Better Gauntlets

DasshuDEV

Better Gauntlets

\ A Geometry Dash mod made by DasshuDEV


Gauntlets as they are don't get the love they deserve. Let's change that.

Mod Overview

This mod aims to bring life to the Gauntlets with custom colors, fonts, QoL tweaks, and more, truly a Better Gauntlet experience!

Features

  • New backgrounds!
  • New keybinds!
  • New particles!
  • Reworked UI!
  • Reworked Navigation Menu!
  • And much more!

Head to my Discord Server if you find any bugs or have any suggestions!


Special Thanks

LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. YOU ARE VALID. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

v1.4.2

Better Gauntlets Acquired by RobTopGames in a $45 Billion Deal

The iconic mod by rookie Geode mod developer DasshuDev is rumored to be integrated into the vanilla game, sources speculate. When the mod will be integrated is still unknown.

  • Sources:
    • Dexerto
    • DasshuDev

v1.4.0 / v1.4.1

Found a bug? Let me know here!

  • Added Gauntlet information popups.
    • Generated using GitHub Copilot, THESE ARE PLACEHOLDERS, and will be changed later!
  • Added particles to the following Gauntlets:
    • Water
    • Treasure
    • Portal
    • Split
    • NCS 1
    • NCS 2
  • Updated the following Gauntlets' particles:
    • Fire
    • Poison
    • Shadow
    • Bonus
    • Chaos
    • Demon
    • Spike
    • Forest
  • Bump to Geode 4.3.0. (v1.4.1)
  • Fixed the background in the Split Gauntlet from being properly loaded. (v1.4.1)

v1.3.0

Thank you for 30,000 downloads! <3

  • Integrated **Gauntlet Level Vault** by Jacob375!
    • This mod is recommended you download.
  • Added a fourth chain to GauntletSelectLayer.
  • Added particles to the following Gauntlets:
    • Chaos
    • Demon
    • Time
    • Crystal
    • Magic
    • Spike
    • Doom
    • Forest
    • Christmas
  • Added a new setting: "Islands Hover".
  • Added a new setting: "Background Particles".
  • Added a new setting: "Enable Gauntlet Paths".
  • Added a new setting: "Toggle Vault Tooltip".
    • Suggested by @CherryChip
  • Re-added a setting: "Re-scale Loading Circle".
  • Updated Better Gauntlets' Node IDs.
  • Updated title colors for the following Gauntlets:
    • Time
    • Spike
    • Haunted
    • Power
    • Halloween
    • Christmas
  • Updated the Discord Gauntlet sprite.
  • Updated the following Gauntlets' particles:
    • Fire
    • Ice
    • Shadow
    • Lava
    • Bonus
  • Updated the Gauntlet floor sprite.
  • Updated all .md files' formatting.
  • Fixed unintentional particles in the NCS I Gauntlet.
  • Fixed another crash when using a keybind to enter a level before the layer finished loading.
  • Removed the Discord Link from support.md since it's already in mod.json
  • Removed the "Update Discord Sprite" setting.

v1.2.1

  • Fixed platform requirements for Custom Keybinds.
  • Yeah that's it.

v1.2.0

  • Bump to Geode 4.2.0.
  • Bump Node IDs dependency from v1.15.0 -> v1.19.0
  • Added keybind support on all platforms!
  • Added a fallback function for unsupported/custom Gauntlets.
  • Added hover movements to the Gauntlet levels.
  • Added particles to the following Gauntlets:
    • Poison
    • Shadow
    • Lava
    • Bonus
  • Updated the mod logo to unify this mod with the vanilla Gauntlets' style.
  • Updated a LOT of backend/file stuff. Thank you so so SO much, Capeling!!
  • Updated the following Gauntlets' particles:
    • Fire
    • Ice
  • Updated GauntletLayer keybind names and descriptions.
  • Fixed support.md showing an incorrect Ko-fi hyprlink.
  • Fixed the back controller button sprite being behind the UI on GauntletSelectLayer.
  • Fixed a bug where re-loading GauntletLayer would disable it's keybinds after one use.

v1.1.3

  • jaydasshu -> DasshuDEV
  • Added Corner UI to GauntletLayer, responsive to the selected Gauntlets' header text color.
  • Added particles to the following Gauntlets:
    • Fire
    • Ice
  • Updated the "The Lost Gauntlets" title to be a part of the UI.
  • Updated Gauntlet spacing a bit when using GDUtils' "New gauntlets design" setting.
  • Updated some text and background colors.
  • Updated the Gauntlets' customizations to apply before the levels load.
  • Fixed a crash when using a keybind to enter a level before it's finished loading.

v1.1.2

  • Updated the particles in GauntletSelectLayer to add atmosphere to the space.
  • Updated the background to add to the atmosphere.
  • Fixed an issue with Gauntlet placement.
  • Removed some unnecessary files.

v1.1.1

  • Updated the opacity of the floor texture from 255 -> 128.
  • Fixed overlapping textures when using GDUtils' "New gauntlets design" setting.

v1.1.0

  • Added particles around the stars of completed Gauntlet levels.
  • Added a new setting: "Update Discord Sprite".
    • Changes the sprite of the Discord Gauntlet to match with the company's current logo.
  • Added all background changes to the UI, meaning all extra stuff will load even if the gauntlets themselves don't.
  • Added support for the Space and Cosmos Gauntlets.
  • Updated the Time Gauntlet's background (07 -> 17).
  • Fixed a crash on Android when entering GauntletSelectLayer. Thank you so much, Jasmine (hiimjasmine00)!!

v1.0.0

  • Initial release of Better Gauntlets!
The recommended way to install mods is through the in-game mod loader . You will have to manually install the .geode files you get from this page.

Some mods also require other mods as dependencies ; you will need to find and install them yourself.

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