2) Click the Language Select icon in the bottom-right
3) Select your language

From this menu you can also opt-in to language Auto-Select - if we support your language in the future, it will switch over automatically when we go live :)

Even more languages - We need your help!
As part of this launch, we've created a way for any player to help us translate in-game text into any language. With your help, we hope to support even more languages and make Hypixel a better experience for the non-English speaking players in our community.

If you would like to help us translate text into a new language, OR improve an existing translation that you don't think is quite right, please check out our Crowdin translation project thread where you can get more details:


Finally we want to give a big thanks to the members of our staff team who helped translate the current languages - you guys rock!

We hope you're as excited for translations as we are, and we really appreciate you helping us make Hypixel more accessible for our global community! Thanks :)
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