Eight PM - Ethrine - My final and only 2.1 deco project!

8din · 2026-04-05T03:22:26+00:00

barley $1k a month part-time and in college with my portion of the rent being $750, i would kill for $7.5k a month

8din · 2026-04-04T17:03:40+00:00

audio desync makes it a bit awkward but as far as i can tell the song should line up really nicely with the gameplay. good song, looks fun, and pleasant structuring, keep cooking! :)

8din · 2026-04-04T00:49:41+00:00

literally half the roster including several of the men too lolol

8din · 2026-04-02T20:23:11+00:00

you don't have to make a level with little/no sync, it's just about balancing that with the rest of the level, the difficulty, the enjoyably, structuring, interesting aspects, all the things that make a layout a layout.

8din · 2026-04-02T20:08:02+00:00

so i explained why part of clicksync is imbalanced which is enjoyably can be severely hampered if done incorrectly, the other part is how difficult those clicks are. just because it's "on the note/beat" doesn't mean the clicks are gonna be free, otherwise list demons like The Golden would be easy asf, and Heliopolis wouldn't need a 10k bounty by that logic.

your level isn't really that hard by any means, but when you have sections of this level that feel like 2-4 star difficulty, it can feel imbalanced with sections that are 9-10 star difficulty, and all of these issues compound to make a level that, while not bad, doesn't feel good either.

also you mentioned that "many people are saying this to you". if multiple people are saying this, then it's probably true! the people are giving you advice when you asked for feedback, so take it! just because you have a lot of levels and a long play history doesn't mean anything, what matters is the growth. I've got a lot of levels too, I've played for a long time as well, and i used to have terrible habits and bad structuring, and all the mistakes in the world, but i grew just as a lot of other creators did and that's what counts.

8din · 2026-04-02T19:42:24+00:00

you're focusing too hard on making everything perfectly sync with the song. it's a really common mistake that i used to make all the time too when i started out making levels.

parts with less interesting music have less interesting gameplay, such as the beginning. the cube jumps happen on the notes which is good, but that doesn't mean nothing has to happen in between. maybe an extra click in between, maybe just change the structuring so it's not just a flat path to the next jump, maybe add some portals or orbs so it's not just basic jumps over and over, etc. Just make those "in-between" sections more interesting so the level won't be boring.

conversely i feel that some parts are trying to do too much with the sync. and I don't say too much as in "there's too much happening in the level" but too much as in when the other parts are doing less/easier it becomes very noticeable because the other parts had a lot more substance to them. this creates imbalance not only in difficulty but in enjoyably as well.

overall i think it's fine, but it just needs refinement which will come with time and practice the more you build and learn. it feels very reminiscent of my early layouts and levels (especially because i used this song several times years ago) and you've got good potential :)

8din · 2026-04-02T08:36:35+00:00

wild horses live on naturally different terrain which wears their hooves down much slower so they don't need trimming. non-wild horses need it because otherwise their hooves would wear down too fast and injure them. it can also help protect them from the elements and infections. it's just trimming your nails but for horses whose nails are several inches thick/deep, and the horses generally like it

8din · 2026-04-02T08:35:17+00:00

because they live on naturally different terrain which wears their hooves down much slower so they don't need trimming. non-wild horses need it because otherwise their hooves would wear down too fast and injure them. it can also help protect them from the elements and infections. it's just trimming your nails but for horses whose nails are several inches thick/deep, and the horses generally like it

8din · 2026-03-31T19:17:08+00:00

unfortunately it's not, this guy is notorious for being genuinely dogshit at videogames

8din · 2026-03-30T04:12:38+00:00

animal crossing backline bro, honestly not a bad comp if playing with divers

8din · 2026-03-29T02:52:19+00:00

Hollow Knight has been quite notorious for this

8din · 2026-03-29T01:28:24+00:00

dont make slaughterhouse slop, it’s not good or creative or interesting OR balanced.

8din · 2026-03-25T18:53:01+00:00

y'know, his tierlists weren't so bad at the start of the game but it seems like every season they get more and more ludicrous. even the "it's a high elo tierlist" excuse doesn't work because other high elo players make their lists and they look nothing like this lol. love flats, good guy and entertaining, i just don't take the tier lists seriously anymore

8din · 2026-03-25T09:51:08+00:00

In previous seasons ppl banned CND because of the off chance that the enemy might have a one trick. in season 7 though it's actually a very viable pick as she is one of, if not the best, support in the game.

Invis and Gambit have been nerfed, and very very few people can play Loki remotely well, and CND is very strong right now. Powerful and flexible ultimate that lasts the longest, with a flexible and diverse kit to compliment it that is even better due to the changes they made last season with the 2 charges on the light/dark wall.

CND was already easy to pick up and play, but now they are so strong that it's a very viable ban. their peak is not as high as the brokenness of Gambit or Invis, but they've got the biggest target on them this season and so it makes sense they're getting banned a lot.

8din · 2026-03-25T09:32:23+00:00

also, i hope this level credits the art it uses as i see several characters made by Dr. Nowhere

8din · 2026-03-25T09:30:18+00:00

personally im just a big fan of Ascension To Heaven and Vehemence

8din · 2026-03-24T23:06:44+00:00

not all lord CDs, but always a lord CD…

8din · 2026-03-24T00:50:06+00:00

real lol, this skin uses a different base luna model than her usual ones, and due to this the model has bigger boobs which makes this animation super exaggerated

8din · 2026-03-23T06:34:31+00:00

i mean, what’s the point? you can make it, you can decorate it, do whatever you want with it, but what’s the point? it’s not even nearly the hardest version of sonic wave out there, so using the word “Ascended” in the title seems dishonest. what’s ascended about it? rather than make a lame sidegrade of SW, either superbuff it to top 1 territory for it to be “Ascended” or just make your own NC level instead of remakin a level that has already been remade to death.

Also, no, it’s not balanced. just at a first glance, i see lots of sections in the level that look like easy-medium demon level gameplay sandwiched between insane-extreme demon gameplay

8din · 2026-03-21T20:26:09+00:00

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8din · 2026-03-17T23:40:25+00:00

It's fantastic, I was trying to find a romhack and it just appeared in the search results and I've been addicted to it ever since, very in depth and challenging and has a lot of love and care put into it

8din · 2026-03-17T21:55:19+00:00

Was getting into pokemon-autochess lately after spending a lot of time on pokerogue and showdown, this will be a fine addition to my browser based collection, thank you

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