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I MADE A GAME!!!!! (again)

4 years ago I made a platformer game for Loafee's birthday (you might know them as the artist behind the silly kitsune in all my videos) and to celebrate it again I added NEW CONTENT!!!!!

This update adds 5 new levels that realize the full potential of the existing mechanics while also introducing some cool new stuff! It culminates all the level design knowledge I've learned over the past few years and I'm extremely happy with it!

(also this took way longer to develop than the entire original game, but it was the most fun I've had programming in a very long time. that being said I am tired and need to rest now)

Play it in your browser here! If you like GD platformers you'll enjoy it :)
gdcolon.itch.io/treacheroustrials

6 days ago | [YT] | 638

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most anticipated 2.209 feature?

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 3,150

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In case you missed it, over half of the GD moderator team (including me) was just demoted and the position was renamed to "advisor". I was only mod for 1.5 years but I'm forever grateful for the opportunity and hope it was enough to leave even a small positive impact. I should feel worse about the whole situation but getting axed alongside all your friends makes it a little more bearable.

I'm still gathering my thoughts, but I worry a lot about the future of the game. Less moderators on the team means less levels sent, less content reported, and less members capable of forwarding issues directly to the handful of people who can actually do something about them. Over the past year I feel like I've been slowly watching the entire game I care so much about fall apart, and the community become increasingly polarized. I don't know what these changes solve and why so little information was given, and wish that there was at least enough communication to make it seem even remotely justified. I really, really want to be optimistic about this game's future but it's getting harder every day and I don't know what to do anymore. Geometry Dash is all I have. I'm confused and I'm scared.

We're in uncharted waters now. There's conspiracies floating around but nobody truly knows why this happened, so try to be a little critical before doing anything hurtful to one another. I love this game so much and I'll try my best to keep hoping things will get better since it's better than nothing.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 7,416

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I should probably be promoting my video that came out yesterday, but instead I wanna say happy birthday Miku!!!!!!

1 month ago | [YT] | 4,529

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Hi all, I wanted to clear up some information regarding my associations with Viprin since my responses have been somewhat scattered. I haven't really coherently shared my side of the story and it's led to a lot of false assumptions about me that are becoming increasingly twisted. That lack of action comes from my own stress and it's entirely my fault.

At the beginning of the year, I was asked why I continue to be a GD moderator despite Viprin (the now former head of the mod team) having very serious allegations against him. I responded by saying that it's something I don't want to get involved with since I'm just there to send levels ("i just work here"), and that from my experience he was friendly towards the team. I was under the assumption that these allegations were several years old and resolved a long time ago, so I figured they were only being resurfaced to be used as fuel against the mod team rather than out of genuine concern for anyone's safety. My lack of knowledge about what happened combined with my belief that everyone gets better with time led me to make a series of very, very stupid tweets in an attempt to cover myself. Instead of condemning what I knew he did, I chose to downplay what I thought he didn't because I wasn't comfortable badmouthing someone who gave me many opportunities (I said we were on "good terms" but we were never really close friends, all our interactions were GD and moderation related). But in reality Viprin's actions were extremely inappropriate and especially concerning for someone co-running the game, and I would not have associated myself with him if I knew the full extent of it. I feel terrible for trying to defend that kind of behaviour, and even worse that people who looked up to me believed I did it knowingly (since my overly emotional tweets presented it as such). I wish I better educated myself on the situation before lashing out and for that I'm extremely sorry.

I would be lying if I said that I didn't start this because I wanted to keep my position as a GD moderator. I joined the team because I love seeing what people make and want to do what I can for the creators that make GD so special. I should not be expected to leave it out of "protest" towards someone else, and neither should any of the volunteers taking on this position. I would rather you rally for the removal of the problematic individual than single out the people who have done nothing wrong and convince them that they're the problem. With Viprin having stepped down from GD I feel comfortable continuing my role as a GD moderator but have no plans on "climbing the ranks" and becoming an elder. The team is in a much better place now, and while there will always be things people disagree with, I promise we take them seriously and try our best to make it right.

As for my emotional state... you can probably guess that this has taken a very large toll on me. I understand that many people felt disgusted by my actions and wanted me to take better accountability but they almost always did this by leaving extremely rude and hurtful comments on all corners of the internet. The fact that people feel no remorse doing this is very scary to me as it accomplishes nothing outside of hurting people. And it's especially bad when the things people are saying about you are just... wrong. I'm a kind person and I want the best for everyone so I deeply regret saying all the things that made me appear as someone who defends bad people. I want to change and be a better person, but I just can't do that when all the criticism hurled my way is for things that I never did and would never do. Most people familiar with the situation either skimmed through it or learned about it from gross exaggerations, and as a result they're upset at a Colon that's so different from who I actually am that I would hate him too. (Also I'm not trying to change anyone's mind by talking about my feelings, I just feel like it's important to communicate this since I'm just as much of a human as you all are...)

Long story short, I condemn Viprin's actions and I'm very sorry about how I handled this. But I also condemn the people who chose to convince the world I'm "evil" instead of trying to help me improve as a person. They've never spoken a word directly to me yet they think they know me so well. Either way, I often forget that I'm a large and well-respected public figure and should really start acting more like one. I promise I'm better than this and I'll show it going forward. Happy to answer any questions as long as you keep it respectful.

- Colon :

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 4,999

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remember to take some time out of your day to be kind to your favorite creators and players!

it feels like people in the gd community are only vocal when they have negative things to say, but there's lots to be positive about too! i promise we hear you in the sea of endless hatred and complaining <3

1 month ago | [YT] | 4,893

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excuse me what i made this for vortrox in like a single weekend

1 month ago | [YT] | 7,025

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Thinking of getting back into GD streaming what do we want most

(suggest anything related to these in comments)

1 month ago | [YT] | 1,496

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Geometry Dash was released 13 years ago today. What is your favorite block in Minecraft?

1 month ago | [YT] | 11,458

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what are the most iconic geometry dash videos of all time

2 months ago | [YT] | 5,208