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Beyond The Blox

Last Level Studios

Stay updated on the Roblox metaverse with our visual podcast on the latest news, features, and events. Watch or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Join the Discord: https://discord.lastlevel.co.uk Beyond The Blox is produced by Seb Jensen for Last Level Studios. #BeyondTheBlox

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00:37:59

A feast of Roblox dev features for Thanksgiving

Beyond The Blox ·

2025/12/03

This week we’re breaking down several recent developer quality of life improvements from the past couple of weeks whilst Roblox are on Thanksgiving break.We discuss updates including native Community Announcements replacing Guilded, Luau's New Type Solver exiting beta with improved type inference, and Extended Services expansion with DataStore notifications and the open-source Batch Processor. We also explore the new ReflectionService API for programmatic engine inspection, relaxed Verified Badge

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00:44:41

Roblox is using AI face scans to split chat by age

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2025/11/26

This week is a deep dive special into safety on Roblox and the recent features rolling out to combat bad actors: age estimation, chat segregation, social links ban and developer restrictions in Studio.We talk through the background context on the tough safety challenges Roblox faces; the added pressure from media and lawsuits; and what we think of the platform changes.All three of us are Roblox developers, over 18 years old. You might have a different perspective or opinion on the topics covered -

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00:45:38

Can Roblox players unlock paid items for free now?

Beyond The Blox ·

2025/11/19

This week Rewarded Video Ads rolled out to everyone, developers got better tools to reimport meshes, content sharing APIs were released to make our own versions of Roblox Moments, Today’s Picks in the avatar marketplace is going festive, Studio Script Sync is in beta, game page videos got an upgrade and Roblox have opened up the ability to opt-in game passes for Robux purchases.Chapters:(00:00) Intro(01:13) Monetisation - Rewarded Video Ads(07:57) Studio - Reimport Beta(14:42) Moments - Content

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01:02:20

Roblox created the 4th dimension?! Functional AI

Beyond The Blox ·

2025/11/12

Over the past week we saw Roblox's "4D Generation" early access, which lets users create custom objects with AI, Speech-to-Text beta went live, server CPU allocation became dynamic, and we got Roblox's solution to A/B testing. Plus, custom matchmaking is now available for all developers with configurable signals and experiment testing.Chapters:(00:00) Intro(01:01) 4D Generation - Early Access(11:29) Speech-to-Text - API Beta(19:12) In-Experience Creation - Custom Avatar

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00:34:11

Will emissive maps finally put an end to lighting hacks?

Beyond The Blox ·

2025/11/05

We cover the new Emissive Maps in Studio Beta, which ensure consistent glow and material effects across all quality settings, plus the SLIM (Scalable, Lightweight, Interactive Models) system for auto-optimizing large worlds. On the platform side, we examine the new Safety Analytics dashboard for tracking player reports and the ongoing Testing Age Estimation feature requiring new users to submit verification. Finally, we look ahead to the community event EuroJam 2025.Chapters:(00:00) Intro(01:08)

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00:35:30

Halloween Spotlight replaces "Today's Picks"

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2025/10/29

This week we deep-dive into Roblox's Halloween Spotlight event running from 23 October to 3 November where 31 well-known experiences have quests to unlock Runes and Keys. These give access to trials where players can be rewarded with exclusive Avatar Items. But have smaller devs been excluded as Today's Picks curated sort is replaced with participating experiences only. We also touch on a few quality of life improvements rolling out for Roblox developers in the last week.Chapters:(00:00)

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00:39:36

Roblox hits handhelds: ROG Xbox Ally is here

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2025/10/22

Roblox launches on ROG Xbox Ally and Samsung Galaxy Store as part of their ambitious goal to capture 10% of the gaming market, but simultaneously buries the “Continue” sort on the homepage. Developers also get access to new Lionsgate horror franchises with an improved pitch system, plus custom flipbook layouts that make particle animations more efficient and flexible.Let us know in the comments if you'd like to see a particular guest or have an idea for a deep dive topic.Chapters:(00:00)

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00:44:39

Devs will hack Roblox Makeup for other uses

Beyond The Blox ·

2025/10/15

The Avatar Makeup Beta showed us tech that Roblox developers can use for many other purposes than just makeup, Text to Speech was fully released and we got early access to Server Authority.Play The Lanes on Roblox: https://thelanes.vipChapters:(00:00) Intro(01:04) Text to Speech - Full Release(08:23) Server Authority - Early Access(22:06) Roblox Trivia(27:14) Ad break(27:58) Avatar Marketplace - Makeup Beta(38:31) Immersive Video - Advanced API Beta(43:57) OutroSeason 3 Episode 3Sources:- Text to

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00:46:33

100 million Roblox games vanished overnight

Beyond The Blox ·

2025/10/08

Last week millions of unrated experiences became unplayable and several hundred-thousand avatar items were removed in Roblox's latest safety push, plus "free models" are becoming less free, and Guilded finally gets the axe; Will Roblox's on-platform features make up for their $90M purchase shutting down?Ad: Play The Lanes on Roblox: https://thelanes.vipChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:56) Safety & Civility - October Safety Snapshot(07:34) Developer Products - Regional Pricing(14:42)

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00:48:11

We need to talk about Roblox's AI NPCs

Beyond The Blox ·

2025/10/01

This week we're diving into Roblox's new AI text generation for NPCs, voice chat finally hitting PlayStation, improved lighting ranges, and a bunch of quality-of-life updates for developers.Chapters:00:00 Intro00:57 AI on Roblox - Text Generation Beta15:22 Lighting - Extended Range19:52 Ad break 120:56 User Interface - UI Stroke Improvements28:54 Voice Chat - Arriving on Consoles33:53 Roblox Trivia35:47 Ad break 236:32 Creator Hub - Improved Server Management47:24 OutroSeason 3 Episode

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00:34:02

Quenty - Whatever Floats Your Boat, Roblox Intern,...

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2022/01/07

On this episode, Quenty joins us to chat about all things Roblox, from his open source tools and plugins, to integrating features directly in Studio during his internship. We also discuss Whatever Floats Your Boat, some of Quenty's less well known games, and the need to never be bored. #BeyondTheBlox--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:44:11

GregTame - Pioneering Roblox VR into the Future...

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2021/12/09

On this episode, GregTame joins us to chat about VR support on Roblox and his VR exclusive games. He pioneers the use of some awesome tech on the platform to create immersive multiplayer and solo adventures - could it be the future of Roblox? #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:34:35

MrAsync - Metaverse on Roblox, Ghostopia, Supersocial

Beyond The Blox ·

2021/11/20

On this episode, MrAsync talks about life at Supersocial and his 10 year journey on the Roblox platform from player to developer. We discuss the metaverse - what it means now and what it might mean in the future, and how Roblox fits into the concept. #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:31:35

thebenster - Roblox Security, Make a Cake Franchise

Beyond The Blox ·

2021/08/27

On this episode, classic Robloxian thebenster walks us through the last 13 years of game development and the incredible success of his Make a Cake franchise with Roblox toys and merch, as well as touching on the topic of account security after a recent scare. #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:20:11

ItsKoiske - Translating Roblox, Punk of all Trades

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2021/07/02

On this episode, Roblox translator and developer ItsKoiske discusses the importance of translating games and experiences for worldwide audiences, the recent enabling of automatic translations for all developers, and the problems that can come with it. #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:34:31

TheAmazeman - Roblox Titanic, Survive a Plane Crash

Beyond The Blox ·

2021/03/22

On this episode, Roblox Titanic creator TheAmazeman talks about his work in the disaster survival genre, the contrast between developing at school vs full-time, and using Instagram and TikTok to promote his studio Virtual Valley Games. #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:27:20

ScriptOn - Roblox DevHouse, Vehicle Sim

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2021/03/09

On this episode, twice Roblox intern ScriptOn talks through his 12-year development history and applying to return to Roblox for a third time for the Accelerator program, as well as telling us all about life at DevHouse. #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:42:44

GeorgeTheDev - Roblox Accelerator Intern

Beyond The Blox ·

2020/05/14

On this episode, Accelerator Intern GeorgeTheDev speaks about racing, old projects and making connections with other developers on the platform. George also talks about what it's like to apply and get accepted into the Roblox Accelerator program. #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:30:08

EgoMoose - Bloxy Nominee, Roblox Wiki

Beyond The Blox ·

2020/03/23

On this episode, Bloxy nominee EgoMoose discusses the Roblox Wiki, open source projects and his epic uses of tech! EgoMoose describes a career of enabling other developers through extremely helpful articles and free-to-take tools and demos. #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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00:43:38

evaera - Adopt Me!, Roblox Discord bots

Beyond The Blox ·

2020/03/01

On this episode, evaera joins BanTech to discuss what it's like to work in a large team at Dreamcraft on the record-breaking Adopt Me! game, whilst maintaining one of the most widely-used Roblox Discord bots, RoVer. evaera also talks about the motivations behind her open source libraries and the Scripting Helpers website. #BeyondTheBlox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-blox/message

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