What are the best Hytale mods? Despite being less than a few months old, Hytale already has a bustling mod community, working to create subtle aesthetic changes to full-on gameplay mods. Hytale has been designed with modding in mind, so you should keep an eye on this page as we suspect there will be plenty of game-changing mods to come.
Given the mod and server background of Hytale creator Hypixel, it's no surprise that mod support arrived with the sandbox game's early access launch, and the team has made creating and installing mods easier and safer than ever. If you don't want to wait for the features on the Hytale roadmap to arrive, we've picked out our favorite Hytale mods so far, ready for when you're interested in shaking things up a bit.
Here are the best Hytale mods:
Wan's Wonder Weapons
Take your weapons to an entirely new level using Wan's Wonder Weapons mod, adding several unique weapons to the game, each with their own backstory, appearance, and abilities. More importantly, there are new weapons that aren't featured in the base game, including a large scythe and battle axe to slay enemies with.
BetterMap
We like a bit of a challenge when it comes to our videogames, but navigating the Hytale map is one challenge we aren't fond of. With BetterMap installed, you can now see everywhere you've been previously. While you still have to head out into the unknown to find your nearest Azure Forest or Whisperfrost Frontiers, it won't be quite so daunting to do, as your journey will be tracked and retained.
Hytame
It's difficult to live off the fat of the land without having access to farming systems; fortunately, LaitK is here to save the day. Hytame is still a work in progress, so some things can't be done - for example, animals won't follow you, even if you're holding their favorite foods. However, you can feed animals to breed them and spawn babies, so as long as you have two of the same animal penned near your base, you're good to go.
Yung's HyDungeons
Yung is known for their incredible Minecraft mods which overhaul existing structures, including fortresses, temples, and, you guessed it, dungeons, and this is exactly what they do here with HyDungeons.
Given the early access status of Hytale and mods right now, the one new dungeon can only be accessed at 100 Memories by using the Ancient Portal to create an instance. However, Yung plans to change this as soon as the software allows it. While Hytale's dungeons are already immensely cool, we can't wait to see what they add in the future
Lucky Mining
With Lucky Mining, every ore that you mine has a chance to reappear, basically giving you more materials for free. When you get lucky, you'll hear a nice little sound effect to confirm, accompanied by some particles in the air. We'd also recommend taking a look at Buuz135's other Hytale mods, including The Pickaxes Place Torches, which is just like using your off-hand in Minecraft.
Simply Trash
A no-brainer addition, Simply Trash allows you to easily remove items you no longer need. Gone are the days of over-full inventories, litter scattered all around you, and picking up unwanted items accidentally. Instead, simply chuck that rubbish away! Like many of the modders you'll see in this list, Simply Trash's Jared has already created a bunch of others worth checking out. We'd especially recommend Miner's Helmet and Ore Crusher.
Overstacked
Overstacked increases the stack size in Hytale, allowing you to carry more in each item slot. For example, you can carry 50 ores in each slot instead of 25, 250 wood planks instead of 100, and so on. After all, we can always use the extra space in our inventory, and with this mod, now we have it in abundance.
Aures Livestock Skins
Aures' Livestock Skins mod is an adorable texture pack that adds new colors and styles for all animal mob types, making your world look more alive. This includes adding over 150 randomizable patterns, ensuring every species has a unique look.
Better Wardrobes
Storage is always a struggle in big, open, crafting sandbox games like this, where materials are found all around you. Kenar, creator of Better Wardrobes, has created a simple but effective mod that adds an inventory to wardrobes, turning them into functional storage items.
Ymmersive Foliage
Another retexture mod, Ymmersive Foliage overhauls the fullness of leaves, trees, and bushes in Hytale, as well as adding color variants. This might be a small mod in the scheme of things, but it makes a huge difference when exploring the world, adding a pop of color everywhere you go.
Skyblock
Skyblock is a mod that starts you on a small, floating island instead of a vast open world. You fall off, you die. You have to gather materials from this small area and use your Hytale knowledge to slowly expand the surface area of your floating island until you can safely survive here.
Of course, you're granted access to a few things at the start: just the essentials that you literally need to be able to start this adventure. Everything else is up to you. Hytale Skyblock is based on Minecraft Skyblock, but it's still new, so expect bugs and issues for a while. Still, it's very much worth a go.
How to install Hytale mods
Here's how to install Hytale mods manually:
- Download the .jar file for the desired mod or the .zip folder for a pack.
- Locate the Hytale 'Mods' folder (AppData > Hytale > UserData > Mods) either in your File Explorer or by opening the Hytale Launcher, navigating to the settings menu, and then clicking 'Open Directory'.
- Move the file or folder from your downloads into the Hytale Mods folder.
- Launch Hytale.
- Right-click on the world you want to play to open the world options.
- Toggle the mods on or off in the list.
If this doesn't work, it's worth checking the individual mod page for instructions, as some, such as Skyblock, work differently. For this, you need to extract the contents of the folder into a new folder in 'Saves' rather than 'Mods'.
That's everything you need to know about Hytale mods for now, and we'll be adding to this list once more mods for the crafting game are released. Meanwhile, check out the latest on Hytale servers if you're looking to play with friends.