Editing The Abyss (section)

==History==
The creation of The Abyss began around 26 December 2023, with the level finished and uploaded two days later, making it an open verification.

The version initially uploaded to the servers was much older, with Layers 3-10 instead of the current Layers 1-8. In this version, the level began inside a submarine, and the current surface section at the start of the level did not yet exist. The main differences were that this version had only one checkpoint per layer and that the hearts did not exist. Instead of the current Layer 8, it had a Layer 10 called 'Ascension', which featured golden decorations, cube gameplay, and a short jetpack section; however, it had one physically impossible jump.

On 30 December 2023, Yuko updated the level to remove all the coins. Later, she updated the level again to add more checkpoints and nerf some jumps.

On 3 January 2024, Yuko decided to extend The Abyss; she began work on the 'The Castle' section. She had plans to add a boss fight at the end of the level, but she replaced it with a short jetpack section.

On 6 January 2024, Yuko finished the new room for the heart collectables and added a barrier before Layer 9 (current Layer 7) that would only open when the two hearts were collected.

On 8 January 2024, Yuko renamed the layers to their current version, from Layer 1 to Layer 8.

On 9 January 2024, mikoshii verified The Abyss with a time of 5:02:59.834. It was placed at #1 on The Platformer List (TPL) two days later, dethroning the unrated level INFINITY TRIALS.

On 14 January 2024, The Abyss was rated.

On 21 January 2024, The Abyss was dethroned by the unrated level Smelvin Teahouse, only staying for 10 days as the hardest-unrated platformer level.

On 22 January 2024, The Abyss was updated to its current version and re-verified by mikoshii.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWwURHUwvu4</ref>

On 18 April 2024, The Abyss got dethroned as the hardest-rated platformer level by [[Free Solo]].