In the latest blog post, we get a preview of Hytale's frigid third zone. How is it? Well, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves…

I hope that in “creation” mode; that there are tools to assist with building to scale. I like recreate real-life infrastructure. It'd be nice to have tools that help us make our projects as realistic as possible.

“Speculation”
Oh boy, I had fun doing this with No Man's Sky and that definitely didn't turn out bad.
Anyway…
So it's Minecraft with texture pack and slightly better graphics? No shaders AFAIK

Also their ToS is just stupid. No client modification permitted? Do they not realise you can't stop people from doing that? EULAs, ToS, etc can't stop you from doing that, no matter how they claim it's a breach of DMCA.
Also moderation of content on servers, anarchy servers won't exist because anything offensive isn't allowed.

Doesn't look good tbh. I'd rather wait till Win10 edition modding becomes a thing.

bybb wrote:

So it's Minecraft with texture pack and slightly better graphics? No shaders AFAIK

No, it's really not. If you take the time to look at their promotional material and read the blog posts you'll see it's honestly going to be a fundamentally different game. Besides just the more-than-just-slightly-better graphics (which, by the way, *does* include way better lighting) Hytale's adventure mode is going to consist of an expansive RPG story with quests, factions, lore, magic, basically everything Minecraft lacks in its bare bones fantasy setting. The previews alone show that, in terms of raw content, Hytale has already outpaced Minecraft by a mile. And on top of that, all of it will be modifiable with the extensive creative tools. I know it's easy to write off as just another MC clone at first, but it really is worth looking into and seeing what they actually have.

Also moderation of content on servers, anarchy servers won't exist because anything offensive isn't allowed.

They actually talked a little about this in their recent talk at EGX Rezzed, around 29-30 minutes in. Hytale is going to have an official server listing accessible from the main menu; they acknowledge that there are gonna be servers which break the rules, and what they say is that those servers just won't be available on their official listings. So if you run a server that breaks the rules they won't shut you down or anything, but people will have to connect using an IP address rather than through the official listing.

Also their ToS is just stupid. No client modification permitted? Do they not realise you can't stop people from doing that? EULAs, ToS, etc can't stop you from doing that, no matter how they claim it's a breach of DMCA.

I'm sure they wouldn't create this rule without considering the fact that people will try to break it, especially since they considered the same thing with servers. All they want is for people not to cheat, just like any other company that runs a multiplayer gaming service, so I imagine they're looking into robust anti-cheat measures. Not saying that whatever they figure out is necessarily going to be perfect, but they're not stupid.

RLHaynes wrote:

I hope that in “creation” mode; that there are tools to assist with building to scale. I like recreate real-life infrastructure. It'd be nice to have tools that help us make our projects as realistic as possible.

Something like MCEdit? Yeah, that would be sweet. We've already seen that they have something of a prefab or copy/paste system in place and other tools like being able to create large rectangles, domes/spheres, or even roofs would go great right along side that.

Long-time Minecrafter and YouTube personality AntVenom released his second video about Hytale today, going over the updates that have happened in 2019. If you want to learn about Hytale, I think AntVenom's vids are a great place to start (it's where I heard about it first!) He gives a good overview of the whole situation and what kind of game Hytale is aiming to be. Check them out!

First video: Is This Minecraft 2?!
Second video: Hytale in 2019… there's a LOT to talk about…

One-month-bumpiversary

Sorry I haven't been keeping up the topic lately, I've had other things to focus on the last couple of weeks. But now…I am back! Mwahaha! Expect more updates soon

I'm kinda excited for Hytale, especially for the video-playback feature. Could it be a fullfledged browser? I want a web browser in Hytale so much right now lol

ngl i think it's gonna be a major flop. i'm hoping to be pleasently surprised but it seems like a very very very very ambitious project so i'm thinking they're biting off more than they can chew

Dan-The-Squid wrote:

Dang it, I've been corrupted. I saw “tale” in the title and thought it was an Undertale AU.

It sounds kinda like someone made an AU that is a crossover between The Legend of Zelda and Undertale.

maverick78921 wrote:

ngl i think it's gonna be a major flop. i'm hoping to be pleasently surprised but it seems like a very very very very ambitious project so i'm thinking they're biting off more than they can chew

I think they're actually being really smart about it in this respect. Yes it's ambitious, and that's why they're giving it all the time they need to make it as good as it can be.

Also, sorry for neglecting this thread for a while, but the latest blog posts indicate there should be a lot more stuff to talk about for the foreseeable future

I'm gonna keep this topic going so long as they keep releasing new information, but unfortunately I may have to give up on my formerly well-maintained OP

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