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The game development and building is done via an application calledROBLOX Studio. It is a free program that comes with ROBLOX.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=Manual/Studio_Overview|title=ROBLOX Studio page}}</ref>
Players use ROBLOX Studio's built-in building system to construct places with bricks from varying colors and shapes. Players also are able to use user made plugins and tools to build. Players also have the ability to scroll through the ROBLOX Library and find free models and scripts. ROBLOX also created a "Official Model Maker" system where talented model makers are able to create and make their creations visible on the front page of the ROBLOX Library model section.<ref name="robloxlibrary2">{{cite web|url=http://www.roblox.com/develop/library?CatalogContext=DevelopOnly&Category=Models|title=ROBLOX Library page}}</ref>
Players can use the programming language [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]] to dynamically change the environment of the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kidslike.info/roblox_using_roblox_as_an_educational_programming_language |title=Roblox as an educational program language|publisher=Kids Like|accessdate=24 January 2009|date = 9 December 2008}}</ref> Also, plugins can be developed with Lua to be used in Roblox Studio.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/roblox-lego-meets-webkinz-equals-fun-games/|title=Roblox - A Cool Lego-Based Free Virtual World for Kids|publisher=makeuseof.com|accessdate=11 October 2009|date = 29 June 2009|last = McDowell|first = Guy}}</ref> The exact version of Lua that is used in ROBLOX Studio is [[Lua (programming language)|Lua 5.1]]. It is sometimes however, referred to as ROBLOX Lua.
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The ''Roblox'' website contains all of the Roblox features, with the exception of the ability to play the games. The Roblox client must be downloaded to play the games.{{cn|date=December 2016}}
Roblox currently has just one [[Virtual economy|virtual currency]]: Robux. Robux was originally released alongside with another currency called Tickets until on March 15, 2016, when ROBLOX announced that the currency called "Tickets" was planned to be removed after 30 days of the announcement and the Trade Currency system would also be removed.<ref name="robloxgoodbyetotickets22"/> They can be converted from one to the other with the currency exchange.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2008/11/its-the-economy/|title=It’s the Economy…|last=Shedletsky|first=John|date=21 November 2008|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=19 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/01/30/roblox-lets-kids-build-their-own-worlds-online/|title=Roblox Lets Kids Build Their Own Worlds Online|last=Knapp|first=Alex|date=30 January 2012|publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=23 February 2012}}</ref> Tickets were earned for a variety of activities, such as when places are visited, as a daily login bonus, or for item sales including clothing. The announcement of their removal sparked a major campaign against it, both on Roblox forums and social media. In-game items can be sold for either a set price in currently just Robux, it formerly used Tickets as another currency option before its removal. Robux is earned daily by premium members in varying amounts depending on the user's type of membership. Robux can also be earned through sale of virtual goods, such as clothing or developer products, or can be purchased directly with money.
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