Three community-made Hytale projects, one weekly spotlight. Let's see what's been created this week:

Machinaria, by Hexvane

Machinaria adds a new fragment of Orbis to explore called the Rusted Expanse!

Blocchio, by Yriokiri

Lightweight plugin that displays detailed real-time information about the thing you're looking at!

Starblight, by SamusHytale

Add a mysterious new biome, new creatures, dangerous plant enemies, bosses, and the beginning of a cosmic invasion!

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Submissions for the PUBG: Battlegrounds UGC Contest are now open!

Full Contest Information - Right Here!

• 3 Categories
• Community Favorites
• Mid-Contest Rewards
• 46 Winners

Create your project, and compete for a chance to win big!

Guides to Help You Get Started - CurseForge Academy

• Submissions are open until September 2nd | Mid-contest winners round on August 23rd
• Join the CurseForge Authors Discord to jump in & collaborate with others

Learn More and Join the Contest!

Three community-made Hytale projects, one weekly spotlight. Let's see what's been created this week:

Arcane Robes & Spells, by SlverSkull

A magic mod that adds new mage robes and new spells!

Hyguns, by TheScar_3

A Hytale weaponry mod featuring detailed firearms, fantasy weapons, and melee weapons!

Arcanum, by zenkuro

Arcanum replaces traditional magic systems with a fully customizable spell creation system!

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Let’s give it up for Noobanidus, August’s Creator of the Month on CurseForge!

A CurseForge member for over a decade, Noobanidus is the author behind the beloved Lootr mod, alongside awesome projects like Mystical World and Too Fast. His many years of creativity and dedication have brought countless new adventures to Minecraft players!

• Check out his creations: Noobanidus' Projects

A huge thank you for everything you’ve brought to the Minecraft community over the years!

The first round of mid-contest rewards is here, with 10 winners who have each won $150

• Lost Legacies by blueversal
• Japanese Historical Weapons by EchoShard
• Vintage Tech by DevDyna
• Structures from the Past by TryzzMC
• ArchaeologyChaos by FimeFire
• Paleo Bugs by xch1z0_P4r4n0idStudios
• Prehistoric View by cebularz
• Antiquus by MarbledNull
• Nomadic Caravans by SappyEddie
• PaleoPaintings by builtwithtexels

A big thank you to everyone who has already jumped in and submitted their creations!

Full ModJam Details in the ModJam Website

Submissions open until September 1, 2026 17:00, with many more rewards to win!

&gt; Join the Authors Discord for easier project collaborations and staying updated

Congratulations!

A battle royale legend is joining CurseForge, and you may wanna hide your chickens!

Thanks to an official collaboration between CurseForge and PUBG, you can now build original modes for the game using the new "PUBG: Playgrounds", and compete for a chance to win big:

• 3 Categories - $75,000
• Community Favorites - $15,000
• Mid-Contest Rewards - $5,000
• 46 Total Winners!

You've got one week to prepare... start your engine and heat up your pan

Full Contest Information - Right Here!

• Submissions will open on August 12th
• Join the Authors Discord to stay updated & collaborate with other authors

Learn More | Starting Next Week!

Three community-made Hytale projects, one weekly spotlight. Let's see what's been created this week:

The Lost Garden, by sigyn_laufeyson

Pick flowers, brew tea, fight zombies, gather every clay color, fight more zombies, go home!

Vergel's Motorcycle, by Vergelsxtn

Adds a fully craftable motorcycle with custom parts and recipes!

Smithing Stones - Weapon Refining, by Vonox_YT

Adds a full weapon refinement system to Hytale!

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Three community-made Hytale projects, one weekly spotlight. Let's see what's been created this week:

Dungeons and more Structures, by joszza

Dungeons and more structures in the normal world!

Trigger Sudoku, by FoxyCCA

A map created to test the boundaries of the Trigger volume tool... and Sudoku, too!

Cozy Tales - Fishing, by Hexvane

Watch for fish shadows in the water, cast your line, and reel in the catch!

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Less than a day remains until the community votes close, last chance to help determine the contest's winners:

>>> Vote Now: Solarpunk Community Vote

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Link to the Contest Website

The contest's finalists have been chosen, and it's time for the community to decide the winners:

Cast Your Vote: Solarpunk Contest - Community Vote

Item Browser by NeRggY

• Item Browser is a UE4SS mod for Solarpunk. Press P to open a searchable item browser and add items to your inventory

No Airship Vines by Sleepyhead08

• Removes the vines from the airship. Just makes it look cleaner

Better Crops by Caites

• Speed up crop growth and optionally increases the output of crops and trees

Bed swap by DanteCreation

• Adds a new custom bed model to enhance your solarpunk builds

TaskBoard by OwenDevelops

• Taskboard adds a simple progression system to Solarpunk with item-based tasks, rewards, and boards that give players clear goals to work toward while they play

MH Retrofuturism: Couch Set by MoxxyHaven

• A mod that replaces the couches with retro-futurism style

AutoChest by Tetrayam_mods

• AutoChest lets you craft and build directly from the items stored in chests

Solar Console by breenihilation

• All-in-One mod that adds Minecraft-style commands. Creative mode, item giver, time/weather control, noclip, warps, summon etc.

Live view minimap by yakuzadeso

• Adds a minimap into the game that captures the world in real time

Sky Civilization expansion by Prohorse

• Expand your Solarpunk world with new floating islands, renewable energy systems, enhanced airships, dynamic weather, trading, and progression features

Cast Your Vote: Solarpunk Contest - Community Vote

Rank finalists from best mod (1), second best (2), and so on

Finalists will be ranked by all your votes, from 1st place to 10th place

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Contest Website | Project position is completely randomized! | Voting closes in 5 days

Hey Minecraft players,

The future was only the beginning... This year, Minecraft’s past is calling! The CurseForge Minecraft ModJam returns with the theme Echoes of the Past, and our authors are going to bring history back to life!

• 35 Grand Winners – $1,000 each
• 4 Community Favorites – $2,000 each
• Mid-Contest Rewards
• Swag for Finalists

The contest includes four categories: Mods, Datapacks, Resource Packs, and Bedrock Add-ons!

Details, Rules, Prizes, and More in the ModJam Website!

Submissions are open now and close on September 1 | Winners announced September 17th!

For contest updates and creator support, join the Authors Discord

Three community-made Hytale projects, one weekly spotlight. Let's see what's been created this week:

Global Flavors, by ManderPow

A comprehensive culinary expansion that enriches your gameplay with diverse new crops to harvest & sophisticated gourmet recipes to master!

TomyDecor, by TomyCresyler

Adds festive and seasonal decorations inspired by Brazilian celebrations to bring life to your Hytale world, a Brazilian touch!

Alchemy, by Alchemy_Studios

Make you feel like an alchemist master, studying ingredients, experimenting with new combinations, grinding materials, drying herbs, and more!

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The third and final chapter of this Minecraft modding trilogy is out:

• Read the full article - Even More Mods That Shaped Minecraft's Modding

Community moderator & creator WereF0X looks back at six more legendary mods that helped shape how Minecraft is played and modded today: Magical research, space exploration, advanced automation, smarter recipes, major performance boosts, and world generation packed with new biomes!

Huge thanks to WereF0X for putting this trilogy together! | Links to Part 1 & Part 2 discussions

People of Azeroth,

The Trials have ended, and the community has chosen its champions:

1st Place: Ellesmere with EllesmereUI - $2,500

EllesmereUI combines the most intuitive UI editor in WoW with extreme performance optimization and endless customization. Bring your UI to life like never before

2nd Place: Danderz with Danders Frames - $1,500

Total control over every aspect of your group frames, with a powerful Aura Designer, built-in Click Casting, automatic raid layouts, and deep customization

3rd Place: plusmouse with Coolinator - $1,000

A vastly more customizable CDM, with flexible layouts, and a drag-and-drop interface for all customization

4th-10th Place Winners, $300 Each:

• justawower with EasyFind - Search Everything
• Forty Two with Whisper Messenger
• Vamoose with Housing Decor Guide
• Photek with RetroRuns
• travnar with Fitter
• aesketch with W2UI
• Grimmvocare with Epithet

Full List of Winners in the Addon Trials Website

Big thanks to the team of judges: TomCat | MrRoguery | Tex | Lars from r/wowaddons | Dag from r/WowUI | and the r/wow team

And of course, huge thanks and GG's to all amazing mod authors who submitted their work, and to everybody in the community for voting & supporting them

Congratulations!

What's that link?

We are incredibly excited to announce the launch of CurseForge Legends! This is a brand new milestone program meant to celebrate our authors' achievements on CurseForge.

Learn More on the CurseForge Legends Website!

As you reach major download milestones, you'll automatically unlock exclusive rewards to showcase your success. It starts with visual badges for your CurseForge profile and goes all the way up to custom trophies that can proudly sit on your desk!

From Forgeborn to Legend

Here are the tiers of CurseForge Legends. These will unlock as you reach download milestones, granting exclusive rewards along with an upgraded profile badge and certificate:

• Forgeborn (100k) ➔ Unlocks Lifetime CurseForge Premium & Badge
• Rising Builder (500k) ➔ Authors role in CurseForge Discord
• High Crafter (1M) ➔ Badge Upgrade!
• Grand Artisan (10M) ➔ Legends T-shirt
• Master Mason (250M) ➔ Legends Lootbox
• Hammer Lord (500M) ➔ Hammer Lord Trophy & Spotlight
• Anvil God (1B) ➔ Anvil God Trophy, Dedicated Spotlight & Interview

Check out all the details on our CurseForge Legends website

Thank you for being a part of our incredible CurseForge community!

Three community-made Hytale projects, one weekly spotlight... Let's see what's been created this week:

BiOhm, by fullavatar

A custom generation of 30 different biomes using!

Forgotten Technology, by Dremnor

Introducing crystal-powered energy systems, advanced machines, and new crafting recipes to process resources and expand existing gameplay mechanics!

pillows n' plushies, by oruuke

Cozy cushion blocks, plushies characters, onesie mage robes, and more of that comfy feeling!

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Let’s give it up for CraisinLord, July’s Creator of the Month on CurseForge!

Craisin is the author behind the popular Integrated mod series & the incredible Integrated MC modpack. With over 95 million downloads across all projects, his work has helped millions of players build, explore, and play in new ways

Check out his creations: CraisinLord's Projects

A huge thank you for the awesome mods you’ve brought to the Minecraft community.

We’re excited to see what comes next!

We’ve started rolling out the new authors dashboard beta, which provides better visibility for your projects' performance

Main Additions & Changes:

• Unique downloads are now available, giving a clearer view of individual user reach
• New KPI cards with percentage comparison to the previous matching period
• Owner / Member/ All toggle & per game view
• Downloads per file, helping understand which versions are performing best
• For Minecraft Java, downloads per modloader

Explore the new dashboard: Authors Dashboard

Quick note: reliable data in the new dashboard starts from mid-May, so trend-based views and comparisons are counted forward from that point

The legacy dashboard will remain available through the button at the top until we’re confident the new experience meets your needs

• Join the CurseForge Authors Discord: Link
• New dashboard Article