GMOD VR: Exploring rp_Bangclaw 

Hey Liberian, hope you see this. I know you were disappointed with the water room, but gives a creepy realization that ‘something’ was living inside that isolated pool for god knows how long, only to be awakened by the noises of the metro beside it. It destroyed everything in its path until it got the surface. The toppled subway cars being only a glimpse at how powerful it was. You being only one means it consumed absolutely everyone. It really leaves it up to your imagination. Whether it was an ancient eldritch horror, or an unfathomable beast laying dormant underground. It really reminds me of the frogs who go into stasis during droughts. They usually cover themselves in a mucus and stay there for years in a near-dead state.

Man, you've got a crazy loyal audience.

ahhh, RP_Bangclaw, my old friend. Used to play on a lawless DarkRP server where the only real rules where No Cheating and whatever the Dictator (mayor replacement) put in as a law was enforced completely. I started a hobo cult down there in the muddy water pit room, we worshiped the default burger and hotdog models from a model pack. Good times. The underground was one of the few places that was moderately safe from either cops messing with your plans or other players raiding your buildings; it was so difficult to actually assault the underground that they ended up adding a cop role that specifically was for fighting underground, spawned down there with a shotgun. It was fun patrolling around down there with some buddies, went on a meth lab raid when we found a locked door that went on for like 20 minutes.

Discovering how to open doors better made me smile

10:23 "fortnite feet" librarian u got some explaining to do

I remember playing on a server with this map ages ago, and we'd hide with printers in that huge cave in the underground section. Probably the best two days of no school because of heavy storms outside

Hey there! This was truly entertaining to watch, and it warms my heart knowing people still find joy from all the effort that went into the creation of it! Thanks to everyone who's played it over the years! The map sure had several phases and states of mind while making it, initially made as a map for the DarkRP server i had, with buildings and locations based on the available jobs and content. The "water tower" is what served as the building for the radio operator (streaming music through radio devices). While the desert area looks open, it as just as you guessed barriered off with invisible walls. The idea here was to make the map seem and appear way bigger than it was, to give a better sense of a city than a town while still trying to keep the map performant. The base outside the city served as a military base on my server, and was intentionally disconnected from the town to keep it as a "high-security" location, where getting to it unauthorized would prove a challenge. The underground was meant to be very confusing layout-wise to serve as a get-away for criminals chased by police, giving them a way to escape the law. We also used to have events back on that server called "Hobo hunt" which is something that also took place in said underground and also factored in to its confusing layout. At some point however while making that underground, with our "Hobo hunt" event in mind, it spiraled out of control you could say. The idea was to create a really creepy atmosphere to put the people who went down there to hunt them on edge, but it sure went darker and further than that. The large room at the very end was initially more extensive, as the map did not end there. It was a large amount of dug-out tunnels that lead you further down to some horrific discoveries and more, but at the time, there was only so much one could do on a single map before hitting limits and causing it to crash and not compile properly. I decided to cut out that part in exchange for more detail above ground and also into the just-below-surface tunnels. Eventually that tied it together into a story of an seemingly innocent town that got abandoned by the locals in fear due to a horror that very few have seen and able to tell the story about, appearing from the underground, that still to this day may or may not haunt the city occasionally. And for those who are unlucky to be there when it does? Thats for them to tell, if they make it out ... (Edited in some more context, as i did not have time when i initially wrote the comment)

When you entered the sub-levels and approached the door, tensions rising, you were more scared than you'd been in objectively scarier situations. This was, as you know, becouse of the seeming normality present in rp_bangclaw so far amplifying the abnormality. That is a true feat on the side of the creator(s) and they've most definitely struck inspiration in many, god bless them.

20:30 this is what I like to call the “Flush change” it happens when the change is brute and ragged, throwing you overboard into a situation you don’t want to be in but you can’t get out

Would love a The Librarian gmod server on this map or Asheville Edit: so proud to have been here when you got your left hand working for doors.

there have long been rumors of a creature stalking the underground of rp-Bangclaw, because of all the unexplained blood textures and smashed doors, they are fun rumors, but rumors is all they are

10:22 Pause the video and get a good look on the left side of the screen… Very interesting choice of material, Librarian.

I think my favorite memory of playing on this map was finding the "Blood" Room and my mind immediately painting the picture of am ambush. Both the door and vents were kicked open from the outside of the room, and there are giant bloodstains by both points of entry. Whatever made that mess was A. Not alone B. Smart enough to coordinate an attack C. Probably still skulking around when youre exploring.

Played on a DarkRP server with this map, the mayor had passed a law that forced all the homeless underground leading me and 3 others finding the huge chamber that lead to us turning it into a underground hobo city (at its peak had nearly half the server living there) in the end all the people who were forced underground decided to go back to the surface and overthrow the mayor. this lead to the Hobo Revolution.

I don’t like how uncomfortable this map was making me feel just watching you be scared. Proving my point that tension is important for a horror atmosphere.

Bangclaw is probably my favorite map so far that I've seen, its fps friendly too

Loved this video. The DarkRP server I played most in 2011-2012 switched to this map at some point, and legends quickly spread of the underground section. It was too complex to sufficiently enforce laws there. I remember there'd sometimes be squads of police that form up specifically to clear just that one part of the map out of printers. Additionally, the remote town outside tended to be lawless too. I have a game suggestion that I don't think I've seen yet: 7 Days to Die without enemy spawns. The houses feel generally lived-in for being randomly generated from presets. The houses are set up to allow both linear & nonlinear exploration, since you can mine the blocks. There is a variety of ambient sounds that can inform you of your surroundings, or misdirect. The game is a mixed bag of quality, but I think this particular kind of exploration could get along with your content. There is also a huge variety of prefab buildings to see, should one be uninteresting. (Minor spoilers: Even the most mundane houses can be littered with traps and areas dedicated to zombie ambushes. There are also a lot of secret item staches. Together, it makes for a feeling that you were expected to enter the site, and that there is something to be seen at the end.)

24:50 that metal screeching and rat squeaking is very familiar to me, it's from Stalker SOC, underground labs soundscape.

Warm, and slightly creepy greetings from "Dellis" @ 4:38 It was... interesting to hear what you had to say, and what your thoughts were about the creators thought process when it came to creating this seemingly innocent map.. ;) It's always fun to hear commentary and thoughts about certain things on the map when you know exactly what references and things went into the creation of it.

I'm so torn on this video. From a horror perspective, there's so much to talk about with this map. And I'd normally be completely down for that. But the DarkRP nerd in me just finds this super grating. At least for the surface area bits. This map wasn't designed to feel eerie and uncanny, it was meant to be a fun city layout for roleplay. Like, the desert area. I get the slightly uncanny nature. But to me, it isn't creepy at all. I know the exact design philosophy behind it. It's an intentionally separate bit from the map, that's open to be used in a ton of different ways. It can function as a military base, or an outlaw town, or a prison mining camp, or anything else that could benefit from being outside of the main city area. It's got multiple entrance/exits that make it hard to fully defend. But it's also completely flat and open, which makes it just as hard to _raid._ You can see everywhere in the desert from that little outpost building. It's a super interesting strategic spot. The flat open nature also makes it a very good spot to just build things in, sandbox style. On a similar note, that tower isn't uncanny to me at all. Sure, it's not super realistic. It's meant to _look_ vaguely reminiscent of a water tower, but it's actually building for some reason. But from a design perspective? It's one of the most interesting buildings on the map. Sure, being able to see it from the mall skylight _looks_ cool. But it's also very intentional. The building is designed for complete sniper coverage. You can see nearly every part of the map, except some odd corners, and _directly below._ One of the only buildings in its line of sight with genuine cover... is the PD. Windows are unbreakable, and there's multiple exits. Plus, having full coverage of the map also means the entire map can see _you,_ so it's risky. Everyone knows what you're _literally_ up to. Stuff like that just stops me from thinking in terms of horror. I played on that map for years, in the way it was designed. It's one of the absolute best maps at doing what it does. But yeah, the sewers are scary as hell. And very intentionally so.

1:50 aye! "What scared Sue-Ellen?"! I loved that episode, it also introduced me to the Kappa and Banshee! And yes, Arthur had such a great vibe to it.

We finally figured out how to beat our worst enemy. D O O R S

This is truly the most horrifying Gmod video I’ve ever seen. Even though I’m only a viewer of this video, I was still terrified watching you explore the undergrounds. Especially the moments of you actually shuttering with fear upon discovering some stuff in the darkness. Imagine if there were actual horror games like this. Horror games with no jumpscares, but are focused entirely on exploration, and encountering more and more disturbing things as you dive deeper into the environment.

10:22 that discord notification though.

The intro was the perfect definition of *"Nope, I didn't sign up for this!"*

So in my opinion, if you get to a really big, dark room where your flashlight doesn't do anything, you take your Light Tool, turn the radius and brightness all the way up, and just go ham

[Edit: Fair warning, this is long-winded, so you can feel free to ignore this and only read the first bit, if even that.] Ah, Bangclaw. I've been in more than a few DarkRP servers that use this map. And your comment on using the underground for the more...unsavoury bits, is spot on. Honestly though, I personally never explored too deep into those areas, as I felt it wasn't needed, as I preferred to roam around. Glad you see you did enjoy looking about the map, as it's a lot more unique than most of the typical RP/DarkRP maps. Also, a future hint with exploring large maps, if you know how to use the toolgun in the addon, (If it works) a good idea with maps like that where you're unsure if you've explored is to set up lights using it, having various colors set up. Sometimes to mark parts you want to explore later, or dead-ends that you know you've explored but feel like you may accidentally walk into later on. I did notice that you missed some side-paths, but most of them are just to homes, apartments, dead-end alleys, ect. It was a popular thing to use that base outside the map in the desert as a mega-base with multiple people in it. As for the building with the locked doors, you were spot on, that is indeed the police-station, or is in most maps. Sadly thought this map wasn't always the most popular, as the 'usual' maps are more used (Like Downtown and others), or custom ones for servers who wanted their own iconography of groups on them. Which is a shame, as, from what you've seen, it's a really big and complex map with a lot of hidey-holes for...'grey area' workers to hide out in. Anyway, sorry for the essay, it's just that I really like this map, and am pretty happy you ended up taking a look at it, as it's a blast from the past.

The Librarian: *Discovers how to open doors with his left hand more easily* Angelic Choir: *Aria for the Holy Hang Grenade of Antioch*

Really interesting vr playthrough, watched most of em you ve done ^^. What makes these explorations awesome is definitely the soundscaping too Excellent immersive videos :D

Glad you found the door mechanics option :^) You gots to try the replace stair mechanics option now if you don't mind the workout

A lot of these maps seem to have creepy underground labyrinths!

Seeing all these maps being abandoned, as someone who played them pretty extensively in multiple gametypes 5-6 years ago, the vibe isn't really 'creepy' per say, it just feels lonely. Sometimes you have moments when you freak out, I don't know why they come, maybe some nostalgia in the subconscious, but for the most part, it's just waiting for someone else to break up the boredom, or something interesting to make you feel not alone. Neither of which ever happen. But you remember when they did.

i forgot all about this map! when i was 13/14 i used to hide in the sewers as a hobo and freak people out on the server i used to play on, good times :)

for some reason just zoning out while I watch these videos makes me super comfortable and sleepy... it's quite the stress relief.

I love complex under grounds that go deeper and deeper to a point where it's unnatural

I think the cave was a sort of discovery moment. Like, I assume it's where the creature(s) came from that caused all the ruckus down there.

12:57 In rp servers this is usually a military base 5:15 *_Oh it sends the right message alright_*

You are just the channel I needed! I've been wanting to play Gmod ever since i got this computer from school but life's not letting me at the moment. These vids are scratching that Gmod itch for me and at the right time! And looking through your pov with the vr mod makes this even more of a treat! Keep it up!

This is the most rational and the most scaridy cat horror youtuber I've ever seen and I love it

Shooting a suggestion for gmod13_hotels map if it hasnt been done already. That map is seriously creepy, even in the areas that aren’t supposed to be. Plus ratman lives there.

Another good RP map is rp_downpour. Great stormy ambience. Even in non-VR, I always feel like I want to get inside out of the weather. And the lowtown area is pretty creepy in a ghetto sort of way, with a few sewers to explore (nothing like this though). And for non RP, I am going to keep recommending gm_xanthys, which I think would be right up your alley. Very beautiful yet very eerie at the same time, in a very “what was this place” way. Definitely go into the basement under the house-like part!

Gosh I don't know why but I just love these videos they're always so quiet and creepy but sometimes comforting especially with your commentary the soft voice and your responses to things that happen That creepy comfy thing you talk about is really working in some places I sometimes end up falling asleep when watching these. I just finished watching you play the krot map and that ending just had my backside feeling so uncomfortable like there was someone behind me and yes that grinding feeling of dread and suspense was so nerve racking at times I felt like turning off my phone and going to play a game. Love your content man! Hope your having a good day or night

I legit had a moment with the John Wick joke good one haha

so, the city sounds are caused by you nocliping into a soundscape, leaving, and missing the trigger for the underground.

Man, the source engine is so cool aesthetically. Thank you for curating!

You should try rp_downpour! It's a really great map in terms of aesthetics and I think paired with VR, would be a pretty immersive experience!

Oh my gosh yes I remember that episode of Arthur! That one and the one with the headless horseman were definitely my two favorites growing up, they had such a uniquely creepy atmosphere to them even though nothing excessively scary actually happened (unless you're ten I suppose).

Nice use of the stalker/metro 2033/34 atmosfere for sound. just make a vibe that you may find shit.

yeah, looking at a RU-vidr explore some scary gmod maps in vr for 40 minutes at 3 am is exactly the type of content i want to see

An extensive underground in an rp map in garrys mod on the garrys mod workshop on steam on your computer in your room in your house on a frog in a bog on a bump in the log in a hole at the bottom of the sea, is pretty cool.

Im absolutely HOOKED on these videos, so damn entertaining!

Hi! My son is a huge fan of yours and you have inspired him to make a liminal space structure in Minecraft. It's pretty awesome, would love to somehow send you a picture of it. His name is Austin (he is autistic) and he would LOVE to somehow show you what he has made. Do you have a Twitter or other social media by chance? Thanks!

I always like the video before watching whenever its a gmod vr exploration, I love these!!

I love your content! There’s an option to climb ladders below the door mechanics option so you grab the rungs instead of walking into the ladder. It works really well, and is a lot of fun!

From all the maps i watched him explore, this one gave me a lot of tension when he was exploring those tunnels i thought we will see some creature living there but sadly it was nothing, it does leave you to your imagination and you can create your own scenario which is something that i like when people add it to their map.

9:26 That noise is just a part of regular ambient noise in downtown-styled maps for Gmod. Also you are correct in assuming that building is the police station in RP gamemodes.

Gm_russia is honestly a very eerie map, and it plays after the After hours asthetic. It’s creepy exploring and there’s elaborate scares, not figures but swings moving by itself, lights flickering. And if you look out of some windows stuff could happen.

20:31 Classic Resident Evil 2 lab ost, funny finding you here but fitting non the less.

This video gave me alot of nostalgia i remember playing on this mal alot in 2014 had great memories of playing as a thief on this map i have atleast put over 400 hours in to the game just playing darkrp

Imagine playing an RP game only to be thrown into a horror game.

This actually feels like a horror movie

When I fell into the piranha thing, I got very scared

You're welcome with the door thing :) I loved watching you be able to open doors easier

Watching this a second time and the intro still gave me a laugh

the fire cracking part made me died of laugh

This is what i was needing for my snack!!

all this underground would make for pretty solid crazy person in the sewers gameplay

i played darkrp on this map a number of times, but never ended up exploring the underground. i remember being teleported into that big pit room by an admin once though lol

1:50 Nice shout out to my favorite show as a kid. I had all the living books games as a kid too! I totally forgot about that episode with sue Ellen in forest.

Bro these VR gmod map explorations are actually enjoyable

Ha! I learnt about the Baba Yaga from Arthur aswell!

1:45 *_Modernized baba yaga._* Who has bought a sniper rifle and prop blocked the way in to see how many people (including the mayer) she can kill before getting banned.

Gahahah, the editing on realizing you could change the way door handles worked. Great job, whoever gave the tip!

My man 😎 I'm the guy from another video (not sure if you saw it) who mentioned that I always liked bringing younger RP players down to the depths of this map to dart away in the dark and leave them stranded alone without any sense of where to move to next. Because I'm *_evil_* like that I guess. But this is why I love this map more than any other for light RP game modes. rp_downtown and all it's ripoffs have nothing on this map because of it's underground alone. It just adds so much depth (pun kinda-sorta intended) to the map that has yet to be matched in any meaningful way.

Shoutout to that one guy that solved the first world problems of opening doors in VR

Omg I remember playing on bangclaw, I remember the server owner was doing an event where you had to find him, and he was hidden in the underground, I remember all the mutant players he had guard the tunnels and how I sneaked past all of them. He was hidden in the vent system in the room with the high roof that freaked you out haha. So many money printers xD

man i love your chanel you are may hero

24:40 yay there was my drug hideout xD

Man, I love these videos. They’re so relaxing to me.

This is literally the definition of never judge a book by its cover.

I remember exploring the depths of rp_Bangclaw with one of my friends a loooooong time ago! Good times.

ur vids are just next level.

Librarian saying "haha" is the most amazing thing ever.

Hello! I’ve been waiting on this!

Surface: "Man, you're a very dark uncharacteristic walkway". Later underground:

Lmao that hand-door fix realization was good

Please never stop doing these videos they are all gems.

I love your video because it amazing that you explore all of this alone

That huzzah moment in the beginning was awesome lol.

Hi again Lib, Im still Raine from Discord, sadly I deleted my Garry's mod due to having too many exceptions, but I will be still watching your good videos, so the Rp_Bangclaw feels like a lonely place just like the most popular Town that created by the dead author from Steam few years ago

Yo I recognize the strings music in the underground. It's the laboratory theme from the original RE2. That's cool!

If you didn't know, this actually inspired a whole horror map that just re-uses the whole underground section an places a dynamic npc that hunts you down through the whole thing while you solve puzzles, it's really cool, it's on the workshop under the name "tunnel vision"- be warned, it's really difficult haha

Nice John Wick reference.

Perfect intro 😂

Lovely video, at around 35:49 you said "remBembered" I cant unhear it

its got stalker underground lab/tunnel ambience in the sublevels, very cool

I love the fireworks, even if its a simple setting change

Perfect calming but slightly scary-ish shit to watch before I go to bed 👍

23:35 if you look at it from above it's not actually a room, it's a lot of large bricks all placed close together.

I think this was the very first map on which I had this spooky feeling.