Changelog

This changelog details every update World Builder has had and what it added and when it was released.

Each release date is set in PST.

Minor Updates are small updates added after a major update. If a major update has multiple dates (e.g, March 27-28th) it is the days that signify when a major update was released and the last day a minor update was added before a new major update*

Update V8.0.0 (Unnamed Update 3) December 8th, 2021
- Urban category released

Minor Updates
- Player counts of worlds in the hub should only update every minute now to prevent worlds constantly changing positions

Update V8.0.0 (Unnamed Update 2) September 30th, 2021
- Stat Converter added

- Blocks can now check for a player's stat before functioning


 * Gear Givers - can also remove from that stat when given the gear
 * Player Sensor
 * Button
 * Switch

- Readded key functionality that roblox had removed in the past

- Added Group Door

- Added Team Door

- Added OverlayImage for Camera Zones

- Visits from a world's owner no longer contribute towards the world's visits count

- Added black, red, dark green, and white variants to the Leaf block

- Added terrain material colors to the skybox zone

- Added skybox properties to the skybox zone

- Title Zones have color and font options

- Color options added for vignette and cinematic bars

- Bug fixes

Minor Updates
- Command blocks were moved to the VIP category

- Warp attribute made VIP-only

- Worlds with blacklisted phrases or words in them will no longer be playable until the blacklist phrases or words are removed from the world info

- Added Y keybind to reset rotation

- Bug fixes

Update V8.0.0 (Unnamed Update) June 7th, 2021
- Bug fixes

-Build zone whitelist and blacklist now automatically convert usernames into userIDs

- Added NPC/Spawner limb transparency properties

- Added NPC animation support

- NPCs can now look at players when R15 is enabled

- NPCs can now be toggled to use R6

- Spawners now have customizable Boss Bars

- Proximity Chat toggle added

Minor Updates
- Added non 90-degree rotations

- Added the Clouds feature

- Atmosphere can now be set via a skybox zone

- Materials window was made larger

- Bug fixes

- Removed teleport cooldown

- Chat is now resizable and has a channel tab bar

- Spawner V2 pathfinding fixed

Update V8.0.0 (Christmas Update) December 4th, 2020
- Procedurally generated blocks no longer regenerate upon server startup

- Bug fixes

- Added Christmas Category with new blocks


 * Christmas Lights
 * Presents
 * Wreath
 * Menorah
 * Cake
 * Pie

- New blocks


 * Invisible Trigger
 * Conveyor Belt
 * Fireworks Launcher
 * Explosive
 * Text Storage Gate
 * Number Storage Gate
 * Bool Storage Gate
 * Setter - Text
 * Setter - Number
 * Setter - Boolean
 * Increment Gate
 * Decrement Gate
 * Bool Switch Gate
 * Constant If
 * Dynamic If
 * Constant If Boolean
 * Hollow Semi Cylinder
 * Hollow Semi Sphere
 * Hollow Quarter Sphere
 * Hollow Sphere
 * Inverted Quarter Cylinder Panel
 * Docking Station
 * Gyro
 * Rotatory Dampener
 * Ball Joint
 * Spring
 * Rounded Edge
 * Cut Block
 * Corner Cut Block
 * Rounded Cut Block
 * Rounded Corner Cut Block

- Added Sci-Fi category


 * Control Panel - Floor
 * Control Panel - Wall
 * Space Hatch
 * Space Bed
 * Space Window
 * Space Window - Corner
 * Railing
 * Interior Hall Panel
 * Exterior Column
 * Catwalk
 * Chair - Short
 * Chair - Tall
 * Captain's Chair

- Added Noclip/Clip commands

Minor Updates
- Decoration Category


 * Moved several blocks to the decoration category

- Bug fixes

- Command Blocks are now only placeable by admins

- StreamingEnabled is now on for newly created worlds

- Hat crates can now be bought with World Bucks

- Avatar Context Menu is now on with additional options like kick, ban, admin, and givebuilder for players.

- Terrain Blocks added with new world settings for Terrain Colours

- Blocks reordered in Block menu

- Added new hats


 * Icy Mist
 * Ominous Mist
 * Dark Mist
 * Rainbow Mist
 * Green Lightning

- New Leaf Block

- Buttons, Switches, and Wood/Metal Fence Gates now use their actual block models instead of their hitboxes for interaction

- Having duplicate hats is now possible

- You can now pay 20 world bucks to create more worlds beyond the limit

Update V8.0.0 (Recode Attempt #2) - October 26th, 2020
- Added a cooldown on how often world settings can be changed

Minor Updates
- Signs, Ropes, and Door Blocks have been fixed

- Bug fixes

- Color window now updates whenever the build/color tool is selected

- Old picker option on the color window now appears above the VIP only color picker input sink

- Rotate window's buttons have been replaced with "Tilt" and "Rotate" buttons that function identically to R and T

- Newly placed logic gates have an updated model, showing more information about that particular gate and its configuration

- New blocks


 * Wedge 2
 * Stair Turn Left
 * Stair Turn Right

- Added new blocks


 * Flame Thrower
 * Moving Spike
 * Incinerator
 * Spikes
 * Tesla Coil
 * Float Pad
 * Trapdoor

Update V8.0.0 (Recode) ~ October 26th, 2020
- Performance improvements

- Wiring is now fixed

- New world settings


 * Atmosphere
 * Depth of Field

- Major UI redesign

- Added a cooldown on how often world settings can be changed

Update V7.0.0 (The Moderation Update) ~ May 17 - September 9th, 2020
- Admin logs added

- New commands added


 * Tempban (:tempban)
 * Bring (:bring)
 * Teleport (:tp)
 * Goto (:goto / :to)
 * Trip (:trip / :sit)
 * Kill (:die / :kill)
 * Heal (:health / :heal)
 * Forcefield (:forcefield / :ff)
 * Unforcefield (:unforcefield / :unff)
 * God (:god)
 * Ungod (:ungod)

- Player customization system has been added


 * Hats have been added

- Door blocks now have more properties


 * Offset
 * Speed

- Added per-team gear


 * Gear that is given to a player when said player is on a team

Minor Updates
- Bug fixes

- New Saving/Loading System

- Access Logs added (:accesslogs)

- Picture Mode added


 * Press "M" to hide all UI excluding pause menu button

- RespawnTime world setting added

- Resetting worlds are now possible

- Cylinder V2 (A cylinder block with proper collisions and oval support) added

- New block properties added


 * Locked
 * Massless
 * AutoRespawnTime
 * Velocity

- New block property category: Advanced Physics


 * Density
 * Elasticity
 * ElasticityWeight
 * Friction
 * FrictionWeight

- New commands list UI added

- Blockate World Conversion feature added

- New VIP-exclusive block added


 * Code Gate

- Console Support

- Build UI now locks out tool sets you don't have access to


 * Tool sets are a core part of the build UI and are the Building, Wiring, and Zone systems
 * This will only appear if you have the permission to access at least one of them

- Joining friends will now teleport you to the world that player is currently in, if possible

- New world settings added


 * AllowDropping (allows gear dropping)
 * AllowReset
 * AllowShift (allows shift lock on compatible devices)
 * TimeCycle
 * SunRays
 * ColorCorrection
 * R6 Toggle

- Certain blocks are now handled client-side (allowing them to be more responsive)


 * Tripping Block
 * Teleport Block
 * Stat Teleporter
 * Kill Block

- Build UI windows can now be dragged

- Friends will now show their avatars on the top-right corner of a world card

- Attribute tool added early


 * This allows for Blockate's features to work when converted (kill, tripper, powerup, etc.)

- New attributes added


 * MTele
 * Warp
 * Effect
 * Sign (Blockate)
 * Sound
 * Surface

- Gear shop added


 * New commands (:shop and :removegear)

- New blocks added


 * Number Gate
 * Text Gate
 * Morph Block
 * Role Block
 * Directional Block (made specifically for the camera zone)

- New zones added


 * Camera Zone
 * Skybox Zone
 * Title Zone

- Stat properties added


 * Stat saving
 * Stat hiding
 * Stat functionalities (death/kill counters)

- New features added


 * Film Grain
 * Vignette
 * Field of View

- Confirmation message for the world shop added

- World owners can now purchase their own world gear for free

- New commands added


 * Sit
 * Jump
 * Invisible
 * Visible
 * Ghostify
 * Normal
 * Rainbowify
 * Noobify
 * Goldify
 * Shiny
 * Infect
 * Blind
 * Unblind
 * Clone
 * Speed
 * Health
 * Freeze
 * Thaw
 * Removelimbs
 * Jail
 * Unjail
 * Shirt
 * Pants
 * Nuke
 * Smite
 * Magnet
 * Unmagnet
 * Explode
 * Fire
 * Unfire
 * Smoke
 * Unsmoke
 * Sparkles
 * Unsparkles
 * Incinerate

- Staff members are now immune to certain commands


 * Blind
 * Jail
 * Incinerate
 * Freeze
 * Smite
 * Nuke
 * Explode

- World owners are now immune to mute

- Noobify now removes accessories and clothing

- Sound zones now have a PlaybackSpeed property

- New blocks added


 * Time Block
 * Time Gate
 * Filter Gate
 * Random Gate
 * Command Block

- Attributes can now be copied

- Spawner V2 added


 * New properties added
 * Wander
 * Team
 * RequiresPower
 * Powers any outputs when NPC dies
 * Ignores players inside of safe zones
 * Death Sound

- New blocks added


 * Outlined Block
 * Outlined Wedge
 * Outlined Sphere

- New loading screen added

- New hub features added


 * Animations
 * Changelog section

- New block added


 * 3D Text

- Minor UI improvements

- New attribute added


 * Weld

- New block place/destroy animations

- New blocks added


 * Player Gate
 * VehicleSeat
 * Hinge
 * Servo
 * Motor

- Door Blocks can now be properly welded to

Update V6.0.0 ~ May 9-17th, 2020
- A zone system has been added


 * Build Zone
 * Gravity Zone
 * Sound Zone
 * Safe Zone

- Wiring system was added


 * And Gate
 * Or Gate
 * Inverter
 * Delay Gate
 * Repeater
 * Switch
 * Button
 * Tripwire
 * Player Sensor
 * Door Block
 * Toggle Block
 * Toggle Wedge

- Sound Blocks and Light Blocks now support wiring

- Mobile support added

- World Settings Panel / Interface have been completed

Minor Updates
- Bug fixes

- Role-based permissions temporarily disabled

- New block added


 * Countdown Block
 * XOR Gate

- A majority of the UI/UX has been redesigned

- Staff members are now immune to certain commands


 * Kick
 * Ban
 * Mute

Update V5.5.0 (World Featuring) ~ April 2 - May 9th, 2020
- World Information UI added

- Moderators (Players with a purple Staff tag) can now feature worlds


 * Featured worlds are cleared every month. (They are not featured for a month long, they are featured until the month ends.)

- Bug fixes
- 2x2 Grid option has been released early

- New blocks added


 * Thin Post
 * Wedge Panel
 * Cylinder Panel
 * Edge

- You can now join someone's world at anytime using a new feature on the hub/in-game (Join by World Code)

- Bubble chat added

- Shift lock is now disabled while flying

- Notification feedback has been added to multiple commands

- Signs now have more properties


 * Text Color
 * Text Size
 * Text Stroke

- Build tool no longer uses a block hitbox for cube-shaped blocks with perfect 90-degree angles

- Build tool ignores anything that is not a block in the world space


 * Building could get interrupted by zone hitboxes and such

- If the mouse position is pointing to the void, the block will align itself with the characters Y level

- Sound Blocks now have a Sound Radius property

- Resize tool now shows increments of .5

- Chat filter now applies to commands that needed it

- New blocks added


 * Label
 * Holographic Text

- Signs, Labels, and Holographic Text blocks now have text alignment properties, and font properties.

- Properties are now categorized based on what they are.

- New block added


 * Triangle

- Open Servers are now publicly available for beta testing

- Moderators now have a purple "[Staff]" tag in-game

- New blocks added


 * Hollow Cylinder
 * Mesh Block
 * Pole
 * Pole End

- Leaderboard / stat commands are introduced

- Blocks now have the "Unanchored" property on blocks that use default configurations

- New blocks added


 * Octagon
 * Inverted Octagon
 * Hexagon
 * Inverted Cylinder Panel
 * Quarter Cylinder Panel
 * Semi Cylinder Panel
 * Octagon Panel
 * Inverted Octagon Panel
 * Hexagon Panel
 * Fog Block

- World Settings interface main world settings are now being worked on

- Sound Blocks now have a PlayOnTouch property

- Spawn Blocks can now have their textures hidden

- A spawner block's NPC's animation pack can now be changed using a new property called "AnimationPack"


 * This is only capable of using Roblox animation packs on the catalog / avatar shop

- Help text in the bottom right for the build tools added

- A random hint will now appear as a notification every minute or so

- Fixed true/false properties not copying properly

- Skybox settings' first half in the World Settings panel have been added

Update V5.0.0 (Nature Update) ~ April 1st, 2020
- New command added


 * Water (:water)

- 22 new blocks added


 * Bush Block
 * Hedge Block
 * Hedge Corner Block
 * Path Block
 * Iron Bars
 * Wooden Fence
 * Metal Fence
 * Snow
 * Farmland
 * Planks
 * Post
 * Flower Block
 * Rock Block
 * Mushroom Bock
 * Rocky Pathway Block
 * Pebble Block
 * Lily Pad Block
 * Fallen Sticks Block
 * Rope Block
 * Fallen Leaves Block
 * Wood Fence Gate
 * Metal Fence Gate

Minor Updates
- Bug fixes

- World Info panel added in-game in favor of future updates

- New blocks added


 * Semi Cylinder Block
 * Inverted Cylinder Block
 * Quarter Cylinder Block
 * Quarter Sphere Block
 * Semi Sphere Block
 * Cone Block
 * Hollow Cone Block

- An alert icon (an exclamation mark) icon will show next to the "Your Worlds" button if a player has not made any worlds yet

Update V4.0.0 (Blocks and stuff.) ~ March 27-28th, 2020
- Material Tool added

- Paint and Material tools now allow players to click and drag to paint multiple blocks easier as stated before, and now works with the Material tool

- New commands added


 * Admin
 * Unadmin
 * AddBuilder (Now ":givebuilder")
 * RemoveBuilder

- Added slot numbers to the build UI to signify that there are keybinds for each tool

- New blocks added


 * Trampoline Block
 * Teleport Block
 * Water Block

Minor Updates
- Pyramid Block added

- Materials can now be copied when "C" is pressed while the cursor is hovering over a block.

Update V3.0.0 (Sounds, Gears, and Teams Update) ~ March 26-27th, 2020
- New commands added


 * Clean (:clean)
 * Teams (:team)
 * Default Gear (:defaultgear)

- Added two new permissions


 * GiveGears (Now "admin.givegear")
 * UseClean (Now "general.clean")

- New blocks added


 * Disco Block
 * GearGiver
 * Gear Remover
 * Sound Block

Minor Updates
- Bug fixes

- Thumbnails will now convert Decal IDs to Image IDs at the cost of the resolution of the image

- World info (Total unique visits and block count) numbers will be shortened if the count is greater than one thousand (e.g, 1K, 1M, etc.)

- Paint tool now allows players to click and drag to paint multiple blocks easier

- Open Servers system is released as a beta feature but not publicly available for testing

Update V2.0.0 ~ March 23rd-26th, 2020
- Bug fixes

- New commands added


 * Fly (:fly)
 * Unfly (:unfly)
 * Flyspeed (:flyspeed)
 * Mute (:mute)
 * Ban (:ban)
 * Unban (:unban)

- Basic particle blocks added


 * Fire Block
 * Smoke Block
 * Sparkles Block

- New blocks added


 * NPC
 * Player

- Added new world saving/loading system in an experimental world


 * Update reverted

Minor Updates
- Bug fixes

- New blocks added


 * Panel
 * Conveyor Wedge

- New commands added


 * Save (:save)
 * Skybox (:skybox)

- BanInvulnerability permission added

- New world saving/load system goes live after a few hours

- Loading screen added on join/teleport

- Players with the VIP gamepass now have a VIP tag

- Functional blocks' textures can now be hidden as an option

- Added the ability to purchase World Bucks

Update V1.2.1 ~ March 22nd, 2020
- Bug fixes

- Added a system message to try and make world owners aware of the admin commands they have access to

- Added two new blocks


 * Seat Block
 * Seat Slab

Update V1.2.0 ~ March 22nd, 2020
- Bug fixes