Not the biggest achievement that happened today on
#Roblox
but after nearly exactly 3 years SharkBite just hit half a BILLION plays!
A huge personal achievement for myself and
@Simonblox
. Thank you to everyone who has played and given feedback. Exciting news soon!
#RobloxDev
I've received some awesome merch 🥇 from
@Roblox
, and way too many Developer Longsword codes for 1 person.
I want to reward aspiring developers of all levels! POST your best creation below, follow & retweet. I'll pick my favourite 5 submissions!
Winners on Monday
#RobloxDev
Developing for mobile on Roblox is such a pain.
It's the most popular type of device, yet testing on mobile isn't possible in Studio and half the touch API seems to be buggy/broken.
There used to be a great app for testing on a local mobile device but that got deleted years ago
As Roblox developers and as Roblox becomes a publicly traded company you'll likely get companies & individuals reaching out to you asking for your knowledge.
Realise the value of your knowledge, make sure you're not making someone else money without benefiting yourself.
#Roblox
To celebrate the beginning of Shark Week 2020 we bring to you the Shortfin Mako, Research Boat (with shark cage) and the Shark Blaster!
The Shortfin Mako recently became an endangered shark due to sports & commercial fishing. Sharks are vital to our ecosystem
#Roblox
#RobloxDev
As a solo games programmer on Roblox of a competitive game I spend maybe over 50% of my time constantly battling hackers. To this date I've banned nearly 200,000 players for hacking. Why is it so normalized on Roblox and why is it so damn easy for kids to hack?
Incredible! Today we reached 100 MILLION VISITS. To celebrate we have released a new Megalodon shark. Thank you to all the players we will be releasing more soon! New twitter code, redeem for 50 Shark Teeth 'BIGJAWS' Visit
@Simonblox
4 more!
#Roblox
#ROBLOXDev
Amazing milestone!
Looking to pay digital artists to create some awesome SharkBite merchandise art! 🖌️
If you're interested or know someone who would be a great fit for the job let me know! 😁
#Roblox
#RobloxDev
After lots of work and performance issues
#Roblox
Backpacking is now finally on XBOX!
That finally meets my goal of releasing the game on all devices. You may find vehicles are a lot smoother and perform better too.
Try it out here!
#RobloxDev
Well I'm afraid the Titanic is officially sinking again, how ironic.
This is due to a Roblox update, hopefully this will be fixed soon! Hang on in there, shame we have no life jackets.
Been reading up on ocean simulation recently. Here I use Gerstner waves to create a realistic ocean surface on
#Roblox
.
#RobloxDev
Only real improvement from here is randomizing the Gerstner wave features & FFT waves.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of giving a talk about Sustaining Games for the Future at the London Roblox Developer Meetup hosted by
@CKStudioPlus
.
This was my first ever conference talk! A brilliant event, it was great to catch up with everyone and meet new people!
Somehow I've managed to find myself the new
#Roblox
'Target Exclusive' SharkBite Nerf Super Soaker in the UK. Super soaked to finally get my hands on it 😏😂
Another surreal moment, thanks to all the long standing fans of the game, I hope the upcoming sequel will be just as fun.
🎃🎃🎃 The 2020 SharkBite
#Roblox
Halloween event has arrived!
Take a spin in a Rocket Powered Coffin with your Web Launcher!
Also a return of last year's popular Ghost Shark.
400 Million visits on SharkBite. Never would me and
@Simonblox
have thought nearly 3 years ago when development started that this crazy idea of ours would have such an impact on our future.
We met as players with no game development experience, we've built a game I'm proud of.
Excited to finally release SharkBite 2 tomorrow in hopefully a good state, this will be the last time I take on a project of this scale programming on my own, it's far too stressful
Since starting the project I've lived in 4 different places and been through 2 laptop batteries 😫
SharkBite just hit 200 MILLION visits! 😲 A crazy milestone me and
@Simonblox
never thought we'd come close to when we developed the game two years ago. Thanks to all the players who have played and given feedback. We still have big ideas for the genre in the future 🎉
#RobloxDev
It's taken a while but Backpacking is now mobile compatible. This means you can play on your mobile & tablet! There are still a few things that could be improved but check it out now!
#RobloxDev
#Roblox
In true programmer art style here's my attempt at game promotion. A new SharkBite update! Experience the Titanic for free in the new Titanic Game Mode and check out the new Squid Sniper in store.
Redeem 'SQUIDSNIPER' for 50 free shark teeth.
Visit
@Simonblox
for the other code.
Exciting! 😁 I can finally announce a
#Roblox
#SharkBite
toy available in stores near you soon! Another larger toy coming soon! Also more SharkBite updates 🎉
A heavily anticipated SharkBite update has just been released! You have been asking for it since the start and it was a joy to create. Try the submarine in SharkBite here -> Also a new twitter code for 50 teeth is 'CHRISTMAS'. Check out
@Simonblox
for more
SharkBite Update:
Our fastest and most deadly shark yet the Mosasaurs has arrived. Jump over the Titanic and destroy boats with ease.
Also a new boat; the Canopy Boat! An affordable boat with good speed.
Do you have the new SharkBite
#Roblox
toys? Use the code on the box to get a new boat. Redeem from the SharkBite Surfer toy to earn the new Froggy Boat and redeem from the Duck Boat toy to earn the new Raptor boat! Also a new twitter code for 50 free shark teeth! FROGGYBOAT
People saying the
#Roblox
2018 Egg Hunt was the best must have never experienced creating huge egg collection funnels in 2010 to catch falling eggs in your games.
Here's a throwback to mine 😂
Plugins are a vital component of Roblox's success. It's painful to see talented, passionate developers so blatantly undervalued. An 80 - 90% fee on their products is unsustainable.
I don't create plugins but this is one of the issues I want to see Roblox correct most this year.
🎁 SharkBite's Christmas Update is out! This year we have something a little different for you. A mission from Santa Jaws to earn free items! 🎁
New to update:
- 2019 Sleigh (Free)
- Rudolph Shark (Free with mission)
- Gift Launcher
- Candy Cane Boat
More free items to come!
Feeling old.
I still remember using the command line to rotate objects with CFrame when I first starting developing around 2008 - 2010
No plugins back then and you could only rotate 90 degrees using the Move tool!
If you took part in the SharkBite RP2 event and didn't get your badge re-join the game you'll now get it when you enter.
If you have the badge but weren't awarded the hat, try deleting the badge and re-joining SharkBite for a new one.
Roblox had some issues.
Happy Hunting 🦈
The
#SharkBite
Christmas update has finally arrived! New map theme and a free limited time Santa sleigh as a thank you to all the players over the past 4 months! Me and
@Simonblox
have had an awesome year. New Christmas themed music by
@BSlickComposer
.
If you've commissioned an artist to make art work for you and they put their signature on the work, is it fair to ask them to remove it, as you've paid for the work and therefore own it?
Not related to anyone in the community. Just curious.
Happy to say I've been invited to intern
@Roblox
over the summer in 4 weeks time! Working with
@Simonblox
After 10 years from the age of 11 it's great to finally say I'm working at the company which inspired me to start programming, go to University and further.
#Roblox
🎄 Hey everyone. SharkBite's Annual Christmas Update has arrived! 🥳🎉 Enjoy the new Christmas themed map, themed music by
@BSlickComposer
, Christmas sharks and a new free 2018 Green Sleigh. Expect another big update shortly! 🎄
Ackerman Steering on new Backpacking vehicle chassis.
Currently switching from simulated to constraint physics since there's no access to the internal 240Hz physics step so simulated vehicle performance is poor on low end devices such as Xbox.
#RobloxDev
This weekend SharkBite had its HALLOWEEN update! You can also use the code 'GHOSTS' for 50 shark teeth! 🎃
We have 3 new items for you and spooky themed lobby!
. Flying Dutchman
. Explosive Pumpkin Launcher
. Ghost Shark
Check out
@Simonblox
for another code
#Roblox
Been experimenting reading .vxl binary files, decoding them and importing the voxel maps into Roblox!
Here's the results after loading in some awesome open source .vxl maps.
It was a fun challenge.
You might remember some from an old game called OpenSpades.
#RobloxDev
#Roblox
Some more artwork from me 👌
SharkBite CHRISTMAS SEASON 2 has arrived! Everything is free in this one! Santa Jaws has more items for you all, he just needs you to rescue more presents for him because he's so greedy.
#Roblox
I can't help but feel that replacing the word 'game' with 'experience' across the site is going to harm Roblox's searchability 🤷♂️
Not that anyone could find Roblox experiences through Google search anyway.
Couldn't find a graphing plugin on Roblox so made my own basic graph plugin. Tracks any numeric or Vector3 property of an object as well as show you a target line.
Useful for configuring the PID controller for new boat mechanics.
#RobloxDev
15 years ago today I created my
#Roblox
account! 🎉 To think that what was at the time just a fun physics sandbox could have such a positive influence on my life and the lives of so many others is mind-blowing!
The Roblox
#BloxyAwards
this year reached another level, that was incredible! 🤯
Congrats done to all the winners and everyone who worked on the experience!
After being annoyed at weeks of repeated calls and joking that I don't have a bank account and store all my money under my mattress the scam phone calls finally stopped 😁
Cannot describe how excited I am to attend the next RDC in person! 🎉
Being a Roblox developer can be isolating at the best of times, the conference is the absolute highlight of the year so missing out on it for the last few years has sucked
All SharkBite 2 boats use
#Roblox
physics for realistic water interaction. PID controllers control boat speed and steering, further PID controllers adjust a boat's mass to make them function as submarines!
I'm proud of how flexible this system is 🛸🛥️🦈
It's that time of year again, time to take to the seas in search of another SharkBite Egg to wear on your avatar.
Underneath the lobby hides something eggy, explore the high seas and you'll find a key trailing from the tail of your favourite enemy!
#EggHunt2020
#Roblox
BunnyBite is back! 🐰
This year, locate and retrieve the sharks key (this may be closer than you think, or perhaps tied to his tail) After your scramble, you can use the key to unlock the lobby "hatch" to receive the SharkBite egg!
Happy Hunting! 🥚
Roblox developer workflow would be much faster if Roblox brought back the Developer App from 2014.
It used to connect studio to your phone so you could easily test & debug at the same time. People have forgotten it was ever possible.
🦈 The new
#SharkBite
#Nerf
Web Launcher has finally arrived and this one fires rockets! It's ridiculously over powered and I've already fired a missile into the toilet.
Great fun 10/10
Excited to be going to Roblox RDC 2019 in San Francisco again this year, seeing developers and staff I've known over the years 😄 Be there or be square 😎
#RDC2019
There needs to be much more pressure on
@Roblox
, there's only so much server validation developers can do to stop this. For a multi-billion $ company the current systems in place are utterly useless and developers are left fending for themselves.
I don't understand the dark vs light mode debate. I interchange between the two weekly (including script theme) due to some current work and find both equally nice to use 🤷♂️
Can we have Instagram links on Roblox now please😔
We can direct people to Twitter, Facebook & Discord but not potentially the biggest audience out of all them.
#Roblox
#RobloxDev
SharkBite Atlantis Updates!
Been hard at work with lots of usability updates
Xbox & Mobile shark improvements, Kick from seat, Spanish translations (
@rubenmveiga
), new lobby music (
@BSlickComposer
), new lobby theme etc
New code! 'Atlantis' gain 50 free teeth. Visit
@Simonblox
Gutted to be refunding my RDC tickets after today's news on the US not opening borders to Europe until November😢
However looking forward to attending the virtual Roblox conference instead!
RoBowling is an extremely realistic bowling simulator...and just like in real life, we can’t get a strike. 😭🎳 Maybe you can do better?
Celebrate
#BowlingDay
:
Just a reminder, we have a hella cool Discord server for all you SharkBite & Backpacking fans.
Come chat with us, the community and take part in events😎
You might even get the opportunity to design new stuff for the game.
#Roblox
@Roblox_RTC
@LinusTech
@linusgsebastian
Please do appropriate research before jumping on a bandwagon. There's a lot of developers; older ones too including myself, who do not feel exploited
Winners of Saturday's giveaway.
1.
@Gpm231RBLX
Scripting a plane, reminds me of how I started developing.
2.
@ArchidianRBLX
Multiple great showcases.
3.
@Beta_Protogen
Great maps
4.
@greenblak_
Really nice clothing designs
5.
@Vova1862
Amazing recreation of the SharkBite Surfer toy.
Hot take 🔥
The current like / dislike feature is awful. Developers get no useful information, Devs who ban hackers get dislike bombed, games usually have double the quantity of favourites compared to likes, Devs can artificially increase likes with rewards for players.
@DJMonopoli
Controversial opinion but I think Roblox should remove the dislike button. It’s way too easy to dislike bomb games. Only keep the like button but also add “reviews” in the form of written responses.
Basically copy Steam.
Highlight of 2018 being barred from my University's web server. Not to self: Don't ping free University web server every 10 seconds from a Roblox game.
Awesome, you guys in total have played
#SharkBite
over 30 million times me and
@Simonblox
can't thank you all enough! Neither of us expected this sort of success.
We have some cool updates coming this weekend, improvements to the player physics while on boats & R15.
👜 Looking for some serious digital merchandise artists on / off the
#Roblox
platform and offering serious compensation for it.
We want to bring the
#SharkBite
community some great quality work & my programmer art doesn't cut it. Send a DM, reply here or tag other great artists.
I hosted a
#SharkBite
Discord community event last weekend! It was great to meet and talk with the
#Roblox
community!
Participate in future events and exclusive codes by joining the SharkBite Discord server!