PRE-RELEASE PATCH NOTES (UPDATE 5)

Introduction to Update 5 Pre-Release Patch Notes

The Hytale team is working on the fifth update, and the pre-release patch notes are available. The update includes various features, bug fixes, and improvements.

New Features and Improvements

• Chat Commands: Tab-autocomplete and suggestion UI have been added to make finding and submitting commands easier.
• Audio Enhancements: A raycasting probe model has been implemented for reverb and ambience detection, a first step towards proper occlusion, diffraction, and reverb zone handling.
• Avatar Animations: New mouth animations have been added for Voice Chat.
• Gameplay Mechanics:
  • Crops will now check for room to grow before advancing to the next stage.
  • Doors will break intersecting soft blocks, such as crops, and drop items.
  • Royal Magic Couches can now be sat on.
• Asset Editor:
  • Supports CJK fonts.
  • Added missing translations for validation and verification errors.
  • Improved back-end systems for localization and performance.

Creative Tools and World Generation

• Creative Brushes:
  • Even-sized brushes are now fully supported.
  • Lowest and Highest Origin modes have been added.
• Node Editor:
  • Added Prop, Positions, and Prop Distribution asset file support.
  • Drop-down menus are now used for enum values in World-Gen V2 nodes.
• Paint Brush: The Mirror option has been removed.

Modding and API Changes

• Prefab Prop: Prefab spawner support has been temporarily returned, but creators should move away from it.
• Custom HUD Layers: Multiple layers can now coexist simultaneously.
• API Changelog: Further changes related to modding can be found in the API Changelog.