Community:Louis1199/Build and Race

Build and Race was a community building game created by. Players could create their own vehicles to drive in or race each other in, and save their creations. They could build with other players or build alone. It included a save/load feature which was one of the most advanced user-made feature on Roblox at the time. Build and Race has inspired many popular games to be created, such as Build A Boat For Treasure , Build Your Own Mech, Whatever Floats your Boat and countless other games. It was the most popular game of the Building genre on Roblox when Building-type games were the most popular genre at the time.

History
It was created in March 2008 originally with a 6-player capacity server. In 2008, the garages were much smaller and did not contain buttons to open the garage doors. \

In 2009, louis1199 updated the game to make the build bricks section of the map bigger and added more race tracks to the map.

In 2010, he remodeled the entire game to what its iconic appearance is known for.

With this update also came with a save system; though obsolete, it was very reliable at the time and also improved over time.

Around mid-2011, he once again remodeled the map and overhauled the race track to what it is now. Around this time, a user named iThatguylawl has stolen the game and uncopylocked it, leading to many copies of louis1199's game in the public and many knockoffs and inspired games. This, in turn, caused louis1199 to quit Roblox for a time period due to his work being stolen, and after a while returned to once again remodel the game to what it is today.

As of July 28, 2013, it has had its last update, and as a result, many other popular fan made versions of the game and inspired places have been created, such as Build and Race: Resort, Build Your Own Mech, and a remastered version of the game created by TigreBlood. As of 2018, all versions of any Build and Race remains unplayable and broken due to the Filtering Enabled updates. This also includes Build Your Own Mech to shut down, leading to a new version of the game made called BUILD AND DESTROY. While it is unstable at the moment due to the Filtering Enabled feature, the creator has stated he and his team will attempt to improve the gameplay aspect to accommodate it. While Build and Destroy focuses on mechs instead of vehicles, it is heavily inspired by Build and Race nonetheless, as the game has propped up many in-game building genres over the years.