Best Guide to Create Custom Level in Geometry Dash

Geometry Dash is a fun, entertaining, and challenging game where players try to complete levels that are filled with obstacles and with different styles of music beats for each map. The Geometry Dash game is so exciting due to its ability to let players create their levels in the game whether you are a professional or a beginner to the game so let’s get started today on how to create custom level in Geometry Dash.

Getting Started with the Level Editor

The first step in making a Level Editor is to open the game and move to the Level Editor section within the game and if you don’t have the game download Geometry Dash from here. After opening the editor you will see multiple editing tools that are not easy to understand for beginners but don’t worry we will tell you all about it.

• Basic Controls: Use the mouse to place blocks, rotate them, and more. The editor also has tabs for different elements like blocks, decorations, and gameplay features.
• Understanding the Interface: The editor is divided into multiple tabs so that resources are categorized and easy to navigate when creating a level like the Outline Tab, Slope Tab, and many more discussed below in detail.

The official developer RobTop has also a PDF worth reading on How to use GDEditor to create custom levels. Go to this link and Explore GDEditor as well.

Designing the Layout

Now First step is to draw a layout of how you want your level to be not in terms of how it will look but more on what you want to do at this level so follow these steps in designing the layout.

• Choosing a Theme: First, decide what kind of level you want to make. Do you want it to be fast-paced, slow and tricky, or visually stunning? Your theme will guide all your design choices.
• Building the Base Layout: Multiple blocks and platforms are available to choose from and this will define how your map will function and look so stick to your selected theme to make it more appealing. Add spikes, slopes, and other obstacles.
• Testing Your Layout: After completing the design now you have to test your layout so you can encounter any issues and fix them on that level before moving to the next step.

Tabs in the Geometry Dash Editor

• Block Tab: It is used for building obstacles for players but be cautious that some blocks don’t allow collisions, so they require outline blocks to function.
• Half Block Tab: It contains platforms that are either half or a quarter of the size of a normal block or platform.
• Outline Tab: These blocks are non-collidable blocks and are only used for outlining.
• Slope Tab: It contains slope blocks having 45-degree and 22.5-degree slopes that are also non-collidable and used with an outline tab.
• Hazard Tab: All killing obstacles are available here and are used to eliminate players.
• 3D Tab: Non-collidable blocks that are used to add 3D elements to your blocks.
• Gameplay Tab: It contains portals, orbs, and other gameplay elements including monsters and animated features.
• Spike Decoration Tab: It is used to decorate spikes with multiple decorative items.
• Deco Tab: It contains multiple decorations to style multiple blocks to improve design.
• Pulse Tab: It contains music that is synced with the pulsating objects.
• Copy Tab: Stores objects you want to reuse in your levels, with a limit of 100 objects.

Adding Gameplay Elements

After completing your layout section now you should add some fun elements that will make your level more appealing and engaging to play.

• Portals and Orbs: To add variety to your level for example, you can add gravity portals that can flip the level upside down and use jump orbs to give the player a jump boost and create something entirely new using multiple combinations.
• Triggers: To create effects like moving objects or changing the backgrounds at any time triggers are used to add excitement to your level.

Decorating the Level

To Give your level a unique presence and to make it stand out you should use multiple types of decorations so your level can be seen as more attractive and fun to play.

• Color Schemes and Palettes: As you can see Geometry Dash theme colors work so well with each other so color schemes matter hence you should use colors like purple and blue that go well with each other.
• Block Decoration: Trying multiple decorations in a map can be bad sometimes so always try to maintain a theme of colors and decorations so it doesn’t become distracting.
• Backgrounds and Custom Art: Make your unique and custom background art to give the whole map a unique expression and combine it with triggers to make it more fun for players.

Finalizing and Publishing

After your level is completely built from the layout phase to the decorating phase now it is time to test the level before publishing it to the people to play and make sure everything works fine.

• Final Testing: Play through your level multiple times to catch any final bugs or issues. Make sure the difficulty is balanced and the gameplay is smooth.
• Adding a Title and Description: Give your level a catchy title and write a brief description that explains what makes it unique.
• Uploading and Sharing: After completing all the checks now you are ready to upload your app and start sharing it across all platforms so more players can try it.

Tips for Creating a Feature-Worthy Level

When we create a level we also want it to be featured in the level library so to make your app featured keep these things in mind.

• Consistency in Design: Make sure that you follow a theme and stick to it till the end making it consistent with decorations, and gameplay.
• Community Feedback: Don’t be afraid to share your level with the community because the Geometry Dash community is very supportive and you can collect good insights from the community on your level.
• Inspiration from Other Levels: Play the featured levels in the app and see what they have done uniquely to be featured so you can repeat the same and be featured as well.

You can also play Geometry Dash on iOS and PC as well.

Conclusion

Making a Geometry Dash level is a fun and rewarding experience. Whether you’re just experimenting or aiming to create a feature-worthy level, the most important thing is to enjoy the process. Don’t be afraid to try new things and see where your creativity takes you.