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On 21 December 2012, ''featherweight parts'' were introduced. This feature enhanced game performance greatly by decreasing the usage of file space for each part in a place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2012/12/featherweight-parts-one-million-parts-one-roblox-world/ |title=Featherweight Parts: One Million Parts, One ROBLOX World |publisher=Roblox Corporation |date=21 December 2012 |accessdate=26 June 2013|first = Simon|last = Kozlov}}</ref>
On April 1, 2012, Roblox suffered site issues that caused players to get incorrect amounts of Robux. Some assets were uploaded without being reviewed by the moderators. There was a mysterious face uploaded to the catalog named "c:". The only person who has it is user "stickmasterluke". The hackers were able to access a few moderators accounts and make them say very graphic and inappropriate things. Soon after, users "Pheedy" and "are17", both accounts under the control of "DracoSwordMaster", became moderators, and used their elevated powers to unban "Minish", who is a well known hacker on ROBLOX. The prices of hats in the catalog went down tremendously, and players on the site were stuck in two possible situations; one being undeservedly earning ROBUX spontaneously, and the latter having their ROBUX lost. The warning banner for the top of the site would flutter in chaos, changing colors and bestowing objectionable content, examples being "thank you minish for messing up the economy. nub." and "always share your passwords with strangers, kids!" Items in the catalog had prices changed and renamed. The entire website was soon shut down. After the hack attack was over, people were pointing the finger at users "Minish" and "DracoSwordMaster", who are also well known hackers on the website for the hacks. After all this activity had occurred, ROBLOX staff brought the site offline, reporting they were still attempting to patch up the currency system. Administrators John Shedletsky and Matt Dusek had discovered a way to regress the everything that happened, and once the entire system was restored to its previous form, all the accounts that were tampered with were permanently banned, including "DracoSwordMaster", and the "c:" face was pulled from the catalog.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2012/04/april-1st-site-issue-and-update/ |title=Site Issues |publisher=Roblox Corporation |date=April 1, 2012 |accessdate=April 2, 2012|first = David|last = Baszucki}}</ref>
▲=== Contemporary history (2012–present) ===
The co-founder of Roblox, Erik Cassel, died on the morning of 11 February 2013 after a three-year battle with cancer at his home located in Silicon Valley, California.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baszucki|first=David|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2013/02/in-memory-of-erik-cassel/|title=In Memory of Erik Cassel|publisher=Roblox Corporation|date=12 February 2013|accessdate=12 February 2013}}</ref>
The lighting system was improved with the addition of [[dynamic lights]] implemented in a [[voxel]]-based fashion.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.gamezebo.com/news/2013/05/17/roblox-introduces-new-dynamic-lighting-engine|title = ROBLOX introduces new Dynamic Lighting engine|date = 17 May 2013|last = Jasko|first = Joe|publisher = [[Gamezebo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://blog.roblox.com/2013/05/lights-on-dynamic-lighting-and-shadows-are-here|title = Lights On: Dynamic Lighting and Shadows are Here|last = Kapoulkine|first = Arseny|publisher = Roblox Corporation|date = 9 May 2013}}</ref> Dynamic lights were later added to the mobile version of Roblox.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://inventorspot.com/articles/roblox_launches_dynamic_lighting_ios|title = Roblox Launches Dynamic Lighting On iOS|last = Greene|first = Nicholas|publisher = InventorSpot|date = 5 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://blog.roblox.com/2013/05/lights-on-dynamic-lighting-and-shadows-are-here|title = Lights On: Dynamic Lighting and Shadows are Here|date = 9 May 2013|publisher = Roblox Corporation|last = Kapoulkine|first = Arseny}}</ref> On 2 October 2013, animations made a debut in Roblox, with an overhaul of the default Roblox character animations along with user made animations allowed.
On 1 October 2013, Roblox released a feature called ''[[#DevEx|Developer's Exchange]]''. The feature allows users to exchange their Robux into
▲On 1 October 2013, Roblox released a feature called ''Developer's Exchange''. The feature allows users to exchange their Robux into USD. The requirements to use the program are a minimum threshold of 100,000 Robux, Outrageous Builders Club, and a valid [[Paypal]] account. The current trade ratio is 500 to 1.<ref>{{cite news|last=Justus|first=Brad|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2013/10/introducing-developer-central-and-the-developer-exchange/|title=Introducing Developer Central and the Developer Exchange|publisher=Roblox Corporation|date=1 October 2013}}</ref>
On 11 October 2013, body packages became available to all members of Roblox, including those who did not have a premium membership.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://blog.roblox.com/2013/10/body-packages-now-available-to-all-robloxians/|title = Body Packages Now Available to All ROBLOXians|last = Justus|first = Brad|date = 11 October 2013|work = |accessdate = 18 June 2014|publisher = Roblox Corporation|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131016032941/http://blog.roblox.com/2013/10/body-packages-now-available-to-all-robloxians/|archivedate = 16 October 2013}}</ref>
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On August 4, 2015, Roblox discontinued purchases for lifetime and 6 months Builders Club, Turbo Builders Club, and Outrageous Builders Club.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title = Discontinuation for lifetime BC, TBC, and OBC.|url = https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/205324130-Builders-Club-Updates-6-month-and-Lifetime-Memberships|website = Roblox Help|accessdate = August 4, 2015}}</ref>
On March 15, 2016, Roblox announced that the currency called "Tickets" is planned to be removed after 30 days of the announcement because ROBLOX deemed the said currency useless. During the 30 days, Roblox released hats that can only be bought with Tickets as exclusive, commemorative items. Additionally, the Trade Currency system will be removed.<ref name="robloxgoodbyetotickets22">{{Cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2016/03/saying-goodbye-to-tickets/|title=Saying Goodbye to Tickets|last=David|first=Baszucki|date=March 15, 2016|publisher=ROBLOX|access-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> Roblox also announced they will lower the ROBUX price floors to 5 ROBUX minimum as in means of currency. They will also allow users to upload their hats, gear, and more, similar to how players can do Models.<ref name="robloxgoodbyetotickets22"/>▼
▲On March 15, 2016, Roblox announced that the currency called "Tickets" is planned to be removed after 30 days of the announcement because ROBLOX deemed the said currency useless. During the 30 days, Roblox released hats that can only be bought with Tickets as exclusive, commemorative items. Additionally, the Trade Currency system will be removed.<ref name="robloxgoodbyetotickets22">{{Cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2016/03/saying-goodbye-to-tickets/|title=Saying Goodbye to Tickets|last=David|first=Baszucki|date=March 15, 2016|publisher=ROBLOX|access-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref>
== Gameplay ==
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