Good News everyone! The Warlords Beta is coming this weekend (either Saturday or Sunday)

Many of you have questions, so we'd like to answer some.

How do we get into the beta?
Non-donor and Donor alike will be able to test Warlords! At the start of the Beta you will need a special passcode to get into the game lobby. You must prove yourself worthy and hyped for the new game mode by earning your invite.

We'll post instructions on how to do this as soon as the Public Beta goes live. It won't be too difficult to be one of the first into the public beta!

Once you do that you will then be automatically given a special access password that will let you in before anyone else.

After a period of time, we will no longer require the special passcode to enter the Beta. We want to reward the Hype Train passengers with testing first however.

Will our progress carry over?
While we reserve the right to reset everyone's progress in the event of a major bug, we are intending to allow you to carry over your progress - including weapon unlocks, stats and class unlocks.

Please note those who test the game BEFORE the public beta will have everything wiped(such as the limited testing that will happen tonight), sorry guys!

Show us something cool NoxyD?
Click any of these 3 links for a 3D preview of a weapon that you can see in your browser

Elven Greatsword Browser Preview (Epic)
Venomstrike Browser Preview (Rare)
Orc Axe Browser Preview (Common)

How can we help test the game?
Zumulus, the main designer of the game will be around all during the beta using our new Livebalancing technology. This new technique means that balance changes to Warlords can be done without the need for a programmer or any reboots. Expect things to change a lot, and without notice! We will also be gathering all sorts of data, so even if an admin isn't in your game - be rest assured we are watching.

What is Warlords?
Check out the following video from Teaser #10

This teaser trailer will explain some of the work that has gone into the game, but really it's so much more than the Weapon pack. At Hypixel we always pride ourselves on pushing the boundaries of what we previously thought possible. While it's easy to point at the weapon pack and go "AMG Hype Train!!!" there's so much more that you guys haven't seen yet.

Skill Effects, Sounds, Flag Capturing, Respawn Mechanics, Custom Horse Controls, Livebalancing, Classes and Specs, The Weapon Skin System, The Helm Unlocking, The Gravestone, The Hall of Weapons. The Animations, the 59 Page Design Document, The Textures, The Models, The Lobby, The Parkour, The Daily Quests, Working Alongside Sphax and Xael to name some of the notably cool things about this game.

Warlords is a product of our desire as a team to be the best - and to give you guys the best. You guys are the ones who push us so, and provide us with the ability to make this our jobs. I hope the hard work of many people shine through, and I hope you enjoy.

Next stop on the Hype Train: Public Beta Station.

The wait is almost over.

Recap of Teaser Threads
[Teaser 1] Found my first epic weapon today!
[Teaser 2] Wonder if I'll get lucky today...
[Teaser 3] That feel when...
[Teaser 4] Giddy Up!
[Teaser 5] Not only classes, but specializations too!
[Teaser 6] Paladin Upgrades!
[Teaser 7] Broken Blades, Reforged Hope
[Teaser 8] Screenshots of the second map!
[Teaser 9] 7 Common Weapon Textures
[Teaser 10] The Final Teaser

Quick Summary of changes!

• You can now link your ingame account to the forum (You get an achievement and 15k exp!)
• Your ingame info & rank appears beside your forum posts when linked
• Stats pages for all players that includes…
  • General Player Info
  • Detailed Game Stats
  • Achievements
  • Parkour Times
• New Leaderboards, with much more detail than in game and the ability to search.
• A special icon appears on threads when an admin replies.
• New Play page (good for showing your friends how to connect to the server!)

Read on for more detailed information... remember to please report any bugs you find with the new website changes on the forum to our bug report section!



Linking your account gives a one time reward of the “Creeperbook” achievement and 15,000 network experience.

***Note, the achievement and exp is not given until you relog 0nto the server!**

It also Adds your Rank, Character Name, Avatar and Guild Info to your forum posts like so.

Stats Pages




We are aware with some bugs with the current parkours resulting in players being able to finish faster than intended (or in some cases not being able to finish). A full reset of all parkour completition times is coming in the near future after these issues have been addressed, but for now enjoy the Parkour Section on your player profile!

Leaderboards

Leaderboards have been made for each game they are fully searchable and update every 15 minutes!



Admin Replies

One of our resident admin Stalkers? We’ll now you can stalk the Hypixel admins with even more ease! When admins reply to threads, the thread will get a special icon - like so!



Reading too much into what the admins say and making crazy theories has never been so easy!

Closing Note

The website update has been a long time coming, now that we have a full time Web Developer (PxlPanda) you can expect to see a lot more progress on this front , hope you are as excited by the changes as I am!

Keeping the peace

Are you someone who just wants to play and have fun but you often get people harassing you?
Now you can finally play in peace and quiet with our new command!

Use the /ignore command to block all private communication from someone.

(Public chat is still visible)
Edit: Public chat will be disabled in near future update



But what does this command do?

This command blocks you from seeing their Party, Guild and Private Messages. Another feature is that person will not be able to invite you to their Party or Guild.

You can't /ignore staff members as they are all your friends

Welcome to the ‘Here comes Trouble!’ update for VampireZ. This update introduces a number of new perks, frightening new effects, disguises, zombies in pink pants and… an exploding cat named Trouble!

Gameplay Changes

• Holy Books now gives gold and coins. A 20% chance of getting a gold and a coin when someone affected by the book kills a zombie or a Vampire
  
• Zombies now spawn with more items. (to fix the loot drop perk - further explanation below)
  
• Zombie ‘de-spawn’ between rounds is now randomized (don’t count on the round change to save you from a room full of zombies any more)
  
• Scare effects between rounds - new ones have been added
  
• “Most Vampires Killed in Single Game” is now a tracked stat
  
• Additional coins based on number of Survivors alive and end of the game
  
• Loot Chest mob spawner particles added to chest until it is emptied
  
• Trouble the Exploding cat added to Loot chest (full explanation below)

Zombies now spawn more items!

The existing ‘Loot drop’ perk has been an issue of concern as it just doesn’t seem to be as effective as it should be. When investigating this perk I found that this wasn’t caused by any problem with the perk, but a problem with the zombies. Most of the zombies in the game spawn with only a leather cap. So when you kill one and get the loot drop, it drops a random item from the zombie - this means in most cases you get nothing and occasionally you get a leather cap. The best way we could find to fix this perk was to provide the zombies with more of an array of items which they could drop. I incremented the amount of items on the zombies to match up with the waves - so in later rounds zombies will have more and better armor and items in hand. The downside of this is that zombies will be harder to kill as they now have more armor... but, the upside means that the loot drop abilities will be a lot of fun. I also added an alert message to let you know when the loot drop perk has worked and a zombie has dropped an item. I highly suggest those who have already made the investment be generous with the drop and share some items with your fellow survivors… remember, you are all in this together.

Trouble, the exploding grey cat!

Desperate times call for desperate measures… and we never really like that cat anyways. You can use the egg to spawn Trouble, who will promptly run away, causing all near by zombies to chase her. After a short period of time Trouble will detonate, killing nearby zombies, Vampires AND SURVIVORS! If you are going to let the cat out of the bag - make sure you open a door.

New Vampire Perks

• Terror Level - a chance of startling a survivor when hitting them from behind.
  
• Renfield - increases your chance of starting the game as a Vampire, if you pick that option.

Terror Level!

This perk gives the vampires a % chance of startling the survivor when you attack them from behind. A startled survivor will have the item currently in their hand swapped with another slot in their hot bar.

New Survivor Perks

• Theology - affects the amount of gold the holder of a Holy Book gets.
  
• Transfusion - converts a percentage of gold to coins at the end of the game
  
• Van Helsing - increases your chance of starting the game as a survivor, if you pick that option.
  
• Constitution - a chance of negating the Vampires Terror level ‘startle’ effect
  
• Foresight - a communal chance of spawning a second loot chest!

Foresight!

A communal perk which provides a chance of a second loot chest spawning on the map. The perk level of all the survivors is added up at the start of the game and used to provide a chance of a the extra chest spawning. A new message will be displayed to let everyone know when this happens.

Cosmetic Disguises

• Skeleton (VIP+)
  
• Enderman (VIP+)

Bug Fixes

• 1.8 issue with some vampires not being able to break glass blocks.
  
• Leaves will no longer decay and produce saplings
  
• Jumping on crops will no longer break them.
  
• Fixed the wave spawn messages to not indicate specific wave - to avoid confusion with display of current round
  
• Fixed final wave message to indicate the last wave correctly
  
• EXP bar now indicates game round instead of which zombie wave - to avoid confusion

Edit by NoxyD: This post originally contained a mistake which indicated that two team selection perks were tied to the MVP rank or higher. This was not intended to be the case and a hotfix is coming shortly to amend the issue.

Hey guys, we have a short (and sweet) UHC patch to add new features (as well as some commands) and squash some bugs you've helped to report.

New Features

• Solo now allows spectating using the compass. Limited to 30 blocks from the player you're spectating.
• You can now convert Arcade coins into UHC coins (with a ratio of 10:1).
• You now have Fire Resistance for the initial grace period (or until you enter the Nether.)

New Commands

• View a player’s health with /health (username), useful if you can’t find them in tab.
• You can clear an item’s custom name with /clearitemname.

Fixes

• Coloring in the tab menu sometimes didn’t apply for Spectators.
• Spectators no longer get teleported back to spawn without reason.
• UHC Champions icon in the Game Menu now properly enchants.
• FPS improvements by reducing excessive particles for the 1.7 World Border

As always, report those bugs and keep the suggestions coming.
Now, go play!