--- title: Hiding Level Loads Behind Cosmic Warp Effect In Godot description: Developer DuckSpill shares how they built a wormhole/cosmic warp shader in Godot using GDScript to mask level loading in their arcade flying game Aerosurge.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hiding-level-loads-behind-cosmic-warp-effect-in-godot-pixqcnsex twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hiding Level Loads Behind Cosmic Warp Effect In Godot | daily.dev og:description: Developer DuckSpill shares how they built a wormhole/cosmic warp shader in Godot using GDScript to mask level loading in their arcade flying game Aerosurge.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hiding-level-loads-behind-cosmic-warp-effect-in-godot-pixqcnsex og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/piXqcNSEX.png og:image:alt: Hiding Level Loads Behind Cosmic Warp Effect In Godot og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hiding Level Loads Behind Cosmic Warp Effect In Godot **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Developer DuckSpill shares how they built a wormhole/cosmic warp shader in Godot using GDScript to mask level loading in their arcade flying game Aerosurge. The effect plays during upgrade selection screens, hiding terrain loading behind a visually striking transition. The developer also notes that character outlines were achieved using an enlarged reversed-face model copy, a technique used before stencil buffers became available in Godot. Brief mentions of Godot 4.7's recent release and its new Asset Store are included. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I hide a level load transition in Godot using a shader effect? A cosmic warp or wormhole shader can visually cover a level load while the player interacts with a menu, such as choosing an upgrade, giving the game time to swap in new terrain behind the scenes. One developer implemented this entirely in GDScript for the arcade flying game Aerosurge, using the warp visual as a seamless transition mask. _Developers building seamless scene transitions in Godot compare shader tricks like this one on daily.dev._ ### How do you create outline effects in Godot without stencil buffers? Outlines can be created by duplicating a model, enlarging the copy slightly, and reversing its faces so it renders behind the original as a visible border. This technique was used before stencil buffers became available in Godot, offering an alternative way to achieve a stylized outline look without relying on that rendering feature. _Shader technique breakdowns like this help Godot developers styling their own outline effects on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Artist Recreates Baldur's Gate 3's Occlusion Shader in Godot](https://daily.dev/posts/artist-recreates-baldur-s-gate-3-s-occlusion-shader-in-godot-df8m4vcua) · 80 LEVEL · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Incredible Recreation of Half-Life 2's Citadel Core in Godot](https://daily.dev/posts/incredible-recreation-of-half-life-2-s-citadel-core-in-godot-ltu9yn1do) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [This Space Game's Diegetic HUD Takes Inspiration From NGE](https://daily.dev/posts/this-space-game-s-diegetic-hud-takes-inspiration-from-nge-l0xxvwtce) · 80 LEVEL · 4 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#godot](https://daily.dev/tags/godot) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hiding-level-loads-behind-cosmic-warp-effect-in-godot-pixqcnsex) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Hiding Level Loads Behind Cosmic Warp Effect In Godot","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/hiding-level-loads-behind-cosmic-warp-effect-in-godot-pixqcnsex","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hiding-level-loads-behind-cosmic-warp-effect-in-godot-pixqcnsex"},"datePublished":"2026-07-08T15:07:38.536Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:35:54.573Z","description":"Developer DuckSpill shares how they built a wormhole/cosmic warp shader in Godot using GDScript to mask level loading in their arcade flying game Aerosurge....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8a341db57f44720c0bb1c7a4be0aabf3?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8a341db57f44720c0bb1c7a4be0aabf3?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"80 LEVEL","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"80 LEVEL","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/78eebcd76c154e6bbfd565fed7dc4093","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/80lv"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/hiding-level-loads-behind-cosmic-warp-effect-in-godot-pixqcnsex","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"game-development,godot","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"80 LEVEL","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/80lv"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Hiding Level Loads Behind Cosmic Warp Effect In Godot"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hiding-level-loads-behind-cosmic-warp-effect-in-godot-pixqcnsex#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How can I hide a level load transition in Godot using a shader effect?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A cosmic warp or wormhole shader can visually cover a level load while the player interacts with a menu, such as choosing an upgrade, giving the game time to swap in new terrain behind the scenes. 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