Answer 1

Decided to have some fun with it, hopefully you don't mind, here is the file if you want to use it:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dq0vqs6amdfk92g/GAM330-Level-1-Rev-aSM?dl=0

Answer 2

Holy shit, that's amazing! tbh, This is the first time I'm using the editor and I'm still learning, but it looks great! Would you recommend any tips/tutorials?

Answer 3

For me I just tried to emulate the stock level looks until I got a formula down. In all honesty though, it always manages to look forced. Experimenting is always a good way to do it, but if you don't have time, try to take other maps into the editor to see how they accomplished it. Some map makers utilize a ton of the layers to get things to look just right and often times you can gain some new techniques just by following their example. Meark is a really good mapper to look at simply because of his insane combinations of props and tiles that work out really well.
TL;DR
I got to this point by copying others and tweaking it a bit until it was different enough to be passed off as new. Kind of sad, but at least it looked good.

Answer 4

cool map, that art is also really good. i'm not really sure why the physics triggers are working for you but it desyncs for me