About

I build open-source tools for Hytale modding. Hytale's modding API ships with thousands of classes and zero documentation, my goal is to make mod development accessible to everyone!

What I'm Building

Hyve - A complete development environment for Hytale mods. Think professional game engines like Unreal or Unity, but purpose-built for Hytale.

Visual UI Editor (HyStudio)

• Drag-and-drop editor for Hytale's .ui files
• Live canvas with zoom/pan, hierarchy tree, property inspector
• Schema-aware. Auto-discovers element types from vanilla files
• Full undo/redo, inline text editing, asset browser

Property Composer

• Node-based visual scripting for UI properties
• Wire up styles, variables, localization keys, and assets visually
• See how properties flow through style inheritance
• Live preview with custom state simulation
• Validation catches errors before runtime

Visual Logic Editor (HyLogic)

• Unreal Blueprints-style node graph for game logic
• Define NPC behaviors, item interactions, quest triggers without writing Java
• Compiles down to actual plugin code
• For when you want to prototype fast or just don't want to touch code

Project Management & Search

• Auto-scaffolds fresh mod environments
• Handles decompiling source code and generating Javadocs
• AI-powered semantic search across the entire Hytale codebase

These tools turn an undocumented black box into something modders can actually work with.

What You Get as a Sponsor

• Early access to new tools and features before public release
• Access to private repositories with experimental builds
• Priority support and feature requests
• Your name in the credits of Hyve tools

Why Sponsor?

Your support lets me dedicate more time to:

• Keeping tools updated as Hytale evolves
• Building new features the community requests
• Expanding documentation and tutorials
• Running the infrastructure for AI-powered search (embeddings, vector databases, API costs)

I'm building tools I wish existed when I started modding. Every contribution helps the entire Hytale modding community.