Custom level format

The custom level format is the format with which VVVVVV stores and interprets user-made levels. The format is XML-based and can be opened in a text editor, such as Notepad, as well as the game's own level editor or Ved. The extension for these files is.

All relevant data for levels lies within the  tag, itself a child of an otherwise empty   tag. The  tag also has a   attribute, which is always set to a value of.

Contents of &ldquo;MetaData&rdquo;
These tags define metadata which is displayed when selecting a level in the custom levels list, as well as in the &ldquo;CREW&rdquo; section of the pause menu (substituting for the normal list of missing crewmates from the main campaign).