The History of GMOD's Most Popular Maps

[@demogaming8895]

How to add creepiness to your source map Step 1: create a dark room Step 2: you're done, players will now be scared on your map

[@michaciejka2839]

@@sedme0 and propably for source 2

[@charmychar390]

@@michaciejka2839 This, might work in minecraft 1x1 bases.

[@michaciejka2839]

@BRIAN BRADFORD S&box , gmod's seqel will

[@lubaurkina8656]

@@michaciejka2839 gm_construct dark room in vr

[@SCP-vx3qj]

Step 3: add scary ambience and atmosphere. Step 4: add secret jumpscares, don't add jumpscares every corner as people will get annoyed by this (jumpscare galore)

[@legodmais]

7/11's Basement used to give me the same feeling of absolute dread as Construct's dark room, I'd avoid entering it like the plague.

[@maxobb7259]

I only ever visited it once, and that was one time too many.

[@Synthis_Bioji]

I think I noclipped out of reality at that point.

[@graphite7898]

@@Synthis_Bioji Yeah, even though those maps scared the shit out of me when I was younger, the fear dissipated the second I noclipped out of the walls.

[@davidblackshear4349]

@@graphite7898 happy to know im not the only one who noclips out through the walls :D

[@berdlygaming8983]

the part where “MUSIC CUTS OFF IN DARK ROOM” hit me so hard

[@sauceru99]

Just looked at the Gmod ARG's again, damn that's fun stuff

[@koyooko5160]

I low-key was expecting to hear "you need me." In the distance.

[@berdlygaming8983]

@@koyooko5160 oh hell naw man

[@Shervin79]

Void

[@chewy99.]

You should’ve blocked smh

[@atxeiier8728]

I really like history stuff revolving around steam and valve games. It's all very nostalgic to me and makes me feel pretty good for a bit.

[@PetteriWar]

Takes ya back doesnt it?

[@mateusz_0]

I feel the same

[@GT7776]

Same

[@nickb1241]

I like these videos because i never played these games in their prime so i get to see what it was like back then. Plus i somehow get secondhand nostagia from them lol

[@fin615]

Only for a bit ? 😔

[@gubbykillbind]

I almost forgot about Venturiantale until you showed that housewithgarden map and mentioned them. Fucking insane that just unlocked hundreds of memories

[@pohlman1]

I used to watch him now he just makes some weird videos and not a lot of gmod videos

[@rebel6301]

fuck man, that nostalgia hits like a train

[@phantomaviator1318]

CUS IM A BIRD

[@phantomaviator1318]

@@pohlman1 hos siblings left

[@pohlman1]

@@phantomaviator1318 oh

[@steinbeck1949]

Honestly we need more content creators within the Gmod community that do these kinds of historical deep dives. This game is 15 years old and there is *so much* history in the community that having someone sit down and try to tell bits and pieces of its story is great. Keep up the great work!

[@alexlokanin3312]

Agree! I feel like I missed out by not creating stuff

[@Wishes_for_Fishes]

I cant agree more. I absolutely love this kind of content!

[@Squishy_yhsiuqS]

I'm a big fan of Whomobile

[@_Devil]

Here, here. The game is so old that there have been *entire lives* that have began and ended during the lifespan of this game and its community. Community members grew up, graduated high school, went to college, got married, had kids, had a family and a life.....some even passed away over the years. Garry's Mod and the greater Source engine has birthed so much in this world. Honestly, I feel like any Source engine game is the last surviving remnant of a pre-2014 world. Before politics became injected into everyone, before we were all fearful of the future instead of hopeful, before we all were divided....such nostalgia. I remember hardly anything from the Ye Olden Days, as I'll call them, since I was just a kid at the time (born in '02 so I never got the chance to play any Source or Valve games until 2013, when my brother got his first gaming PC), but I can *feel it in my bones* that I yearn for those days. I *miss* those days. But Source engine games help me relive those days, so I can't be thankful enough to Garry and Valve for creating such masterpieces of human engineering :)

[@gustavvaip1600]

hobo king

[@sierra6321]

man that unfinished city map from suspiciouslyawesome looks so cool, kinda sad he didnt manage to finish it. theres not too many good open modern city maps in the workshop :(

[@fusrosandvich3738]

We could use more good parkour maps, too. Wheatley's Parkour SWEP is probably my favorite addon but it's limited by map selection.

[@emel6423]

Gm_contrastv2 is p good

[@krzem]

@@fusrosandvich3738 datae's beatrun is coming soon, its a gamemode. its fucking awesome

[@krzem]

@@fusrosandvich3738 datae's beatrun is coming soon, its a gamemode. its fucking awesome

[@whoisanarnb]

@@krzem still not out :(

[@Saztog1425]

There's always been something so special about wandering around someone's custom gmod map. Knowing that every little detail was an individual's conscious decision that you're able to walk around in and interact with. It just feels so incredibly personal and I don't think I've ever really appreciated it as much as I do now.

[@stellarr1]

I think people easily undermine that aspect of a map. Ask any person to walk around the levels of Half Life 2 and it'll be just a game to them but in-reality each level has been perfected by its developers and has had years put into it. Each tool, wall and prop placed and made with hours of work. It's something people just don't notice often though

[@Saztog1425]

@@stellarr1 Yeah, definitely. I'd argue that's almost something unique to the Source Engine, because of how incredibly intuitive and modular they managed to make it. Awesome video, keep it up, man! :)

[@MrDuck-po3wy]

i love Orfkip's maps the houses feel like they've been lived in and doesn't look too generic, you can look through each bedroom and figure out the personality of the room's owner, each map house has the same style but different designs.

[@Lannarama]

The Slenderman at 14:00 caught me so off guard

[@blakegunner5841]

Where?

[@Lannarama]

@@blakegunner5841 on the right

[@genesisfox5412]

It's in the room screenshot

[@PerfectedVenus_Monsoon]

At least I'm not the only one that saw it

[@mustardkrisame281]

._.

[@KellyProto22]

Here's to all of us that spent countless hours into the night in those early years of 2008-2009, creating mechs or totally whack creations on Construct, seeing how fast we could make that airboat fly in Flatgrass, slapping our friends around with a stunstick on Evocity_v2d, or simply vibing to the beats in the bowling alley of Mobenix. Here's to those years not soon forgotten.

[@snakeeater3241]

This video is...oddly relaxing. I can already see myself in about 5 years, rewatching this video and being filled with nostalgia, keep up the great work dude!

[@MetalGearEnthusiast]

Yo wassup bro

[@di.di.4960]

OMG THE CREATOR OF HOUSEWITHGARDEN IS MY STEAM FRIEND AND I DIDNT EVEN KNOW AHAHAHHA

[@mirabile1221]

wow you are not lying, nice

[@zackshekelstein1034]

Wait,is your steam didimau?

[@di.di.4960]

@@zackshekelstein1034 nope

[@di.di.4960]

@@mirabile1221 how would u know?

[@mirabile1221]

@@di.di.4960 I checked the guy's friend list and saw your steam name, I also saw your steam name in one of your videos to prove that you friended him

[@Cryo_]

I'm glad I got to experience all of these maps in their prime

[@dillpill9335]

The sound of this video’s notification was the only thing that woke me up. Not even my alarm. That says a lot about how good these videos are bro

[@PETRIXXXX]

WHY ARE YOU GAY?

[@FlamesTheCyndaquil]

@@PETRIXXXX why are you peter griffin?

[@PETRIXXXX]

@@FlamesTheCyndaquil I saw this trollpasta character called “EVIL PATRIXXXXXXXXXXXXX” so I used the name

[@mesakat104]

seeing venturiantale brought back good memories

[@SpoonDiceMusic]

its sad how they fell. i really enjoyed their fnaf gmod content

[@fizzure]

@@SpoonDiceMusic I loved their family roleplays, but all of their content was good.

[@zericle1]

Dude to this day rp_amsterville is the most beautifully detailed map I've ever seen in Gmod. Haven't played it in forever, but I loved playing on that map years ago.

[@ThomasSD]

lol venturian tale was gold back in the day

[@broccodoggo8363]

When you flashed the VenturianTale youtube profile my heart fluttered and I remembered every one of their videos I used to watch

[@sircuizine626]

the gmod nostalgia lately has been incredible. 1700+ hours in the game and playing maps like gm_bigcity just never gets old.

[@RobZombieHFN]

Last time i got back into gmod i made train system for this map. Thing was pretty huge with i think 3 stations and 2 separate lines connecting on one station. Trains would barely fit in tight spaces between buildings. I always wanted to do mix trains and tiberium mod on maps like gm_atomic or rp_cscdesert but nobody wanted to play :( Im not sure but i think i still have it as adv_dupe file

[@TheSnekDen]

The Acachalla family house.. Man, that was so long ago. Time really does fly

[@jackpijjin4088]

Note: Several of these maps are likely reposted by someone unrelated to the original maker due to a migration from the Facepunch forums to the Workshop.

[@citadelgames2239]

these maps are making me feel old. not gonna lie, they really make me feel like I'm in 2007

[@barackyobama6139]

I didn't even know bigcity was a workshop map, I thought it came with the game.

[@diogod2347]

Same, when i first got Gmod first map i wanted to try was bigcity, i was so disappointed and surprised when i saw it didn't came with the game....

[@Pro_Dogez]

@@diogod2347 ikr it seems so much more vanilla than some of the maps

[@Triffgits]

these are so recent as far as garry'smod map history goes, crazy that these are considered the most popular maps now

[@JacobKinsley]

The dark rooms never creeped me out as much as the sound effects in maps like gm bigcity

[@Billy-ir4jc]

The SuspeciouslyAwesome story is honestly heart warming that his map creations helped him though life

[@cursed1054]

Oh man I remember playing a lot of these maps when they first came out. My friends and I would install stuff through workshop or face punch and join these maps and make up random scenarios. We had one on gm_volcano where we had 1 judge and the rest contestants. We'd go through the duplicates and find something completely random and present it as a product. If the judge didnt like it he'd open the door in the floor.

[@br1531]

Honestly the house with garden map unlocked the old memories, also if you haven’t watch the 8th anniversary of venturiantale that shit will make you cry or have you on the verge of tears, I watched that shit when it came out.

[@adamtaurus7840]

God genesis just gives me so much joy

[@Vito_ScaIetta]

I remember seeing old videos of players playing in these games when I was younger, I thought that the maps looked so fun to interact with. Now when I have the opportunity to play them, I still enjoy these maps, probably because of the nostalgia but it still does have other values. You’re right, these creations are timeless.

[@hairy81]

like vanoss and the gang

[@010-x6v]

keep uploading gmod videos mate

[@Proctory]

Its pretty cool to talk to the creators of these classic maps, i never really thought of the authors when i spent countless hours on these maps!

[@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971]

I love how some Gmod maps are like time capsules back to when they were made. Sometimes this game makes you feel like an archaeologist witnessing ancient history.

[@sebevv7632]

Southside and Union City are soo underated, im suprised they arent the most popular maps

[@therealitalianstallon7256]

South side is absolutely beautiful

[@TheOtisLaurey]

I almost shedded a tear when I saw the venturiantale logo

[@denverbeek]

In regards to gm_genesis, the road tunnels could actually ALSO be inspired by gm_construct, as there was a prototype release of construct with long transit passageways. They were removed in all future releases because they were deemed too confusing and unnecessary.

[@Dacoobers]

this was awesome man, glad gmod content's not dead

[@-Cryo-]

Great video! It's very professional, for a Garry's mod themed video. I would like to note though, you forgot to mention that the third piece of music you used in the video: the megaman 2 wily stage 1-2 music. Otherwise, really good video! Wait, this vid is 2 years old. Man, i got recommended this a bit late.

[@SeanCampbell_iRacing]

Bruh that Venturiantale mention brought me back I haven’t watched their content since like, early 2015

[@varenzer_h8jk425]

The saddest nostalgia is playing Garry's mod 9-10 and the next day it's already 13

[@_Devil]

I've been subscribed to Big City for so long. i almost feel like its part of the base game, and it should come pre-installed with every copy of Gmod. It's such a wonderful, yet simplistic, map. It just screams pre-2012 Garry's Mod and Source Engine. I personally think it's a must-play for anyone who buys Garry's Mod.

[@Bordie3D]

I don't think gmod would be the same without these maps. For me especially gm_Bigcity. I just have so many memories that they all feel like actual homes to me.

[@sharcc2511]

I had no idea so many of these maps were popular! I'd never seen Atomic, Genesis, Fork, or Lair in *any* server ever, but played on them myself all the time in sandbox

[@mythicpeyote]

It’s crazy to see how this community has changed, I was on steam from about 2004 to 2013 and haven’t had a computer since, it’s nice to see what the community has been up to

[@zerdagdir1988]

I have never played gmod, but I remember having a dream with a place that I tried hard to reproduce through drawings, but I didn't captured it well, and now I saw gm_fork, it looks exactly like that... again I have never played gmod, neither watched people play

[@totalgoober]

It makes me happy to see that content creators that I really like watched the same KZbinrs I did, because no one I know has ever watched venturiantale

[@whitespace1286]

It's pretty crazy on how recently this is especially for the fact that "Garry" is making a second "gmod" and its made with source 2 / HLA game engine which is pretty dang cool.

[@sgtryoseirui6394]

Just wanna correct some misinfo from this video: Orfkip's maps are not all houses, and gm_atomic's release predates the screenshot you brought up by years. I've played on it in 2011 before Gmod13 and the workshop, and the oldest upload I've found is one on GameBanana from 2009. But these are pretty small details. Overall a good insight into some of the most iconic Gmod maps, and it was great to see Freakrules/SuspiciouslyAwesome give an interview and learn about some of his cancelled projects, as well as seeing the creator of Fork provide some early material. Good video!

[@blax140]

its crazy the amount of history that this simple sandbox game has

[@JackDegle]

*That's a very floppy G-man at the beginning.*

[@Likonan]

I half-expected to see the Richland map appear since it felt like every other TTT game back in 2010 was played there. Still, very nice and nostalgic video👍

[@Ayahuasca98]

Just realized how post apocalyptic the hl2 textures look finally seeing it being used trying to make normal house. I use tf2 textured when I make maps

[@GreatFox42]

I was always the explorer sort of GMod Player. The kind that would just download maps, no matter what kind, just to poke around and see what I could see. This historical deep dive was really done, and knowing trivia about some of my all-time favorites was a treat.

[@nariloughran6042]

theres so many hidden gem source maps that i always go back to and always somehow find something new that i never noticed. i love it i wish i could personally interview the creators of my favourite source maps

[@gamejoker977]

Thanks for making this video. As someone who spends a lot of time creating things in hammer or playing singleplayer. It's always nice knowing I'm not the only one who really connects with these maps. Especially considering the lonely feeling singleplayer gmod can sometimes give.

[@haloguylevi]

Watching a history on something I remember growing up playing is mind bending, for lack of a better term.

[@kortomor8003]

That opening was such a cool way to start the vid

[@gasjebasje99]

I remember that desert map with the looping!! great place to play with the Tardis addon

[@m-oe1of]

that intro was actually amazing

[@IronWarriorBarrak]

Unfortunately I was born too late to experience gmod at its prime and top popularity, but now I have will and shall learn everything I can. It’s a shame i only have an old crappy Mac and laptop so I can’t play it.

[@derpy2589]

i slightly cried watching this video, seeing all the nostalgic maps, even tho i cant play gmod anymore because i pretty much "lost" my pc

[@erroneousself6572]

I loved that opening, just didn’t expect the person to fix up the dark room

[@floydwabag]

Don’t think you can hide that Megaman music from me

[@Luka2000_]

The gmod mapping community is just the best! So many great people who spend their time to make amazing maps for people to play on

[@alexlokanin3312]

i love a history lesson like this. I love these maps. The steampunk style observatory looked beautiful!

[@itzmymy2301]

Man, I forgot about these even with my 2000 hours. The maps were vivid but the names were far off like a memory taking home back in your head.

[@athrixxs]

how to have a successful map: 1: big, open spaces for building 2: buildings or some area for RP 3: big map 4: nice landscaping

[@stellarr1]

Lot harder than it seems!

[@nomadwhy1166]

Wow, I remember seeing all these maps years ago when I used to watch Venturiantale, Seananners and Tomatogaming

[@thengyyy4062]

Why'd you need to go ahead and put Venturiantale on screen, that was so many memories man

[@thomasliptak9469]

Its a shame that the suspiciously awesome city map wasn't finished, it looks so damn nice

[@TheLunarMan]

VenturianTale, damn thats a throwback

[@smh_240]

Gm_highway14800 gives me a lot of memories, I remember playing on my mother’s old IMac in single player all the time. The Mac was too old to run any public servers so I always played on my own, I’d usually set up some nuke set or a aftermath of a nuke, what fun the map was.

[@RyanTheTechMan]

In the 711 map, you can turn off HDR in order to fix the lighting on the map. Many maps have issues with HDR lighting.

[@nort5192]

this video was like shooting liquid nostalgia straight into my jugular like jesus christ dude how do you do this so well

[@rebel6301]

a hot steamy load of nostalgia drippin down our necks and chests

[@KRUSH-R]

our mouths are brimming with hot and ready nostalgia

[@askalad8584]

Man I remember watching Ven when I was younger. I loved when he did the house videos.

[@TheMilitantHorse]

Fork and BigCity have to be my perhaps favorite maps of all time. Fork is like my go to for rps, battles, general building, and other goofy stuff.

[@tornadotrg6502]

2:32 I had like a million flash backs right there I felt like ego in ratatouille when he ate the food. Anyone else still watch him or used to?

[@0_h1t3]

I used to, also had a bunch of flashbacks too, that man was a hero, he is the reason why I got interested in video games.

[@pajamma5570]

I appreciate showing Venturiantale when talking about old gmod content, lot of nostailgia for that channel.

[@ciclon5682]

i remember driving around Gm_fork back in the day and i still play in genesis. sandbox maps have that feel and still have that potiential to cultivate creativity and memories if more than 2 people play on them for sure.

[@cloudnine3573]

Man, I remember just spending hours exploring and messing around in gm_lair. It was one of around 5 mods I originally installed back in 2015.

[@-kass3356]

This video makes me so happy, it's so well done and makes me remember the past when I used to play a lot of gmod with my friends,trying maps,addons,weapons and much more...now is just memories. Thank you so much.

[@kasenibaraki3770]

This game used to be the only thing I'd ever play. I don't play it nearly as much today as I did back 2013-2018 but man it is still really special. I remember all the late nights staying up watching Venturian or Seananners, and then falling asleep in class the next day. Still open the game every once in a while to explore some maps or play with friends.

[@stellarr1]

man I love Seananners, thanks for bringing him up. I always loved his gmod stuff and The Hidden videos.

[@kasenibaraki3770]

@@stellarr1 I'll never forget the dolphin laugh as he brutally murdered his friends. Really glad he decided to come back to KZbin even if he only uploads once in a blue moon.

[@totenkopf1525]

Your videos remind of when I started PC gaming on my fathers crappy laptop after my friends talked to me about the wonders of GMod, love your videos fren

[@gtaseed]

Oh, the nostalgia hit hard! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who's career choice was influenced by gmod/source engine. My case, it all started with connecting a lamp to a button with WireMod some time in 2010. After, I slowly learned how to use E2 and at one point it hit me that it's not much different to "real" programming, and here I am, 12 years later, with a degree in computer science & games development. The YT algorythm never dissapoints!

[@solid_snake.0]

It makes me happy to see this right after coming home 🤝

[@supermario7606]

Dude I do agree GMOD is a timeless masterpiece. Game modes and maps change but the foundation stays the same.

[@K.A.Z.]

7:03 that shit almost gave me a heart attack

[@TheRatLiker]

fog moment

[@clubsandwich2974]

God i miss staying up late at night watching venturiantale gmod videos, good times.

[@provenancemachining]

I remember very fondly the phys_ series maps (phys_house is nearly 15 years old) and spacebuild maps like gooniverse. Don't even get me started on setting up tortoise SVN as a kid and trying to correctly install all of the Spacebuild addons. Some of the oldest maps were simply pulled over from hl2:dm.

[@HouseJambo]

One thing that is missing from this video is the fact that a lot of these maps had their history way way before the steam workshop. Before the steam workshop was a thing, all of our Garry's Mod content came from garry'smod.org where you could download and manually install maps and addons.

[@Taradoxxi]

oh man. my heart clenched in a special way watching this. thanks for the free nostalgia

[@shetto]

i miss my old gmod friends so much. its been over 10 years

[@sirloserlot5084]

What a melancholy feeling Your happy cause it happened but sad cause its over

[@shetto]

It doesnt have to be over. I came back to gmod after a 10 year hiatus and there are still dark rp, ttt, etc servers pulling in 100+ players at a time

[@radogoji6863]

I remember, many, MANY. Years ago, I watched Venturiantale, and for the longest time I had wanted the game. That changed in 2016, when I finally had gotten it! This game is a masterpiece and a must have for everyones steam library.

[@LewdTuna]

Can't wait to see the future of this channel.

[@theartofmashing4915]

I LOVE hearing from artists on cool stuff like this.

[@TheChicagogamer]

I used to love the apehouse map because it was in a ton of kitty0706 videos. Rip legend. I loved gmod videos back in the day

[@orange0666]

Gmod becoming relevant as it was before again would be lovely. Especially with s&box right around the corner.

[@piripi3448]

Aight brothers, get ready for a few million views