History of World to Build

**World to Build**, a subsidiary of Happy Ninja Games, LLC, was founded by Brennan Pfeiffer and Garret "tyster" Swanson. Itis an online-multiplayer voxel-based UGC Sandbox that allows its players to engage in a virtual economy and purchase virtual items. This synergistic UGC also allows players to build "games" with a software known as the Builder. Games uploaded with the Builder can be played publicly with the community, or alternatively can be hidden from the public and be played privately. Players can also interact with others in the community by using the Forums.

## 2018

### December

* **December 30:** World to Build is released to the public.

## 2019

### January

* **January 8:** Player auto-updater is released.

### March

* **March 19:** The Builder, shop, and Boost are released.
* **March 25:** Thumbnails for created games are released.

### April

* **April 11:** The game client is updated. Group scaling, transparency which replaced visibility, custom grid inputs, and lighting fixes are added. World to Build Beta hat is released.
* **April 15:** User clothing and skin tones are added. Users are now also able to create and sell clothing.

### May

* **May 6:** Forums are updated, quoting and formatting are available.
* **May 7:** Messaging is released.
* **May 8:** Extra skin colors for Boost members are available.
* **May 10:**Rendering bug creates shiny avatars.
* **May 14:** Avatars are updated and poses are now available. The landing screen is updated, featuring the new lighting.

### June

* **June 6:** The dashboard is updated, featuring the games page, shop items, currency, and blog posts.
* **June 6:** The blog is created, with the first post being about the East Coast Game Conference.
* **June 8:** The first ever game creation contest is held, which was a castle building contest.
* **June 13:** The game limit for free players is raised from 3 to 10.
* **June 17:** The Summer Update is released. Scripting is added, along with updated avatars and removal of feet items.
* **June 23:** PIN based security is released available in user settings.
* **June 28:** The second contest is held, which was an obby building contest.

### July

* **July 2:** Lighting is now available to edit games.
* **July 13:** Particles are now available to edit games.
* **July 30:** World Text is now available.

### October

* **October 20:** Game Templates are now available.
* **October 27:** The Halloween Haunted House Hunting Contest is held.

### November

* **November 8:** Special items are available for resale.
* **November 23:** The Winter Update is released with major changes to the Builder and other miscellaneous updates.
* **November 24:** The World to Build Roundtable has its first meeting.

## 2020

### January

* **January 5:** The Welcoming Committee is founded.
* **January 12:** The Roundtable announces they are selecting new players.
* **January 19:** The "Pets and Explosions" update is announced with a blog and with a new trailer.
* **January 29:** The Item Design Contest is announced.

### February

* **February 18:** The WIPEOUT! Building Contest is announced.

### May

* **May 9:** The Roundtable program is discontinued.

* **May 20:** A new voxel-based avatar creation system is announced in a blog, along with the removal of shirts and pants.

### July

* **July 15:** A new site banner is introduced, profile pages have were redone, many changes were made in game configuration, and the forums were refreshed. The forums were moved to a subdomain, which was forums.worldtobuild.com.
* **July 16:** Announced by Brennan on the forums, the Welcoming Committee program is discontinued.