History VideoGame / EverybodyEdits

* DerivativeDifferentiation: Various early graphics in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' are derived from Website/{{Facebook}}'s former smiley icons, or tiles from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series. ''Everybody Edits Universe'' redesigns all the tiles and tweaks the smiley's appearance, and ''Everybody Edits!'' changes the graphics even further as a result of ArtEvolution.

* ArtEvolution Previews show more colourful sprites, heavier use of multi-part tilesets, and smileys with bigger, shinier eyes making them look more like BigAnimeEyes.

* ExcitedShowTitle: An exclamation point is sometimes used for titles and logos throughout the series.

* ExcitedShowTitle: In this game, the exclamation point is standardized as part of the title.

Players are represented by the DigitalAvatar of a [[HaveANiceDaySmile smiley face]], and can quickly move through the games' worlds which feature [[GravityScrew extensive gravity manipulation mechanics]]. There are also more complex tools like portals, signs, effect blocks, and doors and more. Although the gameplay is simple, the wide toolkit can be used for a variety of purposes such as {{Metroidvania}}s, visual art, music, story-based levels, low-level programming, UsefulNotes/{{Roleplaying}}, or just plain PlatformHell.

* DerivativeDifferentiation: Various early graphics in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' are derived from Website/{{Facebook}}'s former smiley icons, or tiles from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series. ''Everybody Edits Universe'' redesigns all the tiles and tweaks the smiley's appearance, and ''Everybody Edits!'' changes smileys even further as a result of ArtEvolution.

* HaveANiceDaySmile: Players are represented by smiley faces. This include different expressions, such as frowning and laughing. Smileys can also come in different occupations, such as a construction worker and a police officer, as well as various animals and fantasy creatures.

* SlashCommand: The series has several commands activated with chat messages that begin with a forward slash (/). This can include things such as world management, private messaging, resetting a player's own position in the world, and reporting rule-breaking. Later innovations in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' would make these commands less necessary, as many command functions would be available with a more settings in the graphical interface.

* WhiteBunny: Unlike the Bunny in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' which uses the generic yellow, the Bunny smiley seen in previews such as "New Artstyle | Progress Report" is white.

[[folder:The Everybody Edits Blog]]

* AprilFoolsDay: On April Fool's Day 2016, a post mentioned that a third FanBoy smiley could be gotten by collecting 100,000 blue coins in a world. (It's fake. Also, you couldn't place that many coins in one world through normal means.)

* SigningOffCatchPhrase: The blog used to end posts with "See you in the worlds!"

** In 2011, it was flipped upside-down.
** In 2015, the "Teh Languagickle of Teh Kittehs" event caused all text in posts to resemble posts by "[=iPwner=]," a user that who has been known to write in a distinct, cat-themed fashion.
** In 2016, the game's forum had "Monsters Among Us" which amounted to odd noises randomly playing, and links that would sometimes run away from being clicked.

** In 2020, it was put under "quarantine" from the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic, meaning posts could only be posted in the "Quarantine" section which was only available that day.

** In 2023, the index included a small PlatformGame. The forum sections were also hidden from the index outside of Playground, a temporary section with less moderation.

* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: The forums are covered in snowflakes [[HolidayMode during Christmastime]].

* SillinessSwitch: The silly AprilFoolsDay settings can be reactivated through profile settings.

* LevelEditor: The core premise of the series is being able to edit and share worlds. Most worlds can be edited at any time, even while others are playing. Worlds can also be owned and protected, requiring permission from the world owner before it can be edited.

* ActionBar: There's a bar at the button of the screen with a button to quit the level, an info button, a LevelMapDisplay button, and more.

* GodMode: If the player has access to it, they can switch their character between regular mode and God Mode. God Mode acts mostly like noclip, letting the player fly and ignore any solid blocks placed in the world. It also causes immunity to death, infection, and {{teleportation}}.
* GravityScrew: Gravity tiles and effects can change the direction of gravity, which affects how a smiley moves. There are also gravity effects and world settings, which can increase or decrease the weight of smileys.
* HaveANiceDaySmile: Players are represented by smiley faces. This include different expressions, such as frowning and laughing. Smileys can also come in different roles, such as a construction worker and a police officer, as well as various animals and fantasy creatures.

* {{Mummy}}: The Mummy smiley is covered in bandages and has glowing green eyes. In the ''Everybody Edits'' games they're [[MonsterMash associated with Halloween]].

* SpeechBubbles:
** Speech bubbles appear above [[NonPlayerCharacter NPCs]] or [[DigitalAvatar smileys]] when talking. A smaller bubble with "..." appears above [=NPCs=] before initiating a dialogue, or above smileys when moving.
** A black speech bubble appears above a sign that's being read, or above a tile whose metadata is being checked.

* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: Every world has a border which cannot be passed, and beyond it there's a black emptiness that cannot be accessed or modified. It appears transparent on the LevelMapDisplay, which also applies to the fully black blocks, suggesting those blocks are also part of the "void".

* ArtEvolution Previews show more colourful sprites, heavier use of multi-part tilesets, and and smileys with bigger, shinier eyes making them look more like BigAnimeEyes.

* ''VideoGame/EverybodyEditsUniverse'' (Private Beta 2019-): A prototype of a sequel, introducing zoning mechanics that allow editors to make areas of worlds with special mechanics. Although the game is still playable to those with access to it, development for it has been cancelled.
* ''Everybody Edits!'' (TBA): The current planned successor to the Flash version. Worlds from that version and ''Universe'' are planned to be transferable to ''Everybody Edits!'', though the details have yet to be finalized. It is planned to be larger than either the previous versions at launch, with massive worlds, customization, parallax backgrounds, more action blocks, new edit tools, and more.

* AcceptablePoliticalTargets: The Compost Bin section for spam threads was once in a category called Imports from North Korea, a jab at UsefulNotes/NorthKorea.

* ''VideoGame/EverybodyEditsFlash'' (2010-2020): Also known as just ''Everybody Edits'', this was the humble beginning of the series. Blocks, smileys, worlds, and more could be bought through the {{energy|Economy}} shop, or found through various secret methods. Campaigns were introduced in 2015, which are themed series of [[ApprovalOfGod staff-approved]] levels. It ended support alongside UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Player.%%[invoked]

In late 2015, Nou--the owner of the series at the time--officially announced that ''Everybody Edits'' would be ported from UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash to [=HTML5=]. After [[TroubledProduction multiple transfers of ownership]] and the scrapped prototype ''Everybody Edits Universe'', the current plans are to make a successor simply named ''Everybody Edits'''!'''''.

The official {{Fora}} can be found [[http://forums.everybodyedits.com here]] and the official wiki can be found [[http://wiki.everybodyedits.com/ here]].

* FollowTheMoney: Gold and blue coins can be placed in worlds. There are coin doors and gates which disappear or appear if enough coins are collected, enabling players to design worlds where getting coins changes the layout of the level.

* DigitalAvatar: Each player is represented by a smiley face.
* DirectionallySolidPlatforms: One-way blocks are a category of block that act as solid on one side. It can also be entered from the sides, but in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' this can only be done if the smiley is moving the direction the block is facing. The One-Way pack introduces one-way blocks pointing in all four directions, and ''Universe'' extends this to all one-way blocks, meaning they can all be rotated.
* DoubleJump: The Double Jump effect changes how many times a player's smiley can jump before touching the ground again. It can even make jumps infinite or disable them altogether.

* EmergentGameplay: Using a bunch of 16×16 pixel blocks, a player can create many complex systems not within the original scope of ''Everybody Edits''.
* EnergyEconomy: Players get energy to spend in a shop over time, encouraging them to PlayEveryDay. Not much is known about energy besides that it is represented by a yellow lightning bolt.

* FakePlatform: One type of block in the Secret package disappears when touched.

* FollowTheMoney: Gold and blue coins can be placed in worlds. There are coin doors and gates which disappear or appear if enough coins are collected, encouraging players to design worlds where getting coins changes the layout of the level.
* GodMode: If the player has access to it, the player can switch their smiley between regular mode and God Mode. God Mode acts mostly like noclip, letting the player fly and ignore any solid blocks placed in the world. It also causes immunity to death, infection, and {{teleportation}}.
* GravityScrew: Gravity tiles and effects can change the direction of gravity. There are also gravity effects and world settings, which change the weight of the player's smiley.

* JumpPhysics: With the default gravity, smileys can jump several times their own height.
* LevelEditor: The core premise of the series is being able to edit world you have edit permission in.

* WhiteBunny: Unlike the Bunny in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' which used the generic yellow, the Bunny smiley seen in previews such as "New Artstyle | Progress Report" is white.

* MonsterMash: Spooky monsters are a staple of [[HolidayMode Halloween]] in ''Everybody Edits'', such as {{mumm|y}}ies.

* DigitalAvatar: Each player appears as a smiley face.
* DirectionallySolidPlatforms: One-way blocks are a category of block that can only be entered from one side. It can also be entered from the sides, but only if the smiley is moving the direction the block is facing, which can usually be done by jumping. The One-Way pack even has these pointing in all four directions. ''Universe'' extends this to all one-way blocks, meaning they can all be rotated.

* EnergyEconomy: Players got energy to spend in a shop every 150 seconds, encouraging them to PlayEveryDay. It is also available in ''Everybody Edits Universe'', but not fully implemented as it cannot be used to purchase anything. Not much is known about energy besides that it is represented by a yellow lightning bolt.

* LevelMapDisplay: Each level can be seen on the minimap unless set otherwise. Each visible block has a unique colour, and players' smileys appear as dots with fading trails. A player's own smiley appears green, while other smileys appear white. Some smileys have unique colours in ''Everybody Edits Flash''.

* SlashCommand: The series has several commands activated with chat messages that begin with a forward slash (/). For ''Everybody Edits'', this included world management, private messaging, resetting a player's own position in the world, and reporting rule-breaking. Later updates would make commands less necessary, as many command functions would be available with a more user-friendly interface in the user list and level settings menu.
* {{Teleportation}}: Portals can take smileys from one place in a map to another instantly. There are also {{Slash Command}}s that can move smileys throughout a world.

* WhiteBunny: Unlike the Bunny in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' which used the generic yellow, the Bunny smiley seen in previews such as "Everybody Edits! New Artstyle | Progress Report" is white.

* SillinessSwitch: The AprilFoolsDay settings can be reactivated through profile settings.

* {{Cephalothorax}}: None of the smileys have torsos, and the only limbs present are the occasional [[WingsDoNothing useless wings]]. Despite this, [[InvisibleAnatomy they seem to be capable of wearing scarves and detached collars]].

* AscendedGlitch: The fully black block which appears invisible on the minimap was originally available in from a bug in the Flash version where players could select an [[GlitchEntity invalid block]] to build with.
* BlackBeadEyes: Most of the [[DigitalAvatar smileys]] have black lines for eyes. Some of the female smileys' eyes have a blue tint in them.

* LevelMapDisplay: Each level can be seen on the minimap unless set otherwise. Each visible block has a unique color, and players' smileys appear as dots with fading trails. A player's own smiley appears green, while other smileys appear white. Some smileys have unique colors in ''Everybody Edits Flash''.

** Coins open up coin doors and coin gates if enough of the same color are collected. However, the game lacks a way to carry or spend coins, so collecting a coin just increases the number collected within the world.

* RainbowMotif: Many block packages are ordered in a rainbow color scheme.

* ArtEvolution Previews show more colorful sprites, heavier use of multi-part tilesets, and and smileys with bigger, shinier eyes making them look more like BigAnimeEyes.

* HornsOfVillainy: The Demon Skull smiley has large, imposing horns.
* WhiteBunny: Unlike the Bunny in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' which used the generic yellow, the Bunny smiley in this game is white.

* AprilFoolsDay: On April Fool's Day 2016, a post mentioned that a third FanBoy smiley could be gotten by collecting 100,000 blue coins in a world. (It's fake. Also, you couldn't place that many coins in one world without using a custom world through hacks or creation from a staff member.)

* AcceptablePoliticalTargets: The Compost Bin section for spam threads was once in a category called Imports from North Korea, a clear jab at UsefulNotes/NorthKorea.

** In 2022, the spambot filter was disabled, allowing lots of spambots to register accounts and post threads.

* ArtEvolution:
** Various blocks and smileys have been modified to have more shading and look more realistic over time. As of 2012, blocks also look less cartoon-like and less [[{{Retraux}} like an old video game]], probably [[DependingOnTheArtist because the staff switched artists]].
** Previews for the planned ''Everybody Edits!'' show more colorful sprites, heavier use of multi-part tilesets, and and smileys with bigger, shinier eyes making them look more like BigAnimeEyes.

* ChristmasSongs: "Jingle Bells" appears in both the 2011 Christmas promo video and during the GameLobby at [[HolidayMode Christmastime]] in ''Everybody Edits Universe''.

* DoubleJump: The Double Jump effect changes how many times a player's smiley can jump before touching the ground again. It can even make jumps infinite or disable them altogether!

* ExcitedShowTitle: The original game is sometimes stylized as ''Everybody Edits!'' in the game's logo, as can be seen in the page image. The exclamation point was dropped for ''Everybody Edits Universe'', but it was eventually standardized in the successor's name, ''Everybody Edits!''.

* GodMode: If the player has access to it, the player can switch their smiley between regular mode and God Mode. God Mode acts mostly like noclip, letting the player fly and ignore any blocks placed in the world (besides coins).

* HolidayMode: Comes in the form of blocks, smileys, campaigns, contests, as well as modified menus and [[SpecialEditionTitle logos]]. They included all four seasons in addition to New Year's Day, AprilFoolsDay, {{Halloween|Episode}}, and {{Christmas|Episode}}, plus various smaller holiday celebrations specifically for ''Everybody Edits Flash''.

* LockedDoor: Doors and gates are locked until the right conditions are met. For key doors and gates, keys will open [[TemporaryPlatform and close]] doors and gates of the same color, for five seconds respectively. Coins also open up doors and gates if enough of the same color are collected. However, the game lacks an inventory system or any real way to carry keys or coins.
* {{Ninja}}: The Ninja smiley has a black hood, and in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' it appears invisible on the LevelMapDisplay. There are also the [[HighlyVisibleNinja Red Ninja and Gold Ninja]] smileys in that version of the game.
* NoPlotNoProblem: The series itself has no characters, plot, or narrative. This also applies to many of the campaign worlds in ''Everybody Edits Flash'', though some of them have a goal--stated, or implied.

* {{Teleportation}}: Portals can take smileys from one place in a map to another instantly.

** In 2019, the names of admin users and forum sections were jokingly changed temporarily.

* ''Everybody Edits!'' (TBA): The current planned successor to the Flash version. Worlds from that version and ''Universe'' are planned to be transferable to ''Everybody Edits!'', though the details have yet to be finalized.

* AprilFoolsDay: The game's {{fora}} will often goof around on April Fools' day. While turned off by default, they can be [[SillinessSwitch re-enabled]] under profile settings. These include:
** In 2011, it was flipped upside-down.
** In 2015, the "Teh Languagickle of Teh Kittehs" event caused all text in posts to resemble posts by "[=iPwner=]," a user that who has been known to write in a distinct, cat-themed fashion.
** In 2016, the game's forum had "Monsters Among Us" which amounted to odd noises randomly playing, and links that would sometimes run away from being clicked.
** In 2019, the names of admin users and forum sections were jokingly changed temporarily.
** In 2020, it was put under "quarantine" from the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic, meaning posts could only be posted in the "Quarantine" section which was only available that day.

** Various blocks and smilies have been modified to have more shading and look more realistic over time. As of 2012, blocks also look less cartoon-like and less [[{{Retraux}} like an old video game]], probably [[DependingOnTheArtist because the staff switched artists]].

* {{Cephalothorax}}: None of the "smilies" have torsos, and the only limbs present are the occasional [[WingsDoNothing useless wings]]. Despite this, [[InvisibleAnatomy they seem to be capable of wearing scarves and detached collars]].

* HolidayMode:
** Comes in the form of blocks, smilies, campaigns, contests, as well as modified menus and [[SpecialEditionTitle logos]]. They included all four seasons in addition to New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, AprilFoolsDay, {{Halloween|Episode}}, {{Thanksgiving|Episode}} and {{Christmas|Episode}}.
** For Christmas 2021, the forums are covered in [[DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas falling snowflake particles]].

In late 2015, Nou--the game's owner at the time--officially announced that ''Everybody Edits'' would be ported from UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash to [=HTML5=]. After [[TroubledProduction multiple transfers of ownership]] and the scrapped prototype ''Everybody Edits Universe'', the current plans are to make a successor simply named ''Everybody Edits'''!'''''.

* DigitalAvatar: Each player appears as a smiley.
* DirectionallySolidPlatforms: One-way blocks are a category of block that can only be entered from one side. It can also be entered from the sides, but only if the smiley is moving the direction the block is facing, which can usually be done by jumping. The One-Way pack even has these pointing in all four directions.

* DropInDropOutMultiplayer: When the game was online, players could join and leave levels at any time as long as they're public.

* GravityScrew: Gravity tiles and effects can change the direction of gravity. There's also the Low and High Gravity effects, which change the weight of the player's smiley.
* HaveANiceDaySmile: Players are represented by smiley faces. This include different expressions, such as frowning and laughing. Smileys can also come in different roles, such as construction worker and police officer, as well as various animals and fantasy creatures.
* HolidayMode: Came in the form of blocks, smilies, campaigns, contests, as well as modified menus and [[SpecialEditionTitle logos]]. They included all four seasons in addition to New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, AprilFoolsDay, {{Halloween|Episode}}, {{Thanksgiving|Episode}} and {{Christmas|Episode}}.

* LockedDoor: Doors and gates are made to work this way. Touching a key will open [[TemporaryPlatform and close]] doors and gates of the same color, for five seconds respectively. However, the game lacks an inventory system or any real way to carry keys.
* {{Ninja}}: The Ninja smiley has a black hood, and it in ''Everybody Edits Flash'' it appears invisible on the LevelMapDisplay. There are also the [[HighlyVisibleNinja Red Ninja and Gold Ninja]] smileys in that version of the game.
* NoPlotNoProblem: The series itself has no characters, plot, or narrative. This also applies to many of the campaign worlds, though some of them have a goal--stated, or implied.

* RainbowMotif: Glass, Mineral, Plastic, Colored windows, and other packages are based off a rainbow color scheme.

* LevelMapDisplay: Each level can be seen on the minimap unless set otherwise. Each visible block has a unique color, and players' smileys appear as dots with fading trails. A player's own smiley appears green, while other smileys appear white. Some smileys have unique colors.

* ''VideoGame/EverybodyEditsFlash'' (2010-2020): Also known as just ''Everybody Edits'', this was the humble beginning of the series. Blocks, smileys, worlds, and more could be bought through the {{energy|Economy}} shop, or found through various secret methods. Campaigns were introduced in 2015, which are themed series of [[ApprovalOfGod staff-approved]] levels. It ended support alongside UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Player.[[/index]]%%[invoked]

* ''[[https://ee-universe.com/ Everybody Edits Universe]]'' (Private Beta 2019-): A prototype of a sequel, introducing zoning mechanics that allow editors to make areas of worlds with special mechanics. Although the game is still playable to those with access to it, development for it has been cancelled.
* ''Everybody Edits!'' (TBA): The current planned successor to the Flash version. Worlds from that version and ''Everybody Edits Universe'' are planned to be transferable to ''Everybody Edits!'', though the details have yet to be finalized.

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* ChristmasSongs: The song used in the GameLobby [[HolidayMode around Christmas]], "Christmas Quest" is a medley of "Jingle Bells", "Carol of the Bells", "Deck the Halls", and "Joy to the World".
* ColorCodedArmies: An old background for the game's website featured red and blue castles with cannons shooting their own color of projectile at each other.
* FlyingSaucer: The website background features a duck flying a saucer-shaped UFO, carrying another duck in a TractorBeam.
* HalloweenSongs: [[HolidayMode Around Halloween]], the spooky track "Ritual Quest" played in the GameLobby. It features woodwind, a tuba, a pulsing string section, a tambourine, and an xylophone.
* LevelGoal: In this installment, the gold crown block is repurposed as the Level Goal.
* LoadingScreen: The loading screen is more minimalist in this game, just having a small text describing the content being loaded in the bottom left corner.
* RunningGag: A running gag is the appearance of ducks in the background of the game's website.
* SnowySleighBells: "Christmas Quest", the music used [[HolidayMode around Christmastime]] uses sleigh bells to invoke the sound of Christmas.
* TractorBeam: A FlyingSaucer in the website background uses a Tractor Beam to carry a duck.
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* SlashCommand: The series has several commands activated with chat messages that begin with a forward slash (/). For ''Everybody Edits'', this included world management, private messaging, reseting a player's own position in the world, and reporting rule-breaking. Later updates would make commands less necessary, as many command functions would be available with a more user-friendly interface in the user list and level settings menu.