GMOD VR: Exploring gm_Road_to_Nowhere (What Happened to this Town?)

[@NyronDaChadBruvManTing]

Can't believe you have experienced the biggest horror Gmod could offer, which is living in Britain for any amount of time.

[@theheathen2739]

"bRitAiN!?"

[@GOE-s4f]

Facts. I live in Britain and oh my god is it torture.

[@king_aeron]

Better than living in Wales and seeing a flock of sheep every 2 seconds.

[@GOE-s4f]

@@king_aeron Wales is in Britain. Lol

[@king_aeron]

@@GOE-s4f Nah bro, that place is an alien realm, I refuse to believe it's a part of us.

[@Lemoncoder103]

I noticed at 22:50 you were wondering what “cats eyes” were. I actually watched a small documentary video about them. On the highway, those reflective little bricks on the ground that show you the lanes are called cats eyes in some places of the world. I think what’s the sign is trying to tell you is if you go down the road, there are no reflective “cats eyes” on the pavement. Neat detail by the designer!

[@jarrajada]

in Brazil those are called "turtles"

[@Techhunter_Talon]

Also, semi-certain that the cats eyes were why the map was so laggy on release.

[@yorkshireteafan]

Am from the UK; can confirm. Sometimes it's possible to see temporary signs near newly resurfaced stretches of road that say "CATS EYES REMOVED"

[@CT-hr9nk]

On the pavement? Why would there be cats eyes on the pavement ?? They're only on the road.

[@versace6609]

They’re also called cats eyes in the Philippines

[@Xxx_Haliaetus_420_xxX]

I love this map (and gm_shambles) because, being British, it makes the eerieness feel a lot more personal and close to home.

[@arbitrary2868]

I love both because they capture that "walking around town at 2:00 am" feel. Both eerie but also quite nice not having a lot of people around.

[@patigelstarberry4302]

If it only it had the clanging of knives to really hit that immersion factor

[@explosivesexplode]

is it true that you people ride horses to school

[@mauretaniafan1133]

exactly

[@argonianguy6226]

It's really interesting how familiarity with places increases the creepiness. I remember being absolutely terrified of a game called From the Darkness that Librarian played through on the channel. Mostly because the apartment in which the game happens is almost too familiar

[@declanedmison5442]

27:44 There’s signs kinda like that in South Dakota. They put up “Why Die?” signs wherever people have died in car crashes. There’s actually quite a few of them, especially along some of the busier roads.

[@lawncrow]

I figured it might have been something like that. In the context of the map thought it was sorta hard to asses if it wasn't meant to be ominous, though to be fair car crashes are plenty ominous by themselves.

[@arbitrary2868]

Whenever me and my family take a trip to SD, I don't usually notice the THINK! signs. More often its the roadside memorials I recall. There's a ton around Pine Ridge, which is to be expected. For those who don't know, there's a very long history of drunk driving there, moreso than other reservations, which is saying something. You can thank White Clay, NE for that. It was a town on the NE - SD border, just outside the reservation. Due to the legal loophole that selling alcohol on the res was illegal, White Clay geared most of it's economy into selling booze to the Natives. Countless people died due to this predatory distribution. Tribal activists did a bunch of protests to stop the selling of alcohol and eventually won. White Clay is mostly a ghost town now, and for the better.

[@M4caberguy]

yea but why? isn't it kind of weird to have sort-of comical signs where tragedies happened?

[@declanedmison5442]

@@M4caberguy I wouldn’t call them comical, exactly. They’re probably there to call attention to drunk or distracted driving. I’m not sure how effective they are, but they can certainly be striking if you stop to think about it. I’m pretty sure they put one up for every person who died, so you might see two, three, or more right next to them. There was a road I passed with four “Why Die?” signs right in line, covered in wreaths and flowers.

[@its_renren7292]

whether it be Bloodborne or gm_Road_to_Nowhere, it's refreshing to see small dips into the primal terror that is living in Britain! Great vid Librarian!

[@barmyjarmy4602]

theres a hidden creepy thing you missed in the fields surrounding the village, quite hard to spot and find so if you dont have the time no clip over the fields to try and find it. love the gmod vr videos too :)

[@dragontonio442]

The cellphone?

[@chr1st0pher10]

Can you tell me where this thing is? Can’t find

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Fear

[@Cyfrik]

Librarian: "Why are all the people gone?" Me: "Because it's night. Everyone's home instead of out and about." Librarian: "Why are all the lights off in the windows?" Me: "Because it's night. People are sleeping."

[@Imperial_Lizardgirl]

Or there no people?)

[@Cyfrik]

@@Imperial_Lizardgirl Although that option is on the table, I feel like Occam's Razor is more likely.

[@cpunching]

The animal calls in the video you wondered about are Tawny Owls. They're pretty common in the UK (and I think their short eared relatives in North America). You can tell it's a tawny because it sounds almost like an ocarina or flute type scream. Barn owls have a waaaay screechier/screamy (reeeeeEEEEEee!) sound to them in comparison to the (wooOoooooOOoOoOOOo!). Anything that goes "hoot hoot" like a the stereotypical owl is usually a great horned owl. You'll notice these sounds more often in scary mod maps/other games once you hear them once or twice. I long for the day for a map set in Canada which has some good ol loon sounds though.

[@Slimpicken]

Ohhh loons...

[@archlemon]

Handguns are prohibited in the UK. Instead we choose to kill each other with our regional dialects, bland food, and non-stop discussions of the weather.

[@Slimpicken]

I'd kill myself...good god

[@Sebastianmaz615]

...or knives. 😀

[@harv_hark]

Thank you so much for covering my map! I’m glad it’s proved so popular! Updates and optimisation incoming this next year ❤

[@Dr_Monitor]

2 alarm jumpscares on one map. First the security alarm at the convenience store, then the car alarm on the lone car in the car park. Both done pretty well.

[@brooksbank97]

its great to see another UK gmod map like this. Definitely inspired by rural yorkshire. The church, reservoir, pub, and layby with burger van are all such familiar sights for me that its wierd to see you wandering around and psychoanalysing them. It perfectly captures the vibe of a sleepy rural hamlet out in the moors. I believe the birdcall at around 30:25 was in fact a Curlew, a bird native to the region. Another brilliant detail which shows the love which has gone into recreating this somewhat underused setting

[@fragg124]

not to mention the rose on the map sign

[@harv_hark]

It was inspired by Saddleworth Moor 😁

[@flightoffear3349]

hearing a half-life: full life consequences reference has never made me so happy

[@thegaelicgladiator665]

no through road is a reference to a video made in 2009 by collage students from the UK if you search it up on KZbin its actually pretty good

[@Dollar_Store_Cacodemon]

As an Englishman who lives in the suburbs north of London in a county called Hertfordshire, this map rings very true to what it really looks like. A very familiar setting. The creator has done a sublime job with the design.

[@BodomFox]

29:27 I was jumpscared even more than you, hearing the car alarm go off in ZAZ-968M lmao

[@STREET24000]

Hearing a car alarm go off in any old shit-box of a car is enough to give anyone a fright. Or make them really confused.

[@planescaped]

I think virtual tourism through VR with enviormental narratives and stories is going to be an actual big thing in a decade. The evolution of walking sims. I don't think we're there yet though.

[@lawncrow]

A certain Talking Heads song comes to mind... On a side note, I wish there was a VR game where you can just sit in a car in the rain, I love the feeling of immersion you can get from games and I think more VR games focusing mostly on immersion should exist.

[@Nelex5000]

once in a lifetime :D

[@Lazy_ness]

assetto corsa and get the rainmod, you can even see your breath condense on the window when you put your face near the glass.

[@qweggy1333]

Great to see this am from the UK. Q1: Absolutely no firearms are allowed here. Q2: Cat's eyes are little reflective lights in the center of the road they are called this as thats what they look like, very small and are to indicate the centre of the road when dark. Q3: Yes we have think signs also look and look twice sighs. Amazing video thank you.

[@elio7610]

I am not familiar with the laws and regulations, however, i believe farmers are allowed to own and use shotguns or something for protecting thier livestock.

[@Kertezium]

Except you can have a firearm for sport, wildlife management and pest control so...

[@Imperial_Lizardgirl]

So how you explain the constellation arms shop?

[@qweggy1333]

@@Imperial_Lizardgirl That is a pub or bar to most

[@Lazy_ness]

do yall have the alien signs?

[@carwatcher2328]

22:15 tbh I think the creator mixed the sound areas. They probably intended to make that the sound you'd hear while being outside instead of the more relaxed one that actually plays while you're outside. So basically he made being outside sound like you're inside and vice-versa

[@ikaropsn4201]

I've been really sick lately, this upload fr saved my night bro, love the gm exploring videos ❤️

[@stateberg7208]

21:07 “submitted for your approval a man walking through a abandon British town contemplating about me only in the twilight zone”

[@arbitrary2868]

I haven't thought of Little Bear in ages, dude. Used to watch that show on VHS when I was growing up. Papa Beaver's Storytime, Blues Clues, Kipper the Dog, all those childhood classics. Thanks for unlocking those old memories with your observations.

[@tafferinthedark]

6:00 "I'm getting some strong Cry of Fear vibes from that". -Thought exactly the same thing. That's one of my favorite horror games.

[@milk_yt]

The story of the lamp bri'ish who doesn't let people sleep at night and try to invade a store.

[@jeffthompson5182]

I woke up at 3am after three nightmares in a row and your video was just the thing to get my head straight again.

[@Zee_warthunder]

What kind of nightmares do you have so a horror video makes it better?

[@vicooficial]

For me this map was so much frustrating due to the lack of things to do, interiors, etc. Even bangclaw or Big City had more stuff than this map. Plus, the abrupt world boundaries... really wasn't a good map, to be honest. On the other side.. what a wonder experience did you deliver in this video! The little acting at the beginning to spawn the flashlight and the glock, the always on-point comments, the jumpscares with the fewest surprises of the map (alarms, seeing silhouettes in the windows, etc) really won today. But what really got me was the speech about wanting to be "a story who somebody else tells" - the first time i heard this "trope" was in Fallout 3 afterword (if I'm not mistaken), when Moira was talking in her book about the protagonist (Lone Wanderer): "Just about everyone in the Capital Wasteland has a story about the Lone Wanderer, even though precious few ever really knew him. But that doesn't stop them from telling crazy tall tales about how he saved their lives, or blew up a mountain, or ate a car or something. Heck, if you get Simms drunk, he'll tell you that his dad died because of the Wanderer, even though he saved the town. People can't even agree on whether the Wanderer was a man or a woman, much less a saint or a monster. But they all agree on one thing: the Lone Wanderer changed the Capital Wasteland." This is something that lands very deeply for me, the desire to be remembered, to do something different that makes people remember us, even only our feats (while not remembering exactly even what gender the person is). Sometimes i wonder what is the "legacy" I'm leaving in this world, i think more people share the same feelings about it as well. BTW, i know something: you are leaving a very special story with us. Thank you so much for your work, and the experiences you sharing with all of us. For me you are the best gaming youtubers out there.

[@kaiyotee2475]

This map is a mix of really good and not so good design rolled up into one.

[@FiatUno2003]

It is realistic to not have interiors. Do you expect to enter the house of people you don't know at 3 AM? ☠️

[@Ijisakura]

I mean it's honestly a very well done map imo, just because it doesn't have a lot of interactivity doesn't mean it's *bad*, it's incredibly atmospheric, and despite the bulk of it seeming to be made from assets taken from various Source games, it absolutely nails the look and vibe of more rural English towns, despite the fact that games like Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike and Left 4 Dead don't take place in the U.K., the creator has only used custom assets where they really need to, far as I can see, and have just let creativity and attention to detail handle the rest - that alone is something of an art form in and of itself.

[@gaelsanma9105]

9:03 that siren was so realistic i thought it was coming out irl.

[@mrquavers]

cats eyes are small lights on the road to help driving in the dark

[@geoflo5391]

I just started watching and I'm getting a No Through Road vibe

[@nox._.meigui]

ive never loved a gmod map so much 😭 its so funny seeing the librarian experiencing a normal british town at night

[@thedukeofweasels6870]

Leaving car on so your flashers are on so no one hits your car because they don't see it on the dark road was actually the right call even if that means your battery will be completely dead by the time you get back you've gotta call a tow truck for it anyway

[@Vaxonblue]

22:40 Cat's eyes are reflective studs in the road to improve visibility at night and in fog

[@FiatUno2003]

A map that takes place in the UK, on the country side at night while raining? I'm already in love with this map

[@kaiyotee2475]

10:53 now I know what Markku Siltanen was worried about.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

"Be careful, not to go too deep."

[@ChezburgerGuy]

Among the Sleep is a really comfy and cozy horror game, I recommend checking it out

[@CyberiadPhoenix]

26:00 classic British humour about roadworks taking forever XD

[@RDani223]

22:10 thats because the raindrops cause the thin layer of plastic vibrate and make that sound

[@RaccoonCityPoliceDept]

I've been waiting for you to find this map. Never brought it up to you be was secretly hoping for it.

[@jamiebonczek8026]

22:40 “No Cats Eyes” Refers to the road line markers that shine when a car’s headlights hit it. It got its name because the road markers had circular reflectors that shined two yellowish light back at the driver, which looked like a pair of cat eyes, because they shine as well. (The road markers were invented by someone copying the structure and features of a car’s eyes. This also kind of shows us a timeframe of when this map is taking place in. This place could be taken place around the 1960’s or newer, when road signs and laws mandated to have the markers. Roads, that don’t have them, have a sign notifying the driver that there aren’t any.

[@jamiebonczek8026]

Just saw others posted about it. This I guess is more of a specific definition. Also, when a car runs over the markers, the reflector part moves down, which is cleaned by water that gotten into the reservoir in the marker case. So it cleans itself.

[@Neawoulf]

I like this way of looking at things. After all it's probably just an atmospheric, but mostly functionless map, but there's still so much to see and think about if you allow yourself to do so. Reminds me a bit of another game, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. It starts in an abandoned british small town as well, where everything looks kinda peaceful, but also very creepy in a very subtle way.

[@Ghosty-m3p]

".Thankfully I was able to find myself a flashlight... ".Uhh, *I ALSO FOUND THIS GLOCK* ." help im dying LMAO

[@OmegaZX-kd8sm]

From what i've seen there are 3? interactive things, what would've been cool is a shattered mirror in the bathroom and a good one in the other that breaks as soon as you try to see yourself

[@tauvolentas3954]

ok so idk about the UK but "cats eyes" are the little reflectors on helmet bands, military and cyclests use them, their meant to go on your helmet for any event you have low visibility, and help people see you from behind without it being to distracting for the driver/ soilder seeing the reflectors, I know some places don't allow them for that reason like my city actually has you cyted for using them sense a semi truck driver crashed thinking he was gonna hit a cat or something. er go. cat eyes.

[@gasmaskman1324]

Love the chippy van. Everywhere in the UK has to have at least one.

[@M4caberguy]

alternative title: "American experiences the horror of living in a neighborhood that doesn't look like a government experiment"

[@Wunderwolf]

Best content to watch before sleeping

[@donaldcampbell9219]

Cool game! Also, really liked Witch Hunt.

[@jc008titan]

i call the reflective bike plates as cat eyes, those which are put on the wheel(orange) or the rear(red) and front(white/gray) of a bike instead of lights

[@yamnoodleyt708]

22:34 uh oh, librarian doesn’t know the video…. DO NOT WATCH ‘NO THROUGH ROAD’!! Well, unless you like horror stuff, then it’s a pretty cool video, but still infamously scary none the less.

[@CKSeven]

This feels very true to my experience walking around Nottingham and several small villages in Wales, down to the drizzly weather. Makes me want to find a pub and grab a pint while the rain comes down outside.

[@x_rosie_gacha_x66]

I love how this guy does sorta solo-roleplays in these videos, makes it so much better

[@8.bit_gun340]

After using google maps looking up the road names and numbers and names of nearby towns all roads (pun intended) lead me to Leeds in the UK or its surrounding area. There’s even a place within the Leeds suburbs called Blackmore (spelled differently). There is however a Black Moor that shares the same name and is a tiny off set village way off from where this maps set to take place but it doesn’t look like the map at all minus a cross roads. I believe this map to be inspired off of the small villages that surround Leeds or Manchester. I’m aware the map may not be based on any real place but I got bored and tried to find the inspiration for such a beautiful and atmospheric map.

[@FranciumBoron]

I bet that store had a purple burglar alarm.

[@muchmercy3449]

7:50 you mentioned things being cookie cutter but thats actually a result of the 50s or 60s. My parents mentioned places like lowes or something had cookie cutter building layouts with like 6 different variations you could choose from for cheap when building a house then

[@DMlTREl]

21:26 *Librarian alerted the horde!*

[@Yveldi]

Apperantly, "cats eyes" refer to reflective objects that are put on a road to help the drivers drive properly when there is otherwise not enough light for them to see enough of the road.

[@holymystic4490]

Another creepy and comfy video. Epic job as always ^^

[@SealWithoutHat]

That was genuinely awesome to see the amnesia lantern for this map.

[@Thegreatercheese]

The fucking John Cleese bit had me rolling.

[@CyberiadPhoenix]

27:44 "Think" is a road safety campaign in the UK.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

For some reason this reminds me of some areas i've been too in my state despite not being anywhere near the UK, I guess the rain helps.

[@thedukeofweasels6870]

Cats eyes are an alternate name for road reflectors because they shine like a cat's eyes so the sign s warning you that lane lines won't be marked by the reflective bumps and might not be visible in the dark

[@Fregatte86]

Imagine your friend spawn a nice workshop monsters, then you play it in vr. Heart attack is 99% possible

[@televisionandcheese]

Hehe it was fun just to watch The Librarian walking around in a unfamiliar country and being distracted by all the UK signage

[@thomoking1548]

I will always love your voice

[@Bkuuzin]

It’s very atmospheric!

[@thelegendarybrit9183]

Cats eyes Are a thing that’s on/in roads They reflect abit of light from headlights like real “cat eyes” so if there’s no light posts along he road you can still have a idea Of where the road is and how it continues

[@yeglazer0000]

I have this map. It's pretty cool.

[@defryingpan4290]

This is probably the millionth-or-so time you've heard this, but, now that you're finished with your In Sound Mind playthrough (which I thoroughly enjoyed, by the way), you should definitely check out Omori. Go in blind and you'll love it.

[@hauntedgamingpc]

i don't imagine it'd much be your thing for longer than two minutes since it's more of a brainless primal activity but by god i would love to see you do a nextbot video

[@literallyalois2966]

I really like the comfy/creepy vibe. I became a horror artist due to it!

[@popraccs5993]

have you considered doing a playthrough of Scorn? It isn't too long and I think would work well if you gave it a shot incorporating it into the channels theme :) great work as always

[@Andron__]

Gmod gives me the most liminal feling

[@alexishernandezgarcia5503]

yoooo gmod exploring

[@mufmager]

I missed these GMOD videos!

[@ridleyjack9350]

Imagine a cosmic parasite-like creature that can snatch your soul after death. And it slowly extracts all the nutrients from your soul. It takes you to a simulated place that mimics real life, but the road you are walking on disappears, smoke comes from the chimneys of houses you can't go into and the windows are completely dark, there is not a soul in the streets, police sirens flashing and sounding in the distance, but when you get there the car is gone, just lights and sounds, in the distance a highway with what appears to be cars driving on it. But you can never get there.

[@Kianfox]

I didn’t even know gmodVR was a thing, I’m gonna have to mess with that

[@ShyDieonyx]

30:55 nice reference.

[@mugmanhasyoursoul]

Hey, m8. I'm from the UK and you need, from what I know, a gun license to even have a possibility to own one.

[@patigelstarberry4302]

"Unclipped stairs" compilation?

[@BodomFox]

5:37 thought it was an Endermen

[@OperatorVanta]

I think I figured out why there's no one in town, it's because everyone's asleep since it's the dead of night :P but that would be no fun wouldn't it?

[@V0X]

love your videos ❤❤

[@SBejarano83]

Yep literally “Road To Nowhere” No people, No expiations.

[@emeraldelder1557]

"No through road" *trauma*

[@Cubekid10.]

Oooh i might do this one

[@hunterofthemist7159]

You know your american when you call waving a gun around like a lunatic "making a fuss"

[@orionfl79]

OMG! Fawlty Towers! ^_^

[@bobbyboswell13]

omfg i totally forgot i had a stream someone was doing still on and they must have closed it because this just out of nowhere started playing while i was watching a horror video and i nearly chucked my laptop across the room haha

[@ButtonyFriend41]

Cat's Eyes are similar to road median reflectors.

[@notmaincharacter]

you will understand the more mechanical arms go by

[@glitchpg3d107]

29:26 how many of you guys got scared from this, I felt like my heart just jumped lol

[@therealslimshady14]

You can own guns in the uk with some very specific licenses Also, Harkshire is based off of Yorkshire, where I'm from And you missed a door with a 3d handle on the church with Gordon freeman on the window

[@SodLikeCod]

I enjoy this.

[@Dimm0_T]

(sorry for being late) I HAVE A THEORY FOR THIS MAP, the theory is that we died due to a car accident while returning home to Alpha Centauri, that explains why we start with a car that doesn't work, why is the road blocked by police and explains the 4 light years in the road sign that represent the infinite distance between us and our home (and the reality). After death we are trapped in the place and time of the accident, and that the door with the red light that leads underground and that emits strange noises is actually the door to hell. (sorry for bad english)

[@Ramondorez]

It would have been nice if the cars had their steering wheel on the right side of the car, for that extra level of detail.

[@TheObserver3]

The warning no cats eyes is not an ominous warning but is what they call road reflectors in the UK' sign means the road is very dark at night so drive with caution.

[@Trash_prince]

Cats eyes are reflectors on the road

[@sh4de238]

will you play project playtime when it's out ?