Editing Critical Heat

{{IB-Level
 |image      = CriticalHeat.png
 |id         = 88442157
 |creator    = Zeniux (publisher) and ZeusGD
 |verifier   = hstorm
 |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
 |updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
 |difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
 |stars      = 10
 |coins      = 3
 |length     = 1m 2s (Long)
 |objects    = 39,896
 |copytype   = No password
 |downloads  = 152K
 |likes      = 4.6K
 |rating     = Featured
 |artist     = [https://kaixomusic.newgrounds.com/ Kaixo]
 |music      = [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/792302 Alacrit (Original Mix)]
 |musicid    = 792302
}}
'''Critical Heat''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon level by Zeniux and ZeusGD, verified by hstorm on 8 February 2023.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjYIt2jy_BY</ref> It is a fast-paced level themed around escaping a burning facility, with the level progressively getting hotter and hotter. The level features many scaled-up animated fire objects and high-octane gameplay, along with a difficult dual. It is the hardest level made in the 'peaceful style', a sub-category of the modern style that features levels with a theme, a simple, roofed block design, and a background. 

==Description==
''Note: ZeusGD made the gameplay, while Zeniux made the decoration.''
*'''0-18%:''' The level starts with a cube section, with a sudden timing at the very first click. Next comes a short UFO section, which quickly goes into a spider section, then into a ship section with an orb the player must not hit. Another UFO section is up next, and then a short ball into an auto mini-cube appears as the first section ends.
*'''18-40%:''' The next section starts with the level building up, featuring wind particles and thinner roof layers. The gameplay begins with a spider section, then a UFO section, and lastly a ship section. After the ship, the level shows an animation of a heat meter rising, signifying the level becoming more fiery. A fast-paced cube section appears as the level brightens, then fades, and the words 'critical heat' appear as the cube jumps over a double spike.
*'''40-68%:''' The drop starts as the words 'critical heat' go away, with a quadruple-speed ship section showing flung metal scraps, and the roof layers now being back to their usual thickness. The blocks here move suddenly into position. The next section consists of several game-modes, including UFO, cube, ball, and ship. A brief fade appears, and another fast section continues with ball, spider, and UFO. The roof layers become thin at the end of the first drop, with the player going into a wave and ship section.
*'''68-92%:''' The next drop starts as a preparing dual cube section with a staff-opening scene, which sets the whole level on fire. The roof layers go back to normal. It speeds up as the level goes all out, with asymmetrical duals featuring frequent game-mode switches.
*'''92-100%:''' The last section starts as the fire goes away, with a ship straight-fly, wave spam, and a final jump. A fire symbol with the words 'critical heat' appears when the level ends.

==User coins==
*The first coin is located at the end of the first section, at 17%. To collect it, the player needs to jump over the first hanging platform to fall into a gravity portal, towards the coin.
*The second coin is located right before the drop, at 39%. To collect it, the player needs to jump after the level fades back.
*The third coin is located in the dual segment, at 69%. It is automatically collected as the cube jumps into it.

==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
{| class="wikitable"
 !Victor #
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''hstorm'''
 |8 February 2023
 |~35,000
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjYIt2jy_BY YouTube]
 |-
 |1
 |skzyl
 |11 March 2023
 |16,022
 |97%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR99rYBStEA YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |[[Zoink]]
 |27 March 2023
 |4,171
 |73%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B7gJOkTaKM YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |Jori
 |17 May 2023
 |13,070
 |73%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZmWMhBJkBo YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |penpenliddy
 |24 July 2023
 |?
 |76%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhPpau-BIEQ YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |Taiago
 |2 August 2023
 |9,816
 |49%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6vEjf_Elcg YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |[[Thnnder]]
 |26 August 2023
 |?
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGXpEiycAlQ YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |[[Zeronium]]
 |5 September 2023
 |19,814
 |90%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk_aMCKr60s YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |Quivert
 |14 October 2023
 |~14,000
 |71%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6f8fhGfX58 YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |exsii
 |17 November 2023
 |24,325
 |94%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC9eW0xu1js YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |DJ1482
 |10 December 2023
 |17,559
 |96%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXyesAl6uRs YouTube]
|}

==Trivia==
*Critical Heat was rated on 20 February 2023 and placed at #29 on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] on 19 March 2023, above [[Renevant]] and below [[Keres]] and below [[SARY NEVER CLEAR (KugelBlitZ)|SARY NEVER CLEAR]].
**This addition pushed [[Visible Ray]] into the Extended List and super probably level into the Legacy List.
*The song of Critical Heat uses the same drop as the level Galactic Shift, although the former's drop starts earlier than the latter's.
*The placement of ⁨TrakineS on 3 April 2026 pushed Critical Heat out of the Top 100 of the Demonlist.

==Videos==
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 |cpt1 = Verification
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Demon List levels]]