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 to hit our various avenues of publication in the last week. This time: Add Gear to Game feature, connecting with ROBLOX, Spotlight on NXTBoy, developers’ picks, GDC Online and more.
Add gear to your game, make money off sales
Last week, we launched a feature that’s beneficial to all ROBLOX game developers who want to allow gear in their games. Here’s how it works: you decide what gear you’d like to allow in your game — even if it’s just one weapon. That gear is then available for sale on your game’s page and anyone who purchases it can use it in your game. If they use the “Buy” button on your page, you get 10% of the sale. Not only do you have more control over what gear is allowed in your game, you stand to turn a profit. Read this post for more information on adding gear to your game.
Tip: decide what gear is allowed in your game based on the type of game. Make sure allowing a high-power piece of gear doesn’t upset the balance in favor of owners.
Spotlight on NXTBoy
After coming across this chart documenting ROBLOX’s currency-exchange rates, we had a feeling its creator, NXTBoy, would be an interesting person. Turns out, we were right; he not only built that site, but also came up with a method of casting reflections in ROBLOX and has won robotics competitions using principles he tested in ROBLOX. Our latest Spotlight article goes in-depth on just a few of his many interesting projects.
Developers’ picks: ROBLOX games
There are always things to see on ROBLOX. Every time we survey members of the ROBLOX team, we hear about something new and interesting. So, we’re sharing some of those new and interesting things in this blog post: four members of the Content team share their ROBLOX favorites. You’ll have to read the story to find out what they are, but let the image at right act as a little teaser.
Connect with ROBLOX
We know this isn’t the usual ROBLOX blog post. However, once or twice a year, we like to remind new users that we post unique content on various social media accounts and collect feedback about what you’d like to see via those channels. We received some useful thoughts and ideas. It’s not too late to get connected and chime in; check out the blog post for more.
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You should play this ROBLOX game
Wordfall is a GUI-based game where you have to organize letters into words on a grid. It’s the type of game that reminds you just how flexible ROBLOX is. The drag-and-drop method on display here is ingenious in its simplicity; you simply drag your cursor across tiles in eight directions to identify words. Certain tiles are worth more than others, allowing you to boost your score, and each word gives you a little more time to find more. It reminds me of the quick-play word games that are popular on mobile platforms.
Bits
- Here’s a short, but inspiring blog about why anyone should become a game designer. If you’re thinking about making games on ROBLOX, this might get you to start today.
This kind of makes sense, because they increased the tax on stuff that you sell up 20% so now its 30%. Therefore it’s very hard to make a profit off limiteds or selling clothing. It’s roblox’s way of making up for the increase of tax. ~ Thekai64 ~
Roblox Rocks!
Mmmmmmm…. not Exactly Agree, More Money? Can you make it Free for once?
Good job! Now only some In-Game features, I like them the most.
What does GUI mean?
A GUI is a Graphical User Interface. In other words it is the buttons and other 2D stuff on your screen.
Thanks for telling me
:)
Graphical-User-Interface
Nearly the same thing as a UI (Your screen in game mode) but a little bit more advanced.
Cool!
What a big week for ROBLOX! Kind of boring, though.
very! ^^
Awesome :3
Keep up the good work, ROBLOX.
Interesting. The add gear to game feature is awsome :D
Great additions this week. Can’t wait for the next!
Should’ve made a round up about gifts too
Nice round up, I made 40 ROBUX with the add gear to the game thing. Thanks ROBLOX!
Nice
Wow. Keep it up guys. I love wordfall too, great game. I always use to play it with John :)
Congratulations roblox for being a amazing game!
I love WordFall.
Seems cool.
Roundup FTW.
Wow thanks for the information on ROBLOX!!!! I’ll be with you all the way!
cool!
I like the ability to add gear to games. It is a really cool feature! And you can make money!
Cool update ROBLOX. Keep up the good work :D
It’s been a good week. Now I’m gonna play that game!
What a Great Week
Thank You, love roblox, taking AP computer courses, soon working with ROBLOX.
There are some interesting games and gui games on roblox that most people don’t know about. Really creative games that people worked hard on often times don’t get the credit they deserve on roblox…
that is awesome
Nice, I love the spotlights. Keep it up ROBLOX!
I love these weekly roundups, keep up the good work!
Well… Roblox has had alot going on over the week!
It was a fun week!
ROBLOX is #1!!!
Cool