Player Invite Prompts

[m0bsterlobster (mobsterlobster)]

These invite notifications will always be delivered to the users’ on-platform notification tray (Roblox app / roblox.com).

[TheH0meLands]

I mean thats not really helpful as I personally never check my notification tray. It would be better if you guys added push notification.

[m0bsterlobster (mobsterlobster)]

It’s in the works - stay tuned!

In the meantime, we do encourage you check the notification tray. We are actively working on redesigning the notification tray content and adding more notification use cases!

[Rekotora3349 (Re_koFromSlovakia)]

I have a question,

Will the notification for invite be avalible on Windows (system push notification)?

[m0bsterlobster (mobsterlobster)]

Push notifications are not currently supported on PC/Laptop - we plan on addressing this in the near future.
Nonetheless, these invite notifications will always be delivered to the users’ on platform notification tray (Roblox app / roblox.com)

[m0bsterlobster (mobsterlobster)]

Thank you for flagging! Please note, this functionality currently works for users adding custom notifications to their own user-owned experiences, but not for collaborators or group-owned experiences.
Our team has identified the root cause and is actively working on a fix. We hope to have this issue resolved very soon and will update you once fixed. Keep in mind that even after this fix is implemented, players will not be able to see custom notifications right away. This functionality will be rolling out over the coming weeks.
We apologize for any inconvenience this caused.

[2xA_Imagineer95 (2xA)]

This was a while ago, way before this update. It’s probably fixed now.

[Abcreator]

@m0bsterlobster

We left a bit of extra space for developers to customize their notifications - we hope this is enough space to add specific area names or stage numbers.

I understand that having the experience name present is a good requirement however there is currently no way for me to add custom text to append to the notification or fill a different field.

For example if I have 100 stages in my obby and wish to display the player’s current stage in the obby in the notification. I will be required to type out all 100 entries into the notification string page!

[m0bsterlobster (mobsterlobster)]

I see what you’re saying. This is excellent feedback. We are looking into safe ways of expanding the customizability of notifications. I hope we’re able to address this sort of use case in the near future. Thank you for your patience.

[IdontPlayz343 (FPS Enjoyer)]

I probably will not use this yet, but I’m really glad that this customizable approach is being taken. One UI element that I really hope gets modernized with way more easy to access customizability is the inventory, along with some improvements to tools in general. The latter being the ability to choose if the tool is connected with a hand, or with the humanoid root part, and if and how a tool can be de-equipped.

[minkmink]

this is nice, i guess, but this still doesnt let us create custom invite screens

[MatkeFTW]

I’ve noticed these new paremeters in SocialService:PromptGameInvite() recently. However I didn’t think that you would actually launch out Developer Driven Invites.

I had concerns about a couple of things;

1. How would you handle malicious text put into the invite screen (in-game).
2. How would moderation work if for instance the notification string had malicious or deceitful text put into it.

Also, I was messing around with the notifications and noticed that there is no localization option for them, will there be localization tools available for notification strings?

[m0bsterlobster (mobsterlobster)]

Update: This issue has been fixed for group-owned experiences. We will be adding collaborator functionality in the near future. Thank you for your patience.

[m0bsterlobster (mobsterlobster)]

Great questions:

1. For in-game text, developers are expected to abide by the Community Standards similar to any other in-game text. Users will be able to report this text via the in-game menu abuse report system.
2. The custom notifications function has a text filter applied to it. Developers will not be able to publish any notifications that don’t pass our filter.
3. Localization will be added in the coming months! We’re actively working on it.

[haz3mn (hazem)]

I have an issue with the custom notification text not showing, it’s just showing the default invite text:

[TreeBen77]

That’s rolling out in the following weeks:

@m0bsterlobster

Please note that we will be rolling out the ability for users to see the custom notifications over the coming weeks; nonetheless, you are still encouraged to set them up from the get-go to ensure your players see them as soon as possible. Similarly, we will be adding the ability to localize these custom notifications via the Creator Dashboard in the coming months. We will append this announcement when this feature is live, stay tuned!

[NobleReign (Noble)]

is there a way to customize the text or launch data in the main menu’s invite function?

i want to know if invites were accepted from any source. it might be a bit of an annoyance if you had to invite through in-game UI in order to get your friends to appear beside you or something. i think players would expect the in-game “invite your friends!” and the normal invite buttons to have generally the same behavior.

overall though i really like this update and can’t wait for further iterations, definitely a nice way to boost engagement

[TreeBen77]

You could use Player.FollowUserId but I think that includes players who join from the user’s profile or friends list on the home page.

[NobleReign (Noble)]

yeah i could, but i’ve read elsewhere on the devforum that it doesn’t work for invites, unless i’m mistaken/that behavior’s changed then it doesn’t really work for my use case

[m0bsterlobster (mobsterlobster)]

Update: This issue has also been fixed for collaborators working on user-owned experiences. This issue is fully resolved.