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 Sharing API

(19:41) Marketplace - Evolving Today’s Picks

(22:58) Roblox Trivia

(28:30) Studio - Script Sync Beta

(34:52) Game Page - Video Previews

(40:37) Monetisation - Robux and Gamepass Bundles

(44:43) Outro

Season 3 Episode 8

Sources:

- Rewarded Video Ads

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/rewarded-video-ads-are-now-available-to-all-ads-eligible-creators/4063278

- Studio Reimport (beta)

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/studio-beta-reimport-one-click-updates-for-imported-3d-content/4068650

- Content Sharing APIs (beta)

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/beta-content-sharing-apis-use-upload-api-and-recommendations-api-to-drive-discovery-and-engagement/4065417

- Marketplace Today’s Picks

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/evolving-today%E2%80%99s-picks-in-marketplace/4063692

— Submit nominations: https://survey.roblox.com/jfe/form/SV_8cZb94oj9OvQm9g

- Studio Script Sync (beta)

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/studio-script-sync-now-in-beta/4065468

- Video Previews

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/video-previews-for-your-games-page/4068103

- “Buy Robux” Pass Bundles

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/opt-in-your-passes-for-the-buy-robux-page/4065622

Hosts:

- Adam (BanTech): https://lastlevel.co.uk/adam

- Fedor (LoadingL0n3ly): https://x.com/LoadingL0n3ly

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Beyond The Blox is produced by Seb Jensen for Last Level Studios.

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 Items

(30:31) Roblox Trivia

(35:16) Servers - Dynamic CPU Allocation

(39:56) Testing - Configs and Experiments

(52:57) Servers - Custom Matchmaking

(1:01:31) Outro

Season 3 Episode 7

Sources:

- 4D Generation (Early Access)

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/early-access-introducing-in-experience-4d-functional-objects-and-enhanced-3d-generation/4050893

- Speech-to-Text (Beta)

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/beta-introducing-the-speech-to-text-api/4044579

- In-Experience Creation (Beta)

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/client-beta-in-experience-creation-for-accessories-and-layered-clothing/4037419

- More Server CPU, Dynamic Allocation

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/launching-even-more-server-cpu/4044040

- Configs and Experiments

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/live-now-use-configs-and-experiments-to-grow-your-game-faster/4051385

- Custom Server Matchmaking

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/custom-matchmaking-is-now-available-to-all-experiences-on-roblox/4051419

— How matchmaking works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUMlnldI53A

— Developer docs: https://create.roblox.com/docs/matchmaking

Hosts:

- Adam (BanTech): https://lastlevel.co.uk/adam

- Fedor (LoadingL0n3ly): https://x.com/LoadingL0n3ly

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Beyond The Blox is produced by Seb Jensen for Last Level Studios.

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) Emissive Maps - Studio Beta

(07:43) SLIM - Studio Beta

(13:48) Roblox Trivia

(16:31) Events - EuroJam 2025

(20:22) Developer Dashboard - Safety Analytics

(25:11) Safety & Civility - Age Estimation Checks

(33:23) Outro

Season 3 Episode 6

Sources:

- Emissive Maps Studio Beta

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/studio-beta-emissives/4034414

- SLIM Studio Beta

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/studio-beta-introducing-scalable-lightweight-interactive-models-slim/4034709

— https://x.com/MaximumADHD/status/1983794597118521748

- EuroJam 2025

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/introducing-eurojam-2025/4029615

— Roblox Creators Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nMNX5yHqFK

- Safety Analytics Dashboard

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/gain-insight-into-toxicity-in-your-experience-with-safety-analytics/4028415

- Age Estimation Testing

— https://devforum.roblox.com/t/test-encouraging-users-to-complete-an-age-check-to-chat/4035155

Hosts:

- Fedor (LoadingL0n3ly): https://x.com/LoadingL0n3ly

- Anthony (sublivion): https://www.roblox.com/users/44028290/profile

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Watch or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit https://lastlevel.co.uk/podcast for more.

Join the Discord: https://discord.lastlevel.co.uk

Beyond The Blox is produced by Seb Jensen for Last Level Studios.