Here’s a big list of materials that I think should be added. It would make a lot of sense if you can’t add all or most of these in. It would make sense if it was added later.
- Cobblestone walls
Currently the materials has been lacking materials for medieval builds, there aren’t really good choices for walls for medieval builds, slate is to rough (Well now too smooth), bricks are too rough, regular cobblestone too irregular and is just good for paths now. I think cobblestone walls would be a great addition since they were used in like the 1500s I’ve heard. And there should be a mossy variant for builds that require really aged medieval builds.
- Roof Shingles
Currently the only good choices for roof shingles are just bricks, which is meh to use, it would be great to have a roof shingles material to use since there aren’t really any great options besides bricks and maybe wooden planks, there should also be a medieval variant for medieval builds since regular roof shingles would be too modern.
- Dry Wall
Currently there aren’t really good materials for dry wall, concrete is too rough, wood just doesn’t work that well, same with wooden planks depending on the style. Please add a dry wall material I think the list is desperately in need and I would love to use it.
- Crystal
This obviously would be a terrain and part material and I think it would look beautiful, I would love to add this in a cave I have and I think It would look beautiful and would be a great addition. There should also be a clear version and not just a version like just found, like in the earth.
- Emerald, Diamond, Gold
This again would obviously be a part and terrain material. I know there’s already a diamond material but it’s only for parts and I think a different version for terrain would be great, I think a different version would be great because I’m assuming the diamond material would be more clear and not just found in the earth. Which thinking about it, the same version of emerald, diamond, and gold for terrain should also be for parts. And those 3 version should also have a more clear version just for parts, like you’d find in a gold bar or emerald necklace. These would be great for my cave since I’d have more variety.
-Cinder
Currently I think it would be a great addition for a cinder material, another person before these new materials were announced that they were coming, asked for one. Thinking about it I think it would be a great addition.
-Rusted Diamond Plate
I think a rusted diamond plate would be a great addition for more older/aged builds. There’s already a corroded metal material so a Rusted Diamond Plate material I think would be a great addition, and would make sense.
-Hardwood Floor/Polished Wooden Floor
Currently there isn’t good options for more modern houses, Wooden Planks is too old to use. I would love to have a hardwood/polished wooden floor material to use and I think is really needed. There should be different types to use like, A big version which is the same size as the wooden planks, A medium version that’s like 0.5 in width, and a small version which is like 0.2 or 0.3 in width. The length isn’t different just the width. Though there could just be 1 type which I think the medium version would be a good pick and maybe a good width I’m not sure.
-Polished Wood
Currently the material list is lacking in more modern materials, I think a polished wood material would work well for more modern houses
-Sponge Material
Currently, the old pebble material was used as a sponge material since it sucked as an actual pebble material and looked more spongey. Because of this, when the new places get updated it would be hard to find a replacement for the old pebble material for sponges. It would be great to have a sponge material to compensate for this.
-Coral Material and other underwater materials for terrain and parts
Currently on the material list, there isn’t really any good materials for underwater worlds, it’s pretty lacking. I think materials for underwater environments would be very beneficial for dev’s that make underwater environments since in roblox.
-Pool Tiles
Currently there aren’t good textures at all for pool tiles, I think a texture for this would be amazing to have! Especially since there isn’t any good materials to have for it.
-Carbon Fiber
I think a carbon fiber material would be great to add for stuff like more modern car interiors
-Updated Water Material
Currently the water material hasen’t been changed and I really wished it was, it doesn’t look too bad currently but it makes me sad, because it could look so much better and realistic. I really hope it gets updated.
-Leaves
Currently when uploading realistic tress to roblox, I have issues finding good pbr leaf textures online for the leaves. It would be great to have an inbuilt material to use for the leaves. They’re obviously not meant to be used for parts or terrain, just for tree leaves. There should be different types obviously, like a maple version, a pine version, and more. There also should be a snowy version for snowy environments. Also there should be a snowy version for the tree bark materials.
I can understand people’s frustrations as in some cases it does change their style but I have been through many growing pains on roblox throughout the years and in these times we need to adapt, overcome, improvise. Plus it seems like we will be able to upload these legacy materials into the new custom option you will be coming out with. Maybe it will be nice to have a legacy pack?
