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Electrodynamix

2014-12-30T19:43:35Z

190.177.222.172: /* Trivia */ Added a fact

{{Infobox level
|name = Electrodynamix
|image = File:electrod15.jpg
|imagewidth = 250
|created = 1.7
|levelnumber = 15
|difficulty = [[File:Insane.png|25px]] Insane
|musiccreator = DJ-Nate
|musicdate = December 5, 2010
|precededby = [[Clubstep]]
|normalmode = [[File:Icon 15.png|21px]]Icon 12 stars <br /> (Electrodynamix!)
|sequences = Cube, Ship, Ball, UFO
|portals = Gravity, Size, Speed
|practicemode = Color <br /> (Electromaniac)
|followedby = [[Hexagon Force]]|caption =Playing Electrodynamix in x3 Speed, Small Ship. A round background and a gravity portal is seen. }}
'''[[Electrodynamix]]''' is the fifteenth level in Geometry Dash. It was added in [[Update 1.7]] on May 21, 2014 with a rating of insane. New blocks and the speed portals were added to this update.

==Description==
Electrodynamix introduces the speed portals, but only two are shown on the level, the double speed (green) and the triple speed (pink). You start the level with normal speed, then the double speed starts, while half way in the level, the triple speed is triggered, making it significantly harder.

This level has some new features as well. The colors of the background on the first rocket and UFO paths are the same''' '''as the player's primary and secondary colors, so be careful. Bright colors make the UFO path very hard since the spikes are hard to be seen, so it is advised to use darker colors.

The hardest parts of this level are the rocket segments during triple speed and mini mode. It generally takes lots of tries (on practice mode) to handle the control of the rocket while passing narrow paths, so you have to be very careful on the rocket.

== Secret Coin ==
* At the first shrunken UFO, slide through two gears that contain the secret coin.. An alternate way to get it is to go under it and press 4 times to get it.
* After the ball section, jump two blue jump rings and not the yellow one. Get the secret coin and jump to keep going.
* After the shrunken ball section, jump on the purple and yellow jump ring. The trick is to not jump on the blue ring. Then jump to clear off a gap. You will hit a blue ring, then continue.

==Trivia==
* Besides the level which introduces the Speed Portals, this level also introduces the mechanic which the background color is the same as the player's colors (mostly notable on the first rocket path and the UFO path).
* It is the first level without a coin in a rocket segment of the level.
* It is the first level which introduced the blocks with colors.
* Electrodynamix is the only level where you can crash at 99%(Crash at the last spike to achieve 99%). This used to be the criteria for the "So Close..." achievement until Update 1.9, which nerfed the progress needed to 95%.
* Electrodynamix is also the only level where you can crash at 0%. This is useless tough.
* Despite Electrodynamix's degree of difficulty, [[Hexagon Force]] and [[Theory of Everything]] all reward the same amount of stars (12). Many consider Electrodynamix much harder than these levels.
* There is an error in Electrodynamix. In the beginning, after you land on a pole/stick, one of the wavy spikes is missing.

== Walkthrough ==
[[File:"Geometry Dash" lvl 15 - Electrodynamix (100%)|thumb|center|300px]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="148" columns="3">
Electrodynamix.jpg|The level selector
Icon 15.png|Icon unlocked after completing in Normal Mode.
Thss.jpg
Coin1ed.png|First coin.
Coin2ed.png|Second coin
Coin3ed.png|Third coin.
</gallery>
[[Category:Levels]]

Hexagon Force

2014-12-30T03:16:47Z

190.177.222.172: /* Trivia */ added the speed glitch

{{Infobox level
|name = Hexagon Force
|created = [[Update 1.8]]
|levelnumber = 16
|difficulty = [[File:Insane.png|25px]] Insane
|musiccreator = Waterflame
|musicdate = March 1, 2014
|image = File:Hexagon.PNG
|imagewidth = 250
|precededby = [[Electrodynamix]]
|normalmode = [[File:Icon 16.png|21px]] Icon 42 <br />[[File:Star.png|23px]] 12 stars (Hexagon Force)
|practicemode = [[File:Color 19 01.png|21px]] Primary Dark Grey Color (Hexagonest)
|sequences = Cube, ship, ball, UFO
|followedby = [[Blast Processing]]
|portals = Gravity, size, dual, speed|caption = Playing Hexagon Force, currently in Dual Mode. A hexagon background is seen.}}'''Hexagon Force''' is the sixteenth level in [[Geometry Dash]]. It is also the sixth insane difficulty level. It was released on [[Update 1.8]].

==Introduction==

On June 30, 2014, [[Robert Topala]] posted a sneak peek image on Twitter, reading ''Can You Guess the Next Song?'' The image also displayed pictures of a water drop, flame, and a hexagon. Topala referred to the popular video game music composer on YouTube, Waterflame, who had published the tune, Hexagon Force, on March 1, 2014.

==Description==

Hexagon Force begins with a brief cube scene, followed by a speed [[Portals|portal]] and rocket portal. Subsequently, the icon turns into a [[Forms|gravity ball]], and the player makes first contact with the new blocks having diagonal surfaces. Later on, Hexagon Force introduces the brand new copy portals, which "clones" the icon with reversed colors. With the copy portal in action, the player is then forced to maneuver using the rocket. Throughout the level, multiple copy portals are included, and the icon transforms into every object in the game. Hexagon Force is also the first official level to introduce the slow and normal speed [[portals]], which are shown along some rocket scenes. Hexagon Force also features every portal on 1.8 except Mirror Portals.

==Rewards==
Completing the level without flaws in practice mode will unlock the dark grey primary color and the achievement, ''Hexagonest''. If the player is capable of winning on normal mode, they would earn the achievement ''Hexagon Force!'' The icon unlocked is also similar in appearance to Creeper from the sandbox game, Minecraft. Flawlessly finishing the level would take under 1 minutes and 40 seconds.

== Secret Coin Location ==
* The first secret coin is located at the first ball sequence. After you flip and land into flat forms, upon encountering a short ramp, flip gravity to get the secret coin and touching a yellow jump pad.
* The second secret coin is located at the triple speed ship sequence. After avoiding spikes and saws, and upon encountering a slope with an opening, immediately go through there to get it.
* The final secret coin is located at the final slow ship sequence. Upon finishing the level, you will encounter a large obstacle with an opening in it. Carefully fly through it to get the secret coin and in the same time, finishing the level.
==Clearing the dual sections==
The introduction of the copy portal brings yet another challenge to increasingly difficult levels. It is almost always overwhelming when first encountered, but like all things, can be beaten once properly understood. What is especially important to know is that ''practice makes perfect, ''and coincidentally, there is a practice mode which provides the opportunity to make it perfect, all down to experience. Take advantage of practice mode to correctly learn the maneuvers. Another incredibly useful tip is to ''focus on only one icon''. Trying to track two things at once is already harder than what the level really is. Determine at which points movements occur in order to efficiently control both icons.
==='''Cube section'''===
The dual cube section is divided into two segments. Three successive jumps from the first lower spikes with a pause, followed by another three jumps clears the first segment. When launched into the second segment, begin with two synchronized jumps on jump rings. Next, direct attention to the lower cube, and jump when aligned with the indicator arrow and once more from the jump ring. Immediately direct attention to the upper cube and do the same, keeping accurate to the position of the second arrow. This can be particularly difficult to time correctly, so remember to practice to improve understanding. ''Four jumps from the first arrow.'' This completes the cube sequence.
==='''First ship section'''===
Never try to focus on both ships. They are normally symmetrically aligned and therefore focusing on one will safely navigate the other. From the dual cube section, quickly hold down to send each ship towards the sides of the map before they are directed to the center, and remain there to avoid the spiked walls. Prepare to dodge a central obstacle, then shift to the center for a moment before pressing apart again, where you can rest as the ships travel along a safe divider through the middle, emerging to complete the sequence.
==='''Ball section'''===
As well as being fragile to manoeuvre, the balls are also shrunken. The way the game's mechanics work means the speed remains constant in both enlarged and shrunken states, making the shrunken state appear considerably faster in comparison. Due to this, it serves to know exactly what happens to both balls since there is not enough time to interpret the position of obstacles as they arrive. From the UFO sequence, the balls must pass over a small gap by switching sides just a moment after changing form. What happens next is the lower ball is launched into the air, and in that time the upper ball must flip twice over an oncoming saw before the launched ball lands. There is an indicator arrow which marks the first flip point before having to return immediately once clear of the saw. In a similar manner, the lower ball must flip over a saw while the upper ball is sent airborne. Take care after as both balls are swiftly launched by jump pads onto several synchronised jump rings very quickly. It can also occur the balls being sent there themselves prematurely from switching gravity, even having both balls share a single jump ring if the timing is slightly out. The sequence can still be cleared safely, approaching another ship sequence while still shrunken.

==Trivia==
* When this level was added, the quake effect was added to dying.
* The icon unlocked when completing the level in Normal mode was inspired by [http://minecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Creepers Creepers] from the popular video game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft Minecraft].
* The achievement ''Hexagonest'' may be a reference to the game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Hexagon Super Hexagon].
* There is an error in the level located before the first dual section. It's on the platform after you jump off a ramp. The error is on the bottom right corner of the platform. However, this was fixed in 1.9.
*This is the first level with the slow down portal. The second is [[Theory of Everything 2]].
* This level introduces Object rotation, Dual mode, and slopes.
* Completing the level takes 1:31.
* The level is one of the three levels not having a [[Secret Coins|secret coin]] in their cube segments. The other two are [[Cycles]] and [[Blast Processing]].
* There is a glitch on this level: when you reach the first UFO part, if you are far enough from the slow speed portal, you may become an UFO without changing your speed, making it significantly difficult and unsynchronizing the music

== Walkthrough ==
[[File:Geometry Dash - Level 16 Hexagon Force Complete All Coins|thumb|center|300px]]

== Gallery==
<gallery>
Gdsong.png
NewPortals.png
Icon 16.png|Icon unlocked after completing in Normal Mode.
Coin1hf.png|First coin
Coin2hf.png|Second coin.
Coin3hf.png|Third coin.
</gallery>
[[Category:Levels]]

Dry Out

2014-12-30T02:43:21Z

190.177.222.172: Specified that gravity portals in levels 2 and 3 were actually introduced later, in version 1.7 (so they were not there on original levels in version 1.0)

{{Infobox level
|name = Dry Out
|image = File:Dryout.png
|imagewidth = 250px
|levelnumber = 4
|created = Original level
|difficulty = [[File:Normal.png|20px]] Normal
|sequences = Cube, ship
|portals = Gravity, ship, cube
|normalmode = Icon 8 <br /> [[File:Star.png|20px]] 4 stars
|practicemode = Primary Pink
|musiccreator = DJVI
|musicdate = October 20, 2013
|followedby = [[Base After Base]]
|precededby = [[Polargeist]]}}'''Dry Out''' is the fourth level in [[Geometry Dash]]. It is one of two levels rated normal, the other being [[Polargeist]]. Dry Out is also a level in [[Geometry Dash Lite]].

==Description==
Dry Out is the level that introduces gravity [[Portals|portals]]. This is a new challenge that appears in every level afterwards, first met in the second third of the first cube sequence. Throughout the level, there are vertical obstructions which prevent unnecessary jumping, requiring more strict movement along with a wider variety of jumping patterns. After the cube sequence, there is a ship sequence with large scattered blocks and then large spiked blocks, requiring a greater level of control to avoid collisions. Finally, there is another short cube sequence before reaching the end of the level.

==Secret coins==
*The first [[Secret Coins|secret coin]] is fairly easy. It is located right before the gravity sequence. Hold when jumping on the first half block and you will find the coin and a secret area. An alternate way is to jump on the first half block, then fall down when passing the second half block. When you drop, immediately hold down.

*The second coin is a bit harder. After completing the second jump pad after the gravity portals, jump up twice to get yourself onto the suspended spike. Immediately jump again to avoid crashing into a wall.

*The third coin is roughly on the ship sequence on the spiked blocks. On the fourth one, carefully fly over it and collect the coin.

==Walkthrough==
[[File:Dry Out whit 3 secret coins|thumb|center|300px]]

==Trivia==
*While formally introducing the gravity portal, Dry Out is not the first level it appears in, instead first occurring in [[Back on Track]] and second in Polargeist as part of collecting a secret coin. (in 1.7 or above)
*This level was originally rated harder before the 1.9 adjustment to normal difficulty.
*The level takes 1:24 to complete.

==Gallery==
<gallery orientation="landscape" position="center">
Dry Out.jpg|Dry Out in the level selector.
Dout1.png|First coin in Dry Out.
Dout2.png|Second coin in Dry Out.
Dout3.png|Third coin in Dry Out.
</gallery>
[[Category:Levels]]