Editing Thinking Space II (section)

==History==
===2021===
The story of Thinking Space II begins on 30 November with a gameplay preview of the level released by the group Communist Cyclone on their YouTube channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un8zVP13HZI</ref> At that time, it did not have a specific name and was referred to as a 'Thinking Space Sequel', and it was only intended as a fun collaboration among the group without any further aspirations.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJedeB2wHCA&lc=UgwkElHGBRCPZ3UxAqd4AaABAg</ref> On 4 December, DrCuber previewed the part of the level created by Jawis, which he had decorated, announcing that he was now the host of the layout's decoration project.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCLkhjZqRbc</ref> On 5 December, Triforce posted his own part; he rebuilt the first half of Maxmur's part.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9couAz_JEg</ref>

===2022===
On 19 January, ADrone uploaded Meatius's part, which he had decorated.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjZsFtHY6TU</ref> On 6 February, DrCuber released the first official preview of TS2, where new parts and the nicknames of future decorators are demonstrated, with it already being half-decorated.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCDyknUjMBg</ref> On 28 April, fnm04 showcased the level on his YouTube channel, which attracted remarkable attention to the project.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VejLE1FzoRA</ref> On 30 April, galofuf uploaded a video of HaydenDom's part that he decorated.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzMZ8rC1HY4</ref> DiamondSkull uploaded a video of the final art he created for the level, with the help of ThunderDarkness and Kevellium, to his channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_5qbHakgPU</ref>

===2023===
No new information about the project was given in 2023. With rare exceptions, TS2 was uploaded as an unofficial showcase by unrecognisable individuals. Some people were playing leaked copies of the gameplay and recording their progress.

===2024===
On 4 March, CairoX uploaded the fully decorated version of TS2.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F05aMR0F6YM</ref> ADrone's decoration was replaced by GamerKnight750, and creators Kurewa, NineDice, RealVet, Crowlley and Meox are also decorators. Hyperlith was appointed as the verifier. However, he was struggling to make progress because his skills were not enough to tackle the level's difficulty. This roadblock caused the level to find a new verifier, Zoink, who buffed it from the Top 15 difficulty to Top 3, with many believing it was already harder than [[Tidal Wave]]. On 27 November, fnm04 would post a showcase of the level, which already had Zoink's buffs.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ixq19n_n3Y</ref>

===2025===
After Zoink had reached 79% off-stream, he took a break from TS2 and played other List Demons instead. CairoX decided, based on Diamond's opinion, that it would be better to nerf TS2 to Top 15, since Zoink was struggling with it; however, this did not happen, as Zoink would buff it even more.

The level was finally rated over three months after verification, on 19 September 2025.

===Verification===
On 16 November 2024, Zoink began live-streaming his attempts to verify TS2. On the initial streams, he would achieve 50%,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haW1HYWlH1k</ref> 68-100% and 47-77%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTZ6figu92c</ref> He would do frequent live streams at the beginning of 2025, although he took a break to verify his other project, Quanteuse Processing.

Zoink relaunched his live streams on 3 January. Off-stream, he achieved 51% and 53-100%,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpUGZ9uWCh4</ref> after which he did another break to complete [[Andromeda (Level)|andromeda]]. By 26 January, he had completed TS2 in two runs, achieving 54% and 53-100%. On 4 February, he got a new best of 72%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0M41QneBXI</ref> On 14 February, he achieved 77% as his new record<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hsc3cvQIn4</ref> and then 79% off-stream again. After another break, Zoink returned to verifying TS2 on 14 April, achieving 90%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2au6VIqVBPM&</ref> On 2 May, he crashed at 95%, and similarly to Tidal Wave, it was the last click of the level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYM2e18z-KQ</ref> Six days later, he got a 29-100% run.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pxNfqSrSdw</ref>

On 25 May, Zoink finally verified Thinking Space II.<ref name="Verification" /> He streamed himself verifying the level 31 times, for a total of 83,913 attempts. He died 11 times past 90% before verifying.

He later released a video on his channel called 'THINKING SPACE 2 // THE MOVIE (Top 1)' where he shared his experience with the level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oescRkNZJ6k&t=1510s</ref>