creator-announcements

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Rec Room Creative Club #rec-room-updates

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Wassup @Creative Club !

We got a new dev blog up and this one is all about State Machines! For those who don't know State Machines is now officially part of Circuits (CV2) in beta. But what are these? State Machine chips simplify complex functionality in rooms by organizing different actions into distinct states. So now you can efficiently program NPCs, for example, and this article will show you how!

http://blog.recroom.com/posts/cv2-state-machine

The Fast Facts

• Simplified Complex Functionality: State Machine chips simplify the management of intricate circuitry in Rooms by breaking it down into simpler states.

• One State at a Time: These chips ensure that only one child state is active at a time, reducing the risk of conflicts between different behaviors and eliminating the need for complicated condition checks across different states.

• Modular Design: Easily add, modify, or remove states within the State Machine, just like you would with a circuit board.

• Nested State Machines: State Machines can also be nested within State chips, allowing for more intricate control over sub-states.

• Synced or Unsynced: State Machines can be configured as synced or unsynced. Synced states provide consistency across players in multi-player environments.

Should be a fun read if you love playing with circuitry - spread the word around!

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Welcome back, Rec Room Creators! We're thrilled to announce the launch of a new room permission level: Contributor. The contributor permission is a great way to trial new potential collaborative partners before giving co-owner access and a better way to give temporary access for help. Contributors can help build out room content, but have more limited access to critical features around publishing, permissions, and room economics.

We hope this new level helps build trust between new creators and will lead to better long term partnerships. We're going to continue to expand the permission features in the coming year to enable more collaboration scenarios.

Check it out!
https://rec.net/creator/p/contributor-update

**Soon, contributors will join in on the room earnings party! The room owner can fine-tune things as needed. Keep an eye out for this update, especially if you're adding contributors to your rooms! **

Explore all the thrilling updates on Creator News! https://rec.net/creator/p/news

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📣 Update: Increased INK Limits 📣

Hello @Creative Club !

We wanted to let you know about a recent change – we've increased the maximum ink limits allowed in rooms, and you'll see this reflected as additional overhead in your ink bar. 🎉

Increased ink limits give you a bit more flexibility to add content to your rooms and potentially make your experiences a tad more complex and engaging.

We hope you find this change useful and continue to enjoy creating within the Rec Room community. As always, we appreciate your feedback and can't wait to see what you'll build with these expanded ink limits. Have a great time crafting and sharing your worlds! ⭐

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Howdy Creators! We've updated our thumbnail policy concerning misleading thumbnails, please check it out and make sure your room complies! We'll begin enforcing this policy soon. https://rec.net/creator/p/thumbnailpolicy

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Hello !

We've updated our thumbnail policy concerning misleading thumbnails, please check it out and make sure your room complies! We'll begin enforcing this policy soon. https://rec.net/creator/p/thumbnailpolicy

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Hey creators, ready for a new challenge? Starting in November, Room Rewards is getting some changes, including a whole new tier system and more ways to earn rewards! Check out the list below to see all of the new things coming to Room Rewards:

• Analytics updated DAILY so you can keep track of your room’s performance
• See and manage all of your reward-eligible rooms in one place
• The ability to compete in all three measured metrics monthly
• A whole new room tier system, where the rewards are tied to your own room's performance

So how does the new system work? Find out all the details and see how you can start earning rewards here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-rewards

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November Room Rewards is here! Check out this article for all the changes you can expect to see and how they’ll impact you going forward. Learn more on Creator Hub here! https://rec.net/creator/p/new-room-rewards-program

If you have any questions check out the FAQ section here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-rewards

You can leave feedback on the new program here as well: https://recroom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=14290408346775

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Winter is right around the corner and you know what that means! We about to enter the season of giving, sharing and FUN FUN FUN. And if you want to be a part of that you can through this year’s Holiday Market! If you’re interested in hosting a workshop, having your room featured, or selling items sign up now! Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions 🙂

https://rec.net/creator/p/holiday-market

Deadline for submissions: December 1, 2023

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Rec Holiday Market is returning in December! Rec Holiday Market is a fun event that we are putting on for our community to come together, visit festive shops, enjoy creative workshops, and play games during the holiday season! Want to pitch into the giving season and share how you've made some of your winter creations? We are looking for winter, holiday, or cozy feel workshops to feature! The deadline to submit your workshop is December 1st!
https://rec.net/creator/p/holiday-market

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Happy early Thanksgiving @Creative Club !

December Room Rewards is around the corner! Given that the revamped program just came out, the metrics and rewards are staying the same in December but we are aiming to make more changes in future months. Read more about it here: https://rec.net/creator/p/december-room-rewards-program

As always, we are open to feedback and would love your suggestions so feel free to contribute your ideas to our Zendesk: https://recroom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=14290408346775

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Waddup !!

A lot of y'all have been asking about the behind-the-scenes to Make it to Midnight and we've been releasing dev blogs on some of the new features that came out with this RRO. So here's another one that I know there's excitement about: Custom Melee Weapons!!

Learn how Bonky's hammer from Make it to Midnight was made and how to use Swing Handles in your creations in the dev blog below! Can't wait to see what you create with this new feature 🎉

https://blog.recroom.com/posts/2023/11/29/custom-melee-weapons

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Also just a reminder that if you haven't submitted your Rec Holiday Market submissions, today is the last day to do so! All submissions need to be in by 11:59 pm PST.

https://rec.net/creator/p/holiday-market

Hello and Happy Friday,

Can’t believe it’s December already! As you get ready for the holidays and the new year we wanted to remind you of the new exchange rate that was announced at Rec Con. We will be increasing the exchange rate from $0.0004 to $0.0006 starting January 1, 2024. The Early Creator Matching Bonus will end Jan 1 as well so make sure to cash out your tokens before then! We have received a lot of questions around this change and hope our news article can answer them: https://rec.net/creator/p/new-token-exchange-rate

Some additional details:

• Tokens received prior to January 1, 2024 will still be worth $0.0004 (250,000 tokens = $100)

• Tokens received on or after January 1, 2024 will be worth $0.0006 (250,000 tokens = $150)

• When submitting a Payment Request, the older tokens receive priority. For example, if you have 1,000,000 tokens @ $0.0004 and 1,000,000 tokens @ $0.0006 and request payment for 1,500,000 tokens, you will receive $700. That's $400 for the old rate + $300 for the new rate.

If you have any questions please message @landon0379!

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Hey

We're introducing a personalized recommendation system, where every one of you will have tailored room suggestions based on your play history under what is now the #HotList tab in your watch (note: we're experimenting with list names and types of list so the list names may change at some point). We want to make sure more rooms get their time in the spotlight and through this personalization, we're aiming to connect you with rooms you'll absolutely love. It's all about giving great content the visibility it deserves!

What does this mean for you as a creator though?
Over time, building an audience for your room will become more accessible, even if its appeal is niche. That being said, currently, the system is designed to personalize experiences in already popular rooms, especially those in the top few hundred, while we continue exploring ways to support the growth of newer rooms. If you want to know what factors go into that personalized calculation and more, check out our article on the Creator News Hub: https://rec.net/creator/p/Personal-Recommendation-System

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@Creative Club Reposting this from the RRS announcement so everyone knows why we have Rooms 2.0 channels in here now 🙂

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Hey everyone!

We’ve got some updates about Rooms 2.0 rollout and how we’re going to be gathering feedback and bugs from this point onward:

Starting today we’re moving the Rooms 2.0 channels from the RRS discord over to the Creator Club discord. If you head over to the Creator Club discord (https://discord.gg/rec-room-creative-club-419542073142935552) you should see the same channels at the top of the channels section on the left. We’re making this move because the Creative Club discord is better set up to accommodate a lot of incoming traffic (as a public discord), and we’ll soon be adding a lot more people to Rooms 2.0 early access 🙂

We will soon rename the R2 updates and chat channels in the RRS discord to be RRS specific channels. So as the RRS team has R2 specific updates or as you want to discuss anything R2 specific to RRS you can continue to do that in the RRS discord. We will also post the RRS announcements that are relevant to R2 over in the Creative Club R2 announcements channel.

Starting tomorrow (Friday 12/15) anyone will be able to apply for Rooms 2.0 access via a form that we’ll post in an announcement in the Creator Club discord. Everyone who applies will be granted Rooms 2.0 access! I would expect within a few days of applying. We should be onboarding from the application list every day or two.

We’ll also be automatically granting access to around 1k more creators. Before you apply via the form, be sure to check if you already have R2 access. You will know when you have been given access because you will see an in-game notification from Rec Room titled 'You've been selected for Rooms 2.0!' and you will see the 'Room 2.0 Template' in the Create > Choose Base Room section of your watch. Creators added via the application form may not get the in game notification so the most reliable method to know when you have been given access is to keep checking Create > Choose Base Room and looking for the Room 2.0 Template.

Since we will be adding thousands of more creators to Rooms 2.0 early access we’re changing up how were doing feature request and bug reporting:

Feature requests and suggestions should now go here: https://rooms2.featureupvote.com/

Bug reports should now be sent in via Zendesk: https://recroom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=19651125896983

We will leave the R2 Feedback and Bugs channels up (in the Creative Club discord) so that people can still discuss issues and link to their feedback posts but if its not on the feature upvote board or hasn’t been sent in via Zendesk its not guaranteed that the team will see it so please use those methods for R2 feedback and bugs! The feedback and bugs channels here will be locked down to RR staff only along with a note to move over to the Creative Club channels starting tomorrow 12/15.

Sometime in early 2024 we will start to move more and more creator focused initiatives and channels into the Creative Club discord. Expect to see some re-organizing over there, more active RR devs, and more consolidation of important creator announcements and programs settling into that server. To keep it in line with the new Creator Hub (https://rec.net/creator) we’ll be renaming it to the Creator Hub Discord at some point. We want it to become the go to place for most creator focused announcements and discussions.

I want to pass along a big thank you from everyone here at RR working on Rooms 2.0. We know it's still early but the feedback and bug reports so far have been a big help in shaping the roadmap for R2! Keep it coming

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Hello again and Happy Friday @Creative Club !

There’s been a lot of buzz around the new Room Rewards program and we’d like to address some of the Creator community’s questions and concerns.

The new program aims to give more Creators opportunities to earn rewards on their rooms. And to that point, it’s working. With the old Room Rewards program, we averaged around 50 rooms that received rewards. In the first month of the new Room Rewards program, over 200 rooms and more than 450 creators were rewarded. However, we also saw that the amount of the reward per room was significantly less than it was before. Between this change and the matching bonus ending, we heard concerns around the future of Creator earnings.

The new Room Rewards program is built to evolve over time with the needs of the community. We’re excited to announce that effective immediately, we have adjusted December’s Room Rewards for S Tier rooms:

• Engagement: Increasing 8x from 25 to 200 tokens per user
• Commerce: Increasing 5x from 500 to 2500 tokens per user
• Bonus: Increasing 5x from 250 to 1250 tokens per user

This isn’t a one-time holiday bonus – in the new year, we’ll continue to work with you to make Room Rewards the best program possible.

Creators are the lifeblood of Rec Room, and we want to ensure that our investment in the community is clear. The Creator community is bigger than ever, and we are grateful for each and every person who is a part of this story.
If you want more information on this change and how to get your room to S Tier read our informational page here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-rewards.

And of course, if you have any feedback on the Room Rewards program we are always happy to take suggestions here: https://recroom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=14290408346775

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@everyone Its Rooms 2.0 alpha access dayyyyy! 📯 🎉 (reposting this here so that we hit all the external servers too)

Here's everything you need to know

1. The Rooms 2.0 alpha guide is being replaced by this website: https://rec.net/creator/p/rooms2.0 everything you should need is here now! This page describes Rooms 2.0, has a link to the R2 channels / this discord server, articles on known issues and FAQ (at the bottom), links on where to post feedback and report bugs, the Rooms 2.0 alpha access signup form, and details about the Rooms 2.0 incentive / survey (25k tokens and an exclusive alpha testers hat) If you see any issues with the page let us know!

2. Here's a link right to the Rooms 2.0 signup form for anyone who's too lazy to find it on the Rooms 2.0 website above haha https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvhCrQeiWO_2YbUQfNd3hQe8pMEzsRIqQyd_Rdsmx3ZN1ArA/viewform Everyone who signs up (and inputs their @ username properly) will get access within a day or two.

We also just onboarded 1,200 new creators into Rooms 2.0 alpha automatically. So you might already have access! If you do, you'll see an in game announcement / pop up from us when you log in and you'll see the Rooms 2.0 template in your Create > Base Rooms menu. If you don't see this yet, you should see it within a day or two of properly filling out the form above.

3. If you spend 8+ hours trying out / building in Rooms 2.0 before Jan 1, 2024, and you fill out the survey here afterwards: https://rec.net/creator/p/rooms-2.0-incentives we will drop you 25k tokens and a Rooms 2.0 Alpha tester hat (in game - by March 2024). No word on what this hat will look like yet, MYSTERY HAT! But it should be cool 🙂

4. Just a reminder that all Rooms 2.0 Alpha feature requests and suggestions should be posted here: https://rooms2.featureupvote.com/ This will ensure the team can quickly see what features / suggestions have the most upvotes and can prioritize development accordingly. If you've already been in the Rooms 2.0 alpha please move your feedback into feature upvote unless you know the feature is already coming soon.

5. Another reminder that all Rooms 2.0 alpha bug reports should be sent in here: https://recroom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=19651125896983 you can discuss bugs in the R2 bugs channel with other creators but just ensure you've sent the bug in here first so that the team is aware of it!

Ok that's it, get in there and let us know what you think of Rooms 2.0! 🫡

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We've got some more shoutouts to the new creator showcases in the ^RecHolidayMarket! So cheer on your friends and check some of the rooms that @HairyVR walks us through in our new Holiday Market video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNOPERQy8rc

Featured shops in video:
https://rec.net/d/room/JingleJangleJu...
https://rec.net/d/room/NorthPole_Village
https://rec.net/d/room/ForestsInventions

Winter karoake:
https://rec.net/d/room/RecRoomKaraoke

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Don't forget! The Partnered Creator matching bonus is ending this year so anyone that wants to take part in the bonus needs to make their request by 11:59pm UTC on December 31st! After that, you will not be eligible for the matching bonus as the program has ended. That means, based on what time zone you're in, submit by:

• 3:59pm PST
• 4:59pm MST
• 5:59pm CST
• 6:59pm EST

Thank you for being an early Partnered Creator with us! We can't wait to see what you create in 2024. We will also be increasing the token exchange rate next year which you can read more about here: https://rec.net/creator/p/new-token-exchange-rate

Have a great holidays! More information on the matching bonus here: https://recroom.com/bonus

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Happy Friday !

The last of the Rec Holiday Market is live. Check it out to see what's our creative community has whipped up before the market wraps up: https://youtu.be/T_YbcrpT0n8 !

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Room tags are getting better! We have added 10+ standardized tags to help creators define the purpose of their room. Learn more about it and see what new tags you can use to find and discover experiences you're interested in!

https://rec.net/creator/p/room-tag-update

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Curious about how we made Make it to Midnight? Check out the behind-the-scenes scoop and learn how to use the same features in your rooms! https://rec.net/creator/p/mitm-bts

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Just wanted to give a heads up that February Room Rewards will continue to offer the same Engagement, Commerce, and Mobile metrics and rewards as this past month. We previously announced that Rooms 2.0 would be in Room Rewards and we still plan to do so come Spring. So, if you're building rooms you have some more time to optimize them! For all the details and any feedback, please visit the Room Rewards Info Page here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-rewards

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You asked for it and it's back!! The long-awaited Tutorial Gowns have made a return - check out this article on how to get these cool gowns by sharing your tutorials with the creative community!

https://rec.net/creator/p/Creator-Tutorial-Video-Program

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January Room Rewards Survey!!

@everyone Did any of your Rooms reach S Tier in Room Rewards for January? If so, we'd like to know what you did to help make your Room successful. Did you add some elaborate progression system, or offer more Consumables, or test on mobile devices until your battery ran out? Take a few minutes to fill out this survey so we can learn exactly what made your room(s) so successful. We appreciate your input!

https://forms.gle/4N67sXBMbFLJREB4A

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We'll be back!

@everyone Due to the overwhelming 1,200 video submissions, we have disabled submitting videos for the time being and may take 1-2 months to go through our processing pipeline. We'll be back once we are caught up with the Submissions!

https://rec.net/creator/p/Creator-Tutorial-Video-Program

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Rec Room Behind the Scenes

@everyone Want to make high quality, engaging rooms in Rec Room? Well the Creation Factory’s new behind the scenes experience walks you through the top tips and tricks used to create their most recent action-adventure room. This is your chance to learn from some of Rec Room’s best in-house creators on how to make beautiful gaming experiences through optimization - and it’s all in Rec Room!

You can check out the room here: https://rec.net/play/RRBehindTheScenes

Or learn more about what the room has to offer on our creator hub page: https://rec.net/creator/p/rr-bts

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Creator Code of Conduct Update

@everyone we have some updates to our Creator Code of Conduct that we want to share with you. Rec Room has grown so much since our last update, and while we have made a few changes to this Creator Code of Conduct, we’re still enforcing what we’ve always stood behind, which we’ve now outlined in our article here: https://rec.net/creator/p/ccoc-update

You can also check out the full updated Creator Code of Conduct here: https://recroom.com/ccoc

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Happy Friday @everyone! Ending this week off with a few updates:

March Room Rewards
Get your R2 Rooms ready! March Room Rewards will be the same as before, but we'll be replacing the Mobile Bonus rewards for a special Rooms 2.0 rewards section in April . We'll have details in the next couple weeks. In the meantime, check out these pages to learn more about Rooms 2.0 features, so that you can take advantage of the changes in April:

• Room Rewards Page: https://rec.net/creator/roomrewards
• Rooms 2.0 Page: https://rec.net/creator/p/rooms2.0

BETA Water Shader Feature Out Now in RRS
Take a gander at one of the tools we’ll be featuring in My Little Monster - the water shader! Make gorgeous gleaming textures in Rec Room Studio that’ll instantly improve the look of your room with just a few clicks. The best part is, this feature is launching in beta NOW in RRS, so check out the links below to learn more!

• Article: https://rec.net/creator/p/water-shader
• Full Documentation: https://docs.alexagirl.studio/docs/Materials/WaterShader/
• Get Rec Room Studio: https://rec.net/settings/recroomstudio

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Hey everyone! Every now and then we'll be sending our skill surveys like this one to get a better sense of how skilled creators are in the community in different areas. This survey is mostly on 3D modeling / 3D art. So if you have any 3D art experience and are interested in potentially being selected for early access to tools in that area definitely fill this skill survey out!

https://forms.gle/Tmbcreysm5FZfukc9

You will only hear back from us if you're selected for an interview on your skills or selected for an early access program. No word on when a program involving these skills might come up so don't ask about an ETA 🙂

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TGIF @everyone! We've got some exciting news regarding Rooms 2.0 Incentives:

**April Room Rewards: **Earn twice as many tokens for your 2.0 Rooms with April Room Rewards and get a Rooms 2.0 Hoodie! Sound too good to be true? Find out more here: https://rec.net/creator/p/april-room-rewards-program
Room Highlights: NEW! Need help reaching S Tier in Room Rewards? Checkout how the new Room Highlights campaign can help with that here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

It's a good time to hop on that Rooms 2.0 train - we are excited to see how you create!!

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Psssst, the February Room Rewards survey has been sent to all Creators who's Rooms reached S Tier. If you qualify and haven't filled it out yet. check your notifications in-game for the survey link and score a free brand new exclusive bubbly pack upon completion!

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FYI everyone we've disabled the ability to add new suggestions and comments to the Room Tags feature upvote board. https://roomtags.featureupvote.com/

I've changed the name of the board to 'Room Tags (inactive / archived)' but kept the board public so that people can continue to see what the top upvoted items were for a while. The room tags team is very thankful for all of the suggestions and comments we got over the past few months, so big thanks to everyone who left us feedback there!

The Room Tags board was intended to be more of a short term look at what additional tags the creator community would like to see / what we may be missing with tags. The other 3 boards will remain open so drop your suggestions / upvotes / comments in there if you have them!

Avatars: https://avatars.featureupvote.com/
Rec Room Studio: https://recroom.featureupvote.com/
Rooms 2.0 https://rooms2.featureupvote.com/

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@everyone April Room Rewards is here! Just a reminder that we've replaced the Bonus Mobile Metrics with Rooms 2.0 metrics so now you can earn twice as many tokens for your 2.0 Rooms and even get the Rooms 2.0 Hoodie!

Room Rewards page has been updated here (https://rec.net/creator/p/room-rewards) but if you want to learn more about this change check out our article: https://rec.net/creator/p/april-room-rewards-program

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@everyone May Room Rewards is right around the corner! You asked, and we're delivering. Starting in May, your 2.0 Room won’t have to hit S Tier to begin raking in tokens. Just make it to C Tier to earn the R2 Hoodie and tokens. Learn more here: https://rec.net/creator/p/may-room-rewards-program

Room Highlights
Need help reaching S Tier in Room Rewards? Checkout how the Room Highlights campaign can help here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

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Featured Creator Update
We want to recognize our incredible creators for their hard work and devotion to fostering creativity within Rec Room. Each week we pick a talented member of the community to celebrate and feature. But because great creators could have been owners or co-owners of room, we have tweaked what qualifications you need to be nominated as a Featured Creator:

• Must have 7 quality rooms (Owner or Co-owner): quality room being a room that showcases the player's skill and shows the creators have the mindset of creating a fun and well-made experience for players
• You must own (Not Co-own) at least 2 of those rooms
• Have at least 3 quality published inventions
• Be an active member of the creative community meaning being a player who engages with the community and shows an effort to create new things

As a reminder, a creator can be featured after a year has passed from their last feature so that they can be rewarded for learning new skills! Check our page here if you want to submit the form to be a featured creator: https://rec.net/creator/p/featured-creator

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Hello Creators!
It’s that special time of year when we all get together to celebrate some very special members of our community: our Teachers!
These amazing Creators share their time, talent, and compassion to make sure that anyone in our community can unlock their creativity and start sharing their imagination with all of us. Without the dedication of our Teachers, so many of us would have not have been able to achieve such creative success on our own. They provide not only the best creative knowledge Rec Room has to offer, but also support many students by giving them confidence in their abilities and welcoming them into their home, the Classroom.
The biggest thing they provide to all of us is their heart. They are passionate about your creative success and want nothing more than to see you create amazing things for us all to enjoy. There is a joy we all share when we help each other be more creative. Let’s show those who give so much, and only ask that you be creative, our appreciation at Teacher Appreciation Day!

Date: Saturday May 18th
Time: 10am PT - 12pm PT
Local date/time: <t:1716051600> - <t:1716058800>
Events:

• Ceremony - Teacher Appreciation Day https://rec.net/event/3707952278446028648
• Teacher Appreciation Day - Celebration Room 1 https://rec.net/event/8080996140270007945
• Teacher Appreciation Day - Celebration Room 2 https://rec.net/event/1729742728873344038

Anyone is welcome to attend these events so come say THANK YOU to these amazing members of our community! Cheers to our Teachers!

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Featured Rooms Update!

We're dedicated to showcasing the extraordinary creativity within our community, shining a light on outstanding rooms and the effort put into them. Each week, we select ten rooms, each a showcase of originality and innovation, to highlight and celebrate their outstanding content. But because amazing rooms new and old deserve recognition, we’ve updated the qualifications to have a room featured:

We have added a new rule!

• After a year has passed, a room may be re-featured!
• Rooms that make use of unlicensed intellectual property may not be selected
• Rooms must run well on all platforms
• Original and unique concepts and artwork
• Fun and replayable rooms
• New and innovative gameplay mechanics
• High-quality and appealing visuals

Check our page here if you want to submit the form to have your room featured: https://rec.net/creator/p/featured-rooms

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It's Here!! Replicator Tool now available to try out!

🔥 Duplicate objects effortlessly and take your creations to the next level with the all-new Replicator tool available in Rooms 2.0! Learn more about it in our dev blog below! But be careful about spawning hundreds of hams and cubes 🟧 🟧 🟧

https://rec.net/creator/p/replicator

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😎 June Room Rewards: Summer Swag Edition 😎
Seller Swag Bubbly, Rooms 2.0 Hoodie, and tokens...oh my! We're coming in hot with some summer swag. 🍾
Read about our June Room Rewards here! https://rec.net/creator/p/june-room-rewards-program

And want some tips and tricks on room performance and engagement? Check out our new hubs of information!
Improve Room Performance: 📈
https://rec.net/creator/p/performance

Engagement & Retention: 🤝
https://rec.net/creator/p/engagement

And don't forget about our Room Highlights: Room Economy 2.0 Campaign!
Need help reaching S Tier in Room Rewards? Checkout how the Room Highlights campaign can help here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

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**Limits V2 Retiring **

In 2023 we ran a beta program that allowed creators to enable Limits V2 in their rooms and get access to higher INK limits in legacy rooms. This was always an experiment to get insights on how creators utilized this higher ink limit and resulted in our unlimited ink feature of Rooms 2.0.

So, effective immediately, 5/28/24, we are disabling cloning of any room with limitsV2. This means, if you have a room with LimitsV2 enabled, it is still fully functional. However, you will not be able to create a new 1.0 Room with LimitsV2 enabled.

Read more about this change in our new article here: https://rec.net/creator/p/limits-v2-update

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🎨 ART CONTESTS ARE BACK🎨

After 700 days of waiting, your wait is FINALLY over… Art contests are BACK! Nope, we’re not joking…and we even have a video to prove it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WN4xSDWYAo

Check out the details and submission rules here: https://rec.net/creator/p/art-contest-7

Feel free to use our #1068304956567846972 for questions and more!

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Also just to clarify - we had a typo in our video. The contest dates are from May 29 - June 17. Sorry about the confusion there!!

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Hey everyone,

We've had a few creators reach out who have noticed that currently room co-owners are unable to move rooms or clone rooms. We received a lot of complaints from room owners in the past few months that these co-owner actions were causing a lot of issues. We've set the default for co-owners ability to move or clone rooms across all rooms to be toggled to off to help resolve these issues.

There is currently no way to change this until we land some work (hopefully coming in an update next week) that surfaces this option in the room settings. At that point everyone will be able to go into those settings and toggle these two permissions back on for co-owners if you like. Until those settings ship you'll need the room owner themselves to move or clone rooms.

We apologize for any inconvenience or creation interruptions here. We completed the permissions default change work ahead of the settings UI work in this case which created the confusion.

Cheers

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***This Room Category added to Contributor Permissions **

We've added a new "This Room" category within Contributor Permissions so you can further customize what specific permissions your contributor gets in your room! Read more about it here: https://rec.net/creator/p/contributor-permissions

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Function Definition Chips are now OUT!

Calling all circuiteers! Function Definition Chips help streamline your custom logic in Rec Room! These chips help you create reusable, efficient logic, saving you time and reducing chip costs. Perfect for complex room designs, they offer better organization, faster iteration, and easier debugging. Still want to know more? We've got a whole dev blog about it here: https://rec.net/creator/p/function-definition-chips

And feel free to leave feedback on these chips in our #Function Definition Chips channel in the general Rec Room Discord! https://discord.com/channels/193073071802941451/1250215152725528718

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How to Use the new Pathfinder Tool!

Want to add cool, interactive paths for objects and AI to your rooms? The Pathfinder tool lets you set paths and boundaries for objects within your game, so now your characters won't be walking through walls anymore! Read our new dev blog for how to use: https://rec.net/creator/p/pathfinder

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Attention all Artists! 🎨
This is a reminder that the art contest ends soon!
All entries must be submitted before Monday the 17th at 11:59 PM
Remember to turn all of your progress pictures to public before the submission deadline.
We look forward to seeing all of your beautiful artworks!
https://recroom.com/art-contest-7-submissions

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Check out our My Little Monsters BTS Hub!

My Little Monsters is out and the best part is, you have all the tools to make a game like this too. From Replicators to Pathfinders, we've introduced a lot of new features that will help make room creation easier for you! Dive behind the scenes with us on our new My Little Monsters BTS Hub and read more about how these tools were used in this RRO. https://rec.net/creator/p/mlm-bts

You can watch our newest YouTube video on this too! https://youtu.be/PZya2Crq72k

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July Room Rewards

Earn maximum rewards with a 2.0 Room by reaching S Tier in the Rooms 2.0 Bonus metrics! Your 2.0 Room won’t have to hit S Tier to begin raking in tokens though, just make it to C Tier to unlock token rewards. And remember that June is the last month to earn the Rooms 2.0 Hoodie, so get it before it’s gone in July! Read more about the latest Room Rewards news here: https://rec.net/creator/p/july-room-rewards

Room Highlights
Need help reaching S Tier in Room Rewards? Checkout how the Room Highlights campaign can help here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

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🖼️ Art Contest Winners!! 🎨
And that's a wrap! Art Contest has officially finished. We've been blown away by the amazing talent and creativity displayed by all of you. A big thank you to everyone who participated and made this event so special. If you won, be sure to check your events tab for an invite to join our livestream happening this Saturday June 29th at 12pm PST.
Check out the winning artworks here: https://rec.net/creator/p/art-contest-7-winners or in our gallery room too!
https://rec.net/room/ArtShow

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August Room Rewards
We heard y'all and the R2 Hoodie is back! You can unlock it starting at C Tier along with token rewards for the Rooms 2.0 Bonus metrics. But that's not all. Read more about the latest Room Rewards news here: https://rec.net/creator/p/august-room-rewards

Room Highlights ⭐
Need help reaching S Tier in Room Rewards? Checkout how the Room Highlights campaign can help here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

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🏆 Creators' Gala

In the spirit of some celebration around all our wonderful creators, we are hosting a Creator's Gala during this year's Rec Con! This gala will celebrate Rec Room's best from the past year - rooms, inventions, art and avatar items made between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 are eligible. You can learn more about award categories, how to get nominated and the judging process here: https://rec.net/creator/p/gala

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📺 NEW Rooms 2.0 Tutorials!

We know there are still quite a bit of bugs with Rooms 2.0, but as we continue to bring Rooms 2.0 to a beta stage, we still highly recommend getting familiar with its features. But we understand that it can be difficult to grasp them, so we heard you and we've come out with 5 new tutorials! These go over building assets and using hierarchies, circuits and player properties in your own 2.0 Room, so check out our new page below and let us know what kind of Rooms 2.0 content you'd like to see in the #r2-feedback channel

Rooms 2.0 Tutorials

My Little Asset Packs at your Service

And if you're inspired by our newest 2.0 RRO, My Little Monsters, we've come out with in-game and RRS Asset packs which you can use to give your Room a Cryptid Creek vibe!

In-game Asset Pack instructions
RRS Asset Pack Download

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@here Creator Q&As are back! We're calling them Creator AMA's now and you can read all about it and submit your questions here. The sooner you get questions in the better! More time for everyone to upvote them and add their own thoughts and comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/RecRoom/comments/1eil29i/rec_room_creator_ama_ask_us_creator_tool_creator/

Edit: If you see your post was moderated by the 'Automoderator' bot you can ignore that, I'm going through and manually approving everything over time that isn't spam. It seems the bot is set too strictly currently and I'll work on changing that

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New 3 Strike Policy for CCoC offenders

We've heard a lot of the community's concerns over creators violating our Creator Code of Conduct. That's why we’ve updated our moderation policies to address concerns about repeat violators and ensure a safer, more positive environment in Rec Room. Offenses like republished content, spam, scams, and harmful content will now result in stricter penalties, ranging from temporary bans to permanent bans for repeat offenders. You can read more about the specific penalties here

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RecCon 2024 is coming up! Right now, it’s time to start prepping your booth submissions. You can only submit one booth, so take your time and make sure it’s perfect! Booth submissions are due August 26, 2024. More info: https://recroom.com/reccon

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Equipment Slots & Storefront V2

NEW DEV BLOG! Learn how to make the most of Rooms 2.0 Econ tools using Equipment Slots and Storefront V2: https://rec.net/creator/p/equipment-slots-storefronts-v2

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We're back with video contests and the theme is Short Stories! Whether it's drama, comedy, thriller, or something experimental, get ready to unleash your storytelling skills! For more information, you can check out here

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@everyone Wanted to share a quick announcement regarding "Skibidi Toilet" rooms. We have removed public access to all "Skibidi Toilet" rooms in response to previous requests from the rights holders. All creators should abide by our Creator Code of Conduct and ensure their creations do not contain unauthorized use of intellectual property (IP).

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@everyone Remember that sneak peek we gave you at last year’s Rec Con? Well, it’s official—Avatar Studio has arrived, and it’s a total game-changer! With its rollout, you’ll be able to design, create, and even sell your own Avatar items in Rec Room. This is a HUGE leap forward in customization, and soon everyone can get in on the fun!

And because there will be so many more options to express yourself through Avatar Studio, we want to make Avatar customization more affordable for everyone. Today we are lowering the minimum price of all custom Avatar items including custom shirts, to 250 tokens, and most custom Avatar items will have a minimum price of 375 tokens.

Want to know more? We’ve got all the details on what Avatar Studio is, how we’re rolling it out, and how you can get involved right https://rec.net/creator/p/Avatar-studio?utm_medium=social&utm_source=discord-creator-hub-rec-room-updates&utm_campaign=Avatar-studio). 👀

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Creator Hub #rec-room-updates

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OK yall sorry for the delay on the Discord merger work! In case you didn't see our initial announcement on why we're merging the Rec Room Studio server and Ink Inc server into this (Creator Hub) server, you find all of that info and a FAQ here: #697470651208040549 message

**UPDATE: here's what this server will look like once we start re-organizing channels and bring the RRS and Ink Inc channels in here: **https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1scqMoiZfobQRhX0gqWnYmWo1g9yTGhpSusK_Dgq_gJw/edit?usp=sharing

If you have major feedback on the new channel layout let us know in #1245421247089868800 (better for longer discussions and easier for us to find) or #1245423580129267762 and we'll do our best to read it all.

You'll notice us starting to rename channels and bring new channels in as early as tomorrow and this weekend!** If all goes well and there's no major issues we'll 'flip the switch' on merging the servers sometime mid / end of next week. **

Flipping the switch means:

1. The RRS role assignment / 'Join the Discord' button here https://rec.net/creator/studio starts giving creators their RRS full access role in the Creator Hub discord and dropping them in here. All creators who already have this role in the RRS discord server will have to click the button again to gain their role here in Creator Hub
2. Once we switch that button over sometime next week, we'll make another announcement so that everyone is aware we've flipped the switch and we will start freezing the ability to post in the RRS and Ink Inc discords and moving all creators over into Creator Hub where we'll migrate the channels for those programs as outlined above
3. You'll still be able to go back to the RRS and Ink Inc discord servers to reference forums and other posts there. You just wont be able to post in them. We were unable to find a good way to automatically migrate forum channels across servers so sadly if we want to move that stuff over we will need creators to do it manually. We'll pin a post to the migrated forum channels here leading back to the other server so that for the near term people can still easily find those resources. Over time the new forums should become just as valuable, especially if creators help by migrating over their most valuable posts manually 🙏

Thanks for your patience! I know this work took longer than expected. Cheers 🙂

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September Room Rewards

Find out what's new for September, when August Reward boxes are coming, and more here: https://rec.net/creator/p/september-room-rewards

Room Highlights
Need help reaching S Tier in Room Rewards? Checkout how the Room Highlights campaign can help here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

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FYI we've updated the custom server link here to: https://discord.gg/creator-hub-419542073142935552

If you were using our old link
https://discord.gg/rec-room-creative-club-419542073142935552
or
https://discord.com/invite/rec-room-creative-club-419542073142935552

You'll find those no longer work and you'll want to replace them with the new one! We've already done this on all rec.net pages where we found those old links but if you do find a broken Creator Hub invite link somewhere let us know by shooting me a DM.

Another thing to note - if anyone has unused server boosts sitting on their discord account feel free to throw them our way. Once we get the server to level 3 we can assign our own custom URL then we can get something more pretty like discord.gg/RRcreatorhub or similar without a long string of numbers at the end. If we unlock that I'll drop another announcement in here with the new new URL 🙂

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TLDR: we had a bug with the announcements system where it was spamming people. Its fixed now 👍

Longer: we had a bug with the announcements system where it was spamming people. this was a bug where it was replicating the announcement for each platform we're on rather than just hitting each player once. Its fixed now 👍 Thank you to everyone who made noise about this and drew our attention to it.

PS. I was going to post this announcement here 5 times to be funny but I'll spare yall 🙂

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We've heard some creators joining the server are having trouble finding certain channels. Here are the solutions to that problem:

1. Go to 'Browse Channels' in the upper left and select every channel in the server

2. Click on the Creator Hub drop down / settings in the upper left and select 'Show All Channels' (img)

3. If you can't see the RRStudio channels ensure you have clicked the 'Join the Discord' button here https://rec.net/creator/studio if you have RRStudio full access. If you do you will be given the 'RR Studio auto access' role and you will be able to see and post in the RRStudio channels category. You do not need to leave the Creator Hub server for this to work, it will apply the role while you are still in the server, no need to rejoin. Those without RRS full access can still view most RRS channels.

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Upgraded Bean Avatar Coming Soon

@everyone We have big dreams for the future of expression in Rec Room, whether you're rocking a bean or full body avatar. That’s why we’re giving the bean avatar a well-deserved upgrade to match our commitment to both avatar styles!

This isn't just about new features—though there are plenty. It’s about ensuring that both avatar forms can enjoy new features, be compatible with Avatar Studio, and improve performance across all devices, which means lower crash rates for everyone.

The upgraded bean is still in an experimental stage so we’ll be rolling it out in phases and collecting feedback to make changes on. As we go through this phase, you’ll still have the option to stick with the classic bean for a bit longer, so you can choose to explore these new changes at your own pace, and give us feedback on it in our discord feedback channel. Check out the full details and our roll-out plan by reading more here.

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Reminder that Rec Con 2024 community events / panels / talks / meetup submissions are still open until this Sunday! You have 5 more days.

More info on how to submit your event for potential featuring at Rec Con 2024 here: https://recroom.com/reccon

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Hey yall! We'll be doing our first Creator AMA (voice / stage channel) in here tomorrow Wednesday Sept 11 at 3.30pm PT. I'm wrangling RR devs to show up and we'll have a nice chat about all things creation / creation tools / creator community. We'll open it up to questions from the text chat and pull people with questions up on stage to chat via voice as well.

You should see the Creator AMA voice channel at the bottom of the GENERAL section of channels now. We'll open it up for everyone to join a bit before the start time tomorrow. I'm sure we'll hit some role / permissions issue of some kind during the AMA so we'll work those out in real time 🙂

Looking forward to chatting with everyone! The AMA should last about an hour. This is an experiment to see how many creators like AMAs in this format, how many show up, if we can pull this off at all, so we'll see how this test goes haha

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Contributor Invitations Update!

Hi folks - wanted to update the community on the issue we've been having with contributors being added to rooms they have no involvement in. We are implementing an update where contributors will have to accept an invitation to join as a contributor to a room. The process is the same as how co-owners are invited right now. This update will be available on Monday (9/16), but until then, no one will be able to add contributors to rooms.

If you want a refresh on our Contributor Permissions, you can check them out here: https://rec.net/creator/p/contributor-permissions

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We’re absolutely delighted to share the results of our Short Stories Video Contest! The talent and creativity displayed were nothing short of amazing, and our judges had an incredible time watching all the entries. Check out the winners here
Thank you everyone for sharing your stories with us! Click through to see the full list of winners and celebrate the storytellers who brought their visions to life in the most brilliant ways!
If you won, be sure to check your events tab for an invite to join our livestream happening this Saturday the 21st at 12pm PST.
A huge thank you to everyone who participated! 🌟📽️👏

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October Room Rewards
Check out October Room Rewards requirements, when September Reward boxes are coming, and more here: https://rec.net/creator/p/October-room-rewards-2024

Room Highlights
Need help reaching S Tier in Room Rewards? Checkout how the Room Highlights campaign can help and submit your 2.0 Room here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

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Creator Forum is available to everyone!

@here! FINALLY! If you've heard about the Creator Forum and have been wanting to try it out, it's now available to all creators!

This is where you can give feedback on topics, features, and announcements, all while connecting with Rec Room staff. Each of these categories will have sub categories that work similarly to the Discord channels. You can post your thoughts and feedback within certain categories as you see fit to begin discussion, and our internal teams will be keeping tabs on the most upvoted comments. If you had previously signed up on our form, you will have access now too so you can click the link here to get into the forum. Once you enter the forum, you'll see these categories we've posted:

• Rec Room Official: Official communications from Rec Room Staff; you can still comment your thoughts on news and announcements here
• **Creation Chat: **General creation chat. Requires Trust Level 2 or above
• **Need Help: **Creators asking creators for feedback and support
• Community Made Resources: Share resources you’ve made with the community!
• **Feature Requests: **Submit and vote on Feature Requests.
• **Bug Reports: **Report bugs you encounter during creation to Rec Room staff.
• Forum Feedback: Discussion about this forum, its organization, how it works, and how we can improve it.

Bottom line, we want to use the Creator Forum for more focused discussion. This makes it easier for the community to find information and for us to keep track of what the community is saying. If you want your feedback to be heard and seen, we highly recommend using the Forums!

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@everyone **Our next Creator AMA will be on Wednesday October 2nd at 3pm PT / 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET featuring the one and only GRIBBLY aka Rec Room's Creative Director. **

Gribbly will take questions coming off of our Rec Con 2024 announcements this weekend. We'll also save some time for general creator questions / non Rec Con related topics if yall have something you've been wanting to bring up this is a great time to pick Gribbly's brain. This event is replacing the RRStudio open office hours event we had scheduled for the same time, but feel free to bring those RRStudio questions to the AMA.

If you can't make it we'll be recording the AMA and we'll post it a day or two afterwards in here for everyone.

Event link - or click 'Events' at the top left under the server name
https://discord.com/events/419542073142935552/1288621184291962921

Sorry for those of yall who don't like the everyone pings. If that's you just toggle it off in your settings! But we figured everyone would want to know about this with enough notice. This is going to be a good one, don't miss it!

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small announcement - we got a new custom server link thanks to everyone who has boosted the server! https://discord.gg/joincreatorhub (we also redirect to this link from rec.net/creatorhubdiscord in case anyone likes that better, its effectively the same link)

Yesterday I created a new private channel just for server boosters and we unlocked custom emoji and stickers for server boosters. We might unlock more perks over time. I don't think we need more server boosts atm for anything but if ppl want to boost to unlock that channel or for custom emoji / stickers across all servers go for it.

The old 'never expiring' Creator Hub Discord link seems to have expired... once we got the custom link. So if you have a link like this to the server anywhere https://discord.gg/creator-hub-419542073142935552 you'll want to go update it with the new cleaner URL above. Cheers!

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We are sending out booth acceptances- you’ll see a package in game if your booth was accepted! You can find what hall your booth has been placed in at the console in rec con! See you all this weekend!

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We just officially launched our new Rooms 2.0 template. You can copy this room and learn the ins and outs of Rooms 2.0 with the tutorials in this template. It’s yours to experiment with—edit, create, and customize as you like! Check it out here: (https://rec.net/room/1stRooms2_Template)

Check out our step by step guide and leave your feedback (https://forum.rec.net/t/a-new-rooms-2-0-template-is-available/2859/1)

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New Avatar Studio items are here from some of your favorite creators!

@everyone Our early access creators @Calmbee @Thyme and @Peanut have been hard at work testing out all the functionality of Avatar Studio, and their first finished projects are now available in the new Featured Creations carousel of the store! Check out all the details about Avatar Studio, our current release process, and how to get yourself into the early access program by reading our new forum post here.

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Hey everyone!

Here's the recording of the Oct Creator AMA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnX3w-BXH9M (timestamps in description to each question)

And here's a full transcript of the video so that you can search for keywords, or for those who just prefer reading. We also included a TLDR section where we just recap each question and a quick summary of the Rec Room answer given by devs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FHnDLLajM5WDO6BhigzwUBaprDhcyX-PeedrdtgY5z8/edit?usp=sharing

Let me know how you like this video + transcript + TLDR format! (shoot me a DM or comment on the AMA forum post https://forum.rec.net/t/october-creator-ama-video-recording-and-transcript-tldr-answers/3129

We're open to making changes to this in the future but we felt like this was a good place to start for those who missed the AMA. And a good way for creators to link people to dev answers as you see them come up in the community, on discord, in the forums, etc.

Cheers!

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Rec Holiday Market Sign-Ups Open!

@everyone Do you feel the crisp winter air? Can you smell the rich aroma of hot chocolate? That's right—winter is almost here! We're thrilled to invite you to Winter Wonderland, our annual winter event designed for our community to come together. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to showcase your talents and share your work with others. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Want to be a part of this event? Click here to learn how to submit your winter-themed shops and rooms!

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New ^EvergrownPVP Room!

@everyone Last Friday, we dropped ^EvergrownPVP, a laser tag PvP game we built off of the My Little Monsters map. This room is different because it’s one of our first rooms you can clone, customize, and make your own! Build a house or hideout, throw in a spooky witch hat, or set up a cozy campsite in the Evergrown - this room is your oyster.

Ready to get creative? Check out this forum post to learn more and leave us feedback on how helpful you find rooms like these! Can’t wait to see what amazing spins you put on it!

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Room Rewards
Get ready for November Room Rewards and learn when October reward boxes are dropping here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-rewards

Room Highlights
Need help getting to S Tier? Drive traffic to your Rooms and increase your Earnings by getting promoted in-game with this program. Submit your 2.0 Room and learn more here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

Have a good weekend, @everyone!

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@everyone Our next Creator AMA will take place on Wednesday November 6th at 3pm PT!

This month the guest team will be the RRStudio team. We’ll spend the first ~20 minutes with the RRStudio team taking questions (the most upvoted / liked RRStudio related questions from the forums post below) and also some from the text chat or creators on stage if we have time. Next we’ll move into general / all other creation questions for the remaining ~40 mins of the AMA.

Full info and submit your questions here: https://forum.rec.net/t/submit-questions-for-nov-6th-creator-ama-rrstudio-team-general-questions/3541
^ The sooner the better since earlier questions usually get seen more and have the opportunity to generate more upvotes / likes

RSVP to the stage event here: https://discord.gg/joincreatorhub?event=1300955416318181426

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@everyone Hello Creators!

I am proud to announce that our Creative Class program has passed 10,000 graduates!

Creativity and Community is what makes Rec Room so special, and this is evident in our Creative Classes. Amazing members of our community take it upon themselves to teach and welcome you into a space that supports your creativity and friendships.

If you are among these 10,000 graduates then you know what I am talking about! This moment is a celebration of your creative success, congratulations! 🎉 We are also incredibly fortunate to have so many teachers who generously share their creative knowledge, time, and passion, making these classes successful.

I look forward to 10,000 more graduates and continuing to support all of you who are so committed to our creative, welcoming community! Thank you all for helping make our shared creative experiences better! 🧡

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@everyone Some great news around Rec Room Studio!

We're Expanding Rec Room Studio to more Creators!

With no Rec Room+ subscription required and lower player-level requirements, it’s now easier to be qualified to start creating with pro-level tools!

Get the details on all the changes here and check your eligibility!

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Reminder to Submit Your Winter Wonderland Applications!

Holiday Market Submissions are due by November 20th, which means you have 5 days to submit!! We've been getting some fantastic entries and can't wait to see more! Submit your rooms and shops to be featured in ^WinterWonderland by using the links below!

Submit Winter-themed Rooms
Submit Holiday Shops

Click here to learn more about Winter Wonderland Sign-Ups!

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@everyone ALSO...leaving y'all with a fun new game you can clone and remix this weekend!

Introducing ^BonkysInferno!

Our new cloneable room, ^BonkysInferno, is here! Players earn points by knocking opponents into lava with Bonky’s Hammer and collecting pickups scattered across the map. Clone this room, explore the circuits, and customize it to make your own fiery twist! Learn more about the game mechanics here !

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Video recording of the November Creator AMA with each question + time stamp in the description: https://forum.rec.net/t/november-creator-ama-video-recording-with-links-to-each-question/3887

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December Room Rewards is Around the Corner!

Get ready for December Room Rewards and learn when November reward boxes are dropping here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-rewards

Need help getting to S Tier? Drive traffic to your Rooms and increase your Earnings by getting promoted in-game with our Room Highlights program. Submit your 2.0 Room and learn more here: https://rec.net/creator/p/room-highlights

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Outfit Tag Chips are here to level up your rooms!

@everyone Some exciting news about some new outfit tag chips that came out with our recent ship! With these chips, you can detect when a player is wearing specific RRO avatar items based on their tags and trigger unique interactions in your room. Unlock hidden doors, trigger particle effects, grant access to exclusive areas - the possibilities are endless!

See how we've used them in the past and learn how to use them in our new dev blog here.

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Quick announcement - we'll be having the next Creator AMA a bit later than usual, in the second week of Dec (Friday Dec 13th at 3pm PT) so that a special guest team can join us. I can't say what team yet but hopefully I can say more next week when I make the creator forum post for everyone to post and upvote questions. If we can't announce the team by then it'll just be general creation questions in the forums and we'll have to do the team specific questions live from chat and the stage.

Event: https://discord.com/events/419542073142935552/1311417880394600569

Happy almost Thanksgiving! 🦃

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@everyone Next Creator AMA is this coming Friday! Leave your creation related questions for us here: https://forum.rec.net/t/submit-questions-for-fri-dec-13th-creator-ama-super-secret-team-general-questions/4378

The sooner you get your question in and the more upvotes it gets, the more likely it will be answered in the AMA. The guest team this month is a secret (more info in the forum post). See yall on Friday! 🫡

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You can now remove yourself from roles in a room!

@everyone We had a new update go out in our ship last night, where players with any room roles have access to view the Permissions tab in room settings! This means you can remove yourself from certain roles like moderator, host, contributor etc! We've updated our contributor permissions guide here to reflect this, but you can follow the same steps for other permission roles!

[distant parcel]

[Original Message Deleted]

Run the Block - Our first copyable RRO!

🏃‍♂️ @everyone Ready to Run the Block? Our latest Rec Room Original is here—and it’s copyable starting today! That means you can take this thrilling parkour RRO, remix it, and create something entirely new. And don’t worry, we have a walkthrough right here on how to edit with BOTH the Maker Pen and Rec Room Studio.

And as always, we’ve come out with some features - specifically chips - that you can use in your own rooms too. Click here to get behind the scenes on Run the Block!

[distant parcel]

@everyone A new blog post is live on a big topic for creators: Updates to Ranking Algorithms and Fighting Spam: https://blog.recroom.com/posts/2024/12/16/updates-to-ranking-algorithms-and-fighting-spam

We talked about this during the Creator AMA on Friday but this blog post goes into more depth. When it talks about the three strikes policy and cleaning up spam you can also check out this post Chase made last week for more info: #697470651208040549 message

[distant parcel]

Dec Creator AMA recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKrRUB0HAig (timestamps to each question in the video description)

The Jan Creator AMA will be sometime the week of Jan 13 - 17th to accommodate the holiday break. Exact date coming soon.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! 🎄

[distant parcel]

@everyone The next Creator AMA will be Tuesday Jan 14th at 3pm PT / <t:1736895600:F> in your local time.

No guest team this month. The focus will be on creator community thoughts as Rec Room heads into 2025. What issues are top of mind? What are your hopes for Rec Room in 2025? What features or other things are you missing that would help with your 2025 projects? We want to hear anything related to this theme! Normal bugs / questions like we do every creator AMA are fine too 🙂

RSVP here: https://discord.gg/creator-hub-419542073142935552?event=1326352191988174939

Post your questions in here: https://forum.rec.net/t/submit-questions-for-tues-jan-14th-creator-ama-creator-thoughts-heading-into-2025-no-guest-team/4969

Happy 2025 yall 🤠

[distant parcel]

Hey Creators!

The Run The Block team has recently published a new copyable room called ^PlatformerTemplate You can copy this and remix it as your own room. This template comes with mechanics focused on locomotion, collectibles, and levels, and you can use the Maker Pen to modify everything in the room; Rec Room Studio is not required.

If you visit the room, ping @ry_guy_cool with any specific feedback you have. If people don't find issues, we'll also put this in the base room list soon.

[distant parcel]

Tips on Using the PlatformerTemplate

@everyone Now that our new ^PlatformerTemplate is out check out our guide here for tips on how to use. This template has tons of upgrades and powerups from the Run the Block room, and you can adjust the settings to your liking without having to leave the comfort of Rec Room! https://forum.rec.net/t/how-to-use-the-platformertemplate/5347 !

[feral hazel]

Our first Rooms 2 inventions are here! We’re still hard at work paving the way for creator-made inventions in Rooms 2 and want to provide useful tools for your content libraries in the meantime. Let us know what inventions you’d like to see in the creator forum!
https://forum.rec.net/t/new-rooms-2-inventions/5942

[feral hazel]

New Rooms 2 Circuit Limits - Road to R2

We’ve recently completed our experiment to increase circuit limits in Rooms 2 and are excited to announce the new circuit changes are here to stay! Read more on the new limits here: https://forum.rec.net/t/new-rooms-2-circuit-limits-road-to-r2/6092

[honest forum]

super secret public partner R2 playtest going on this weekend. full details in the Creator Hub discord: #697470651208040549 message

160+ new props added to R2, stability fixes to test, and other unrelased updates we want feedback on 🙏

[honest forum]

We are releasing 25 new environment assets as inventions for you guys to use when set dressing your beautiful rooms! These inventions include trees, plenty of rocks, and foliage for all of your outdoor decoration needs.

Full post here: https://forum.rec.net/t/25-new-environment-art-assets-inventions/7369

[honest forum]

Creator Hub #creator-announcements

^ Fixed this channel so that it auto pulls from the Creator Hub announcements channel. Discord won't allow an announcement channel to follow another announcement channel so if you want to follow creator announcements on your own server be sure to follow here: #697470651208040549 message

[lyric rain]

Hey, creators. We're making changes to Room Rewards starting this month to ensure we're supporting the kind of content we want to see. We wanted to make you all aware of these changes ASAP.

We're adding new engagement and monetization criteria to qualify under the Engagement track. Our hope is these changes reduce the number of low-effort “cash grab” rooms earning through the program and encourage creators to make content that truly engages players and monetizes well.

Read the full details in this Creator Forum post.

[lyric rain]

@everyone
This month, we rolled out changes to Room Rewards to help more creators earn for their work — and it’s making a big impact. 800 plus rooms are earning Room Rewards this month. That means **over 300 more rooms are receiving rewards **today!

These changes are part of our ongoing effort to make sure Room Rewards go to creators who are building engaging, high-quality rooms and de-incentivizing low-effort rooms that aren’t bringing real value. We're continuing to improve how we identify and reward great content, and we’ll be sharing more updates soon as we continue to refine the program

Small note: **Commerce Room Rewards were accidentally sent with the label Engagement. **If you received two Engagement rewards it is because the first was Commerce.

[lyric rain]

Hey, everyone. I made a mistake in my Room Rewards blog post last week and I want to clarify one of the requirements.

If the average visit is between 10-15 min, rooms must also meet at least one of the following:

• At least 2% of visitors spend tokens in the room
• Earn an average of more than 1 token per visit

Initially, my blog said a room would need to meet both of those requirements. However, the requirements I tested only required one of those to be true. I apologize for the mistake and any confusion caused by this one.

[lyric rain]

Hello Creators and @Class Creator !

Every great adventure requires courageous pioneers to discover unexplored territories and navigate the challenges found within. Rooms 2.0 holds the promise of what the future of creation is in Rec Room and many have begun to explore the creative potential!

As a community, we have always helped each other unlock the mysteries of creativity by sharing our knowledge to help others achieve their creative goals faster. What you have created in our community is greater than any Invention or Room. You have created opportunities for every Creator to become better at their craft and understand the creative process. It is in these communities that we find our greatest strength. With your help, we can continue this amazing creative journey.

We invite our Creative Classes to join us on unlocking the powerful potential of Rooms 2.0, but Classes are not required to participate if they are not yet ready.

And to reward and recognize you in delivering Rooms 2.0 classes, we’re offering a new Rooms 2.0 Teacher outfit! These outfit pieces can be earned simply by hosting and completing a semester using Rooms 2.0. This outfit can be earned in addition to your regular Teacher outfits and all registered Teachers are eligible assuming they participate in the majority of a successful Rooms 2.0 semester.

Teachers are amazing role models in our community. They are in a unique position to both encourage others to be creative AND improve their knowledge and skill at the same time. We believe that our Teachers will continue to help others learn everything about creativity in Rec Room and remain the community leaders that help make Rec Room the unique place that it is.

RULES:

What:

• There are 3 items to earn: a Sash, a Gown, and a Hat. A semester must be successfully completed with student projects in Rooms 2.0. Awards will be sent after student project review
  When:
• This offer is valid for all of 2025. If you complete a Rooms 2.0 semester this year as a registered teacher that earned hours during the semester and was present during lessons for the majority of the semester, you can receive these rewards
• Classes are welcomed and encouraged to start now to participate in this opportunity

More Information can be found here:

• https://rec.net/creator/p/r2-teacher-reward
• https://forum.rec.net/t/rooms-2-0-teacher-outfit/7660

[lyric rain]

@everyone A new Beta Maker Pen is now available on mobile (Phone and Tablets) https://forum.rec.net/t/new-beta-maker-pen-on-mobile-phone-and-tablets/7698

You can toggle the beta on and off. More details and images in the creator forum post. **Once you try it out please leave your first impressions and other thoughts in one of the 4 posts the team has made here: **

Creator Hub Discord > #1359308615252443307
or
Rec Room Discord > <Mobile-feedback-forum channel >

[lyric rain]

We just published 25 new Sci-Fi assets / inventions today! Full details here: https://forum.rec.net/t/25-new-sci-fi-assets-inventions/7726

[lyric rain]

**Rooms 2.0 is now the default for new creators: **https://forum.rec.net/t/rooms-2-0-is-now-the-default-for-new-creators/7806

^ details in the post about how this impacts new creators, veteran creators, and the R2 'beta'.

[lyric rain]

**You can now make R2 inventions with RRStudio content in them! **

R2 Inventions - Now with Rec Room Studio content! https://forum.rec.net/t/r2-inventions-now-with-rec-room-studio-content/7866

[lyric rain]

@everyone

**New ^ObbyTemplate room and inventions - build your own obby: **https://forum.rec.net/t/new-obbytemplate-and-inventions-build-your-own-obby/7890

The ^ObbyTemplate is a new Base Room designed to make creating your own Obby (obstacle course) simple and fun. Creators can easily clone any of the shapes or inventions around the room to modify the pre-constructed obby course. Find the full list of the new inventions in the post above.

We also have a video showing off the template coming soon. If you start your own obby build, or especially if you publish a room using the template, post it in #1278132867842703372 and it may be included in a future Rec Room video!

Cheers

[lyric rain]

We're shutting down Feature Upvote - migrate your feature requests into the Creator Forum! https://forum.rec.net/t/shutting-down-feature-upvote-migrate-your-requests-into-the-creator-forum/7988

TLDR: We're sunsetting Feature Upvote on May 19th 2025. We have the same upvote functionality in the Creator Forum > Feature Requests board. See the full post above for a link to each feature request category where you can migrate your top requests or top requests from the community that you want to ensure are moved over. This is a great time to encourage people to post and upvote their big requests for us to look at!

[lyric rain]

Hey, creators and moderators. We’re making improvements to the creator moderation tools we launched in February, including a brand new Instance Refresh button to help fix broken or trolled room instances quickly.

You can also :

• View room ban history directly from player profiles
• Unban players across multiple rooms at once

Read the full details here. These changes are being released in the next update (shipping next week). We appreciate all the feedback you shared to help us improve these tools.

[lyric rain]

Read more about Maker AI and what's coming up next in our most recently Blog Post !

Jump in, experiment with Maker AI, and let us know what you think. Your feedback is shaping the future of this feature, and we’re just getting started. If you’ve got any thoughts, please go here to let us know.

[lyric rain]

@everyone Our next Creator AMA will take place on Tuesday April 29th at 3pm PT / your local time: <t:1745964000:F> in the Creator Hub Discord > General > Creator AMA voice channel. Gribbly will be the guest speaker. Get your questions in ASAP for the best chance of having them upvoted and answered!

**We will have a build contest teaser image to share for the first time during the AMA **
🔥 🔥

Submit and upvote questions for us to answer here: https://forum.rec.net/t/submit-questions-for-tues-april-29th-creator-ama-gribbly-guest-speaker/8023

**RSVP here: **https://discord.com/events/419542073142935552/1364746094927413298

^ oh yeah and we'll have a build contest teaser image to show people for the first time at the AMA 🙂 [updated orig post to include this too]

[lyric rain]

Hey creators!
We hope you're having a blast at Sci-Fi Fest! We’ve loved showcasing your incredible sci-fi rooms during the event!
We're excited to announce our next festival kicks off on May 30th, and the theme is... Anime! 🎉
We’d love to feature your anime-inspired rooms, so start updating or creating now for a chance to be spotlighted!
To be considered, make sure your room follows both the CCOC and Nintendo Switch guidelines.
We can't wait to see what you come up with!
In the meantime, don't forget to check out Sci-Fi Fest while it's still live! There’s still time to explore and get inspired!

[lyric rain]

Hey, @everyone!

We’re rolling out our new Automated Invention Review System (AIRS) at the end of next week. It’s designed to help us catch and remove violating inventions faster than ever. It scans for content that breaks our rules and takes automated action to remove the harm and keep Rec Room safe.

We’ve seen great results from our testing, and we’re excited to launch this next week. Read the full blog to see how it works and what it means for you. [|=)]

[lyric rain]

AIRS Update

Hey, all!

We further tested AIRS today by letting it run for multiple hours. What were the results of the test? The system ran flawlessly and took the right action against harmful inventions. Our moderators checked through all the content the system flagged during this multi-hour test, and there were no false positives. Again, we designed this system to detect the very worst content, and it's doing just that.

We will re-enable the system tomorrow, April 29th, and plan to keep it on. We appreciate all the feedback and questions you've shared--we will keep monitoring. This system, alongside our hard-working moderators, helps keep Rec Room a safe place to create.

[lyric rain]

Calling all creators! It's time to get ready! Warm up those Maker Pens and gather your team, because our Build Contest is making its grand return on May 12th!
Teams can have up to 6 members, so start planning your dream crew now. Need teammates? Head over to the creator forums to connect with other creators and build your perfect squad.

⚠️ Important reminder: Please don’t start building yet—only rooms created after May 12th will be eligible for the contest.⚠️

Get ready to bring your ideas to life and show the community what you’ve got. More details coming soon!

[lyric rain]

Creators, we wanted to give a brief update on Room Rewards for April as we go into May. We’re continuing to move through the new Progressive System. With the introduction of the Progressive System in March, we paid out Room Rewards to over 800 rooms, a huge jump from paying out around 450 before this system was introduced. We’re excited to continue that and it’s never been a better time for creators of all levels to earn rewards for your hard work.

We also refined our criteria to disqualify several low-effort rooms and will continue to do so. As we go forward, we want to continue to update and refine Room Rewards to help better encourage and reward innovation. You can expect continued refinements to the program.

All April Rewards payouts will be sent by May 7th. This will also include R2 hoodies for April and March.

The Room Rewards page has the updated payout numbers for April and more information about how the payouts work. For May payouts, we’re continuing to refine and explore options and will share more in the coming weeks.

[reef gyro]

Hey, creators. I'm back with an AIRS update!

We've reflected on the feedback you've shared, and we want to give players time to change and adjust to this new system. We recognize that some of you created content years ago when some of our rules were different. We still want to moderate and remove content that violates our Creator Code of Conduct, but we will no longer place creation restrictions for older content that is flagged.

If a flagged invention was created before March 30th, 2025, we will simply close the invention--no restrictions placed. If the invention was created on or after March 30th, we will continue to issue 2-week invention creation issues. This change is live now.

We appreciate all the feedback and questions we've received. Your feedback helps us improve our systems and ensure we're finding the right balance.

[lyric rain]

Avatar Studio Blender tools are now open source!
Full details: https://forum.rec.net/t/avatar-studio-blender-tools-are-now-open-source/8395

The Avatar Tools provide everything you need to model, rig, and export avatar items into Rec Room using Blender. The tools and documentation can help you create custom items from scratch, modify assets from our official Rec Room Avatar Asset Packs, or test ideas in preparation for Avatar Studio’s public release.

Check out our docs & tutorial videos: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18xZ4Drvrs6ZUELSPQyCJ2XUzNI3PAr0jsw-0isKqcp8/edit?usp=sharing

and download the addon on GitHub: https://github.com/RecRoomGame/rr_avatar_tools

[lyric rain]

**Inventions update! **

We wanted to share a handful of small updates that aim to make R2 inventions more powerful, easier to find, and more convenient to use. Recently, we made some improvements to invention tagging and gave “Beta” Inventions a bit of polish. Soon, it will get easier to find and use Inventions without hitting the download limit. In the next few weeks, you’ll be able to use Inventions straight from the store or palette search results without downloading them first.

**R2 Invention Update: tagging, beta, and fast access **https://forum.rec.net/t/r2-invention-update-tagging-beta-and-fast-access/8439/1

[lyric rain]

Web purchases are now back online at rec.net/shop

You can once again make purchases and manage your Rec Room Plus subscription, including auto-renewals on rec.net. At this time, Rec Room Plus subscriptions are available for 1-month plans, with longer-term options coming soon.

Gift card & store credit usage is still temporarily unavailable. Full update here: https://rec.net/creator/p/recnetpurchases

[lyric rain]

Hello Everyone!

It’s that special time of year when we turn our attention to one of the pillars of our community: Teachers! Hundreds of players have given their time, talent, and hearts to support others in their creative journey. Teacher Appreciation Day is your chance to say thank you to these amazing Teachers, for who they are, and for all they do; ensuring there is always a welcoming place to help you express yourself creatively.

For over five years, Teachers have been central to our creative community. In a world of constant change, these clever Creators have helped others understand these changes and share their fundamental understandings. The passing of knowledge to the next generation has given us lifetimes of creative velocity. That is the result of the efforts, compassion, and knowledge of our Teachers.

Anyone is welcome to attend these events so come say THANK YOU to these amazing members of our community! Cheers to our Teachers!

**Date: **Saturday May 10th
**Time: **10am PT - 12pm PT
Local Date/Time: <t:1746896400:F> - <t:1746903600:F>
Events:

• Ceremony - Teacher Appreciation Day - https://discord.gg/KRcmBsBT?event=1369777693931077735
• Teacher Appreciation Day - Celebration Room 1 https://rec.net/event/518779566416453250
• Teacher Appreciation Day - Celebration Room 2 https://rec.net/event/7891189196348684088

[lyric rain]

**You can now use Maker AI to generate circuits! **

This week we opened up the ability for players to start testing out Maker AI for creating circuits. As a reminder this is currently only available to RR+ subscribers and only in your dorm room.

You can find the Maker AI dorm room in the menu > Create > My Dorms > new dorm room with Maker AI. It’s still very early days for Maker AI when it comes to circuits, so while you’re experimenting with this new feature please be aware of its current limitations.

Full details, docs, and example videos here: https://forum.rec.net/t/you-can-now-use-maker-ai-to-generate-circuits/8577

[lyric rain]

^ObbyTemplate update - easier onboarding: https://forum.rec.net/t/obbytemplate-update-easier-onboarding/8735

• We created a new level layout emphasizing creation along the way
• The level is now shorter, giving creators more room to create their own obby
• Overall the template should feel less overwhelming for new creators with more guidance on how to start cloning and building along the way

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**In case anyone missed it the Solarpunk build contest is now live!

Contest overview and rules: **
https://forum.rec.net/t/2025-build-contest-overview-and-rules/8687

[lyric rain]

**New level-of-detail rendering techniques for R2 rooms: **https://forum.rec.net/t/new-level-of-detail-rendering-techniques-for-r2-rooms/8745

Let us know in that thread if you've seen any R2 rendering or level-of-detail issues this week since the update went out! Or if you've noticed the improvements.

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators, wanted to take a moment to share the updated Room Reward requirements for May. We’ve made a few shifts as we continue to ramp down the old system and move fully to the progressive system.

If you haven’t looked at Room Rewards or think you don’t have a chance, please take another look. Your room could start earning. Once you make enough tokens, you can even cash out!

All May Rewards payouts will be sent by June 7th.

The Rooms Reward page has the updated payout numbers for May and more information about how the payouts work.

[lyric rain]

I've seen a lot of questions about the Maker AI Day Pass we released today so I want to make sure @everyone has this link to the full details, our video on Day Pass, and our FAQ:

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Starting today, Maker AI is available in any R2 room where you have Maker Pen permissions! We’re introducing a new Maker AI Day Pass to help cover the costs of giving more players access to this feature. RR+ is not required to use Maker AI in your dorm room or R2 rooms once you’ve purchased a Day Pass.

**Full info, resources, and FAQ: **
Maker AI - Now available in all R2 rooms with the Maker AI Day Pass: https://forum.rec.net/t/maker-ai-now-available-in-all-r2-rooms-with-the-maker-ai-day-pass/8816

We also created a new #1372672962645327983 channel. The team wants to see what you were able to create with Maker AI in here. Did Maker AI do something amazing? Share it in a new thread! Did it do something stupid or funny? Share it!

[lyric rain]

Hey @everyone,

We’ve been talking a lot lately about our efforts to unlock creation in Rec Room for more people. This includes efforts like the simplified Maker Pen interface, improving inventions in R2, and Maker AI. We’re also working on experiences that will help introduce players to creation in more of a free-form and playful way in social settings.

We see a lot of feedback from the community asking why we’re focusing on these areas and why we aren’t building more RROs or quests instead. To answer that question as directly as possible our CEO Nick wrote up this blog post:

Why We Are Focused on Enabling Creation for Everyone
https://forum.rec.net/t/why-we-are-focused-on-enabling-creation-for-everyone/8926

[lyric rain]

R2 Custom Projectiles: https://forum.rec.net/t/r2-custom-projectiles/8978

We are excited to share some improvements to R2 Projectiles that we hope will help you make more cool stuff. First, you can now make your own custom projectiles with Rec Room Studio, which can be saved into inventions and shared with others!

We’ve also pulled projectiles directly into circuits with a new Projectile Constant and a chip called Projectile Fire. This works a bit like audio does. The constant will give you access to all existing projectiles, plus any custom Studio projectiles in your room. Download your favorite creator’s Projectile Constant from the invention store and you’ll be ready to fire away.

much more + how to make a custom projectile in the post...

[lyric rain]

Anime asset pack - 55 new anime inventions! https://forum.rec.net/t/anime-asset-pack-55-new-anime-inventions/8985

Our next themed seasonal event will be Anime Season! Kicking off on May 30th. In order to help creators get into the anime spirit the art team wanted to release another asset pack (invention pack) for creators.

If you make an anime themed room and you’d like the chance to have it featured during Anime Season - submit it here (LINK IN POST) using the Featured Rooms submission form. We need all of the anime theme rooms to be submitted for review by end of day May 25th. Older rooms are fine to submit too.

Full details, photos of the assets, and where to find them, in the post...

[lyric rain]

**R2 Bugs update + looking for videos, room names, and details: **https://forum.rec.net/t/r2-bugs-update-looking-for-videos-room-names-and-details/9012

Summary of the top issues we've seen so far, updates I was able to find on them, and a request for more info.

[lyric rain]

Our next Creator AMA will be on Friday May 30th at 3pm PT / <t:1748642400:F> in your local time. Submit your questions here! https://forum.rec.net/t/submit-questions-for-friday-may-30th-creator-ama/9030

RSVP here: https://discord.com/events/419542073142935552/1375562586199687259

[lyric rain]

Here's your June Room Rewards Update. We're making some key changes to encourage great content around no longer counting junior visits and removing rooms that have not been updated recently. Please take a look to make sure you're up to speed on the latest and to ensure you get some great payouts. https://forum.rec.net/t/upcoming-changes-to-room-rewards-june-update/9217

[lyric rain]

**Custom Particle Effects now live for R2 rooms **https://forum.rec.net/t/custom-particle-effects-now-live-for-r2-rooms/9280

Particle effects have always been possible in RRS, but you can now save them into a registry so you can access them with circuits. This makes it very easy to save them into R2 Inventions and share them with others!

Following the same pattern as projectiles, there’s a new Particle VFX Constant and a chip called Play Particle VFX At Position. The constant will give you access to all of the existing VFX in the Emitter, plus any custom Studio particles in your room, whether you downloaded them with an Invention or made them yourself.

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[lyric rain]

I'd like to start with a huge thank you for participating in our #SolarPunk build contest! We want to take a moment to share some important updates with you.

We’re aware that many of you have encountered bugs in R2 over the past few weeks. We want to assure you that the team is actively working on fixes. We also understand that these issues have impacted your ability to build, and we appreciate your patience as we work through them.

Recently, we found a change that increased crash rates while building in R2, and in the recent update, we shipped a fix that should resolve it!

In addition, on the week of June 9th, we will have a fix for animation gizmos that will allow you to save the room without losing your animation data.

We hope this makes your building process easier, and we’re excited to see all the incredible creations you bring to life in R2!
To give everyone more time to build and adjust, we’re officially extending the build phase by two weeks. Here’s the updated contest timeline:

• Build Phase Ends: Sunday: June 29, 11:59 PM PST
• Playtest Phase: June 30 – July 14, 11:59 PM PST
• Play Phase: July 15 – July 30 11:59 PM PST
• Judging Phase: Begins July 31 and ends in late August

As we get closer to the Play Phase, we want to give you more insight into how engagement will be evaluated and what makes a room stand out.
While we won’t share every detail as we want to prevent gaming of the system, here’s what we’re looking for in the Top 10 rooms:

• Positive and meaningful player engagement, both solo and with friends
• Experiences that keep players coming back and spending time in your room
• Honest practices! No tricking players into joining or staying

** Commonly asked questions: **

Q: Can I have events to get engagement during the build phase?
A: Yes, but please follow both the Code of Conduct and the Creator Code of Conduct for events.

Q: Can my room have more than one subroom?

A: Yes! You are allowed as many subrooms as you need! But keep in mind the judging time limit.

Q: Can I be in more than one team?

A: Yes! You can be in as many teams as you would like.

If you have any further questions, please visit the Creator Forums for additional information and answers to many of your queries. Keep an eye there for more details as the phases progress!

Thanks again for your creativity and passion. You’re bringing the Solarpunk vision to life in amazing ways. We can’t wait to see your worlds bloom! 🌱

[lyric rain]

@everyone if you are competing in the contest - be sure to check out the SolarPunk contest update / build phase extension above.

If you've been waiting for vehicles and costumes to hit R2 rooms:

4 vehicles now available in R2 rooms + R2 costumes update: https://forum.rec.net/t/4-vehicles-now-available-in-r2-rooms-r2-costumes-update/9547

^ EDIT: it looks like the update was delayed - the R2 vehicles and costume chips will be live once the new update goes out (hopefully tonight 6/3)

[lyric rain]

Ship notes are now going to be posted to the creator forum so you can leave your comments and feedback directly. This way we can also clarify, add more details, and address any questions you might have. Check out this week's update on the Creator Forum here: https://forum.rec.net/t/ship-notes-6-4-25/9651

If you have feedback or bugs reports based on an update please be specific! 'there's a bug with X new feature' is not going to help us. Let us know detailed info on the bug, what room you were in, with how many people, on what platform, etc. Same with feedback. 'X new feature sucks' isn't helpful. Let us know why you don't like it in detail so we can actually process your feedback.

[lyric rain]

Custom Player Properties - store custom data about players in R2 - https://forum.rec.net/t/custom-player-properties-store-custom-data-about-players-in-r2/9662

Much like custom Object Properties, custom Player Properties are a new feature for R2 that can be used to store custom data about players.

Unlike Object Properties, which are object-specific, all Player Properties exist for every player in the room. To create a new Player Property, all you have to do is reference it.

You’ll find two new chips in your palette, Player Get and Player Set, and a new event called Player Property Changed.

[lyric rain]

We're running an experiment and offering a 20% Tokens discount / cashback promo across ~50 creator made rooms - now until Monday June 16th.

TLDR

1. Go in game > Play > find the 'Limited Cashback Room Promotion' rooms list
2. Click 'View More' and check out all ~50 rooms
3. If you spend a collective minimum of 3,000 tokens (total across any / all rooms in this list) you'll get 20% of your tokens back (Rec Room covers this not the creators)
4. The Tokens cashback will show up as a gift box within 72 hours after the event ends

EXAMPLE
If you spend a collective 25,000 tokens across all of the promo rooms during the promo period - you'll get a gift box with 5,000 tokens in it from Rec Room once the promo concludes. Your spending could look like 25,000 tokens spent in one room. Or 1k, 2k, 500, 500, and 21k tokens spent across 5 rooms. Either gets the same 5k tokens cashback.

FULL DETAILS: https://forum.rec.net/t/introducing-in-room-cashback/9755

[lyric rain]

AIRS, our Automated Invention Review System, has removed over 100,000 violating inventions since going live in April!

We’ve just shared an update on the impact of AIRS, what’s changed since our last announcement, and an FAQ addressing top questions. You can read the full update here.

Huge thanks to everyone who has reported bad content or shared feedback. It truly helps make Rec Room a safer place to create and play.

[lyric rain]

Calling all creators! Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17th, we will be hosting a small Q&A in the Creator’s Hub Discord for all things contest-related. I'll be able to chat with you all and talk about everything from R2 bugs, deadlines, and common questions. I hope to see you all there!
https://discord.com/events/419542073142935552/1382869687435661402

[lyric rain]

📢 Room Rewards: Dashboard Update

As mentioned in our June update, we will no longer be counting junior visits toward Room Rewards.

Starting today, you’ll now see junior visits broken out in your dashboard on rec.net through a separate checkbox on your Visits chart. This should give you more visibility into how your room is performing under the update.

A couple of quick reminders:

• Rooms that haven’t been updated in over 90 days are no longer eligible for rewards. Make sure your rooms stay active and updated.
• **Monetizing your room not only earns you commerce rewards, but it can also help you reach the engagement requirements. **If you haven’t tried monetizing your room yet, now’s a great time. We recently saw a room add monetization to reach the engagement requirement, make over 500k tokens that month.

Let us know if you have any questions, and as always, thanks for building cool stuff 🧡

[lyric rain]

The next Creator AMA will be Wednesday June 25th at 3pm PT / your local time: <t:1750888800:F>

Submit AMA questions here: https://forum.rec.net/t/submit-questions-for-wed-june-25th-creator-ama/10118

RSVP here: https://discord.gg/joincreatorhub?event=1385748440616665119

[lyric rain]

Messages chips - similar to events, send 'messages' around a room or between objects
https://forum.rec.net/t/messages-chips-similar-to-events-send-messages-around-a-room-or-between-objects/10204

What are Messages?
Similar to Events, Messages are a way to send messages around the room or between objects. However, Messages are a lot more flexible and efficient, and hopefully easier to use! I’ll unpack the various differences in this post:

[lyric rain]

Ship Notes 6/23/25
https://forum.rec.net/t/ship-notes-6-23-25/10206

TLDR
Pathfinders will navigate based on the component inside the container instead of its root pivot.
There’s now an icon to denote when your gift boxes are waiting for you.
My Little Monster Holotars now appear on Quest.

[lyric rain]

Rec Room Store Update - leveling up how players discover Creator-made Avatar items
https://forum.rec.net/t/rec-room-store-update-leveling-up-how-players-discover-creator-made-avatar-items/10278

TLDR
Rec Room is revamping its in-game store to spotlight creator-made Avatar Studio items with new dynamic carousels: Featured Creators, Recommended for You, and Trending . This system boosts visibility for new and popular creator content. This update means your items have a better shot at being discovered, purchased, and celebrated; especially if you publish regularly and create standout designs.

[lyric rain]

Hey creators!
We’ve officially entered the Playtest Phase for the solarpunk build contest! 🎮
This is your chance to test your rooms, gather feedback, and make any necessary updates or improvements. You can make many changes as needed during this phase, so take full advantage of the time to tweak and perfect your rooms!
You do not need to publish your room until July 14th.
After that date, no further changes will be allowed, so make sure everything is polished and finalized before then.
Publishing early does not give you an advantage in engagement, so don’t rush and focus on making your experience the best it can be.
Now’s the perfect time to invite friends, explore your builds, and fine-tune the gameplay. We’re so excited to see how your creations come to life!

[lyric rain]

Hey everyone, here’s your July Room Rewards Update. We're making a few changes to some tiers and the qualification requirements. These changes should not affect your overall payouts, but help simplify the process on our end as well as make sure the rooms that are deserving of rewards get rewarded.

• We’re removing the “old” system to make payouts simpler and easier to understand. Going forward, everyone will be paid on the progressive system.
  • This change only affects S Tier rooms. While we’re removing the old system, we’re adjusting Progressive System payouts to make up for any loss.
  • This will affect both the Commerce and Engagement tracks.
• The number of users required for C-tier engagement will go up from 63 to 100 users.
  • To make sure this doesn’t reduce anyone’s rewards, we’re also increasing the token payout for Tier C rooms so C Tier users will seem like they’re worth a lot, but it works out to be the same as before.
• Both of these changes will result in roughly the same or better rewards for everyone who qualifies, and remember that under the progressive system, you get rewards for all tiers.
  • For example, a B Tier room with 135 qualified users would get paid 1000 tokens for users 100-124, and then 250 tokens per user for users 125-135 for 28,000 tokens total.

You can see a full overview of the changes here: Link. Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you as always.

[lyric rain]

Gribbly just let me know that next update we got a setting in for yall that will allow you to toggle what happens when you drop your Maker Pen - nothing or stop flying. This came out of us seeing all of the feedback on this feature in the Creator AMA so cheers to everyone who showed up and helped draw attention to this request!

[lyric rain]

🚨 Attention Creators!
We’re just about to kick off the** Play Phase** of the #Solarpunk Build Contest!
⏰ Final Reminder: Your rooms MUST be published by 11:59 PM PST TONIGHT!
No changes can be made after this time! So double-check your work and get those rooms live!
You may still update your room’s name, image, and bio after publishing, but do NOT change your room’s tags.
What is the Play Phase?
This is your time to get players into your room and showcase your work. However, engagement must be organic—spam tactics are not allowed. Here are the key rules to follow:

Make sure your events follow the Creator Code of Conduct!
Event Spam:
If creators or co-owners average more than one event per day across the Play Phase, the room may be disqualified. This includes events held in promotion rooms and party invite spam.
Allowed Room Prizes:
You can offer player-created promotional items, such as in-game trophies, collectibles, or item skins.
Not Allowed:
Do not promote giveaways, raffles, lotteries, or contests involving real currency, virtual currency, Rec Tokens, “free gifts,” or permission offerings. These violate Rec Room’s Terms of Service.

We cant wait to see what you've created!

[lyric rain]

🚨 **Quick Update: Bug Fix Window for Published Rooms!**🚨
Hey creators! The Play Phase is officially underway! Huge congrats on getting your rooms published! 🎉
That said, we’ve heard from several of you that serious issues popped up right at the final deadline last night.
To support those affected, we’re opening a short bug fix window for rooms that were published on time (before July 14 at 11:59 PM PST).

What you need to know:

• Bug Fix Deadline: You have until July 15 at 11:59 PM PST to make final bug-related changes to your published room.
• No new entries will be accepted. This is only for rooms that met the original deadline.
• No further extensions will be granted. This is your final chance to make any changes.
• This applies to** all creators who submitted on time**, to keep things fair across the board.
• Engagement earned between July 14 at 11:59 PM PST and July 15 at 11:59 PM PST will not count toward your engagement score.
• Saving your room after July 15th, 11:59 PM PST **will not be allowed **

Thanks again for flagging these issues and for all your hard work. We can’t wait to see players explore your creations during the Play Phase! 💛

[lyric rain]

**What are your top R2 bugs and frustrations? **

With the contest play phase starting we wanted to do another check in with the community on what you all see as the top R2 bugs and issues. Please leave your R2 frustrations and bugs in this thread for me and I'll get them to the R2 team: https://forum.rec.net/t/r2-bugs-what-are-your-top-r2-bugs-and-frustrations/10559

There's also a question in there about RIO / R2 monetization features and how those could be improved. Thanks!

[lyric rain]

Game AI alpha - New AI circuits for creators
https://forum.rec.net/t/game-ai-alpha-new-ai-circuits-for-creators/10587

Game AI is a new set of chips that will soon be available to creators. These chips let you interact with various AI services: text, voice, 3D mesh generation, image generation, and more. They also support a wide range of inputs: voice, text, photos, or a combination of all of them. That means you’ll be able to build rooms / games / characters that react to players, generate dynamic content on the fly, and open up entirely new forms of interaction and gameplay.

To explore the possibilities, we’ve given Game AI chips access to a few creators to build experimental rooms. You may start seeing those rooms go live today. [MORE IN THE FORUM POST]

[lyric rain]

We're improving the room reporting process to make it easier for players to report bad content inside of rooms!

With the next update, players can attach a photo to their room report. This helps our team see the violation and, hopefully, saves you some typing.

Check out the full details here.

[lyric rain]

Quick announcement - the July Creator AMA will be asynchronous this month with us taking and answering questions entirely via the AMA forum post rather than live in Discord. I'll make the forum post sometime Wed - Fri this week and post it in here for yall then. Then I'll work on getting the top upvoted questions answered by the team a few days later once we've gotten some questions and upvotes. We'll be back to the live / normal AMA format in Aug!

[lyric rain]

New Maker Pen Beta Now Available on Consoles! 🎮
https://forum.rec.net/t/new-maker-pen-beta-now-available-on-consoles/10789

Xbox and PlayStation players can try out the beta version starting today. Nintendo Switch players will see the beta version appear in another week or two once our next Switch update goes live.

Just like on mobile, the classic Maker Pen is still available. You can switch between the classic and beta versions anytime and use whichever one feels best to you. The beta version can be found in the equipment wheel on console, in the same location as the classic maker pen. [click link for full details and images]

[lyric rain]

@here Introducing - Environments - Create worlds with voice or text!
https://forum.rec.net/t/introducing-environments-create-worlds-with-voice-or-text/10807

Have you ever wished you could just say “haunted forest” or “alien canyon” and watch it come to life around you? Now you can! We’re excited to introduce Environments - an experimental Maker AI feature that lets you generate natural 3D environments using simple voice or text commands.

Think of Environments as your creative launchpad. It gives you basic terrain and atmospheric elements, but the real artistry, the unique and detailed level design, that’s all still up to you, the creator. [click link for full details]

[lyric rain]

**The July Creator AMA will be asynchronous this month with us taking and answering questions entirely via this forum post **rather than live in Discord. Drop your questions in here - then I’ll work on getting the top upvoted questions answered by the team a few days later once we’ve gotten some questions and upvotes. We’ll be back to the live / normal AMA format in Aug!

https://forum.rec.net/t/submit-questions-for-the-july-creator-ama/10821

[lyric rain]

🚨 Attention Creators!🚨
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR ROOMS.
We’ve officially entered the Judging Phase of the #Solarpunk Build Contest. Engagement is now locked, and the top 10 rooms in each category will be selected based on that final engagement data.
Thank you for your incredible participation and the energy you brought to this event. We’ll continue to post updates as judging progresses, so keep an eye on the Discord and Creator Forums.
Please do not message staff asking for your room’s ranking.
The top 10 and top 5 rooms will be announced together once judging is complete. In the meantime, enjoy exploring the submitted rooms.
We’ll see you all again soon with more news!

[lyric rain]

Howdy @everyone! We want to know your top R1 bugs and frustrations.

Please drop your top Rooms 1.0 related bugs and thoughts here: https://forum.rec.net/t/r1-bugs-what-are-your-top-r1-bugs-and-frustrations/10917

I also created a new #1403126850137358477 channel for discussion, but please drop your bugs and thoughts in the Creator Forum post first!

[lyric rain]

Heads up on some bigger creation changes going out tonight! @everyone

1. We’re removing the Maker AI Day Pass (starting the process)
2. We’re returning R1 to its status as the default maker room + turning on unlimited ink for R1 rooms

FULL DETAILS HERE:
R1 is the new default room type + removing Maker AI
https://forum.rec.net/t/r1-is-the-new-default-room-type-removing-maker-ai/10999

[lyric rain]

FYI the R1 unlimited ink toggle for existing rooms should now be showing up in the room settings page, but it will show up as 'Enable LimitsV2' for now and it will correct to the 'Enable Unlimited Ink' text in the next update.

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators!!
We are opening up nominations for special awards for our #Solarpunk Build contest! Please nominate one room/person for each category! (this does not guarantee the winner but helps us to see cool rooms we may have missed)
**Fill out the form here! **

We are also hosting a Roomie Emoji making contest over in the [Rec Room Official Discord!](#announcements message) Come join us and have fun!

[lyric rain]

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[lyric rain]

As promised above, we've just shared a blog post detailing our updates to custom avatar item moderation.

All items are now being scanned by our moderation system, so hopefully you're less likely to come across violating items going forward.

As always, we appreciate your feedback and support in making Rec Room safer for everyone!

Hey, creators!

We wanted to give you a heads up that newly created, non-published custom clothing items are now being scanned by our moderation systems. While these are items that can't be found in the store, they can still be worn around other players. So, we want to make sure they're safe!

The key points:

• All custom clothing created with the clothing customizer is now scanned through our moderation system.
• If the system mistakenly flags an item, creators can appeal directly in-game for our team to review.

We’re making this change based on player feedback asking for better moderation in this area, so thank you for sharing your thoughts and helping us improve!

This is just a quick update, but we’ll have a more detailed blog to share tomorrow. Stay tuned!

[lyric rain]

🤖👕🎩Anyone can now create Roomie avatar items! You will need Avatar Studio access to publish the items, but anyone can now get started building them in Blender using our tools and the tutorial videos here: https://forum.rec.net/t/create-roomie-avatar-items-blender-tools-demo/11203

For Roomie items - the rollout to publish within Avatar Studio is currently just for ambassadors as we test for bugs and other issues.

If you make a Roomie item or an avatar item using the blender tools but you don't have Avatar Studio access you can apply for access using the link in the forum post, or share your work in #1275138369550160064 and get feedback from RR staff and the community!

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🍅🍅🍅 Also a reminder that anyone can still drop the Harvest Nobles room tomato challenge posters in their R1 or R2 rooms and compete for the Golden Nobles Shield and Golden Barbarian Sword skins.
#697470651208040549 message

[lyric rain]

@everyone - Circuit limits in R1 have been increased to match R2 limits! This means **chip limits in all R1 rooms (new or old) have gone from 5k to 7.5k chips. **Enjoy the added chip space!

The R1 heat limits have also been increased 🔥 🔥 🔥

If you have questions or feedback on this change I made a forum post here: https://forum.rec.net/t/circuit-limits-in-r1-have-been-increased-from-5k-to-7-5k-chips/11220

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators,

As promised, here's an update on Room Rewards that will take effect October 1.

We will be ramping down engagement rewards throughout the rest of 2025, transitioning Room Rewards to a program that more strongly rewards monetization.

You can read more about these changes on the creator forum here: https://forum.rec.net/t/october-room-rewards-update/11360

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators,
Room Keys, Consumables, and Currencies can now be gifted 🎁
This update is automatically enabled for all KCC items.
If you’d like to disable gifting for a specific item, head to its Config Menu and toggle “Is Giftable” off (pictured)
We’ll be expanding gifting support to more types of UGC content soon - so stay tuned!

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators!

We’re in the final days for booth submissions for the Creator Expo. The deadline for all submissions is October 31st. We’ve already seen so many wonderful booths, and this year’s Expo is going to be an exciting one.

For more information about the event, visit
https://www.creatorexpo.net/
The site will continue to update with new event details and announcements.

If you have any questions or need help submitting your booth, please reach out to @thecreatorexpo on Discord.

We can’t wait to see your creations!

[lyric rain]

Hey, creators!

October Room Rewards have been sent! In October, Commerce payouts nearly doubled thanks to higher payout rates and the addition of custom avatar item sales in rooms. In short:

• Creators can now earn more through Commerce rewards than through Engagement.
• Along with earning more through Room Rewards, creators are also earning from players.
• Creators have more ways to earn Commerce rewards through the addition of custom avatar item sales in rooms.

We're continuing this momentum into November. This means Engagement rewards are slightly decreasing as we continue to focus on Commerce.

Read the full changes here along with some tips on effective monetization in your rooms.

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators,

Wanted to give you guys an early heads up: we're launching a new "hide-and-seek" backpack game soon that we think is super fun! Players that opt into playing will get some visual changes & additional gameplay in your room while the game is active (similar to how Pop Up Games worked).

Pictured first is the most significant visual disruption that only appears temporarily for the "seeker" - the "hider" view is much less obtrusive, also pictured. Players that don't opt-in to play won't see anything outside of the ordinary.

If you don't want consumables like this active in your room - you can disable players' ability to spawn them via your room's permission settings. In the future, we're planning to add more options for this setting so you can disable specific types of consumables like backpack games - but for now this setting will apply to all consumables.

[lyric rain]

The holidays are right around the corner, and you know what that means…it’s time for the Rec Holiday Market! Get ready for festive shops, cozy creations, and tons of seasonal fun. We’re inviting creators from across the community to show off their skills and help bring the winter vibe to life.

Interested in joining the fun?
We are looking for some festive shops with a winter, holiday, or cozy feel! We want to feature 40 creator shops through the month of December and January, from Dec 8th to Jan 5th!

**Submit a Creator Shop: **

• Your shop needs to have the theme of winter, holidays, or just a cozy feel.
• We are especially excited to feature shops that are selling UGC clothing items that fit the seasonal theme of winter wear, festive outfits, - or cozy styles.
• You can share shops with other creators/clubs.
• Your shop and content need to follow the COC and CCOC
• Please add an unlinked door to your shop, and we will link it to the ^WinterWonderland room while the room is featured.
• Submissions with the finished shop will only be accepted for review

All Shops will be due on December 1st at 11:59 PM PST

Submit Your Shop here !

[lyric rain]

Thumbnail Reminder for Room Creators!

Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that all room thumbnails must follow these requirements:
• Format: JPEG only
• Resolution: 2560 x 1440
• File Size: Under 2.0 MB

** Please DO NOT use PNGs!** They’ll upload to Rec.net, but they won’t appear in-game.
Thanks for keeping your rooms looking sharp!

[lyric rain]

🚀 **Room Boosts Expansion Update!**🚀

Room Boosts are expanding to every creator in Rec Room starting tomorrow, 12/17! All room owners will have access to Boosts & Boost Chips, letting you detect boosts in your room and reward supporters with perks like VIP access, items, roles, or custom experiences.

To celebrate, we’re hosting a weekly Room Boost Leaderboard Challenge!

• Starting tomorrow, a new leaderboard section of the Community Board will display the Top 10 Most Boosted Rooms in a given week
• The Top 10 most boosted rooms at the end of the week earn a custom room badge.
• The #1 most boosted room of the week gets a door in the Rec Center
• This leaderboard challenge will run for ~4 weeks

This is still not the final version of Room Boosts, but it opens boosting to everyone (something many of you have reached out about) while we work on bigger improvements to the system. Read more details on our blog here: https://rec.net/creator/p/Room-Boost-Expansion

Get boosting, and we’ll see you on the leaderboard!

[lyric rain]

Hey Everybody,

The first week of our Room Boosts leaderboard has closed - Congrats to the top ten:

• ^RecMilitaryRP1
• Crystal's dorm (lol)
• ^IM.STARVING
• ^TheDemogorgonsHunt
• ^GoldenHour
• ^Swat_MilitaryRP
• ^The-SCP-Site-RP
• ^JujutsuKaisenPvP
• ^TheStarWars-RP
• ^TheCloneWars.RP

We'll be reaching out to room owners on Friday after the holiday with more details for how to set up your Room Badge. (If you want to get a head-start on design, your badge should be a 1024 x 1024 resolution, 24-bit transparent PNG. Transparency will be respected when displaying the badge, so keep that in mind when designing your silhouette. On lower end devices and when a player is far away, the badge should look good at around 256 x 256 resolution.)

This week's leaderboard is off and running, keep checking in for daily updates on the standings, and happy boosting! 🚀

[lyric rain]

Hey everyone,

Our second week of our Room Boosts leaderboard is complete! Here are the top 10:

^RecLife_Project
^TheDemogorgonsHunt
^SCP_Foundation_RR
^ArabTwice
^ArabAlAulla
^Trenchville-hood
^IgnitedBonnie
^Maxime’s Dorm Room
^CrystalCove
^Die-Bundeswehr

Please DM me if you are one of these creators and I'll get you setup with your badge. The dorm rooms are proving to need some additional support, so they may have to wait until the team is back next week but we will get you setup asap!

If you still haven't claimed yours from last week, you still can!

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators,

Our third week of the Room Boosts leaderboard is complete! Here are the Top 10 Most Boosted Rooms:

^OperationShadowfall
^Hello_Neighbor.RRS
^CarSlideObbyRR
^SCP_Foundation_RR
^FlareCabin
^Die-Bundeswehr
^TheDemogorgonsHunt
^CrystalCove
^IgnitedBonnie
^PrisonLife

Please DM @rr_pixelplanner if you are one of these creators and they will get you setup with your badge! And if you still haven't claimed your badge from last week, you still can!

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators,

Our fourth week of the Room Boosts leaderboard has concluded! Here are the top 10 boosted rooms this week:

^SurviveHourGlass
^WorkatRecDonaldsRoleplayRR
^ArabBMO
^RetroWaveCafe
^NationsPVP
^GermanRecCenter
^SCP_Foundation_RR
^Punch-UpRR
^EmberAndIvyExpress
^Deutsches_MittelalterRP

Please dm me if you are one of these creators and we will get you setup. Instructions on how to upload badges is found here (https://forum.rec.net/t/how-to-create-custom-room-badges-in-rec-room-studio/11670), but you will need permissions from me first!

Also, good news - we are going to extend the weekly leaderboard competition for two more weeks! Rooms can still get up to three badges so you have more time. We will be announcing what Room Boosts will look like in February here soon, so stay tuned.

[lyric rain]

Alright, one more Room Boost leaderboard in the books! Here are this week's winners:

^FurryAnFriends
^ArabTwice
^StrangerThings
^GermanRecCenter
^ScaryVideos
^Punch-UpRR
^SCP_Foundation_RR
^OperationShadowfall
^MemeElevator
^NationsPvP

Please reach out to both myself and @edendaapple if you are one of these room creators.

We have one more week that we will be running this leaderboard to get a badge in your room! The cutoff will be 5PM PST on Tuesday 1/27. We will have more info to share on what is next after that.

Happy Boosting!

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators!

Two quick updates:

We realized that the leaderboard wasn't showing the RecCenter over the weekend and have fixed that by showing the top 10 boosted rooms in the watch home! We had to migrate this over, so it'll be up to date within an hour. Then, it will update daily as it did before.

Reminder: The last time to boost for the leaderboard competition for badges will be Tuesday (1/27) at 5PM PST. At that time, we are going to disable the ability to purchase boosts while we work on next steps.

Happy boosting!

[lyric rain]

Hey Creators,

Here are the winners for our last week of room boosts:

^DBS-Breakthrough
^RecMilitaryRP1
^TheRomanEmpireRE
^rp_SCHOOL
^HorrorElevator
^Sylvestre
^TheAvatarHub
^SnowfallsWorkshop
^ArabAlAulla
^ArabKitsune

Please reach out to me if you are one of these room creators.

Thank you all for participating!

[quasi tree]

Hey all, we just published a blog post about winding down the Partnered Creator Program. If you're a creator, please read it as some key dates are approaching fast:

https://blog.recroom.com/posts/2026/4/28/update-partnered-creator-program

TLDR:

• New creator registrations end on April 30 (~two days from now - detail in post)
• You can check if you're eligible here: https://rec.net/creator/payments
• Token earnings end on May 18
• Final payment request deadline is June 1

These dates are real deadlines that won't move.