
Beyond The Blox Future Roblox avatars will have… fingers and toes?
Ragdoll physics, bone-based articulation, and AI-generated face migrations - Roblox is rewriting its avatar system from scratch. Adam and Anthony unpack the three-phase rollout, debate whether R6 is truly being preserved, and ask whether AI is the right tool to get Roblox to AAA quality.
Episode 23
Sources:
- Action Required: Advancing Avatars on Roblox
- Studio Beta: Avatar Joint Upgrade - Enabling Physically Simulated Characters
- Completing the Dynamic Head Migration
- MaximumADHD's weight painting analysis on X
Hosts:
- Adam (BanTech): https://lastlevel.co.uk/adam
- Anthony (sublivion): https://www.roblox.com/users/44028290/profile
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Beyond The Blox is produced by Seb Jensen for Last Level Studios.
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Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(01:02) Avatar Joint Upgrade & Ragdoll Physics
(07:01) Bones, Fingers & New Articulation Points
(11:48) R6 vs R15: Retargeting & Backward Compatibility
(15:15) The Three Phases & Motor6D's Future
(18:44) R6 in Competitive Games & Avatar Settings
(22:17) Animation Editors & Weight Painting
(24:37) Dynamic Head Migration & AI Suspicions
(28:03) Why Roblox is Changing the Avatar Aesthetic
(34:54) AI, Sora's Shutdown & the Cost of Innovation
(41:37) Outro
