Editing Cold Sweat

{{IB-Level
 |image      = ColdSweat.png
 |id         = 63996127
 |creator    = para (publisher)
;Contributors
Sminx and [[Wulzy]]
 |verifier   = Kapinapi
 |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
 |updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
 |difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
 |stars      = 10
 |length     = 1m 53s (Long)
 |objects    = 121,830
 |copytype   = No password
 |downloads  = 1.57M
 |likes      = 45.1K
 |rating     = Epic
 |artist     = '''Original:''' [https://soundcloud.com/false-noise False Noise]<br>'''Replacement:''' [https://slycecaik.newgrounds.com/ SlyceCaik]
 |music      = '''Original:''' [https://soundcloud.com/false-noise/shiver Shiver]<br>'''Replacement:''' [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/930302 MORE STITCHES]
 |musicid    = '''Original:''' NONG (Not on Newgrounds)<br>'''Replacement:''' 930302
}}
'''Cold Sweat''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon collaboration level by para, Sminx, and [[Wulzy]], verified by Kapinapi on 13 September 2020.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBpEPXGhQug</ref> The level is notable for its vibrant visual effects and unique gameplay (similar to [[KrmaL|KrmaL's]]), along with fake blocks to confuse the player. It was also one of the only levels that was on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] to contain excessive UFO spamming.

==Description==
''Note: The names listed are the decorators of the level. para created the entirety of the gameplay.''
*'''0-5% (para):''' Cold Sweat begins with a tricky mini-cube section that contains the hardest cube timings in the whole level. This part is known to be inconsistent, and many players' live streams show them dying here numerous times.
*'''5-21% (para):''' Next is an unusual cube section. Most timings are not particularly challenging, but there are extreme timings that occur whenever the level shifts, with its synced speed changes.
*'''21-42% (para):''' Afterwards, there is a memory-based section. It features numerous timings and micro-clicks. It is still not easy, even after the player learns the path. This part ends with an effect in the cube and a transition into a UFO segment at 42%.
*'''42-60% (Wulzy + para):''' This is a primarily spam-based mini-UFO part, but the difficulty does not come from the click-speed of the spam, as the click-speed is not that high. The challenge comes from the unconventional click pattern, where the player must stop spamming and resume spamming at seemingly random times. One of these instances occurs at 44%, where the player must release and resume spamming; otherwise, they will fall below a specific slope and die.
*'''60-87% (Sminx):''' The wave segment begins with a brief auto section as a cube before the wave. It requires a consistent click pattern and quick reflexes to complete it. Occasionally, the player turns into a normal-sized wave and will have to do normal spamming instead of click consistency in the mini-wave. Another thing the player must do is to hold and enter a load of teleport portals to sync with the music. As for the decoration, each block has a very bright flash of light every four beats within the song.
*'''87-100% (para):''' A very hallucinatory, nerve-racking cube part immediately after the most stressful part of the level - the wave. This part is not very difficult gameplay-wise, but it is possible to crash here from intense nerves at the end of the level. This part is also completely dark, except for the outlines of the blocks, and some effects further reduce visibility, making it somewhat memory-based.

==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
{| class="wikitable"
 !Victor #
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''Kapinapi'''
 |13 September 2020
 |~25,000
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBpEPXGhQug Youtube]
 |-
 |1
 |swiborg
 |19 September 2020
 |14,620
 |82%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1D8AKZzioM YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |[[Doggie]]
 |22 September 2020
 |20,674
 |98%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvFq90OeQgs YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |TherZ
 |27 September 2020
 |16,297
 |88%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzFlOq8M1k YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |stardream999
 |7 October 2020
 |34,998
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfY55diK2tY YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |Keir
 |12 October 2020
 |15,228
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiXBulML54c YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |BrutalSword107
 |3 November 2020
 |18,781
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vijSIsqNk8A YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |GeoDasher36
 |25 November 2020
 |~35,000
 |79%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6g1UwA_Tgc YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |Finley
 |2 December 2020
 |~23,000
 |79%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lFFYoqUV6A YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |Plus0ne
 |2 December 2020
 |~67,000
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh6RSuT2mz0 YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |Laniakea
 |28 December 2020
 |22,249
 |76%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc9XzajO58g YouTube]
|}

==Trivia==
*Cold Sweat was placed at #7 on the Demonlist on 21 September 2020, above [[Cognition]] and below [[Renevant]].
**This addition pushed [[Bloodlust]] out of the Top 10, [[Bausha Vortex]] into the Extended List, and [[A Bizarre Phantasm]] into the Legacy List.
*Cold Sweat was nominated for and achieved ''Best Extreme Demon'' in the [[The Geometry Dash Awards|Geometry Dash 2020 Awards]].
*Cold Sweat was ranked #26 in GDToday's '100 Greatest Levels of All Time' list.
*The entire layout, as well as most of Cold Sweat's decorations, was made by para.
**Sminx and Wulzy also created some parts.
*Cold Sweat was the hardest Epic-rated Extreme Demon at the time of its rating.
*Cold Sweat used to be the most difficult rated level without the usage of ship gameplay until [[Nullscapes]] took that title.
*Cold Sweat was formerly the hardest level to be completed as someone's first Extreme Demon, being beaten by [[UFokinWotM8]] on 1 June 2021, who jumped from [[Acropolis]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab13z4KepzY</ref>
*Waiting at the credits for long enough will have the names disappear, and an animated bunny icon will appear.
*At the time of its publication, Cold Sweat was the hardest verified with a NONG (not on Newgrounds) song. 
**Fragile would later top this position.
*Conix completed Cold Sweat on 28 May 2026 as his first-ever List Demon,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A50O5BwT_cM</ref> after failing at 98% the same day.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYv9a4OTrXQ</ref>
*SpiderHMDI3 made an unofficial sequel to Cold Sweat called Last Breath. para would later make it official.
*KelanKraft, most known for completing [[Sonic Wave]], beat Cold Sweat and became its youngest victor in early June; however, he barely missed out beating Cold Sweat while it was still on the Demonlist.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyZ9ztxTSV0</ref>
*One of [[Juniper|Juniper's]] 'You Laugh, You Lose' videos included the wave part in Cold Sweat as a heartbeat.
*Tria became the first person to complete Cold Sweat on a controller on 27 October 2024.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW-1i6wdzSo</ref>
*On 10 January 2025, OsidGD posted a showcase of a Top 20-difficulty Cold Sweat remake called Heat Stroke by zBrayden.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAeaU8Z3E68</ref>
*On 26 June 2025, zXdasfsa2 announced an upcoming Top 10-20-difficulty Cold Sweat remake called Frigid Thrills.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auGzALdzxQY</ref> The level is still mostly undecorated and being worked on by Astrix and flooder. zXdasfsa2 has fixed and balanced the gameplay.
*The placement of ROCKBOTTOM on 3 June 2026 pushed Cold Sweat into the Legacy List of the Demonlist after over five years.

==Videos==
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==References==
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[[Category:Demon List levels]]