The STRANGE Maps of Garry's Mod 

14:41 you just ruined flatgrass for me forever what the fuck

That beginning, where you mentioned that you would spend time in singleplayer setting up little scenarios was too relatable.

“Only limit is your imaginat-“ *hits physics limit and crashes to desktop*

I love Gmod's aesthetic, it's so unique and nostalgic. It gives a feeling of comfort and warm that other games can't make.

That dark room on gm_construct still gives me the creeps after all those years...

i also love how gm construct has so many other maps that look the same but are bigger its like a family

The white room in gm construct is actually just a room to test colours. You can change the walls and ceiling or floor using the colour tool.

I vividly remember all of these maps, me and my brother would spend hours just tinkering around or setting up little scenarios in our heads. Never played much online, we were more interested in just hanging out with ourselves and setting up little scenes, driving vehicles, or killing each-other over and over again. I really envy that time we had together, we’re both grown and work all time time or have other commitments. Never really thought about that being a bonding experience until now, very fond memories of Garry’s mod.

Always love to see the weird Garry's Mod stuff that isn't intentionally weird. Peach's Castle used to freak me out when I'd play it alone, just an empty server, no sound but your footsteps and doors, in a familiar location that feels so unfamiliar.

You didn't mention the earliest gm_construct maps having a panel in the map itself to spawn ragdolls and props, since back in the day, garry's mod had not yet implemented a spawn menu you could just open up whenever. It's a neat detail, even if it doesn't concern the video's topic too much.

To be honest I don't really find any of the maps to be unsettling or uncanny. They bring me a lot of comfort because I grew up watching VenturianTale and seeing the maps brings back good memories and gives me a sense of peace.

I always got this very specific feeling everytime I play GMod. It’s like… a mix between coziness, unease, and nostalgia. It has THE liminal feeling. Me and some buddies love making entire hangout rooms in specific parts of maps with a tv and some snack props because although the map can look dull and empty, it somehow still feels comfy.

I think "liminal" is the trendy word you were looking for to describe Gmod maps. At least that's the vibe I'm getting - same with empty offices or locker rooms.

I always thought I was weird for playing by myself in Garry’s mid and not joining the big servers. Glad I’m not alone

I find it crazy that you don’t have more subs, your content is very entertaining and well made. Keep it up

even just one minute into the server im already looking at the map and thinking how damn good of a map it is. two big towers to test verticality, bumpy grass to test gravity and hills, a big lake to test water, even a catwalk above the lake to test dropping into water from a height. dark rooms to test light sources, light room to test dark sources. a whole suite of sandbox to play around in. it's hard to tell what's truly so sandbox about it until you look at it like this, but you can really touch every feature of the game here in such a compact space!

Man, the missing textures thing is just way too relatable, something that every single person that played garry's mod experienced at least one time

gm_gensis is a certified hood classic. I remember running away desperately from Shrek through those underground tunnels, trying to find something the Infinity Gauntlet swep I had could do to stop him, to no avail

I always got that creepy liminal feel from Gmod maps, especially playing singleplayer. Great video!! I never realized just how in depth these maps could be analyzed!

I play on construct redesign so much recently, it's really fun and I like how you can actually go up to the top of the one building with sets of stairs. It's real fun to spawn a bunch of zombies and then try to fight your way down and out of it

this video has a comfy vibe, just like my younger years in garry's mod. brings me back to the first time i ever played around in gm_mobenix and had my first experience with that lonely, comfortable eerie vibe. a huge map, with only a single living soul within, exploring every nook and cranny....i think im gonna go give it another play :)

gm_construct manages to feel both like home and an uncanny place at the same time. Honestly I love it and nothing else gives me that exact feeling

13:08 I see what you did there. I've only very briefly screwed around in Garry's Mod myself, but no matter how many times I enter that dark room, it doesn't weird me out any less. I *know* there's nothing there, yet I half expect to see something I hadn't noticed before. The weird thing is, I can think of far spookier places that DON'T give me that feeling. Interesting.

In rp_downtown_v4c_v2 there's an easter egg in the subway area. It basically consists in a trapdoor that when you open it, there's a model of Judith Mossman laying on a couch with a knife close to her, as if she was killed, and when you get close to the model you will ignite and die. To this day I've never seen someone talk about this easter egg before

Before I started mapping for Garry's Mod, all I had was Portal 2, and that experience of just building things and smashing stuff together is part of what I think made Portal 2's test chamber editor so interesting

9:44, how did you remove default gmod textures????? gm bigcity only uses the default textures, HOW DID YOU GET ERRORS?

it’s strange how no matter whether a newer player or playing since the beginning, everyone seems to have the same feelings about Gmod maps. I feel like it’s truly just a part of the charm of Garry’s mod in the first place. I’ve been a fan of it via videos since around 2014, but only had the ability to actually play the game around last year, and while i’m absolutely loving it i didn’t expect the “ambiance” or feeling everyone got to happen to me, too. Second of all, got this video recommended and i’ve gotta say, i love what you’re doing! watching your video on Minecraft’s aura on my tv and i’ll say you’ve definitely got another person on board. best of days to you and keep at it… and thank you greatly for the subtitles on videos.

This video gave me a nostalgia, I cried a little when I saw the SM64 map. Thank you so much for this video, you earned a sub!

This is one of those rare videos that induces nostalgia that I've never had. Masterpiece.

Randomly recommended the video. I've been on all these maps before for my entire childhood and I enjoyed the walk down memory lane.

Not sure if anyone said this but it reminds me of a chapter in the book “coraline” (or the movie) where coraline is exploring the realm the other mother made but the more she explored further out, the more the buildings just seem to look empty and have nothing in it, it’s just hollow and it’s only purpose is to seem like the other mother world is populated with people . I guess it’s like the gmod setting with all the empty back rooms like buildings but yet it still somehow feels comforting

This whole video feels like a lore video. Especially when you brought up the unsettling aspect of the maps. I have a fear of that feeling

This takes me back. I lived vicariously through gmod. I don’t know if I wish I hadn’t. But it’s forever an arc in my life.

This video is so full of passion. I can tell the creator is very excited to talk about these things and share his opinion with the rest of the world, but he also respects his viewers deciding to not ramble about the topics that have already been covered by others, and even adds a timer for the cinematic shots. Extreme care and passion was put into this video. Instant subscribe and like, bravo!

The algorithm blessed me with a diamond in the rough of a channel! This hit every single note that I've thought about in the past growing up playing this game but never really got to mention to anyone, keep up the good work :)

Your content is deserving of so much attention, keep making it !

It's nostalgic to me with all the scenarios. Me and my brother used to always play on LAN and set up a survival base in the basement area and spawn hundreds of zombies.

THANKS!!! Just thanks i was been waiting so much to you make this video and its now here!!! I love this video game tours, and please continue this series i love them :)

Gmod and halo forge will always be the most fun and scariest thing you’ll play alone

Love the high quality content keep it up m8!

I remember back in my senior year of high school my friend and I would go on gm_construct and spawn of bunch of shipping containers, throw them in the air, freeze them in place, and have gun fights on top of them. good times.

You are TOO underrated. Give this man more subs NOW

@12:00 when you see this, you already know what youtuber you're thinking about

Aww, he didn't show the wholesome iterations of GM 6 through 8 that I had my peak experiences with. The map was just the right amount of form and function. Not as simple to feel bleak, restricted and beta-like but also not as harshly remixed to feel gimmicky, puzzled and uncanny like later releases. Good times were had back then on my little server. I miss this era.

I find the find the scrapped gm_construct2 map unsettling, something about the unfinished lighting, the bizarre design and the lack of the light and dark room just make the map feel off.

I remember the times I would play on these maps with friends, and how I would go mad with power when I had the infinity gauntlet I also remember all the times I unleashed zombie hordes that could infect other npcs on these maps and see what would happen Fun times

okay i have to say, the most "biggest, sparesly decorated" maps i used to seek out often ! some addons, like WAC aircraft or Gbombs need that space to be used properly.. a lot of space can help you make your own racetracks too, something you really could not do on construct. decorating little rooms was also common, they were simply larger maps that allowed you to do whatever you & your friends felt like at the time-

13:09 YAHOO YAHOO YEH-YEH-YEH-YE-Y-YE-YE-YE-Y-Y-YE-YEH

i love that construct has everything needed to test something it has slopes, water, different texture, long falls, a white room for light testing its so perfect

14:41 I'm going to tear my fucking eyes out

It's insane how dirty the algorthim is doing you, despite that don't be discouraged this is solid content

0:46 (and your pc specs)

i feel like the most memorable part of GM maps is the instantaneously recognizable repeating grass texture

the sensation youre describing feels like the basis for the liminal spaces subreddit, which seems to consist of empty spaces intended for people, but mysteriously lacking any human presence, like condemned indoor malls with nothing but empty storefronts, which seems to describe gmod maps perfectly, down to the spaces clearly intended for specific things, but missing those very things.

GM_Construct is the map that shows EVERYTHING Garry's Mod have Empty areas to fill in with your imagination dark areas to test lightning sources hide areas the background how water works giant maps fall damage (if you turn it on) GM_Construct is just the best map to RP, Sandbox and whatever you like GMod is the game that proves that the phrase was right "the only limit is your imagination".

You might like NIPPER's csgo maps, they are really weird maps filled with references, random things and it reflects the imagination of NIPPER. Best ones are blahhh, zuhhh, arghh and other ones with weird names, they really are worth checking out and i think it would fit your channel's theme. Keep up the great work

Whenever you feel alone just remember that one weird garage thing has been with every last one of us from the start and is still happy to be. What a true lad

How are you this good on making this video? You should've had like more subscribers for your hardwork.

11:01 every time I PLAY GMOD alone even in RP servers... it feels like backrooms.

I always had a weard melancholic feeling while playing cs 1.6, and had the same feeling playing half life 1 and 2, and portal. For some reason source engine causes this feeling. I think it's because the light, shadow, texture, everything is realistic but at the same time empty and fake (uncanny).

I along with a friend of mine who ran a stormchasers server called Doppler Gaming around 8 years ago were actually experimenting with map making, going so far as making a flatgrass map with all of the tornadoes from the stormchasers series maps. Of course that involved a lot of 'ripping' from the original maps, and getting us into all sorts of trouble, but it just shows how far someone would go to make a simple map more complex than it needs to be.

Just found your channel. Just wanted to say something I liked about your style was how the scenic shots were accompanied by a little time meter. It both looked nice and subtly know that I could skip ahead without worrying about missing stuff. (Even though I watched them through anyway.)

8:20 logging into rp_downtown without CS:S installed was such a funny nostalgia hit

I think everyone who’s played on gm_construct has done the “spawn a billion bouncy balls” thing at least once; I know I did haha Anyway, great quality video - I thought I was watching a guy with at least 100K subs lol

Wow the FF7 underwater theme fits really well for these kinds of videos

Great video man, we need more RU-vidrs like you, and you really do deserve more subscribers and views on some of your other videos when you get.

There is a short scifi story by Robert Sheckley called Fishing Season. It talks about a series of disappearances involving things that seem like everyday mundane objects (a milk carton, canned food) that upon a closer inspection are slightly off imitations.

I'm not even gonna lie for the last two years I have been suffering with drug addiction and this video reminded me so much of just pure bliss and how much fun I truly used to have with my friends n even by myself on big city and flat grass especially when u said adding the thrusters to the chair it just reminded me of a long forgotten time ago

i love pushing gmod to its limits, seeing what its capable of. my proudest moment was when i perfected my entirely vanilla plane. no mods, just the airboat, some fences welded on for wings, and thrusters on the bottom. the most interesting thing about "Bessy the Hovercraft" was that it actually required a runway to fly properly, just clicking the thrusters while sitting still will make it flip over, but by driving for a second then clicking it, the aircraft flies.

"The only limit is your imagination." And probably also the frame rate.

gm_construct_solyanka is another version of gm_construct that combines multiple maps together, also the dark room is lit up.

0:35 ayo what is the roblox model icondoin here

as a garry's mod player I can 100% agree that playing on the maps alone just feels odd and wrong at the same time

Playing Gmod maps alone feels like backrooms. It feels empty but as if someone’s always watching

It's REALLY cool seeing someone talk about gmod in a way that was similar to how I enjoyed it- growing up, my brother was much more intense about it being a shooting game and the only point is to find ways to kill each other- and while that's really fun sometimes, when I finally got my OWN computer and got my own copy of the game, I would scour the workshop for ragdoll addons and download them, and set up little scenes for HOURS. Like yeah, I murdered, too, but there's something so sweet about just sitting there carefully moving your mouse and holding down the e key to get the position of a soda can juuuust right. I have 3000+ hours on gmod- and I still get the exact same rush of delight playing it as I did when I was in middle school. It's really cool seeing someone dissect the maps and how fun they are- even if they're a bit uncanny(i used to think i was just a paranoid freak for getting unsettled sometimes, lol. It's great to hear people feel the same). TY for this video, I'll be sure to check out your others, too :D

I think I'm the only person with a PC who hasn't played GM, but this video was still really enjoyable. You have a super calming vibe.

you're so underrated, i hope you grow more as we need more gmod content creators these days

For me I've always loved the fact there is no goal to gmod. You can do whatever you want, play how you want. The fact I have nearly 5000 hours in the game is a testiment to this and honestly, I still come back to what I did when I was younger. Now I mostly do zombie single player rp style set ups using ported maps from day of defeat, but every once in a while I'll go back and just have fun in a large open map, install some mods for building contraptions and have fun. Maybe fight combine. Garry's mod is an amazing game for just letting your imagination go.

1:28 The word you're looking for is 'Liminal' :)

The original GM Flatgrass reminds me of a blank Roblox map where its just the single grey baseplate spanning on for hundreds of yards

Seeing you talk about all these changes to the map that I've never even seen as if they're some shared nostalgia is messing with my head. The last update of construct I remember is the expansion of the garage with the white/colour room, it's kinda funny to see that at some point they decided to take the skybox apartment buildings and just recreate them out of brushes, it's a nice addition and feels like it hasn't even changed the map, we're just sort of exploring a little more of what was already there. I think what makes a map that feels like construct is those red and white wall textures, the clean concrete and grass, unsupported concrete ramps and an overall "in construction" aesthetic. Construct has a really excellent colour palette that you could break down into a really minimalist design and still recognise (and I just remembered Ultrakill does just this for its sandbox mode)

Playing solo always scares me

For me the most nostalgic is Clue. Has all those secrete passages, the light switch, and is based on the amazing movie Clue.

Uncluding half life and portal content init was either a blessing or a curse bc of how dark thise games are

i absolutely adore your videos, they're just so cozy and comfy

This video was the video that convinced me to play Gmod, I already had it but didn't understand it, I wasn't into source games back then either so to me Gmod was a weird game that had props that did seemingly nothing and nothing to really do, I didn't even know how to spawn NPC's or use the tool gun. One late night I was watching youtube and found this video, I watched it and something about its simplicity and sandbox nature made me engrossed in it. I think it just opened up to me what Gmod could do beyond just letting you spawn in props. That intro got me hooked immediately cause I didn't know you could spawn in zombies, I didn't think to decorate the world and all sorts of things. So if by chance the creator sees this than thanks! If anyone else read this then thanks for reading and have an amazing day

Im so happy i got this video recommended to me. It's so good, i hope more people finds your amazing content.

Most of these maps take me back to the days when I was still a little kid and would watch the vanoss crew play these maps. Take me back😭

I think most source game, like half life 2 and portal have the "unsettlingness" you talk abt. You always feel alone in portal 1 and in half life its usually pretty dark

Mega city was really fun for trying out certain mods. Mobility, superpowers, giant enemies etc.

Funnily enough, i have like 3k hours in Gmod and i have NEVER played on gm_construct. And part of that is because i always found it eery from the videos i've seen, even to this day. Even then, i'd say all Gmod maps are creepy one way or another, like how when you play on a server, some maps look normal, but when the servers are empty, they become completely eery, and that makes it just so much fun.

I think the reasoning as to why most of the gm_construct buildings are empty, is because the map is seemingly made for players to fill those rooms, with their creativity, and constructing skills.

I wish Bone lab showed you what the items look like before you place them down like in Gmod

It is always a good thing to remember that Half-Life 2 and really the series as a whole's genre is borderline horror; the assets are designed with grunge, grittiness, and discomfort in mind. A bit of an exaggeration, but imagine if a game like amnesia was given a sandbox mode akin to GMod, with a default level attempting to be lighthearted or other attempting to escape the horror aspect; the level would still use the game's assets, and would still be unsettling, even if there was some wacky toolgun, physgun, etc.

I feel something people omit about the Source engine itself is its general feel. A lot of the material created bt Valve, a lot of the source content (huehue) feels very... Utilitarian. The roughness of the concrete, stone and metal surfaces. The sensation of sturdy but cheap wood on every door or prop. The lack of sanding on bricks. The prominence of rectangular shapes on buildings. The heavily trimmed gras... That and more really adds to the uncanny-ness of spaces that are already liminal-feeling for being cities without people and structures built purely for its function with a minimal consideration for aesthetic

I love how you tried to BLJ up the stairs at 13:10😂

Running around Gm_BigCity in Tf2 as a scout or sniper being a sneaky little shit with 100 different ways to vanish and reapear at a moments notice is the best thing ever. Sudden knife. Get bleed. Go respawn dingus.

2:58 I like the little b-roll timer on the bottom. Very considerate + nice comfy music

I love how you used the music to build little motiphs for the maps

I really love the FF VIII music you used in this video. Almost more than the whole video itself. 😆 So nostalgic.