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Group Clothing and Treasury: The Beginning of Groups as Companies
Currently, Builders Club members are able to a their own clothing, including custom shirts and pants, on ROBLOX. Today, we’re giving groups the ability to do the same. That may sound simple, but with it come the possibilities of shared group money. Before we explore the details of group clothing, let’s go over some of the interface changes it entails. Group clothing is available on two pages. First, the Groups page now features a “Store” tab, which shows you the top three most recently updated group items by default.Before we explore the details of group clothing, let’s go over some of the interface changes it entails. Group clothing is available on two pages. First, the Groups page now features a “Store” tab, which shows you the top three most recently updated group items by default.
| October 16, 2012 -
Group Clothing and Treasury: The Beginning of Groups as Companies
Currently, Builders Club members are able to create and sell their own clothing, including custom shirts and pants, on ROBLOX. Today, we’re giving groups the ability to do the same.
| October 16, 2012 -
What Happens When You Change Your Appearance on ROBLOX
Every part of your ROBLOX character is fully customizable–you can change your hat, shirt, appendages, and even the look on your face. Like with every facet of ROBLOX, we want to give you as much creative freedom as possible.
| October 15, 2012 -
What Happens When You Change Your Appearance on ROBLOX
Every part of your ROBLOX character is fully customizable–you can change your hat, shirt, appendages, and even the look on your face. Like with every facet of ROBLOX, we want to give you as much creative freedom as possible. But what happens beh...
| October 15, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: October 14, 2012
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries. For those of you who catch up with ROBLOX over the weekend, the Weekly ROBLOX Roundup collects the best stuff ...
| October 14, 2012 -
Developers’ Picks: The Content Team’s Favorite ROBLOX Games
Feeling nostalgic after posting an article about popular console and arcade titles re-imagined in ROBLOX , we got to wondering: What are some of our very own software engineers’ favorite games on ROBLOX? We asked four members of the Content team...
| October 13, 2012 -
Spotlight: Exchange Statistics, Lasers and Robots with NXTBoy
Since he was a kid, user NXTBoy has been interested in building. An award-winning robotics builder by the time he was a teenager, he’s also made some innovative games and services for ROBLOX
| October 12, 2012 -
Observations from GDC Online’s Game Dev Start-Up Summit
Max Photography for GDC Online Game Developers Conference (GDC) Online, the self-proclaimed premier professionals-only event for online, social and cloud gaming, wraps up today in Austin, Texas. ROBLOX CEO and Founder David Baszucki was there on T...
| October 11, 2012 -
Stay Connected with ROBLOX Using Social Media
ROBLOX uses a number of channels to give you a voice, listen to your feedback and help you network with other users. While the ROBLOX forums are (and will continue to be) a particularly popular and active place for ROBLOX users to chat, we also m...
| October 9, 2012 -
ROBLOX Presents “Add Gear to Game” Feature
We’re proud to announce the “Add Gear to Game” feature–all users can now allow specific gear items from the ROBLOX Catalog in their game and sell those gear items directly on their game page. If users choose to buy an item from your gam...
| October 8, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: October 7, 2012
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries. For those of you who catch up with ROBLOX over the weekend, the Weekly ROBLOX Roundup collects the best stuff ...
| October 7, 2012 -
The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtle Trouble
The ROBLOX Content team recently put the finishing touches on its latest game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtle Trouble , as part of an advertising deal with Nickelodeon. At the time of this writing, users have played the game almost 300,000 t...
| October 5, 2012 -
Five Impressive Video Game Conversions in ROBLOX
In September, a team of 40 volunteers capped off roughly eight years of development with the release of Black Mesa. The game is a near-complete recreation of the influential 1998 first-person shooter, Half-Life, in Valve’s current Source engine.
| October 03, 2012 -
Shadows on ROBLOX: Past, Present, and Future
We got the chance to sit down and chat with Simon Kozlov, Client Engine Lead for ROBLOX, about the implementation of shadows, how they came to be, and where he hopes they go in the future. What do you have for us, Simon?
| October 03, 2012 -
Moderation on ROBLOX: How it Works
We’ve got a full staff of moderators who work every hour of every day to make sure that the content that hits ROBLOX is safe for all ages. Though we have users of varying age groups, we make an effort to keep our younger audiences from seeing of...
| October 2, 2012 -
Play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtle Trouble Today
ROBLOX has been hard at work to bring you Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtle Trouble , in conjunction with the release of the new CGI television show airing Saturday mornings at 11a/10c, only on Nickelodeon. Take control of one of four genetical...
| October 1, 2012 -
Groups: The Armies, Organizations, Think-tanks and Clubs of ROBLOX
Look at ROBLOX from a distance and you’ll notice a couple things: a lot of games and a large, bustling community. Look a little closer, and you’ll find depth: a complex building/game-development kit, a rich virtual economy and a social network...
| September 29, 2012