ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2013 Guide!

Greetings fellow egg hoarders! Today I bring you a comprehensive eggsponential guide of every egg that is currently available within the ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2013, which was beautifully crafted by the ROBLOX content team. The spawn areas, special abilities and tips to obtaining each egg will be detailed below along with important information about the map. (I promise - no more egg puns).

The Egg Hunt is a game published by the staff account named 'Games'; being joint-created by Tarabyte, Sorcus, Stickmasterluke and Brighteyes to name a few. The place has been visited a total of 1,367,732 times and has experienced 17,000 concurrent players making it easily the most popular ROBLOX event EVER. There are a total of 24 eggs that can currently be collected by players and all can be worn as hats. As of writing there are three unreleased badges which are all likely to be eggs that can be only be obtained on certain days of the hunt. These exclusive eggs will be added to the guide as the hunt progresses.

Egg Hunt Map

So without further ado, here is the ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2013 guide: 
(use CTRL-F to find the specific egg you are looking for)

                     
                       Watermelon
This egg spawns in the grassland area very close to the ring of teleporters. It is a common egg with several appearing on the map at once and can be easily obtained with the player simply walking over it. Once the egg is collected, pieces of melon scatter around the player's feet - a juicy touch.

read more ››

Gear Review: Faberge Egg Cloner

As most of you know already, ROBLOX's annual Egg Hunt has begun, which, of course, resulted in the usual mayhem that comes with large-scale events such as this one. To make your egg-hunting a tad easier, ROBLOX created three gear items specifically for this year's egg hunt, one of which we'll be looking at today. So, without further ado, let's get down to the review!

Abilities/Effects: The Faberge Cloner does exactly what it says on the tin. If you happen to be in one of the few servers in which a Fabergé Egg is present, there's a nearly 100% chance you'll get the egg, due to this gear's special ability. If anyone in the server finds the Fabergé Egg, and you own this item, you'll receive an exact copy of the egg yourself. Seeing as less than 1% of those who've played this year's egg hunt have a Fabergé Egg of any sort, I'd find that to be quite a useful little trick. 9/10.

Appearance: The Cloner itself is rather large, but it does sit in one's avatar's hands quite nicely. It's been made to resemble half of an easter egg, which fits. What appears to be some sort of high-tech scanning device resides where there would normally be the egg-yolk and egg-white, though I find that those colors clash with the brightly-colored back. 8/10.

Pricing: The Faberge Cloner hit the Catalog at a price of 1,000 ROBUX, making it the most expensive of the 2013 Egg Hunt-related items. However, seeing as once Fabergé Eggs go limited they sell for around 1,000 ROBUX alone, I can't say that having a cloner would be a horrible investment. This is assuming though, that one is able to locate servers with the Faberge Eggs which, by itself, is quite a difficult task. 7/10.

Overall: 8/10.

Thanks for reading, and be sure to follow me on twitter! @U98RBLX

read more ››

Website-Egg Hunt Guide 2013

Greetings Egg Collectors!

My name is LOLFUNNY12345 and I have been building for Roblox News egg hunt. I have also been trying my hand at egg collecting in the official ROBLOX Game (Link to Game). Now, there are the normal eggs (the ones you find in-game) but there are also ones that aren't available in-game; ones you have to work for, ones you have to discover for yourself. If you hadn't guessed that's what I'm here for.

I shall explain how to get 9 website/studio egg hats:

1) The "Eggscrutiatingly Deviled Scripter" - (Click For Hat Link)

- USES Roblox Studio 2013

Just enter "print(math.pi)" in command bar and hold enter to spam it till you get egg. I think it is based on lines pasted and the phrase shouldn't matter but this worked for me.















2) The "Eggcellent Builder" - (Click For Hat Link)

- USES Roblox Studio 2013

Just publish a place to ROBLOX on your account.

3) The "Eggsultant Contributer" - (Click For Hat Link)

- USES Roblox Studio 2013

Just publish a model to ROBLOX on your account.

4) The "Eggsplosion" - (Click For Hat Link)

- USES Roblox Studio 2013

Just insert an explosion in a place in Roblox Studio.

5) The "Eggstreme Builder" - (Click For Hat Link)

- USES Roblox Studio 2013

Insert the blue car from "Vehicles" in toolbox into your place.

6) "Yolk's on Us" - (Click For Hat Link)

- USES Roblox Studio 2013

Insert a part named 'Yolk' into a model named 'Egg'.

7) "The Easiest Egg" - (Click For Hat Link)

This really is simple click the egg in the "ROBLOX" image in the top left of your homepage.

8) The "Eggvertisement Egg" - (Click For Hat Link)

An advertisement should appear above the game page. Click it and you should receive it.

9) The "TL;DR Egg" - (Click For Hat Link)

This one should work. Instead of finding it on the forums use this link to gain it: Link

I hope this helps and remember, have fun hunting!

LOLFUNNY12345 - Roblox News Project Builder 

@roblox_tweeter

read more ››

Retexture Reviews: Two Winning Eggs

Today I'd like to talk about two amazing eggs that won the egg contests for the 2013 Egg hunt. Every year, Roblox makes a egg hunt to celebrate Easter. Each egg is either common or rare, or just plain hard to get. This year, Roblox asked their community to make eggs for the 2013 Egg Hunt. They decided to pick three Faberge eggs and three standard eggs. Today I'll be talking about one egg from both Faberge and standard eggs.

The first eggs is the Fruity Egg of the Watermelon. This egg was made by the user TheEasterZombie. His egg is pure genius, and absolute creativity. The way the texture fits with the egg is remarkable. The egg shows some dimension with one side being bright, and the other dark, The egg is clearly a nice addition to the 2013 Egg Hunt, and I can't wait to get. Maybe you'll need a sword to get it, who knows! Overall, this egg is what creativity stands for, and it is original.

Overall: 9/10

The second egg I'd like to talk about is the Purple Faberge Egg of Royalty. This egg was made by the user nintendocpu. This is egg is a normal Faberge egg, however it has a new grid design. Instead of the average Faberge egg's gold grid, this one is a gold and green grid on a purple dye. All though this isn't an original Faberge egg, it's still a good looking egg. It deserves it spot in the top three of Faberge eggs.

Overall:8.5/10

Thanks for stopping by!

Sincerely,
Trevor

read more ››

Classic Hat Review: Sir Rich McMoneyston, III

'Ello there, chaps! Fancy a cup o' tea today? Ah, why 'm I writing in what appears to be a 'orrible English accent? That's because t'day, we'll be taking a look at one of my favorite hats, which, for some reason, reminds me o' England: Sir Rich McMoneyston, III. So, without further ado, let's get down to the review!


Mesh: The mesh is very original, and it personally reminds me of something the guy on the Monopoly box would wear. This one hat itself consists of three items - A top hat, a monocle, and a mustache large enough to rival Hercule Poirot's (Agatha Christie fans will get the reference)! 3 original items in one hat? I consider that quite a steal! 8/10.

Appearance: The mustache and top hat are a nice, dark shade of brown. The top hat rests slightly tilted on your avatar's head, which I like quite a lot. The monocle stands out a bit, with it's blue lens and golden rim, but I find it to be a nice fit to the rest of the piece. There's not much to complain about here! 10/10.

Pricing: There is a reason as to the many references of money in the hat's name. This is because, of course, this hat is incredibly expensive. At 11,111 ROBUX, this hat is one of the fewest sold items in the Catalog. I assume that this is only due to its pricing, as the hat itself is quite nice. As of now, only about 700 copies have sold, also making it one of the rarer, non-limited hats you'll find. I'm not going to  give this hat a horrible score in this category because I believe it should be at a substantially high price. Plus, like I mentioned earlier, you're basically getting 3 hats for the price of one! 9/10.

Overall: 9/10.

Thanks for reading, and be sure to follow me on twitter! - @U98RBLX

read more ››

Face Review: Evil Skeptic

      Hey all, today I figured I'd try something a bit different. Now, I normally don't do face reviews (In fact, I never have!), so I thought I'd give it a shot. Since there's no real mesh or abilities/effects to talk about when it comes to faces, this article will only be talking about the face's appearance and pricing. So, without further ado, let's get down to the review!

Appearance: Now, I'm sure many of you have the "Skeptic" face in your inventory; after all, over 140,000 have sold as of today. When it comes to a comparison between this face and it's sequel, "Evil Skeptic," there are quite a few differences which you may not have noticed at first. First, the eyes on the new face are red, which I'm guessing none of you guys saw-- no, just kidding. One of the major differences, you'll see, is the arching of the eyebrows. On the original face, they resembled a lower-case "n," whereas in the new face, they're slanted downwards. Unfortunately, the artist who designed the face forgot to make the eyebrows the same shade of black as the mouth, and though it's not a huge difference, it's something that bothers me slightly. Also, you'll notice that there are a few white spots on the new face, as you can see, once I've shades  it in a bit. Other than that, I feel that it's quite a nice step forward from the old "Skeptic" face. 9/10.

Pricing: The item is, as you probably know, a limited, making it one of the first new limited faces in quite a while. It started off at the price of only 50 ROBUX with 5,000 copies in stock, and has skyrocketed to the price of over 1,000 ROBUX! If you invested in it, I can assure you, you're turning over some serious profit with this item. I'd advise to stay away from buying it now, unless you're looking to keep it, because you most likely won't make any profit with this item at the current time. Overall, I feel it's a great face, which is why it receives a 9/10.

Overall: 9/10.

Thanks for reading, and be sure to follow me on twitter! - @U98RBLX

read more ››

Hat Review: Graffiti Cap

A few days ago, a peculiar looking item was seen on the ROBLOX account. Some speculated it was to be a new contest prize, other still thought it to be something one could redeem on a gift card, but as we can see today, it's simply a normal hat. Which hat am I referring to, you may ask? It's the Graffiti Cap, which we'll be analyzing today. So, without further ado, let's get down to the review!


Mesh: You can tell the hat's rather odd from the mesh itself. It looks like a normal baseball cap until you  take a look at it's very thick lid. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to combine well with any of my hats. Even "Trecky Hair," which I often wear with caps because it fits perfectly with almost any hat, still juts out when you put on this cap. 6/10.

Appearance: The back is a dark blue hue, and the front is textured like an odd bit of green cheese. The word "ROBLOX," which is spray painted across the cap in maroon, pink, and what appears to be mold, doesn't complement the rest of the cap at all. Not one of the best things I've seen, in my opinion. 5/10.

Pricing: The Graffiti Cap hit the Catalog at a price of only 25 ROBUX, making it easily affordable to Builder's Club members and some NBC players alike. Well, affordable to the few that wish to buy it. Can't complain too much about the price though. 8/10.

Overall: 6/10. 

Thanks for reading, and be sure to follow me on twitter! - @U98RBLX

read more ››

Roblox News Easter Contest: Eggcentric Retextures!

Greetings fellow egg hoarders of ROBLOXia! As you most of you are well aware, the ROBLOX team are hosting their (now) annual Easter Egg Hunt in which eggs fall from the sky in a set map and players scurry around the map to collect them to add to their inventories. In parallel to this fantastic event, Roblox News will also be running an Egg Hunt of our own! There will be a huge variety of eggs that drop in the map which will entail hours of enjoyment for fans and casual players alike.

That is where you come in! As of now, we have a selection of eggs we'd like to use in our hunt, but we would like a few more to add to our collection. The top entries in the Eggcellent Retextures contest will be be featured in the Roblox News Egg Hunt 2013 and will be scripted by our genius programmer: Zinc707! These eggs will drop in-game and will award badges to players who manage (without dying horribly) to obtain them.

The egg retextures can be of any theme or design, and you can use any egg mesh ever uploaded! Creativity is key in this contest as there are already hundreds of egg retextures previously made, and of course; dozens of official egg hats. Think outside the box with your entry, and try to produce something symbolises Easter - perhaps creating a classical, decorative egg such as the examples to the right. Eggs that represent Roblox News would also make an excellent addition to Easter Egg Hunt game - pictures of staff members or the RN logo would look great! The winning entries to our previous Easter contest can be found here.


If you'd like to enter the contest, simply:

1.) Create your retexture on ROBLOX and upload it as a model and give it a suiting title. If you are new retexturing, check out this helpful guide. In the model's description insert the tags: 'Eggcentric Retextures 2013', 'RN Egg Hunt Contest Entry'.

2.) Private message RNEggHunt on ROBLOX your entry. Title your message 'Eggcentric Retextures 2013' and include a link to your entry in the main message. You can send up to 3 entries, and can be sent in the same or different PMs.. The eggtastic entries will then all be added to this set for everyone to view!

3) From there they will be judged by myself (arbirator), and IBarrrageI. The top entries will be featured in the Roblox News Egg Hunt 2013, will receive a model trophy each, and finally will be featured on the blog for thousands to see!

The entry deadline is the 28th March 11:59 PM PST.

Thanks for reading, and good luck to all entrants!


-Arbirator
Editor of Roblox News

read more ››

CFrame Review: Serene Mill

This building is truly beautiful. I actually don't know any game that can top it. And with the extra graphics only makes the game look visually better. I could safely say, this is the most graphical ROBLOX game I have ever visited, and it's finished, so it's even better. You can't beat it, I can beat it, Ralph can't beat it... --->>




This game is amazing, truly. The trees are the most unrealistic objects within the game, and they are meshes! The house looks like a typical corroded house, but very life-like and immeersive. You can tell that the creator of this game knows his way with making things rotate, because there are two spinning cylinders.

There is spheres that are coloured and textured as grass, and they are well CFramed. There is also a waterfall. The waterfall looks very real too. The water that travels down is actually spinning ice bricks but it makes the waterfall look like it's shrinking and growing due to the speed it is travelling down the pathway of rocks. Inside the house, there are many beautys as well as the stairs that are well fitted, and the spinning cylinder which is also well fitted.

One thing that drew my attention was the overlapping of the wood on the outside layer of the house,  which displayed fascinating craftsmanship  It is a truly epic detail that most ROBLOX games should have implemented. I've played many other games that really irritate me, and I'm pretty sure Arby would agree with me that games with this kind of detail really should stand out more than those less deserving games that often get to the front page.

What if you can't CFrame? There is always an alternative, games with a great storyline, title and objective are attracted to. For example: Catalog Heaven - not heavily CFramed or detailed, but is a kind of game a lot of people play, freeze Tag is another. All contain an objective. This game is just for roaming, wondering. Visualizing ROBLOXs full potential. The potential of all you ROBLOXians shouldn't be underestimated. But Don't underestimate the power of CFraming to further enhance an objective based game.

This game gives off a wonderful effect. A bigger effect than any of my games before have. It's a one of a kind. I don't think I will ever see a sight on ROBLOX quite as good as the Serene Mill.

Got any suggestions?
Tweet me on Twitter,
Message me on ROBLOX.

Follow me and ROBLOX News for updates..

Follow @RBLXNews

Follow @RBX_Zakary99

read more ››

Catalog Rumors: Return of Classics

Hello guys, chubbs21 here with not a hat or gear review, but a news report on some catalog rumors! (And things said by admins.) Today we will be focusing on four hats, Clockwork's Shades, Red Domino, Bluesteel Domino Crown, and Blizzaria: The Frozen.

Clockwork's Shades

Clockwork Shades are a vary rare hat on roblox. It originally sold for 19,538R$ and only sold on special occasions like Black Friday. It's a simple but expensive and sleek pair of shades. According to Admin BrightEyes in game, Clockwork's Shades will be going limited eventually, sometime this year. (A question asked by me, chubbs21) Since this is a rare hat with only 1,200 sellers, (with some who quit) My prediction for this hat's price will be about 40,000R$ - 50,000R$. That's a lot of robux!

Red Domino

Red Domino, better known as Red Domino Crown, is an old and rare hat. It originally came from a gift called Glowing Gold Gift of Superuser. This gift was purchased for 20,000R$ and given out to all moderators at the time. (Very few) It's a part of the Domino Crown series of hats and is one of the rarest. A user asked BrightEyes in game if it will go limited. Brighteyes responded saying they tried to make it limited once before, but it it glitched due to the texture. She also added that they will try again to make it limited. If this hat does go limited, I predict it will be worth 500,000R$ due to the looks and rarity.

Bluesteel Domino Crown

Bluesteel Domino Crown is a 2011 classic. It came out of the Epic Builders Present. It was awarded to the creators of the top 100 places on ROBLOX at the time. The gift was also purchased for 25,000R$. Brighteyes stated this hat may go limited as well as the Red Domino. (Probably around Christmas 2013) There are 363 owners of that hat, some deleted or gone, so it won't be worth as much as the Red Domino. I predict the worth of this hat will be 200,000R$ once it goes limited. Not as much but still a lot of robux.

Blizzaria: The Frozen

This hat sold recently this year for 100,000 Tix. It was the same price as Darkseed: The Fallen before that went limited recently this past Halloween. It sold on the President's Day Sale this year. BrightEyes confirmed that this will for sure go back on sale this December for the same price. She did not say, however, if it will ever go limited. 

That's all the news I got for today readers! Keep reading for more news and reviews!

~chubbs21

read more ››

Luck O' the Textures Contest Winners!

St.Patrick's has now passed and celebrations once filling the streets of Ireland are now over. However luck is still in the air with several great St.Patrick's day themed retextures making their way into the contest set! It is now the moment you've all been waiting for: announcing the winners of the Roblox News St.Patrick's day 2013 contest: Luck O' the Textures! Despite the contest being launched at quite short notice, there were some really creative and imaginative entries. Each entry represented the feel of St.Patrick's day extremely well, choosing relevant colour schemes and designs to suit the nature of the day. Once again, it proved more difficult than expected to narrow down to just three winners and I'd like to congratulate everyone who entered as the quality was visibly astounding.

So without further do, here are the winners of  Roblox News St.Patrick's 2013 contest: Luck O' the Textures:

1st Place - Phantom of the Irish by rebellion666

Using an excellent thumbnail image to fully showcase the detail of this retexture, rebellion has managed produced a fine work of art. I feel that he used the perfect mesh1, well placing the clovers on the texture to form a pattern around the eye-hole of the mask. The clovers are extremely detailed, with a balanced colour scheme throughout the retexture to help them blend, giving the finished product an authentic appearance .What strikes me most about this entry is that it doesn't look like a retexture.


2nd Place - Shamrock Warrior by zerois


Boasting a terrific colour scheme that really caught my eye, this retexture fits in perfectly with the St.Patrick's Day theme of the contest. The black and green provides a real contrast in colour which that helps flesh out the detail found on the retexture. Highlighted with a lighter shades of green which really adds another layer of detail, the mouthguard looks beautiful offset against the top op the helmet. The clovers are also expertly placed on the entry and do not distract from the overall design.


3rd Place - Goldvisionary Diver by DarkGenex


With this entry, DarkGenex makes excellent use of an unusual hat mesh - I have never seen a retexture quite like it! While the neon green colour scheme remains loyal to the basic roots of St.Patrick's day retextures, the gold that can be seen reflecting in the lens is far more adventurous with an authentic texture and shine to the material. This paired with beams of light cascading off the lens and the drum underneath with the yellow and green colour scheme makes this retexture stand out from the crowd!

Runners Up!

Saint Patrick's Casual Wear by Sporeman15

The main texture of this entry is comprised from a great, balanced colour scheme. The gold compliments the dark green well and suggests and shows that gold can be found at the end of the rainbow! The clovers engraved into the pins situated on the side of the retexture and the detailed green leaves on the side add another level of authenticty to the entry.

O' Malley's Worn hat by RayMan36 

Sporting a simple green texture, with a collection of St.Patrick's day themed enamel pinks: this retexture boasts creativity at it's finest! The pin images are well selected and placed on this entry and would suit any Irish patriot!

Once again I'd like to thank everyone who took time to enter our retexture contest. The entries were extremely varied this time around, with each retexture having a unique design.

Thanks,

-Arbirator

Editor of Roblox News

read more ››

Gear Review: Fairy Axe

Saint Patricks day was this sunday, and I hope everyone had a good one! With Easter coming up, I can guarantee there will be lots and lots of reviews

Today I will be checking out the Fairy Axe. A gear made on Friday, 15th of February 2013.

Abilities: This gear has about 6 different attacks. Those include a slash from the right, one from the left, an overhead swing, a fast swing from the left, and a fast swing from the right. The slash doing 10 damage for each bodypart it hits, swing doing 15, and the base damage being 5. When you hit a ROBLOXian with this gear, it creates beautiful green sparkles that just float away into the air. 8/10

Looks: That elegance, that beauty. This is an amazingly pretty gear. I really like it. Everything from the seed on the bottom, to the axe blades on the sides. The vines that come out of it are perfectly placed above the metal and the golden décor on the axes just radiates awesomeness. 8/10

Price: 350 robux for this is a steal! It's elegant design and medium damage make this fine gear great value for your hard earned Robux, especially if you were to compare it to other melee weapons in the same price range. 10/10

Overall: I love it! I think it deserves a  great rating, and I give a thumbs up to whoever created this gear and to the individual who scripted it. Although I feel the damage is a little weaker than I would have liked, the low price makes up for this. 8/10

Buy one today as it may go offsale very soon!

read more ››

Place Review: The Globe [Showcase]

Hey, PeerPants here with another place review! As you may have already seen, six places were recently showcased in the ROBLOX blog. The last place caught my eye, so, here's a review of it! This review won't be too long, as there isn't much to write about, but I promise my next place review will be much longer!

Place Reviewed: Globe Theatre
Place Creator: artxia98
Game Last Updated: 16 hours ago (March 13th 2012)

artixa98's Version

Real Life Version 

Firstly, I'll show you what Andrew Haak, (communications / public relations at ROBLOX) had to say about the place:

According to its place description, Globe Theatre was a school project artxia98 decided to create using ROBLOX. It’s a detailed recreation of the Globe Theatre (go figure), which was originally constructed in London in 1599 and associated with Shakespeare. I hope artxia98 got an A.

There has been schoolwork showcased in the blog before, in October 2008, which shows that ROBLOX can be used for much more than just fun, it has an educational side to it. Anyway, on with the review.

This place is one of those places that makes you say "wow!". Every part of the building is detailed, from the floor to the roof. If you compare the real life globe with the version built by artxia98, there is little difference. The game could be developed a bit more, maybe a few more things to do, or surrounding buildings, but overall it's an amazing build, and deserves to be featured in the blog! Anyway, enough talking, let's see what other people have to say about it...

arbirator:

Incredibly well built and captures the realism of the structure perfectly.

Mikoto192:

Amazing and a creative piece of art.

McSkylar:

A classical experience which is based on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, highly detailed and feels very realistic, but, lacks atmosphere. 9/10

ZekeZakKaz:

Lots of detail, but boring. 8/10

 Summary

Gameplay: N/A

The place is a showcase game, a gameplay rating wouldn't be irrelevant to the game.

Effort: 10/10

It is obvious that lots of time and love has gone into making this game, and it is clear that all the effort has paid off, who wouldn't want their game in the blog!?

Creativity: 9/10

A few people have tried to make 'The Globe' before, but none have put in this much effort or detail.

Overall: 9.5/10 

Place Review by PeerPants

Got any places for me to review? Tweet them to me or message me on ROBLOX!

read more ››

Gear Review: Golden Katana of Destiny

Hey guys, I would like to start this post with an apology. I have been trying to get around to writing this post for about a week now, I believe the last post I did was the duck gear about a month ago.  School has been extremely busy for me this year but during Easter break and summer break I should have a post at least once a week. Anyways, today I am going to review… the Golden Katana of Destiny!

Mesh: 8/10

The mesh is just like the mesh from the katana called Katanaof Destiny created 2 years ago, it’s almost like a classic mesh now.  There really isn't much to say about this but it’s a nice mesh, it could be better like the meshes from the epic Katana series but that would never happen. Overall I give it a 8/10 because it could be slightly improved.

Texture: 10/10

This texture is amazing. I cannot imagine how hard it was to create this texture, every line is so perfected to to an exact degree.  I love how the texture looks so plain and normal on the sword it’s self but when just looking at the texture it looks so great, different and complicated. Overall I give the texture a 10/10 for its effort.

Abilities and effects: 7/10

The abilities and effects on this katana are great; every plain swat does 75 damage (1 click. When double clicked on a target the avatar swings ahead with the sword over its head and does a slashing motion on the target with the sword, here is the catch. If the object is not moving and the katana stays inside the body of the target it does 75-95 damage but when used on a moving target and moves away soon as it’s touched by the blade it does 30-75 damage, usually 50. This could be better like the double click move should be a one hit kill and there could have been a better animation on both the moves but overall I give it a 7/10.

Value for Money:  7.5/10

The sword hit the catalog on Friday, March 8^th for a price of 1,000 robux, BC only.  This katana could have done so much better if made 1500-2500 robux on a weekend timer or limited with 500 MAX in stock, it most likely would have resold for 4000-6000 robux because of rarity and it’s name and color attract a lot of attention. Overall, I gave this 7.5/10 because it should not have been BC only and should have been limited or on a short timer to go limited in the near future.

Overall: 8.5/10

This gear is great, I love using it on catalog heaven because it’s very powerfull.  I suggest everybody with a lot of cash to go buy a copy, it is DIFFIDENTLY worth the 1000.

Thanks for reading!

-Dark

-Follow me on twitter @darkfish900

read more ››

Leprechaun's Lucky Blade review

Start of the month, and with St Patty's day coming up, Roblox took advantage of the situation and made St. Patty's day gear/hat game card exclusives! Some good, some bad, and some are just bland retextures.

Leprechaun's Lucky Blade - Totally brand new and original!

I'll be reviewing the Leprechaun's Lucky Blade, and I'm going to classify it as a 'bland retexture'. It's the game card exclusive item for gamestop. Now, let's get down to the review!

Abilities: Well roblox, you got really lazy with this one. The least you could've done is write a new script! Only thing this gear does is slash once, and the damage output is decent. The attack range radius is about 1 stud longer than the actual gear mesh itself. 2/10 - Not like you did anything here.

Looks: Same mesh as the Elven Blade of Glory, but hey, at least they didn't use the same texture! They recolored the old one, added a four leaf clover on the bottom, and an incarnate marking on the grip. Everything else stayed as it was before. 6/10 For effort.

Price: Definitely not worth buying a 10$ ROBLOX card just cause of this gear. Instead, just get the alternative for a cheap 80 robux here. 1/10

Overall: I really don't like this gear. This gear is the result you get when you mix lazyness with incompatibility. As I said, I wouldn't buy a 10$ gamestop gamecard for just this gear.  
2/10

read more ››

RN St.Patrick's Day Contest: Luck O' the Textures

Alas, the time is approaching when the Irish adorn ridiculous green top hats, paint the national flag on their skin and cover themselves in clovers. Indeed, I am referring to St.Patrick's day which will soon be upon us (Sunday 17th March). It is a much celebrated holiday on ROBLOX; with large quanties of St.Patrick's themed gear and hats - many of which are retextures, being uploaded to the ROBLOX Catalog. It is a yearly tradition for user's shamrock themed retextures to be uploaded as real hats and so: what better time to hold a contest!?

Possible hats to retexture could include shades, top hats, caps, ties or even helmets! The only requirement being that the entry must be St.Patrick's day themed - whether it is covered in Shamrocks (young springs of the clover), draped in green paint and given a neat buckle, or perhaps golden embroidery showcased in an example entry above. The design could even be turned into a Leprechaun - the staple symbol of Ireland. Let your creativity run wild!


If you'd like to enter the contest, simply:

1.) Create your retexture on ROBLOX and upload it as a model and give it a suiting title. If you are new retexturing, check out this helpful guide. In the model's description insert the tag: 'Luck O' the Textures 2013'.

2.) Private message arbirator on ROBLOX your entry. Title your message 'Luck O' the Textures 2013' and include a link to your entry in the main message. You can send up to 3 entries, and can be sent in the same or different PMs.. The shamrockin' entries will then all be added to this set for everyone to view!

3) From there they will be judged by myself (arbirator), and IBarrrageI. The top three entries will receive a model trophy each and will be featured on the blog for thousands to see! There might even be an extra prize.

The entry deadline is the 16th March 11:59 PM PST.

Thanks for reading, and good luck to all entrants!

-Arbirator
Editor of Roblox News

read more ››

C-Frame Review: Dirty Waters

Yes, it's another c-frame review, probably the most interesting reviews I actually write, but I have these beautiful games that I love to share to people. This review is all about a c-framed game called "Dirty Waters". First of all, the name already gives me an adrenaline rush - making me think of a plane crash into a bog, don't ask why, because I think I got the idea from a program on 'telly. Even the front cover looks realistic, it looks like an old camera took a photo while the user holding was shaking the camera from fear. Join the dark side.

Now, when I enter the game I have a nice piece of Camera Manipulation which was programmed by the 2nd creator, Zinc707, our Project Coder. And the game was created by LOLFUNNY12345, our Project Builder. The grass is very thin, and gives off a wonderful effect in conjunction with the wonderful brown fog.

This game is rather small, but easy to identify the wonders that lie within it. When I stepped foot on the ground on which the house stands on, I knew that this was the high-quality engineering that we do not normally see in genuine ROBLOXian games, and it was clear that LOLFUNNY12345 is a rather good builder and c-framer. The game features somethings that I just cannot get over, one is the way the ground just settles in the calm "dirty" waters.

The fog and sky are very right to me, because I remembered while playing this game, the sea is only "blue" because the sky reflects on it, so, the water is only brown because the dense fog and cloudy skies reflect on the dirty water.

I once met LOLFUNNY12345 on a game, before anybody else in the Roblox News team, I became friends with him and showed Zinc707 his work. Slowly the two both became good friends and realized they both had something in common: they are both amazing game developers. They decided to start working on games together, and they created this masterpiece.

Overall this game is a small addition to ROBLOX that could create a new starting point for future builders, and that is, inspiration. Don't give up if you don't think you can create a game as good as this. ROBLOX is a game engine in which everything is possible. Anything is possible, remember, "size matters not.."-Yoda. And that statement so far is true to everyone. Remember your place, and make a game as good as this, even if it's very small, it makes a great difference of persuasion.

Thanks for reading.

read more ››

Gear Review: Ivory Periastron

Ivory Periastron

Hey guys! Chubbs21 here with another review. This time we're reviewing the new Ivory Periastron! It is the sixth in the series!

Mesh: 9/10
This mesh for the periastrons definitely complete their goal. They look like space swords. The handle is pretty basic, then the middle part is cool. Seems like it's some metal blade sticking out of the sword. In the middle there is some button-looking thing that I still don't understand what it represents - perhaps a crystal or plasma ball? The blade could of been a bit better. It looks like a lightsaber but could use a better tip. Maybe something more pointy, giving it a more 'deadly' feel. 

Texture: 7/10
The bottom half of this periastron is like all others, besides the handle. The metal part stays the same, the four colors in the button-looking thing are the same, but the handle being a normal black gives it a good look. The blade itself looks like it is a simple recolor of another periastron, just making it black and white. They could of made a yellow periastron, but rumor has it another periastron is coming.

Abilities and Controls: 6/10
The controls on this periastron are a bit confusing and very much similar to the purple periastron. When you double-click, it seems to make some kind of lightning effect and makes your character spin, exactly like the purple one. Whoever scripted this seems just a little lazy. I've played around and couldn't find anything else that this periastron can do but simply swing once you click once. That's all I could find.

Money Value: 10/10
Now this is the part that everyone loves about this periastron. It made profit. It originally sold for 2,000R$ and had a stock of 125 copies. Now it is selling for about 9,000R$ with a Recent Average Price of almost 10,000R$. If you were an original buyer, you could be clear for getting a future green and sparkly hat on Sunday, March 17. ;)

Enjoyment: 6/10
The only thing I really enjoyed about this periastron was the amount of profit I received  Otherwise, it looks like the admins were on the lazy side with this one. It looks cool and sells for lots but the controls just aren't good.

Overall: 7.6/10
This sword has a great space-looking mesh, a neat texture to go with the mesh, poor abilities and controls, an outstanding money value, and an OK enjoyment level. The only reason I would buy this is for collecting all the periastrons, or if I bought it cheap and want to sell for around 10k robux. That's all for today, and thanks for reading!

~chubbs21
Gear: http://www.roblox.com/Ivory-Periastron-item?id=108158379

read more ››

Gear Review: Dual Darkhearts

Dual Darkhearts

Looks: 10/10

The Dual Darkheart's looks are cool, but there's not much to say about them. It's the same as regular Darkheart, but you hold another in your other hand, tilted downward. on your avatar thumbnail. In-game both swords are held out in front of your character. Classic indeed. 

Abilities: 10/10

The Dual Darkheart's ability is definitely an improvement to that of the normal Darkheart. When you kill an enemy, it drains some of their life and gives it to you, like the regular Darkheart. But when you slash, the Dual  Darkheart spins you making for an instant kill if you're close enough to your opponent. If you attack enough, the Dual Darkheart will spin you rapidly and you'll be engulfed in a massive swirling tornado of darkness that devours your opponents. This weapon can be devastating if your opponents don't have any ranged weapons.

Price: 7/10

In my opinion, roblox made the Dual Darkhearts' original price way too high. It was originally 60,000 robux with 100 in stock. Considering the original Darkheart goes for over 1,000,000 robux in trades and purchases, you'd think that people would find it an amazing deal to get 2 for less than 10% of that. But despite how popular Darkhearts are, it took over a whole day to sell out. It did well when sold out, though, selling for an average of 90 - 100k robux. It was also traded for high-tier items like the Agonizingly Ugly Bucket of Doom and Arctic Commando. Its value seems to be falling today, with prices hitting 80,000 robux or lower, and it has sold for only 30,000 robux recently.

Overall

Despite the slight failure of Dual Darkhearts' prices, it's an awesome weapon to show off on your avatar and a force to be reckoned with in sword fighting games. One of the best gears roblox has ever made, even if it is just 2 of an old gear.

Overall: 9/10

read more ››

ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2013!

As Easter fast approaches, so do the rumors of eggs, bunnies and of course; the infamous Easter zombies (No, not Martin). I'm sure you are all eagerly awaiting the confirmation of these said rumors, and so it gives me great pleasure in announcing that there indeed will be an official ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2013! This was announced by various admins on twitter and on the ever useful; ROBLOX Forums.

Before we delve into the juicy bits of information and evidence, let us first reminisce about the ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2012!

ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2012 

Being the third egg hunt ROBLOX has hosted, it had an awful lot to live up to - but it certainly delivered (For the most part). There were a huge quantity of eggs this year; with a total of 24 eggs available to be collected in the 2012 Egg Hunt - ROBLOX game, and a bonus egg only found in the Welcome to Stoogeville promotion level. This was the largest amount of egg trophies to feature in any of ROBLOX's egg hunts ever. Not a bad start!

The main difference between this Easter event and the two before it was the format the hunt took. In 2012 the eggs only 'dropped' in the two official maps created by ROBLOX, opposed to the site-wide hunts of 2008 and 2010. While some were opposed to this idea, many embraced for not following suite of its predecessors. They were overjoyed to hear the news that eggs would not drop in every game on ROBLOX, causing untold chaos to thousands of players. Now this may have been a little unfair, but there is an element of truth in their argument; the 2010 egg hunt did effectively bring the site to a halt and scheduled egg drops were significantly delayed. On the contrary, everyone loved it - it was great to pick up eggs that were rolling around in your favorite FPS or during a clan based raid.

Another differential factor is that both the egg meshes themselves, and their abilities were much more varied than previous years. There were regular eggs, Fabergé eggs, sugar eggs, vampire eggs, moustache eggs and finally vault eggs. Some eggs flew around, some impacted against the ground encased inside a red-hot meteorite, some even fiendishly destroyed other eggs preventing eager ROBLOXians from obtaining them.

Issues 

However, with every great ROBLOX event there are always likely to be some issues. Indeed with the 2012 Egg Hunt, this was the case with there being one major problem; hackers. Due to the game using the ROBLOX in-game badge system to award eggs as hats to your inventory, this could be used as a tool to exploit the game. Exploiters were able to set up a script that awarded every single badge in the game to players as soon as they entered the server. This was a huge issue for the ROBLOX developers, and so they attempted to shut these rogue servers down. There have been various security upgrades to the ROBLOX engine in recent times, and so I am hoping that this problem does reoccur in the 2013 hunt.

The second issue that was easily identifiable was the lack of texture on some of the eggs. The Elevated Egg of the Eyrie for instance, is made up of one colour, with only a slight hint of a texture on the back of the hat. While the amount of eggs was great, I would have preferred to have a few less and have higher quality textures overall. This was not always the case, of course, as some eggs looked gorgeous such as the Sword Fights on the Heights Sugar Egg, boasting a crisp, detailed texture with some nice little additions to the mesh.


ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2013 

At last! Let us talk about the upcoming egg hunt which will be live in less than a months time!

As many readers may already know, ROBLOX launched a egg retexturing contest last week. It was announced by Visual Artist tarabyte in this thread on the ROBLOX Contest forum last week. The contest was also announced in a blog post from the official ROBLOX Blog. There have been hundreds of entries submitted so far, and the contest still has another 12 days to go until the deadline of the 20th March. If you are interested in retexturing eggs to be used in the official ROBLOX Egg Hunt 2013, submit your creations on this poll.

This subsequently confirms that the ROBLOX staff will be hosting their fourth egg hunt this Easter!

In regards to the format the egg hunt will take, I currently do not know. I reached out for a comment from tarabyte, but she stated that they can't reveal any of their plans for the upcoming hunt. If I were a gambling man, I'd place my bets on it being in an official staff made game again. I hope I am proved wrong however, as I did enjoy the site-wide hunt a little more than the 2012 one. We shall have to wait and see!


And finally, here are some egg entries that I feel have a good chance at winning the retexturing contest:

Bejewled Faberge Egg of KORBLOXian 

Treasure - By DarkGenex

Egg of Tides - By polfy99

Saphire Fabergé Egg - By nitendocpu

Thanks,

-Arbirator

Editor of Roblox News

read more ››