What's New
Discord Linking
Section titled “Discord Linking”New players now wait in a small waiting room, with parkour, while they link their Discord account. A menu shows the way, Reb Shimon the Shamash walks you through it step by step, Reb Tuvia tells you about his tutorial, and Ari tells you about the world, with a few real YidCraft items to look at. Read more
Find your teammates
Section titled “Find your teammates”/team mark <player> points the way to a teammate on your action bar, and /team glow makes your whole team glow through walls. Only you see either one. Read more
Bosses
Section titled “Bosses”- A boss left alone heals. Leave the arena, or stop hitting it, and it slowly recovers. Keep the pressure on.
- Every boss has a weak spot. Find the weapon it fears most.
- The Ziz flies lower, so it is easier to reach.
- Og and the Leviathan can be hit again. Hits on them were blocked with “you can’t harm that here”.
- Woke a boss and logged off? Your waking item is waiting when you log back in.
Sefarim
Section titled “Sefarim”Sefarim are rarer now, in chests, from bosses and in the Chitas Crate. A sefer for a skill you already know is no longer used up when you open it. Read more
Mezuzos
Section titled “Mezuzos”A worn out mezuzah no longer protects the door. Put a new one up on the same doorway and the old one comes down into your pack. Read more
Random teleport, rules and a combat tag
Section titled “Random teleport, rules and a combat tag”/rtp sends you somewhere new for Shekels, /rules shows the rules in game, and /ping shows your connection. Hitting a player now tags you both for 30 seconds: no teleporting away, and do not log off. Basics and Rules
More trivia
Section titled “More trivia”Over 80 questions now, and none repeats until all have been asked. Read more
Tefillin, tzitzis and mivtzoim
Section titled “Tefillin, tzitzis and mivtzoim”Put on tefillin in three steps and type the brachos in chat, the way you say Modeh Ani. Wear a tallis katan, or tie tzitzis onto your chestplate or leggings. For women, a small gold Chai necklace. Jewish villagers now look the part: find one with /mivtzoim and help him put on tefillin, or give her Shabbos candles. Light the menorah on Chanukah. Read more
Kippah, hats, tichel and sheitel
Section titled “Kippah, hats, tichel and sheitel”Four head coverings you can dye, wear, and put over any helmet for more protection: a Diamond Black Hat is a real thing now. Read more
New sefarim
Section titled “New sefarim”Hilchos Tefillin, Hilchos Tzitzis, Hilchos Kisui HaRosh, Melachas HaTzoref and Hilchos Asakim. Each teaches a craft, and Hilchos Asakim lets you search every player shop with /shopsearch. A sofer can now copy a sefer with Ink of Truth. Read more
The Chitas Pass
Section titled “The Chitas Pass”A free daily pass: a gift every day, three small tasks, and thirty tiers of rewards each month. Type /chitas. Read more
Crates
Section titled “Crates”Boss spoils now come in a crate that opens in front of you. Only players who really fought get one, and the rare boss pets are found inside. The drops also craft into useful things: a Clay Guardian, Behemoth’s Fodder, Og’s Iron Shield, Ziz Feather Boots and a Leviathan Scale Helmet. Read more
Trivia and achievements
Section titled “Trivia and achievements”A Torah trivia question in chat every 20 minutes, and twenty achievements for the mitzvos you keep doing. Read more
New foods
Section titled “New foods”Pomegranates, grapes, grape juice, wine from a barrel, and Ozen Haman. Read more
Kosher Points
Section titled “Kosher Points”Mitzvah Points are now Kosher Points. If you had any, they were added to your Kosher Points.
Bedrock Edition
Section titled “Bedrock Edition”YidCraft is on Bedrock: phone, tablet, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and Windows. Add the server with the address yidcraft.jewishgaming.net and port 21702. Menus like /pets and the Boss Journal open as Bedrock windows, and you can link your Java and Bedrock accounts to play as one. Read more
Boss Hunting
Section titled “Boss Hunting”Six legendary bosses from the Gemara and Midrash, each with its own quest, its own story, and its own arena far out in the world: the False Scholar in the Silent Library, the Golem in the Clay Pits, Og, King of Bashan on his hills, the Ziz on its mountain peak, the Leviathan in its bay, and Behemoth on the Thousand Hills. Talk to Reb Yehoshua the Archivist in the town square to start, bring friends, and fill your Boss Journal (/bosses). Read more
23 pets to collect: buy one at Reb Zelig Katz’s stall by the pond, tame a wild one with a Keeper’s Treat, or be the lucky one a boss pet follows home. They walk with you or wait at home, each does one small kindness, and you can sell one to a friend with /pets sell. Read more
The Tutorial
Section titled “The Tutorial”Reb Tuvia stands by the fountain at spawn. Click him to visit his island and learn everything through short scenes, and finish every section for 100 Shekels. Read more
The Town
Section titled “The Town”New residents to meet: a baker, a sheitelmacher, a carpenter, a florist, the Judaica shop, the Beis Din and mikveh receptions, the gabbai, the pet keeper and Homeless Yankel. Many run a shop, several ask a weekly favour, and the mikveh reception lets you in for 50 Shekels. Read more
Player Shops
Section titled “Player Shops”Buy an NPC-run business that trades while you are offline. Stock its shelves, set prices, post buy orders, collect earnings and sell the shop to another player later. Read more
Kashrus
Section titled “Kashrus”- Pas Yisroel: baked goods remember who baked them.
- Cholov Yisroel: milk remembers who milked it.
- Cake is milchig now, and remembers both.
- Brachos in chat: the right bracha before and after you eat, only for you.
Kosher System and Brachos
Cutscenes
Section titled “Cutscenes”Story scenes now show their words in the middle of the screen instead of in chat, so you can see more of the scene.