Weekly Recap: August 31 - September 4, 2026 | Emissive Items and Enhanced Freecam

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Key Takeaways

This week, we fully released Asset Manager, opened Emissive Items to all eligible Marketplace creators, and launched Custom Dashboards for Creator Analytics. Studio also added cinematic Freecam capabilities, and Collision group management moved from PhysicsService to WorldRoot.

Check the full recap!

:star: Check out our Updates page in Creator Hub where you can find a scrollable changelog of all product announcements and updates, updated in real time.

Betas and Tests

[Studio Beta] Upgraded UI Gradients

  • Were adding highly requested enhancements for UIGradient into Studio Beta: new gradient types (radial & conic), tile modes, and gradient scale controls.
  • Enable it via Beta Features > Upgraded UIGradients.

Updates and Announcements

Profile Frames Now Live for Plus Subscribers

  • We’ll start rolling out mobile on September 8. If you don’t see them on mobile after September 8, try updating your app to the latest version.
  • Plus subscribers can now choose a curated frame around their profile picture.

Auto-Generate Publish Notes for Easier Version Control

  • Version History now generates publish notes automatically.
  • This provides your team a reliable record of live updates without requiring manual write-ups.

Analytics: Custom Dashboards to Save, Organize and Share Custom Charts

  • You can now build Custom Dashboards in your analytics.
  • Create and rearrange personalized dashboards for your game with custom charts and summary cards, pin your favorites to the side nav, and publish them to share with your team.

Gameplay Videos on Home: Help Your Games Get Discovered

  • Gameplay videos now play in Recommended For You on Home, helping players understand your game before they join.
  • Upload a video in Creator Hub > Placefile settings > Videos.

Expanding WorldModel Simulation Capabilities: Support for Collision Groups

  • Collision group management moved from PhysicsService to WorldRoot, bringing independent collision groups and consistent physics queries to WorldModel.
  • PhysicsService is now deprecated in favor of these updated APIs.

[Full Release] Asset Manager With Folders, Search, and More

  • The revamped Asset Manager is now fully released.
  • You can organize assets into folders, search across your inventories, and import new assets with the Universal Importer.

[Full Release] Create and Sell Emissive Items on Marketplace

  • Starting today, all eligible Marketplace creators can create and sell Emissive Items, a new way to make creations glow and stand out.
  • Emissives applied to very large coverage areas of full bodies and large accessories are not allowed.

[Full Release] Enhanced Freecam Capabilities

  • Freecam now has a suite of enhanced capabilities: camera roll, adjustable FOV, per-control speed & stiffness tuning, player lock, and custom post-processing so you can capture more cinematic shots directly inside your experience.
  • Toggle Freecam anytime with LeftShift + P, in both Studio and client.

News and Alerts

Upcoming Friends List API Access Changes for Australian Users Under 16

  • Starting September 30, 2026, creators wont have access to friends lists of Australian users under age 16 by default.
  • We expect this to include a very small percentage of your user base.

Release Notes

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Overall a good week full of good things. I hope the team keeps bringing this up!!

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loved this week’s updates, looking forward to see Alpha masks for UGCs

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really good week, thanks roblox!

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Really nice update, will enjoy the asset manager and analystic’s tab!

Publish Notes are also gonna be a life saver.

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will this year of RDC have some announcement for VR :weary_cat:?
maybe passthrough support or hand tracking?

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Nice updates! When will the RIA results come out though?

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Lovely updates roblox, while others complain this will significantly improve the QoL of roblox devs

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I’d say during the RDC the results will be announced

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Any updates for when decals will support emissive maps?

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When it’s gonna be released the background for all the UGC Creators? I mean it’s already tested and the stores are taking all the items so they’re gonna get all the market, so small ugc creator get’s nothing, ¿What’s the solution there or the way to benefit the small upcoming ugc creators to get visibility on the market?

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It’s always the same people accepted into the different pilot programs. The rich gets richer :face_exhaling:

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Weekly recap, we are losing money faster than ever because we would rather bend the knee to investors than make a product worth using!

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Followed by RDC 2026, the updates are cool.

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@economypmm Sorry to bother you with the tag May you answer that?