One of our interns, zacropetricopus, has been hacking the ROBLOX graphics pipeline apart for the past month to add ambient shadows. Today, we’ve got some super-early screenshots!
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It looks like dust is floating around. I don’t see sharp-ish edges to mark where a shadow is/isn’t. :/
*not impressed*
We need more scripting.
Looks good, For roblox that is.
It looks interesting. And, I see TWO New Buttons in the Bottom-Right Corner. What’s with that?
I was hoping for something more WOW’ing. Like when fire came out.
Looks fairly good. A little improvement needed, but very nice.
Oh, @Brass those buttons are for taking screenshots or videos. Yup. Videos. How epic is THAT?
The two new buttons is screen shot and video.
You will soon be able to make videos STRAIGHT From ROBLOX.
I like what it looks like so far. I also notice a slight shine to the corners of the bricks. Maybe that’s just me.
oh goodie!
O_o
Look closely next to the picture icon in the bottom right, MOVIE ICON!!!
It looks awesome. For Roblox.
It adds a lot more depth to the game. I can’t wait until this comes out, especially since I got my new computer so I don’t have to worry about lag
Looks great. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more effects than just this. Bloom effects, anyone?
Amazing.
Looks awesome!
AWESOME!
What’s the button on the right of the screenshot button?
It looks more like the bricks are slightly dirty, but I understand that it’s a work in progress.
Glad to see ROBLOX is improving graphic wise.
It’s ok shading,and certainly better than current shadows.
Looks great.
Will this be easier to run for a pc too? If so, thanks alot, because i’m lagging out of my trousers here.
P.S: Will the ‘shadow goes through many objects wich is unrealistic because that way you can see a shadow copied on many surfaces’- glitch be fixed too?
When I first saw this, I thought “is ROBLOX improving graphics?” But then I read the thing about it being shadows and I looked closer. The shadows are little odd, but it looks good!
Nice, now if only you could make Dynamic lighting after that.. haha.
IMPRESSED. Nice shadows. I hope we can upload videos to teh ROBLOX main site.
It’s…beautiful.
ME WANT FORM BABBYS WITH IT
It actually looks really good. I noticed the video recording button! Sweet!
Nice. New shadows’d be nice.
AWESOME. This will make my SGU game SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much cooler.
One small step for a graphics artist, one giant leap for ROBLOX development!
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Real early…
Nice, looks like a cool shadow effect to me……….. It may need to be made bigger its almost un-noticable
Guys, that new button next to the screenshot button? Yeah. It’s a video button. Niice.
A video button?
@All; The video button is an upcoming feature that will be displayed In-Game Online or Offline mode. It is still a work in progress. The graphics are lurking right around the corner! Expected in a few weeks.
Wow!
Dynamic shadows…. wait.. does that mean, that with a little more work… you could implement Dynamic lights? Its only the reverse of a shadow, with a few more factors?
Epic win.
How did the video action even exist?
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