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{{ | {{IB-Level | ||
|name = Edge of Destiny | |||
|image = EdgeofDestiny.png | |||
| | |id = 89187968 | ||
|image = | |creator = CDMusic (host), Days of Thunder (co-host), Viper Arctarus, Linear, Avati, Rynoxious, HelpegasuS, RealVet, Nickalopogas, Firy, Unerve, Parallax, [[CuLuC]], Salamander, Uriun, AppleCr, Endy, [[knobbelboy]] and Yoonsr ([[Manix648]] and [[LazerBlitz]] (Original gameplay)) (Verified by polterghast) | ||
|creator = CDMusic (host), Days of Thunder (co-host), Viper Arctarus, Linear, Avati, Rynoxious, HelpegasuS, RealVet, Nickalopogas, Firy, Unerve, Parallax, [[CuLuC]], Salamander, Uriun, AppleCr, Endy, [[knobbelboy]] and Yoonsr ([[Manix648]] and [[LazerBlitz]] (Original gameplay)) (Verified by polterghast) | |created = [[Update 2.1]] | ||
|difficulty = ExtremeDemon | |length = 2m 6s | ||
|stars = 10 | |objects = 192,332 | ||
| | |difficulty = [[File:ExtremeDemon.png|35px]] | ||
| | |stars = 10 | ||
| | |downloads = 618.9K+ | ||
| | |likes = 26.6K+ | ||
|rating = Epic | |||
|artist = [https://goukisan.newgrounds.com/ Goukisan] | |||
|music = [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/167229 Betrayal of Fear] | |||
|musicid = 167229 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Edge of Destiny''' (formerly '''Blade of Destiny''') is a 2.1 Extreme Demon mega-collaboration level hosted and published by CDMusic, co-hosted by Days of Thunder and verified by polterghast on 9 March 2023. It is a remake of [[Blade of Justice]] based on DuaL KiKi's unnerfed version. Edge of Destiny received high praise for its design, art, gameplay, and faithfulness to the original.<ref>https:// | '''Edge of Destiny''' (formerly '''Blade of Destiny''') is a 2.1 Extreme Demon mega-collaboration level hosted and published by CDMusic, co-hosted by Days of Thunder and verified by polterghast on 9 March 2023. It is a remake of [[Blade of Justice]] based on DuaL KiKi's unnerfed version. Edge of Destiny received high praise for its design, art, gameplay, and faithfulness to the original.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEcS7Mx7b-w</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKg0jIrmEfw</ref> At the [[The Geometry Dash Awards#Geometry Dash 2023 Awards|''Geometry Dash'' 2023 Awards]], the level won Best Extreme Demon. | ||
==Collab members== | ==Collab members== | ||
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|-|Back-up verifier= | |-|Back-up verifier= | ||
* | *Bigthunder556 | ||
|-|Decorators= | |-|Decorators= | ||
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*swiborg | *swiborg | ||
*TheZinkYT | *TheZinkYT | ||
* | *Bigthunder556 | ||
|-|Former collaborators= | |-|Former collaborators= | ||
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*Artaire | *Artaire | ||
*dfgames | *dfgames | ||
*Iris | *GD Iris | ||
*Josh | *Josh | ||
*JuzGiew | *JuzGiew | ||
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*P.B.S | *P.B.S | ||
*Vlaine | *Vlaine | ||
* | *Zimnyte (APTeam) | ||
*Zipixbox | *Zipixbox | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Edge of Destiny began development in late October 2020 in a Discord call as a passing suggestion by Days Of Thunder, and thus, the project started. During the same call, Salamander and [[CuLuC]] offered their assistance, and CDMusic accepted; things went smoothly from there for the time being. A couple of weeks later, Zimnyte (owner of APTeam) heard about the project and offered to take it under the wing of APTeam as a project with CDMusic still as the main host. CDMusic accepted the offer, and the project commenced on 27 November 2020 and proceeded to progress healthily over the next six months. | |||
On 7 February 2021, the level's first preview was released by Zimnyte | On 7 February 2021, the level's first preview was released by Zimnyte, showcasing seven merged parts, one of which was soon replaced. However, in April 2021, due to internal drama that CDMusic and Zimnyte would not like to disclose, the level was taken away from APTeam and brought back into CDMusic's hands as a hosting endeavor. polterghast also achieved a run of 26-82% on an old version of the layout on 24 April 2021. | ||
As of June 2021, CDMusic hoped to release a second preview of the level showcasing eleven total parts and new transitions made by CDMusic himself, CuLuC, and Linear. On 13 July 2021, CDMusic created a trailer for the level | As of June 2021, CDMusic hoped to release a second preview of the level showcasing eleven total parts and new transitions made by CDMusic himself, CuLuC, and Linear. On 13 July 2021, CDMusic created a trailer for the level, stating that four parts are left to be decorated. On 12 November 2021, polterghast achieved 37-100% on the layout of the level - the layout has since undergone balancing changes. | ||
After New Year's Day of 2022, CuLuC showcases a teaser of Edge of Destiny for the full level. It showed teasers of parts such as Uriun and Unerve | After New Year's Day of 2022, CuLuC showcases a teaser of Edge of Destiny for the full level. It showed teasers of parts such as Uriun and Unerve, as well as updates to CuLuC's part. On 10 June 2022, CDMusic released his full showcase of the completed level. Nine months later, on 9 March 2023, polterghast verified the level after roughly 100,000 attempts, with two deaths at 95%. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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*'''47-56% (Parallax + CDMusic):''' The mixed dual part is way tighter, and the wave part has 13 additional sawblades. | *'''47-56% (Parallax + CDMusic):''' The mixed dual part is way tighter, and the wave part has 13 additional sawblades. | ||
*'''56-73% (CuLuC):''' A bright blue star appears in the background that eventually goes supernova. Entering the UFO part, the star becomes a black hole. The UFO part has tighter spaces between sawblades. | *'''56-73% (CuLuC):''' A bright blue star appears in the background that eventually goes supernova. Entering the UFO part, the star becomes a black hole. The UFO part has tighter spaces between sawblades. | ||
*'''73-78% (Salamandar + Viper Arctarus + CDMusic):''' The swing-copter segment has tighter spaces while also changing size | *'''73-78% (Salamandar + Viper Arctarus + CDMusic):''' The swing-copter segment has tighter spaces while also changing size midway. | ||
*'''78-84% (Uriun + CuLuC):''' A sawblade and a gravity portal are added in the wave part, while the ship- and UFO parts are buffed. | *'''78-84% (Uriun + CuLuC):''' A sawblade and a gravity portal are added in the wave part, while the ship- and UFO parts are buffed. | ||
*'''84-96% (AppleCr + CuLuC):''' The ship corridors, ball clicks, and wave gaps are buffed, making them tight. The final ship segment has some additional spikes. | *'''84-96% (AppleCr + CuLuC):''' The ship corridors, ball clicks, and wave gaps are buffed, making them tight. The final ship segment has some additional spikes. | ||
*'''96-100% (Endy + [[knobbelboy]] + Yoonsr + CuLuC, End-Screen):''' The background contains the blade, the star and the black hole. | *'''96-100% (Endy + [[knobbelboy]] + Yoonsr + CuLuC, End-Screen):''' The background contains the blade, the star and the black hole. | ||
==Walkthrough== | |||
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==First 10 victors== | ==First 10 victors== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" | ||
!Victor # | !Victor # | ||
!Player | !Player | ||
!Date Completed | !Date Completed | ||
!Total Attempts | !Total Attempts | ||
!Furthest Fail | !Furthest Fail | ||
!Video | !Video | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Verifier | |Verifier | ||
|polterghast | |polterghast | ||
|9 March 2023 | |9 March 2023 | ||
|? | |? | ||
|95% | |95% | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUphe3H59yU YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Zoink]] | |[[Zoink]] | ||
|3 April 2023 | |3 April 2023 | ||
|~5,450 | |~5,450 | ||
|94% | |94% | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm6TqCj4C4M YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|PersonHuman42 | |PersonHuman42 | ||
|9 April 2023 | |9 April 2023 | ||
|? | |? | ||
|? | |? | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBuD6f5fAWM YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|[[DiamondSplash]] | |[[DiamondSplash]] | ||
|27 April 2023 | |27 April 2023 | ||
|21,614 | |21,614 | ||
|85% | |85% | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKg0jIrmEfw YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[Trick]] | |[[Trick]] | ||
|27 April 2023 | |27 April 2023 | ||
|? | |? | ||
|86% | |86% | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOiTY53jYug YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|ViperVenom95 | |ViperVenom95 | ||
|7 May 2023 | |7 May 2023 | ||
|7,681 | |7,681 | ||
|69% | |69% | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXv5oNN-Bs YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
| | |Thnnder | ||
|8 July 2023 | |8 July 2023 | ||
|? | |? | ||
|? | |? | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDZfZVBFFbI YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|Light | |Light | ||
|9 July 2023 | |9 July 2023 | ||
|46,664 | |46,664 | ||
|85% | |85% | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHisyCp44b0 YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8 | |8 | ||
|zGabriel | |zGabriel | ||
|23 July 2023 | |23 July 2023 | ||
|81,317 | |81,317 | ||
|? | |? | ||
|[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1880260738 Twitch] | |[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1880260738 Twitch] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9 | |9 | ||
|Goanga | |Goanga | ||
|27 August 2023 | |27 August 2023 | ||
|114,910 | |114,910 | ||
|90% | |90% | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4clUQzqDw3E YouTube] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
|[[Technical]] | |[[Technical]] | ||
|28 August 2023 | |28 August 2023 | ||
|32,744 | |32,744 | ||
|95% | |95% | ||
|[https:// | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEcS7Mx7b-w YouTube] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *Edge of Destiny was rated on 28 March 2023. | ||
*Edge of Destiny was initially placed at #12 on the [[Geometry Dash Demonlist|Demonlist]] on 20 April 2023, above [[Oblivion]] and below [[The Hallucination]]. | |||
* | |||
**This addition pushed [[Nhelv]] into the Extended List and DubKore X into the Legacy List. | **This addition pushed [[Nhelv]] into the Extended List and DubKore X into the Legacy List. | ||
* | *Edge of Destiny was ranked #61 in GDToday's '100 Greatest Levels of All Time' list. | ||
* | *APTeam previously owned Edge of Destiny, but due to internal issues that CDMusic and Zimnyte do not wish to discuss, ownership of the level was revoked from APTeam and given to CDMusic in April 2021. | ||
*RealVet, [[CuLuC]] and Rynoxious' part features four Greek Alphabet letters in glyphs in the background: Sigma (Σ), Phi (Φ), Omega (Ω) and Delta (Δ). | *RealVet, [[CuLuC]] and Rynoxious' part features four Greek Alphabet letters in glyphs in the background: Sigma (Σ), Phi (Φ), Omega (Ω) and Delta (Δ). | ||
*The star in CuLuC's part resembles [[wikipedia:R136a1|R136A1]], or the ice planet in [ | *The star in CuLuC's part resembles [[wikipedia:R136a1|R136A1]], or the ice planet in [https://www.mariowiki.com/Bowser%27s_Galaxy_Reactor Bowser's Galaxy Reactor] from ''[[wikipedia:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]]''. | ||
*[[Manix648]], one of the creators of Blade of Justice, commented on CDMusic's full showcase video: 'This is definitely the most level of all time'. | *[[Manix648]], one of the creators of Blade of Justice, commented on CDMusic's full showcase video: 'This is definitely the most level of all time'. | ||
* | *Edge of Destiny was the hardest level beaten by any member of The Gang, as both [[Technical]] and [[npesta]] beat it. Technical beat this level first on 28 August 2023, while npesta beat Edge of Destiny a month later on 19 September 2023. However, since Technical completed [[LIMBO]], this is no longer the case. | ||
*The placement of [[Nullscapes]] on 7 October 2024 pushed Edge of Destiny out of the Top 25 on the Demonlist. | *The placement of [[Nullscapes]] on 7 October 2024 pushed Edge of Destiny out of the Top 25 on the Demonlist. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Demon List levels]] | [[Category:Demon List levels]] | ||
Edge of Destiny (formerly Blade of Destiny) is a 2.1 Extreme Demon mega-collaboration level hosted and published by CDMusic, co-hosted by Days of Thunder and verified by polterghast on 9 March 2023. It is a remake of Blade of Justice based on DuaL KiKi's unnerfed version. Edge of Destiny received high praise for its design, art, gameplay, and faithfulness to the original.[1][2] At the Geometry Dash 2023 Awards, the level won Best Extreme Demon.
Edge of Destiny began development in late October 2020 in a Discord call as a passing suggestion by Days Of Thunder, and thus, the project started. During the same call, Salamander and CuLuC offered their assistance, and CDMusic accepted; things went smoothly from there for the time being. A couple of weeks later, Zimnyte (owner of APTeam) heard about the project and offered to take it under the wing of APTeam as a project with CDMusic still as the main host. CDMusic accepted the offer, and the project commenced on 27 November 2020 and proceeded to progress healthily over the next six months.
On 7 February 2021, the level's first preview was released by Zimnyte, showcasing seven merged parts, one of which was soon replaced. However, in April 2021, due to internal drama that CDMusic and Zimnyte would not like to disclose, the level was taken away from APTeam and brought back into CDMusic's hands as a hosting endeavor. polterghast also achieved a run of 26-82% on an old version of the layout on 24 April 2021.
As of June 2021, CDMusic hoped to release a second preview of the level showcasing eleven total parts and new transitions made by CDMusic himself, CuLuC, and Linear. On 13 July 2021, CDMusic created a trailer for the level, stating that four parts are left to be decorated. On 12 November 2021, polterghast achieved 37-100% on the layout of the level - the layout has since undergone balancing changes.
After New Year's Day of 2022, CuLuC showcases a teaser of Edge of Destiny for the full level. It showed teasers of parts such as Uriun and Unerve, as well as updates to CuLuC's part. On 10 June 2022, CDMusic released his full showcase of the completed level. Nine months later, on 9 March 2023, polterghast verified the level after roughly 100,000 attempts, with two deaths at 95%.
The gameplay is similar to the unnerfed version of Blade of Justice with slight buffs and bug fixes. Only significant changes in the gameplay from the nerfed version of Blade of Justice will be documented below. For information on the full gameplay, see Blade of Justice.
| Victor # | Player | Date Completed | Total Attempts | Furthest Fail | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verifier | polterghast | 9 March 2023 | ? | 95% | YouTube |
| 1 | Zoink | 3 April 2023 | ~5,450 | 94% | YouTube |
| 2 | PersonHuman42 | 9 April 2023 | ? | ? | YouTube |
| 3 | DiamondSplash | 27 April 2023 | 21,614 | 85% | YouTube |
| 4 | Trick | 27 April 2023 | ? | 86% | YouTube |
| 5 | ViperVenom95 | 7 May 2023 | 7,681 | 69% | YouTube |
| 6 | Thnnder | 8 July 2023 | ? | ? | YouTube |
| 7 | Light | 9 July 2023 | 46,664 | 85% | YouTube |
| 8 | zGabriel | 23 July 2023 | 81,317 | ? | Twitch |
| 9 | Goanga | 27 August 2023 | 114,910 | 90% | YouTube |
| 10 | Technical | 28 August 2023 | 32,744 | 95% | YouTube |