Creating clothing on Roblox seems as if it’s never changed. I love designing, don’t get me wrong, but a few changes here and there wouldn’t hurt.
Currently, designers upload outfits one at a time (unless they have the extension that allows multiple files). To me, creating my clothing in paint.NET, uploading, and putting the piece on sale just isn’t good enough. I preview my clothing in multiple games using multiple packages (along with R6 and R15). If I find an error, I go back into paint.NET and fix them — uploading the fixed piece again. I like keeping my inventory clean and only showcase/keep my best work, so I tend to delete the scraps from my inventory. Sometimes thats 3+ outfits.
My suggestion: allow clothing asset updates.
On Roblox you can update games and models, but why not take it further and allow clothing asset updating?
I’ve been designing for 4+ years now, and the amount of times I wished I could update assets is uncountable. I’m not the only one, I’ve talked to a handful of designers who felt the same.
It could be simple: on the Develop page in Shirts/Pants/Tee’s, you’ll notice a configure and advertise icon next to each piece of clothing. In that dropdown menu, add “update,” or even put the update option somewhere in the configure page. Once you click update, simply add the updated template and save. Then obviously the asset would have to be moderated again.
However, with the copiers (just people who want money basically) I can see how this is a major problem. People could take advantage of updating outfits to something completely different from what it was at one point and scam people out of their money. My suggestion on that would be having specific people (moderators) compare before/after of assets to make sure they aren’t taking advantage of the system.
Just a thought, let me know on what you think. I’m always up for discussion!
EDIT: Now that Roblox charges a fee (I believe it’s 10 robux?) to upload clothing, this is so much more relevant. Though moderating each edit I’m sure could be hard – not the part of something inappropriate, but ensuring each update is consistent with the previous version, this idea comes back to my mind often. I know newer designers struggle to make profits with such a large community, and having this would help in a small way!
