Bloxcon Results

Bloxcon Chicago

Yesterday, several Roblox users attended the first BLOXCon in Chicago at the Museum of Science and Industry.

 Some announcements were made, like:

• New character animations
• Better water physics
• Lights are no longer going to go through walls
• New textures

And more!

Each attendant received this package, which was released later after BLOXCon Chicago was over:

 

 

 

 

Users met the Staff, had a Q&A with most of the Admins, and got their poster and merchandise autographed by the Staff. There were also some neat Trading Cards.

 

There was a livestream for those who couldn't make it to BLOXCon Chicago. In the morning, there was a long line of people before it started. The Hackathon (some may be familiar with this) was held, where users bring their laptop and script and build before the time runs out. Sometime later in the day, there was also a stage presentation, held by Roblox CEO David Baszuki and other Staff. A limited was released later in the day:

 

 

To wrap it all up, I have one thing to say:

 

Hope you all had fun at BLOXCon Chicago!

 

Get ready for July 27th!

 

- Vaderfreak55

 

Bloxcon London

 

Hello all! This may be a little late, but for those of you who didn't catch the great news announced at Bloxcon London, this post has everything you need to know!

Much like Bloxcon Chicago's results, the Roblox team at London had announced new physics, shadow casters, better water, multiplayer studio, debugging, saving games as .exe, and more great things to come! There were also BLOXY awards given out, as well as Hall of Fame.

Well, if you want the same results, check out the Bloxcon Chicago post, which can be found here.

Attendees who spent 25$ on Roblox goods or more received this package:

 

Well, in the meantime, get ready for Bloxcon New York!

- Vaderfreak55

Bloxcon New York

Hello! I will be giving a quick summary of Bloxcon New York's results!

 

I did not hear anything new, other then the fact that Roblox will be reducing lag, and it will happen either this week or next week. If you want a recap of London and Chicago's results, then go to the Bloxcon page on the blog. Thanks!

Here's the package that attendees received when they spent 40$ or more on Bloxcon merchandise:

 

- Vaderfreak55

Thanks for reading!

Hat Spotlight : Happy Time Magic Flower Bowler

Hello everyone!
Today I will be looking at Happy Time Magic Flower Bowler! This hat is based off a limited item with the name of Happy Time Magic Flower Hat! Which is some what of a top hat with a flower, very cliche, but is nice looking! So, lets get started!

Look : 8.7/10

The looks of it is very fun (and funny,) its somewhat mimicking our stereotypical clown, somewhat, very weird look, but it fascinates the community, trying different things and such. I think it looks overall fun and silly, and just, so original! :D

Sales : 4.6/10

Last time I checked (4:48 Central Time on 8/6/2013) It accumulated 2212 sales, the sales are going along well, but the average hat the people like, gets way more than that I see the sales somewhat dropping for this hat, because its a somewhat unusual hat, the hat itself looks odd though, the colors don't match. But, the sales will eventually gradually get higher.

Overall : 8.9/10

It does look a bit fun, but it looks really fun! :D So, I would buy it, but I would need an outfit to go with it and everything. You did an okay job on this hat ROBLOX.

Thanks for Reading,

Gear Spotlight - Scroll of Sevenless

This is ninjaguy47 bringing you another Gear Spotlight!

Scroll of Sevenless is a "Retro" gear that is completely overpowered (most overpowered) gear of all ROBLOX at a good price, if this goes limited this will probably be sold for a lot of ROBUX. In this Gear Spotlight we will discuss the usage of it, as well as demonstrate it, than rate it!

Usage - 8.9/10 Purple Ninjas

The gear itself is really simple to use, one click than BAM! Whoa a whole line of explosions appear in a straight line before your eyes, you can point it anywhere (with your cursor) than if you click it will make a straight line of explosions in the direction, its an easy-kill weapon, and is really unique itself. Good job ROBLOX!

Creativity Rating - 7.2/10 Purple Ninjas

It lacks creativity they could have made it where you could pick the range of it, the color of explosion and everything, to make it more customizable, maybe ninjaguy47's ROBLOX scripter can work on that. :P

Whole Entire Aspect of the Weapon - 8.9/10

Its a really good idea, lacks a little bit of creativity, but just enough to pack a punch into some noobs! >:D

Testing Video -

Thanks for Reading,

Retexture Artists Interviews #4 - Sporeman15

Sporeman15 is overall a nice guy! He has been retexturing for a long while! And has had many retextures published, like Earth Knight (Featured for Earth Day) and Last Egg (Featured in the Egg Hunt)
So, ladies and gentlemen here's the interview!

1. What retextures have you gotten published so far, and what was your strategy to get them published?

His Answer : earth knight and last egg. there is no way to get it published, its all luck. if its a good retexture it has a chance. no real strategy.

2. Which retexturer that is not well-known do you think has the most potential?

His Answer : rebellion666

3. Whats your personal favorite of all the retexturers on ROBLOX? (Not including yours.)

His Answer : Darkgenex

4. What inspired you to retexture? And, how did your first one turn out?

His Answer : i found retexturing by playing with studio. first one wasnt bad because i've been using photoshop for 4 years before then.

5. What paint program do you use? And, do you have any tips on that paint program for other users?

His Answer : Adobe Photoshop 7.0, and practice.

6. Who was your main inspiration for your retexturing?

His Answer : IBarrageI

7. How many takes have you accumlated from your retextures?

His Answer : over 3000. idk exact

8. What was it like for you starting out retexturing?

His Answer : idk how to describe what it was like, it was a challenge i guess, but that made it all the more fun.

9. What is one of the hardest textures you've retextured?

His Answer : Helm of the roaring winds. its one thing to take a texture and change it, another to build the mesh, make the map, then ,make the texture.

10. What is one of the easiest textures you've retextured?

His Answer : ironically the last egg, which was publoshed. it was just an overlay of alot of patterns

So, it was great interviewing him! More interviews to come! Also, that was with messaging, not live. So, laters guys!
(Trying out a ridiculous signature)

Thanks for Reading,

Happy Birthday ROBLOX!

Happy 8th Birthday ROBLOX! Maybe I should make you a cake, nah, just kidding I will make a retexture cake for ROBLOX's 8th Birthday! Lets get ROBLOX some toys (hats and gear!) LOL XD So anyways, today is ROBLOX's birthday is today! :D
Happy Birthday From All of Us @,

Just Kidding! LOL XD Anyways, ROBLOX's Birthday is going to be September 1st! XD

Tix Hats Off Sale?

As many of you may have noticed, Roblox has taken several Tix hats offsale from the Catalog. There is a large list of recent and classic hats that were Tix. My opinion?

I think it's ruining the catalog. Because many people might've been looking for some classic hats, and they find the hat(s) their looking for offsale.

To get more information on this, reach out and ask the Roblox Forums. They'll most likely explain this occurrence.

- Vaderfreak55

Retexture Artists Interviews #3 - NonstopEpic

NonstopEpic was fun to interview, and overall a nice guy. He leaks, he retextures, he builds, and he scripts! A multi-talented individual and has had to retextures published, for valentines day! Both Love Song Headphones and 8-Bit Heart! One a tie, and headphones, DA DA DA DOUBLE KILL! So, time for the interview!

Interview -

[NG47]ninjaguy47: So, hello NonstopEpic!
NonstopEpic: Hello there!!!!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: I have 10 questions about your retexturing carerr.
NonstopEpic: xd
[NG47]ninjaguy47: career*
NonstopEpic: ok sounds cool
[NG47]ninjaguy47: So, here it is, question 1!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: 1.What retextures have you gotten published so far, and what was your strategy to get them published?
NonstopEpic: I've had two retextures published so far, 8 Bit Heart, and Love Song Headphones.
NonstopEpic: well as for my strategy
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah, I purchased both of em'.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Big fan of em'.
NonstopEpic: I wasn't really expecting both of them to be published
NonstopEpic: I made both just for fun and I didn't have any other retexture ideas at the time.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Cool, thats kinda what I do!
NonstopEpic: When BrightEyes announced she was taking valentines retextures, I sent them to her via the forums and she liked them.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Awesome!
NonstopEpic: then like two days later i found both textures in the backlog
NonstopEpic: and thats about it
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Great, I like to hear that you look forward to your retextures being published, and so forth.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: So, on to question 2!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: You ready?
[NG47]ninjaguy47: :P
NonstopEpic: yep :)
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Great! Question 2 : Which retexturer that is not well-known do you think has the most potential?
NonstopEpic: hmmm
NonstopEpic: I haven't been up to date lately as for rising retexturers but if I had to choose one
NonstopEpic: well actually two because
NonstopEpic: o wait
NonstopEpic: "not well known"
NonstopEpic: o ok
NonstopEpic: well in all seriousness probably you or bboomba
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Well, thanks!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Bboomba is a great friend of mine, and I talk to him alot!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Alot, trust me!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: LOL XD
NonstopEpic: yeah, honestly if you or bboomba sent theeasterzombie a set of retextures i'm sure he'd let you into RAOC
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Thanks, I need alot of feedback on my retextures.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: So, if you could like send me a message about it, that would be great!
NonstopEpic: yeah hopefully this halloween many retextures will get published
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yup, so, question 3?...
NonstopEpic: ok!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: :D
[NG47]ninjaguy47: 3. Whats your personal favorite of all the retextures on ROBLOX? (Not including yours.)
NonstopEpic: hmmm tough choice but
NonstopEpic: my favorite retexture last year was the overseer eye but currently i think my favorite unpublished retexture is the crazed druid of the forest by darkgenex
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah, that one is pretty epic.
NonstopEpic: it's the best retexture of that hoodthing that came out on 4/1/12 and deserves more recognition compared to his other retextures
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Agreed.
NonstopEpic: he should definitely ad bomb it in october, just sayin
[NG47]ninjaguy47: LOL XD Yeah.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: So, question 4?
NonstopEpic: yes pls
[NG47]ninjaguy47: 4. What inspired you to retexture? And, how did your first one turn out?
NonstopEpic: Well I was inspired to retexture a few months after I joined ROBLOX
NonstopEpic: the idea of changing a mesh's imagery seemed like a cool idea to me and i've been into graphics design for a while now
NonstopEpic: my first retextures were not that good
NonstopEpic: they looked like things from microsoft paint
NonstopEpic: some examples
NonstopEpic: http://www.roblox.com/Candy-Cane-Headphones-item?id=67010008
NonstopEpic: http://www.roblox.com/Dominus-Blarghus-item?id=60946003
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah.
NonstopEpic: http://www.roblox.com/Orange-Lightning-Cap-item?id=60889206 <-- first one
[NG47]ninjaguy47: I started with whole textured.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: textures*
NonstopEpic: http://www.roblox.com/Cyborg-Glasses-item?id=61714686
[NG47]ninjaguy47: I basically made an image, than put it in a decal, than slapped it on a hat.
NonstopEpic: you get the idea
NonstopEpic: cool
[NG47]ninjaguy47: So, I kind of understand what you did.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Question 5!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: What paint program do you use? And, do you have any tips on that paint program for other users?
NonstopEpic: over time i changed programs and got better tho
NonstopEpic: ok so
NonstopEpic: i originally used a free online service called "sumo paint" but that really isnt meant for high quality graphics and details
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah, I did that too.
NonstopEpic: i used paint.net for a month or two but then
NonstopEpic: i got a new laptop with photoshop elements 9 installed on it for free (it was part of a deal on the laptop)
NonstopEpic: and since then i've been using that version of photoshop
NonstopEpic: my tips for that program:
[NG47]ninjaguy47: That sound look a good deal.
NonstopEpic: photoshop elements isn't really meant for creating entirely new images
NonstopEpic: (its technically a photo enhancing program)
NonstopEpic: but it has tons of filters including in it that you can manipulate to change images dramatically
NonstopEpic: feel free to use filters for changing details on an item's texture before you get to developing the texture from scratch
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah, I use Photoshop too.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Good tip, bro.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Also do you mind if I ask you an additional question at the end?
NonstopEpic: sure
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Question 6!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: :D
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Who was your main inspiration for your retexturing?
NonstopEpic: hmm
NonstopEpic: probably ibarragei
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah, I met him.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Also, I interviewed him, if you would like to check that out.
NonstopEpic: ya, he’s nice and is amazing at retextures
NonstopEpic: cool
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah, he's overall a nice guy, and he gives me feedback sometimes.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: So, question 7?
[NG47]ninjaguy47: You ready? :P
NonstopEpic: sure
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Awesome!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: How many takes have you accumulated from your retextures?
NonstopEpic: hmmm
NonstopEpic: tough question
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Yeah.
NonstopEpic: i would say around 200 to 500
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Like roughly.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Okay, cool.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Roughly?
NonstopEpic: roughly around 250
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Okay, cool.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: So, question 8!
[NG47]ninjaguy47: What was it like for you starting out retexturing?
NonstopEpic: When I started out retexturing, there weren't as many groups and retexturers as there are now. It was hard to get feedback on retextures and tips for improvement, so I had to improve by developing my graphics skills on my own.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Now for question 9! What is one of the hardest textures you've retextured?
NonstopEpic : I would probably say the hardest thing I've ever tried to retexture is the Ice Crown. The texture map on that is practically impossible to retexture.
[NG47]ninjaguy47: Now for question 10! What is one of the easiest textures you've retextured?

NonstopEpic : Definitely the classic roblox tie. The texture map on that is so smooth and not weird unlike many other texture maps for ROBLOX hats, making it easy to make a smooth and nice texture for it.

Well, thats it for today! More interviews coming soon! Until then... this has been ninjaguy47!

Thanks for Being Epic,