How To Remove Softlocks From Your Super Mario Maker 2 Levels! 

Odyssey: Here are some fun and simple ways to prevent softlocks! Troll Makers: *Makes Rube Goldberg Machine That Hyperspeeds A Fish Into The Player*

“How to prevent little Timmy from booing your level.”

But Barrier Blocks are the worst, you can't even see the softlock!

Plenty of useful tips in this video, very nice! Just as a bonus one with the On/Off blocks, make sure you can't get stuck in the transformed dotted line blocks by hitting an On/Off block, like in those areas where people put the dotted block beneath the On/Off block to prevent you from hitting it again, you can get stuck in those blocks.

a Little timmy maiking a twoll level: Step wun: twap the peeple in the box when thei jump ein the box Step tou: make the emimys all over the place so it kill Step threa: put the spilkes over here, over there Step fore: I am soi hilarious I have to show my mommy this

Ah yes, softlocks. My favorite thing in SMM2!

2:46 hey that’s me

Referring to 6:40 I saw a video explaining that NSMB for the DS had a similar situation because it's possible that you could use the Mega Mushroom to clear out part of the staircase by the flag except for the end, so the devs put invisible blocks to make it so you could still go over after breaking half the stairs. Incredible attention to detail.

Something to mention for the common softlock 2:56. Not just semisolids, but this also applies with cloud blocks, mushroom platforms, and one way walls (unless it's facing up). Also, it won't be a softlock if the level is underwater or castle(night)). Edit: I forgot to add One Way Walls Edit: Remove Donut blocks which doesn't cause the softlock

Did Anyone Notice Every Time He said Pit In the Ice Area He Showed pit In the corner and When Mario Died He Did His Death Sentence

5:38 You can actually do a very precise jump and twirl to get through the narrow section. If you crouch jump and twirl at the right time you will make it through, it is very tight but possible.

I noticed when he was talking about the pit softlocks, he switched to Kid Icarus music. And whenever he said pit, he pit a picture of Pit in the bottom corner. And when mario died in that section, he put Pit saying, "I never learned how to read!" Nice.

Odyssey central: uploads this video Little Timmy’s:this sign can’t stop me cus I can’t read!

this video's reminder of what the definition of a softlock is makes me feel so much better now i remember there was a segment in one of my castle levels that included a claw and an on/off block; the claw was above lava, keep in mind i saw a comment in the same level saying that if they missed the claw, they get softlocked. naturally, slightly younger me had constantly panicked about this and always kept it in mind ever since i saw the comment, as i believed that the mechanic i used in the level did, potentially, "softlock" someome until i came across this video and they defined what a softlock truely was, and, remembering my level had lava underneath that could easily be reached, was deemed not a softlock thank you for clearing a thought that has been on my mind for probably more than a year

Probably most people won't read this but I will recommend to use spikes or even little pathways instead of doors due to the very little limit

That Mega Mushroom staircase softlock reminded me how much better the Mega Mushroom is in SMM1. Mustached enemies aside, breaking through walls in addition to ground below you was so much better.

14:00 You could make the room slightly larger and place a Pipe that spawns Dry Bones Shells so that no matter how many Shells they throw away they will have another one.

11:45 I had a situation similar to that in my level. You had to do different challenges to collect different red coins, and there was a warp box, then a red coin, then a locked warp box when you enter my boss fight. If you had collected all the other red coins first (which most people did, but I didn’t during playtesting) you would immediately get the last red coin, get the key, teleport through the locked warp box and be outside the boss fight with 0 red coins. What you were supposed to do was come in through the warp box, collect a red coin, go to the other side of the room to get a key, come back and leave through the locked warp box. The problem was so severe that I had to delete the level and reupload it with the soft lock fixed, by having you activate a P Switch at the other side of the room and going through some P Blocks at the part of the room you first entered at to get to a warp box. I did take the opportunity to fix some parts of the level that I didn’t like, though, so all in all it was a net positive experience, it didn’t have that many likes or plays before I deleted it anyways. Edit: Typos Edit 2: More Typos, but I lost a heart from Odyssey Central :(

11:06 I was in that stream lol love your vids

Troll level creators: *I'll pretend I didn't see that*

I think that the only bad softlocks are softlocks after checkpoints. If you get softlocked before checkpoint, you can easily restart the level.

4:25 I HEARD THAT !

Big brain softlock: *one way wall,* *note block underneath,*

I saw the word Hi in the cloud room in SMB2

Or just let DGR Dave playtest it and he'll find every single softlock.

For the item softlock you can also put a extra challenge to collect the item and you make sure the player get it

Love ur videos Oddesey

6:44 or add a pipe that when you break the bricks it leads you to a secret area with a pipe to the flagpole

My solution to the semisolid softlock was to use kaizo blocks. You keep the look of the original but you can't go on top.

5:42, you could also use spikes and place one in the bottom right of the door.

3 words: one spike block

Multiplayer exclusive softlocks (usually caused by stuff respawning when it shouldn't, reset doors not functioning properly, rising lava/poison challenges not giving the player enough time to respawn and get moving before they die, and so on) are just the worst, because they're incredibly difficult to test for and sometimes there's just nothing you can do about them without removing or heavily altering the challenge or gimmick of the level.

4:24 that such an awesome Easter egg in the background! This is why I watch your vids!

Clouds are the best for soft locks ya know because there the strongest in every category

With the propeller shroom it's also important to know you can break bricks below you

Dude, I don’t even play this game and I am learning a lot from this. Keep up the excellent work man

4:08 Here are some solutions to this pit Softlock *as* *Dark* *Pit's* *theme* *is* *playing* *in* *the* *background*

You are one of the biggest underrated youtubers.

This video was very helpful, but for, other reasons… I’ve never even seen some of these soft locks before.

But soft locks are the most fun and enjoyable parts of any level, why would anyone remove them

Odyssey on RU-vid: How to Remove Softlocks Odyssey on SMM2: *Makes a course filled with softlocks*

Great video! I thought of some other way to remove softlocks that weren’t mentioned. Getting trapped on a semi solid on top of the screen. If you can’t wall it off or make a walk off for the design or theme you’re going for put a bunch of invisible question blocks up top. Unless the player finds a way up you’ll never see it. Getting stuck in a small passage as big Mario. Just add a spike block above the door. If they happen to be big they are able to take damage. P Balloons are able to enter pipes mid air. This is similar to the frog suit problem. You could add a reset door to give you another shot. You could have a pipe dispensing P Balloons. Or you could have a two state block in front of the pipe if it’s a timer challenge that activates once the challenge is complete. Another generic softlock preventing tip is to just place spike blocks that are always reachable wherever you are. Granted doing a forced SD isn’t good and you should look for a way to prevent it but if you happen to miss something it’s better than the alternative.

this was actually really helpful! Thank you for the tips, and i will make sure to test these things the next time i test my levels.

I love watching this channel. It helps me learn about Mario Maker 2.

aaaaa thank you!! i've been making levels recently and i was wondering how to remove softlocks! perfect timing

It really would be amazing if they just employed the heart system once you get the master sword or SMB2 mushroom. It’s kinda hard to make challenges where you’re not constantly throwing those items at the player making it less challenging

I love that while he started talking about pits Dark Pits theme started playing and pit showed up in the bottom everytime he said pit

As someone who loved kid Icirus uprising i appreciate pit constantly making some sort of appearance

That feeling when a friend says "I'm softlocked" after you've played you course multiple times and uploaded it.

Me sees odessy uplodes * happiness nosies *

7:26 I will forever read “hi” in the clouds now lol

this was super helpful, thanks for making this !

4:16 “this makes it to where the player can’t get into (the) pit at all” -Odyssey central

Me: good thing he hasn’t said “dry bones for sm-“ 11:48: hello there

Thank you this video. It was informative AND entertaining. Keep it up!!!

my mans growing pretty fast keep going!

Your the best you have the best channel ever and I’d love to meet you in SMM2

There's another softlock with the master sword. If Link puts a bomb over the on/off switch hits it with his arrow and goes in the on/off blocks. The bomb explodes and the on/off blocks become solid and you get softlocked. This can also lead to cheese

6:53 Idea: Maybe have semisolids behind the blocks?

Hi Odyssey! I like the video and I think you should make more videos like this! Keep up the great work!!

7:26 Hello to you too. I found your hidden message

In my levels when I'm playtesting and I encounter a softlock I take the secret approach

Him uploading has to be the most satisfying thing ever to me

Honestly in my opinion this guy should have 1m subs because he makes better content than most YT channels with 1m subs.

6:33 where is pit at the bottom right?

Little Timmies after making multiple softlocks in their level on purpose and adding the laugh sound effect: *Laughs in Evil* Edit: OmG ThaNk U 4 aLL tHe LiKeS u GuyS!!?!!

I see you improved. Good job I actually liked this video

a lot of youtubers show the subscribed not subscribed ratio for viewers but most of us have only seen that one video that you are getting the stats from, for an example this is the first video from you i've watched and i might not watch another and i don't just click subscribe instantly on every video i watch and that would be why there are so many people that have seen at least one of your videos and haven't subscribed

These will help me, thanks!

7:57, how... how dare you kill our friend, just.... how dare you

Wow, What A Miracle It To Find This Video. I Definitely Didn't Know Any Of These Tips

Hey these gave me ideas for levels!

This comment has been edited because I realized it was cringe, basically it was some what like: “my r key is broken so I have to use uwu language” but every r was a w. Lemme just change this to something better. Good video.

Soft lock? More like... Uhhh.. I didn’t actually have a joke... KNOCK KNOCK! WHO’s THERE?!? SoFT!!! SOFT WHO!?!? SOFT LOCK!!! BAH HAH HAH HAH HAh hah *wheeze* *wheeze* *dies* ....... I’m not funny

This video made me realize I have a soft-lock in 1-4 for my super world, thank you!

I love that when he says pit, pitt from kid icarus/smash bros appears on screen

4:38 you did not touch the checkpoint pains me.

Sad Mario: 9:46

I have a Softlock in one of my levels. You are supposed to alternate between On/Off Switch to On/Off Switch because of the On/Off Block under the Switch. But if you are small you can get stuck in the Block so I had a Muncher just barely out of reach but still kills you. But if you crouch and hit it you don't. I don't want you to die to the Muncher so any ideas?

My most recent multiplayer versus level uses a winged Muncher on a track to crush a lit Bob-omb. The Bob-omb's explosion triggers a ON/OFF switch which turns on the Blue blocks while making the red blocks turn off to allow the players to begin the course. This allows a Thwomp at the end of the level to slam the ON/OFF switch as the player runs below it which turns off the blue block covering the flagpole. The blue blocks spawn block the bob-omb while the red blocks crush the Thwomp once it hits the ON/OFF switch. This prevents both ON/OFF switches from accidentally being triggered more than once to avoid potential softlocks.

4:58 who saw amiibo pit in bottom right

Softlocks are very annoying, one of my levels in a video on my channel previously had a softlock from a clear condition. It was my pacman level that required to collect every coin in the maze and had a point of no return back to the maze after leaving it and going to the goal. So if a player went to the goal without grabbing every coin before, they would be softlocked at the goal from a incomplete clear condition and there was no death area or a way back. I don't think it bothered many players as my level got lots of plays and likes, I didn't realise this softlock until after a while and it bothered me as a level designer that likes everything to be perfect and not have any forms of traps. I deleted the level from course world to edit out the softlock by adding a reset door by the goal back to the beginning of the maze which worked and I usually do a lot of play testing for perfection. Then reuploaded but was so gutted to lose a ton of maker points and likes over a softlock I couldn't get over being in my level. But now I am 100% happy with my level now being free from any softlocks.

7:25 he just wants to say hello 🥰

7:24 I just realized this but in this part, the clouds on the left say "Hi"

I'm with my girlfriend during Quarantine and she is so bad at Mario maker.

7:42 what about multiplayer

All your videos are really helpful 😲🔥👑👌👍

Don't forget the obsidian troll! Also great vid oddysey!

"They must be very dumb to find this softlock" Oh boy, people are never too dumb

I have 20 hearts from Zizzy says: “Hi”

3:58 i saw that! i should look for more easter eggs in your videos

Subbed really good content!

Came from discord

Great,but where is the hardlock tutorial.

I dont play this game, or watch anybody who does, yet i watch your videos on how to avoid making mistakes while making a level which i wont make subbed

My level has a softlock, in the part when you have to get a mushroom to break a brick and then getting small again, in that part its made so only small mario can pass and then get the mushroom but they get softlocked in that part and since i put 3 blocks the player cant catch speed, help? And there is no door and the top part is supposed to be only for crouching big mario and small mario, but mario cant walk while crouching in SMB1 style

1:04 This needs to change make it happen people

"*Drops controller* How am I so stupid?" -Odyssey Central 2020

The first part of the video has the world bowser theme, that I love a lot

I liked all the pit easter eggs. "I never learned how to reeeeaaadddd!"