Hytale Update #2 around the corner.

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With Hytales first update only being 5 days old, Simon and the team are hard at work bringing constant patches and updates as quickly as possible. As of 1/21/2026, Simon posted on X a “secret” set of patch notes not available on the website, as well as how you can access Hytale Update #2

How to Enable Hytale Update #2

In order to access the newest patches, head to your Launcher -> Settings -> Patchline and select “Pre-Release”

Patch Notes for Hytale Update #2

Below you can find the current posted changes to Hytales 2nd Update:

Cosmetics & Customization

• New mask face accessories (all editions)
• Armor slot visibility toggle (host-enforced for PvP / immersion)
• New mouth variants: Vampire, Cute, Orc (all editions)
• Berserker haircut tiling fixed
• Updated haircuts, cape animations, petals, and cloth visuals

Gameplay & Balance

• New magic: Necromancy Grimoire
  • Drops from Skeleton Praetorian
  • Allows raising up to 5 skeletal minions
  • Minions last 5 minutes or until the summoner dies
• Adamantite now requires a Thorium or Cobalt pickaxe
• Pickaxe progression reworked
  • Mining speed now scales with pickaxe quality
• Rail karts are faster (still limited, but improved)
• Tower exploit fixed (NPCs can now throw rocks at players)
• Polar bears and multiple skeleton types buffed
• All crops can now place produce in the world
• Missing decorative light blocks added to the furniture bench
• Hide drops adjusted (Light → Medium for some NPCs such as cows)
• Added permission for world map teleporting
• Magma Rhino Toad attack updates (possibly unintended buff)

World Generation

• WorldGen V2 prepared for public documentation and modder support
• New Default_Flat and Default_Void templates using WorldGen V2
• Hub Portal now spawns with V2 flat world generation
  • Clear weather, limited fog, new worlds only
• Major ore placement refactor across all zones
  • Increased ore density, especially underground in Devastated Lands
  • Requires new chunks in existing worlds
• Zone 1 dungeon environment fixes and additional environment improvements
  • New soundtracks may play in some areas

Farming

• Eternal crops no longer break from weapon damage
• Increased tilled soil lifetime
• Fixed soil decay under fully grown crops

UI / UX

• Improved editor block tooltips
• Clothing color tooltips added
• Improved hotbar active-slot contrast
• Memory categories sorted alphabetically
• Scripted Brush quality-of-life improvements
• Inventory interaction updates, including a new keybind to pull all items from chests
• Optional FPS counter overlay
• Player markers added to the compass
• Ophidiophobia accessibility mode

Audio

• Added basic Rex sounds
• Additional audio fixes

Bug Fixes, Tech & Stability

• Server self-updater added
• Shadow improvements
• Pick block now works when the hotbar is full
• Asset editor documentation fixed
• Mantling fixes
• Keybind persistence issues resolved
• Improved weather transitions
• Teleporter offset issues fixed
• Rail karts now consume and place correctly
• Bed respawn in unloaded chunks fixed
• Food particle tint updates
• Major improvements to server stability, validation, ECS, localization, and timeout handling