How to Start Hytale Chapter I on an Existing World

The announcement explicitly includes existing Exploration Mode saves and brand-new worlds. You do not need to discard your existing world to follow the announced entry route. Creative Mode is outside the entry route described by this announcement.

Keep the original backup separate from the copy you open. The launch notes say existing worlds upgrade on their first load; the modder notes warn that cubic-world block-section saves use version 7 and cannot be read by older servers. Switching launcher branches does not convert upgraded data back.

The publisher identifies the Temple and Lab, but does not give a universal room-by-room route, door input or coordinate. Follow the prompts shown in your build. Kingy has not filmed this sequence or verified an objective-specific interaction.

The Ancient Gateway guide describes a separate crafted portal route with a reported 100-restored-Memory unlock. The Chapter I announcement directs players to the Goblin Lab; it does not list that Gateway recipe or Memory milestone as the Chapter entry requirement.

Ancient Gateway guide

1. Open the existing Exploration Mode world you intend to use. Record its name and the installed client build; on a server, record the host build too.
2. Head to the Forgotten Temple in that world. Use your own map and landmarks rather than coordinates from a different seed.
3. Explore the new Goblin Lab inside the Temple to begin unlocking Chapter I content.

   Checked on screen · Oct 25, 2026 · Chapter I / Update 7 release build

   0:16–0:42 · 26 sInto the Goblin Lab inside the Forgotten Temple

   0:16–0:42Into the Goblin Lab inside the Forgotten Temple
4. Open the Chapter screen and follow its displayed objectives and rewards for the next step.

Since hotfix 0.7.1, both teleporters in the Forgotten Temple cost 25 Scraps and a Dubious Assembly to repair; before the hotfix the two had different costs. They now play a teleport sound when used. The notes do not say where to find a Dubious Assembly, so Kingy does not guess a source.

Once the chapter opens, the announcement says a temporary Goblin Breach appears in the world. It regenerates on each entry, and the Void eventually forces you out. Fighting back the Void and upgrading the Goblin Breach Console in the Lab can extend your time.

Kingy’s preparation advice: repair gear, leave inventory space, bring supplies and note the return route before entering. Read any timer and objective on your screen. Exact breach timing, console costs and repeat-entry behavior are not measured here.

These checks collect useful evidence; they do not diagnose a specific bug or prove a repair. Kingy has not checked platform-specific delivery, old-save conversion, mods or multiplayer entry.

The launch notes confirm a new Goblin Repair Kit that repairs items without lowering maximum durability. See ordinary and Goblin Repair Kits before spending one. The announcement does not specify its recipe, workbench tier, unlock objective, repair amount or consumption rule.

For a useful comparison, identify the item and record current durability, maximum durability and kit count before and after. That captures what happened on your build without treating a durability percentage as proof that the maximum stayed unchanged.

ordinary and Goblin Repair Kits

Prop Hunt and Shuffle Jam are announced, but the explicit timing note says Minigames become available shortly after Chapter I launches. Keep their availability separate from the confirmed Chapter release; Kingy has not tested matchmaking or platform rollout.