Status Tags - preset statements that a developer can apply onto their profile (for hire, not for hire, hiring, not hiring)
Indicators - a message on a developer’s profile that states the trustworthiness of said developer
Okay, now that everyone is caught up with what the website is now lets get into the updates I have made to the website.
Change 1: Goodbye Discord Signup And Signin
for the longest time, RoStats used discord as a way for users to signup and signing, it has now changed to a more traditional way. All your passwords will be stored in a secure way, we are taking account security very seriously.
Poll Time: When a user fills out the skill application it goes to a team of developers to be reviewed. To make things fair there will be a criteria that reviewers will have to follow. Could you guys vote if you think the criteria is good and maybe give me feedback in the form of a reply.
Scripting Criteria
level 1
can create simple scripts
understands the concept of OOP
can use functions, variables and properties
level 2
can create simple projects
can use remote events and functions
actively tries to comment their scripts
level 3
can theoretically create monetisable games
can create a good client to server model
their scripts are organised
level 4
have scripted for successful game(s) in the past
their knowledge of roblox studio is excellent
can work in a team of other developers
Building Criteria
level 1
can create simple builds
understands how to use the basic build tools
can use colors and materials
level 2
they use colors and materials best suited to their build
can use the union and negate tools
their builds contain lots of detail
level 3
their builds have depth
their builds are made up of complex shapes
can create advanced recognisable builds
level 4
have built for successful game(s) in the past
their knowledge of roblox studio is excellent
can work in a team of other developers
Animating Criteria
level 1
is familiar with a animation editor
can create simple animations
level 2
can use IK
can create animations for custom rigs
level 3
can create fluid animations on any rig
can setup a custom rig for animating
level 4
have animated for successful game(s) in the past
their knowledge of roblox studio is excellent
can work in a team of other developers
Modelling Criteria
level 1
is familiar with a 3D modelling software
can create simple objects
can create simple textures level 2
can utilise uv mapping
can render appealing scenes
can deform shapes to make more advanced models
level 3
can create advanced models to suite a certain theme
can create a variety of complex objects
level 4
have modelled for successful game(s) in the past
their knowledge of modelling is excellent
can work in a team of other developers
Art Criteria
level 1
can make simple designs
is familiar with some sort of art program
level 2
can create artwork that at least one certain audience deems appealing
level 3
can create artwork to a high standard
level 4
have made artwork for successful game(s) in the past
their knowledge of roblox studio is excellent
can work in a team of other developers
Composing Criteria
level 1
can make simple tracks
is familiar with some sort of composing software
level 2
can create music/sfx that at least one certain audience deems appealing
level 3
can create music/sfx to a high standard
level 4
have made audio tracks for successful game(s) in the past
their knowledge of roblox studio is excellent
can work in a team of other developers
Interfacing Criteria
level 1
can make simple guis
is familiar with the basic gui instances
level 2
can make gui’s intuitive and user friendly
level 3
can create a uniquely styled gui
level 4
have made GUI’s for successful game(s) in the past
their knowledge of roblox studio is excellent
can work in a team of other developers
Tailoring Criteria
level 1
can create custom clothes
level 2
create simple shaded clothes
can create clothing that looks recognisable
level 3
can create clothing with unique ideas
level 4
have made clothing for successful game(s) in the past
their knowledge of roblox studio is excellent
can work in a team of other developers
Are The Criteria’s Good?
Yes, all of them are good!
Needs Improvement!
No, all of them are bad!
0voters
also here is discord link if you are interested in the project: Discord
since the ranks and levels are part of the skill system of the website, and that the website isn’t released, therefore the ranks and levels aren’t released.
Also, 1 more thing. For the criteria of composer and artist, I don’t think the criteria for level 4 should be knowledge of studio, because I am an experienced composer but I personally don’t use studio because I don’t need it for my work.
Hello! Currently there are 8 skills, this is due to limitations in my code that only allows for up to 8. We are working on adding more skills such as Translator and Voice Actor.
I feel this concept is flawed, what determines whether you can make simple scripts or understand the concept of OOP? You’re also saying the user should understand the concepts of OOP when they are programming in a language that is not designed as an object-oriented paradigm, whilst you can do “OOP” using metatables (rather metatable-oriented programming) that is irrelevant to the point and should instead be changed to understand the concept of metatables. I don’t see how any of these statistics can be judged by a developer without giving them access to an entirely coded place that makes use of every single one of them. What would stop me going on google and googling the answers to the form to get everyone to hire me? The concept would work better if it used a portfolio type solution, rather than examining the developers on skills that can be demonstrated in hundreds of different ways.
Thanks for your reply. Roblox is OOP as you work with objects (instances). Also the application will ask the developer to upload photographic evidence which will be reverse image searched. developers will also be able to link their portfolio in the application for more validation of the skill the developer deserves. No matter which way we get the info and categorise it, after all the stats won’t be able to display every developers skill level in detail there is limited space to put the info, but it does give developers a good idea of another developers skill.
Roblox is a platform, not a programming language so it can’t be OOP. I believe the stat should be changed to say “Understands the concept of instances” or similar.
as a modeller i find the criteria for level 4 rather strange as none of the three have anything to do with 3d modelling itself with the exception of studio knowledge which is also something you barely need when modelling.
Hello! this basically means that a certain type of audience, overall, enjoys the builds. looking on your feedback I think it should be changed to "can create artwork that is overall appealing
even though those things aren’t purely focussed on Roblox itself, they could be an idea to implement in the future!
This seems great and all, but it seems like there will be an insane amount of manual labor required to read all of the developer applications for the various categories/levels. What if instead of the developer linking you their portfolio, or whatever it may be, they could be assigned a skill-level project they need to complete to get to the next level? Upon completion they’d submit a form or application with their game link and it should be something so simple that someone reviewing the application can join, check it out, and leave the game within 20 seconds. That would be much less labor intensive.
Example projects for scripting level 1:
Make a part change colors every 1 second
Make a part move 10 studs forward and 10 studs backward
Make a part go invisible when a player touches it and become visible again after 5 seconds
If you had multiple projects per level and randomly assigned one of the projects to the player, it would sort of help prevent cheating. Your level-based projects could require the developer to incorporate all of the criteria(functions, loops, etc) into the project.
(You may also want to edit the description of the post to say third DevLog instead of second)
