Editing DeCode

{{IB-Level
 |image      = DeCode.png
 |id         = 2997354
 |creator    = Rek3dge
 |created    = [[Update 1.9]]
 |updated    = [[Update 2.0]]
 |difficulty = [[File:EasyDemon.png|x35px]]
 |stars      = 10
 |length     = 1m 12s (Long)
 |objects    = 11,832
 |copytype   = Non-copyable
 |downloads  = 37.6M+
 |likes      = 1.2M+
 |rating     = Featured
 |artist     = [http://waterflame.newgrounds.com/ Waterflame]
 |music      = [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/587069 Endgame]
 |musicid    = 587069
}}
'''DeCode''' is a [[Update 1.9|1.9]] Easy Demon level by [[Rek3dge]]. It is widely considered one of the most influential Easy Demons in the game's history. Though formerly considered incredibly difficult at the time due to the novelty of the wave game-mode, it is currently considered a high-end Easy Demon to most new players. A remake, DeCodeX, was created by Rek3dge and released in [[Update 2.0]].

==Description==
*'''0-10%:''' DeCode begins with a single-speed cube section containing relatively easy timings.
*'''10-24%:''' Next, the level transitions into a double-speed ship segment that requires decent straight-flying skills. It then switches to an easy upside-down UFO segment. The player then briefly switches back into a cube with two jumps and goes through some gravity portals.
*'''24-36%:''' This starts up a double-speed wave segment, which can prove difficult for players.
*'''36-48%:''' Afterwards, the level transitions into a double-speed ball segment with fairly difficult timings and fake lines. At the end of the section, the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 flash up.
*'''48-76%:''' The song drops, and the player transitions into a triple-speed cube section featuring many moderately tricky timings and fakes. The level then transitions into a UFO segment with frequent gravity changes. This section is difficult because it requires many well-timed clicks. After this, the player switches back into a cube, which is much easier than the previous sections.
*'''76-84%:''' Afterwards, the player transitions into the infamous slow yet tight wave segment, containing many spikes attached to the top and bottom of the diagonal wavy corridor.
*'''84-91%:''' The player then switches into a half-speed ship segment with gravity changes.
*'''91-100%:''' The last section involves a single-speed mini-cube with lots of easy-to-time jumps scattered throughout two 'block mazes.' Finally, the level ends with Rek3dge's name.

==Gameplay==
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==Trivia==
*DeCode cannot be copied; however, the creator has uploaded a copyable version of the level.
*DeCode was ranked #20 in GDToday's '100 Greatest Levels of All Time' list.
*The hardest parts of DeCode are considered to be the triple-speed gravity-switching UFO segment and the half-speed wave segment. The wave segment's difficulty is nothing compared to most newer levels, but it used to be problematic.
*DeCode was one of the levels TheMuteTroll used to expose [[Geometry Dash]] hackers like [[Noobas]] in his famous video.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op_BdUabxlg</ref>
**The quote 'at 100% speed. Does this look possible to you?' captioned in the video became a meme.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op_BdUabxlg&t=175s</ref>
*Anaban hacked DeCode and made it a free Demon. It later got reverted.
*Flukester, a relatively unknown creator with some rated levels, made a remake of DeCode called FinalCode in [[Update 2.1]], and it became the 24th [[Weekly Demon]]. It is mostly easier than DeCode, but the iconic slow wave has frequent speed changes, making it harder than DeCode's original slow wave.
*A player named Noice on the Geometry Dash Forums loves DeCode so much that, in 2019, he declared 11 March to be 'International DeCode Day.'<ref>https://gdforum.freeforums.net/thread/61130/decode-day-today</ref> This event caught on in the community, with players now celebrating the occasion yearly.
**The [[Robert Topala|developer]] himself seems to acknowledge the existence of DeCode Day, as he made DeCode the Weekly Demon on 11 March 2021.
*[[spaceuk]] beat DeCode as his first Demon, before [[Windy Landscape]], Leyak, and [[Wasureta]].
*Russian Geometry Dash YouTuber DeCody got the idea for his nickname from this level, using a portmanteau of the level DeCode and iconic creator [[Cody]].

==References==
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[[Category:Classic levels]]