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HytaleMinecraft Crossplay Prototype Debuts Days After Launch, Built by 15-Year-Old Modder

Hytale’s server‑centric mod design enables external packet translation that makes this experimental interoperability possible.

Overview

  • New footage shows a Minecraft and a Hytale client sharing the same space with mirrored movement and block placement, synced time of day, cross‑game chat, and early animation and combat support.
  • Creator iamcxv711 describes the project as a proof of concept with many limitations, including Hytale hosting authority and restricted actions for Minecraft clients, with shared world generation still a key hurdle.
  • The modder, identified in reports as 15‑year‑old Sadat Sahib from Bangladesh, previously demonstrated Windows 95, Doom, classic Minecraft, and even Hytale running inside Hytale.
  • Sahib says the bridge relies on “packet trickery,” running a Minecraft server inside Hytale’s JVM, mapping coordinates, and reconstructing world snapshots, with most heavy lifting occurring server‑side rather than in the Hytale client.
  • Hypixel leaders have publicly acknowledged the feats, and coverage notes Hytale’s rapid early access momentum with reported millions of players and thousands of mods already cataloged on CurseForge.