neigefeuI built this level over about 5 weeks and 150 hours, and it is most certainly my best gameplay and hardest level, both built and beaten. After 3 days and 18,361 attempts, here I present to you, Acu!
Acu is a Latin root, used in words like acupuncture and acute, meaning sharp. The named seemed fitting for an extreme demon.
I have some thank-you's and acknowledgements to make: To my playtesters, @YakobNugget , @AeonAir , @Luqualizer , @TrusTa , 13spades, @npesta , @crohn44 , and @GoldenTG , thank you all for the highly helpful feedback and recommendations. This level would be bad without you guys. Huge thank you to @Luqualizer for this footage, I couldn't record it myself because it was causing lag spikes and making verification way harder than it needed to be. Another huge thank you to @AeonAir , who supported Acu from creation through to publication, and being a great help.
IMPORTANT NOTICE -- This footage was recorded prior to my verification, so the version published in GD will have a few minor nerfs and visual fixes in places.
The level is not yet uploaded, but once this premiere finishes it will be published.
Acu by neigefeu (Me) Extreme Demon || Geometry Dash 2.11neigefeu2020-04-22 | I built this level over about 5 weeks and 150 hours, and it is most certainly my best gameplay and hardest level, both built and beaten. After 3 days and 18,361 attempts, here I present to you, Acu!
Acu is a Latin root, used in words like acupuncture and acute, meaning sharp. The named seemed fitting for an extreme demon.
I have some thank-you's and acknowledgements to make: To my playtesters, @YakobNugget , @AeonAir , @Luqualizer , @TrusTa , 13spades, @npesta , @crohn44 , and @GoldenTG , thank you all for the highly helpful feedback and recommendations. This level would be bad without you guys. Huge thank you to @Luqualizer for this footage, I couldn't record it myself because it was causing lag spikes and making verification way harder than it needed to be. Another huge thank you to @AeonAir , who supported Acu from creation through to publication, and being a great help.
IMPORTANT NOTICE -- This footage was recorded prior to my verification, so the version published in GD will have a few minor nerfs and visual fixes in places.
The level is not yet uploaded, but once this premiere finishes it will be published.
This level was a lot of fun to make and play, I'm so glad to have it finished for all of you to play (if you want). Thanks for all the support :)neigefeu is movingneigefeu2024-05-02 | Made in After Effects, about 9 hours of work ‼️sunward (DEMON) by neigefeu (me)neigefeu2023-07-13 | New level! This one came from a layout I made a few weeks back and liked enough I wanted it to be in a full level. Definitely not one of my serious or big releases, more of a casual thing that I had a lot of fun making.
I'm pretty happy with these coins so if you want to try to find them yourself I wouldn't watch the second half of the video which shows the coin path.
Maybe medium–hard demon?
Thanks to Lumpy, Smiffy, Presta, and Pepper360 for playtesting!
Song: "Oasis" by LLAAPPSSEE newgrounds.com/audio/listen/982270How Hard is MERISMOS? [TOP 10 CHALLENGE]neigefeu2022-08-15 | [***Hacks and botting used for showcase purposes***]
Since this challenge is a bit hard to fully grasp the difficulty of, here's a showcase of just the gameplay on its own.
The structures in the challenge have a steeper angle than the 2x1 slope, and the hitboxes reflect the actual shape of those structures in the challenge. In this video, I changed those hitboxes to a 2x1 slope as it doesn't change the difficulty at all and is a much more understandable setup.
Thanks for watching![TOP 75 CHALLENGE] Scrap Metal by neigefeu (me)neigefeu2022-08-01 | [HACKED/BOTTED FOR SHOWCASE PURPOSES] To be verified by @fergon6839
New challenge! I had a lot of fun working with this funnygame-inspired design style and couldn't help but make the gameplay gimmicky like always. Not really made to be a masterpiece or anything, but I had fun with it and am still happy with the end result.
Big thanks to @fnm04 for the recording and @KINGTONY6 for the thumbnail, you both really made this video possible.
Song: Clutterfunk by Waterflame ID: N/A[Top 3 Challenge] Garden by neigefeu (me) Showcaseneigefeu2022-01-12 | To be verified by @ZamasuGD
Here's a change of pace! I made a really, really hard challenge. This is just the showcase, the actual level is being verified by Zamasu right now, who estimated it to be somewhere in the top 3, along with Final Fantasy and VSC. I tried my best to make a challenge really difficult and still fun, and I feel that has been at least somewhat successful.
Noclip was used for showcase purposes only. Footage from @ZamasuGD
Thanks for watching!so by neigefeu (me) || (3*)neigefeu2022-01-05 | Here it is! I finally finished making this level after 623 days (1.7 years)! I began working on this level just after Acu, and all the levels I have released between then and now (past, a stroll, VEIL, and RUST) have been what I would call 'break levels' -- just to have some time off from working on this level. The original plan was for this level to be 2 minutes 35 seconds, going up to nearly the end of the song, but working beyond what I have made here proved to be challenging, boring, repetitive, and uninspiring. I made decent progress towards that goal, but ended up deleting it as it just wasn't up to snuff. I am much happier with the level being in this state than not being published at all, as I would consider it my best work, as said in the title. I love every single part in this level to bits, and aside from the somewhat abrupt end I could not be happier with how it turned out. I have only a very rough estimate, but I would say that I have spent at least 350 hours working on this level over the last year and a half, and I am just so happy and relieved to have it out for all you guys :)
The theme I chose for this level relates to the title, one of the definitions of the word 'so' is as follows: "to the same extent (used in comparisons)." I wanted this level to have opposites used to the same extent, including: - light and dark - in and out of focus - nature and construction I think that I executed these themes pretty well, though they did end up being kind of loose themes in the end, but no matter.
The coins I am quite proud of, so I figured I might as well show the coin route after the showcase.
First coin - a question mark shows up for a second near the start of the robot, which brings up a riddle saying, "you must live in the past." Immediately after that is what looks like a normal jump, but if you follow the riddle and wait a little longer you'll see that you can go into the hitbox a little, they're shifted over two blocks to the right. If you do this successfully, then the level will move so the gameplay will sync up with the song again. Even the coin itself has a shifted hitbox, which is something I am really excited to show off as I think it's a cool trick.
Second Coin - In the second ship, you can see a small key flashing just to the right of a structure, and if you get this key then you gain access to one of the six pots that are placed throughout the final robot section. Running into the first of these pots brings up and exclamation point telling the player they did something. This makes the other five pots appear and be able to be knocked over as well. Near the end of the robot you can see a structure that has six small squares on it, and for every pot you knock over, one of the squares fades away. If you get all six of these pots, then the coin will appear in front of the structure.
Inspiration: Eternelle Vehemence by Vrymer Little Soul by Vrymer Monument Valley
Thanks to my playtesters:
Modern Kiddos Knoeppel Moosh Kr1t Toughfey Viprin Vermillion Para
Thanks for watching :)RUST by neigefeu (me) EXTREME DEMONneigefeu2021-07-26 | RUST is finally here! Started back in October, this project has been in the works for about 10 months. I am extremely proud of the end result of this level, not only in visuals but also in gameplay. This level is a showcase of some of my best gimmicks and challenging/unusual gameplay, and I could not have felt better about it.
This footage is hacked solely for showcase purposes. The actual level has been buffed from the version seen here and the verification can be found on Keir's channel. Big thanks to @Arb71703 for the footage!
Many of you may know I tried to beat this level on my own before giving it to Keir to verify. I regret using so much time on the level, I should have given it to someone else much sooner. I am quite proud of myself though for sticking it out for 88,300 attempts. To put that in perspective, the 1 second after you die before the next attempt begins over the verification took up 24.5 hours. I feel any more time spent on the level would have not been worth it even if I did beat it. I know I made the right choice for my own sanity and for the level (so you guys can actually get to play it).
This is the hardest level I will ever make, and it won't be for everyone. I strongly recommend paying attention to your mind in general, but especially when playing this level make sure to check if you're actually having fun. If you're just frustrated at any point the healthiest option may be to stop playing it. I make hard things to give people a challenge, not to make them frustrated, stressed, etc. Please take care.
INFO ABOUT THE LEVEL: ID: 71912451 Difficulty: Extreme demon (Estimates of placement tended to be around 10-20 on the list) Objects: 39,061 Length: 1:24
Song "Outlaw" by Creo youtu.be/8QAWb719Pzg Thanks @CreoMusic for the awesome song! Your work never disappoints, you made this entire project possible. Thank you.
I want to thank some folks for helping me out in one way or another:
To Keir (verifier), You're nuts. You are too fast. Thank you for helping me get this level out, your contribution as a playtester and a verifier was huge. Go sub to him! youtube.com/channel/UC6_fUA7ddHL_2J239e8O-Iw
To my playtesters @AeonAir, @SakuraaEve, @crohn44, @GDMoosh, @Blathers, Floppy, @GuitarHeroStyles, @Jenkins-GD, Talia, Zipi, @Arb71703, @Kapinapi_, @tempgd, @Zeronium, @DoggieDasher, @ViewSonic, @Dorami, @Coopersuper8, @leslieldb, @marwec, 13spades, @zmarc-, Knoeppel, rSteel, @Luqualizer, @GoldenTG, @briantheburger, HarryS, @RGreesh, and Keir, Thank you very much. Every one of you helped out in one way or another, and each of you made the level better. Thank you.
I want to also thank GeoStorm for the for the support over the course of this level's creation and verification. You guys kept me going and gave valuable advice and suggestions that made the level better. Thank you.
Lastly I want to thank you! Taking any amount of time out of your life to support me, this level, or anyone involved with it is greatly appreciated. You guys are a big part of my motivation, and I cannot thank you enough.Paradiddle by neigefeu (me) || Hard/Insane Demonneigefeu2021-06-26 | Hey folks, here's a short level I made for fun when I got bored of trying to beat RUST. That level is still on the way, but just not yet. This level was a nice idea in my opinion because I've never seen a level that teaches/reinforces percussion rudiments. This level is 2 player, which makes each icon in the dual controlled independently. I have spaced out spikes the proper distance to maintain 16th note paradiddles for the entirety of the level. As for the difficulty, I have no idea. I didn't find it very hard because I already have experience with paradiddles but I can see other people struggling with it if it's entirely new to them, so I feel hard/insane demon is fair.
enjoy!RUST Final Preview (Hardest Solo Extreme)neigefeu2021-02-12 | Watch me make this on twitch: twitch.tv/neigefeu_
Shouldn't be too long now! Gameplay is finished, all that's left is to finish up the decoration at the drop, then verification begins! The next video for RUST you'll be seeing is the final showcase along with the publishing of the level. Final stretch!
Everything seen in this video is about 9,000 objects.
#Modern #Effect #GeometryDasha stroll by neigefeu (me) Normal 3*neigefeu2021-01-28 | Here's a level I uploaded in GD two months ago, but never got around to making an upload for.
Made in about 8 hours, purely for fun. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for watching!RUST Preview II (Hardest Solo Extreme)neigefeu2021-01-04 | You can find me building this on twitch, check it out if you like :) twitch.tv/neigefeu_
Not 100% sure of the difficulty, but so far playtesters have generally said around top 20 on the list.
Hacks were used only for showcasing purposes.past by neigefeu (me) XXL Easy Demonneigefeu2020-11-17 | Hi, thanks for watching! I made this in 30 hours total as a challenge for myself to see how quickly I could create a level, and I have to say I am very happy with the results! Built in 4 hour chunks, with some extra fixes at the end (made in one week). I would highly recommend trying this kind of building out, I had a great time making the level and it didn't take 6 months to make. Let me know what you guys think, I'd love to hear your thoughts! I present to you, "past."
Thanks to Viprin for the footage, and in the unlikely event you don't know who he is, I would highly recommend his channel for high quality playthroughs and reviews.
Big thanks to those who playtested: Para, Viprin, Juniper, Modern Kiddos, and CamGotBitten
Level ID: 65244783
Thanks for watching!RUST - Extreme Demon Layout (Noclip/Cut)neigefeu2020-11-03 | Here's the layout for my upcoming extreme demon! I was inspired by Crohn44 and KrmaL, and wanted to try my hand at that thoughtful and minimal gameplay style. So here it is! Here are some quick facts: - This is supposed to be somewhere in the top 50, although I have heard estimates around top 10-20. - I have started decorating this already, and will be trying a somewhat different style - I will be verifying this, which even with fps bypass will take a very long time. Possible nerfs in the future.
Let me know what you guys think! Thanks for watching
Song "Outlaw" by Creo youtu.be/8QAWb719PzgHitbox Challengeneigefeu2020-10-06 | Just a little challenge I made and verified on mobile exploiting gd hitboxes. Try it for yourself — ID: 64398563 (published on my alt account, “nei”)
Song - Solo by MuteHero100 by neigefeu (me) || Geometry Dash 2.11neigefeu2020-03-08 | A level I made in a few hours as a challenge, only rule is only 100 objects! Challenge inspired by RNBW who made the first of these 100 object levels. It was a neat challenge, but don’t expect anything good as 100 goes reeeally quickly.
Song: Obelisk by 1f1n1ty ID: 60089704Part for an upcoming collabneigefeu2020-02-28 | Oh yeah oh yeahAAH Layout by neigefeu (Me) || Geometry Dash 2.11neigefeu2019-12-28 | Hey guys, here's an easy demon layout I've been working on the last few days. I took some inspiration from TamaN and Nasgubb as you might notice. I focused on unique but enjoyable gameplay, and I think it ended up better than I was expecting (yes, everything is player colors). DISCLAIMER: I can't record anything very well, the layout does in fact sync in-game, but not in the video. My apologies for that.
Try the level for yourself: 58915995 In-game name: "Aah Layout" Difficulty: Easy Demon
Song: "Shattered" by MafiaPineapple newgrounds.com/audio/listen/681101Ambu by neigefeu (Me) || 3* level || Geometry Dash 2.1neigefeu2019-12-08 | My newest level, in the works for 7 months. Tons of effort went into this one, and I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did building it :) Thanks for the support everyone! Level: Ambu Creator: neigefeu Song: Rosen Grove by Koraii newgrounds.com/audio/listen/833000Aer by neigefeu (me) (2*)neigefeu2019-04-25 | I finally finished a level! My last solo level was several months ago, I’m so glad to be back with another level. This one is inspired by “Eternity” by Thomartin. Sorry about the lagging and quality of the video, I didn’t have time to properly record it so I screenrecorded my livestream lmao. Anyways thanks for watching!
ID: 55215779 Song: Partner Theme Remix by 1f1n1ty
(:Layering Effect Tutorial || Geometry Dash 2.1neigefeu2019-03-03 | A little tutorial, don't expect anything very good quality wise, I'm not very familiar with the editing software I'm using. I hope this tutorial helps, be sure to like and subscribe if you found it helpful :)
Song: Wistful Wish by OcularNebula youtube.com/watch?v=KsjOoxu5gNYHard Demon Layout (free to copy)neigefeu2019-02-18 | I made a layout and thought, “I should upload this.” So here it is.
ID: 52956264 Song: Creo - Place on FireMinigame demon previewneigefeu2019-02-16 | Upcoming easy demon, this is really hard to build lol
Song: [future garage - house] Samatala (collab with Meremix by GoldheartsenpaiPreview of upcoming mc :) | Geometry Dash 2.113neigefeu2018-11-02 | A new mc that I’m excited to be working on :)Preview of my upcoming level :) | Geometry Dash 2.113neigefeu2018-10-28 | Preview of my new level! I say new very loosely, I started 6 months ago lol. Since the time I recorded this, I’ve added more details and things, so don’t look at it as a completely full end result just yet. I’ve made a lot more than I’ve shown here, I just wanted to give a little taste of the level for you guys, especially considering this one has taken me longer than my other levels.
Song: Within the Sadness (1f1n1ty RMX) Song ID: 669275Thisse - Kewl | Geometry Dash 2.13 | CLNS #3neigefeu2018-10-09 | This is a cool level, especially by a creator I’ve never heard of before. My favorite part would have to be the first cube, around 15%. I like the sync and the colors, although I think the level could have been optimized a little better and could have a bit more movement. Overall, it’s a good modern level with good vibes :) nice job Thisse!
Level name: Kewl Creator: Thisse ID: 49351564 Song: Just Kidding! By ZelgeonCancelGD - PiX | CLNS #2 | Geometry Dash [2.11]neigefeu2018-09-17 | This is a nice level by CancelGD. I’ve never heard of the creator before, and they don’t yet have any cp. I like the colors in the level a lot, although the design could get a little empty at times. The gameplay is pretty easy to sightread and syncs reasonably well. Overall I don’t see why it shouldn’t get at least rated, probably five stars.
Creator name and level: CancelGD - PiX ID: 48993704 Song: Creo - Crystallize Song ID: 810618
CLNS stands for Cool Levels that Need Stars, it’s a series of levels that I’ll post videos about to get them some more attention. For the most part I’ll only post them if they’re worth a rate or more, but probably with a few exceptions. (:
The last video was also a CLNS but I forgot to put it in the title or desc, so here it is now.Fir3wall & More - Aloneneigefeu2018-09-17 | An interesting level I’d say, one of my favorite components is that there are multiple simulated random triggers in the level, meaning a part you play the first attempt may be replaced by another. Overall I’d say the difficulty is about 4 stars, but since parts of it are randomized 5 is probably closer. A few parts aren’t quite as good as others, but most of it, mixed with the random aspect, makes me think it’s probably worth a feature. Also on a more personal note, this is my first Youtube video :) I’ll try to upload some good levels when I find them, as well as maybe some previews of my own levels.