It seems almost surreal to be writing this, but Hytale's second post-launch update is on the way. The embattled Minecraft-inspired RPG is finally in early access, and developer Hypixel is hitting the ground running with fixes, tweaks, and additions, this time giving you the power to summon a gang of skeletons as well as making life easier for modders.
Simon Collins-Laflamme, director of Hytale and Hypixel founder, shared the patch notes on Twitter. "New magic! Necromancy grimoire! Drops from Skeleton Praetorian, lets you raise up to five skeletal minions from bone piles," reads the foremost bullet-point in the gameplay section. Definitely the most vital information.
Hytale Update 2 – Patch Notes (Pre-Release)Enable via Launcher → Settings → Pre-ReleaseCosmetics & Customization• New mask face accessories (available for all editions)• Armor slot visibility toggle (host-enforced for PvP/immersion)• New mouth variants: Vampire, Cute,…January 22, 2026
In an effort to assuage players going "full panic mode," Collins-Laflamme clarifies that the grimoire is really a "random drop fun item," and not the full magic loadout. "We will have a proper mana and spell system in the future," he says in a follow-up tweet. "The staves, totems and grimoires are all ass by design, we will regroup them all into a proper system later on, but for now you get to play around with it, mod it, etc."
Cosmetics, farming, UI, and practically every other facet of the blocky adventure are given a little fine-tuning. It's a robust changelist, making it clear Hypixel is committed to making sure Hytale lives up to the decade-plus of anticipation it took to get here. The plan is for this update to arrive this weekend, and the third to follow sometime after.
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