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Logan McDuffie

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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.

@logan-mcduffie

Just $200 a month would help offset the cost of my monthly subscriptions for my development tools like my VPS, LLM's, website, etc.

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Featured work

  1. logan-mcduffie/Hytale-Toolkit

    Hytale server modding toolkit with decompiled source, javadocs, AI-powered semantic code search, and plugin template.

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Benefits:

  • Sponsors badge on your GitHub profile
  • My eternal gratitude
  • One less coffee I need to buy

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Benefits:

  • Pre-built executables. Skip the build process, just download and run
  • Early access to new tools and features before public release
  • Priority replies on GitHub Discussions
  • Exclusive Discord role with access to dev channels and builds

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Benefits:

  • Everything in $10
  • Ability to request features or improvements
  • Vote on feature priorities
  • Name in the Hyve credits

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Your magical prowess enables you to see the vast potential of Hytale modding as I see it.

Benefits:

  • Everything in $25
  • Priority implementation on requested features
  • Early alpha access to new tools (HyLogic, etc.) before anyone else
  • Direct access to me for questions, feedback, or collaboration
  • Personal "thank you" in release announcements
  • Your name/logo on the Hyve GitHub README as a Founding Sponsor