General[]
Pinewood Builders, formerly known as Pinewood Builders Incorporated, is a British building community group with ventures in aerospace, mining, weaponry, physics research, and much more. It is one of Roblox's largest building community groups with over 600,000 members, as well as the second largest Sci-Fi group on Roblox.
Founded in 2008 by Tokaisho (and later as a group in 2009), Pinewood Builders is one of Roblox's oldest active existing groups, being among one of the first official 10,000 groups on the platform. In 2013, Pinewood Builders had a booth at ROBLOX BLOXcon 2013 in Chicago and its headquarters was also featured in an entry on the official Roblox Blog in "Six ROBLOX Places That'll Make You Say "Whoa"".
Pinewood Builders served as the origins of many famous Roblox developers, with notable names such as alexnewtron, Zephyred, madattak, and Rukiryo. Pinewood Builders also participated in the Official Easter 2021 Roblox event Metaverse Champions, having AJ Striker as their Champion.
Ranks[]
On Pinewood's main group, there are cosmetic ranks that can be earned, ranging from Builder to Artist. In order to be assigned to one of these ranks within the group, you'll have to apply on the official Pinewood Builders discord.
The following ranks are:
Member[]
This is the default and first rank in Pinewood Builders. It represents every new member in the group.
- Members can obtain the Medkit in various facilities, most notably Pinewood Computer Core.
- Members also receive one extra credit for all disasters and other events at PBCC.
- Basically, this rank gives you basic benefits in most PB facilities.
Builder[]
This is an applicable rank, only obtained by showing knowledge of creating builds in Roblox Studio.
- This is the lowest rank that allows users to post on the group's wall.
- This rank the most common applicable ranks with 290 members.
- Builder rank (most common) has 174 more members than Artist (2nd most common).
How to obtain[]
To obtain the builder role. You must have decent knowledge of how to build in Roblox Studio or in 3d software. Very basic builds will not grant you the builder role. And to receive the builder role you must join the Pinewood Builders Discord and apply within the #Rank-Aplications channel. XYLEM members will not approve joke applications or applications that do not follow the guidelines. This role requires a good amount of effort.
Permissions[]
- Exclusive Builders+ channel named #builder-chat in the Pinewood Builders Discord.
- Visible Builder rank tag in Kronos connected PB games.
Scientist[]
This is an applicable rank, only obtained by showing knowledge of basic programming in Roblox Studio or other programs.
- This rank has 47 members.
How to obtain[]
To obtain the Scientist role. You must have decent knowledge of how to program in Roblox Studio or in programming applications. A few lines of code will not grant you the scientist role. And to receive the scientist role, you must join the Pinewood Builders Discord and apply within the #Rank-Aplications channel. XYLEM members will not approve joke applications or applications that do not follow the guidelines. This role requires a good amount of effort.
Permissions[]
- Exclusive Scientist+ channel named #scientist-chat in the Pinewood Builders Discord.
- Visible Scientist rank tag in Kronos connected PB games.
Dedicated Builder[]
This is an applicable rank, exclusive to builders with more in-depth building knowledge who show a broader range of creativity and limit.
- This rank is the 3rd most common, with Builder being 1st and Artist being 2nd.
- This rank has 99 members.
How to obtain[]
To obtain the dedicated builder role. You must have high experience and knowledge of how to build in Roblox Studio or in 3d software. Very basic builds or builds that qualify for builder will not grant you the dedicated builder role. And to receive the dedicated builder role you must join the Pinewood Builders Discord and apply with a good quality build within the #Rank-Aplications channel. XYLEM members will not approve joke applications or applications that do not follow the guidelines. This role will require a good amount of experience and dedication.
Permissions[]
- Exclusive Dedicated Builders+ channel named #superior-builders-chat in the Pinewood Builders Discord.
- Visible Dedicated Builder rank tag in Kronos connected PB games.
Dedicated Scientist[]
This is an applicable rank, exclusive to programmers with more in-depth scripting knowledge who know a broader range of programming wizardry.
- This rank has 57 members.
How to obtain[]
To obtain the Dedicated Scientist role. You must have experienced knowledge of how to program in Roblox Studio or in programming applications. A few lines of code will not grant you the dedicated scientist role. And to receive the dedicated scientist role, you must join the Pinewood Builders Discord and apply with good quality code within the #Rank-Aplications channel. XYLEM members will not approve joke applications or applications that do not follow the guidelines. This role will require a good amount of experience and dedication.
Permissions[]
- Exclusive Dedicated Scientist+ channel named #superior-scientist-chat in the Pinewood Builders Discord.
- Visible Dedicated Scientist rank tag in Kronos connected PB games
Epic Builder[]
This is a special rank, only awarded to expert builders who show extremely in-depth building skills in Roblox Studio.
- This rank has 47 members.
How to obtain[]
To obtain the Epic builder role. You must have highly advanced and knowledge of how to build in Roblox Studio or in 3d software. You would have to apply with very detailed and highly qualified builds, with good lighting and good texturing. And to receive the epic builder role you must join the Pinewood Builders Discord and apply with a very high quality build within the #Rank-Applications channel. XYLEM members will not approve joke applications or applications that do not follow the guidelines. This role will require a lot of experience and dedication.
Epic Scientist[]
This is a special rank, only awarded to prominent and excellent programmers who show extremely in-depth programming knowledge.
- This is the rarest cosmetic rank. With 31 members who obtained this rank as of now.
How to obtain[]
To obtain the Epic Scientist role. You must have very high knowledge of how to program in Roblox Studio or in programming applications. This role would require very complex applications or knowledge on programming languages as a whole, a simple script would not be qualified for this role. And to receive the epic scientist role, you must join the Pinewood Builders Discord and apply with very high quality code within the #Rank-Applications channel. XYLEM members will not approve joke applications or applications that do not follow the guidelines. This role will require a lot of experience and dedication.
Permissions[]
- Visible Epic Scientist rank tag in Kronos connected PB games
Artist[]
This is an applicable rank, only obtained by being able to create pleasing art.
- This rank is 2nd most common, rivaled only by Builder.
- This rank has 116 members
How to obtain[]
To obtain this role, you must have plenty of experience and skill in making Art. From digital art to quality sketches. A rushed and pieced together drawing will not grant you the artist role. And to receive the artist role, you must join the Pinewood Builders Discord and apply with quality art within the #Rank-Applications channel. XYLEM members will not approve joke applications or applications that do not follow the guidelines. This role requires experience and a good amount of effort.
Permissions[]
- Exclusive Artist+ channel named #artist-chat in the Pinewood Builders Discord
- Visible Artist rank tag in Kronos connected PB games
Other Ranks[]
XYLEM Team[]
This rank is reserved for people who are currently active in XYLEM Technologies. They are also the people who review PB rank applications. As a short summary, XYLEM is a team of high-skilled PB developers who do projects focused on official or community games. They also assist in other things. Read the XYLEM page for more information.
This Rank holds 11 members. Those 11 being: @WickyTheUnicorn, @D15C, @imskyyc, @SADENNING, @Kai_T4, @C3N0, @KathleenTheScorched, @Supremo_miguel, @ktblox18, @TenX29 and @bigJohn2345.
Permissions[]
- Admin powers in PB facilities
Special Guests[]
This rank is reserved for special guests such as Roblox administrators, star creators, popular developers etc.
- There are 9 people who hold this rank. Those 9 being: premiumsalad, Conor3D, StarCode_RealKreek (KreekCraft), SirJamesV, InceptionTime, ClassicMasterNoob, NobleDragon, VAC9 and Rolimon.
- There also is another member known as RubenSim. Although, he was terminated from ROBLOX over legal disputes. He has the @Special Guests role on the Pinewood Builders Discord.
Honorable Hall of Fame[]
This rank is reserved for retired Pinewood veteran executives whose profound impact has positively changed the group
🤖Kronos[]
This rank is reserved for Pinewood Builders Kronos Bot.
Facilitators[]
This rank is reserved for PB's facilitators only.
- They are the official developers of Pinewood Builders, Helping Tokaisho maintain the game lineup.
- They have the same responsibilities as the XYLEM team do.
- Highest obtainable rank
- Currently, 4 people hold this rank. Those are being: Coasterteam, Irreflexive, Csdi and LENEMAR
Permissions[]
- Developer access to official PB Facilities
- Admin powers in all official Pinewood Facilities.
- Admin powers in the Pinewood Builders Discord
- Full authority over all PB members below them
Owner[]
This rank is reserved for the owner and founder of Pinewood Builders. Position held only by Tokaisho since Pinewood Builders founding in 2008.
- Unobtainable
- Highest rank
Subgroups[]
Pinewood Builders Security Team