Editing Knots

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'''Knots''' (formerly known as '''Rusto''') is an American player, level creator, and former in-game moderator. He is known for his distinctive modern style over the years. Many consider him one of the game's best creators. He was one of the first creators to popularize the 'modern art' style, which features detailed art with simplified designs, alongside kips and Jayuff. Knots also uses BGA (background animation) often in his levels. Particular renditions of the modern art style have become synonymous with Knots, often referred to as 'Knots style'. He built Geometry Dash levels on mobile until around the summer of 2021, when he started building on the Steam version of the game. He is a member of [[GeoStorm]].

Regarded as a very consistent creator by [[Viprin]] and many others, Knots held the longest Epic-rated streak of any creator in the game, with 27 Epic-rated levels in a row, ended by his Legendary-rated level [[getHappier]]. Knots has been nominated three times for Best Modern Creator in the ''Geometry Dash 2.1 Awards'', the ''Geometry Dash 2020 Awards'', and the ''Geometry Dash 2021 Awards'', placing third twice before winning in 2021.

Knots is also known for his digital art, which he posts on his Twitter. The character in his profile picture, Promise, has become famous in the Geometry Dash art community. According to Knots, Promise is a fabric robot.<ref>https://x.com/GdKnots/status/1226334786253459456</ref>

==Levels==
;Unrated levels
*confetti - The first level released on his account.
*gamma ray

;Hard levels
*12 00 am (Featured)
*[[Azimuth]] (Epic) - The first level of the [[Gauntlets|Portal Gauntlet]].
*Dice (Epic)
*emptyrooms (Epic)
*endless journey (Featured) - His first-rated level.
*Harbinger (Epic)
*lowercase (Epic)
*quiver (Featured)
*Somnambulist Journey (Epic)
*underground workshop (Featured)

;Harder levels
*emotional star (Featured)
*Event Boundary (Epic)
*[[getHappier]] (Legendary) - Knots's first Legendary-rated level, as well as the fifth and final level of the [[Gauntlets|Cyborg Gauntlet]].
*hollow star (Featured) - A collaboration with Jqnas.
*Intermission (Epic)
*Melody at Pause (Epic)
*MO (Epic) - A collaboration with MenhHue.
*Neon Dusk (Epic)
*paraIIel (Epic) - The name of the level is spelled with two 'I's instead of two 'L's.
*[[Radiant Glen]] (Epic) - Knots's Discord Gauntlet entry and Daily level #801. It is also the final level of the [[Gauntlets|Discord Gauntlet]].
*Saccarine (Epic) - A level inspired by nostalgia. The level name was supposed to be Saccharine, but Knots misspelled it.
*Slanted (Epic)
*split (Epic) - His first Epic-rated level.
*Sway (Epic)
*This Side Up (Epic)
*[[Trainwreck]] (Epic) - A Christmas-themed level and the fifth and final level of the [[Gauntlets|Christmas Gauntlet]].
*trigger happy (Epic)
*windswept evergreens (Featured) - A Christmas-themed level.

;Insane levels
*Breakfast Frenzy (Epic) - A level themed around breakfast.
*breaking silhouette (Featured)
*CAPSULE (Epic)
*Cirrus (Epic)
*Comatose Dreamscape (Epic) - A level known for its futuristic aesthetic.
*[[Duckstep]] (Legendary) - The ninth [[Event Level]] with a cartoony and duck theme and his second legendary-rated level.
*EXIT (Epic)
*Rectangle (Epic) - A level with a pixelated and blocky theme. According to Knots, the level contains no diagonal or curved lines.
*sudden IDEASTHESIA (Featured)
*Where The Sky Fades (Epic)

;Easy Demon levels
*[[Crystal Corridor]] (Epic) - A level themed around crystals and technology, and the third level of the [[Gauntlets|Gem Gauntlet]].
*RUSH HOUR (Epic)

;Medium Demon levels
*LOLLAPALOOZA (Epic)
*DeluDe (Featured) 
*ThresholD (Epic) - His entry for the Doom Gauntlet contest.

;Collaborations participated in
*A gentle stroll (Epic) - A collaboration with Zoroa.
*[[Boom Slayer]] (Epic) - Hosted by AmorAltra. He made the part known as the 'Hell Hall'.
*[[BUTTON MASHER]] (Mythic) - The NCS x GD event finale, hosted by [[Viprin]].
*Cats Invasion (Legendary) - A cat-themed mega-collaboration made for the Space Gauntlet.
*Chromatica (Epic) - Hosted by [[Darwin]].
*Conn (Featured) - A collaboration with Rekiii and MenhHue.
*[[Dream flower]] (Epic) - A collaboration with [[XG]].
*Duplication (Epic) - An Extreme Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Zeptoz.
*ECHO (upcoming) - An Extreme Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Zeptoz set to place in the Top 15 of the Demonlist. It is being verified by Hqmy.
*[[Fizzy Fossils]] (Epic) - An American entry to the World Gauntlet Contest. Third level of the [[Gauntlets|Galaxy Gauntlet]].
*Fluffy Cats (Featured) - Hosted by DaFinn.
*Graceful (Star-rated) - An Extreme Demon hosted and verified by D a G in 2021 and took nearly 4.5 years to get rated.
*Gracefully (Featured) - A remake of Graceful hosted by Nindy.
*Hoaprox (Epic) - A collaboration with Markydash and LKH2001, published on the former's 'MarkyArchived' account.
*[[Honeydew]] (Epic) - Hosted by Howler. Second level of the [[Gauntlets|Forest Gauntlet]].
*iMoet (Featured) - Hosted by ZeeToss.
*[[Next Cab Soon]] (Mythic) - Created for the NCS Gauntlet Contest and hosted by Arclia. Fourth level of the [[Gauntlets|NCS I Gauntlet]].
*Next Call Subpixel (Legendary) - Published by TriStorm.
*[[ORBIT]] (Mythic) - A Top 5 difficulty Extreme Demon hosted by [[MindCap]] and verified by [[Zoink]].
*Pale Machine (Legendary) - Hosted by Blueskii.
*Passiflora (Featured) - Hosted by Cthulu.
*PERIHELION (Epic)- Hosted by Ilrell, on Galzo's account.
*Psyshpere (Epic) - A collaboration with SamMaxx.
*PURPLE SPLASH (Epic) - Hosted by CastriX.
*Sweet Tooth (Featured) - Hosted by Hychie.
*SYNAPSE II (Featured) - Hosted by CastriX and KowZ.
*Teslawolf (Featured) - Hosted by Alpheia.
*Twenty Four (Epic) - Hosted by ZeroSR. Third level of the [[Gauntlets|Forest Gauntlet]].
*Undertides (Epic) - An ocean-themed mega-collaboration hosted by Arclia.
*Upbeat Illusion (Featured) - Hosted by Howler.

;Cancelled/deleted levels
*Iridescent - His entry to [[G4lvatron|G4lvatron's]] Creator Contest, which got 8th place. It was deleted for unknown reasons.

;Upcoming levels
*Interstellar Highway - Announced on 12 July 2022, in a tweet. There are two images of the level on Twitter and a video of the first part in his Discord Server playrooms.

==Nominations and awards==
===The Geometry Dash Awards===
''Received 7 nominations and 3 awards in [[The Geometry Dash Awards]]''

;Nominations
*Nominated in the 2.1 Awards for ''Best Modern Creator''
*Nominated in the 2020 Awards for ''Best Modern Level'' with Comatose Dreamscape
*Nominated in the 2020 Awards for ''Best Modern Creator''
*Nominated in the 2022 Awards for ''Best Modern Level'' with Rectangle
*Nominated in the 2023 Awards for ''Best Harder Level'' with Radiant Glen
*Nominated in the 2024 Awards for ''Best Classic Creator''
*Nominated in the 2024 Awards for ''Best Intermediate Classic'' with getHappier

;Awards
*Awarded in the 2020 Awards for ''Best Modern Level'' with [[Dream flower]] (along with XG)
*Awarded in the 2021 Awards for ''Best Modern Level'' with [[Azimuth]]
*Awarded in the 2021 Awards for ''Best Modern Creator'' 

===Other honours===
*Placed 32nd in Geometry Dash Today's list of 'The Top 100 Greatest Geometry Dash Levels Of All Time' with [[Dream flower]] (along with XG)

==Trivia==
*Knots was promoted to moderator on 26 February 2020. He was un-modded on 2 October 2021, due to inactivity.
*Knots often uses songs for his levels that have never been used in rated levels (let alone used in any level).
*Around August 2018, Knots's account was hacked, and his name was changed to Rusto. It was later changed back.
*Despite ending his streak of Epic-rated levels, Knots has an ongoing streak of Epic-or-greater-rated levels, with 30.
*Knots is tied with [[Subwoofer]] for the most Gauntlet levels (10 each).
**Both creators have five publications and five collaboration participations.

==References==
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