‘Wanted to create a game related to the old Roblox catalog’: ItsMuneeb on The Catalog Avatar Creator Hunt, Genre Shift, RDC, and more [Exclusive]

The Catalog Avatar Creator Hunt was a notable event in the first edition of Roblox’s The Hunt. Featuring two distinct game modes, participants fought for their clan or tribe in order to earn a limited edition badge and Token. This unanticipated change to a combat-oriented challenge within a user-friendly platform not only caught the attention of many, but also garnered praise from the community.

During our discussion, we delved into various subjects, such as The Hunt’s unique obstacle, its change in genre, and GDC.

Exclusive Interview with Catalog Avatar Creator: ItsMuneeb

As ItsMuneeb is renowned for creating Catalog Avatar Creator, our discussion started with his motivation behind developing a fighting-themed scavenger hunt in Roblox The Hunt: First Edition.

Muneeb replied:

“Now, going from an avatar editing experience to a combat fighting game may seem crazy… however there actually is a strong link between the two! Because The Hunt’s theme is time travel (past or future), I wanted to create a game which is related to the old Roblox catalog.”

The first edition of Roblox’s The Hunt took place within an Infinite Vault and had a theme centered around time travel. In light of this, ItsMuneeb decided to incorporate a fighting genre task to align with the event’s overall theme.

He went into more detail about the tribes highlighted in the challenge and affirmed that they were, in fact, based on the four traditional ‘clan’ packages of Roblox:

“Before the community-created (UGC) catalog was a thing, all items were created by Roblox themselves. There are many character bundles created by Roblox, some of which are for classic ‘Clans’ of Roblox. These clans were very prominent in the olden days of Roblox, so I had the idea to make my quest require players to join a team (of one of these clans) & battle it out in order to achieve victory!”

I was intrigued to learn about the debut of the new genre in Catalog Avatar Creator Hunt. It was evident that the fighting-based challenge had gained popularity, and Muneeb agreed with this observation:

“It was really fun creating the fighting game, because it was something new and refreshing for me to develop! It required a lot of testing and balancing in order to ensure that all of the weapons & combat mechanics were configured fairly, and I am really happy with the end result of the game!”

According to him, the theme was well received by the community and he also noted that people were eagerly anticipating the leaks beforehand.

“Players really enjoyed the theme of our event as it included the classic clans & characters of Roblox, and the social media reception of our game was really good! People were really hyped from even seeing leaks of our event before it officially came out.”

When I inquired about whether he had attended GDC and gained any significant insights from the yearly event, Muneeb replied:

“Unfortunately I did not attend GDC. However, I did attend RDC (Roblox Developer Conference) last year, and it was such a blast! I was able to meet a lot of my long-time online friends for the first time in-person, and got to network with many talented developers from the Roblox community! I can’t wait to go again this year.:)”

Furthermore, he brought attention to his involvement in last year’s RDC (Roblox Developers Conference) and reaffirmed his attendance for the upcoming event. He also expressed excitement for RDC 2024.

Insights from the Catalog Avatar Creator Hunt with ItsMuneeb

Muneeb wrapped up the conversation regarding the Catalog Avatar Creator Hunt by providing a lore-based justification for the game’s event challenge.

“For Catalog Avatar Creator’s quest, we took players back in time to the classic 2014 era of Roblox. Players had to join 1 of 4 clans of Robloxia: Redcliff Knights, Korblox Empire, The Overseers, or Splintered Skies. These clans then had to face off in a battle of rounds of either Team Deathmatch or Capture the Flag in order to achieve victory!”

Muneeb reiterated the community’s positive response and assured players that there will be even more thrilling content to come after The Hunt’s conclusion.

“The community reception of our event was extremely positive: many people enjoyed our quest as the rounds were action-packed and fun to play. The classic theme of our game also gave veteran Roblox players feelings of nostalgia, and many have asked us to publish the quest as a new experience once the event is over!”