5:52 the whole point of memory gameplay is that you have to memorize click patterns in order to pass the section

thanks incidius

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!

Those who don't have gd friends

5:16 Icidus: DON'T PUT OFFSCREEN AND BLINDNTRANSTITION AND NO UNEXPECTED MOVEMENTS Troll Level:Too Late...

You're literally the best gd mod that had ever been appeared to this game!

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

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 KZfaq, layouts that are not complex and uses small amount of movements. These are very inspiring and probably helped me the most.

As an expreienced layout maker I agree with almost everything in this video. Thank you for educating the people in a great way!

I wish the levels in the map packs would follow this 😭

thanks so much for this! your such an amazing mod!!! and thanks for playing my challenge :D

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

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! :)

I needed this, ty man

JohnathanGD adding a almost frame perfect jump at the end of every 6 minute level he makes: 8:22

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.

Incidius: *tells us how to make good gameplay* Extreme demon creators: Oh, right! Anyways...

Extreme demons:

TIP: If you run out of ideas for a part, change the gamemode.

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!

3:28 Him:avoid long sections where u do nothing Stereo madness:

THAT INTRO I'M LAUGHING SO HARD LMAO btw very nice video :)

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.

Intro: Crazy ass robot, easy ahh spider, ridiculous straightfly

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.

Pretty cool video, pencil at 7:31 was really cool!

'' if you diont have any friends''. 💀

Good tutorial! I’ve been making layouts for a while now and these tips are definitely stuff I do lol

you can also use blue orb in wave but mainly for hard - extreme demons

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.

Now my layouts look INCREDIBLE!! Thanks to u

thanks brother, this really helped me

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)

Thx inci, I'm learning how to GP and this will be a great help!

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!

Your advice is so good❤

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 :)

Thanks for uploading

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

10:29 the spider also dies when hitting ceilings! so H blocks are also useful there

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

1:29 "poteous"

Love when KZfaqrs actually show you gameplay pieces and mechanics u can use. Good video my guy.

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.

I just realised the background music is from undertale 0:54

I like the reference at the start of the other layout tutorial

Incidious: “making good gameplay is escencial for making a good rated level” Generation Retro: “hehe I just cheated..”

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.

I love making layouts, it's because of the fact that I know how to make gameplay fun but I can't decorate

As a player with horrible gameplay, i thoroughly enjoyed this.

9:20 I made an orb that turns you mini.

I mainly focus on art levels but I am trying to make some actual levels this was very helpful thanks.

Thanks. I will keep this in mind for the rest of Courtesy and all of Otis and Focus

2:22 thank you for noticing the people that don't have any friends or at least have friends that don't play gd

aa great video i am currently working on a layout and this video will help with gameplay and such thank you! also what is that level in the background? 3:03

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.

ur turning into gd colon lol

4:00 I usually makes the click sync with the music, but sometimes, i uses click as another music instrument for the song.

"Or, if you don't have any friends"- got me on the floor

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

The start: Do your layouts look like this? Aaaaaaaahhhhhh

bro. this poped up on my fyp, and this shet is EXACTLY what i need bruh

TYSM my levels sucked, you helped so much.

Man, the nostalgia from the Undertale music... Anyways, this was a very good video :D

0:02 beestl AYUT evr by bestcredor 0:04 beep boop beep beep by bestcredor 0:07 snik pikof a new lauot by bestcredor 0:09 layut snipik by bestcredor 0:11 stopsaymylevelsuck by bestcredor

Nock Em has an unexpected movement at the beginning, leading to the Predator Or Pray Nock Em Out part.

“Or, if you don’t have any friends” great, thanks for reminding me Incidius 💀💀

The best tutorial I watched! 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

Nice vido, i'm working in a lvl, one of your videos can be useful for me!!!!

Thank you for this tutorial Im making a layout rn and you helped me a lot today…

Great job with the video layout and definitely taught me many things I’m gonna need to know! Thank you 🙏

I understand why you made this but I recommend to everyone that they follow what gameplay they like making

thanks Incidius, as I am now educated on the ways of level creating.

very helpful 🙂

thanks, this tutorial helped me a lot, and btw, i love the undertale music vibes

2:25, my layout is there, in my friend’s (Tinsnuts’) Twitch thumbnail!!!

You have a good taste in music!

How to make epik layouts 1: make it epic 2: accurate 3: syncing

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❤🎉

layouts r rlly fun to make but i get stuck on what to build sometimes, so this helped a lot :D

This made my level called spike master easier to make thanks bro

Thanks for the tutorial btw happy New year ❤️

as a layout and gameplay artist, this tutorial is entirely accurate.

Epic layout + epic deco + epic song and good theming= best level

This will definitely help me with the level I'm working on

Biggest thing in my heart❤

Making a 4-5 star layout without speed changes rn, i can get the overall flow of gameplay and sync but deco will absolutelt kill the chances of getting rated.

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

I Usually Don’t Use Layouts So This Is Not Very Helpful (But Good Job!)

I find layout making harder than deco, I can have random ideas to make deco from but thinking of a layout is much harder for me.

So, I need to make a layout for the song "Purgatori" by Koraii. (WARNING: the layout may be an Insane difficulty. ????) Tips? To adjust to whatever the speed of the song is? Should I put 4x speed drop?

new subscriber thank you for everything i should kniw about making a level😊

3:22 jumper ship part

Man this video really helped me out and the editing is top tier

Polargeist needs to listen to specifically one of these tips for one specific coin 😂😂

Such a nice voice, but it's a pity that I don't know English

you inspire me to make gd levels

Yoo Sick video! What was that cartoon style level played in the bg of the video? Looks fun!