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Hytale Update 4 delivers one of the largest content expansions since the game entered Early Access, introducing proximity-based voice chat and a wide range of new building options. The update significantly expands creative possibilities, with over 500 new blocks and tools that refine both construction and gameplay systems.
Alongside these additions, several core systems have been reworked, including potions, farming, and audio. The patch also addresses a variety of bugs and improves accessibility, making the overall experience more stable and feature-complete.
Patch Notes
New Features
- Added proximity voice chat with spatial, distance-based audio
- Voice fades as players move apart
- Includes push-to-talk and voice activation options
- Displays HUD portrait of active speaker
- Disabled by default and not available for child accounts
- Introduced Emote Wheel with 9 emotes
- Includes Wave, Dab, Laugh, Chicken, Kill, Punch, Tongue, and more
- Some emotes support looping animations
- Custom emotes supported via mods
- Added Creative Tool Revolve
- Rotates and pastes selections around a center point multiple times
Content Additions
- Added over 500 new blocks
- Full block sets for Limestone, Slate, Chalk, and Cooled Magma
- Stairs and half slabs for most natural rock and soil types
- T-junction and four-way junction support for fences and walls
- New Cybercity and sci-fi themed blocks for Creative Mode
- New cloth, tent roof, and gravel variants
- New and redesigned tree species including Apple, Camphor, Spiral, and Frostwood with full growth stages
- Added 7 new hairstyles
- Afro, Big Afro, Frizzy Buns, Long Dreadlocks, Puffy Twin Dreads, Dreads Fade, Star Puffs
- Updated 3 existing hairstyles
Gameplay Changes
- Reworked Health, Stamina, and Energy potions
- Added tiered instant and delayed restoration values
- Updated stack sizes, models, and crafting recipes
- Farming and crafting improvements
- Watering cans increased capacity from 20 to 50 and now affect a 3 by 3 area
- Added Copper and Iron Sickles craftable at the Farming Workbench
- Saplings for all tree species are now craftable and grow in stages
- Workbenches now process items even when chunks are unloaded
Audio Improvements
- Enhanced stereo positional audio with dual-source blending
- Added new music tracks to Zones 1 and 4
- Implemented block-based ambient sound clustering such as rain interactions
- Updated pause behavior to muffle audio instead of muting completely
Localization and Accessibility
- Added Ukrainian language support
- Implemented full CJK font support including Traditional Chinese
- Added Windows ClickLock accessibility support
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where worlds became transparent at sunset
- Fixed unbreakable Gravel and Cane Ornament blocks
- Corrected lava behavior to properly burn entities
- Fixed crops incorrectly benefiting from artificial light in sunlight
- Resolved multiple Creative Tool crashes and improved rotation and flip reliability
- Fixed various UI issues and audio desynchronization problems
Hytale Update 4 launched on March 26, 2026. The game is currently available on PC via a proprietary launcher.
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