For swingcopters, I strongly recommend adding something to make sure both balls dont go in the blue orb corridor, as it can lead to skips. Edit: Not thanking anyone for the likes, I just want to add context. In 2.1 people would create ball duals where one ball was stuck in a corridor with blue orbs and it made the other ball act like the swing.
People underestimate layouts, its really hard to make a good one. It can really carry levels with mid decoration. I do struggle when making layouts, thank you very much for this tutorial!
I see so many people that ONLY make gameplay lol The majority of creators I see are layout creators, so I'm not really sure what youre talking about tbh But I do agree, good gameplay could carry bad deco
Before reading - building only demon layouts is not a good idea to start learning making good gameplay, instead, start making easy gameplay, and if you feel comfortable, move on to making harder stuff only if you feel doing that. Pretty good video for begginers. The thing that I would personally recommend is that to play most recent featured and epic rated levels to indicate what mechanics are common these days. Checking levels from top creator's leaderboard is also a very good idea as it shows a ton of creators that are very familiar with most of the things about simple and fun gameplay (as well as decorations). The last thing, but likely most important one is to see how gameplay in levels is made - check what speed the part has, what structures it uses, what gameplay it uses, etc... For that, I recommend checking less difficult levels (nothing above hard demon for the beginning), to see all mentioned above things. Addictional help would also be to check some uploaded layouts or videos on RUclips, layouts that are not complex and uses small amount of movements. These are very inspiring and probably helped me the most.
yo guys I had the same issue but when registering for an account, make sure the password doesn’t have characters other than letters and numbers. Example: ! or # Hope this helps u bros
11:00 If you want to make a harder/more open swing copter, make a cube go into a one block gap and set a green orb to follow your X and Y position with a Move trigger (put the Green orb and the move trigger on the same Y axis). if you want to stop, use a Toggle trigger. this will delete the orb unless you use an activating Toggle trigger on the same group.
That’s what I did with my levels ball part, I put some platforms and just put spikes on them but some are fake and some are real. I even need the player to PHASE through the platform and hit a invisible orb since I wanted it to be a demon level
This video was made before 2.2 released, back then, that mode didn't exist as a seperate gamemode and creators had to use that dual ball trick to make swing parts.
Now overall, making good layouts is from experience, Testing out gameplay, Testing out effects, Asking yourself "Does this look good, is this sighreadable, is it synced, is it Fun, is it not bland, is it fit to the theme" if not. Fix it. Takes weeks, be patient. Thats it lol.
You forgot the most notable mistake that people always commit: Trying to make their levels like RobTop's. Main levels are supposed to introduce and showcase mechanics, but when making custom levels you should assume that the people who are gonna play them are already familiar with the game.
Nice video, it teaches well the new creators. And a Word from my point of the view. Dont make layouts for be hard or eazyer, do it for express your creativity and your skills
Fascinating, great advice, personally i build a level separately of gameplay (split up) e.g first part 5s then i deco that same 5s and move on to the next parts gameplay, so i don't make the full layout at once so this was helpful, thank you.
Thanks for this! If at all possible, could you make something like this, but more focused on Insane and Extreme Demons? I’m working on an Extreme right now that’s largely timing-based, but I also want to incorporate all types of gameplay (except memory and 2-player). I’m not great at making Extreme Demon gameplay, so something like that would help tremendously. Thanks again!
My gameplay for my lvl "ClubDeath" that's in progress the lights are off but they will flicker before gameplay so you have to remember what the gameplay is then do it completely blind.
I remember this mechanic from that first level in the shadow gaunlet but in inverse You should make light with the area fade trigger that way you have to memorize but can still see just a little bit
I can imagine an extreme demon but with fun song and really fun decoration and not look too intimidating but hard as f, tho like for me slow paced song with fast paced gameplay doesn't feel to work much imo
This Tutorial is Perfect to Me, I’m a New Creator & Player in Geometry Dash, You Help Me Only With a Video and For This, I follow you. Thanks Really Thanks❤🎉
this tutorial is very usefull since i already make epic layouts now i can make layouts epic which is very epic making a layout is epic because you are epic and making a layout is very epic and cool
By the way, the letter blocks actually stand for specific things. Like the D block stands for 'Dart' J block stands for 'Jump' H block stands for 'Hit' S block stands for 'Stop' F block stands for 'Flip'
Yo Incidius, I’d love to see Part 2 of the Presidents Rank GD Main Levels. I’ve been waiting for the sequel for a long time since the first part was so damn funny! XD
Oh glad to hear you liked that vid! Unfortunately it didn’t perform very well compared to my other vids so I’m probably not going to make a part 2 sorry. My next meme video will probably be a gd meme awards 2023 :)
also don’t over decorate your level because for people like me it reduces visibility (the most popular demon atm is barely playable because there are vines in the way of the navy seal camouflaged obstacles)
whats the rainbow level SONG with the ball part 25% if u know what i mean (u play it everytime u say a tip) I Know the song of the level is walkman but i mean the song ur playing
Well I do have 2 minigame tutorials (the ultimate minigame tutorial and the platformer tutorial). What mechanics would you like me to explain in another minigame tutorial? :)
the layout is essentially the gameplay of your level, when it comes to decoration, you will often make your layout invisible and then add block design. a lot of block designs end up having no hitbox, so adding an invisible layout over it means that it functions
This is the best *building layouts tutorial* EVER Edit: too bad I can’t play the full version cuz it crashes but the day I posted this comment on October 30 2023 and on November 10th 2023 I can play the full version cuz that’s when 2.2 releases so yeah. :D
How did I not know about the start pos edit object feature 😭I used to always frantically place portals and speed portals on the start pos cos it would just default to a 1x speed cube
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thanks incidius
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For swingcopters, I strongly recommend adding something to make sure both balls dont go in the blue orb corridor, as it can lead to skips.
Edit: Not thanking anyone for the likes, I just want to add context. In 2.1 people would create ball duals where one ball was stuck in a corridor with blue orbs and it made the other ball act like the swing.
keys
Trigger orb
Nah just make them die if they don't go to a portal outside of the orb area
Also, make the orbs multi-activate, or just have one multi-activate orb move through the track
Or make it so both balls don't go into the swing section *ahem* Subsystem Scramble
People underestimate layouts, its really hard to make a good one. It can really carry levels with mid decoration.
I do struggle when making layouts, thank you very much for this tutorial!
I see so many people that ONLY make gameplay lol
The majority of creators I see are layout creators, so I'm not really sure what youre talking about tbh
But I do agree, good gameplay could carry bad deco
Before reading - building only demon layouts is not a good idea to start learning making good gameplay, instead, start making easy gameplay, and if you feel comfortable, move on to making harder stuff only if you feel doing that.
Pretty good video for begginers. The thing that I would personally recommend is that to play most recent featured and epic rated levels to indicate what mechanics are common these days. Checking levels from top creator's leaderboard is also a very good idea as it shows a ton of creators that are very familiar with most of the things about simple and fun gameplay (as well as decorations). The last thing, but likely most important one is to see how gameplay in levels is made - check what speed the part has, what structures it uses, what gameplay it uses, etc... For that, I recommend checking less difficult levels (nothing above hard demon for the beginning), to see all mentioned above things.
Addictional help would also be to check some uploaded layouts or videos on RUclips, layouts that are not complex and uses small amount of movements. These are very inspiring and probably helped me the most.
Good advice :)
You're literally the best gd mod that had ever been appeared to this game!
Thank you :)
Ua
Fun fact: repetitive gameplay can actually be good at some times just don't overdo it change of scene is a good example of fun repetitive gameplay
As an expreienced layout maker I agree with almost everything in this video. Thank you for educating the people in a great way!
Extreme demons:
Edit:
5:16 Aeternus:
5:20 Avernus:
5:22 Tidal Wave:
5:26 Silent Clubstep:
5:29 Acheron:
5:55 Limbo:
6:19 Cold Sweat:
6:19 The Hard Machine:
6:42 Easy Levels:
7:11 Clutterfunk:
7:28 Silent Clubstep Ball Part:
7:55 Congregation:
8:58 Duelo Maestro:
9:13 Retray:
Do I care I will hack your ass off
Bloodbaty
Bloodbath
We do not care (the demons are saying that)
@@mimirraptorAND WHY DO YOU REPLY 6 MONTHS LATER? SO YOUR REPLY IS USELESS
Man I kinda wished that I made a tutorial video like this :D
But yours is just so well made and well explained too with important stuff, good job! :)
thanks so much for this! your such an amazing mod!!! and thanks for playing my challenge :D
No problem, hope it helps :)
@@Incidius it has !
Man this video really helped me out and the editing is top tier
Thanks for this video, Now I can make better minigames!
Also shoutout to Zejoant at 2:19 for collabing with me everytime and getting me CPs
xD
Vesuvius is already amazing at creating minigames; I didn't know it was possible for him to get even better
GETTING YOU WHAT
@@slaxorzzCreater points
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JohnathanGD adding a almost frame perfect jump at the end of every 6 minute level he makes: 8:22
Good tutorial! I’ve been making layouts for a while now and these tips are definitely stuff I do lol
Pretty cool video, pencil at 7:31 was really cool!
3:28
Him:avoid long sections where u do nothing
Stereo madness:
But stereo madness is made for the player to start learning about the game
ToE 2:
I wish the levels in the map packs would follow this 😭
0:10 my layouts dont look like that... My levels look like that
why did this have me dying 😅
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Sometimes I think about making taht
I needed this, ty man
Incidius: *tells us how to make good gameplay*
Extreme demon creators: Oh, right! Anyways...
'' if you diont have any friends''. 💀
THANK YOU SO MUCH this was a masterpiece of art you just made and helped me learn new effects and ways to make decorations to a layout!
Now my layouts look INCREDIBLE!! Thanks to u
Those who don't have gd friends
I don’t have a account and every time I log in it away says log in failed
Can't register
yo guys I had the same issue but when registering for an account, make sure the password doesn’t have characters other than letters and numbers. Example: ! or #
Hope this helps u bros
I have friends
Me
11:00
If you want to make a harder/more open swing copter, make a cube go into a one block gap and set a green orb to follow your X and Y position with a Move trigger (put the Green orb and the move trigger on the same Y axis). if you want to stop, use a Toggle trigger. this will delete the orb unless you use an activating Toggle trigger on the same group.
5:52 the whole point of memory gameplay is that you have to memorize click patterns in order to pass the section
That’s what I did with my levels ball part, I put some platforms and just put spikes on them but some are fake and some are real. I even need the player to PHASE through the platform and hit a invisible orb since I wanted it to be a demon level
Thx inci, I'm learning how to GP and this will be a great help!
For swingcopters, I strongly recommend adding a yellow portal to make sure that you are using the proper game mechanic, as it can lead to confusion.
This video was made before 2.2 released, back then, that mode didn't exist as a seperate gamemode and creators had to use that dual ball trick to make swing parts.
you can also use blue orb in wave but mainly for hard - extreme demons
how do blue orbs work in wave? I haven't gone for extremes yet.
@@tienminhtrang2865 you switch gravity when you tap on it no matter what game mode
@@tienminhtrang2865 if you click blue orb you switch Gravity
@@tienminhtrang2865changes gravity but can only be touched once but idk wait when he responds
I've been playing geometry dash for almost 5 years yet i still have lots of things to learn
Now overall, making good layouts is from experience, Testing out gameplay, Testing out effects, Asking yourself "Does this look good, is this sighreadable, is it synced, is it Fun, is it not bland, is it fit to the theme" if not. Fix it. Takes weeks, be patient. Thats it lol.
After months you will get a feeling of what works and what doesn’t.
After that, You can maybe get into the parts of deco?
You forgot the most notable mistake that people always commit:
Trying to make their levels like RobTop's. Main levels are supposed to introduce and showcase mechanics, but when making custom levels you should assume that the people who are gonna play them are already familiar with the game.
Nice video, it teaches well the new creators. And a Word from my point of the view. Dont make layouts for be hard or eazyer, do it for express your creativity and your skills
Love when RUclipsrs actually show you gameplay pieces and mechanics u can use. Good video my guy.
Fascinating, great advice, personally i build a level separately of gameplay (split up) e.g first part 5s then i deco that same 5s and move on to the next parts gameplay, so i don't make the full layout at once so this was helpful, thank you.
thanks brother, this really helped me
5:16 Icidus: DON'T PUT OFFSCREEN AND BLINDNTRANSTITION AND NO UNEXPECTED MOVEMENTS
Troll Level:Too Late...
Thanks for this!
If at all possible, could you make something like this, but more focused on Insane and Extreme Demons? I’m working on an Extreme right now that’s largely timing-based, but I also want to incorporate all types of gameplay (except memory and 2-player). I’m not great at making Extreme Demon gameplay, so something like that would help tremendously. Thanks again!
Oo interesting idea, will have to do more research into what top players find fun in extremes :)
The best tutorial I watched! Thanks!
My gameplay for my lvl "ClubDeath" that's in progress the lights are off but they will flicker before gameplay so you have to remember what the gameplay is then do it completely blind.
You should rename the level to “Unsightreadable”
@@piggygaming3455 bruh that's a good idea
I remember this mechanic from that first level in the shadow gaunlet but in inverse
You should make light with the area fade trigger that way you have to memorize but can still see just a little bit
9:20 i’ve literally looked through EVERY COMMENT looking for someone asking about this level. PLEASE tell me what this level is
retina by thomartin
Retina
I mainly focus on art levels but I am trying to make some actual levels this was very helpful thanks.
Your advice is so good❤
Thanks for the tutorial btw happy New year ❤️
Thanks for uploading
Great job with the video layout and definitely taught me many things I’m gonna need to know! Thank you 🙏
THAT INTRO I'M LAUGHING SO HARD LMAO btw very nice video :)
Intro: Crazy ass robot, easy ahh spider, ridiculous straightfly
I like the reference at the start of the other layout tutorial
thank you bro for saving my life with these spams
This helped me make a great layout! Thanks!
9:04 "avoid long intro-"
Rukkus: i gotchu
3:00 what song or lvl is this?
lil shine - truth hurts
@@ctsv444IT İS NOT TRUEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!
I think calm music for extreme demons is funny and ironic. If I were to make a demon level I would use a calm music piece with fast paced gameplay.
I can imagine an extreme demon but with fun song and really fun decoration and not look too intimidating but hard as f, tho like for me slow paced song with fast paced gameplay doesn't feel to work much imo
Now I’ve Made A Easy Demon!
Tysm😊
1:59 Tysm man I always had to start from the beginning
10:29 the spider also dies when hitting ceilings! so H blocks are also useful there
Oh never noticed that!
This Tutorial is Perfect to Me, I’m a New Creator & Player in Geometry Dash, You Help Me Only With a Video and For This, I follow you. Thanks Really Thanks❤🎉
this tutorial is very usefull since i already make epic layouts now i can make layouts epic which is very epic making a layout is epic because you are epic and making a layout is very epic and cool
TIP: If you run out of ideas for a part, change the gamemode.
Good .
As a player with horrible gameplay, i thoroughly enjoyed this.
By the way, the letter blocks actually stand for specific things.
Like the D block stands for 'Dart'
J block stands for 'Jump'
H block stands for 'Hit'
S block stands for 'Stop'
F block stands for 'Flip'
Nice vido, i'm working in a lvl, one of your videos can be useful for me!!!!
thanks Incidius, as I am now educated on the ways of level creating.
Yo Incidius, I’d love to see Part 2 of the Presidents Rank GD Main Levels. I’ve been waiting for the sequel for a long time since the first part was so damn funny! XD
Oh glad to hear you liked that vid! Unfortunately it didn’t perform very well compared to my other vids so I’m probably not going to make a part 2 sorry. My next meme video will probably be a gd meme awards 2023 :)
also don’t over decorate your level because for people like me it reduces visibility (the most popular demon atm is barely playable because there are vines in the way of the navy seal camouflaged obstacles)
This is gonna help me massively,Thank you.
2:37 why is the level 12 minutes long
This will definitely help me with the level I'm working on
Thank you for this tutorial
Im making a layout rn and you helped me a lot today…
4:00 I usually makes the click sync with the music, but sometimes, i uses click as another music instrument for the song.
Thanks. I will keep this in mind for the rest of Courtesy and all of Otis and Focus
whats the rainbow level SONG with the ball part 25% if u know what i mean (u play it everytime u say a tip) I Know the song of the level is walkman but i mean the song ur playing
level: STARPUNK but song is not STARPUNK"s song I want is song!!!!
song is an undertale theme song but i forgot which just go through every undertale theme
I love making layouts, it's because of the fact that I know how to make gameplay fun but I can't decorate
thanks, this tutorial helped me a lot, and btw, i love the undertale music vibes
background music ??
undertale soundtrack
0:37 background music ??
layouts r rlly fun to make but i get stuck on what to build sometimes, so this helped a lot :D
Can you do a tutorial when you help us for minigames mechanics. I know you have already did a video on this. But another one will be super helpful :)
Well I do have 2 minigame tutorials (the ultimate minigame tutorial and the platformer tutorial). What mechanics would you like me to explain in another minigame tutorial? :)
2:59 I’m new to making levels and if making all of that then making it invisible what’s the point of it?
the layout is essentially the gameplay of your level, when it comes to decoration, you will often make your layout invisible and then add block design. a lot of block designs end up having no hitbox, so adding an invisible layout over it means that it functions
@@xela953 ohhhh I get it now thanks 🙏
Ty for the ideas and things to prevent :) I'm currently making Heartbeat X so ty for ideas
Cicada3302 is a clear example of how a fun gameplay should be
It's NOT a layout
@@domestraticgd Bro I also said in another video that CICADA3302 isn't just a layout, I was just saying that it has a very fun gameplay.
@@JustOnixX how am i supposed to know what you said in a different video
@@domestraticgd my bad
This is the best *building layouts tutorial* EVER
Edit: too bad I can’t play the full version cuz it crashes but the day I posted this comment on October 30 2023 and on November 10th 2023 I can play the full version cuz that’s when 2.2 releases so yeah. :D
Not November 10
December 20
Some time in editor test build works but when I go in normal it dose not work sometimes
4:50 what is this level?
At least 50% of featured level creators don't know any of this
These are actually good tips
1:29 "poteous"
TYSM my levels sucked, you helped so much.
W tutorial, easy to understand
Im making a level that is mostly a layout which is a collab level but i dont know about hard demon gameplay
This will help me. Thanks :DDD
Thank you this helped me make the most epic layout thank you so much
Thanks for the help
Name of song? 0:37
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@@xixiorit's called XD?
Undertale:The Ruins
How did I not know about the start pos edit object feature 😭I used to always frantically place portals and speed portals on the start pos cos it would just default to a 1x speed cube
Thank you this was so useful
2:25, my layout is there, in my friend’s (Tinsnuts’) Twitch thumbnail!!!
Whats the Level called where the headlines come for each Point Like this Rainbow themed
You have a good taste in music!
Thank you so much ❤