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Geometry Dash Editor Guide
The Geometry Dash editor allows you to create custom levels any way you
want. A level can be simple or detailed, short or long, easy or difficult, and so
on. The opportunities are endless. However, to be able to make exactly what
you want, there are a wide variety of features that are helpful or even
necessary. Learning everything yourself is a near impossible task given the
size of the editor as of update 2.2. That is exactly what this guide's purpose is:
To help you out, whether you are new to the editor or already a veteran. There
should be something helpful here either way. Use the list below if there is
anything specific you are looking for.
Table of Contents
1. Basics
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Getting Started 6
Level Settings 7
Placing Objects 11
Editing Objects 14
Scaling & Warping 16
Select Color 17
Deleting Objects 20
Other Buttons 22
2. Picking Song 26
Starting Song 26
Music Library 27
Newgrounds 28
Song Settings 30
Guideline Creator 30
Later Customization 31
3. Gameplay Objects 32
Description 32
Pads 32
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Portals 34
Speed Changers 36
Letter Objects 36
Force Objects 39
4. Animated Objects 40
Description 40
Monsters 40
Edit Special 41
Particle Editor 43
5. Items 51
Description 51
User Coins 51
Custom Collectables 52
6. Edit Group 54
Functionality 54
Using Groups 56
Extra Options 57
Special IDs 60
7. Triggers 61
Description 61
Start Pos 62
Color 62
Move 63
Stop 66
Pulse 67
Alpha 68
Toggle 68
Spawn 68
Rotate 71
Scale 73
Follow 74
Shake 75
Animate 75
Keyframe Animation 76
Follow Player Y 76
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Edit Advanced Follow 84
Re-Target Advanced Follow 85
Keyframe 85
Area Move/Rotate/Scale/Fade/Tint 90
Edit Area Move/Rotate/Scale/Fade/Tint 99
Area Stop 99
Change BG/G/MG 99
Touch 99
Count 100
Instant Count 101
Pickup 101
Time 102
Time Event 103
Time Control 103
Item Edit 104
Item Compare 108
Persistent Item 111
Random 111
Advanced Random 111
Sequence 112
Spawn Particle 113
Reset 114
Zoom 114
Static Camera 115
Camera Offset 115
Gameplay Offset 116
Camera Rotation 116
Camera Edge 116
Camera Guide 117
Reverse 117
Rotate Gameplay 117
Song 118
Edit Song 119
SFX 123
Edit SFX 125
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TimeWarp 126
Camera Mode 127
Setup MG 127
BG/MG Speed 127
Counter Label 128
UI Settings 128
Visibility Link 129
Collision 130
Instant Collision 130
Collision State 131
Collision Block 131
Player Touch 131
On Death 132
Disable/Enable Trail 132
Show/Hide 132
BG Effect On/Off 133
End 133
Player Control 134
Options 134
BPM Guide 135
Gradient 135
Gravity 136
Teleport 137
Shader 138
ShockWave 139
Shock Line 141
Glitch 142
Chromatic 142
Chromatic Glitch 143
Pixelate 144
Lens Circle 144
Radial Blur 145
Motion Blur 146
Bulge 147
Pinch 148
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G 1 48
Sepia 149
Invert Color 149
Hue 150
Edit Color 151
Split Screen 151
Enter Effects 151
Move/Rotate/Scale/Fade/Tint Enter 155
Stop Enter 157
8. Custom Objects 158
9. Channel System 160
10. Keyframe System 164
11. Auto-Build System 174
12. Pause Menu 188
Options 188
Buttons 190
13. Sharing Your Level 192
Verifying 192
Level Menu 192
Uploading 193
Updating Levels 197
Updating Descriptions 197
Rating 198
14. Afterword 200
Suggestions 200
Special Thanks 200
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1. Basics
Getting Started
First, you have to find your way to the editor. On the main menu, click the
right button, and then click "Create" in the top left. This brings you to the
screen in figure 1.1, which is your list of custom levels. Note that levels here are
not public, but rather custom levels saved locally on your account. Public
levels are accessed through the bottom left button. More on that later. To
start a new level, do as the text says and click "New" in the bottom right.
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At the top, you can set a level name and an optional description. The button
in the middle lets you play the level, while the right button is where you share
the level with others through the servers. To start editing, click the left button.
This brings you into the editor itself.
Level Settings
A good place to start is the main level settings, which are accessed by clicking
the gear button in the top right corner of the editor. This opens the window
seen below.
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These settings decide the level's starting state. This means that they define
what a player sees at the start of their attempt. Many of these settings, such
as Speed, Game Mode, and colors, can be changed inside the level itself too.
This allows you to change them further into the level. Going through each
option in figure 1.4 in turn, we have:
● Game Type:This is perhaps the most important optionto decide on, as it
changes how your level plays completely. It cannot be changed
throughout the level.
○ Classic is the original way to play Geometry Dash levels, in which the
camera automatically scrolls to the side. To beat the level, the player has
to avoid obstacles to make it all the way to the end of the level. This is
done by clicking to change their vertical position in different ways
depending on the Game Mode. For example, in the most simple mode,
Cube, you jump by clicking, while something like Wave moves your icon
diagonally from holding.
○ Platformer is the newest Game Type, and as the name implies, it lets
the player move around freely. You can click to move left or right as you
please, and another input allows jumping. How exactly the inputs work
depend on the device you are playing on.
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● Speed:This sets the starting speed of your level. It can be changed at any
point in the level. The blue option is the default speed, and the others are
modifiers of this. Each one is fittingly indicated by a reversed arrow or
more arrows depending on how much they modify the speed. The
reversed orange option is the slowest option, which is roughly 25% slower
than the normal speed. For double, triple, and quadruple arrows, the
modifier is roughly 25%, 50%, and 75% faster than the normal option.
● Mode:This alters the way the icon moves when theplayer clicks. It is often
referred to as Game Mode, and should not be confused with Game Type.
This can also be changed at any point in the level. The different ones are
shown in figure 1.6 below. From left to right, we have:
○ Cube is the default Game Mode, which has the player click to jump as
previously mentioned. Interaction with objects such as Pads and Orbs
make it a bit more complex, but those are handled later.
○ Ship lets the player fly, and the exact trajectory is dependent on clicks.
Holding down takes you up very fast, while letting go makes you fly
downwards. Clicking fast in a consistent pattern makes it possible to fly
in a straight horizontal line.
○ Ball makes the player's icon circular, and movement makes it roll.
Clicking switches the gameplay gravity, which means that the icon goes
from rolling on the ground to rolling on the roof (or vice versa).
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○ UFO also makes the player fly, but instead of precise control like Ship,
clicking makes you boost a certain distance upwards. Holding down is
not possible.
○ Wave has the player move diagonally by holding or letting go. If you
hold down, you move diagonally upwards, while letting go makes you
move diagonally downwards. This is disabled in Platformer.
○ Robot is similar to Cube, but instead of a set jump height, the amount
you hold down decides the vertical movement. Clicking very fast leads
to a small jump, while holding down (to a certain limit) takes you
higher.
○ Spider is similar to Ball, but clicking makes gravity switch instantly
rather than a slower rolling motion. This is disabled in Platformer.
○ Swing is also based on flying, but each click changes the player's gravity.
This is disabled in Platformer.
● Options:This lets you set various other options.Most of them, like Flip
Gravity and Reverse Gameplay, speak for themselves. Mini makes the
player's icon smaller, altering the effects of clicks to some degree. Dual
duplicates the icon into two, making it so that the player has to control two
icons. Every click affects both icons. Enabling 2-Player changes this to
require clicking on each side of the screen for each icon. Spawn Group lets
you set a specific target object, given by its Group ID, as the spawn
position. More on Group IDs later. Clicking the top right gear button opens
Legacy Options, which fix various older bugs. These should not be
changed.
● BG, G, and MG:This sets the type of Background, Ground,and
Middleground art to use from the start. The Ground is on the front layer,
making it the only one the player interacts with directly at the bottom of
the level. BG and MG are seen behind the player. The difference between
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these two is their layering, with Background being furthest back. All of
these three can bechangedat any point in the level.
● Font:There is normally an attempt counter found atthe start of levels, and
this option changes the font used for this. It also changes any other text
objects found in the level. You cannot change this further into the level.
● Select Color:At the top of the window, you can setcolors for various parts
of the level. BG, G, and MG set the colors for the art described earlier. (G2
and MG2 are secondary colors used for details.) Line is an outline for the
Ground. Clicking "More" lets you change the starting settings for the
custom Color Channels. These are used for other objects. Note that any
colors can be changed at any time in a level.
● Select Song:This is where you set what song to use.The various options
and menus are handled in the next chapter.
Placing Objects
Back to the main editor screen, the main part you will interact with is the
bottom section, seen in figure 1.7. To begin creating, have the "Build" button
on the left selected (indicated by blue color). This is where all the different
objects in the game are located. We will write "objects" in lower case to refer
to objects in general, so any goes. Clicking on an object selects it for use,
which lets you place it in your level. This is done by clicking at the desired
position on the grid. While an object is selected, you can enable "Swipe" on
the right side to place objects over the area you swipe (hold down and drag).
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There are various types of objects, which are grouped into specific tabs based
on their properties. Each object is only found within one tab. Inside a tab, you
can also click through several pages using the arrow buttons. Going through
each tab in order, we have:
● Blocks:This tab ranges from simple squares to moredetailed blocks.
Some have outlines, while others do not. This is visible by the white lines,
indicating that they are solid, which means they interact with the player
upon collision. Putting these in front of the player's movement means that
they have to jump to pass them. Colliding with a line horizontally leads to
death. However, landing on top of them is fine.
● Outlines:Various basic outlines are found here. Asmentioned for the
previous tab, these interact with the player when touched.
● Slopes:These are similar to blocks, but instead ofbeing square they are
sloped. There are two types of slopes in the game. One is basically a block
cut in half diagonally, making a 45 degree angle, while the other makes a
slope over 2 blocks. Interaction with a sloped outline is safe in most cases.
● Spikes:Spikes lead to death on any collision no matterwhat.
● 3D:These can be combined with blocks to make themlook 3D.
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● Gameplay Objects:Various objects that affect gameplay are found here.
For example, this is where you find objects that change the Speed and
Game Mode as mentioned earlier. These are covered more in-depth in
their own chapter later. Click the title for a direct link to the chapter.
● Animated Objects:While most objects are still bydefault, the ones found
in this tab have certain animations built in. These are also covered more
in-depth in their own chapter later.
● Pixel Art:Lots of different art made up of smallpixels are found here. None
of them interact with the player by default, but you can combine them
with lines or Spikes for the effect you want.
● Items:These objects are used as Collectables thatcan be picked up during
gameplay.
● Symbols:Various Symbols, even some art from the game'smenus, are
found here. None of these are solid.
● Decorations:Different types of objects that do notinteract with the player.
As the name implies, they are meant to be used as decorations to fill space.
● Pulsing Objects:These are called Pulsing Objectsbecause they
automatically pulse to the beat of the song. Pulsing in this case means
scaling to a bigger size for more intense audio.
● Rotating Objects:Many circular objects that automaticallyrotate, such as
saws but also decorations. Saws are spiky and lead to death upon collision.
The speed and direction of all these objects can be customized.
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● Triggers:Triggers are more complex objects that let you do endless
customization, whether it is something as simple as moving an object to
something complex like making a bossfight. None of these objects show in
the level itself when played, but start their set operation when passed on
the X axis during gameplay. You can also make them Trigger when
touched by the player. Every Trigger is covered in-depth in its own chapter.
● Custom Objects:This tab is empty when you are newto the editor. It lets
you save combinations of objects to be reused at any time, even in another
level. Each one can have maximum 1000 objects, and you can make 250
custom objects in total. See the dedicated chapter for more details.
Editing Objects
After successfully placing objects in the editor, you may want to edit them in
some way. Figure 1.10 shows an example. Assume you want to move these
three Spikes (often referred to as a "triple Spike") one block to the right. To do
this, you have to click the "Edit" button in the bottom left. Afterwards, you can
click an object to select it for editing. Normally, you can only select one object
at a time. To select all three at once, enable "Swipe" in the bottom right as
seen in the example. This lets you swipe over the objects you want to select.
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Now that the objects are selected, indicated by the green outline, we can
move onto actually editing them. The buttons in the lower section, seen in
figure 1.11, are all used for this. Most of these are self-explanatory, so testing
them out yourself is recommended. The various arrows move the selected
object(s) in their given direction. How much they move is indicated by the
number of arrows. Other buttons, like the circular arrows, let you rotate the
object(s) a given amount. The one with "Free" inside it lets you rotate as much
as you would like.
Having found the correct button, double arrow to the right, we get the result
in figure 1.12. Another way to do this is by selecting "Free Move" and "Snap" in
the bottom right. The former lets you move the selected objects wherever you
want, even outside of exact grid positions, while "Snap" puts the objects in
exact grid positions. Together, this combination gives us the result we
wanted, but you can also use "Free Move" on its own to move off-grid.
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If you are satisfied with your edits, click the "Deselect" button on the far right.
You can also deselect the objects by placing new objects. After this, you can
go ahead and place or edit other objects. Additionally, you may see another
"Rotate" button in the bottom right that has not been covered yet. This has
the same functionality as the previously mentioned "Free" rotation button but
is easier to access.
Scaling & Warping
The last three buttons in the "Edit" tab, as the names imply, let you scale or
warp the object. This means to change its form and/or size in some way. In
essence, each of these buttons can do the same thing, but with even more
control sequentially. The first "Scale" only lets you scale the objects in place,
which means they keep their original aspect ratio. With the second one, you
can scale for the X and Y axis as you wish, allowing for even more control.
With "Warp", you get the most control. Selecting it opens the interface seen in
figure 1.13, which features various buttons. Each of the square buttons let you
scale as with the previous two buttons. You use them by holding one down
and dragging to your desired scale. If you want the scaling to be in place, you
can toggle the lock in the top right. As for the circular buttons, the middle one
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is used as an anchor point for rotation, while the outer one performs the
actual rotation. Finally, we have the two rectangular buttons outside the
square ones. These let you skew the objects in a given direction. As an
example, dragging the top one to the left results in the example below. The
anchor point also affects how much you can skew.
Select Color
After having warped the Spikes successfully, you may want to change their
color a bit. Assume you want to make the outline of the left Spike red. This is
done by selecting the object and clicking "Edit Object" on the far right, which
opens the menu seen below.
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In here, you have various options for coloring the object. Selecting "P-Col 1" or
"P-Col 2" makes the color based on the player's colors. "Light BG" makes it a
lighter shade of the Background Color, while "Default" simply sets it to its
default. For Spikes, this is white, but it varies from object to object. Below this,
you can select custom Color Channels that can be specified freely. These are
numbered from 1 to 999. "Next Free" finds the next unused Color Channel,
which is 1 in our case. To begin customizing it, click on top of the colored
square in the bottom right. This opens the following menu:
Here, you have various options to set the color of the object. Selecting the
color by using the outer wheel and then its shade by using the inner circle is
the easiest way. You can also specify a color exactly by its "RGB" or "HEX"
values in the bottom right, while "Opacity" changes how transparent the color
is. "Copy" and "Paste" in the top right are used if you want to copy and paste
colors across channels, while "Default" sets it back to the standard white.
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On the left, "Copy Color" lets you input another Color Channel to copy from
but with potential changes to HSV. HSV is also seen in figure 1.15 as a "HSV"
button. This allows you to change hue, saturation, and brightness of the color
for the selected object (and not the channel as a whole). By default, the color
is solid, but enabling Blending makes it blend with the visuals behind it.
"Player Color 1" and "Player Color " are, as explained earlier, based on the
player's choice of colors.
With the object's color set to red, it is successfully colored as seen above. The
defined Color Channel can also be given to other objects you wish to have the
same color. It is worth noting that the Color Channel's settings can be
changed throughout the level using aColor Trigger.Changing it inside the
menu in figure 1.15 only sets the starting values for the channel. Additionally,
note that some objects have two different parts that can be colored. This is
indicated by a "Detail" button next to "Base" in the top left of the color menu,
allowing you to switch between the settings of each. In our example, the
Spike only has one customizable color, which is the outline, so only "Base" is
shown. This is called the Base Color, while some objects also have Detail Color.
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Deleting Objects
If you place the wrong object, you may want to delete it from the level
entirely. This is done in the bottom tab called "Delete", which is shown in
figure 1.18. Just having this tab opened allows you to click any object to delete
it. As with building and editing, you can select "Swipe" on the right to drag
over multiple objects you want to delete. However, there are numerous other
options inside the tab as seen below.
The four buttons on the right are filters for deleting. These are useful if you
have many different types of objects overlapping, and you only wish to delete
certain types of them. If you have "None" selected, which is the default, any
objects can be deleted. Switching to "Static" means that only solid blocks can
be deleted. As for "Details", this covers a lot of different types of objects, such
as Portals, decorations, Triggers, and more.
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If you enter this tab while having an object selected (from the "Edit" tab), you
get some more options. Switching to "Custom" on the right makes it so that
only the selected object can be deleted. After enabling this, you can head
back to "Edit" and swipe to select an area of objects you want to delete from.
Afterwards, head back to "Delete" and click the top left deletion button
(indicated by a trash can), either within the tab or in the top left of the editor.
Both of these do the same action, but the latter is easier to access at any time.
There is also the "All" button on the left which deletes every instance of this
object in your level. Next to this is a button to delete allStart Pos Triggers.
Finally, we have the four middle buttons marked in the figure above. Opening
each one gives a good idea of what they do, but they are covered shortly here.
The top left one lets you find a specific object given by when it was placed.
Looking up object 23, for example, will take you to the 23rd object if it still
exists and is not deleted. The two buttons to the right are Group ID and color
filters respectively. Applying Group IDs are covered more later, but essentially
an object may have a Group ID for Triggers to interact with it. As an example,
writing "1" in either means that you can only delete objects with Group ID or
Color Channel 1 while in the "Delete" tab. This is useful if you wish to delete
only objects using that specific color among many others. The bottom left
trash can button is a quick way of resetting all of these filters without having
to go into their window. You can also use these filters to select objects by
enabling "Select Filter" inOptions.
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Other Buttons
There are still many buttons in the user interface that we have not touched on
yet, which are summarized here. Some of them are covered more in-depth
later on when appropriate. We will be using figure 1.21 to cover specific
buttons, referencing them by colored boxes that have been drawn on top (not
from the game).
In the top left, marked in purple, are buttons to undo and redo the recent
action. As an example, you can use this to recovered a wrongly deleted object.
However, note that not all actions can be undone or redone, such as applying
Color Channels or Group IDs. Below these two buttons, we have playtesting
buttons marked in yellow. The top one playtests the music of the level,
showing a line moving to help sync visuals to the song. The lower one lets you
playtest your level inside the editor, starting from the start or a set start
position.
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In the white box are buttons for zooming in and out inside the editor, letting
you see details more clearly or whole areas at once. Right next to these are
some optional buttons that are enabled fromOptionsreferred to as Link
Controls. Clicking the top one links several selected objects together, making
them act as a single object (for editing or deleting). The bottom one, on the
other hand, unlinks linked objects.
At the top, marked in black, is a slider that simply lets you slide through your
level horizontally inside the editor. You can also move around by simply
swiping in a given direction. To the right of this slider, in the top right, we have
the start level settings covered earlier, as well as thePause Menushown
below. This opens up many other options covered later. However, for now, we
note the middle buttons since these are most important as a beginner.
"Resume" goes back into the editor, while "Save and Play" saves the level and
starts an attempt on it. This lets you see exactly how the level will play for
other users once uploaded, unlike playtesting in the editor. "Save and Exit",
"Save", and "Exit" are self-explanatory.
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Back to figure 1.21, we have the numerous buttons inside the red and blue
boxes on the right. These are shown together in an edited image below for
easier access. Many of these are self-explanatory, while others are not.
"Copy", "Paste" and "Copy+Paste" all do similar actions, which is making a new
copy of the selected object(s). The button that has both in one will copy the
selected object(s) and place the copy on top of the old one. If you wish to copy
something from one spot in the editor to somewhere far away, the separate
buttons are useful. Simply use "Copy" on what you want to copy, move to
where you want to paste, and click "Paste". This also works across levels if you
want to copy something into another level you are working on.
"Copy Values" copies Group IDs and Color Channels, allowing you to paste
them onto other objects. "Paste State" does both, while "Paste Color" only
pastes the color information. "Edit Special", "Edit Group" and "Edit Object" are
all for editing objects, but they work in different ways.Edit SpecialandEdit
Grouphave a lot of functionality, and are coveredin later chapters found by
the links, whileEdit Objectwas covered earlier fora Spike. For many objects,
this simply lets you change the object's color as shown there. However, for
some objects, such asTriggers, it lets you changetheir settings.
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The button with three colored circles give you quick access to editing a Color
Channel, opening a menu that can be used while editing objects. Clicking it
another time switches to a HSV menu. As mentioned earlier, "Deselect" is
simply used to deselect selected objects.
Finally, we have "Go To Layer", which is closely tied to the arrows and number
below it. The pink arrows allow you to switch between different layers to build
on, making it easier to organize more complex constructions. You can only
access objects on a specific layer for editing or deletion if you are on it.
However, you can also toggle editing or deleting a layer by clicking on top of
the number, which locks the layer's objects from being changed. Click it
again to unlock it. As for the blue arrow on the left, this simply returns you to
the "All" layer, which shows every layer together. While in here, you can select
an object and click "Go To Layer" to go its specific layer quickly.
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2. Picking Song
Starting Song
The majority of the community's favorite Geometry Dash levels are largely
due to their great music synchronization, so picking a song is obviously
important when creating. To pick one, we head back to the level settings:
The bottom of this image is where the starting song of a level is set. By
default, it shows "Normal" songs, which are the official main level songs
("Stereo Madness", "Back On Track", and so on). If you want to make a level
with one of these songs, use the arrows to go through and stop on the one
you want.
Selecting "Custom" instead, we have hundreds of thousands of songs to pick
from. Click "Select Custom Song" to open the menu seen in figure 2.2 below.
This has various buttons that serve different purposes. For now, we focus on
the two circular buttons in the middle, one called "Music Library" and the
other being the logo ofNewgrounds. This is a websitefor various user-created
content, such as music.
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Music Library
The Music Library is a new addition in update 2.2, which has many songs
handpicked by RobTop for use by the community in levels. Once clicked, the
interface below is seen. By default, every song is shown in alphabetical order
by their title, which is a lot to scroll through given the song count. (As of
writing, it is 6391, seen at the bottom of the menu.) To sort through the library,
use the buttons on the sides. On the right side, the first button lets you filter
by specific genres, while the second lets you filter by specific artists. As for the
left side, there is a search button that lets you search for title keywords.
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The figure shows both downloaded and non-downloaded songs. You have to
download them to be able to listen to or use them. Once a song is
downloaded, click the playtest button to listen to it. Once you have found a
song you wish to use from the start of your level, simply download it and click
the pink "Use" button. Exiting the Music Library, the selection is now filled in:
Newgrounds
Before 2.2, the main way to select a custom song was through Newgrounds.
Clicking its button gives more details on how it works, but you basically have
to search a song by its specific ID. The ID is found at the end of its link on the
website. For example, imagine that I am a fan of Creo and want to use his
song"Dimension". Click the link to open the followingpage:
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Here, you can listen to the song and easily skip around to hear different parts
of the song. Browse the "Audio" tab to find other songs to use. Once you have
found a song you want to use, you have to write its ID into Geometry Dash. As
seen in the top left of the previous example, the link for "Dimension" by Creo
ends with "709578". Typing this and clicking "Search" finds the song as seen
below. Note that not all songs are available in Geometry Dash. This is
something the artist can toggle themselves. The best way to find out is by
testing its ID, which will give an error if it is not available for use in the game.
Make sure you click the download button and then "Use" on this screen too.
After downloading any songs, whether it is through the Music Library or
Newgrounds, you can find them all through the "Saved" button in the bottom
right. This is also the case for any songs you download while playing custom
levels on the servers. In here, you can easily select a previously downloaded
song for use too.
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Song Settings
When picking a song, you may not want to use it from the start but rather
from a set point further into the song. Clicking the gear in the top right of the
custom song selection menu lets you do this. "Start Offset" is given in
seconds, allowing up to 3 decimals, with a playtest button to help you make it
as exact as possible. The fade options makes the song fade in at the start or
out at the end. Note that these can be used even with a main level song.
Guideline Creator
To help you sync the gameplay and visuals of your level to your song of choice,
you can click "Create Lines" in the bottom left. This opens the menu seen
below. The text itself gives good steps for how to do it, which is essentially
clicking "Record" and then clicking to the song. You can, for example, time
each click to the main beat. After you are done, click "Stop" and vertical lines
will be shown in the editor to indicate when you clicked. As a result, you can
time specific gameplay or visuals to these lines, for example toPulse Triggers
(where a specific color, such as the Background, turns brighter for a split
second). Note that you can toggle the guidelines in thePause Menu.
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Later Customization
The settings covered thus far are all for the starting song. However, the editor
lets you change the song further into the level, as well as customizing the
current song in many ways. You can, for example, change the speed or edit
the volume based on proximity (to the player). Additionally, up to 5 songs can
be overlapped at once, giving a lot of possibilities. These customizations are
done using theSongandEdit Song Triggersat thepoint you want them to
take effect. Further audio customization is possible usingSFX Triggers
handled in the same chapter.
With the possible complexity of your level's audio using these Triggers, the
Guideline Creator shown above is not as helpful anymore. To handle such
cases, you can use BPM Finder within each song's details. Click "More" next to
a song and then "BPM" to open its menu. The way it works is similar to the
Guideline Creator, but it only finds the BPM for you and does not draw
guidelines automatically. Afterwards, you can use aBPM Guide Trigger
together with the song's placement in the editor to create guidelines.
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3. Gameplay Objects
Description
This chapter handles the sixth tab in the editor, referred to as Gameplay
Objects because they affect gameplay or interact with the player in a different
way than other objects. These range from giving small boosts throughPads
orOrbsto customizing the starting settings furtherinto the level, such as
Game Mode and Speed. The first page is seen below. Many of these only work
the first time they are interacted with, but you can enable "Multi Activate" in
Edit SpecialorEdit Objectto allow multiple interactions.This is useful if your
gameplay switches direction, making the player pass by a Gameplay Object
several times.
Pads
The first 5 objects in the tab are often referred to as Pads. When a player
touches one of these, they are affected in some way depending on the type of
Pad. The first three give various vertical boosts, while the last two switch
gravity in different ways. For the blue one, the gravity switch is natural,
keeping horizontal velocity, while the purple one teleports you vertically until
an object is hit. This is similar to how Spider works. An illustration of the
various Pads, with the player path in green, is shown below. To refer to a
specific one, you simply use the color, so the leftmost one is called Yellow Pad.
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Orbs
Orbs work similarly to Pads, but instead of being activated upon being
touched, they have to be clicked by the player. The ones with the same color
as in figure 3.2 have a similar effect, as seen in figure 3.3. However, there are
five extra Orbs that do not have an equivalent in Pads. These are seen in figure
3.4 with their common names in the figure text. The Black Orb simply pushes
you downwards (without switching gravity), while the Dash Orbs take you in a
straight line in the arrow's direction as long as the player holds down. Once
released, the Green Dash Orb keeps the original gravity, while the Pink Dash
Orb switches it. The Teleport Orb lets you set a specific object to teleport to
when clicked. Finally, the Trigger Orb lets you toggle a specific Group ID.
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Portals
Portals change the gameplay in various ways. Their effect is only activated if
the player passes through them. First, we have the Game Mode Portals. These
are seen in figure 3.5 below, ordered in the same way as in the start settings:
Green is Cube, pink is Ship, red is Ball, orange is UFO, blue is Wave, gray is
Robot, purple is Spider, and yellow is Swing. Use these at any point in your
level to switch the player's Game Mode. Some Game Modes, such as Ship,
have a floor and roof by default. Click "Edit Object" and enable "Free Mode" to
remove these.
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In figure 3.6, various other types of Portals are shown. First, on the left, are
Gravity Portals. The blue one changes gravity to be normal (down), while the
yellow changes it to be upside-down. As for the green one, it switches to the
opposite gravity depending on your current gravity. If you are upside-down
and go through it, gravity turns normal, and vice versa. This is useful if a part's
gravity is dependent on the player's actions and you want to force a gravity
switch. After all, if you are in normal gravity and pass through a Blue Gravity
Portal, it has no effect since that is already the player's gravity.
Secondly, we have Mirror Portals, which essentially mirror the entire level.
Once activated, this means that instead of going towards the right, the level
goes towards the left. The Orange Mirror Portal switches to the left, while the
Blue Mirror Portal switches to the right (which is default).
Third are Size Portals. The pink one makes the player's icon smaller in the
current Game Mode, often referred to as Mini Mode. This changes the
gameplay in some ways depending on the Game Mode, such as jumps being
lower and shorter in Cube and Robot. If the Game Mode changes, Mini Mode
is still kept until the size is changed back to normal. That is done with the
Green Size Portal.
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Finally, on the far right, we have Dual Portals. The orange one enables Dual
Mode, which duplicates the player's icon into two. Both of these are controlled
upon clicking. By default, every click affects both. However, you can enable
2-Player Mode in the level settings, making it so that clicks on each side of the
screen control each icon. To switch back to one icon, use the Blue Dual Portal.
Speed Changers
Speed Changers are pretty self-explanatory, but if you want more details,
checkLevel Settings. As with Portals, they are enabledwhen a player interacts
with them. The blue lines around them (not seen in-game, only in the editor)
indicate their hitbox. This is where you have to touch them to change the
speed. Naturally, if the Speed is already normal, for example, going through a
Blue Speed Changer (one arrow to the right) does nothing.
Letter Objects
At the end of the tab, there are various letters inside white squares. These are
only visible in the editor itself (and not in-game). They are used in very specific
use cases to alter player interactions in some way. In order from first to last,
we have Letter Objects with "D", "J", "S", "H", and "F" written on them, which
are covered in order here.
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First is "D", which is used when the Game Mode is Wave. As seen in figure 3.8
on the left, the player will normally die when the icon hits a block below it
(and similar above it). However, adding D Letter Objects allows the icon to hit
the blocks. The placement of these objects decide which blocks are safe.
The J Letter Object is used to stop jumps when the player holds down in
Cube. Many players hold down a little after using an Orb, such as a Blue Orb,
and after hitting objects this may lead to an unwanted jump. This is seen on
the left in figure 3.9. Adding the J Letter Objects here, holding down from the
Blue Orb does not result in a jump. Note that clicking again while on top of
these Letter Objects does lead to a jump. This only affects holding.
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By default, using a Dash Orb lets you hold it down as long as you want. The
player decides when its action ends by releasing. However, at times it may be
wanted to control when a Dash Orb's effect stops. This is done by placing S
Letter Objects as seen in figure 3.10. The player can still release before this if
they wish, but they cannot use the Dash Orb for longer than the S Letter
Object's placement.
In Cube, jumping into a block above you and "hitting your head" normally
leads to death. Using H Letter Objects stops this. This works the same way if
the gravity is switched, and it also applies for Robot. Last are F Letter Objects,
which switch gravity when you hit your head on them. An example of this is
seen here:
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Force Objects
Last in the tab are Force Objects, seen as an arrow inside a circle or square.
These apply a set force in the direction of the arrow when touched. This
means that you can rotate them in the direction you want them to work. The
difference between the two lies in the hitbox, which is indicated by the circle
and square. Similar to letter objects, these do not show in the level itself, so it
is probably smart to find some way to indicate them with decorations. This
makes it less annoying for the player. Use "Edit Object" to change various
settings, such as the force applied.
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4. Animated Objects
Description
Animated Objects are in the seventh tab. Each object here consists of several
frames, which the game cycles through and loops forever to create
animations. The most complex Animated Objects are particles, which can be
customized in theParticle Editor. ManyCollectableObjectsare animated as
well and have similar settings. The first page of the tab is seen here:
Monsters
As seen above, the first 5 objects in the tab are various Monsters. Once placed,
these do different default animations. However, they can be customized using
theAnimate Triggercovered later. To use theAnimateTriggeron a Monster,
you have to assign it a Group ID. Select the Monster you want to change the
animation of and click the "Edit Group" button found on the right. In this
menu, enter a value in the "Add Group ID" field. "Next Free" is helpful to find
an unused Group ID. To assign that value, click the "Add" button, as seen in
figure 4.2. You can use the same Group ID for different kinds of Monsters.
However, their animation cycles may not align with each other, resulting in
unwanted results. Because of this it is recommended to use a different Group
ID for every kind of monster. You can find more information aboutGroups
andTriggersin the later chapters.
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Edit Special
The objects beyond the Monsters do not let you change to another animation
specifically, but you can use "Edit Special" to customize its default animation
in some ways. To do so, select the objects you want to edit and click the "Edit
Special" button found to the right. The menu will look like this:
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All options change different attributes of the animation cycle. Here is a list of
all options and what they do:
● Randomized Start:By default all Animated Objectsstart on their first
frame. With this option enabled, the first frame is random, and the
animation will continue normally from that point.
● Use Speed:Uses a custom speed for the animation,which gets configured
with the slider below. A speed below 1.00 is slower than default, while a
speed above 1.00 is faster. You can input negative values to reverse the
animation.
● Animate on Trigger:The objects freeze on the firstframe. They begin their
animation when anAnimateorSpawn TriggerTriggersthem.
● Disable Delayed Loop:Some objects get delayed beforelooping. This
option instantly starts the next loop.
● Disable AnimShine:Some Animated Objects have a whiteflash at the
start of their animation, which gets deactivated with this option.
● Only if active:Addition to the "Animate on Trigger"option. With this
option, the "Animate on Trigger" option will only play if the object is active.
If the animation is not active while anAnimateorSpawn TriggerTriggers
it, the animation will instead begin once the object is active again.
● Single Frame:The animation will not play and insteadonly display a single
frame of the animation, which gets chosen with the number field below.
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Particle Editor
The Particle Editor allows you to create your own set of particles. To get
started, you first have to place its object. It is the first object in the tab, seen as
a white "P" and shown in figure 4.4.
While having this object placed and select, you can access the Particle Editor
by clicking the "Edit Special" button on the right. This opens the menu in
figure 4.5. In here, you can configure different attributes of your particles, such
as their movement, color, texture, and more.
In the following sections we will go through all the tabs and explain what
every option does. You can copy and paste configurations from different
particles by using the "C" and "P" buttons at the top.
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First, we have the "Motion" tab, which configures the particles' movement.
You can edit the motion of your particles in "Gravity" or "Radius" mode.
Depending on what mode you choose, you will have different options
available.
● Max Particles:The amount of particles that can bevisible at once.
● Duration:How long particles will be generated. "-1.00"means they will
spawn forever, which you can input by clicking the "Inf." button to the
right.
● Lifetime:How long particles are visible before theydisappear.
● Emission:At what rate particles spawn. You can clickthe "Max" button for
the highest possible rate or click the "Calc" button to use the "Max
Particles" and "Lifetime" values to generate them at an even rate.
● Angle:The angle at which the particles will go. Avalue of "0" means right,
" 90" down, "180" left, and so on.
● Speed:The speed at which the particles go from thecenter.
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● PosVar:Position variables indicate the space in which the particles can
spawn.
● Gravity:This applies a gravity force to the particles.The higher the value,
the stronger the force. Positive values make the gravity go right and up,
while negative values make the gravity go left and down, depending on
what slider you choose.
● AccelRad:Refers to the radial acceleration of theparticles.
● AccelTan:Refers to the tangential acceleration ofthe particles.
● StartRad:This option is only available in "Radius"mode. It sets the start
radius of the particles.
● EndRad:This option is only available in the "Radius"mode. It sets the end
radius of the particles.
● RotSec:This option is only available in the "Radius"mode. It refers to
rotations per second.
Next is the "Visual" tab, which lets you change how the particles look. The
start and end colors are customized in the top left.
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● StartSize:The size the particles have when they spawn.
● EndSize:The size the particles have when they despawn.
● StartSpin:The rotation the particles when they spawn.
● EndSpin:The rotation the particles when they despawn.
● Start R/G/B:Percentage of red, green, and blue valueswhen the particles
spawn.
● Start A:Opacity when the particles spawn.
● End R/G/B:Percentage of red, green, and blue valueswhen the particles
despawn.
● End A:Opacity when the particles despawn.
In the "Extra" tab, seen below, various other configuration can be done.
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● Free:With this option enabled, you do not move the particles but pan the
camera around.
● Relative:With this option, particles do not movewhen you move the
object but spawn at the new position.
● Grouped:With this option, all particles move whenyou move the object.
● Fade in/out:Fade time for the particles to appearand disappear.
● FrictionP:Adds friction to the particles.
● FrictionS:Adds friction to the particle speed.
● FrictionR:Adds friction to the particle rotation.
● Respawn:Modifies the rate at which particles respawn.
● Additive:This is comparable to the blending optionfor Color Channels.
● Start Size = End:The particles have the same sizeat the end as the start.
● Start Spin = End:The particles have the same rotationat the end as the
start.
● Start Rad = End:Changes the "StartRad" value to bethe end instead of
the start. This option only works in "Radius" mode.
● Start rot is dir:The rotation of the particles whenthey spawn is the
direction they will go towards.
● Use obj color:Particles use Color Channels insteadof the color specified in
the visual tab.
● Uniform obj color:Makes the beginning and endingcolors the same.
● Dynamic rotation:The particles rotate to face towardsthe direction they
are going.
● Animate on Trigger:The objects freeze on the firstframe. They begin their
animation when anAnimate TriggerTriggers them.
● Animate Active Only:Addition to the "Animate on Trigger"option. With
this option, the "Animate on Trigger" option will only play if the object is
active. If the animation is not active while theAnimateTriggeris activated,
the animation will instead begin once the object is active again.
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● Order Sensitive:Checks for the "Order" value specified inEdit Group.
● StartRGB Var Sync:Syncs the "Start R/G/B" valuesfrom the "Visual" tab.
● EndRGB Var Sync:Syncs the "End R/G/B" values fromthe "Visual" tab.
● Quick Start:By default, the particles will startslowly before reaching their
normal movement. With this option, normal movement is achieved
instantly.
In the "Texture" tab, the actual texture of your particle is chosen. Note that for
textures with a Base Color other than white, such as the Difficulty Faces, the
particle color has to be white. Choosing a color other than white will tint the
colors, which may lead to unwanted results. Based on prior settings, the
particles may even disappear if you choose black for the particle color.
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The Particle Editor preview is on the left half of the settings menu. In this
editor, you can configure motion options by dragging lines around and
positioning the particles at different locations. The default version of the
editor looks like figure 4.10, but it will automatically update the motion, color,
and texture depending on prior configurations.
All buttons allow you to modify different parts of the motion. Choose the
mode by clicking on the corresponding button. If no button is enabled, you
can move the particles inside the editor. Their movement depends on the
"Free", "Relative", and "Grouped" options from the "Extra" tab.
The first button, "1",edits the "PosVar" values in"Gravity" mode, and the
"StartRad" value in "Radius" mode. You can change them by clicking on the
green line and moving it around to scale it, as seen in figure 4.11. If you click on
an edge, you can change the size on the corresponding axis. If you click on a
corner, the size will change relative to the corner position in the square.
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The second button, "2", edits the "Gravity" values in "Gravity" mode, and the
"EndRad" value in "Radius" mode. You can change them by clicking
somewhere in the editor and moving around. The blue line will draw from the
center to the position you are at, with a longer line indicating a stronger
gravity in the corresponding direction, as seen in figure 4.11.
The third button, "3", edits the "Angle" value in both modes, as well as the
"Speed" value in "Gravity" mode. You can change them by clicking
somewhere in the editor and moving around. The angle will change to the
angle between the center and your click, and the speed will adjust depending
on how far the mouse is from the center. The angle is indicated by the
rounder yellow line, while the speed is indicated by the straight yellow line, as
seen in figure 4.11.
The "C" button recenters the particles if you moved them around, and the last,
colored button changes the background color of the editor.
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5. Items
Description
Items are found in the tenth tab of the editor, and consist of various objects
that are suitable as Collectables. This means that they can be picked up
throughout the level, whether they are optional extra challenges or necessary
to advance. You can also use many of these as decorations if you wish. The
first page of the tab is seen here:
User Coins
The first object in the tab are User Coins. These are the most used
Collectables in the game because they are official. This means that they show
on a level's menu screen and may count towards player statistics. You can
place up to three of these in your level, but note that you do not need to put
any. They are supposed to offer an extra, optional challenge for the player,
meaning that they should not be a part of the level's normal route and free to
get when beating the level. Once you upload your level, they will initially show
as bronze both inside the level and on its menu screen. However, if your level
gets rated, RobTop can "verify" the coins, making them silver and count for
statistics. This means that players get more User Coins on their Profile if they
collect yours and beat the level. Note that he may not verify them if your User
Coins are free. Similar to Animated Objects, you can useEdit Specialto edit
their default rotating animation.
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Custom Collectables
All other objects in the tab function as custom Collectables. You can assign
specific actions to them that will be activated once they get collected. This
can be editing a specific Item ID, activating or deactivating a specific Group
ID, or assigning Points that add up for the player. To access these options, first
place the Collectable you want to use and click "Edit Special". This opens the
following menu:
You can use "Pickup Item" to change the value of an Item ID. Item IDs are
variables that can be edited and referenced throughout the level. Enter the
Item ID you want to change in the "ItemID" field. By default, the Item ID will
be increased by one. By enabling the "Sub Count" option, it will be decreased
by one instead. You can read thePickup Triggersection,as well as the various
Item Triggers, for more information on Item IDs.
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Use "Toggle Trigger" if you want the Collectable to behave like aToggleor
Spawn Trigger. By default, the Group ID will be toggled off. If you click the
"Enable Group" option, the Group ID you input in the "Group ID" field will
toggle on instead. If the Group ID is assigned to aTrigger, the Trigger will be
activated like a Spawn Trigger instead. You can read theUsing Groupssection
for an explanation of what Group IDs are and how to use them.
The "Particle" option allows you to spawn particles when the custom
Collectables are collected. Assign a Group ID to your set of particles and enter
that Group ID in the "Particle" field. Note that your particles cannot have an
infinite duration for this to work. You can check theParticle Editorsubchapter
for more information about particles and how to use them.
Lastly, you can assign Points to the Collectables. Points function similarly to
Item IDs. However, they count as a single variable and are used for the Level
Leaderboard for Platformer levels. The number you input in the "Points" field
is how many Points the custom Collectables will award when collected.
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6. Edit Group
"Edit Group" is one of the most important buttons in the game. It is found on
the right side of the editor when the object(s) you want to edit are selected.
This menu is what enables you to change attributes of your objects through
various options, as well as adding Group IDs to link toTriggers.
Functionality
The options are used to set editor layer, assign Group IDs, change the Z
position, set the Order, and set up Channels. Here is a list of all the settings
seen in figure 6.1 and a short explanation of what they do.
● Editor L and Editor L2:These options place objectsat different editor
layers. Objects will appear on both editor layers once set. If "Editor L2" is 0,
however, the objects will only appear on the layer set in "Editor L". You can
use the "+" buttons to get the lowest layer that has no objects placed on it.
● Z Layer:Seen at the bottom, this is used as the drawingorder of objects. In
order of increasing priority, it goes from "B5" to "T4" selected by the
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buttons. Objects in layers starting with a "B" are below the player, while
objects in layers starting with a "T" are above the player. When multiple
selected objects are in different "Z Layers", you can use the "+" and "-"
buttons to move everything up or down one step in layer respectively. To
change the drawing order of objects even further, see below.
● Tileset:This term is not directly seen in figure6.1, but its value marked to
the right of "Z Layer" in parentheses. It specifies the tileset number of the
selected object(s). For similar types of objects, this will typically be the
same value. For different types of objects in the same "Z Layer", the tileset
value specifies its priority. Within the same "Z Layer", an object with a lower
tileset number is always drawn above one with a higher value. To bypass
this, you can move the object with a higher value to a higher "Z layer". See
figure 6.2 for an example.
● Z Order:Seen in the top right of figure 6.1, thissets the drawing order of
objects that are in the same "Z Layer" and also have the same tileset
number. If this is the case, putting a higher "Z Order" makes it drawn on
top. You can input positive and negative values in this field.
● Add Group ID:Assign up to ten Group IDs, which youcan later use in other
Triggers. How to use Group IDs is covered later in this chapter.
● ORD:This option only appears forGameplay ObjectsandTriggers. It sets
an Order in which the objects get activated.
● CH:This option only appears forGameplay ObjectsandTriggers. It assigns
a Channel to the objects, which are used forRotateGameplay Triggersto
work with different gameplay directions. SeeChannelSystemfor more
information.
Copy and paste settings from different objects using the "Copy" and "Paste"
buttons in the top right. The "Extra" and "Extra2" categories have special
options, and are coveredbelow.
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Using Groups
Group IDs are essential for Trigger usage. You can add up to ten Group IDs to
a specific object. To assign a Group ID to objects, enter the Group ID you want
to add into the number field and click the "Add" button. The number will be
added to the window below in gray, as seen in figure 6.3. Clicking the "Next
Free" button inputs the lowest Group ID value that has not been used in the
level yet.
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To remove a Group ID, simply click the one you want to remove. If you have a
single object selected, a new "P" button appears next to "Add". This is used to
mark the object as Group Parent ID. After clicking the "P" button, the
corresponding Group ID will show in pink instead of the normal gray, as seen
in figure 6.4. You can use Group Parent IDs for differentTriggers.
Extra Options
Extra options are in the "Extra" and "Extra2" buttons on the right side of the
menu. These tabs have many options that change the attributes of objects,
some of which are only accessible if the selected object is aGameplay Object
orTrigger, and others are only useful for Platformer.Here is a list and a short
explanation of the options in "Extra" do:
● Dont Fade:Disables fading in and out when enteringand exiting the
screen. This is default behavior for all visible objects.
● Dont Enter:Disables any appliedEnter Effects.
● No Effects:This option deactivates the effects ofPortals. Some examples
include the Background lightning for Size Portals and gravity lines for
Gravity Portals.
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● Group Parent:Sets an object as a Group ID Parent, which is used for
scaling and rotating objects.
● Area Parent:Marks an object as the Area Parent, whichcan be used for
Area Triggers.
● Dont Boost Y/Dont Boost X:Disables the player beingboosted by a
moving object for the given axis.
● High Detail:Marks an object as High Detail. Objectsmarked as High Detail
get disabled when the player enables the Low Detail Mode on the level
page. This is useful if your level has a lot of extra, unnecessary details that
can lead to poor performance for some users.
● NoTouch:Disables interactions between the playerand the objects
● Passable:You can jump through solid objects but landon them from the
top.
● Hide:Makes objects invisible.
● NonStickX/NonStickY:Only usable for Platformer. Theplayer will stick to
moving objects by default. This option removes the friction so the player
does not stick to the objects.
● ExtraSticky:When the player stands on an object thatmoves down too
fast, the player will not stick to the block anymore. This option increases
how sticky it is.
● Extended Collision:Objects with a scale larger thana value of 6 have
inaccurate hitboxes. This option fixes the hitbox to be accurate again. Note
that this does not apply to the visuals of objects.
● IceBlock:Only usable for Platformer. This optionmakes blocks slippery, so
the player slides further. Controls are also harder.
● GripSlope:By default, the player can not slide upsteep slopes and will
slide down instead. With this option enabled, the player has more grip on
slopes so that they can slide up.
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● NoGlow:Disables the glow emitted from solid objects and Spikes, as seen
in figure 6.5.
● ScaleStick:By default, the player's X position willnot change when
standing on a scaling object. With this option enabled, the player's
position moves the corresponding distance from the scale center.
● NoParticle:Disables the particles on Orbs and Portals.
● Center Effect:When previewing Triggers with "TouchTrigger" enabled in
the editor, the effect spawns when the player touches the Trigger at all.
With this option enabled, it will only spawn when at the Trigger center.
● Single PTouch:This option is used for Rotate GameplayTriggers and Dual
Mode. If one of the players touches the Trigger, only that one is affected.
● No Audio Scale:Disables pulsing for both Orbs andPulsing Objects. See
the figure below.
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Special IDs
Special IDs are in the "Extra2" tab and are used for someTriggers. They have
no effect on their own. Here is a list of all the Special IDs and a short
explanation of their usage.
● Enter Channel:Enter Channel IDs are used forEnterEffectsandCustom
Enter Effects, which are covered in greater detaillater. You can click the "+"
button to get the lowest Enter Channel ID that is unused.
● Material:You can assign Material IDs to objects forset events upon
interaction. For example, you can add a Material ID to all ground blocks
and use it inEvent Triggersto Trigger a stone soundwhenever the player
lands on them.
● ControlID:This option is only available forGameplayObjectsandTriggers.
Control IDs are used to reference specific objects when using the
remapping setting inSpawn Triggers.
When using "Edit Group" with a Trigger, additional options "EDP" and "EDO"
show below the "Extra" buttons. "EDP" stands for editor preview, and it
enables "Touch Trigger" Triggers while playtesting. "EDO" stands for editor
playback object, which makes music playtesting start from this Trigger.
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7. Triggers
Description
There are over a hundred Triggers in the game. These are found in the second
to last tab, seen below. As explained earlier, Triggers are used to perform
various complex actions. They may alter visible objects, such as blocks, in
some way, or just change the gameplay or visuals. Since they work in this way,
they are never visible objects that can be seen when playing a level. You place
them in the editor, and they do their action when the player passes the
Trigger's position or other linked events. For example, Triggers that have the
"Touch Trigger" option enabled will be triggered when the player touches
them. There is also a "Spawn Trigger" option, which means it is spawned by a
Spawn Triggeror different conditional Triggers, likeTouch Triggers,Count
Triggers,Time Triggers, and more.
Below this, every Trigger is covered in-depth in order. If you are unsure about
the name of a Trigger found in-game, you can find it by looking at the title
insideEdit Object. This is also where you will edita Trigger's settings. Note
that you can also find some simple quick help there by clicking the
information button (shown as an "i" in one of the corners). This guide works
best as an additional resource if any of that text is unclear. Previous
knowledge in this document, such asEdit Group, isexpected to be able to
work with Triggers well.
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Start Pos
This Trigger is used to set a custom starting location of the player for
playtesting. Levels cannot be verified if they include a Start Pos Trigger.
The "Speed" and "Mode" options are used to set theSpeedandGame Modeto
use from the Trigger. The "Options" menu features more settings, such as
starting in Mini Mode, Dual Mode, or Rotated Gameplay.
The "Reset Camera" option resets all prior camera settings.
"Target Order" and "Target Channel" refer to the "Order" and "Channel"
options found in theEdit Groupmenu. They are usedto activateGameplay
Objectsand Triggers in a specific order.
You can temporarily disable a Start Pos by enabling the "Disable" option.
Color
Color Triggers are used to change the settings of a Color Channel. It works the
same way as the normal color selection, which was covered in theSelect Color
section.
The "Color ID" field refers to what Color Channel you want to edit. You can
click the "+" button for more options, such as the Background Color.
If you wish to change a Color Channel to the player's colors, you can use
"Player Color 1" or "Player Color 2".
The "Blending" option applies blending to the color, which makes it multiply
with the colors below it.
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By enabling the "Copy Color" option, you can copy the color of a different
Color Channel. The Color Channel you wish to copy is input in the "Channel
ID" field. You can change attributes of the color you copy by using the "Hue",
"Saturation", and "Brightness" sliders.
You can use the "Copy" and "Paste" buttons to copy the color from one Color
Trigger to another. By clicking the "Default" button, it will automatically show
the color the corresponding Color Channel has in theSelect Colorscreen.
Move
This Trigger is used to move a specific Group ID. Its interface is seen below.
After that, each option is described.
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● Target Group ID:The Group ID you want to move.
● Move X:Moves blocks along the X-axis. One block isequal to a value of 10.
Input a positive number to move to the right, and a negative one to move
to the left.
● Move Y:Moves blocks along the Y-axis. One block isequal to a value of 10.
Input a positive number to move up, and a negative one to move down.
● Move Time:The duration you want the movement to last.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the objectsstart and end their
movement.
● Player:You can select a "Player" option for boththe X-axis and Y-axis.
When this option is selected, the objects will follow the player's movement
in the given direction.
● Camera:The "Camera" option can also be selected forboth the X-axis and
Y-axis. It functions similarly to the "Player" option, but follows the screen
movement instead of the player movement.
● Target Mode:Moves the objects to a "Target GroupID". This must be a
single object. "Center Group ID" declares the center of the objects you
want to move. This must also consist of a single object only. Selecting "P1"
or "P2" declares Player 1 or 2, in Dual Mode, respectively as "Target Group"
and moves the objects to that player's location instead.
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● Direction Mode:Moves the objects in the direction of a "Target Group ID".
This must be a single object. "Center Group ID" declares the center of the
objects you want to move. This must also be a single object. Selecting "P1"
or "P2" declares Player 1 or 2, in Dual Mode, respectively as "Target Group"
and moves the objects to that player's location instead. "Distance"
indicates how far in the direction the objects move. As before, one block is
equal to a value of 10.
● Small Step:Enabling this option changes the valuefor one block from 10
to 30. This improves accuracy and allows for more precise movements.
● Relative:This option checks if the "Target GroupID" moves when in
"Target Mode" or "Direction Mode". Normally the Trigger will only check
upon activation where the target is and move towards that direction. With
"Relative" enabled, it will update its direction based on the target moving.
● Silent:In Platformer mode, the player sticks to solidblocks that move
instantly. With this option enabled, blocks move instantly without the
player following their movement.
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Stop
This Trigger shows as a Stop, Pause or Resume Trigger depending on what
option you choose inside "Edit Object".
"Stop" is used to stop the action of other Triggers permanently. Give the
Triggers you want to stop a Group ID and enter that Group ID in the Stop
Trigger.
"Pause" pauses the action of other Triggers temporarily. Give the Triggers you
want to pause a Group ID and enter that Group ID in the Stop Trigger. The
difference to a Stop Trigger is that you can resume the Trigger later by using a
Resume Trigger.
"Resume" resumes the action of other Triggers. Give the Triggers you want to
resume a Group ID and enter that Group ID in the Stop Trigger. Only Triggers
that were paused with a Pause Trigger can be resumed.
"Use Control ID" allows you to only stop a specific Group ID when using
remapping. For example, if you remap aSpawn Triggerto use Group IDs 1, 2,
and 3, and you only want to stop Group ID 3, you can enter a "Control ID" and
enable the option in the Stop Trigger. You can find the "Control ID" option in
the "Extra 2" category after clicking "Edit Group".
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Pulse
This Trigger is normally used to change the color of a Color Channel or Group
ID temporarily. The interface and various options are as follows:
● Channel:With "Channel", you pulse an entire ColorChannel. Clicking the
"+" button allows you to select a special color. This includes for example the
Background, Ground, Middleground, and Player Colors.
● Group:With "Group", you pulse objects with that GroupID.
● Main Only and Secondary Only:These options are onlyavailable when
clicking "Group". Some objects have a Base Color and Detail Color, which
can be seen in the "Edit Object" menu.
● Color:With "Color", the objects pulse the color youselect.
● HSV:With "HSV", you can pulse the objects using another"Color ID" and
change the "Hue", "Saturation" and "Brightness" of that "Color ID". If you
leave this value at 0, you pulse the color you put into the "Channel ID" field
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● Fade In:The duration for the objects to reach the pulse color.
● Hold:How long the objects hold the pulse color.
● Fade Out:The duration for the objects to return totheir original color.
● Exclusive:This option disables all other pulses withthe same ID, and only
plays the current pulse.
Alpha
This Trigger is used to change the opacity of an object over a given time
frame. The options are as follows:
● Group ID:The objects you want to change the opacityof.
● Fade Time:The duration until the objects reach theset opacity.
● Opacity:The opacity you want the objects to have.
Toggle
The Toggle Trigger enables or disables objects. Objects that are disabled are
invisible, and the player cannot interact with them anymore.
● Group ID:The objects you want to disable or enable.
● Activate Group:With this option enabled the objectswill be enabled. With
the option disabled, objects will be disabled.
Spawn
Spawn Triggers can activate other Triggers.
● Group ID:The Triggers you want to spawn.
● Delay:The delay before you spawn the Trigger.
● Preview Disabled:Disables the Spawn Trigger whenin "Preview Mode".
The Trigger will still activate when you playtest in the editor.
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● Spawn Ordered:All Triggers within this Group ID will be activated from
left to right, with the distance between the Triggers indicating the delay
between them.
● Reset Remap:Resets the remapping of Group IDs.
You can use the second page of the Trigger's interface to remap Spawn
Trigger setups. This is useful to save Group IDs.
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Due to this being complex, we will use an example. In figure 7.8, we are
moving a block left and right by using a Spawn Loop. Now we want to add
another block that also moves left and right. Normally we would need to copy
all the Triggers and change their values. With remapping, we can copy the
Spawn Trigger on the left, and remap the Group ID of the old setup to the
new block. This is seen in figure 7.9.
Now Group ID 4 will behave the same as Group ID 1. You can spawn Group ID
4 at a later time to offset the two block movements. This particular
remapping saves 3 Group IDs.
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Rotate
This Trigger is used to rotate a specific Group ID. Its interface is seen below.
After that, each option is described.
● Target Group ID:The objects you want to rotate.
● Center Group ID:The center the objects should rotatearound. This Group
ID can only consist of a single object. Leaving this as 0 will result in all
objects rotating around their own center.
● Move Time:The duration you want the rotation to last.
● Degrees:How many degrees you want the objects torotate. Enter a
negative value to rotate counter-clockwise and enter a positive value to
rotate clockwise.
● x360:How many full rotations (360 degrees) you wantto do. Enter a
negative value to rotate counter-clockwise and enter a positive value to
rotate clockwise.
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● Aim Mode:The objects will face towards the "Rot TargetID". This must be a
Group ID with a single object. You can offset the rotation with "Rot Offset".
Choosing "P1" or "P2" will make the objects face towards Player 1 and Player
2 respectively. If this is enabled, you can limit the rotation to be between
objects set on the second page of the Trigger.
● Follow Mode:The objects will follow the rotationof "Rot Target ID". This
must be a Group ID with a single object. You can offset the rotation with
"Rot Offset". Choosing "P1" or "P2" will make the objects face towards
Player 1 and Player 2 respectively.
● Dynamic Mode:This option checks if the target moveswhen in "Aim
Mode" or "Follow Mode". Normally the Trigger will only check upon
activation where the target is and face towards that direction. Moving the
Target Group ID does not update the direction. With "Dynamic Mode"
enabled, it will update its direction based on the target moving.
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● Lock Obj Rotation:The objects themselves will not rotate but instead only
update their position.
Scale
This Trigger is used to scale a specific Group ID. Its interface is seen below.
After that, each option is described.
● Target Group ID:The objects you want to scale.
● Center Group ID:The center the objects should scalefrom. This Group ID
can only consist of a single object. Leaving this as 0 will result in all objects
scaling from their own center.
● Duration:The duration you want the scaling to last.
● ScaleX/ScaleY:How much you want to scale the objectsin the X and Y
direction respectively.
● Div by Value X/Value Y:Divides the current scaleby this number and uses
this as the target value.
If you want to scale an object and have it return to its original size, you can
use "ScaleX/ScaleY" like normal on the first Scale Trigger, and simply tick the
"Div by Value" boxes when scaling back on another Scale Trigger. For
example, if you want to scale a block to 3.00, put "ScaleX" and "ScaleY" to 3.00.
If you want it to return to 1.00 now, you would need to put 1/3 into the fields.
This is not possible and leads to inaccuracies. By ticking the "Divide by Value"
box, you divide the scale by 3.00, which brings you back to 1.00.
● Only Move:The objects will only move to the placethey would be when
you scale them. They will not change their size.
● Relative Rotation:When blocks are rotated, they willrotate their X-axis
and Y-axis as well. Turning this option on draws a new X-axis and Y-axis and
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puts it at the correct place. In the example below, the blocks are rotated 45
degrees.
● Relative Scale:This option makes the scale valueadjust based on a
reference object. Normally, if you scale an object down by 0.95 for example,
each scale will be smaller and smaller. With this option enabled, the scale
will instead refer to the object in the Center Group ID to decide what the
next scale factor should be.
Follow
This Trigger is used to make objects mimic the movement of other objects. All
options are explained below.
● Target Group ID:The objects you want to follow anotherGroup ID.
● Follow Group ID:The Group ID that should be followed.This Group ID can
only consist of a single object.
● Move Time:How long you want the objects to followthe Group ID.
● X Mod/Y Mod:The values you put here will be multipliedwith the
movement of the "Follow Group ID". For example, if the "Follow Group ID"
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moves 50 blocks to the right, and you put 0.5 in "X Mod", the objects move
25 blocks to the right instead of 50.
Shake
The Shake Trigger applies a temporary shake effect to the screen. Be careful
to not overuse this Trigger or input large numbers into the options, as it may
result in a bad experience for players. The options are explained below.
● Strength:How intense the shake effect is.
● Interval:The interval between every shake effect.Leaving this value at 0
results in the screen shaking every frame.
● Duration:How long the shake effect is applied tothe screen.
Animate
The Animate Trigger is used to give custom animations to Monsters, and it
can also be used to activate the animation ofAnimatedObjects.
● Group ID:The Group ID of the objects you want toanimate or change the
animation of.
● Animation ID:Only used for Monsters. Check the informationbox in-game
to get information about what "Animation ID" refers to what monster.
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Keyframe Animation
This Trigger is used to activate a keyframe animation. You can find all settings
below, as well as a detailed example of its usage in theKeyframe System
chapter.
● Animation Group ID:Group ID of yourKeyframe Triggers.It is enough for
the first Keyframe Trigger in your animation to have this Group ID.
● Target ID:The objects you want to follow the animation.
● Parent ID:The Group ID that should be used as thecenter for scaling and
rotating. By default objects will choose their own center. You can also set
the center of the objects using the "Group Parent ID".
● Time/Position/Rotation/Scale Mod:The values you puthere will be
multiplied with the movement of the keyframes. For example, if the
keyframes move 50 blocks to the right, rotate 90 degrees, and scale to
4.00, and you put 0.5 for all modifiers, the target objects will only move 25
blocks, rotate 45 degrees, and scale to 2.00.
Follow Player Y
Follow Player Y Triggers are used to make objects follow the Y movement of
the player. The movement can be modified by using the different options
explained below.
● Target Group ID:The objects you want to follow theplayer's Y movement.
● Move Time:How long you want the objects to followthe player's Y
movement.
● Speed:Modifies the speed the object has when followingthe movement
of the player. The value you put here will be multiplied with the player
movement. For example, if the player moves 5 blocks per second and you
put 0.5, the objects will move 2.5 blocks per second.
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● Delay:Delay before the objects follow the movement.
● Offset:Offsets the objects. Normally the objectswill snap to the exact Y
position. A value of 10 is equal to one block offset above the player. Enter a
negative value to offset below the player.
● Max Speed:The maximum speed the objects can reachwhen following
the movement. The formula used to calculate the speed is (Max
Speed/(Max Speed + 1)). Thus, if you put 5.0 for "Max Speed", for example,
the objects will do 5/6 of the movement the player did in the same time.
Advanced Follow
Advanced Follow Triggers are used to make objects move towards a target
and make them follow its movement. They are by far one of the most
complex Triggers in the game. We highly suggest you follow along on your
own example when testing out the options.
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● Target GID:The Group ID of the objects that should go towards the Group
ID set in "Follow GID".
● Follow GID:The Group ID of the object that shouldbe the new target. You
can choose from the buttons below for more options.
● Priority:The priority at which the movements willbe applied if an object is
affected by more than one Advanced Follow Trigger.
● X Only/Y Only:The objects will only follow the Xor Y movement of the
Group ID in "Follow GID" respectively.
● P1/P2/C:Corresponds to Player 1, Player 2, and thescreen center
respectively.
● Rotation Offset:Offsets the rotation of the objects.Enter a negative value
to offset the rotation to the left or a positive value to offset the duration to
the right.
● Ignore Disabled:The movement is not applied if theobjects are not
active. Activating them again starts the movement.
● Rotate Dir:Makes the objects rotate towards the target.
● Rotate Easing:Adds easing to the rotation of theobjects.
● Rotate DeadZ:A deadzone for the rotation of the objects.
● Init:This option is used for the second and thirdmode, and controls how
the values you define in "Startspeed" and "StartDir" are applied. With this
option, the values are used only when the object has no speed values.
● Set:This option is used for the second and thirdmode, and controls how
the values you define in "Startspeed" and "StartDir" are applied. With this
option, any current velocity gets overridden.
● Add:This option is used for the second and thirdmode, and controls how
the values you define in "Startspeed" and "StartDir" are applied. With this
option, the velocity gets added to the current one.
● Exclusive:Advanced Follow Triggers have a "Priority"value. When multiple
Advanced Follow Triggers for the same object are active, it will process
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them in order based on "Priority". If an action is exclusive, it will not process
any other actions after it.
On the second page you can choose between 3 different modes by using the
three buttons labeled 1, 2, and 3 in the top right. We will be going through all
options and what their differences are.
The "+-" sliders on all options indicate variations. For example, if you input a
"Delay" of 3 and enter 2 into the "+-" field, the "Delay" will randomly be chosen
in a range of 2 below and above. As a result, you get 1 to 5 "Delay"..
In the first mode, the objects will simply move towards the target.
● Delay:Delay before the movement starts.
● MaxSpeed:Max speed the objects can reach. Leavingthis at 0 results in no
movement at all.
● MaxRange:Range in which the "Follow GID" has to beto the "Target GID"
to start the movement. One block is equal to 30.
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● Easing:Adds an easing to the start and end of the movement.
In the second mode, the objects will also move towards the target. However,
you have more options to customize the movement depending on how close
the objects are to the target.
● Delay:Delay before the movement starts.
● MaxSpeed:Max speed the objects can reach. Leavingthis at 0 results in no
movement at all.
● MaxRange:Range in which the "Follow GID" has to beto the "Target GID"
to start the movement. One block is equal to 30.
● StartSpeed:The speed the objects have when they starttheir movement.
● StartDir:The direction the objects face when theystart their movement,
with 0 meaning up, 90 right. and so on.
● Acceleration:The acceleration of the objects.
● Friction:The friction that is applied to the objects.
● NearDist:At what distance the objects are considerednear the target. One
block is equal to 30.
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● NearFriction:The friction of the objects when they get near the target.
What counts as near is configured by the "NearDist" value.
● NearAccel:The acceleration of the objects when theyget near the target.
What counts as near is configured by the "NearDist" value.
The three boxes on the right correspond to their respective options. They
apply their setting towards a set reference object. "MaxRange" will be drawn
from the objects to the reference object. "StartSpeed" functions like a
multiplier in this setting. It will copy the movement speed of the reference
object. By inputting a 2 in the slider, you double the speed. "StartDir" makes
the objects face towards the reference object.
In the third mode the objects will also move towards the target. However, you
can also edit more attributes of the movement.
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● Delay:Delay before the movement starts.
● MaxSpeed:Max speed the objects can reach. Leavingthis at 0 results in no
movement at all.
● MaxRange:Range in which the "Follow GID" has to beto the "Target GID"
to start the movement. One block is equal to 30.
● StartSpeed:The speed the objects have when they starttheir movement.
● StartDir:The direction the objects face when theystart their movement,
with 0 meaning up, 90 right and so on.
● Acceleration:The acceleration of the objects.
● SteerForce:The force that is applied when the objectssteer towards the
target.
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The three boxes on the right correspond to their respective options. They
apply their setting towards a reference object. "MaxRange" will be drawn from
the objects to the reference object. "StartSpeed" functions like a multiplier in
this setting. It will copy the movement speed of the reference object. By
inputting a 2 in the slider, you double the speed. "StartDir" makes the objects
face towards the reference object.
● SteerForceLow:The lowest the steer force can get.
● SpeedRangeLow:The speed of the objects when theyare not within the
"MaxRange".
● SteerForceHigh:The highest the steer force can get.
● SpeedRangeHigh:The speed of the objects when theyare within the
"MaxRange".
● SlowAccel:The acceleration of the objects when inthe "SlowDist" distance
from the target object.
● SlowDist:The distance from the target object thatis considered slow,
which applies the "SlowAccel" setting. One block is equal to 30.
● BreakForce:The force at which the objects brake whenthe target
suddenly goes in a different direction.
● BreakAngle:The angle at which the objects will brake.
● BreakSteerForce:The force at which the objects steerwhile braking.
● BreakSteer SpeedLimit:The max speed at which theobjects can steer
while braking.
You can select from two premade settings by clicking the "Pre" button.
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Edit Advanced Follow
This Trigger is used to edit the attributes of an Advanced Follow Trigger. An
explanation of all options can be found below.
● Target GID:The Group ID of the objects that shouldgo towards the
"Follow GID".
● X Only/Y Only:The objects will only apply the changeon the X or Y
movement respectively.
● Mod X/Mod Y:Modifies the movement on the X-axis andY-axis
respectively.
● Speed:Modifies the speed of the objects.
● Dir:Modifies the direction at which the movementis applied.
● Target Control ID:Control ID allows you to only targeta specific Group ID
when using remapping. For example, if you remap aSpawn Triggerto use
Group ID 1, 2, and 3, and you only want to target Group ID 3, you can enter
a Control ID and enable the option in the Trigger. You can find the Control
ID option in the "Extra 2" category after clicking "Edit Group" with the
Trigger selected.
● Redirect Dir:Redirects the direction towards a referenceobject, which is
input in the box to the right.
The two boxes on the right correspond to their respective options. They apply
their setting towards a reference object. "Speed" functions like a multiplier in
this setting. It will copy the movement speed of the reference object. By
inputting a 2 in the slider, you double the speed. "Dir" will apply the
movement towards the direction of the reference object.
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Re-Target Advanced Follow
This Trigger is used to change the target of an Advanced Follow Trigger.
● Target GID:The Group ID of the objects that shouldgo towards the Group
ID set in "Follow GID".
● Follow GID:The Group ID of the object that shouldbe the new target. You
can choose from the buttons below for more options.
● Target Control ID:Control ID allows you to only targeta specific Group ID
when using remapping. For example, if you remap aSpawn Triggerto use
Group ID 1, 2, and 3, and you only want to target Group ID 3, you can enter
a Control ID and enable the option in the Trigger. You can find the Control
ID option in the "Extra 2" category after clicking "Edit Group" with the
Trigger selected.
● P1/P2/C:Corresponds to Player 1, Player 2, and thescreen center
respectively.
Keyframe
This Trigger is used to set up keyframes. You can find an explanation of all
settings below, as well as an in-depth example in theKeyframe System
chapter.
The Keyframe Trigger is one of the most complex Triggers. We suggest
following along with your own example when testing the options.
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● GroupID:The objects you want to reference for youranimation. Note that
these are not necessarily the objects that will do the animation. Those
objects are normally set in the Keyframe Animation Trigger. "GroupID" in
this Trigger is mainly used for referencing the art when you enable
"Preview Art". However, it is also used as the target if you do not input any
override when calling the Keyframe Animation Trigger.
● Duration:The duration until the Keyframe Triggerreaches the next one.
This time is always used unless it is a "Ref Only" Keyframe. "Time", "Even"
and "Dist" set how the time is used.
● Easing:Applies easing to the start and end of thekeyframe.
● x360:If you want to do a full rotation (360 degrees)before reaching the
next keyframe.
● CCW/CW:Whether you want the rotation to be done clockwiseor
counter-clockwise. Applies to all rotations, including full ones.
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● SpawnGID:Spawns a Group ID when the target objects reach the
keyframe.
● SpawnDelay:Delay before "SpawnGID" is spawned.
● Prox:"SpawnGID" is spawned when the target objectsare close to the
keyframe.
● Curve:Keyframes use Bézier curve to get to the nextkeyframe.
● Time:With this option enabled, "Duration" is usedto reach the next
keyframe.
● Even:The time between the keyframes is distributedevenly between all
the "Ref Only" keyframes in between.
● Dist:The duration before reaching the next keyframeis distributed
between all "Ref Only" keyframes based on their distance from each other.
Let us look at an example to better understand how the different options
work.
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The red Keyframe Triggers are marked as "Ref Only", while the green and blue
ones are not. The green keyframe controls the animation until the blue one,
and the blue one controls it until the end. If you set easing on the green
keyframe, that easing will be used to reach the blue keyframe. All red easing
values are ignored since they are reference points only.
The numbers in the figure are example durations set on the Triggers. If you
select "Time" on the green Keyframe Trigger, it will take 10 seconds to reach
the next red keyframe. Afterwards, the red keyframe's duration will be used to
reach the next one, so 5 seconds, and then 7 seconds from the next until you
reach the blue keyframe. As a result, it takes 22 seconds in total to reach the
blue one.
If you instead select "Even" on the green keyframe, it will ignore all the
duration values of the red (reference) keyframes, and evenly spread out the 10
seconds between each keyframes. As a result, it will take 10 seconds in total to
reach the blue one.
● Close Loop:The objects return back to the first keyframeafter completing
the last one.
● Preview Art:Used to preview the art you want to animate.By default, you
only see the arrow icon. For this option to work, you have to put a Group ID
and also declare a Group Parent ID. With this option enabled, the objects
will spawn at the arrow position, with the Group Parent ID functioning like
the arrow icon.
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● Ref Only:Reference objects. Objects marked as referencehave a lower
opacity and are not considered for the "Even" and "Dist" options. Check the
corresponding options to see how their movement is handled.
● Auto Layer:Automatically layers the keyframes, sothat the new one is the
highest. Most useful when using "Preview Art".
● Select All:Selects all keyframes.
● Update Art:Updates the art for the "Preview Art"option. Changes done to
the reference Group ID are not updated instantly, so you need to press this
if you change your design.
● Dup Anim:Duplicates the keyframes. You cannot copyand paste them
like normal, since the copy would be considered connected in that case.
● Reverse Order:Reverses the keyframe settings. Forexample, instead of
scaling by 2 and moving 5 blocks to the right, it will scale by 0.5 and move 5
blocks to the left.
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Area Move/Rotate/Scale/Fade/Tint
Area Triggers are used to apply different effects to an area of objects. Due to
many Area Triggers having the same settings, we will be explaining their
general options first and provide specific ones below. Note that Area Triggers
are on the more complicated side. Follow along with your own example.
Area Triggers work by taking the center you provide, drawing a circle around
the center (or a specific direction depending on what you pick below the
"Deadzone" option). This is done using the length you provide and calculating
the steps in between. For example, if you have "From Opacity" at 1.00 and "To
Opacity" at 0.50, the center will be shown as 1.00 opacity, and the borders will
be at 0.50 opacity. All other steps in between will be calculated gradually. For
example, right in the middle (length/2), the opacity will be (1.00+0.50)/2 = 0.75.
Note that one block is equal to 30 for all of these.
● Length:Length in which objects will be affected..
● Offset:Offsets the center position in the X direction.The "+/-" is how off it
can go. For example, "Offset" at 120 with "+/-" at 30 would offset the center
between 3 and 5 blocks.
● Offset Y:Offsets the center position in the Y direction.The "+/-" is how off it
can go. For example, "Offset" at 120 with "+/-" at 30 would offset the center
between 3 and 5 blocks.
● Deadzone:Divides the length by the value you sethere and changes the
transition between center and edge accordingly. For example, having a
length of 120 and setting a "Deadzone" of 0.5 would do 0 to 100% between
0 and 60, and stay 100% from 60-120.
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● ModFront/ModBack:Modify the front and back of yourcenter position.
The value you put here is multiplied with your center.
● Ignore Linked:Objects linked together will be seenas one object by
default. Enabling this object disables this and makes the objects behave as
if they are not linked. Note that you have to set an object as Group Parent
or Area Trigger for this to work.
● Ignore GParent:If you set a Group Parent ID it willbe seen as the center of
your objects, and all objects will behave exactly like that one. The action
also only starts when you are within this object's range. Enabling this
option disables the Group Parent ID and makes all blocks behave as if they
do not have a Group Parent ID.
● Dont Edit AreaParent:The object that is set as GroupParent ID will not
perform any of the area actions.
● Easing:The easing the objects have when they starttheir action.
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● Ease Out:Allows modifying the easing the objects have when they end
their action.
● Priority:If several Area Triggers of the same kindare active at once, the
one with the higher priority will perform its action.
● Effect ID:Specific ID that can be referenced later,for example inEdit Area
Triggers.
● P1:Player 1.
● P2:Player 2.
● C:Center of the screen.
● BL:Bottom left of the screen.
● CL:Left of the screen from the center.
● TL:Top left of the screen.
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● BC:Bottom of the screen from the center.
● TC:Top of the screen from the center.
● BR:Bottom right of the screen.
● CR:Right of the screen from the center.
● TR:Top right of the screen.
The buttons below the "Deadzone" option indicate what direction the length
will be drawn. Here’s a table of all the variations and what their range looks
like.
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Table 7.1: Direction settings.
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For Area Move, we have these unique settings:
● MoveDist:Distance the objects move.
● MoveAngle:Angle in which objects move. 0 is up, 90right, 180 down, 270
left, and so on.
● Relative:Moves away in angle depending on where thecenter is. If the
center is above the object, it will move down. If it is to the right, it will move
left, and so on.
● RFade:Fade when using "Relative". Basically distanceratio between
objects. 0 means a big gap, and the higher the number the smaller the
gap ratio.
● XY Mode:You can enter X and Y values like in thenormalMove Trigger
instead of choosing a direction.
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For Area Rotate, we have these unique settings:
● Rotation:The degrees you want the objects to rotate.Enter a positive
value to rotate clockwise, and a negative value to rotate counter-clockwise.
For Area Scale, we have these unique settings:
● ScaleX/ScaleY:The size the objects scale in the X-axisand Y-axis
respectively.
For Area Fade, we have these unique settings:
● From Opacity:The opacity the objects closest to thecenter have.
● To Opacity:The opacity the objects furthest fromthe center have.
For Area Tint, we have these unique settings:
● Color Channel:The color you want to tint the objectsin.
● %:The percentage you want to tint the color. Forexample, if you want to
tint a black object white and set "%" to 0.5, the object will turn gray.
● Main Only and Secondary Only:Some objects have aBase Color and
Detail Color, which is seen in the "Edit Object" menu. These options only
change the these colors respectively.
● HSV:Instead of tinting the color of a different ColorChannel, you can
simply tint the same Color Channel and change the "HSV" values of it.
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Edit Area Move/Rotate/Scale/Fade/Tint
Edit Area Triggers change the values of Area Triggers. Due to all options being
the same, you can check the section above to find detailed information about
all settings. Edit Area Triggers have the option to use Effect IDs to reference
Area Triggers. The Effect ID can be configured within the Area Triggers.
Area Stop
Area Stop Triggers stops Area Triggers. Area Stop Triggers can only reference
the Effect ID, which is configured in the Area Triggers.
Change BG/G/MG
These Triggers change the Background, Ground or Middleground
respectively. Pick a Background, Ground, or Middleground from the menu to
switch to the respective one from this Trigger's activation.
Touch
Touch Triggers are used to enable or disable a Group ID upon player touch.
Touch Triggers also function asSpawn Triggers, meaningthat they can spawn
other Triggers. By default, the Touch Triggers switch between disabling and
enabling an object on player touch. It is worth noting, that moving left and
right also count as a player touch in Platformer, despite the player not
jumping.
● Group ID:The Group ID you want to enable, disable,or spawn.
● Hold Mode:Changes to enable the Group ID while theplayer holds, and
disabling when the player releases. By default the Touch Triggers switch
between disabling and enabling an object on player touch.
● Dual Mode:This is an obsolete option from 2.1, whichdisables counting
inputs from player 2. Avoid using this option and use "P1/P2 Only" instead.
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● P1/P2 Only:Only counts touches from one player instead of both.
● Toggle On/Off:Toggles a Group ID on or off when theplayer touches. For
example, if you enable "Hold Mode" and "Toggle Off", holding will disable
the object and releasing will enable it. If you want to spawn a Group ID on
player touch, you should enable the "Toggle On" option.
Count
Count Triggers are used to enable, disable, or spawn a Group ID when an Item
ID reaches a specific number. Count IDs can be activated at any time when
that number is reached, as opposed toInstant CountTriggerswhich only
check if the condition is met when the Trigger is hit.
● Item ID:The Item ID you want to check the value for.Place the "0" object
and click "Edit Special" to configure a unique Item ID.
● Target Count:The number the Item ID needs to haveto activate the
Group ID.
● Target ID:The Group ID which should be enabled, disabled,or spawned
when the Item ID reaches the "Target Count".
● Activate Group:Enable this option to enable a GroupID, or to spawn a
Group ID. By default, the Group ID will be disabled when the count is
reached. Reaching the count again does not reactivate the Group ID, and
Triggers are only spawned if this option is enabled.
● Multi Activate:Allows the Group ID to be enabled,disabled, or spawned
again when the "Target Count" is reached several times. By default, the
action will only be performed once.
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Instant Count
Instant Count Triggers are used to are used to enable, disable, or spawn a
Group ID if an Item ID is equal, smaller, or larger than a specific number.
Instant Count Triggers only check if the condition is met when they are hit
and never again afterwards, as opposed toCount Triggerswhich check for
their condition constantly.
● Item ID:The Item ID you want to check the value for.Place the "0" object
and click "Edit Special" to configure a unique Item ID.
● Target Count:The number the Item ID needs to haveto activate the
Group ID.
● Target ID:The Group ID which should be enabled, disabled,or spawned
when the Item ID reaches the "Target Count".
● Activate Group:Enable this option to enable a GroupID, or to spawn a
Group ID. By default, the Group ID will be disabled when the count is
reached. Reaching the count again does not reactivate the Group ID, and
Triggers are only spawned if this option is enabled.
● Equals/Larger/Smaller:This option will trigger "TargetID" if the Item ID is
equal, larger, or smaller respectively when the Trigger is reached.
Pickup
Pickup Triggers can be used to change the values of Item IDs.
● Item ID:The Item ID you want to check the value for.Place the "0" object
and click "Edit Special" to configure a unique Item ID.
● Count:The number you want to increase the currentItem ID value by. By
default, this will use addition. Check the options below for different
arithmetics.
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● Override:The Item ID value will override the current value with the new
one instead of using addition.
● Multiply:Multiplies the previous value with yourset modifier.
● Divide:Divides the previous value with your set modifier.Note that the
Item ID will drop all numbers after the decimal point. For example,
dividing a value of 5 by 2 will result in 2 instead of 2.5, since the 0.5 is
dropped.
Time
Time Triggers function as an in-game Timer. In-game Timers use Item IDs to
work.
● StartTime/StopTime:The time you want the Timer tostart and stop at
respectively. Note that you have to enable the checkbox to the right of
"StopTime" for the time to actually stop. If"StopTime" is lower than
"StartTime", "StopTime" will be ignored.
● ItemID:The Item ID you want to use as a Timer. Placethe "0" object and
click "Edit Special" to configure a unique Item ID. Note that you have to set
the Item ID to "Time Counter" in the "Edit Special" page of the Item ID for
this Trigger to work.
● TargetID:The Group ID you want to spawn when "StopTime"is hit. Note
that you actually have to stop the time at the "StopTime" to enable the
Group ID. In other words, you have to enable the checkbox to the right of
the "StopTime" option.
● TimeMod:Modifies the Timer. The number you inputhere will be
multiplied with the normal Timer, resulting in the time going quicker if the
value is above 1 and slower if it is below 1.
● Ignore TimeWarp:Using aTimeWarp Triggerwill alsoslow down or speed
up the Timer. Enabling this option makes the time behave the same.
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● StartPaused:The Timer will display your "StartTime", but it will not start
until activated by a different Time Trigger or aTimeControl Trigger.
● Dont Override:Time Triggers with this option enabledwill only affect the
Timer if it is at 0.00 or has the "StartPaused" option enabled. If the Timer is
currently counting, the Triggers will not change the value.
Time Event
Time Event Triggers spawn a Group ID if a specific time is hit in the Timer.
Unlike the "TargetID" in theTime Trigger, the Timerdoes not have to stop at
this value to Trigger it.
● ItemID:The Item ID you want to use as a Timer. Placethe "0" object and
click "Edit Special" to configure a unique Item ID. Note that you have to set
the Item ID to "Time Counter" in the "Edit Special" page of the Item ID for
this Trigger to work.
● TargetID:The Group ID you want to spawn when "TargetTime"is hit
● TargetTime:The time at which you want to spawn "TargetID".
● Multi Activate:The Triggers can spawn again if the"TargetTime" is hit
several times.
Time Control
Time Control Triggers can start and stop a Timer.
● ItemID:The Item ID you want to use as a Timer. Placethe "0" object and
click "Edit Special" to configure a unique Item ID. Note that you have to set
the Item ID to "Time Counter" in the "Edit Special" page of the Item ID for
this Trigger to work.
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Item Edit
This Trigger is used to edit an Item ID using two different Item IDs. You can do
many different operations with these two Item IDs. Note that Item Edit
Triggers are pretty complicated, so we suggest following along with your own
example.
● ItemID1/ItemID2:The Item IDs you want to use to dooperations. Note that
depending on what option you have selected in the "Edit Special" menu in
the Item Trigger, you have to select the respective option from the menu
to the right of "ItemID1" and "ItemID2". For example, if "ItemID1" is a normal
Item ID, and "ItemID2" is a Timer, you would select the "Item" and "Timer"
options respectively. Place the "0" object and click "Edit Special" to
configure a unique Item ID.
● Target ItemID:The Item ID you want to edit. Notethat depending on what
option you have selected in the "Edit Special" menu in the Item Trigger,
you have to select the respective option from the menu to the right of
"Target ItemID". Place the "0" object and click "Edit Special" to configure a
unique Item ID.
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● Mod:Modifies the value that "ItemID1" and "ItemID2" produce. Leaving this
option at 1 will disable the third button, which is "•" in the picture below.
The three buttons in figure 7.26 correspond to how the numbers interact with
each other. We will explain what each one does, and then show some
examples for better understanding.
● The first button decides how the new values interact with the "Target
ItemID". If you set it to "=", the "Target ItemID" will use the new value. If you
set it to "+", the value will be added to the current value of the "Target
ItemID". Likewise, if you set it to "-", the value will be subtracted from the
current value. If you set it to "•" instead, the current value will be multiplied
with the value, while setting it to "/", divides the current value.
● The second button decides how "ItemID1" and "ItemID2" interact with each
other to calculate the value. If you set it to "+", "ItemID1" will be added to
"ItemID2". If you set it to "-", "ItemID2" will be subtracted from "ItemID1".
Similarly, if you set it to "•", "ItemID1" and "ItemID2" are multiplied, and with
"/", "ItemID1" will be divided by "ItemID2".
● The third button decides how the modifier interacts with the value that
"ItemID1" and "ItemID2" create. If you set it to "•", the value will be
multiplied with the modifier value. If you set it to "/", the value will be
divided by the modifier value.
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To the right of these, there are two empty, optional buttons (figure 7.25),
which can be set to "N" or "A" for "neg" and "abs" respectively. In order, these
negate or find the absolute value of the number. Absolute value essentially
drops a negative sign and only uses positive values.
For our example, "ItemID1" has the value 8, "ItemID2" has the value 5, and
"Target ItemID" has the value 2. All values and operations are color coded for
convenience. As you can see, we selected "+" in the first box. This means that
the value will be added to the current value, indicated by the "I3 +" at the
bottom. In the second box, we selected "-", which means "ItemID2" will be
subtracted from "ItemID1", as indicated by "(I1 - I2)". Lastly, we set a modifier.
We chose "/" in the third box, which means that our value will be divided by
our modifier.
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Lets replace the Item IDs with the values we chose to see what the result
should be. (Note that this is edited and cannot be achieved in normal
Geometry Dash.)
Doing the calculations, we get I3 = 2 + 3/2 = 2 + 1.5, which cannot be
represented due to how Geometry Dash rounds by default. Because of this,
the .5 is dropped and we are left with 2 + 1. Now our equation is I3 = 2 + 1 = 3,
which means the new value of our "Target ItemID" is 3.
Dropping of .5 may not be ideal in all cases. Luckily, we can fix this with the
"NA" buttons. The first "NA" button decides how the value you calculate is
handled. To use our example, this button decides how decimals are handled
for (8 - 5) / 2.000. The second "NA" decides how the new value is handled by
the "Target ItemID", so I3 in our example. Here are all the options you can set
and how they behave.
● NA:The default way Geometry Dash handles the numbers.Using this
mode will drop all decimal points.
● RND:Rounds the number to the closest integer. Ifwe take our example,
3/2 = 1.5 would be rounded to 2, which would mean our answer would be 4
instead of 3.
● FLR:Stands for floor function, which means it willalways round down to
the next lower integer. For example, 4/5 = 0.8 would be rounded down to 0.
● CEI:Stands for ceiling function, which means it willalways round up to the
next higher integer. For example 1/10 = 0.1 would be rounded up to 1.
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Item Compare
This Trigger is used to compare two Item IDs and spawn Group IDs
depending on whether their condition is true or not. Item Compare Triggers
are pretty complicated, so we suggest following along with your own
example.
● ItemID1/ItemID2:The Item IDs you want to comparewith each other. Note
that depending on what option you have selected in the "Edit Special"
menu in the Item Trigger, you have to select the respective option from
the menu to the right of "ItemID1" and "ItemID2". For example, if "ItemID1"
is a normal Item ID, and "ItemID2" is a Timer, you would select the "Item"
and "Timer" options respectively. Place the "0" object and click "Edit
Special" to configure a unique Item ID.
● Mod1/Mod2:Modifiers for "ItemID1" and "ItemID2" respectively.How the
modifier interacts with the values can be changed with the "•" buttons,
which is explained below.
● TrueID/FalseID:The IDs that will be spawned if yourcondition is true or
false respectively.
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● Tol+-:The tolerance. For example, if you set 0.5 here and "ItemID1" is 1,
while "ItemID2" is 0.5, this would count as true despite "ItemID1" and
"ItemID2" not being equal.
The three buttons to the right decide how the values are compared, and how
the modifiers interact with them. The first box decides the operation for
"ItemID1" and "Mod1", the second box decides the operation for "ItemID2" and
"Mod2", and the third box decides how the two values are compared to each
other.
For the first and second box, you can select the following options:
● "+" means that the corresponding modifier will be added to the Item ID
value.
● "-" means that the corresponding modifier will be subtracted from the
Item ID value.
● "•" means that the corresponding modifier will be multiplied with the Item
ID value.
● "/" means thatthe Item ID value will be divided bythe corresponding
modifier.
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For the third box, you can select the following options:
● "==" will return true if "ItemID1" is equal to "ItemID2".
● ">" will return true if "ItemID1" is larger than "ItemID2".
● ">=" will return true if "ItemID1" is larger than or equal to "ItemID2".
● "<" will return true if "ItemID1" is smaller than "ItemID2".
● "<=" will return true if "ItemID1" is smaller than or equal to "ItemID2".
The first "NA" decides how the left side of the equation is handled, so
"ItemID1" and "Mod1". The second "NA" decides how the right side of the
equation is handled, so "ItemID2" and "Mod2". Here are all the options you can
set and how they behave.
● NA:The default way Geometry Dash handles the numbers.Using this
mode will drop all decimal points.
● RND:Rounds the number to the closest integer. Ifwe take our example,
3/2 = 1.5 would be rounded to 2, which would mean our answer would be 4
instead of 3.
● FLR:Stands for floor function, which means it willalways round down to
the next lower integer. For example, 4/5 = 0.8 would be rounded down to 0.
● CEI:Stands for ceiling function, which means it willalways round up to the
next higher integer. For example 1/10 = 0.1 would be rounded up to 1.
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Persistent Item
This Trigger marks Item IDs as persistent. Persistent Item IDs do not get reset
when you die. However, they are reset when you exit the level.
● Item ID:The Item ID you want to mark as persistent.Note that if your Item
ID is a Timer, you have to select the "Timer" option to the right of "Item ID".
● Persistent:Marks the ID as persistent, so the valuewill not be reset upon
death.
● TargetAll:Targets all persistent Item IDs at once.
● Reset:Resets the Item ID to 0.
Random
Randomly triggers one of two Group IDs.
● Group ID 1/Group ID 2:The two Group IDs that canbe triggered.
● Chance %:The chance that "Group ID 1" is triggered.For example, if this is
set to 80, "Group ID 1" has an 80% chance of being triggered, while "Group
ID 2" has a chance of 100% - 80% = 20%.
Advanced Random
Randomly triggers one of up to 10 Group IDs.
● Group ID:The Group ID you want to have a chance ofbeing triggered.
● Chance:How likely it is for this Group ID to be triggered.The way the odds
are calculated is by multiplying the "Chance" value by 100, and then
dividing it by the sum of all "Chance" values so far and the one you are
about to add.
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For example, if you add Group ID 1 with a "Chance" of 20, and then add Group
ID 2 with a "Chance" of 50, the odds will be calculated as follows. "Chance" of
Group ID 2, 50, is multiplied by 100, resulting in 5000. Afterwards, it is divided
by both the "Chance" of Group ID 1 and 2, so 5000 / 70 ≈ 71%. This is the odds
Group ID 2 will have, while Group ID 1 will have odds of (20 * 100) / 70 ≈ 29%. If
you were to add Group ID 3 with "Chance" at 60, the odds would change to
(20 * 100) / 130 ≈ 15% for Group ID 1, (50 * 100) / 130 ≈ 38% for Group ID 2, and
(60 * 100) / 130 ≈ 46% for Group ID 3.
Sequence
The Sequence Trigger is used to spawn a sequence of Triggers. Every time the
Trigger is triggered, it will advance one step further in the sequence.
● GroupID/Count:The Group ID you want to spawn, with"Count" being how
often you want to spawn it.
● MinInt:Minimum interval that has to pass before youcan activate the next
step in the sequence.
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● Reset:If set to 0, this option is ignored. If the Trigger is not triggered for
the duration you input here, it will stop the sequence and start from the
beginning again the next time you use it.
● Mode Stop:The sequence stops once you reach the end.
● Mode Loop:The sequence starts from the beginningagain after you reach
the end.
● Mode Last:The sequence will finish like normal, andafter hitting the
Trigger again, only the last Group ID will be triggered every time.
● Reset Full:If the Trigger has not been triggeredfor the "Reset" time, the
Trigger will return to the first Group ID in the sequence.
● Reset Step:If the Trigger has not been triggeredfor the "Reset" time, the
sequence will go back to the Group ID before the current one.
For example, let us say you have a sequence of Group IDs 1, 2, 3, and 4, and
use "Reset Step" with a "Reset" time of 1 second. You trigger the first 4
sequences. If you do not activate the Trigger for 1 second, it will trigger Group
ID 3. If you do not activate the Trigger for 2 seconds, it will trigger Group ID 2.
Spawn Particle
Spawns particles at a specific place upon activating the Trigger. Note that the
particles you want to spawn cannot have an infinite duration, and that the
Trigger will spawn the particles once on activation and not loop like normal.
● Particle Group:Group of the particles you want tospawn at the "Position
Group".
● Position Group:Position at which the particles willspawn. The Group ID
can only consist of one object.
● PosVarX/PosVarY:Position variance. The values youput into here are
extended to left and right for "PosVarX", and up and down for "PosVarY".
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The particles will spawn in a random location within the boundaries you
set here. Note that one block is equal to 30. See below for an example.
Reset
ResetsCollectablesand the checkpoint object. Objectswill appear again
when this Trigger is activated and can be collected again.
● Group ID:Group ID of the objects you want to reset.
Zoom
Zooms the camera. The center point for the zoom is the camera center.
● Zoom:The value you want to zoom to. If you want toreturn to the default
state, leave this value at 1.000.
● Time:The duration in which the zoom should happen.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the objectsstart and end their
movement.
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Static Camera
Uses a Target Group ID as the center of the screen and locks to that object.
● Target Group ID:The Group ID that should be seenas the camera center.
Can only consist of a single object.
● X Only/Y Only:The camera only takes the object'sX or Y position as the
camera X or Y center respectively.
● Follow:Follows the movement of the object.
● Easing:Adds an easing duration when following anobject.
● Smooth Velocity:Reacts to player velocity and triesto move the camera
smoothly to where you want. The path is calculated by using a Bézier
curve.
● Modifier:Shifts the Bézier curve for the "SmoothVelocity" option.
● Exit Static:Exits the static mode and returns tothe default camera
location.
● Exit Instant:The camera instantly snaps back to thedefault camera
location when using "Exit Static".
● Duration:The duration for the camera to reach theobject.
Camera Offset
Offsets the camera center.
● Offset X:Moves the camera center along the X-axis.One block is equal to
10. Input a positive number to move to the right, and input a negative one
to move to the left.
● Offset Y:Moves the camera center along the Y-axis.One block is equal to
10. Input a positive number to move up, and input a negative one to move
down.
● Move Time:The duration for the camera to finish offsetting.
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Gameplay Offset
Offsets the player by 2.5 blocks to the right, putting them in the X-axis center
of the screen (assuming no other camera modifications have been made).
Note that the movement is always 2.5 blocks (or 75 steps) no matter what
camera offset or zoom you have.
Camera Rotation
Rotates the camera.
● Move Time:How long it should take to reach the rotation.
● Degrees:Rotation you want to have. Enter a positivevalue to rotate
clockwise, and enter a negative one to rotate counter-clockwise. Leave this
at 0 to return to the default rotation.
● Easing:Changes the way the objects start and endtheir movement.
Camera Edge
Sets edges for the camera. If the edge is within the current screen, it will
either snap for the object to be at the edge or ignore it until the object is
outside the screen, depending on the zoom level. The camera edge will adjust
with the movement of the edge objects.
● Target ID:The Group ID you want to set as the edge.It can only consist of
a single object.
● Left/Right/Up/Down:Defines what kind of edge it is.Enabling left would
set the object as the left edge of the screen, while down would set it at the
bottom edge of the screen, and so on.
● Unlock:Press this button to return to the defaultstate. You can also just
leave "Target ID" at 0.
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Camera Guide
Does not serve any other purpose besides functioning as a guide to see the
camera edges of different zooms. Can also be used as the "Target Group" for
theStatic Camera Triggerto always have a good understandingof what the
screen will look like.
● Zoom:The zoom level you want to display. If you wantto return to the
default state, leave this value at 1.000.
● Offset X:Moves the outlines along the X-axis. Oneblock is equal to 30.
Input a positive number to move to the right, and input a negative one to
move to the left.
● Offset Y:Moves the outlines along the Y-axis. Oneblock is equal to 10.
Input a positive number to move up, and input a negative one to move
down.
Reverse
Reverses the player direction in Classic levels. Does not do anything in
Platformer.
Rotate Gameplay
Rotates the gameplay (not the camera) in the direction the arrow points. The
line that is below the arrow indicates the gravity.
The Rotate Gameplay Trigger direction determines how the Channel’s
Triggers are sorted. For example, if the Rotate Gameplay Trigger points up,
Triggers with a smaller Y value are triggered first, and higher ones later. If the
Trigger points right, Triggers with a smaller X value are triggered first and
higher ones later, and so on. SeeChannel Systemformore information.
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● Keep Velocity:Keeps the velocity the player has before the gameplay
rotation and smoothly transitions it to the new gravity. Results in smoother
movement overall.
● Change Channel:Changes the Channel to the numberyou have entered
in the number box at the bottom.
● Channel Only:Only changes the Channel and does notupdate the
gameplay rotation.
● Instant Offset:The camera updates instantly whenswitching gameplay to
the opposite direction.
Song
Changes the song in the middle of a level.
● Channel:There are 5 Channels on which a song canplay. Songs on
different Channels will play simultaneously, while only one song can play
on the same Channel. Note that Channels used for music are not the same
as Color Channels or the ones mentioned forRotateGameplay Triggers.
● Start/End:The time (in milliseconds) at which youwant the song to start
and end.
● Fade In/Fade Out:The time (in milliseconds) at whichthe song should
fade in and out.
● Prep/Load Prep:Setting a song time introduces somedelay depending
on the seek time. If you need the song to sync precisely, you first have to
"Prep" the Trigger, then "Load Prep" later. "Prep" overwrites any previous
"Prep", so if you have multiple Song Triggers, you have to alternate
between loading them. For example, "Prep" and "Load Prep" for the first,
"Prep" and "Load Prep" for the second, and so on.
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Edit Song
Edits attributes of a song, such as volume, speed and also allows for proximity
options.
● Channel:The Channel you want to edit the song of.
● Duration:How long it should take for the song tochange to the new
settings.
● Speed:Changes the speed of the song. Note that youhave to enable the
"Change Speed" button for the speed to actually change.
● Volume:Changes the volume of the song. Note thatyou have to enable
the "Change Volume" button for the speed to actually change.
● Stop/Stop Loop:"Stop" stops the song entirely, while"Stop Loop" stops the
looping of the song, so the song will stop the next time it reaches the end.
● Group ID 1:Used for proximity. This is the GroupID where the distance
should be drawn from.
● Group ID 2:Used for proximity. This is the GroupID the distance will be
measured to. For example, if your "MinDist" is 60, the "VolNear" volume will
be played when the Group ID is within 6 blocks of Group ID 1. Choosing
"P1", "P2", or "Cam" from the buttons below turns Group ID 2 into Player 1,
Player 2, or the camera center respectively.
● VolNear/VolMed/VolFar:Volume near, medium, and faraway for
proximity. "VolNear" means you are within the "MinDist" boundaries from
Group ID 1, while "VolMed" refers to "Dist2" and "VolFar" to "Dist3".
● MinDist/Dist2/Dist3:Sets the boundaries for "VolNear","VolMed", and
"VolFar" respectively. Below is an example with "MinDist" set to 30 and
both "Dist2" and "Dist3" set to 20. "MinDist" refers to the closest length and
is drawn in red, while "Dist2" refers to the middle length and is drawn in
green. Finally, "Dist3" refers to the furthest length and is drawn in blue. The
distances stack with each other. For example, if your "MinDist" is 20 and
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your "Dist2" is 30, the "Dist2" circle will be drawn 5 blocks from the object in
Group ID 1, and not 3 blocks.
The various arrow buttons indicate how proximity is handled. Here are all
options and how their sound is drawn. The distance options will be drawn
from the Group ID 2 object (in this case Player 1) towards the arrow direction.
In these examples, black is equal to the highest volume and gray is equal to
the lowest.
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Table 7.2: Proximity buttons.
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SFX
You can choose a sound effect (SFX) to play from the menu in the top right of
the first page.
● Reverb:Reverb is created when a sound occurs in aspace, resulting in the
SFX changing pitch and echo accordingly. By clicking the "+" button, you
can select different spaces for the SFX to occur in.
● FFT:Stands for fast Fourier transform. "FFT" is usedto determine the
fundamental frequencies and therefore pitches that are present in the raw
signal.
● Loop:Loops the SFX until stopped.
● Pre Load:Setting a start time introduces some delaydepending on the
seek time. If you need the SFX to sync precisely, you can preload it.
● Start/End:Start and end of the SFX in milliseconds.
● FadeIn/FadeOut:Fades the SFX in and out respectively,with the values
being in milliseconds.
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● Unique ID:Assigns a unique ID to SFX within their respective "SFXGroup".
By enabling the "IsUnique" option, you mark the ID as unique, resulting in
no other SFX being able to take that ID if it is in the same "SFXGroup".
● SFXGroup:You can have several SFX and put them intotheir own
"SFXGroup". This Group ID can later be edited.
● MinInterval:Minimum interval before the SFX can betriggered again.
● Override:If another SFX has the same "Unique ID"and "SFXGroup", this
new SFX will override the old one.
● Ignore Volume Test:SFX played at volume 0 are ignored.Enable this
option to not ignore them. This is mainly used for the proximity options,
where the sound will not play if any distance has a volume of 0.
● Group ID 1:Used for proximity. This is the GroupID where the distance
should be drawn from.
● Group ID 2:Used for proximity. This is the GroupID the distance will be
measured to. For example, if your "MinDist" is 60, the "VolNear" volume will
be played when the Group ID is within 6 blocks of Group ID 1. Choosing
"P1", "P2", or "Cam" from the buttons below turns Group ID 2 into Player 1,
Player 2, or the camera center respectively.
● VolNear/VolMed/VolFar:Volume near, medium, and faraway for
proximity. "VolNear" means you are within the "MinDist" boundaries from
Group ID 1, while "VolMed" refers to "Dist2" and "VolFar" to "Dist3".
● MinDist/Dist2/Dist3:Sets the boundaries for "VolNear","VolMed", and
"VolFar" respectively.
See figure 7.33 and table 7.2 underEdit Song Triggerfor more information on
proximity.
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Edit SFX
Edits attributes of a sound effect (SFX), such as volume, speed and also allows
setting up proximity options.
● Group ID:You can give the SFX Triggers you want toedit a Group ID and
change them through this field.
● SFXGroup/UniqueID: "SFXGroup" and "UniqueID" can beused to reference
the exact SFX you want to edit. You should put the same values you put
into the SFX Trigger here.
● Duration:How long it should take for the song tochange to the new
settings.
● Speed:Changes the speed of the song. Note that youhave to enable the
"Change Speed" button for the speed to actually change.
● Volume:Changes the volume of the song. Note thatyou have to enable
the "Change Volume" button for the speed to actually change.
● Stop/Stop Loop:"Stop" stops the song, "Stop Loop"stops the looping of
the song, so the song will stop the next time it reaches the end.
● Group ID 1:Used for proximity. This is the GroupID where the distance
should be drawn from.
● Group ID 2:Used for proximity. This is the GroupID the distance will be
measured to. For example, if your "MinDist" is 60, the "VolNear" volume will
be played when the Group ID is within 6 blocks of Group ID 1. Choosing
"P1", "P2", or "Cam" from the buttons below turns Group ID 2 into Player 1,
Player 2, or the camera center respectively.
● VolNear/VolMed/VolFar:Volume near, medium, and faraway for
proximity. "VolNear" means you are within the "MinDist" boundaries from
Group ID 1, while "VolMed" refers to "Dist2" and "VolFar" to "Dist3".
● MinDist/Dist2/Dist3:Sets the boundaries for "VolNear","VolMed", and
"VolFar" respectively.
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See figure 7.33 and table 7.2 underEdit Song Triggerfor more information on
proximity.
Event
Spawns a Group ID upon a player action. The action can be selected from the
top right menu.
● Group ID:The Group ID that is spawned when the playerdoes the action.
● Extra ID/Extra ID2:You can input a Material ID herefor the action to only
apply if you are on that Material ID. For example, if you choose "Normal
Landing" and enter a Material ID used for a specific a block, you will only
activate the Group ID if you land on that block.
TimeWarp
Speeds up or slows down time. This affects everything, including player
movement, durations in Triggers, Timers, and so on..
● TimeMod:Modifier for the time. The value you inputhere will be
multiplied with the normal time, so less than 1 will slow the time down and
above 1 will speed time up.
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Camera Mode
Allows switching between Free Mode and Normal Mode for camera. In Free
Mode, the borders for Ship, Ball, UFO, Wave, Spider, and Swing are removed.
● Edit Camera Settings:Allows you to edit how the camerafollows the
player in Free Mode. "Easing" changes how the camera starts and ends its
movement, while "Padding" modifies how close the player has to be to the
top or bottom of the screen for the camera to start following.
● Disable GridSnap:Normally the camera center willsnap to the closest grid
space. With this option enabled, the snapping will not happen.
Setup MG
Moves the Middleground.
● Offset Y:Moves the Middleground up or down. Inputa positive value to
move it up, and enter a negative value to move it down.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the Middlegroundstarts and ends
its movement.
● Move Time:Duration until the Middleground finishesits movement.
BG/MG Speed
Modifies the speed at which the Background and Middleground follow the
player.
● Mod X/Mod Y:Modifies the X-axis speed and Y-axisspeed respectively. The
value you input here will be multiplied with the default speed, with 0
stopping the movement entirely.
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Counter Label
Displays Item IDs, Timers, or Points.
● ItemID:The Item ID that should be displayed. Thevalue of Item IDs can be
changed withPickup Triggers,Time TriggersorCollectablesdepending on
what option you choose.
● Time Counter:Functions as a Timer. You need aTimeTriggerto use this
Timer.
● Seconds Only:The Timer only displays the seconds.
● MainTime:Also functions as a Timer that displaysthe exact game time.
● Points:Points can be configured in the "Edit Special"page ofCollectables.
● Attempts:Displays the current attempt the playeris on.
● Left Align/Right Align:Aligns the ID to the leftor right border respectively.
The width will change depending on what value it has (for example 8 is
wider than 1). By default, the width will be extended the same to the left
and right. Choosing "Left Align", the width will expand only to the right,
while choosing "Right Align" will expand only to the left.
UI Settings
Marks objects as user interface and puts them on a UI layer which is in front of
everything else, including the Ground. The UI layer is permanent and cannot
be edited.
● Group ID:The objects that get marked as UI.
● UI Target:This Group ID is marked as the camera centerreference and can
only consist of one object.
● XRef/YRef:The reference points for aligning the object.
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● Auto/Center/Left/Right/Top/Bottom:"Auto" aligns objects based on the
camera edges of the "UI Target" object. "Center" uses the center of the
object as the camera center. "Left" uses the object as the left edge of the
camera, while "Right" uses the object as the right edge of the camera.
Similarly, "Top" uses the object as the top edge of the camera, while
"Bottom" uses the object as the bottom edge of the camera.
● Relative:The position of the UI will scale with thescreen aspect ratio.
Visibility Link
This makes every object in a Group ID visible, as long as any of its objects are
on screen. It is useful for larger collection of blocks that go offscreen often.
Note that it cannot be toggled throughout the level.
● Group ID:The objects you want to be fully visible.This is processed at
level load.
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Collision
Spawns a Group ID when twoCollision Blockscollide.One of the two blocks
must have the "Dynamic Block" activated.
● BlockA ID/BlockB ID:Groups of Block 1 and Block 2,one of which has to
have the "Dynamic Block" option enabled.
● Target ID:The Group ID that gets spawned when theblocks collide.
● P1/P2/PP:Enabling "P1" or "P2" allows triggeringupon Player 1 or 2
colliding with "BlockB ID" respectively. Enabling both options allows for
triggering when either player collides with it. "PP" triggers the Group ID
when both players collide with each other in Dual Mode.
● Activate Group:Activates the Group ID. By default,the Group ID will be
toggled off. Enable this option if you want to spawn a Group ID or toggle
an object on.
● Trigger On Exit:The Group ID will be triggered whenthe blocks do not
collide anymore.
Instant Collision
Instant Collision Triggers function similarly to Collision Triggers, however it is
only checked on Trigger activation if the condition is true or false. Normal
Collision Triggers check if the condition is true all the time.
● BlockA ID/BlockB ID:Groups of Block 1 and Block 2,one of which has to
have the "Dynamic Block" option enabled.
● True ID/False ID:The Group ID that gets spawned if"BlockA ID" and
"BlockB ID" collide or do not collide respectively in the moment the Trigger
is activated.
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● P1/P2/PP:Enabling "P1" or "P2" allows triggering upon Player 1 or 2
colliding with "BlockB ID" respectively. Enabling both options allows for
triggering when either player collides with it. "PP" triggers the Group ID
when both players collide with each other in Dual Mode.
Collision State
Spawns a Group ID when the player enters and exits the block hitbox.
Functions as a quicker alternative toCollision Blocks.
● State On/State Off:The Group ID that is spawned ifthe player is colliding
with the Collision State hitbox or not colliding respectively.
Collision Block
The blocks used for (Instant) Collision Triggers. If you want two blocks to
collide, you will have to mark one of them as "Dynamic".
Player Touch
Toggles or spawns a Group ID if the player clicks while within the block hitbox.
● Group ID:The Group ID that gets spawned or toggledwhen the Trigger
gets activated.
● Activate Group:Activates the Group ID. By default,the Group ID will be
toggled off. Enable this option if you want to spawn a Group ID or toggle
an object on.
● Claim Touch:The player will not jump and no ringswill spawn. The click
can not be buffered.
● Spawn Only:Clicking only spawns the Group ID anddoes not toggle it on
or off.
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● NO Multi Activate:By default, the Group ID will be toggled or spawned
every time you click within the hitbox. With this option enabled, you can
only toggle or spawn it once.
On Death
Toggles or spawns a Group ID when the player dies.
● Group ID:The Group ID that gets spawned or toggledwhen the player
dies.
● Activate Group:Activates the Group ID. By default,the Group ID will be
toggled off. Enable this option if you want to spawn a Group ID or toggle
an object on.
Disable/Enable Trail
Disables and enables the player trail respectively.
Show/Hide
Shows and hides the player respectively. Hiding the player makes it invisible,
but note that you can still see the trail if enabled.
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BG Effect On/Off
Enables and disables the background particles in Ship, Ball, UFO, Wave.
End
Marks an object as the end of the level. The player gets pulled towards it. This
Trigger can be used in both Classic and Platformer levels.
● TargetPos:The Group ID of the object that shouldbe considered as the
position for the end. The Group ID can only consist of one object.
● SpawnID:A Group ID that gets spawned when the playerreaches the end.
This is optional.
● Instant:The player will teleport to the end as soonas the object is on
screen instead of slowly jumping towards it.
● No Effects:Disables the effects that play when youreach the end, such as
the effect lines.
● No SFX:Disables the SFX that plays when you reachthe end.
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Player Control
Controls behavior of the player.
● P1/P2:What player you want to control. Both optionsenabled or disabled
results in both players being affected.
● Stop Jump:Stops the player jumping.
● Stop Move:Stops the player movement.
● Stop Rot:Stops the player rotation.
● Stop Slide:Stops the low friction state you are inafter being launched by a
force block. It does not stop the sliding from slopes or ice blocks.
Options
Several options to change attributes of the level.
● Streak Additive:Changes the trail and particles tobe blending.
● Unlink Dual Gravity:Unlinks the gravity of the iconsin Dual Mode. By
default, if one icon switches gravity, the other icon will switch gravity as
well.
● Hide Ground/Hide MG:Makes the Ground and Middlegroundrespectively
invisible.
● Hide P1/Hide P2:Hides Player 1 or Player 2 respectively.Functions the
same like theHide Trigger.
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● Disable P1 Controls/Disable P2 Controls:Disables all input for Player 1 or
Player 2 respectively.
● Hide Attempts:Hides the Attempts counter.
BPM Guide
Draws lines in the editor at beats per minute you configure. Helps to make
parts sync based on the BPM the song uses.
● BPM:Stands for beats per minute. Lines will be drawnbased on this
number. For example, if you have 60 BPM, a line will be drawn every
second.
● BPB:Stands for beats per bar. One bar is the spacebetween two BPM
lines. The number you input here will split each space into the
corresponding sections. For example, if you have a BPM of 60 and a BPB of
2, a line will be drawn every 0.5 seconds.
● Duration:How long you want the lines to be drawn.
● Speed:Changes the distance between the lines to accountfor the
different speeds.
● Disable:Hides the lines.
Gradient
Creates a gradient between two colors. You can change the way the gradient
looks by rotating the Gradient Trigger.
● Vertex Mode:Draws the gradient between 3 or 4 pointswhich get
connected. By default, the gradient can only be a square with defined top,
bottom, left, and right boundaries. Using "Vertex Mode" allows the gradient
to have more interesting shapes.
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● U/D/L/R:Used to draw the gradient if "Vertex Mode" is disabled. The
variables refer to the Group IDs of target objects set as up, down, left, and
right respectively. These variables work as boundaries for the gradient, so
you do not have to set all.
● BL/BR/TL/TR:Used for the "Vertex Mode" boundaries.The variables refer to
the Group IDs of target objects set as bottom left, bottom right, top left,
and top right respectively. Note that putting 3 of those variables is enough
to draw the gradient in "Vertex Mode".
● Blending:How the gradient behaves with colors beneathit.
● ID:Can be used to reference gradients. For exampleif you want to disable
a gradient later on.
● Disable All:Disables all gradients. You can disableonly a single gradient by
using its "ID" and choosing the "Disable" option.
● Preview Opacity:The opacity the gradient has in theeditor preview.
Gravity
Changes the gravity force.
● Gravity:Modifies the gravity. A value below 1 makesthe player lighter,
while a value above 1 makes the player heavier.
● P1/P2/PT:The gravity only affects Player 1 or Player2 respectively. "PT" only
affects the player that touches the Trigger.
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Teleport
Teleports the player to a set location.
● Target GroupID: The Group ID the player teleportsto. The Group ID can
only consist of one object.
● Gravity:The gravity the player should have afterfinishing the teleportation.
● Normal:Normal gravity after teleporting.
● Flipped:Flipped gravity after teleporting.
● Toggle:The gravity flips to the opposite, dependingon what gravity you
are when teleporting. You flip from normal to flipped and from flipped to
normal.
● Smooth Ease:The camera follows smoothly to the newposition of the
player.
● Save Offset:The offset the player has to the Triggercenter when
activating it is saved and applied to the target object, resulting in a slightly
offset teleport.
● Ignore X/Ignore Y:Does not teleport on the X-axisor Y-axis respectively.
● Instant Camera:The camera instantly snaps to thenew position.
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● Snap Ground:The Ground snaps to the new position.
● Redirect Dash:Rotates Dash Orb effect to match teleportexit rotation.
Only for Platformer levels.
● Static Force:You exit the rotation based on the rotationof the target, with
a force applied.
● Force:The force the player should have when exitingthe teleport. The
force is applied in the direction of the target object rotation.
● Redirect Force:The force the player should have whenexiting the
teleport. The force is applied in the direction of the target object rotation
and an input force.
● Min/Max:Limits the exit force. If you leave thisvalue at 0, no limit will be
set.
● Mod:Modifies the input force value. The speed youhave will be this value
multiplied with the speed you have when teleporting.
Shader
Shader Triggers edit how the other Shader Triggers work. You can disable
shader effects and limit the layers they affect.
● Disable All:Disables all other shaders.
● No PP:Stands for no player particles. When usinga shader which only
affects the player layer, the particles might look weird due to different
rendering. This option disables the shader from the particles.
With the buttons at the bottom, you can choose the layers affected by the
shaders. The blue buttons are the highest and lowest layer that will be
affected. The green buttons are the ones in between which will be affected,
and the gray ones will not be affected.
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ShockWave
Creates a shockwave effect.
● Speed:The speed at which the shockwave will happen.
● Strength:How strong the shockwave is. The lower thevalue, the less
distorted objects get.
● Thickness:The "thickness" of each wave. The higherthe value, the thicker
the wave will be.
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● WaveW:Wave width. The higher the value, the less distorted it is.
● FadeIn/FadeOut:Fades the shockwave in and out. Thehigher the value,
the longer it takes to fade in or out respectively.
● TimeOff:Time offset before the shockwave starts,with the value being in
seconds.
● MaxSize:Modifies the max size of the wave. Leavingit at 0 will put it at the
max value. The value you put here will be multiplied with the wave size.
● Invert:Inverts the shockwave effect to go from outsideto inside instead of
inside to outside.
● Inner:Size of the waves in the middle of the shockwave.Option only
available with "Invert" enabled.
● Outer:Size of the waves at the outside of the shockwave.Higher values
means it will take longer to reach the center. Option only available with
"Invert" enabled.
● Target:Chooses a Group ID as the center of the shockwave.The Group ID
can only consist of one object.
● P1/P2:Makes Player 1 or Player 2, respectively, thecenter of the shockwave.
Option only available with "Target" enabled.
● Follow:Follows "Target". By default, it will onlycheck the position of the
target when the Trigger is activated and spawn the shockwave there. With
this option enabled, the center will follow the target. Option only available
with "Target" enabled.
● Relative:The shockwave follows the screen movement.By default, it will
stay at the position it was triggered at.
● Screen OffX/Screen OffY:Offsets the center of theshockwave. Negative
numbers offset it to the left or bottom respectively, while positive numbers
offset it to the right or up respectively.
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Shock Line
Creates a shock line effect.
● Speed:The speed at which the shockline will happen.
● Strength:How strong the shockline is. The lower thevalue, the less
distorted objects get.
● Thickness:The thickness of each line. The higherthe value, the thicker the
wave will be.
● WaveW:Line width. The higher the value, the lessdistorted it is.
● FadeIn/FadeOut:Fades the shockline in and out. Thehigher the value, the
longer it takes to fade in or out respectively.
● TimeOff:Time offset before the shockline starts withthe value being in
seconds.
● MaxSize:Modifies the max size of the line. Leavingit at 0 will put it at the
max value. The value you put here will be multiplied with the line size.
● Invert:Inverts the shockline. If considered in a3D perspective, the highs of
the line will become lows and the other way around.
● Flip:Flips the line to go from right to left insteadof left to right.
● Rotate:Rotates the line to go from bottom to topinstead of left to right.
● Dual:Creates two shock lines from the middle, whichgo to the left and
right respectively.
● Target:Chooses a Group ID as the center of the shockline.The Group ID
can only consist of one object.
● P1/P2:Makes Player 1 or Player 2 respectively thecenter of the shockline.
Option only available with "Target" enabled.
● Relative:The shockline follows the screen movement.By default, it will
stay at the position it was triggered at.
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● Screen Off:Offsets the center of the shockline. Negative numbers offset it
to the left or bottom respectively, while positive numbers offset it to the
right or up respectively. Note that the directions depend on what option
you choose from the buttons above.
Glitch
Creates a glitch effect.
● Duration:Duration for the effect to last.
● Strength:Strength of the effect. All other valueswill be multiplied with the
strength and adjusted accordingly.
● Speed:Speed at which the glitch effects happen. Thelower the value, the
slower the effects.
● SliceHeight:During the glitch effect the screen willbe sliced, which refers
to the higher blocks getting offset on the X-axis.
● MaxSliceXOff:Max offset on the X-axis that the objectscan be sliced.
● MaxColXOff/MaxColYOff:Max distance offset for thecolor on the X-axis
and Y-axis respectively.
● Relative:The shockline follows the screen movement.By default, it will
stay at the position it was triggered at.
Chromatic
Chromatically splits the colors.
● TargetX/TargetY:How far the colors will split onthe X-axis and Y-axis
respectively. You have to enable the "Use X" and/or "Use Y" option for the
distance to apply.
● Duration:How long it takes to finish the color splitting.
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Chromatic Glitch
Chromatically splits the colors while adding a wave effect and glitch lines.
● Speed:Speed at which the wave effect happens.
● Strength:How big the waves are.
● LineThickness:Thickness of the glitch lines.
● LineStrength:Opacity of the glitch lines.
● RGBOff:How far the RGB values are offset.
● Duration:How long until the final state is reached.
● SegmentH:Height of a segment. A segment consistsof one wave effect
and a glitch line.
● RelativePos:With this option enabled, the shape ofthe effect will stay in
place no matter the Y height. With it off, the effect will always stay in the
center of the screen.
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Pixelate
Pixelates the screen.
● TargetX/TargetY:How much the screen will pixelateon the X-axis and
Y-axis respectively. You have to enable the "Use X" and/or "Use Y" option for
the distance to apply.
● Duration:How long it takes to finish the color splitting.
● Snap Grid:Snaps the pixels to the grid. Without thisoption, the pixels will
smear a little when the player moves.
Lens Circle
Creates a lens circle.
● Size:Size of the circle. The smaller the number,the more closed the circle
is.
● Fade:How much the circle fades out. The smaller thenumber, the less
fade there is.
● Duration:How long it takes for the circle to appear.The circle will zoom in
or out instead of fading in.
● Strength:Opacity of the lens circle.
● Screen OffX/Screen OffY:Offsets the center of thelens circle. Negative
numbers offset it to the left or bottom respectively, while positive numbers
offset it to the right or up respectively.
● CenterID:Center of the lens circle. The Group IDcan only consist of one
object.
● Tint Channel:Color Channel to use for the lens circle.It will be black by
default.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the circle startsand ends its
movement.
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Radial Blur
Blurs the screen radially, so drawing a circle around the center with a given
radius.
● Size:Size of the blur. In other words, how much itis blurred per distance
from the center.
● Duration:How long it takes until the final blur stateis reached.
● Intensity:Opacity of the blur.
● Ref Channel:Uses a Color Channel to reference thefade color. By default,
the fade will go towards the Background Color.
Table 7.3: "Ref Channel" behavior.
No Ref Channel Ref Channel
The red object has blur applied. As Here we set the yellow Color Channel
you can see, the blur color fades as the "Ref Channel", which makes
towards the Background Color, the blur fade towards yellow.
which looks weird on a yellow
Background.
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● Screen OffX/Screen OffY:Offsets the blur center. Negative numbers offset
it to the left or bottom respectively, while positive numbers offset it to the
right or up respectively.
● Fade:The smaller the fade value, the more blockswill blur out. You can
compare this setting to the "Fade" setting in theLens Circle Trigger, where
it is easier to visualize.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the circle startsand ends its
movement.
● Target:Uses a Group ID as the center the blur from.The Group ID can only
consist of one object.
● EmptyOnly:The blur will only be drawn to pixels thatare empty.
Table 7.4: "EmptyOnly" behavior.
Without EmptyOnly With EmptyOnly
Motion Blur
Blurs objects based on the X-axis, Y-axis, or a Center Group ID.
● TargetX/TargetY:Amount of blur that will be appliedto the X-axis and
Y-axis respectively.
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● Ref Channel:Uses a Color Channel to reference the fade color. By default
the fade will go towards the Background Color. See table 7.3.
● Duration:How long it takes until the final blur stateis reached.
● Fade:The smaller the fade value, the more blockswill blur out. You can
compare this setting to the "Fade" setting in theLens Circle Trigger, where
it is easier to visualize.
● Follow Ease:Used for the "TargetID" option, whichfollows the object's or
player's movement to reference the blur. "Follow Ease" eases the
movement, resulting in less or more blur upon movement.
● Intensity:Opacity of the blur.
● DualDir:Blurs in both directions instead of onlyone. By default, "TargetX"
will only blur left and "TargetY" will only blur down.
● EmptyOnly:The blur will only be drawn to pixels thatare empty. See table
7.4.
● TargetID:Uses a Group ID or the player's movementas the reference for
the blur. If the Group ID or player does not move, there will be no blur. On
quick movements, there will be a lot of blur. If a Group ID is used, it can
only consist of one object.
Bulge
Bulges the screen.
● Bulge:How much the screen will bulge.
● Radius:How large the bulge circle is.
● Screen OffX/Screen OffY:Offsets the center of thebulge. Negative
numbers offset it to the left or bottom respectively, while positive numbers
offset it to the right or up respectively.
● Duration:How long it takes for the bulge to reachits final state. The bulge
will zoom in and out instead of fading in.
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● Target:Uses a Group ID as the center the bulge zooms from. The Group ID
can only consist of one object.
Pinch
Pinches the screen. Works in the opposite way of theBulge Trigger.
● TargetX/TargetY:How much the screen gets pinchedon the X-axis and
Y-axis respectively. The smaller the number, the smaller the pinch.
● Screen OffX/Screen OffY:Offsets the pinch center.Negative numbers
offset it to the left or bottom respectively, while positive numbers offset it
to the right or up respectively.
● Radius:The radius of the circle.
● Modifier:Modifies all values. All values will bemultiplied with the value you
put here.
● Duration:How long it takes for the pinch to reachits final state. The pinch
will zoom in and out instead of fading in.
Gray Scale
Adds a grayscale filter to the screen.
● Target:Percentage of grayscale that is applied. Forexample, with 0.5 the
screen will tint 50% gray.
● Duration:How long until the final grayscale stateis reached.
● Tint Channel:Tints the screen in a Color Channelinstead of gray.
● UseLum:Refers to luminosity, which is a differentway to convert color to
grayscale. Luminosity forms a weighted average to account for human
perception. The formula for luminosity is 0.21*R + 0.72*G + 0.07*B.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the colors startand end their
transitions.
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Sepia
Adds a sepia filter to the screen.
● Target:Percentage of sepia that is applied. For example,with 0.5 the
screen will tint 50% sepia.
● Duration:How long until the final sepia state isreached.
Invert Color
Inverts the screen colors.
● Target:Percentage of how much color inversion willbe applied. For
example, with 0.5 the screen will be 50% inverted.
● Duration:How long until the final state is reached.
● R/G/B:Percentage of the red, green, and blue valuerespectively. For
example, the color white has the RGB values 255, 255, 255. If you put the R
slider to 0.5, it will multiply 255 with 0.5, which is 127.5. Now, the new color
would be 127.5, 255, 255, which is a brighter blue color. Note that the color
values are inverted due to the Trigger.
● EditRGB:Allows editing the RGB values with the slidersabove.
● TweenRGB:If you are in the inverted color state withEditRGB values, and
want to change to different RGB values the switch will be instant. With this
option enabled, they will transition smoothly to the new RGB you set.
● ClampRGB:Limits the values to 1 so that they cannotgo past that value.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the colors startand end their
transitions.
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Table 7.5: Example of Invert Color Trigger options.
"R/G/B" with 1, 1, 1 "R/G/B" with 2, 1, 1 "R/G/B" with 2, 1, 1 and
"ClampRGB"
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limits the values
between 0 and 1.
Hue
Shifts the screen hue.
● Degrees:How many degrees the color should shift.
● Duration:How long until the final state is reached.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the colors startand end their
transitions.
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Edit Color
Edits the color of the screen.
● CR/CG/CB:Stands for color red, green and blue. Tintsthe screen in the
corresponding color, with 1 being no tint. The smaller the value, the more
of that color is used.
● BR/BG/BB:Brightness red, green and blue. Works likethe "Brightness"
slider in the "HSV" menu when editing colors.
Split Screen
Splits the screen in identical sections.
● TargetX/TargetY:How many sections the screen getssplit in the X-axis
and Y-axis respectively. The number you input here gets one more added,
so with "TargetX" at 1 you split the screen in 2 sections. You have to enable
the "Use X" and/or "Use Y" option respectively to split the screen.
● Duration:How long until the final state is reached.
● Easing:Easing options change the way the movementsstart and end
their transitions.
Enter Effects
Changes how blocks enter and/or exit the screen.
● Target Enter Channel:Input a Enter Channel ID andassign an Enter
Channel ID to objects. The Enter Effect will only affect the objects with the
same Enter Channel ID. By default, all blocks will be affected.
● Enter Only/Exit Only:The effect will only be displayedwhen the objects
enter or exit the screen respectively.
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Move/Rotate/Scale/Fade/Tint Enter
Lets you create custom Enter Effects, similar to the default ones above. Due to
these having many of the same settings, we will be explaining them all first
and only mention specific ones below. Note that one block is equal to 30 for
all of these.
● Length:Distance from the screen borders where theeffect is applied.
● Offset:Offsets the screen borders. Enter a positivevalue to offset it to the
right, and a negative value to offset it to the left.
● Enter Channel:Used similarly to Group IDs. The objectsyou want to have
the Enter Effect can be set with "Enter Channel" under "Extra2" in "Edit
Group".
● Effect ID:Specific ID that can be referenced later,for example inStop
Enter Effect Triggers.
● Enter Only/Exit Only:The effect is only applied onscreen entrance or exit
respectively.
● Easing:Modifies how the objects start and end theirtransitions.
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For Move Enter, we have these unique settings:
● MoveDist:Distance the objects move.
● MoveAngle:Angle at which the objects will move. 0is up, 90 right, 180
down, 270 left, and so on.
● XY Mode:You can enter X and Y values like in thenormalMove Trigger
instead of choosing a direction.
For Rotate Enter, we have these unique settings:
● Rotation:The degrees you want the objects to rotate.Enter a positive
value to rotate clockwise, and enter a negative value to rotate
counter-clockwise.
For Scale Enter, we have these unique settings:
● ScaleX/ScaleY:The size the objects scale in the X-axisand Y-axis
respectively.
For Fade Enter, we have these unique settings:
● Opacity:The opacity the objects will fade to whenthey are near the screen
edge.
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For Tint Enter, we have these unique settings:
● Color Channel:The color you want to tint the objectsin.
● %:The percentage you want to tint the color. Forexample, if you want to
tint a black object white and set "%" to 0.5, the object will turn gray.
● Main Only and Secondary Only:Some objects have aBase Color and
Detail Color, which is seen in the "Edit Object" menu. These options only
change the these colors respectively.
● HSV:Instead of tinting the color of a different ColorChannel, you can
simply tint the same Color Channel and change the "HSV" values of it.
Stop Enter
Stops an Enter Effect. You can stop it by referencing its Enter Channel or its
Effect ID.
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8. Custom Objects
As mentioned earlier, you can create your own sets of Custom Objects, which
can be used across different levels. Custom Objects are in the last tab in the
"Build" category.
From left to right, the buttons indicate moving a Custom Object design up
and down a position, adding a new Custom Object, and deleting an existing
one. To add a Custom Object, first create the design. For example:
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Now select all of the objects in your design, and click the "+" button to add
them as a Custom Object. Your design should appear as a new button in the
Custom Objects tab, as seen in figure 8.3.
You can now select the Custom Object and place it in the editor whenever
you wish. Custom Objects can consist of up to 1000 objects, and you can add
up to 200 unique Custom Objects. Select a Custom Object and click the "–"
button to delete it, as shown in figure 8.4. Note that this action cannot be
undone.
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9. Channel System
Working withRotate Gameplay Triggerscan be tricky,especially when you
change directions often and want to use manyTriggers.See the example in
figure 9.1. Normally Triggers are read from left to right, but this can lead to
issues in the example. How should the editor know when these Triggers
should be activated? This is handled by using the Channel System. Here, we
cover a short example on how to use Channels well.
In this example, we want the player to go in a circle across all sides and pulse
the background in a different color when jumping over a Spike. When
playtesting in the editor, you will find that the player does not change rotation
when reaching the top left Rotate Gameplay Trigger. This is because the
Trigger gets activated first and is immediately overridden by the Trigger in
the bottom left. To fix this, we have to change the order in which the Triggers
are read.
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Rotate Gameplay Triggers have a "Change Channel" option, which puts the
player on a different Channel when that Trigger is activated. By default, the
player, all Triggers, and allGameplay Objectsareon Channel 0, resulting in
everything getting activated from left to right.
In our example, we want to activate the Rotate Gameplay Triggers in the
following order: bottom right, top right, top left, and bottom left. To achieve
this, we change the Channel of the player after reaching the bottom right
Trigger, as seen in figure 9.2.
After reaching the Trigger, the player is on Channel 1 instead of 0. While on
the right side of the square, we want to activate the rightPulse Triggerand
the top right Rotate Gameplay Trigger. To achieve this, we have to put them
on the same Channel as the player.
To put objects on a different Channel, first select them and click "Edit Group".
In the bottom right of the menu, you will find a textbox titled "CH". This refers
to the Channel of the objects. As seen in figure 9.3, you can input "1" in "CH" to
put them on the same Channel as the player.
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We will now activate the first and second Pulse and Rotate Gameplay Triggers
in the correct order. When reaching the second Rotate Gameplay Trigger, we
want to put the player on a different Channel again. If we do not do this, the
top left Rotate Gameplay Trigger is activated at the same time as the second
one, resulting in unwanted behavior. Similar to figure 9.2, we now change the
Channel of the player to 2 by using the "Change Channel" option in the
Rotate Gameplay Trigger.
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We repeat this for all Triggers. We change the Triggers that we want to
activate to the Channel the player is currently on, and we change the Channel
of the player whenever we reach a new Rotate Gameplay Trigger. See figure
9.5 for the final settings for our example.
Channels should be used forSpeed Changersas well,to ensure that the sync
does not behave weirdly when having rotated or reversed gameplay. When
playtesting the music in the editor, you will see that the line now changes
directions accordingly and at the right position. If you have several Triggers on
one Channel, they will be read in the direction of the arrow. You can playtest
the music and see the direction in which the line goes to see the order in
which the Triggers or Gameplay Objects will be activated.
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10. Keyframe System
The Keyframe System allows you to create precise animations using
movement, rotation, and scaling with a single Trigger. This is done with
several keyframes, which can be freely modified in turn.
We will be going through all the options by creating an example. Assume we
want to animate a cube moving in and jumping over Spikes. We will first
create the cube we plan to animate and assign a Group ID to it, as well as the
Spikes the cube will interact with, as seen in figure 10.2.
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The cube has Group ID 1 assigned to it. We will now place aKeyframe Trigger
to understand how basic movement using keyframes works. Place one of
these Triggers, click "Copy+Paste" to duplicate it, and move the copied Trigger
some blocks to the right. The Triggers will draw a green line between them, as
seen in figure 10.3. The line indicates that they are connected and are part of
the same animation.
The Keyframe Triggers by themselves are not enough to create the animation.
You need to configure aKeyframe Animation Triggeras well. Assign a Group
ID to your first Keyframe Trigger, and input your Group IDs in the Keyframe
Animation Trigger, as seen in figure 10.4. The Animation Group ID refers to the
Group ID your first Keyframe Trigger has. The Target ID refers to the objects
that get animated. The Parent ID is optional and is used to reference the
center of the target objects for rotation and scaling. By default, all objects will
use their own center. The second page of the Keyframe Animation Trigger
modifies several animation options. We will be using some of them later. For
more information regarding the settings, check its subchapter in the Triggers
chapter.
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When playtesting, the cube should now move the same distance to the right
as the distance between the two Keyframe Triggers. We can now add more
Keyframe Triggers and change their positions, rotations, and sizes, and the
cube will follow all of them. However, creating precise animations with only
the Keyframe Triggers is difficult, as we do not have any reference points. To
change this, we will use the "Preview Art" option in the Keyframe Triggers.
For the Keyframe Triggers to preview our cube, we have to assign a Parent
Group ID to the cube. This Parent Group ID works as a reference point for the
Keyframe Triggers. All movement, rotation, and scaling will use the Parent
Group ID as the center. Our cube should scale and rotate around its own
center, so we will add a new object to our cube, as seen in figure 10.5. This
object also follows the animation. To mark this object as the Group Parent ID,
we will click the "P" button in theEdit Groupmenu.Doing so turns the Group
ID pink, as seen in figure 10.6.
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In the first Keyframe Trigger, we can input the Group ID of our cube now. By
clicking the Preview Art option, the keyframe will be replaced with our cube
objects, as seen in figure 10.7. Note that the Preview Art option does not work
without the objects having a Group Parent ID, as the keyframe Triggers have
no center to draw from without it. You can enable the Preview Art option in
the other keyframe Triggers and hide the Group Parent ID object now.
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With our keyframes looking like our art now, we have a lot more control over
the movements. However, with all the frames showing at full opacity and
layering between them inconsistently, doing exact animations is difficult. You
can enable the "Ref Only" option in Keyframe Triggers for lower opacity, as
seen in figure 10.7. The "Auto Layer" option fixes our layering issues. This
option draws the most recent keyframe at the highest layer, so you always
have it completely visible.
You can now create your animation by setting more keyframes at important
locations. In our example, this is the beginning of the animation, the position
where the cube begins to jump, the movement and rotation during the jump,
and the position the cube lands at. You can modify each keyframe position,
rotation, and size, as seen in figure 10.8.
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If you look closely, the jump is not smooth at all. It consists of only straight
lines between frames with no curvature. To fix this, enable the "Curve" option
for the relevant Keyframe Triggers, which results in a much smoother
animation, as seen in figure 10.9.
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When playtesting, you will notice that the animation still looks weird. The
movement speed between the frames is inconsistent, resulting in the jump
being slower than the sliding. The is is because of the "Time" option, which
checks for the "Duration" value. Right now, the "Duration" value is 0.5, which
means the animation from one keyframe to the next one takes 0.5 seconds.
However, we want the duration to change based on the distance of the
Triggers. Triggers that are further apart take longer than ones closer to each
other.
We can achieve this by enabling the "Dist" option. The "Even" option makes
the time between keyframes even, disregarding the distance. Note that the
first Keyframe Trigger should always use the "Time" option, as the other
keyframes marked as "Ref Only" will not be considered for the other options
otherwise, resulting in rash movements. The Keyframe Triggers should look
like this now.
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Depending on how many keyframes you placed, the movement may still look
too slow. You can change this by modifying the time variable in the Keyframe
Animation Trigger. On the second page, you will find the "Time Mod" option,
which speeds up or slows down your animation depending on what value you
put. A value smaller than 1 will speed the animation up, while a value greater
than 1 will slow the animation down. Play around with the "Time", "Even",
"Dist", "Duration", and modifier settings to find a good balance to create
smooth movements.
With this, our first animation is complete. Assume that we want to create a
second cube jumping over the Spikes from the other side using the same
keyframe animation. We first create our second cube and give it a new Group
ID. We now want to make a copy of our keyframes. However, using
"Copy+Paste" does not work, as the keyframes will be connected. We can
instead use the "Dup Anim" button within the keyframes. By inputting our
new Group ID, we are now referencing the new cube. Assign a new Group ID
to the first Keyframe Trigger and place a new Keyframe Animation Trigger
with all new Group IDs. The result is figure 10.11.
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When playtesting, you will see that the second cube will not jump over the
Spikes. Instead, it will follow the exact movement of the first cube. By clicking
the "Reverse Order" button, the animation is done in reverse like we want.
Movement to the right will go to the left instead.
If we want to change anything about our cube art, for example adding more
details or changing the color, we will see that the Keyframe Trigger art is not
updated accordingly. To fix this, click the "Update Art" button in any Keyframe
Trigger.
Due to how we set up the keyframes, our rotations will always be in the
correct direction. However, you might want to rotate some frames clockwise
and others counter-clockwise. You can achieve this by clicking "CW" for
clockwise or "CCW" for counter-clockwise. By default, rotations happen in the
closer direction. The "x360" option adds an entire rotation before reaching the
keyframe.
We want to finalize our animation by adding a screen pulse when the cubes
land. To do this, we can use the "Spawn ID" feature in the Keyframe Triggers.
Configure aPulse Triggerlike normal and assign ita Group ID. Input this
Group ID into a Keyframe Trigger. The pulse will spawn when the animation
reaches that keyframe. Using the "SpawnDelay" option can delay the Trigger
by a set duration. Alternatively, you can use the "Prox" option to spawn the
pulse when the cube is close to the keyframe.
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And with that, our animation is finished. Figure 10.12 shows the final setup.
You can move the Keyframe Triggers out of the screen now without the
animation changing. For an easy way to select all keyframes in an animation,
click one of them and click the "Select All" button.
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11. Auto-Build System
The Auto-Build System allows you to create designs from a premade
template. This makes it particularly useful to speed up block design creation.
However, the system can also be used across levels, making it work well for 3D
lines, layouts, and more too. To get started, place one of the last 3 objects in
the Blocks tab (first tab under "Build") in the editor. These are called
Smart-Blocks. Afterwards, click "Edit Special" to open the following menu:
We will be going through all the settings by creating several examples. First,
we will use premade templates to achieve some basic designs. Then, we will
set up our own templates for more complex designs and use the system to
generate random Spike designs.
We start by creating a new template. To do this, go to the "Browser" tab. It
should look like figure 11.2 when you first open it. Click the "New" button and
enter a name to create a new template.
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You will see information about our template below the name. "Defined" refers
to how many different templates we have created. "Variations" refers to how
many variations our designs have. The "46" refers to the default template
blocks, which we will use in our first example to create a block design.
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Click the "Browse" button to see all premade Smart-Block templates, as seen
in figure 11.4. By clicking on a template, you can add it to the editor. The
amount of templates you add does not matter, but by creating all 46
premade ones, you ensure your template is functional for simple structures.
For our example, we will design all templates.
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We can now start creating our design on the template. Blocks with dashed
outlines function as references. You fill out the solid outline blocks as if the
reference blocks were in your design. See the figure below.
You can build your design across different layers. Additionally, you can add
details up to 1 block space outside of the Smart-Block. After finishing every
design, we have the result in figure 11.7.
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Now that we have finished our design, we want to update our template to
include our decoration. Select everything you have created, as well as the
Smart-Blocks. Go into the "Browser" tab again and ensure you use your
template. After doing so, click the blue "Template" button on the initial page.
If you return to the screen from which we copied the premade templates, our
new designs can now be seen, as shown below.
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With that, we have created our first template. We now want to test it by
generating the design for custom structures. To do so, build structures using
the Smart-Blocks, as seen in figure 11.10. After doing so, select all the
Smart-Blocks, open the system's menu from "Edit Special", and click the
"Create" button. This gives the result in figure 11.11.
We can automatically fill any Smart-Block structures with our template
design. It can also be used across levels if we wish to reuse it at any point.
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Even though the premade templates worked well for our structures, we are
still limited in what we can create. Because of this, we now want to add to our
template and expand it with new structures and slopes. Click the "Create All"
button to paste all of your templates so far. Click "Paste Template" to see the
first structure we want to expand. As you can see, the template does not
create the designs correctly, as seen in figure 11.12. We now recreate our
design in the new structures to be correct, as seen in figure 11.13.
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We created these structures like new templates. We now also want to add
slopes to our templates. To do this, we can make our own templates to
decorate. To create your own templates, use the Smart-Blocks to create the
structures you need. With more variations, your result gets more precise.
You would usually have to create versions for all rotations of the slopes.
However, by enabling "Allow Rotation", "Allow Flip X", and "Allow Flip Y" in the
main menu, seen below, one version is enough.
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We can now fill the slopes with our design. Like with the premade templates,
we can place details up to 1 block space outside the Smart-Blocks.
Let us create a new template now with all the new templates added. Like
before, go to the "Browser" tab and create a new template. Use it, select all
designs along with their Smart-Blocks, and click "Template". The Auto-Build
System will deconstruct our slopes into singular blocks, as shown in figure
10.17. With that, we have finished our second template.
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Templates can have several variations, indicated by a small number on the
templates, as seen in figure 11.18. Variations can have different odds of being
used, which can create more details. In our third and final example, we want
to create a template that generates unique configurations of Spikes on the
ground.
We first decide what Spike variations we want to use. The best way to achieve
this is to create all the variations we want in the editor as follows:
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As you can see, the Spikes always start and end with the same Spikes. We also
want our Spikes to be variable in length and only have the corner Spikes at
the start and end. To achieve this, we will be using reference blocks.
Reference blocks indicate that a variation gets used if another Smart-Block is
at the location of the reference block. We can use this to set up our templates,
as shown in figure 11.21. The left corner Spike requires another Spike to the
right of it, while the right corner Spike requires another Spike to the left of it.
(You mark a Smart-Block as a reference by clicking the "Reference Only"
option, as shown in figure 11.20.)
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For our other Spikes, we require another Spike to the left and the right of
each. We can use the reference blocks to indicate this by placing one to the
left and one to the right of our Smart-Block. Using the same templates six
times for all our Spike variations leaves us with the result shown in figure 11.22.
We now create a new template, and update it with the templates we created.
The template browser should show our corner Spikes and one of the other six
Spikes with a small "6" on it.
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You can click on the Spike template to view all variations, as seen in figure
11.24. Right now, none of the variations have the odds to appear. To change
this, click all variations and hit the "Add" button.
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Doing so has made the odds of each appear below the respective variation.
Currently, every variation has a one in six chance. For our example, we want
the fifth variation to be rarer than the others and the third to be more likely.
To do this, we first deselect variation five and click "Add" to increase their
odds. After that, we deselect all besides variation three and click "Add". This
process changes the odds of the selected variations appropriately.
Now, all the odds should have changed accordingly. We can now place
Smart-Blocks and click "Create" to generate unique variations of ground
Spikes, with each Spike having different odds, the length being variable, and
the corner Spikes always at the correct position. Figure 11.26 shows some
examples.
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12. Pause Menu
There are various options and buttons that can customize your experience in
the editor. These are mostly found in the Pause Menu of the editor, which is
found by clicking the button in the top right. It looks like this:
Here, there are a lot of options (seen as checkboxes) and buttons that may or
may not be self-explanatory. In this chapter, a small description of each is
provided in case you need help. For clarity, the options are shown inside a
blue box, while the buttons are shown inside the red boxes.
Options
These options, shown in blue in figure 11.1, customize the editor view in
specific ways. In other words, they have no actual effect on the level itself, but
rather the experience of making it. Here is a short description of each one.
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● DebugDraw:Draws hitboxes for objects that interact with the player. The
hitboxes of blocks are drawn in white, while the hitboxes of obstacles, such
as saws and Spikes, are drawn in red. In other words, collision with a red
line leads to death.
● Hide Invisible:Hides objects that are set to be invisiblein the editor. (This
only affects objects that are set to "Hide" insideExtrasofEdit Group.)
● Preview Mode:Shows the level close to how it looksin-game when played.
This means that you can see how the colors of objects, the Background,
Ground, and so on look together while in the editor.
● Preview Animations:ShowsAnimated Objectshow theylook in-game.
● Preview Particles:Shows particles how they look in-game.
● Preview Shaders:Shows shader effects how they lookin-game.
● Show Ground:Shows the Ground. Disabling this is usefulif you want to
place objects underneath it.
● Show ObjectInfo:Shows some information about selectedobjects. This is
seen as text in the top left of the editor. The different abbreviations are as
follows: "C" is Color Channel, "C1" is Base Color, "C2" is Detail Color, "G" is
grid position, and "EL" is editor layer.
● Show Grid:Shows the editor grid.
● Select Filter:Lets you use the Group ID and ColorChannel filters in the
"Delete" tab to select objects (while in the "Edit" tab).
● Ignore Damage:Lets you playtest without dying, regardlessof the
obstacles you touch.
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Buttons
The buttons seen in red in figure 12.1 perform various actions that are helpful
when creating. First are the two buttons in the center at the bottom, which
togglemusic guidelinesand open this guide, respectively.
● ReGroup:If you have selected objects with variousGroup IDs, you can use
this to change all the corresponding Group IDs to use the lowest ones not
yet used.
● Create Loop:After selecting a Trigger setup, youcan click this to create a
Spawn Loop for you.
● Keys:Shows various key bindings that are useful whilein the editor.
● AlignX/AlignY:If you have various objects selected,they are all aligned
evenly on the X-axis or Y-axis respectively.
● Build Helper:If you select various objects in yourlevel, including Triggers,
and click this, any already used Group IDs and their references inside
Triggers will be distributed to new unused Group IDs. Useful for
collaborations where some people may have used overlapping Group IDs.
● Copy+Color:Copies the selected objects includingall of their Color
Channels' starting settings. Useful for copying and pasting across levels. By
default, copying and pasting does not include the Color Channel info.
● Select All:Selects every object in the level.
● Paste+Color:Pastes the objects and Color Channelinfo after using
"Copy+Color".
● Select All Left/Right:Selects all objects to theleft or right, respectively, of
where you are in the editor.
● Create Extras:This adds outline objects for certaintypes of blocks, such as
the ones that look like rocks.
● Unlock Layers:Unlocks all layers that are lockedat once.
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● New GroupX/Y:Assigns new Group IDs to the selected objects, going from
left to right or bottom to top respectively.
● Reset Unused:Resets all Color Channels that are notused by any objects.
● Uncheck Portals:Unchecks all checked Portals. CheckedPortals show the
roof and ground boundaries.
Not mentioned in this list is the gear in the top right. This is used to customize
the editor in various ways. You can, for example, increase the amount of rows
or buttons per row for "Build" and "Edit". This is helpful when working with
tabs that have many buttons. Additionally, there are many other options that
toggle different things in the editor. If you are unsure what an option does,
click the information box (seen as an "i" button).
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13. Sharing Your Level
Verifying
Once you are finished with your level, you have to verify it before you can
publish it. This means that you have to beat your level by clicking "Save and
Play" in thePause Menu. You can also click the playbutton from the Level
Menu (figure 13.1). It must be an attempt from the start of the level, so aStart
Positioncannot be used. If your level has anyUserCoins, these must also be
collected. Note that you can collect the User Coins on different attempts, as
long as all lead to you beating the level. For example, if your level has 2 User
Coins, you can collect the first in one attempt, and then the second in another
attempt.
Level Menu
After successfully verifying your level (and its potential User Coins), head out
of the level and go to the Level Menu, seen in figure 13.1. As you can see, it says
that the status is "Verified" on the bottom right. This means that you are ready
to upload your level.
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The other text gives various other details about the level. To the left is the
level's length if the Game Type is Classic: 0-10 seconds is "Tiny", 10-30 seconds
is "Short", 30-60 seconds is "Medium", 60-120 seconds is "Long", and 120+
seconds is "XL" (for Extra Long). If the level is Platformer, this will simply say
"Plat." since these levels' length cannot be determined easily. In the middle is
the starting song, and below that is the version and ID (once shared).
On the right are buttons for various actions. First is deleting the local editor
level. This action cannot be undone, so only use this if you are certain. Below
that is a button that opens this guide. Third is a button to make another
editor copy of the level, and finally is a button to move the level to the top of
your editor levels (indicated by the arrow). Clicking this will put the level at the
top in the list seen by clicking the back arrow in the top left. To organize this
list better, you can put your level into a specific folder, indicated by the folder
with a "0" on the left side of the menu. The info button in the bottom left
shows various statistics about your level.
Before sharing your level, putting in a title and description at the top is most
important. The title of a level cannot be updated once it is shared. You would
have to reupload a new copy with a new name. However, the description can
easily be changed. Note that writing one is optional.
Uploading
Once you have set a title you are satisfied with, click the third big button. This
opens the level sharing interface, which is shown below. Here, the name and
description is shown at the top. Below that, you can select how many Stars or
Moons you want to request. To decide this accurately, we recommend playing
levels on the Featured tab and getting an idea of the difficulty of rated levels.
Note that you can skip choosing one without any problems later.
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In the top right, indicated by the gear, are some extra settings. Clicking this
opens the menu seen in figure 13.3. Here, you can choose whether you want
to allow users to copy your level into their editor or not. You can also check
"Requires Password" to require users to input a password from 4 to 6
numbers long to copy it.
There is also an option for "Unlisted", which means that your level does not
show on any level lists or general search results. This means that it will not
show on your profile either. For users to find it, they must search the exact ID.
On top of being unlisted, you can also enable "Friends Only", which means a
user must be your friend and search the exact ID to find it. You can, for
example, enable these options alongside "Allow Copy" to share a level to a
friend you want to collaborate with.
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Once you are happy with all these settings, go ahead and click "Share Level".
This will upload your level to the servers if there are no issues. On the Level
Menu, the ID field will now be updated with your level's ID. This can be shared
with others to help them find your level. To see how your level looks on the
servers, head back to your list of editor levels seen below.
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Here, click the button in the bottom left (marked in red) to see your published
levels. Your recently published level shows at the top. Clicking it takes you to
its level page seen below. Here you can play it, see comments and
leaderboards, and more.
The two buttons on the left, marked in pink, may be useful in some cases.
First is a button that removes your level from the server entirely. The button in
the top right of this page only deletes it from your saved levels, but it can still
be found by others. Secondly is another copy button, which is always enabled
for the creator of a level (regardless of the copying options set earlier). This is
useful if you no longer have a local editor copy of your level.
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Updating Levels
The easiest way to update an uploaded level is to make edits on the local
editor copy. This will change its status from "Uploaded" to "Unverified", and
the version number also says 2 instead of 1. Once done with your edits, go
through the process of verifying again, and then share it as you did before.
This will automatically update the online level.
If you no longer have a local editor copy of the level, copy the online level from
the button seen in figure 13.5. This makes a copy with an additional number at
the end of the name. If you want to use this copy to update the level, you have
to edit the title of this copy to be the exact same as the online level. After that,
do your edits and share it as before. This also links the update to the shared
level.
Updating Descriptions
As for updating only the description and not the level content, it is also best to
have the exact copy that was uploaded. Once uploaded, the copy will show a
new refresh button on the left, marked in red below. This is solely used to
update the description. Simply type in your new description and click it.
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If you do not have the exact copy, you have to do the same as when you want
to update a level by copying the published level. Unfortunately, the refresh
description button will not show up in this case. You will have to verify the
level again, type in your new description, and go through the sharing process.
Make sure the level name is the exact same as the online level.
Rating
After you have published a level publicly, the displayed Difficulty of the level
may update. This is based on community ratings through the bottom right
button in figure 13.5. Using this, players can get an idea of the Difficulty of your
level. However, this does not mean the level gives any rewards when it is
beaten.
Your level gives rewards if RobTop, the developer of the game, plays it and
gives it a certain amount of Stars or Moons. The amount ranges from 1 to 10.
Stars are rewarded for Classic levels, while Moons are rewarded for Platformer
levels. These show below the Difficulty face on the level page or level lists.
Once rated, the Difficulty is locked and community votes are no longer
available. These are the Star and Moon values for each Difficulty:
● Auto:1 Star or Moon
● Easy:2 Stars or Moons
● Normal:3 Stars or Moons
● Hard:4 to 5 Stars or Moons
● Harder:6 to 7 Stars or Moons
● Insane:8 to 9 Stars or Moons
● Demon:10 Stars or Moons
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Within Demon levels, there is an additional separation into Easy, Medium,
Hard, Insane, and Extreme Demons in order of increasing difficulty. This is
solely based on community votes on levels already rated Demon by RobTop.
Getting a higher Demon rating does not change the reward, only the
Difficulty Face shown on the level.
If a player beats a Rated level, the amount of Stars or Moons are added to
their profile statistics. If the level has User Coins, a rating may also involve
verifying these so that they show on a user's profile when collected. This is the
case if they are done properly as explainedhere.
There are no specific guidelines to ensure your level gets a rating. It is simply
about whether RobTop likes it or not. However, some general tips are:
● At least 30 seconds in length
● Overall clear gameplay
● Decent visuals
● Optimized performance
Additionally, how much RobTop likes it results in various types of ratings. This
is indicated by an additional effect around the Difficulty Face, which is seen
below. From left to right, we have Rated, Featured, Epic, Legendary, and
Mythic. Each gives 1 more Creator Point than the last, which is a statistic
shown on profiles and the Creators Leaderboard to highlight creators.
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One way to increase the chances of your level being rated is by requesting it
to a Moderator. Moderators are players that can suggest high-quality levels to
RobTop for a rating. These are indicated by a special "M" badge on their
in-game profile.
For more information about the Rating System:
https://www.boomlings.com/GDRating
For more information about the Leaderboards:
https://www.boomlings.com/GDLeaderboards
14. Afterword
Suggestions
This document took a long time to write for us (Viprin and AutoNick). We
hope that there is a lot of useful information here to help you create, whether
you are new or experienced. However, it is by no means perfect. If you have
suggestions for additions or changes, feel free to contact us through social
media:
● Viprin:Discord,Twitter, andYouTube.
● AutoNick:Discord,Twitter, andYouTube.
Special Thanks
First, special thanks toErdyuriandSpu7Nixfor creating the cover. Of course,
we also have to give a special thanks toRobTopforcreating this amazing
editor in the first place. There are extremely few games that can compete in
terms of complexity and possibilities. He also provided explanations and
support for many parts of this document. Finally, special thanks to you for
reading this document. Good luck creating in Geometry Dash!
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