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Game Templates: A Smart Way to Start Building and Scripting
You may remember us mentioning our new Capture the Flag template a few weeks ago. Since then, the Content Team has been hard at work creating new templates–particularly prime for competitive gameplay, with more styles of games to come in the f...
| October 23, 2012 -
Responding to User Feedback, V10
Every so often, we ask our users to let us know what they’d like to see in ROBLOX, then respond to some of the most insightful comments and pertinent questions. This time, John Shedletsky, ROBLOX’s Creative Director, elaborates on a variety...
| October 22, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: October 21, 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 21, 2012 -
Adding Gear to Games: Some Tips & Success Stories
We released the
| October 20, 2012 -
Engineering ROBLOX for the iPad
ROBLOX isn’t your typical video game company. We’re unique in a lot of ways, one of which is our openness about what we’re working on and our plans for the future.
| October 19, 2012 -
Engineering ROBLOX for the iPad
ROBLOX isn’t your typical video game company. We’re unique in a lot of ways, one of which is our openness about what we’re working on and our plans for the future. Today, we’re happy to stop teasing and start going in-depth on our progress toward releasing ROBLOX for iPad. ROBLOX for iPad will launch in a couple phases. First, we’ll update the existing ROBLOX for iPad will launch in a couple phases. First, we’ll update the existing aa , which has been available in the App Store since 2011. The update will improve the visual style of the app and is optimized for use on iPad. It will allow us to test all non-game components of the ROBLOX app., which has been available in the App Store since 2011. The update will improve the visual style of the app and is optimized for use on iPad. It will allow us to test all non-game components of the ROBLOX app. The following release, in which a significant fraction of our company is currently involved, will add the anticipated Play Games feature. We’ll let you know when to expect these releases in the future. In the meantime, keep an eye on the ROBLOX blog to learn about challenges our developers have encountered and overcome in pursuit of our ultimate goal: a polished, optimized, intuitive ROBLOX experience on the iPad.The following release, in which a significant fraction of our company is currently involved, will add the anticipated Play Games feature. We’ll let you know when to expect these releases in the future. In the meantime, keep an eye on the ROBLOX blog to learn about challenges our developers have encountered and overcome in pursuit of our ultimate goal: a polished, optimized, intuitive ROBLOX experience on the iPad.
| October 19, 2012 -
ROBLOX Currency Exchange: The Deep End
The fundamentals of our currency exchange system are modeled after real-world trade systems–much like in real life, the earlier you act on information, the better off you’ll be.
| October 17, 2012 -
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