5 MISTAKES NEW CREATORS KEEP MAKING - Know Your Editor #1

[@Samifying]

I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN THAT I AM IN NO WAY STATING ANYTHING HERE AS A 100% FACT ITS JUST THAT THESE THINGS COULD ALL BE IMPROVED ON IN MY OPINION. Thank you all so much for watching and let me know what you think of these kinds of videos!!!

[@budja1501]

Love these! I’m gonna start tuning into the livestreams whenever I can. Btw, you got a hella nice voice and mic brother

[@darksteelflamegd4390]

the discord link doesn't work

[@Xtyles1]

FINALLY.... SO MUCH THANKS

[@mwelchy9030]

Ok thxs samy

[@yuxara3307]

sick video bro! keep it up :D

[@weoweoteo]

one of the most satisfying accents on youtube

[@TrustyDash]

Sounds like keralis

[@thelivingpringlecan8905]

Then what are the others? Now I’m curious

[@rndmbs]

this is not true

[@mellorifick1730]

Yeah except for when he says "fa" instead of "th"

[@juliop3458]

No

[@sirwafel]

Finally someone is talking about importance of choosing the right song! It's an essential part of the level as you said, but I'd go even further than you did in the video. In my opinion song should be matched to: 1. Gameplay. I'm not only talking about sync, but also difficulty. Usually fast songs aren't great for easy levels as you'll have way too many inputs or half your gameplay will be auto, same with slow/calm songs for difficult levels, you'll want to have something to build gameplay to (with this one there are a few exceptions such as Lit Fuse or Our Fountain, but it's harder to pull off) 2. Style of decoration. Not every style will work with every song. Heavy dubstep just won't fit a modernistic level for example. Your decoration style should match the feeling of the song you're using. When coming up for ideas for levels I like to listen to a song a few times and think about how it makes me feel, which colours would match that feeling. Album cover or any art related to the song can also help with this one. Overall correct song choice can make or break a level. Best example would be something like Kidsmoke, it just wouldn't work with any other song. Or Death Moon, song it uses became almost synonymous with the level. Please keep that in mind when making a level

[@anwar_razlan]

Sami could swear and insult with the nastiest words and still sound polite

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

HE CAN SAY THE N WORD! no im just kidding. That's racist, he can't say the n word.

[@purxion3595]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy I was just bout to ask if he as black tho lmao

[@TheMisterDarknight]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy N word pass real

[@cubycube9924]

@@purxion3595 what’s the difference between saying it while being white or black or another race?

[@palmyratoll]

@@cubycube9924 I can’t exactly put it into words as I don’t really know but like, it’s just racist, probably because it was the term used for slaves

[@muharralpakalu4176]

samifying: says that a gd creator is an artist me:*laughs in making fingerdash buff*

[@ene01]

yikes

[@FluidityQueen3]

Me who made a copy able of sonic wave and adding art to it :

[@LoquatJuice_]

(laughs in Softlocked)

[@00Zero]

2:03 thank you so much for waking me up

[@Vertic03]

"You wanna be efficient, you wanna be able to make things fast" - says someone who's spent 3 years on Sedulous. I'm jk of course, nice video. Some of those tips I've never heard on any other tutorials. They should help me out quite a bit :)

[@RiceCake420]

I was going to comment that :(

[@RiceCake420]

Also he was showing sedulous on the video at the same time lmao

[@AceDartfart]

sami: *PUT THAT ON A NEW LAYER*

[@JamAttack]

one thing that I'd really like to mention is to start out simple. if you don't know how a lot of things work and you haven't tested your limits, you shouldn't try to make something super complex, it will just turn into a chaotic mess. know your limits, and expand them realistically.

[@SuryaGD]

I would love to see more :D

[@SuryaGD]

@@tely6798 STOP STALKING MEEEEE

[@devv9501]

wtf happened here

[@sxoulzii]

@@SuryaGD lol i found you too! Hello @TelyTappy [GD]

[@callixto6639]

2:41 beautiful art :O

[@penta5421]

0:34 Somehow his talking syncs to the background music

[@so_pew_all4672]

It kind of sounded like the Cognition song to me, but yes, it does sync a bit.

[@emperor_penguin7667]

Honestly just in general, comparisons never help. Artists, writers, and so many more people quit what they love because they keep comparing themselves to other people who have been doing that activity for years. Everyone has definitely been guilty of this in the past, including myself. Don’t compare, you do you! Great video Samifying, I’m glad you’re willing to help out new creators! Yes, layering is helpful... but man does it suck.

[@varusername]

Anybody else noticed how the outro sing synced with sedulous in the background?

[@ManuDashOficial]

*LOL*

[@OmegaFalcon]

I can't wait to see your other videos in this series!

[@xruzgarz8884]

OmegaFalcon hi :DDD

[@TheZinkYT]

This was so helpful, thanks! Tutorials like this don’t need to be super complicated, I love the how you made this simple, to the point, and fun to watch. Nice work!

[@Seefat2009]

I finally finished my level - Glowstep. It was so hard, but in the end.. it was worth it. Thank you sam, you just gained another loyal subscriber.

[@Fenixi]

This one of the only video on youtube that I 100% agree with ! Great job :D

[@mittens3130]

OMG I love these kind of videos, it helps little creators improve and not commit mistakes, also it looks soooo profesional, plz make more :D!!!!

[@Flaaroni]

After rewatching this your second point resonates with me a lot. During the vast majority of my time here I had the mindset where in order to make a good level I had to make levels that looked similar to other levels that were considered "good". I copied their styles, yet my levels were always worse than what I tried to build. It was only until recently when I changed my mindset and used GD as a form of self-expression and now I'm making the best levels I've ever made

[@AllanThe]

Solid video! I remember learning about AlignX when I watched KrmaL working on Black Blizzard and my mind was blown.

[@marcokreutner1060]

Ah man I used to make all of these mistakes as well when I first started building maps years ago. Amazing video, keep it up!!!

[@vulna9150]

samifying: the one creator that got REALLY good out of no where this year

[@snowyfox_01]

Sami is probably one of THE best community helpers imo, his ultimate preset pack does wonders for mobile creators like me. Thanks

[@dingle37]

One of the best videos I have seen in a good while :D

[@dingle37]

Thx for heart btw. Sorry when I said “your level is crap”, I meant add that npesta sound effect. Sorry.

[@mrt8043]

Fucking love this video! The tips were actually pretty useful and the humor in this is just great. The layering and invisible objects parts genuinely made me laugh o.O

[@iLogistics]

i literally didnt know what allign x did until today thanks for enlightening me

[@Ritley]

Your voice is so calming. Its so nice just to listen to you talk. Great video, keep it up man! You got big things ahead of you I can tell.

[@quazathetoaster]

This is my first time seeing your videos and i hope you do more of these!

[@klutz_4348]

Just started trying to get into creating, this video is helping a lot. :)

[@Harshfeudal]

Well, very very good tips. And more, the level that you’ve made these tips are so great!

[@m3mber963]

I mean, I don't do most of these mistakes. I've been playing for 2 years only. Layering is one thing I just love and hate people who dont do it. It is just so hard to get the OBJs you want. One thing I still do tho is know your tools. I know most of the triggers and stuff but there is just stuff I still don't know like follow trigger or some pause menu things. What is for example swap cycle mode? The problem here is that most people can't find any tutorials for this. Yes, for triggers without a problem. But for these options no. I learned the filter trick (you select the OBJ you want, go to delete settings, click custom and then you will select only those objects. Really useful) on a stream by complete coincidence tbh. What I suggest is you make a tutorial on these editor options and these tricks. It can help people who are starting out as well as some people who had been playing for more and still don't know. Thank you in advance

[@Samifying]

Thats exactly what I want this series to be for. I'll use it to give community feedback, teach and explore the editor with you all together and add the funny mem here and there! it's gonna be a lot of fun :D

[@m3mber963]

@@Samifying well it sounds interesting and you definitely got my attention tbh so hopefully it's gonna work out for you. I have high hopes for this series

[@Kirkster]

This video helped a lot! Thank you! I would like a tutorial focussed on glow as I seem to just fill my levels with glow to hide empty space but I don't want to just spam glow everywhere. I want to learn how to use glow effectively. Adding to that, a tutorial based around air deco, or making levels look full without them looking messy would be another video I'd love to see. Anyway these are just some suggestions, can't wait for Sedulous!

[@marcago3710]

One thing that helped me a lot with empty spaces is 50%-10% opacity structures in the background. It depends on what style you’re doing, like my style uses ground spikes to kinda fill in the level a bit, like samifying. You can get inspiration for my level if you want! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXKYaaJrhdWSfLM

[@Samifying]

ima do my best!! Thats very advanced stuff tho so i'll get some other basics out the way first!

[@aliveandunwell430]

Kirkster same, tho i kinda got better at air deco, before i would add legit EVERYTHING I COULD for air deco so it wasnt “empty” but it was just extremely messy

[@bio_7994]

I particularly love the sentiment in the 2nd tip. I think everyone should be encouraged to be an artist and express themselves, make whatever the hell they want to make. Everytime i look at the featured section i always feel like most creators just look at other featured levels and copy what seems to be popular and liked by the general community rather than trying to be creative and not worrying about popular opinion.

[@doominator2229]

I would have to disagree tbh. I feel motivated seeing something someone made that better than me. I feel the need to become better and a lot of the time it feels like I'm being motivated by others.

[@theelderfox9016]

Excellent video, I don't make the 5 mistakes anymore except for the align x or y trick, I really enjoyed this video, keep doing them :D

[@HJfod]

Good tips and overall a great video :) All I'd say is you should get a script to read off of. Your ad lib game is strong and your voice is sexy af, but you still stutter a bunch and restate the same things, so I highly suggest first writing a script for your videos :)

[@Samifying]

i should start writing scripts yea...... its just that im SO BAD AT THEM LMAO

[@HJfod]

that's okay, my scripts were shit too when i started :) Best way to learn to write is to just keep on writing and by time you'll get better !

[@aperson1373]

First thing I learned about the editor: Rotate trigger bad, rotate trigger very bad. Never use rotate trigger. RobTop fix your triggers.

[@pettanshrimpnazunasapostle1992]

Well its only super bad if what ur rotating is an object that cannot be freely rotated

[@7rodo]

@@pettanshrimpnazunasapostle1992 can also look bad when rotating something slowly

[@pettanshrimpnazunasapostle1992]

@@7rodo well depends on what u r rotating,if the speed is unnaturally slow or fast ofc its gonna look bad

[@exstreamise302]

If an object that should be rotating isn't rotating, save and exit, then go back in. It should work then.

[@lavatrex6736]

In gameplay yeah

[@SquahBrackah_M_SquahBrackah]

Thanks for the tips :3, btw your voice is so relaaaxing~ 😌

[@r4nger_54]

I think one of the big mistakes that has creator mades especially if you're a new creator is making a level that was looking similar with other creators, meaning that the creators tried to make a level that has inspired by other creators instead of making your own original level that makes you really stands out as a creators. There are so many examples, like someone is trying become another "Knots" or "Xender Game" for example and just make a level that has similar style. The reason why it was a big mistake is because it makes the creators did not trying to be more creative by just copying style from the others. Because as a creators, like you said that making a level is like a blank canvas. You have so much wide chance of creativity and freedom that makes you really stands out as a creators and to do whatever you want to make in the level editor, and also provides you to improved your skills better in my personal opinion. And i think one of the other big mistakes as a creator for me when you were too lazy to "playtesting" your own levels. (Sorry for my bad English lol)

[@hhhghgghhhh3479]

R4NGER 54 i actually disagree with this, i think it’s great for new creators to be inspired or even copy their favorite creators. it can be really hard to just start creating with nothing to base it off of. as long as they grow out of it and make it into their own style it’s a great thing to do. even sami based his style off hinds, but he grew into one of the best creators seen in the game.

[@lqt-xinim4238]

1# song choice 0:54 2# comparing other with you 2:03 3# layering 3:50 4# invisible obstacles 5:07 5# know your tool 5:58

[@twosoup3252]

Thanks for this tutorial! I'm glad that you've started making videos like this!

[@djinni2005]

I've only ever made layouts that focus on actually fun gameplay, but it's just cuz idk how to make good block designs or deco. You've inspired me with this one. Thanks, Sam

[@madz-geometrydashbrawlstar1540]

THANKS FOR THE TIPS SAMI :D Appreciate it

[@dashybois]

Honestly this was very helpful for me and those tip might be helpful to me when I create more stuff or just to do stuff in the future. Thanks Sami!

[@ISuperI]

There's another tip: if You use rotate trigger playtest OUTSIDE of the editor, not inside, because if you lag (even a bit) it will work not properly and it'll ruin the art you want to rotate, the bug only works when you're in "writing mode" (inside the editor), not in "read mode" (playing the level OUTSIDE the editor), hope it helps

[@gy_russ]

Awesome video Sami! I definitely learned some things I hadn’t known about before.

[@Jagm3854]

Ah yes the classical black square painting, it will definitely be remembered for all years to come

[@YusuffYT]

Finally someone gives advanced creator tips and I'm glad you did!!!

[@purxion3595]

Wow. An in depth video about the real mistakes than some of us never knew we did... Again, this is a very inspirational video. I know gd is just a game but it's also a good creating game. It can even bring out the creativity and u can use some techniques from the game possibly in real life stuff! XD

[@mendozaytgd247]

You are amazing at creating levels, keep making good content like this and keep up the good work 👍

[@LYR0Y]

Subscribed!! This was really fun to watch, and I like your accent so much.

[@oErwin]

How tf are you so underrated, you are easily the best creator I've seen in my life

[@doesdoesnotnotexistexist]

One of the most important things you need as a creator is creativity which is one of the hardest to come by ;-;

[@giacomotomasoni5377]

U really helped me. Hope u will continue this seties

[@MoldyGD]

Very good video. I hope this really helps new creators and all creators in general. :)

[@shinfia]

Hey sami! Love these tips, helps me out a lot. Thanks for sharing your experiences on creating to the community. I just found out about you recently and I’ve been attached to your channel for quite a while now, been watching some streams, couldn’t complete other streams cuz I’m too busy sometimes. Keep up the good work and keep being a shining inspiration for creators and players. :^

[@zepicre6956]

This is one of THE BEST tutorials i have ever seen for creating in geometry dash.

[@professorbronchitis]

Yoo I hear that battle block theatre in the background, thx for the nostalgia

[@Alexanderite]

amazing video man! these points really needed some emphasis. this new style of content is awesome, keep it up :)

[@theheisters2850]

To be honest,this is quite helpful.I have played gd for some time now.And creating and verifying levels have been a suffering to me.Since,I did sync too precise and made the layout too hard.And I don’t have much creativity in me.So....I usually can’t make original block designs and Backgrounds,and I have to rely on others to make tutorials.But after 3 years...Some of my problems were solved,such as the gameplay,layout etc.But decoration is still a hard one to accomplish.So,thank you...for pointing my hidden mistakes for me to improve better.

[@zxzel]

bro you’re like the Bob Ross of the gd editor

[@aliveandunwell430]

bob ross was a good man

[@7rodo]

I completely agree when you said creators can create what they want, I try to give it as advice but some may put it down taking about "Level Guidelines" which sounds nonsense.

[@SequexGD]

I appreciate the attempt to help out new creators but when it comes to "mistakes creators keep on making" there's a VERY big spectrum of pitfalls and misconceptions that not only beginners fall into but those who've been creating for years have been constantly struggling on. When it comes to videos like these I often think it's better to focus on that general aspect of creating (the mindsets to follow, lesser known editor features, general gameplay annoyances, etc) rather than coming up with random stuff on a whim and putting them in a top 5 so as to cover more content and expand on your points a little more.

[@Samifying]

hmm i don't think I can follow what you are saying, The video is about these 5 mistakes i keep on seeing and thats about it. Its not a "tutorial" or anything its just a guidance video for people to be lead in the right direction. The 3 things you listed (mindsets to follow, lesser known editor features, general gameplay annoyances) are all in this video like the mindset to stop comparing yourself to other or the align x and y or the invisible gameplay thingies everyone hates . I appreciate you giving feedback but this is not supposed to be an "all around fix" for every creator D: I just wanted to make a short video on a few things people starting out should focus on!

[@SequexGD]

Ah you must misunderstand. While those 3 topics I talked about are indeed covered in this video I think it's a lot better to have individual videos on those topics as there's a lot more to cover there that weren't fully explained or had been left out of the video. For example, while introducing the Align X button is indeed helpful I would've liked to see a video that not only covered that, but also tools such as Build Helper, Chain Link Controls, and those little buttons beside the Z Layer that can change the layering of multiple objects at once covered at the same amount of depth as you did with Align X. It's still quite a bit of effort but I think planning more on a topic for your video can help make you find a lot of coverage to work on that can benefit more creators.

[@Samifying]

​@@SequexGD all of that is to come i want to make this a series with like 50+ videos covering EVERYTHING i can think off it'll just take loads of time to get these videos to be made without an editor! But I am aware this video is kinda only surface level but it gets the point across and fixates new creators on stuff they should focus on imo!

[@SequexGD]

Good luck dude, I've got high expectations for you

[@Dex-YT-rl1ek]

0:43 what is the level in the bg? It looks EPIC.

[@FustinJields]

Sedolous (may be Sedulous, idk). I'm pretty sure it's Sedulous.

[@TheHolePuncher]

My gosh thank you so much for this.

[@itscyclone6544]

Cool video Sami!!

[@Tecku]

The only thing that prevented me from finishing a level was the object limit until recently when I decided to just get an object limit hack. Still a really helpful video and I catch myself comparing my levels with other really detailed and good looking levels way too often. I try to get some inspiration but end up thinking that my levels are just bad

[@aliveandunwell430]

Tecku oh frick im a mobile player im done for with levels lmao

[@7rodo]

things that stop me is lag, i play on a midrange phone, and when trying to remake temple of destiny it drops my fps to spf (seconds per frame)

[@yeotechno6580]

The AlignX tool is something that i really really need, thank you Sami.

[@colorsplash1906]

I hope you will make more content like this because I love it.

[@thirtytwenty]

i like making 1.0 levels because they mainly focus on gameplay instead of design. for deco, i do some easy stuff like particles and thats it.

[@yellowmarkers]

Cool! You mean levels like Aleph-0?

[@thirtytwenty]

@@yellowmarkers of course

[@XerazoX]

now i am god thanks to your glorious wisdom sami flying

[@rtsunamii]

Yo. I really love this video. The tips you give are beneficial, but that wasn’t what I really loved about this video. You have a warm, friendly tone of voice which is both welcoming and encouraging. People like WHErwin blab on and on, using insults and swear words in a condescending way, and it makes them sound like a soulless human who is disappointed that the world isn’t handed to them on a silver platter. However, if I were to watch one of your videos, I would be encouraged to create, because you respect people’s intelligence and personality. Keep it up!

[@Samifying]

thank you man those are very kind words

[@FustinJields]

*WHorewin

[@RozzWasHere]

That number 2 mistake is what I think everyone has their minds on. It's always fixation of comparing themselves with others, and I'm a victim of this. This is a really good point!

[@itsmefisher2012]

i suddenly realize how nice sami actually is

[@tristandigioia7268]

Thank so much Sam u are great I will try these out

[@inzanex36a89]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE - Samifying 2020

[@NotHyperion]

It's not that, it's "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@gray9901]

I CRY AT HOW TRUE THE LAYERING ONE IS, I ALWAYS END UP MAKING MY OBJECTS ON ONE LAYER, IT IS T R U E P A I N

[@anonkun4862]

This video give me a lot of motivation and some technique to make a level easier and awesome gameplay

[@wisemonkey6716]

I knew most of these things, but i had no idea align x and y were a thing. that's gonna help a lot

[@mrgabgob4675]

I used to use one layer until about 1 or 2 years ago thx so much this helped me alot

[@damoklez7212]

Even though im shit at creating and this video will sadly not change anything about that i still really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. And btw your english is really good holy shit.

[@boiyouneedssomemalk7885]

He has the best voice and accent I have ever heard, it is so soothing, no homo

[@markvd1008]

Sometimes I notice I feel like something is missing, but no matter where I look, I can't find which pieces connect it properly. This is most especially for the Fingerdash blocks.

[@noisenurse76]

Good tips. Quick question, what song is playing in the background of the video at 1:30?

[@aupra9010]

I have this problem that I don't want to create something that's not very good, and I can't make very good levels, which makes me spend a lot of time on small things and lose motivation. But your video really is helpful, thank you a lot for your advice, I fell at least a bit motivated again (:

[@murky8778]

aye sami listening to the twitch chat and doing a tutorial video on your build style (sort of)

[@Arb71703]

Your voice, your music choice, and the organization in these videos feels so professional. You could make a video on how to make the worst level of all time and id be convinced its fact haha

[@FustinJields]

Arb but he didn't get a heart.

[@le_plankton]

can you make a tutorial on all the random button in the pause menu (align x, build helper andd all that

[@Samifying]

Will do!

[@ufomaster6987]

This actually helped me

[@Voxicat]

dope

[@vic0r823]

I liked the video. Very useful and fun to watch!

[@ryryryy]

please make more of these! im a creator who could do with some improvments >.

[@tarrrantula4737]

Thank you for giving me motivation 🥰

[@OpticIlluzhion]

Align X and Align Y are fkn game changers and life savers

[@iifiogodun]

I'm not really new but I'm stuck in this loop so this was (kinda?) helpful, well I have noticed, thet my biggest mistake is color for glow.

[@gavinendsley7858]

Can you do a series explaining each trigger?

[@toortoo3259]

his deco looks kinda like juhou’s and they are different in many ways except for being good, they both amazinggggg

[@DefenDefault4]

Great video. Thanks

[@carlososorio2788]

I wasn't prepared for the personal attack the second tip would give me ...

[@Dexter_459]

Samifying's videos are amazing!