Hytale lead says they're pushing for modding in part because they 'hire from the community': 'We're building a scrappy, agile team full of people who actually make things'

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It helps us discover talent.” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Hypixel Studios) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer Get the PC Gamer Newsletter Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? 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Modders have had a field day with Hytale so far to say the least, and developer Hypixel is stoking the flames of their creativity further with a modding contest.That competition is no small thing either, as it will allow 65 winners to secure cash from a six-figure prize pool. The same day the contest was announced, Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme wrote a lengthy post on X explaining why modding is such a focus for the dev team.”It’s not because we expect modders to carry the game for us,” he wrote. “It’s because I believe the modding community is going to be one of the foundations for where we take Hytale next.” He means that in a more straightforward way than you might expect, adding that they “hire from the community.” You may like Minecraft’s lead dev says Hytale is ‘very polished’ but he’d rather just play Minecraft, and Hytale boss says he’s ‘probably right’—for now A dev on Minecraft-like Hytale has already used its creative tools to make a homebrew side-scroller Modders have