For many months, the Hypixel team have been hard at work behind the scenes on a new project we chose to keep under wraps. This project was codenamed Bladestorm, and it could not have happened without the support of our amazing staff team and wider community.

Today we are excited to officially announce Hypixel: Pocket Edition, a brand new way to play Hypixel. Hypixel: Pocket Edition is free to play, and you can connect to the server IP pe.hypixel.net using Minecraft: Pocket Edition, or Minecraft for Windows 10.

Without any promotion from us, our hidden Bladestorm server attracted over 400,000 registered players (9000 concurrent at one point), and we are excited to bring the server to the wider Hypixel community for Alpha testing. Under its new Hypixel: Pocket Edition name, we will be regularly updating the server to improve the experience for all players over the coming months.

You can experience all the fun of Hypixel on your tablet or smartphone right now! All you need to do is join pe.hypixel.net now from your compatible device.

Please note that Hypixel: Pocket Edition is in Alpha testing, and you may experience instability or bugs as we continue to develop and improve the server. Check out the FAQ for “What is an Alpha?”

If you'd like more information on Hypixel: Pocket Edition or have any questions, we've answered a bunch of queries below. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you guys playing Hypixel on the go!

FAQ

You sneaky sneaks! Why was this kept secret from us?
It was very important for us to make sure that we had something which lived up to the high standard the community expect from us here at Hypixel.

We still needed to test it though - so the idea of the “secret” network was born. We were hoping we could get 100-200 players online to help us test. Instead thanks to the accidental discovery by a Youtuber (and then more youtubers that followed), we got 9,000+ online at once!

Next thing you know we had 400,000 registered users. We feel really proud that Bladestorm was able to grow to this size without people even knowing it was related to Hypixel.

We feel now however is the time to let people know!

What is an Alpha?
When developing a project, Alpha is the first stage of testing. It basically means “Hey, don’t expect this to be 100% yet”

You can expect bugs, unannounced server reboots by Admins, games to be turned on and off on occasion, or even expect some games to be deemed “not good enough” as well as Rebalances without announcements.

The key thing about an Alpha is - expect change, disruption and development at any point, without prior warning.

Why make a PE Network?
Minecraft Pocket Edition has a great team working on it, and it’s come a LONG way. We see more and more people ask us for Hypixel PE and with PE now at a point where it “makes sense” for us to be on there - here we are .

Not to mention the fact that there is also Minecraft Windows 10 Edition now (compatible with PE), offering players even more ways to play Hypixel with friends!

Will Hypixel PE affect PC New games and Updates?
Nope! PE is run by a different team! PC will remain as is - No changes whatsoever.

Who is working on the Hypixel PE team?
Gurun, Trudan and Minikloon are the core guys working on PE, supported by NoxyD and the rest of the team. Gurun and Trudan have been here secretly for the past few months, but you can expect to start to see them around publically from now. Minikloon is already well known to many players on the server.

Please join us in welcoming our new admins!

How big is the new PE Alpha Network?
The new PE network currently supports 24,000 slots, and we’ve peaked at just over 9,000 players connected so far.

How do I join?
A video guide is forthcoming, but basically you click the little “+” symbol while on the main menu and add a bookmark for pe.hypixel.net - you should be able to join no problem from there.

What games are playable?
The gametypes currently playable on Hypixel: Pocket Edition are:

• Skywars
• Build Battle
• Simon Says
• Brawl
• Survival Games

Expect more gametypes in the coming months.

Since it’s in Alpha, can you tell us what major features are missing?
The biggest missing feature at the moment is the lack of user authentication - we have to wait for Mojang to update Pocket Edition 0.13 in order for Auth to exist. This basically means that any user can join with any name, stopping us from doing a lot of the things we currently do on Hypixel PC.

We do allow users to register and “auth” their names, but until full authentication is here we can’t properly have Friends & Party Systems, Progression, Stats, and several other core features. So don’t expect the full Hypixel experience on Pocket Edition just yet.

But hey, at least you can play PE Network from the toilet right?

When can we expect those features to be added?
Once the Auth system is here - we will start adding these features over time. Some features may arrive before the auth system though, depending on our development schedule.

Can I connect with Windows 10 Edition?
Yes, you can connect using Minecraft Windows 10 Edition.

What about helpers and mods on the new PE Network?
The staff will actually be drawn from the PC network staff. Helpers will get additional responsibilities & powers on the PE Network and we have new webtools that will help with moderation. Moderators are still the same Asskicking justice bringers as before.

How will the store work on PE?
As we get closer to the release of Pocket Edition 0.13 and their new Auth system. We will be able to launch our Hypixel Mobile App that PxlPanda has been working on for the last few months.


The app opens up a whole bunch of exciting possibilities for PC users too! It’s not just for pocket edition players, so stay tuned for more information on the Hypixel App in a bigger more focused announcement.

If you guys aren’t selling anything yet, How is the server possible to keep up?
Fortunately, the new server technology that we’ve been working on (think of having to remake Bukkit AND make your own minecraft server) it means that the PE servers are more efficient than PC servers.

Basically we can have more users per server. Therefore cheaper to run. We are happy to invest our time into developing the server, and launch the store to support development at a later date.

How will ranks work on PE? Will our ranks transfer?
No, there is no method to verify that you own the account on the PE network currently (see above). Ranks will be separate from PC, more details will be unveiled when ranks are ready for purchase.

Is the EULA applicable to Pocket Edition as well?
Yes, it applies there. We can only sell ranks that will add cosmetic features and other non gameplay-affecting perks.

Can I buy Kits, Items or other gameplay affecting power ups?
It is forbidden by Mojang to sell things like Kits, Items, and special powers that help you win games. We can assure you no such things will be sold here at Hypixel on any of our platforms.

Do our stats transfer between PC and PE games?
Unfortunately not as PE is on its own specific network.

Does Hypixel PE use Pocketmine?
Hypixel PE instead uses a new technology which is developed by Gurun called MiNET combined with what we call HyPE. An easy way to think of it is that MiNET replaces the Minecraft server and HyPE is Bukkit!

What about Mojang Updating PE?
PE updates much more rapidly than Minecraft for PC at the moment - this is because Minecraft Pocket Edition is actually itself also in Alpha. This can mean that when new updates are live, service disruption should be expected as we update to match.

Will the PE Network have it’s own website?
It may in the future, but we don’t currently plan for it. Instead we will create a new page for them and some new forums, we will adapt to the needs of the PE community as it grows.

For now, the Alpha testers can go to the “PE Alpha Testing Forums” on the forum, click the area at the top right near the games section

Where can I report bugs for PE?
There is a specific bug reporting forum for PE - Click here to visit that forum.

Are you hiring for the Hypixel PE Team?
Yes we are! Please go check out our jobs page for a role description.

One of the games from Party Games 3 has emerged into its own Arcade Game!

We saw a lot of excitement about it from the Youtube Vids we saw as well as player feedback. We felt like it deserved its own spot, not to mention that it was fairly easy since most of the work was already done in PG3 ;-).

Here's a summary of what's different

• New Scoring system
• Qualifiers Stage: 16 Enter, but only the top 4 enter the finals stage!
• Finals Stage: The Top 4 Battle it out in a more complicated arena with greater difficulty
• "Finish Now" Lever! Slam this when you think you have your shape correct to gain more points and time.
• Flight has been enabled to help with block placement
• Various other improvements on the original PG3 gamemode.
• Alignment Improvements: The two signs for build battle now line up correctly.

Show your opponents what you’re made of by completing more walls in the shortest amount of time possible!

We hope you enjoy this small project and are looking forward to the upcoming release of Crazy Walls along with our usual spree of updates for older games

Hole in the Wall is playable now in the Arcade Lobby, have fun guys!

We’ve found the selling of credits to sometimes be confusing for players, and with new systems in place to distribute cosmetic rewards we feel that it’s time to make some changes to credits in order to provide a better experience for all our players.

Here are some of the new and improved ways players can gain credits.

• Ranks will receive a lot more credits in their monthly packages
• Most, if not all games will receive weekly / daily quests that include credits as rewards.
• Base credit rewards from completing quests will increase for ALL users.
• The price of high cost items such as TKR Skins and Warlords Legendary reskins will be reduced.

Credits will remain as our Cosmetic-Only Currency, however in the future we may revisit this.

Closer to November we will be publishing a complete list of detailed changes, but we wanted to give the community a heads up with regards to these upcoming changes.

You know the Drill by now! It's a Double Coins Weekend!

See you on the server!

The long wait is over and the Adventure Lobby Open for Closed Beta Testing! You can hop in now via the compass menu!

Gather a group of 4 adventurers via queueing up with the normal sign system or forming a party!

For launch, we have the following maps

4 Hypixel Maps

• Wither's Challenge
• Herobrine's Mansion
• Herobrine's Return
• Wrath of the Fallen

2 Community Submitted Maps

• Crypt Crawler
• Creeper Dungeon

Budding Map Maker? You can submit your entries at the following forum! Be sure to read the guidelines.

Due to Capacity Requirements, we have imposed the following two restrictions.

• The Adventure Lobby is only open Monday Morning to Thursday Night
• The Adventure Lobby is restricted to VIP and above Temporarily.

These precautionary actions is because Adventure maps take up a LOT of server resources , we will start relaxing these restrictions once we've been able to gather enough data on performance as well as being certain we can have adventures open without affecting other parts of the server!

As always, post bug reports on the forum, remember this is a CLOSED BETA so expect issues!

Many thanks so far to those who have submitted maps, we are paying close attention to your creations - and we hope to be able to feature your stuff. This is equally about you guys - not just Hypixel content!

Thanks for waiting! Please enjoy, we'd like to make a special thank you to the community members whom without - this would not have happened!

Ever felt a little lonely in your home? Your friends watch you build but they’re bored because they can’t help? Worry no more, multi build is here. You can now allow Residents to build alongside you!

MultiBuild

• You can now enable residents’ ability to build in your house.
• Residents’ can only build when you are in your home.
• Your residents also respect your housing mode.
• Residents’ building inventory is persistent, even when it gets replaced with the social mode inventory or leaving.
• Residents now get a housing menu with some restrictions.
  
  
• These residents will have access to only the blocks you have.
  
  
• WARNING: Make sure you trust the person you are giving build permission to! If building for residents is enabled they will be able to place AND break blocks!

Here's a quick video of how to let your friends build:
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Changes

• Thunder weather added (thunder without rain), more lightning for storming weather.
• Haunted Mansion theme, special Halloween theme only available in Halloween Mystery boxes.

Bugfixes

• Bin-Item fixes, also added a "Clear Inventory" on double-click.
• Fixed border not showing up properly every time
• Fixed the Block Picker to properly translate data values for certain blocks

Latest Bugfixes from earlier Patch

We recently did some bugfixes on the fly, we made a small post about these a bit ago. Mentioning these again in case you missed them

https://hypixel.net/threads/housing-additions-changes-and-bugfixes-list.439539/

Plancke said:

Over the past few days we've been silently making changes to Housing to improve the experience, you can find a list of additions/changes and bugfixes below

• Added Bin item in your inventory
  
  

  
• Added the ability to hollow out your plot, found in plot reset confirmation
  
  

  
• Added command to clear a specific time from parkour leaderboard (/parkour removetime <number>)
• Added ability to 'pick a block' using rightclick with an empty hand while in Build Mode
• Added a toggle for parkour messages, can be set to either announce all completions, only when records are broken or none at all.
• Added toggle for join/leave messages for your world

• Changed Player Visibility for more flexibility, rather than on and off you can now also select a number of players.
• Changed dropping 1 item to drop the whole stack

• Fixed breaking parkour/social blocks in social mode
• Fixed cookie sorting error on page 2 or above
• Fixed twitch not sending a message when placing item
• Fixed issues with holograms
• Fixed Housing Menu item sometimes disappearing
• Fixed group command
• Fixed border not showing up properly
• Fixed parkour 'Failed because of teleport' when using /parkour checkpoint
• Fixed /settheme command for the 5 default themes
• Fixed issue that stopped you from going from social mode to build mode sometimes
• Fixed parkour times sometimes showing up with spaces instead of zeros

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