Hello Creators!
In recent months, we have worked to replace the older City Template with a Modern City version. Most of the existing templates have been around for a long time and we’d like to better represent what is possible on the platform today.
The new template is also the first to have streaming enabled on by default (more on this below).
Modern City Template
The Modern City Template includes a fully built city area and a Modular City Building Kit so you can easily construct your own buildings. Check out the original compared to the new template.
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The template and building kit makes use of meshParts, surfaceAppearance, materialVariants, custom pivots, custom Skybox Art, beams, ambient VFX, Future Lighting, textures, decals, and more!
Packs - Creator Marketplace
In order to make it easy to grab the modular building kit and materials, we have also released the content from the Modern City Template in the creator marketplace. Here are the new packs:
Modular Building Kit - Modern City
- Use the Modular Building Kit to construct custom city buildings of any size and shape
- Material Variants can be used to create new or override Studio default materials
Modular Building Kit Instructions
All of the pieces of the kit are on a grid, so you can easily duplicate and snap pieces together. In the Modular Building Kit area of the template, you can learn more about how to use the kit and how to set ideal Move and Rotate settings.
We have also released a detailed guide for the Modular Building Kit with useful information, including methods for building and customizing cities at scale to enable larger detailed worlds. We have also created a link to the guide within the template itself!
Assembling Modular Environments
Streaming Enabled
The Modern City template has streaming enabled. Streaming enables massive and detailed worlds, improves join times, and helps reduce crashes, especially on lower-end devices. You can find more information about Streaming here.
If you wish to turn Streaming off, you can find the setting in your Workspace properties. Please note, this property cannot be set in a script.
We also enabled ModelLOD which allows experiences that have enabled streaming to show better visual quality for models that haven’t yet been streamed to the client. You can learn more about ModelLODs here.
Previously Released Content Packs
In case you missed them, we have also previously released content packs that were pulled from demos that Roblox had built.
City and Forest Packs
Beyond the Dark
- Space Station Interior Prop Pack - Beyond the Dark
- Space Station Architecture Pack - Beyond the Dark
The Mystery of Duvall Drive
- House Furniture Pack - Duvall Drive
- House Props Pack - Duvall Drive
- Landscaping Pack - Duvall Drive
- Material Variants Pack - Duvall Drive
We would like to thank the community for continuing to inspire us and we hope you enjoy the new content.
Feel free to post questions, feedback, or screenshots showing off the content you have built using the Modular Building Kit!
Thank you.
