One Year Later… Out of Spectator Mode

WFR returns with fresh updates and alpha back in focus

Weapons Factory: Roblox development went on pause for personal reasons, and if you're still keeping an eye on this passion project, I want to say thank you for your patience. Sometimes life and work can side-step progress - but the passion never left.

Now? I’m back in. Fully committed.

Pushing hard toward the long-awaited alpha release.

Let's Rocket Jump right in.

Respawn on Death

• After you are fragged the screen fades red and team stats show up.

• A short cooldown timer will appear. After the timer is done, you'll be able to respawn.

  
  

  Future Polish includes:

  • When fragging a player, show details:

    • Player1 fragged Player2 with a Rocket Launcher

    • Player2 made Player1 go boom

    • Player1 vaporized Player2 with a rocket

  • Fade in/ Fade out

  • Option to go to menu's?

  • Option to spectate your team while fragged?

Team & Player Stats and Score HUD

• Score at the top, with notifications. (Configurable to turn off)

• Press TAB to check team stats with Frags, Caps, And Total Score.

• Point System follows traditional quake 2 weapons factory.

  • 1 point per frag

  • -1 point per respawn

  • 15 points per flag capture

• Real-time updates when shown.

• Stats are also shown on death

• Provides a sense of team momentum and personal progress

  
  

  Future Polish Includes:

  • Icon to show active flag carrier on team stats

  • HUD Notifications for Player has the flag, Player Capped the Flag near score at the top.

  • Fade in / Fade out

  • Saved player data for lobby reveal of Leaderboards

    • K/D Ratio's, Top Flag Caps, Rocket Kills, Rocket Jumps, Frags on Cyborg Kamikaze / Plasma Bomb

  
  

  Quick reminder on what team stats looked like in

  
  

  Quake 2 Weapons Factory

  

  Weapons Factory Roblox

  

  The simplicity remains, but with a clear outline and what the numbers mean.

What should we expect from now on?

A complete revival of work on Weapons Factory Roblox, with a roadmap through the first half of Fiscal Year 2026.

Lots has changed in the Roblox Game Engine and my workflow documentation got erased (Thanks Atlassian).

Note to self, use Notion, not Atlassian products. I'll be ramping myself back up, with Bi-Weekly updates.

What's on the roadmap?

Game Loop with Map Rotation

• Maps will rotate every 10-15 minutes

• Final stats shown at end of match

• Intermission screen or map voting UI planned

• Dynamic loading of next arena

• 2 Maps for Alpha Release

Data Store Components

• Save Frags, Respawns, Assists, F/R/A Ratio, Caps, Score.

• Save Game Wins

Lobby Experience

• Social Roblox Lobby experience

• Go through teleport into a room separated by a line to choose red or blue.

• Countdowns to start, allowing people to leave.

• 5v5 or 6v6 is ideal.

• Allow random joins on existing game or not, when starting.

  
  

Alpha Testing

What's Next in Quake 2 Weapons Factory in Roblox

Development has officially resumed full force. Weapons Factory is no longer on hold. The goal is now simple:

Get to Alpha. Testable, playable, gritty, fun. Not feature-complete—but undeniably Weapons Factory.

If you’ve followed this far, thank you. If you’re new, welcome. It’s good to be back.