[Full Release] New Base Materials available in production

[LightBeamRays]

Re: regarding tint/normalization

@S_undown

is that Roblox developers prefer a lack of pre-baked color in base materials. It means the color they choose for their parts/objects always shows through, and for base materials that could be more ambiguous in what they look like, it allows a developer’s own artistic intent to show through in their world

Thank you for the feedback! We try to find a balance, such that it allows our materials to still look like what they are meant to represent (for instance, if all the shingles were exactly the same tint with no shading, it could be hard to make out that these are indeed shingles), but we will keep this feedback and the “swiss-army knife” perspective in mind.

@PeZsmistic

I know these colored areas are supported by a mask where the part color is intentionally not applied on the material. I really wish we could separately tint the material within these areas so we could have e.g. green “rust” on copper pipes.

Your request makes sense, @PeZsmistic. The colored areas are not all supported by a mask and some materials have baked-in tints that will multiply by the object’s color, but I see the value of being able to customize the masked areas. I am tracking feedback about tint masking in general and will add your point. While it’s on our radar, unfortunately we don’t have plans to announce on this front for now.

@THEBURNBOSS

Is it possible for this “normalization” step to be published? It would be useful to create materials in the same style as the base materials that Roblox provides to keep the same style.

We have tinkered with the idea, but we’re currently not planning to make material normalization public. I’m noting this request. Thank you!

[LightBeamRays]

The materials are available in production, so you can now publish them!

[LightBeamRays]

Quick update after re-assessment with our Art team. We will be modifying Roof Shingles to remove its tint masking which will significantly reduce this yellowing effect. I will post an update once the material is updated.

[hunterk1241 (HunterDaFloofer)]

There definitely is an issue with the new materials and the new topbar FFlag

Using "FFlagEnableInGameMenuChrome" FastFlag Removes Newly Added Materials Until Reinstalled

Every time I boot into a game with the new materials; they seem completely missing when I enable this FastFlag. I mainly have it enabled to have it early since I use it on the Studio build all the time. [image] It stays like this until you reinstall or update Roblox. You cannot return it by simply turning the FastFlag off. It does not affect Roblox Studio with the new experience controls beta enabled. Expected behaviour It should have all the new materials available no matter what. [image…

[LightBeamRays]

We have updated the Roof Shingles material and removed its tint masking to significantly reduce the yellowing at the shingles’ edges. Please let us know if there are any other issues encountered with the new materials!

[HijackedSystem]

They look awesome now.

[LightBeamRays]

Hi Creators!

Our new materials are now fully released and out of beta! Thanks to all who tested them while they were in beta and gave us feedback.

We also thank everyone for your feedback on the material system in general! Many of you mentioned interest in getting more base materials, more customization flexibility such as tint masking and material shaders. We don’t have plans to announce about these requests at this time, but we are keeping them on our radar!

[HijackedSystem]

I know the thread is dead, and I’m sorry for reviving it, but it would be cool if we would get terracotta cladding. It would be an amazing addition to Roblox materials! Its unique texture could bring a fresh, modern aesthetic to builds, especially for architectural and urban structures.