Update 2.21

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New level, Explorers

Update 2.21 is an upcoming minor update to Geometry Dash with no set release date. The update will include features initially intended for Update 2.2 which were delayed.

Introductions

Features

• New level, Explorers using the song of the same name by Hinkik.
  • The level is confirmed to be 1 minute and 57 seconds long from the official cut of the song being found on iOS GD 2.2.
• New features in the creator menu, which are visible but inaccessible in Update 2.2:
  • The Map, which will contain user-created platformer levels, Demon Towers, unlockable Icon Kit rewards, and more.
  • Event levels.
• Several new icons, many of which are already present in the game as of Update 2.2 with a message stating they'll be unlockable in this update.
• Practice Mode being available for Platformer levels.
• 2nd floor of The Tower.
• 30 new gauntlets.

Improvements

• Upgraded UI for editor features added in Update 2.2, such as auto-build
• Fixes for ignore damage in the level editor^{[verification needed]}

Previews

2023

October

• 19th October: Topala elaborates on Update 2.21, saying it will be "mostly just delayed stuff" alongside upgrades to features added in Update 2.2 such as auto-build.
  • He also mentions that some levels in the Platformer mode will not be available until Update 2.21.

Gallery

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  The creator menu in Update 2.2, with the upcoming features arriving in Update 2.21 greyed out
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  A window that appears when attempting to open The Map in Update 2.2
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  The first teaser for "THE MAP", showing a path through a grassy area.
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  The second teaser for "THE MAP", showcasing a grassy area with a bush and some trees.
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  The third teaser for "THE MAP", showcasing what appears to be a mine with a skull on top of it, possibly a level on the map.
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  The fourth teaser for "THE MAP", with a monster peeking out of an icy structure.
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  Art for a Swamp biome, likely a new teaser for "THE MAP".
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  Another piece of concept art for THE MAP.

Trivia

• Update 2.21 will be the first minor update to introduce a main level.

Upcoming feature dialogue

Clicking on the menu icons for the upcoming features visible in Update 2.2 displays unique dialogue (except for The Map, which shows a unique preview image instead).

When clicking on the Event button, the Keymaster responds:

• Event levels will be unlocked in 2.21!

When clicking on the Versus button repeatedly, both the Keymaster and Scratch respond:

• The Keymaster: Versus mode has been delayed, but it's still in the works!
• The Keymaster: Yea...It's still delayed.
• Scratch: I blame Robtop.
• The Keymaster: Who else could we blame? We're not even real.
• Scratch: Speak for yourself I'm real!
• The Keymaster: Yea, a real pain in the...
• Scratch: You're just mad because you don't have a shop.
• The Keymaster: You have a shop?
• Scratch: I HAVE SAID TOO MUCH! QUICKLY TO THE CHOPPER!
• The Keymaster: You don't have a chop...
• Scratch: ...
• The Keymaster: .....

Notably, Scratch's final line in this sequence uses a unique image featuring a helicopter for the dialogue icon.

Upcoming icon messages

Clicking on an Icon Kit reward in Update 2.2 that will be available in Update 2.21 displays one of the following messages in place of the achievement name:

• Not yet
• Coming soon!
• In the oven
• Not now
• Wait for it
• Huh?
• Stay tuned!
• Unavailable
• Soon…
• Almost there

References

Discord

Note: These are links to messages sent by Topala in the official Geometry Dash Discord server. You must be in the server to view them.