5 HUGE Mistakes Creators Still Make
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
- There are 5 major mistakes keeping you from being a fantastic Geometry Dash creator, and they aren't inside the GD Editor...
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as a creator who's gotten about 37 creator points over the last year or so, even before i started creating in gd fully and mainly used gdpses, i've had a really rough creating history over the last few years, even since i started, and a lot of that just came from me not really being all too willing to listen to other people's (useful) feedback and overall just feeling like i wouldn't ever be a good creator because so many other people make stuff much better than i did.
i think this video does a really good job at going over things that people end up naturally doing because they're a small creator, even if their levels show a ton of promise, creativity, and potential. as an improving creator myself, i would totally recommend avoiding the mistakes talked about in this video as well, and embracing just being you in the editor!!! theres so many cool and awesome things you can do in the editor, don't let your imagination go to waste trying to impress other people, just make stuff you enjoy!!
big thanks for letting me help out for a small portion of this video too, and I hope this catches the attention of small creators, as someone who's been a small unnoticed creator for quite a while now as well. :) ⭐
we will never find out what happened to icarly...
Hey axel, I remmember you from the gdps editor 2.2
Can you help me? I’m a mobile player that started playing about 5 months ago trying to make good levels
Watching this as a non-creator and agreeing with all of it.
lol
if you do art outside of gd, this video also could help :P
("art" here refers to anything like drawings, music, games... just whatever that involves creativity)
@@aykarain true, this video has some solid advice for that
THANK YOU FOR THIS MAN! I like creators like 2003devin bc they litterally just do whatever the hell they feel like and I want to do that too!
Thank you so much for the tips! Number 3 is probably the most useful one imo because i struggle to find design ideas everytime
The finding inspiration part was such a game changer when I realized I could get inspired by stuff outside of GD. Anime, manga, album covers, mood boards, even the music I use, all play a huge role in the levels I make nowadays
As a creator in gd myself I absolutely agree to all of these, a few years ago when I was creating more and had time to create levels more often I used to compare myself with other creators as well and like you said in this video it helps with inspiration but then you start losing that motivation and start getting burnt out and having to quit creating for some time and so I learned not to compare my creations all the time, show my creations more often to people, and take criticism in a more respectful manner. :)
The last 2 points are so important, it takes time to understand that for yourself. Its also to mention that it might be hard to exit that spiral of not liking your levels because you set yourself a high bar.
i agree with a lot of the points in the video! i struggled myself with some of them, and i think those are good tips that might help some people, and even myself
another tip is not to get focused on the kind of rating you get (star rate, feature, epic, etc...) because this can really demotivate you if you dont get the rating you wanted
I just wouldn't expect my level to get rated at all. It's not like people will respect how I like to create.
@@ItsKyltii oh :/
at the end of the day, i think the most important is to have fun making your level, and being proud of your work at the end
As Henflurry, RobTop's father, I agree with this.
I've had MANY failed attempts at building levels, and I was on the brink of just giving up and moving on to only beating other levels. But this video changed my mind, even if it takes 1000 more failed attempts, I want to be a good level builder, and as long as I get feedback from more experienced players, and don't compare myself to better creators, I think I can get there. Thanks for the video!
2:02 i named my top 1 lvl cygnus based off the black hole, cygnus x-1, because i wanted to make something like the level cosmos by cherryteam
3:58
Him saying to have fun at creating WHILE I JUST WANT A FREAKING CREATOR POINT
i guess then just try to focus on making a good level, as much as you can :P
idk any good advice i never got a creator point eitherrrrr
thanks for making this video. ive been "working" on a level for a friend's gdps that ill later upload to gd and i insist on finishing in 2.1 but i barely have the time to work on it and when i do i feel like working on my other projects. taking inspiration from things outside of gd is an amazing trick and i found out about it through a similar pattern i began to see in fan-derivative works of everywhere at the end of time, where the ones that really caught on had inspiration taken from events that happened to them or other big experimental music artists and ones that were mishmashes of preexisting ideas got boring. i want to build gd levels because i like the music and thats why i am building this level ive felt stuck with for months, but i am proud of how its coming even though its hard to build
One of the best advice videos I saw in a long time. Thank you so much, and happy birthday again!
Yooo thank you so much, glad you liked it :)
This made me cry btw the comparison part has some music that makes me sad "and the pit of demotivation" is really a good quote to never ever compare to others because fun is better than comparation so this actually get me some kind of motive
I find that most of my inspiration comes from songs and then can connect them to an idea. I wouldn't start by (and would not enjoy) just opening the editor without any ideas. It's also very motivating to make a small piece of deco that looks really good because if you feel like the level is going nowhere you are reminded of that piece of deco and know that you are capable of making a good level.
For inspiration I also play/ look in the editor of levels from nasgubb, subwoofer and jamattack and try to use some of their techniques in my own levels. For example using only the detail on brick objects and outlining structures with non- straight lines.
I'm glad you mentioned it's important not to try too hard to be different because you can tell when a level is a Nasgubb level, or a Presta level, or a Wulzy level. That's just how the creative process works for different people. You might not be able to tell whether a level is a Giraffleger level just yet, but that's fine.
I did make a full length level, which I worked on and off for about a year, but I couldn't get any feedback on it for a few months because I had no luck with level requests, and the first feedback said it wasn't rate worthy. Which is very important! Because that at least meant that I'd have to make another better level and stop getting too excited for it to get rated, which is what I'm working on now. If you're interested to see what it is, the name of the upcoming level is 'Surface Tension' and I have a few previews of it on my account (I am NOT trying to advertise it though). Which shows that criticism is very important if it's from the right sources, because the level might turn out well, featured even. Who knows
I have been having trouble with motivation with me, trying to become an artist because I used to watch art UA-camrs and they were way way better than me and I always hear people say don’t worry you’ll get better or something along the lines of don’t think about that you’ll get to their level eventually but nobody ever said there will always be someone better than you at certain weird things or popular things or things that nobody even knows about besides you and a random guy but no matter what you do there will still be someone better at one certain thing and to not compare yourself to bigger people who have been doing this for way way longer at first I didn’t really understand that but I took your video and all I did was replace Geometry Dash editor and level making with art and drawing painting and stuff. thank you for opening my eyes.
Here's some tips I have - Don't be afraid to make mistakes and create as much as possible. I may not have creator points, but I've been creating for a long time. I lost all of my motivation to continue last year, and I would always compare myself to those who made better gameplay than me, which made me less motivated which resulted in me not putting as much effort, then the cycle repeats. The only reason I came out of that was because of another youtube video I saw, and after that I had an idea to make and verify a challenge daily. This renewed my self confidence and I've never really have gotten demotivated again, although I stopped my daily challenge series (I can't verify the 25th one and I don't want to nerf it even more), I still continue to create and enjoy the process months later
Such a good video my guy! Really nailed this one. Every point u made is completely true and should be extremely helpful for creators on all levels :))
Thanks so much bro, glad it was helpful!!!
I feel as if #5 hit harder and is extremely relatable. As I have had such a struggle with this because to me, it showed what level HAS to be like instead of just doing it for fun. I’m glad you covered that 😭
This really helped in my level creations!
this is the best advice id ever had for the past few days of trying to create my first gd level, nothing really felt new to me as much as the last mistake
so basically theres this game called undertale and another game called fnaf, im trying fo make an undertale fangame which has a few aspects of fnaf in the game just for fun, youre probably saying now “yeah its just another guy that wants to make something entirely new” well actually no its just that i felt like making a whole game in gd like i did in gamemaker
one thing thats stopping me from making progress is me comparing myself to the original game and fnaf as well, i always think that im not actually making something too similar, and then felt like “dude everyones gonna hate the level whos gonna even play it” and ended up quitting, i saw this video, im back on track
I completely agree with this vid. It changed when I started to interacting and get feedback in the sv like gdcs, I improved so much. Instead of some silly straight fly layout, now I can decorate it. The only thing that stop me from getting CP is demotivation and school. School took so much time and when I suddenly have motivation, it gone really fast… 😢😢😢
Great video man, keep it up bro! x)
Thank you homie :)
0:35 Ausk: 1st mistake - not showing your work
3:38 Also Ausk: just do my own thing and don't care what others say
Logic???
I think the logic is quite clear. The video goes in order: first, if you want to improve, learn to take feedback from other creators; then, learn to balance feedback with what you want to do, because changing everything you do can be overwhelming; lastly, if you are overwhelmed, just relax a bit and make stuff for fun without worrying too much about improvement or getting feedback. The video gives you different approaches to creating depending on your own goals, and it's up to you individually to know what are yours
@@auskgd ok
This is a great video! I only wish I knew a few of these before I finished my part in a collab lmao
I agree with everything said, especially having fun in the editor. I find myself building just to finish my levels more often than I actually enjoy myself in the editor, its exhausting lol.
That being said, im throwing your “Comparing yourself to others” advice out the window XD! I’ve always had big dreams when I first started creating, and I never really got any satisfaction building a level like all the other creators I see. I wanted to build big levels, I wanted to impress myself and others with my creations, and It didn’t happen by building the same generic level over and over.
Of course, I tried on my own, and got a good start by building “Overdosed on Tynelol”. It was pretty good for what I wanted it to be, and for what I was capable of, it showed off my best at the time. It was around this time I met Typical, and we hit off pretty well. We started talking and we had a lot in common creating wise. We both loved effects, fast paced visuals, and eventually we got our first rated levels. After that, we started to get competitive (at least I think we got competitive lol), seeing who could make a better effect than the other, who can make the better visuals, who can be friends with these super cool creators. It just kept going and going and we tried to out build the other. I created a wavy effect that was mind blowing, Typical created one of the coolest epics at the time “Sky Oddysey”. Things like that and it kept going, there was just so much we had to prove.
Then one day, typical just disappears. He stopped talking, he stopped making levels, we stopped the competition. Honestly, this really messed with me, because I never met anyone like Typical again. I never met anyone that had a creating style so similar to mine, who understood how to make their levels come alive, who understood the secrets to phenomenal visuals. I just felt like I was missing half of me. And since then, I haven’t really pushed myself to be as creative as I was. Sure I made a couple more levels that blew even my expectations for myself, but It just didn’t feel genuine. One was made in 5 days with some touch ups months later, another was a Frankenstein of whatever, another is “just a modern level”. I just don’t feel like I’m pushing myself anymore.
So yes, comparing myself to someone pushed me to become the creator I am today. I would never have accomplished what I have if it wasn’t for comparing myself, and I am very grateful for having someone to compete against. To those wanting to achieve the dream of being a creating legend, I recommend comparing yourself to someone in your league. Maybe even a league above yours and getting on their level. Never settle for good enough, only your best
Comparing yourself and looking up to someone in a competitive manner are entirely different things, and the former is not sustainable. Comparison in the way I put in the video is the type of comparison that brings you down. A new creator looking at a fantastic level by an experienced one and thinking "I'll never do something like this" doesn't benefit them nor does it give them motivation to keep creating. Now, looking up to someone would make you think "I want to make something like this", and if you put the extra competitiveness spice, "I will do something better than this". Still, the latter can sometimes be unrealistic, so looking up to people is the best and most sustainable and healthy option to be motivated to create in my opinion. Comparing what you do to what others do generally doesn't bring anything positive in that regard from how I see it. Look up to others, only compare yourself to yourself.
This video is cool and all, but any level I create wont be rated anyway and have like 20 plays bc I am nowhere popular in the community. And that’s the most demovating thing ever for me.
As someone with only 3 creator points, this video actually helped me understand this whole creating thing out a lot better, thank you for this advice :) ❤
Id like to add on to the first one that feedback becomes less and less important the better you get. Eventually you can self rely and still get an outside opinion from your friends and such
A lot of feedback givers, while meaning well, can be really negative and rude or biased and it makes it very hard to get useful feedback
This was the perfect video to watch after being really demotivated after struggling hard to make a good block design.
Such a great video! Couldn't agree more :)
Thanks so much!!!!
Where's the video?
Gone
bro thank you so much this helped so muschhhh!!!!!
3:06 I always compare my levels to the lowest of the low quality rated levels. It gives a sort of dominance and superiority, though you’ve gotta use it wisely. If you compare your level to a “bad” rated level and see it as better than yours, it can really crush your motivation.
This video is outstanding. I already know most of the topics except the comparaison wich is one of my main problem but still pretty useful! And the editing is amazing love this video ❤
Also pinterest is so useful I agree
For me the worst thing in creating is I am never satisfied with my work enough, I only have 3 (soon 4) full length levels that I would consider to be maybe rate worthy? I have/had like over 50 level ideas with all different themes that I just cannot build. Sad building noises
"it's just a game" also ausk:creates inspirational speech to keep players motivated
I’ve just started creating recently and I’ve been somewhat inspired to make a level using “I shot the sheriff” song and have it be slow moving and chill. I’ve realized I have a lot more fun when I DONT care and I make more slow moving and less intense gameplay so I can appreciate my own work (it’s still unfinished and just a layout right now though)
yep!
@@auskgddo you want to see what I have so far
“It’s just a video game”
-famous last words
"Inspiration is everywhere"
I deadass got an idea for a block design from a water bottle 😭
yo the real ausk
i didn't know you also made youtube
you are amazing, i will try some of the tips
(sorry for my ugly english)
This was actually really good, as someone trying to get my first rated level
Goodluck
Thank you for the kind words. Good luck :)
AUSK UPLOAD LETS GOOOOOOOO
Good video Ausk
Comparison depends on people’s psychology. Having fun doesn’t depend. Nice video
But i'm still strugling to make stuff in game tho can you help me with that like i dont know which blocks gonna make it looks good stuff like that i usually just use like some blocks and make it small and just copy and paste it for the deco
I want to see what that "Hatapon" level is, something Patapon related perhaps?
Thats my level Hatapon! It appears in the video a few times
Well, it's good to know that I have the inspiration one nailed down. Every time I hear a song I see a level playing in my mind 😅
Honestly I clicked on this thinking it was just gonna be some corny and generic tips but this is actually really good. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the tips were and it's honestly great advice. I definitely should've heard this back in 2018-2021 ngl. But great video man
Yo hearing this makes me really happy. I'm really you and other people found this to be helpful because that was the goal. Thanks so much for commenting :)
Watching this while making my best level yet is a very good timing
I just want to know how to make a good decoration that is star-rated worthy.
Thanks you for the video,also i struggling with organising colors channels,can you make a video on it cuz for a new creator like me is looks like a mess
I could do that!
@@auskgd thanks you,he will be really helpful for guys like me
that'd be nice yeah, ive noticed there are many ways ppl work with that stuff and ive legit no idea what is best or more optimal
0:38 no way I am hidden in the video 🤯
As a Layout creator, I will take this to heart. Creating Layouts I enjoy, but I can't decorate Meh
the last point is so true
i mark under every word
Being a creator without discord is honestly really hard
Joining the GD Creators Discord Server was the worst mistake of my life. I HATE the people in that server. I kept getting pestered to death about my horrible creations that I was previously happy about and I would have meltdowns in real life that I wish the people could see behind the incredibly "hostile" messages I was sending so that they would stop ruining my life. I tried telling them. And what happened? THEY DIDN'T CARE! This community is, other than the editor, the main reason I like this game so much. But at the same time, it the the main reason I hate it so much. And I keep being told the same crap over and over again, like, "Oh, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others!!" I'M TIRED OF HEARING IT! Is that all people can think of to say? I can't just NOT compare myself to others when everybody else FORCES me to! I also get told a lot that crating is about having fun. And I had fun. Until I joined the server and all my creations got hammered down as worthless garbage. Then it was impossible to have fun. When I tried to talk with the other people about it, they said stuff like "cope" or they didn't care at all and kept bullying me. You said in this video that if the person's feedback doesn't fit what you want to make, don't change your level. I agree that my opinion matters for my level more than those jerks'. But they all act like my own opinion doesn't matter.
Whew, that was an essay. Now just to wait for people to reply and tell me that I'm wrong like they always do
I agree. I don't give feedback often and I don't post my own work, but when I do give feedback I always try to point out what I like about someone's creation before giving my thoughts on how to improve it, if I have any. Sometimes I will just say it looks good to me. Just saying "this looks good" about someone's creation can be all your feedback needs to be, and the creator would most likely appreciate it.
Also, to your complaint about people - Internet users are many different ages with different maturities. Saying stuff like "cope" is funny to some people, and annoying to others (like me). Months ago I said I was dropping Catacylsm after 50k attempts and I got laughed at. Grinding that level completely drained me out of any desire to play anything hard for months, and I've only just gotten that motivation back, after beating Faster.
I know you said you're tired of hearing this, but you really shouldn't compare yourself to others. Here's why: With the internet, never before has it been so easy to see how you stack up compared to other people. Which means, never before has it been so easy for your brain to take a look at someone else, say "I will never be that good", and demotivate you, and make you feel like trash. As Ausk said in the video, there will always be someone better than you. While this is typically true, you should not take it as "I should never try my best". Always try your best. Do it for yourself, not for others. Social media in general makes it really easy for you to feel bad about yourself. Don't let it do that to you. I take a look at some of my art, then I look at Culuc's stuff, and I'm nowhere close. So what am I going to do, complain and whine about how I will never be as good? No. I'm going to look at how he does stuff, and try to emulate him. I'm going to find inspiration and learn new things.
A final point, I've learned a lot about the Internet over the years I've been on it. It's a lot to sum up, but my best advice is: don't let it get to you, and don't take it too seriously, unless you know the people you're talking to well. Don't let it live your life for you, tell you what to like and what is fun.
uh this is kinda long. lol. uh TL;DR: Internet sucks, be better than it. Also use blending glow!
I think you should do your best to ignore hateful comments. If they were actually hostile, they bring nothing good to the table and there's no need to pay any attention to them. Be confident in what you make, even if it's something bad at first. We all have our own pacing when it comes to creating. I, for one, used to make comically bad design/layout levels, and looking back I'm glad I just kept going. Always remember to only take actual feedback. Anything that is hostile isn't feedback. Furthermore, responding to hatred with hatred never works, and only makes the problem last for longer. If you saw something genuinely concerning or that breaks the rules of said server, report it to a staff member. Regardless of that, take your own time with creating and try creating for yourself a bit more rather than waiting or expecting for people's approval or positive feedback. Not everyone likes the same stuff
@@auskgd someone once told me if you look back at your past self and cringe, you've improved. But honestly, I think Space Adventure (my second level ever) was my creating peak, and nothing I have ever made has come close to it.
Thank you for this. 😊
Its just a video game : a wise man
I recently started creating and it is really demotivating since a level that would take me hundreds of hours can be made in a day by someone experienced
That's kinda how it works for everything. If you're getting into any type of art, something that would take you many hours to make can take a professional artist just a few minutes. That shouldn't discourage you from being an artist, tho, if anything it should inspire you to improve at said art. We will never start something and be excellent at it from the beginning, and we have to be realistic about that.
you make the best videos bro (along with vit12)
I also think people shouldnt really see creating as just creating, its art what you creators are working with. Art is subjective, do what you think is good, and as you mentioned about inspiration, its very important in any artform.
You guys arent creators in just some video game, you're an artist!!
This man has so much wisdom
please do how to deco 2.2
thanks
great video, thank you for the advice :3
WHY DO YOU HAVE 75 ON SPLIT PATH???????????
thank you
so much
there will always be someone better than you at everything, it doesn't mean you're bad or not good enough
i have so many ideas for levels but i lose all motivation when i can't make good gameplau
Cool video
0:31 I really want to use this sound effect in my videos, what's it's name?
metal pipe falling
Thanks 👍
good video but im not in the mood for like 50 seconds of buildup everytime i want to get a tip
Now I'm motivated...
...Motivated to kill jump indicators tha look like spikes 😃
And creating good levels, of course
The legend himself is back
we are back!!!
Why is the first half of the video GD tips and the other half therapy tips?
But yeah cool vid! :) (also we have the same cube)
Good video but uhh both gd creators and xDijis discord links are the same
Layout creator: 🥱🤑
Deco/solo level creators: 😭💀
ik this is completely unrelated to the video, but Ausk if you're reading this could you please fix that impossible coin of yours that was mentioned on stream a while back?
been really busy sorry, i'll get to it eventually
@@auskgd as long as you get to it i'm happy, i just thought you might have forgotten. thanks for replying :)
Thx
I always get feedback from a gd youtuber with 9k subs no bragging
This video helped alot
Kianna: Dude this sucks
Thanks bruh
awesome video i liked it :D
Thank you
yes
I can make a level with decent gameplay but it won't look good
Where is the video?
The only creator that doesn't have others better than them is bli
I dont care about rate I just wanna make a level that doesn't suck
ausk how do you feel about rodents?
Having fun is the most important
feels like the vid should have ended there
This also applies for the people playing the level,
i.e. good gameplay,
for which guides do exist and I am making more of.
Just got an idea
number 1: clicking the create button
I am not old enough to get discord
Yeaaaah babyyyy
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It was good video but showing your progress to other people is impossible
Discord people are extremely arrogant, they only know how to complain and devalue your work, I say this from experience
If you didn't find people that give proper feedback, you can always try a different server or a different time. Surprisingly, sometimes smaller servers may be better
it doesn't suck btw ❤