33 SECRET Geometry Dash Editor Tips!

How many hidden Geometry Dash features do you know? I'll show you 33 of the secret GD build hacks I know and use, which should help you a fair bit. Even if you don't use these, they're still more helpful than that Waboo video - for one, I actually create lol.
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[@Naksug_1]

The tips Waboo didnt know💀

[@guyonyoutubee]

fr

[@schaffs2]

Waboo ain't coming back from that blunder

[@NotProsperOG]

No he was hacking

[@Mountain_2]

No way bro

[@memesong21]

he did know he just did a shit job at explaining 💀

[@GDColon]

These are genuinely some of the best tips I've seen in a while. The contrast between an editor tips vid made for money and one made to actually help people is crazy godspeed, gd creator school

[@GDColon]

btw you should credit the levels you use as footage, either on screen or in the desc. would love to check some of these out but I don't know the names 😔

[@GDCreatorSchool]

Thank you! And fair point, I’ll credit them inside the videos from now on^^

[@Adaho6]

colon

[@TheRealBuffedGaming]

OMG IM EARLY! GD Colon, I subbed to u. U probably wont see this but your one of my favorite gd channels

[@David280GG]

I edge to gd cologne

[@Aless_z1]

Bullying Waboo has just become the key to content at this point edit: what have I done

[@TheNamesFathom]

Waboo’s a trendsetter… kinda

[@yeshejksistn]

looks like waboos trapped in limbo

[@aireyroblox]

he's experiencing grief

[@AydenAndGo]

he’s going through six paths of pain

[@thej4546]

Seems like he’s in a tunnel of despair

[@YoutubeZu]

Bro rlly had to put in the "ACTUAL" in the title 😭😭🙏🙏

[@UltraPlasmaMan]

Waboo…

[@YoutubeZu]

That 10 millisecond image of waboo 💀 9:09

[@falkeborg9432]

9:08 works better for me

[@YoutubeZu]

@@falkeborg9432 oh oke

[@UltraPlasmaMan]

He deserves

[@1e1001]

meh more like 1,600ms and then 150ms by my count

[@NoOne-ge]

@@KZbinZu”Oh Dear”

[@JamAttack]

I really like this video. Genuinely some tips that even I didn't know like position switching in the editor with the number keys. This has a lot more realistic advice on how to actually get good at creating. This is the kind of content we need more of in this community.

[@TheFrozenGeode]

GENUINE! REALISTIC! ACTUALLY! bro called out waboo in 2795 ways with just 3 words smh

[@ElitrixGD]

JAM ATTACKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!

[@andreycze]

Honestly the best Creator tip video out there. Such an underrated channel, hope you get your deserved recognition soon!

[@LucidMlem]

It's his panettone... Nobody will ever forgive or forget...

[@Wilsto-yp9vh]

LMAO HIS EGO IS STILL THRIVING

[@idonothavealife]

Bakers are scared of him because his ego is still thriving somehow

[@Dustkitty]

his ego is filled with bliss (it fills u with determination)

[@Sparktwee]

9:20 I didn't expect the wedding cake example to be added in this vid omg! Thank you so much ❤

[@GDCreatorSchool]

Of course!

[@BananaXYZ]

bullying waboo is now the nw trend in gd lol

[@eyeballdoorknob2330]

waboo should’ve been bullied before the build hack video because he didn’t give credit

[@Rosalinnd]

He deserves it

[@IlTechnoDashlI]

He always made sh!tty videos without credit, but with the "83 hacks" one he literally signed a death sentence

[@ExzaktVid]

Waboo’s been real silent since this dropped.

[@Olflix]

0:05 the flash of waboos thumbnail killed me

[@STG24]

When I see a GDCS video I start questiong why this channel isn't verified, is so useful, and in this case, reveals things that people forgot that existed (like copying and pasting through levels, I think this is a 2.2 feature but I can be wrong) 3:27 Also, the reverse trigger is useful sometimes, since sometimes flipping an arrow trigger to make the same effect, it just don't do anything, instead, do that, BUT check "Change Channel" and then "Channel only", you put an unused channel and put a reverse trigger / orb / pad in that channel and you're ready. You should check the Press Start editor to see what I mean with this.

[@GDCreatorSchool]

Thank you, and good point!

[@Tbestyt得]

​@@GDCreatorSchoolthanks you too for giving us tips

[@MrBrineplays_]

Bro you gave like, 33 useful tips which is basically all of them, these are the best tips I've ever heard. Gd editor just suddenly became 10x easier to manage

[@themilkcat6718]

tip: be careful with build helper. Ecspecially with more complex logic, build helper doesn't properly work sometimes, do NOT build helper something many parent ids unless you know how to assign them back (i once had a case where someone in a megacollab broke my part by using build helper on my stuff). All types of ids count as one id, so make sure to use the same id on stuff like block ids, timer ids, effect ids etc. to save on groups. In some rare cases, like in the sequence trigger, build helper doesnt work at all. Its best to use remapping and use build helper on the remap. a lot safer and easier to use. tip 11 is a bit outdated but still valid. I would do this either through "direction mode" in the move trigger or use advanced follow + regular follow (spike advfollows point, point regularily folllws spike), depending on the case.

[@mr.jitterspam9552]

Omg fight of light guy!

[@nitty14]

Waboo is shaking in his boots

[@ruining_replies]

he shivering his timbers

[@aksskk1]

Bullying Waboo has become a genre at this point

[@jir_UwU]

bro woke up and decided to choose violence against waboo

[@NQFgmd]

something that actually helped me improve a TON is stealing other peoples assets. NOW, BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING, LISTEN!!! I know stealing stuff is wrong but it helped me a ton to see how other people make their things and how i could use more complex assets in my own levels. SO... a great way to steal assets without actually stealing is maybe trying to make a level with stolen assets but not uploading it to GD for everyone to play and this it's all made by you. I would say you actually SHOULD steal assets as a beginner in the editor so you know how to make complex art/assets and know how to properly use them in a level with other assets! (recap - USE ASSETS IN UNLISTED/PRIVATE LEVELS BUT DON'T UPLOAD STOLEN STUFF CAUSE THAT IS CRINGE ASF!!! DON'T BE LIKE YOUNGER ME!!!!) Edit 1 : Just don't use the replies as a guide to steal things and publish it lmfao

[@TetraTop]

Ok i kinda like that idea

[@kanidergamer]

You just study the structures and got some inspiration of those, then you make your own idea. That's crazy

[@kanidergamer]

I got some inspiration from dolphe, xendergame, bli, darwin, hhyper and the guy who made prismatic domain

[@kanidergamer]

Oh, and mindcap (i like his complex layouts)

[@potatojuiceultra]

That's a really cool tip that I've never heard before! And I can totally see it helping, it always feels so daunting to start from scratch when you don't understand how people make things.

[@STG24]

6:43 you can use the Z order, so you can do that tip, but remember to put the smaller portals in a higher Z order

[@gameloft136]

0:04 "From easy" shows easy, "to absolutely insane" shows (hard) demon💀

[@IlTechnoDashlI]

1:16 I'd like to clarify what those checkboxes do exactly Short speaking, they switch from multiplication to addition Long speaking, when you adjust the saturation of an object with the corresponding slider, the saturation value will be multiplied by whatever number there will be inputted. Enabling the checkbox will now be adding or subtracting from the saturation value, which is why it can turn pitch black into white, and white - into red. If the color saturation is set to zero, setting the HSV value to 2.00 will increase it to 100% regardless

[@canetaco]

Tip: don’t listen to the Waboo video if you’re new to creating TRUST ME

[@GhostedGD]

the Waboo reference at the start absolutely killed me🤣

[@theloob]

6:43 you can stack the portals and "hide" them and the place that over this and set these portals to "no touch"

[@schaffs2]

Thanks for the actually useful build tips, I don't need to learn how to build a lantern in -6 objects like some youtubers think

[@Ezel_142]

I actually didn't know you can set a keybind to move to a position, this is gonna be so useful when making XL levels. Also thank you for bringing up contrast. This has been especially a problem I noticed, when the new pixel blocks have been introduced. A lot of creators struggle with distinguishing obstacles, and it's one of the most important parts of gameplay, as it removes a lot of trial and error and unfair deaths. Great tips overall!

[@AwesomeGooberMan]

This is much higher quality than waboo!

[@SilllyGoose_]

8:14 is actually a really awesome tip. I've always found my glow to be inconsistent in quality, and now i (probably) know why

[@glicciangd]

A WAR HAS STARTED BETWEEN WABBO AND GEOMETRY DASH CREATOR SCHOOL

[@slojoesdojo8836]

I never knew that about copy and paste, now collab/megacollabs make sense.

[@theoneandonlyfishman]

as a creator, this video didnt mentally and physically hurt me

[@el3ctr0_bird]

Waboo rehabilitation

[@theoneandonlyfishman]

@@el3ctr0_bird waboo rebelion

[@NickAndriadze]

I love how any _commpetent_ creating tips video is now instantly a Waboo parody. As all things shall be.

[@Ferret90]

0:13 I wish this worked in 2.1

[@konst111]

Wow this is actually amazing! Ive been using the editor for a while and this still helped me a lot!!! ❤

[@kromerguy]

[ 4:50 ] there’s an event link option called “Jump Push” that triggers when you click the jump button itself , regardless of the controls being limited. im pretty sure this can serve as a purpose in cutscenes and such

[@EYZ-GD]

3:28 That was unexpected

[@Smasher1]

waboo collab already?

[@aryanrajanand1]

finally a video video in which i didn't knew 70% of the tips already instead i didn't knew 70% of the tips here. also a bit random, i will try to go from building a layout in 14 hours to 50 hours and 36 hours decorating to 1000 hours to get a legendary i wish (i wanna make it in the next 9 month) might sound a bit far fetched but i will try my best.

[@tapojachaudhuri1099]

Thank you a lot. These helped me a lot with visuals while decorating

[@remusvasiledinca5652]

Thank's for the tutorial.Now i can finally build my Oneshot style level that i always wanted to make

[@Hassan_2603]

Good luck duderino

[@cup-sh]

if waboo was an actual good creator

[@Godzillahimself2023]

If it wasn't for that video I think his reputation would be a lot better.

[@cup-sh]

@@Godzillahimself2023 yeah i like his other videos the creating one is a disgrace though

[@Godzillahimself2023]

@@cup-sh I agree.

[@Godzillahimself2023]

@@cup-sh anyway I got to go so I could destroy Tokyo again.

[@cup-sh]

@@Godzillahimself2023 ok, Godzilla

[@ExtremeSpe98]

3:34 actually you don't need arrow triggers to make reverse triggers work, you can just use order, but arrow triggers are better

[@xenon9717]

I hope Waboo never escapes that video 🙏

[@HamsterH-GD]

hollow knight music goes hard 👍

[@lukaskode5459]

0:50 Why does it just cut off 😂😂😂😂😂

[@евгешонсмайл]

Those ACTUAL hacks are very useful, great video! :D

[@scmbgoogle7790]

This is better than Waboo, gives actual tips to make you better (not like hOw To MaKE thIs DeCo) and tells you failing is okay

[@ethelegend]

5:00 i was wondering why my static camera triggers werent working in save and play and now im just annoyed

[@scratch2630]

I really needed that last tip bro Sometimes i just give up making levels because I didnt like what I did

[@rogersasanka3408]

3:06 Not only that, but you can also move SPEED PORTALS on the X-Axis!

[@PersonWhoExists69]

I GENUINELY NEVER KNEW THAT THE COPY BUTTON CAN TRANSFER OVER LEVELS! Already a million times better than Wabbo!

[@gdphheaven-3116]

Wait you can without mods???

[@IlTechnoDashlI]

​@@gdphheaven-3116 After the 2.2 release, yeah, you can

[@simi_says]

Do I own Geometry Dash? No Did I watch the entire video? Yes

[@davidburja7079]

Here are all the tips in the video with timestamps (make sure you use subtitles for the best experience,i hope this list is helpful): Tip 1: 0:08 (copy and pasting in other levels) Tip 2: 0:26 (build helper + the regroup button) Tip 3: 0:35 (position saves) Tip 4: 0:52 (cool things about col channels) Tip 5: 1:03 (hidden Cog) Tip 6: 1:17 (hsv checkboxes) Tip 7: 1:39 (hsv pulses) Tip 8: 1:56 (test levels) Tip 9: 2:24 (NEVER use ease out!) Tip 10: 2:38 (easing formulas) Tip 11: 2:51 (normalized vectors) Tip 12: 3:13 (Dont use the reverse trigger use the arrow trigger instead) Tip 13: 3:40 (Extra ids) Tip 14: 3:59 (Spawn remap is OP) Tip 15: 4:20 (Dynamic keyframes) Tip 16: 4:28 (spawn particle properties) Tip 17: 4:43 (secret touch trigger (the trigger)feature Tip 18: 5:00 (portal tricks) Tip 19: 5:19 gamemode tips Tip 20: 5:42 (how to playtest (in a better way) Just 13 more tips,my hands hurt😢: Tip 21: 6:09 (fair gameplay) Tip 22: 6:32 (readable portals) Tip 23: 6:49 (show hitboxes) Tip 24: 6:58 (fixing bugs) Tip 25: 7:23 (quick particles) Tip 26: 7:54 (hue shifting) Tip 27: 8:14 (good glow) Tip 28: 8:28 (value contrast) Tip 29: 8:38 (good contrast) Tip 30: 9:09 (Dont steal) Also he’s talking about geode to put the image refrence mod if you dont have geode install it here but it does not work on iOS: geode-sdk.org/install/ Tip 31: 9:27 (learn to sketch!) Tip 32: 9:44 (getting ideas) The Final one🎉: Tip 33: 10:12 (not all levels are good…and thats fine!) And we are done,yeah this was so painful though so i hope your happy.Hope you have a good (morning,day,afternoon or night)!

[@s_h_i_i]

*"Actual"* LMAO 😆 Shiiiiiii'sh this would help, actually🔥🔥🔥

[@Yetta-meta]

We beating Waboo with this one 🔥🔥

[@WotCorp]

Waboo bullying is the first gd content I've enjoyed watching

[@Noice991]

1:47 That gun is sick

[@DSH__]

Save Positions are wild bro

[@2floofy4u]

Can you do a tutorial on how to make a menu screen I’ve been trying for months

[@GDCreatorSchool]

I don’t really do tutorials, and I’m also not exactly sure what you’d want to have in your menu. Perhaps you can try joining the Discord server and reading the triggers & deco guides, then using them to figure out what to make

[@sebashtioon_]

You can copy and paste between levels? Thank you so much, you saved me alot of time.❤

[@aykarain]

2:24 you CAN use ease out if you want the specific movement that is that, but dont if you want actual ease out

[@aykarain]

3:24 sometimes there are uses for it, like if you want to keep the same gravity but theres multiple paths that have different gravitys, but other than that just use arrow trigger

[@tdubmorris5757]

now these are actually good. Ive been toying with the level editor for many years and some of these I never even realized, like the fact that ease out is broken.

[@HeSo_71]

Saving editor position is pretty annoying because I dont know how to remove it, I can only see keybinds for save and load The only way to remove is to just go for an older copy/ver before placing editor position (afaik) If you know the solution lmk, thanks.

[@GDCreatorSchool]

I don’t know of a solution sadly - wish that were possible now that you mention it.

[@Mr.Galaxy2]

These are some pretty fire tips. I remembered when I watched waboo's creating video for the first time and my mind just went all confused mode when I watched it. But watching these tips actually feel like good editing tips that should've been the video waboo made. I don't want to spread any major hate towards waboo, but he does need to learn from his mistakes. He did apologize on a community post and a livestream but I'm not sure if his video's are gonna remain rushed video's with pointless facts.

[@Hypercluksaltp]

This was such an awesome video, and these tips were very helpful! One little thing I noticed is that you said “bad levels != failure”. I would maybe change that since I doubt everybody knows that “!=“ means inequality. I’m pretty certain not everyone who saw this video does programming. Idk why I said that since it was kinda a nitpick on my part, but yeah there you go. Amazing video btw

[@sxynnr2557]

Thank you for making the playtester request channel in the discord server 😊

[@RemecArt]

I didn't know some of these and I have been creating for about a year now

[@iikitsunex-x]

Waboo jokes aside, this was genuinely one of the most helpful videos I’ve seen for creating in gd in a while, it will always be an understatement saying how important it is how your colors interact with eachother in a level.. thank you very much for making this, I know how I can improve on many areas in my creations now because of it ☺️

[@Zejoant]

These are suprisingly good tips. Nice video!

[@Sg197smo]

ACTUALLY USEFUL TIPSS??

[@eyeballdoorknob2330]

it’s stupid how everyone gives waboo hate after he made that build hack video even when he made GOOD CONTENT BEFORE he was still a bad KZbinr bc he sometimes didn’t give credit

[@yeshejksistn]

It’s alright waboo we know it’s u

[@Freeando]

no he didnt

[@maddragonz3236]

Ye he used to make nice videos now it feels like hes been done by the yt algorithm the views got to him, he was ....... Eystreemafyed

[@eyeballdoorknob2330]

@@Freeando in the 100 levels vid sometimes he didn’t give credit and no one gave hate to him for it

[@Freeando]

@@eyeballdoorknob2330 i was saying he never made good content

[@benolae]

omg THANK YOU SO MUCH :D. God waboo's video lowered my standards for creator tip videos so much but thank you bro these tips are actually good and will save time!

[@JoFar-Jin]

Wow, it's really good. It's very attractive. The ads are very interesting

[@A1nonym0usgd]

Thank you for the actual good tips, now I can try to create original stuff without stealing it from the internet

[@WilliamMaster1-g3n]

I wish school was like this.

[@yarn1471]

I think this video should be longer personally. It's very dense as it is and makes it hard to follow. I understand wanting to capture the attention span though 😔

[@mineconhero1000]

The glow tip will help. Thanks!

[@watrmel1]

this is wild bro 💀🔥 (thanks for the tips)

[@CHRONOS-memes]

Waboo would be flabbergasted by this

[@GLUBSCHI]

6:45 maybe not a good tip since that covers the portal icons for colorblind people

[@Cheeseter1]

half of these i didnt know. thats wild

[@Ohdangit930]

Bro has a whole video where he explains that emerald realm isn’t good but he’s using it in every scene in his videos

[@GDCreatorSchool]

Emerald Realm primarily fails as a collab, especially on the managing front. I am still proud of my part in the level and it’s not bad as background footage either.

[@Ohdangit930]

Ok

[@Ohdangit930]

Sorry if that sounds rude

[@CharlieXd69]

It worked really good thank you a lot❤

[@Navoltski]

at 06:40 you can however layer your portals using Z Order instead, but separating them by small steps is better for readability. When stacking portals like this, it's best to experiment (change the scaling, layering, and positions of each portals) to find what works best for that transition. Personally I find it best to have game-mode portals be at the base/bottom, then gravity and/or size portals at the top of it. If I need both a gravity and size portal put on that transition, I find it best just to move them apart by small steps until they're both readable.

[@The4DRY4N]

this community is too talented to believe waboo man i love it

[@nguyenthai3140]

I remember trying every single portal in a separate level to see how they work

[@Mylophone]

You dont need to change the protal z layer, make sure you put all the revese/mini portals or whatever and then put the gameplay portal abovd them.

[@Arhag.]

as a small creator i don't really use the reverse and arrow trigger i think that theese break the music rhytm and i always have problems with that. I don't like to use it anyways

[@Crysticai]

this is how creator tip videos should be. suggestions on the mechanics of how the editor works rather than saying "this is how to build." really good video

[@cytonickart]

who is that beautiful creator who made the part at 8:57 this cyto guy must be so talented and beautiful and handsome

[@WalterStrouse]

actually helpful tips thanks

[@CKsilver]

I've been playing this game for half my life and this is literally MIND BLOWING I reward you with an algorithm comment!

[@Toastex_]

Nah the first one is gonna make stealing assets way worse 🙏🙏

[@Durpasaurus]

BROOOOOOOO I DIDNT KNOW COPY AND PASTE WAS SO USEFUL, THANK YOU.

[@faikoLOL]

Im playing GD for years by now and also use the editor a lot but some things even i did'nt know :)

[@zomoreGD]

i have 9 cp and this video was actually usefull all the way through!?!??!?!?!? what?!?!?!?!?

[@GDZmaj]

“Even if some KZbinrs think otherwise” waboo flashes on screen-

[@DarthDuckyUncle]

Fun Fact: there is a select all tab in the pause menu of the editor now, so you don’t have to use swipe edit anymore 😊

[@GDCreatorSchool]

Select all has existed since 2017^^