"No brakes!": Hytale devs hit the gas with a dino-filled patch and promises of much more to come in the Minecraft rival's future

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Hypixel's not slowing down

Hytale trailer screenshot of character watering a field of pumpkins
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Hytale fell into its own grave, was revived by its original owner, and somehow managed to launch after years in development way faster than fans anticipated. And now, just a couple of days post-release, the developers at Hypixel are keeping up that incredible momentum with a new dino-filled patch out today and promises of plenty more to come in the future.

Hypixel's returning owner and original Hytale founder Simon Collins-Laflamme last night announced that a new patch would add dinosaurs to Zone 4, alongside changes to the tink-ing sound of mining, the handy ability to place torches while dual wielding, and more.

That already sounds like a hefty chunk of changes to make in just two full days since early access started, but things aren't slowing down from here. Collins-Laflamme also tweets that the team will "try to balance ores" and mineral spawn rates in the next few weeks, and once he's "out of the launch week chaos," he'll have a look at modding fixes, too.

"No brakes!" Collins-Laflamme tells fans on social media.

The game's community certainly isn't complaining about the incoming train of patches, either. "Wait, don't we have to vote between dinos and another mob to add them in like 6 months?" one fan on the game's subreddit quipped, slyly throwing shade at the game's blocky inspiration, Minecraft.

For additions coming further down the line, the developers say a roadmap hasn't been properly decided on since they want to gauge fan feedback and then decide what to prioritize in development. But social features, such as proximity chat and friend lists, are being hammered down already.

For now, get the upper hand with our guides on where to find copper ore in Hytale and how to get plant fibre in Hytale.

Kaan Serin
Freelance contributor

Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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