Editing Update 2.2 (section)

==Introductions==
====Features====
*New 'Swing' game mode.<ref name="trailer" group="YouTube" />
*New level 'Dash' that uses an original song by MDK. This song was referred to as the 'secret song' by RobTop and MDK until its name was revealed.<ref name="trailer" group="YouTube" /><ref group="YouTube" name="SneakPeek">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipK7vQ8gEZw</ref><ref group="Twitter">https://twitter.com/MDKOfficial/status/1496005757405483010</ref>
**Another level, Explorers, using the song of the same name by Hinkik, was additionally planned for this update, but has since been postponed until some time after 2.2 due to multiple bugs with the level as stated by Robert Topala in a tweet shortly after the release of 2.2<ref name="221Explorers" group="Discord" /><ref group="YouTube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIGZFEXOLJQ</ref>
*More secrets, including a few more codes in the [[Vault|vaults]].
*2 new shops: the Mechanic, and the Diamond Shop (which takes diamond shards as currency, which is earned alongside diamonds).
*A button for multiplayer mode (known as [[Versus|Versus Mode]]), which allows players to race to complete a level. However, they cannot see each other.<ref name="versusMode" group="Twitter" />
**It has been delayed, but RobTop has said that it is <u>likely</u> to come out in [[Update 2.21]]<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuHC-6kaAAAEMus?format=png&name=900x900</ref>
*FPS option for Steam (up to 9999 FPS) and fixed mechanics regardless of FPS.
*More chests of the 1x and 5x key variety in the [[Treasure Room]].
*New types of chests in the Treasure Room, costing 10, 25, 50 or 100 keys.
*Treasure Room menu redesign.
*Free fly mode for limited gamemodes (Ship, Ball, UFO, Wave, Spider, Swing) and the Dual Portal. 
**The option also exists for the Cube and Robot game modes, but it will have no effect unless in a Dual. 
*[[Tower|Platformer Mode]], which allows the player to move themselves left and right at will instead of automatically moving to the right.
**There are currently 4 official levels in Platformer mode, being '[[The Tower]]', '[[The Sewers]]', '[[The Cellar]]', and '[[The Secret Hollow]]'.
*Five new [[gauntlets]], the World Gauntlet, the Galaxy Gauntlet, the Universe Gauntlet, the Discord Gauntlet and the Split Gauntlet, with more added over time.
*A button for '[[Map|The Map]]', which has been postponed to Update 2.21.
*A button for [[Event Level|Event Levels]], which were postponed to [[#2.207|Update 2.207]].
*Downwards slope sliding over a certain angle inside Platformer Mode.
*A new green portal that reverses your current gravity.
*The [[Transporters|Spider Pad and Spider Orb]], which teleport the player to the closest available platform above/below (depending on which way the orb/pad is facing), then switches the player's gravity respectively.
**It acts very similarly to Spider gameplay.
*Moons, replacing Stars as the main reward for completing Platformer levels<ref group="Twitter" name="MoonsPreview" />
*[[Lists]], which act somewhat similarly to Map Packs, but any user can create them.<ref name="trailer" group="YouTube" /> 
**Developer-approved lists appear on the 'Lists' button in the online menu and reward Diamonds for completing a specific number of levels in the list, varying per list.

====Editor features====
*86 new [[triggers]].
*New 'Extras' tab, which contains numerous options like Don't fade, Don't Enter, Group Parent, etc.
*Reverse trigger, which allows the player to go backwards in a level.
*Camera manipulation triggers: Zoom, Static, Offset, Rotate, Edge, Guide, and Mode.
*Random trigger which activates 2 groups randomly.
**There is also an Advanced Random Trigger (AdvRandom), which works the same way but can activate more groups.
*End trigger, which ends the level.
*Options trigger, which allows you to set things like Hide P1/P2, Disable BG, etc.
*Player Control trigger, which controls the player.
*New area triggers, which change objects in a small area around a specified object.
*Scale trigger, which scales objects.
*Gravity trigger, which modifies the strength of gravity applied to the player.
*Arrow trigger, which allows the player to change the direction of gravity and the direction of movement mid-level.
*TimeWarp trigger, which changes the speed of the level, not just the speed of player.
*New screen effects, also known as shaders. These are: Shock Wave, Shock Line, Chromatic, Chromatic Glitch, Pixelate, Lens Circle, Radial Blur, Motion Blur, Bulge, Pinch, Gray Scale, Sepia, Invert Colour, Hue, Edit Colour and Split Screen.
*Keyframe system, which allows you to animate groups.
*An Event-link trigger, which allows you to connect group IDs to different events. 
**Events are player actions, such as landing, jumping, robot jumping, orb jumps, etc.
**An event can be linked to a spawn trigger, so you can expand it as much as you want. You can also have multiple links for the same event.
*Object limit set to 40,000, 80,000, and Infinite.
**Levels with more than 80,000 objects will display a second icon and a warning.<sup>''[confirmation and/or testing needed]''</sup>
**Levels have a max upload size to prevent them from becoming too large.
*Max groups increased to 9,999.
*A new scale system, adjusting length and width solely. 
**[[Objects]] can now be scaled as a whole, or on a specific axis, as well as being able to be stretched and deformed.
*39 new backgrounds and 5 more grounds.<ref name="trailer" group="YouTube" />
*48 new fonts.
*A new particle editor.
*Create a loop tool in the menu tab.
*New interface for spawn triggers, as well as some new options.
*New object categories for pixel blocks and pickups.
*Dynamic height option, which increases the building limit in the Y axis.
*Teleportation portals can be separated, thus allowing teleportation by the X axis. 
*New 'Force Block' that applies force to the player when touched.
**Only moves in the Y-axis while in Normal mode, and the X-axis as well in Platformer mode.
*Move triggers now support the option to lock the camera at X/Y axis.
*RGB and Hex values for colour selection.
*'Override Count' option for the pickup trigger.
*'Fade Time' can now be typed in on the alpha trigger.
*'Disable optim' option for the rotate trigger.
**Collision trigger can now use the player as the ID for Block A/B (Displays as 'P')
*Dozens of new animated objects.
**The 'Edit Special' tab now contains numerous new options for these objects such as animation playback speed, single frame and activation only by certain triggers.
*F Blocks, which change gravity when 'head-hitting' surfaces.
*Auto-Build system, which automatically places custom designs of given templates.
*The ability to make transition triggers Touch or Spawn triggered.
*An SFX trigger to play any downloaded sound effects. 
**The speed, volume, and pitch can be edited.
**A Reverb, Loop, FFT, and Async option are all able to be enabled.

====Other features====
*Over 700 new [[Icon Kit|icons]], some of which cannot be unlocked until Update 2.21, unless using cheats.
*Two higher level ratings than 'Epic', which give 4 and 5 creator points, termed 'Legendary' and 'Mythic' respectively.
*Loading animation for levels on the play button. 
*The game is much better optimized and is far smoother in general, especially on mobile devices.
*5 new shards, which are named 'Earth', 'Metal', 'Blood', 'Light' and 'Soul'.
**The 5 shards named above also have a separate 'Bonus Unlocks' collection, similar to the original 5 shards added in [[Update 2.1]].
*Custom song IDs are now capped at 15 digits long, even though the longest Newgrounds song ID is 7 digits long and songs from the Music library are only 8 digits long.
*The 'Music Customizer', which allows the player to change the menu and practice music to any song downloaded from Newgrounds or the Music Library, purchasable from the Mechanic for 40,000 Mana Orbs.
*The 'Music Unlocker', which allows the player to use Normal Mode music in sync in Practice Mode, purchasable from the Diamond Shop for 2,000 Diamond Shards.
*New links in the 'Follow RobTopGames' section for Twitch, Discord and Reddit, each rewarding their own icons.
*Players are now able to link their TikTok, Discord, Instagram, Twitch and one custom domain.
**The YouTube linking system has been updated to allow users to link their channels with the new @ handle feature.
*Diamond Shards, spendable at the Diamond Shop. They are obtained in tandem with Diamonds.
*Colourblind support settings, which show small icons on portals or jump rings that indicate their effects.<ref name="colorblindPortals" group="Twitter" />
*A setting which shows decimals on percentages.

====Removals====
*Everyplay Support, as this service closed on 1 October 2018.
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*Hall of Fame tab.
*Game Center button on iOS.
*Player Glow no longer blends with the background.