Since Chapter I: Out of the Breach launched on October 12, 2026, the Hytale modding scene has shifted: some authors shipped their Update 7 builds within days, others have not yet. We pulled the CurseForge ranking by total downloads on October 26, 2026 and checked, for every mod near the top, whether it is already tagged for game version 0.7. Here is what we found, and how to pick mods without breaking your world.

How we ranked them

The ranking uses the "total downloads" sort of the Hytale section on CurseForge, which held more than 6,700 projects when we checked. That counter is cumulative since the start of early access, so a mod released in January has a head start over a newer one. That is why we add two details that matter for playing today:

• the game version shown on the latest published file (0.7 for Update 7; 0.6, 0.5 or Early Access for earlier versions);
• the date of the last update, which tells you whether the mod is still maintained.

The numbers change every day: treat them as a snapshot taken on October 26, 2026, not a fixed value.

The top 10 Hytale mods on October 26, 2026

1. BetterMap (Paralaxe): 991.6K downloads, 0.7 file from October 20.
2. EyeSpy (DarkhaxDev): 739.1K, latest file tagged 0.6 (September 1).
3. Wan's Wonder Weapons (WanMine): 669.2K, 0.7 file from October 12.
4. Perfect Parries (narwhals): 599.2K, 0.7 file from October 26.
5. RPG Leveling And Stats/Skills (Zuxaw_dev): 557.0K, 0.7 file from October 12.
6. Endgame & QoL (Lewaii): 501.2K, 0.7 file from October 18.
7. MMO Skill Tree & Abilities (ziggfreed): 480.7K, 0.7 file from October 24.
8. Vein Mining (EineNT): 364.3K, 0.7 file from October 12.
9. Overstacked (DarkhaxDev): 358.4K, latest file tagged Early Access (February 20).
10. Simply Trash (Jaredlll08): 355.2K, latest file tagged 0.6 (September 1).

Right behind them come MultipleHUD, Advanced Item Info and Lucky Mining. The main takeaway: seven of the ten most downloaded mods already have an Update 7 file, and the top spots belong to mapping and combat rather than simple interface helpers.

Top mods already compatible with Update 7

BetterMap: the map that remembers everything

The clear number one, BetterMap adds saved exploration: discovered areas stay on the map between sessions, with auto-save and crash protection. It offers a cave mode with its own fog of war, waypoints built on the game's native markers, teleporting (gated by permissions), a world border display, a nearby-player radar on the compass and an optional shared map. It runs on the server and is configured in game with the /bm command. For busy servers, a quality setting (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH) caps how many chunks are kept in memory.

Wan's Wonder Weapons: relics worth crafting

This mod adds a set of Relic-quality weapons for mid to late game: daggers, swords, longswords, maces, a greatsword and a scythe. All of them are crafted at the weapon bench. Each weapon has an ability bar that fills during combat and triggers a signature attack with the Q key. Damage and recipes can be tuned with /www.

Perfect Parries: blocking becomes a skill

Perfect Parries replaces passive blocking with a timing system: guarding just before the hit parries the attack, negates the damage, reflects part of it and opens a counterattack window. Heavy attacks can only be stopped with a charged parry. Every NPC has a posture meter: breaking it stuns the target and opens a critical strike window. It is also the most recently updated mod in the top 10, with a file released on the very day of our snapshot.

RPG Leveling And Stats/Skills: RPG-style progression

The mod adds XP from fighting, mining, woodcutting, harvesting and taming, stat points to spend, six classes with tiers and passives, level zones shown on the HUD and elite creatures. It ships with four difficulty presets. For servers, it provides admin commands with permissions and database sync (H2, MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL). Its author keeps older builds available for worlds still running an earlier game version.

Endgame & QoL: real endgame content

Built for players who have seen it all, Endgame & QoL adds four phased bosses (including the Frost Dragon and the Void Dragon), three reworked dungeons, a dimension called Luminia, elite mobs, ability runes and more than 160 items. Its page is explicit: the 6.x branch targets Update 7, while servers still on Update 6 should stay on the 5.4.x branch. No dependencies are required.

MMO Skill Tree & Abilities: 20 skills up to level 100

This mod offers 20 skills (gathering, combat and crafting), each going up to level 100 with milestone rewards, plus 63 active abilities, 34 passives and over 200 achievements. Be aware that it requires an Update 7 (0.7.x) server, will not load on Update 6, and needs the Ziggfreed's CommonLib library, version 2.5.1 or newer.

Vein Mining: clear the whole vein at once

Vein Mining breaks every ore block connected to the one you are mining in a single action. It is an instant time saver while exploring, and it has had a 0.7 file since October 12.

Popular mods to watch before you update

Several heavily downloaded mods do not show a 0.7-tagged file yet. That does not mean they are broken, only that no build had been published and tagged for Update 7 as of October 26:

• EyeSpy: latest file tagged 0.6, from September 1, 2026.
• Overstacked: latest file tagged Early Access, from February 20, 2026.
• Simply Trash: latest file tagged 0.6.
• MultipleHUD: latest file tagged 0.5, from May 24, 2026.
• Advanced Item Info: latest file tagged 0.6, from August 26, 2026.
• Spanish Translation: the community Spanish translation for the interface, items and menus; its latest file is tagged Early Access (March 2, 2026).

If one of these mods is essential to your game, test it on a copy of your world before moving to 0.7, or wait for its author to publish a dedicated file.

Why Update 7 compatibility matters so much

The modder-facing patch notes Hypixel Studios released with Update 7 list changes that directly affect mods:

• Protocol: client and server must come from the same protocol build, and several packet formats changed.
• World format: worlds saved on this version can no longer be opened by an older server.
• API: many chunk access methods were removed or renamed, which stops some older Java mods from loading.
• Assets: roles, animations and audio files were renamed or removed; an asset that references them may fail to load.
• Server: it now refuses to boot if its writable content sits inside the launcher's install folder (exit code 11).

In practice: take a full backup of your world before updating, because there is no going back once it has been converted.

Combinations that work well together

Several mods in the ranking are designed to work side by side, according to their own pages:

• Perfect Parries + Simple Enchantments: two collab enchantments, Riposte and Coup de Grâce, only work when both mods are installed. On its own, Simple Enchantments adds an enchanting table, scrolls and 31 enchantments.
• Wan's Wonder Weapons + Zephyr: the "Vanish" ability of one of the daggers requires Zephyr, the movement mod by the same author as Perfect Parries (gliding, double jump, dashes, grappling hook and ziplines).
• Endgame & QoL + RPG Leveling or MMO Skill Tree: Endgame & QoL automatically enables its integrations when these progression mods are present.
• RPG Leveling + Alec's Tamework: taming, feeding and breeding companions grants XP. Tamework is a library: install it alongside the mods that require it.

On the other hand, avoid stacking two full progression systems on the same server without testing them: RPG Leveling, MMO Skill Tree and Endless Leveling all cover the same need.

Installing these mods on a multiplayer server

On a server, the safest method has not changed:

1. Back up the world and the configuration.
2. Check that every mod has a file for version 0.7 and download its required dependencies.
3. Add mods one at a time and read the server startup log after each one.
4. Keep the same game version on the server and for players, since the protocol must match.

If a mod refuses to load after the update, our guide on mods broken after Chapter I walks you through finding the culprit.

In short

As of October 26, 2026, BetterMap leads the ranking by a wide margin, followed by a group of combat and progression mods (Wan's Wonder Weapons, Perfect Parries, RPG Leveling, Endgame & QoL, MMO Skill Tree) that have all released their Update 7 builds. Before installing a mod, look less at its download count and more at the game version of its latest file: that is what decides whether your world will start.