The History of RP_Downtown_V2

The History of RP_Downtown_V2
and a dive into Kenopsia.
I go into who created the downtown_v2 map, the history of the creepiness of source games and "ghost sightings" from these same maps.
Subscribe for more content and leave a comment if you feel like I missed anything or want to express your own feelings on source.
I was sick recording this video so I sound a bit weird.
Kenopsia - www.dictionaryofobscuresorrow...
rp_downtown_v2 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...

[@Hobobatman1000]

_rp_downtown, home._

[@thecrust4888]

at least it was before i fucked everything up

[@realrandiee]

@@thecrust4888 *everythang

[@Marvin_Ave]

@@realrandiee ?

[@realrandiee]

@@Marvin_Ave That's how CJ pronounces the word everything

[@Marvin_Ave]

@@realrandiee everythang?

[@bsbforum]

What actually freaks me out way more are steam accounts of people who are dead. I knew a guy myself, and I have him on steam. Unfriending him feels so wrong, but so does seeing his profile every now and then. In general the social media accounts of people who have passed and you maybe knew before are quite creepy...

[@HorrorWorldx]

Yeah there’s this guy i have on my profile I’ve met a long time ago in grade school. Last online 6 years ago. No activity on his Facebook, I’m assuming he silently passed away or something. it’s a bit strange

[@arcturus4317]

I feel the same with my best friend, it's strange seeing his Xbox gamertag on my friends list but I will never delete it. I wonder what his friends that don't know he died are thinking when they see him on their list.

[@maximotorn3113]

Calm down. Just because he have been a long time offline doesnt mean he is dead. For example, I have been offline on xbox for almost 14 YEARS now, and here I am. Ofc, im pretty sure some peoples think that im dead now

[@arcturus4317]

@@maximotorn3113 I knew him in real life, he is literally dead

[@someonearandomguy4096]

last online: 407 days ago

[@Sizifus]

"It's just nothing, but you." 3:20 yeah, right

[@White_tee80]

Yea wtf i saw that to

[@kirboleusz9131]

What?

[@Literallyryangosling777]

Looks kinda sus ...

[@DanielBalls]

I saw that to. What is it..

[@kirboleusz9131]

That's a burnt ragdoll from thumbnail in low resolution

[@sizzurpmp3]

I lowkey miss the early days of DarkRP. None of this 100+ job $10k start, VIP bs on a gigantic rp_downtown edit. Just load into the server and make your living.

[@stellarr1]

aint that the truth. loading in on rp_downtown_v2, little to no money, making a business with friends and watching squeakers get banned or even ban people. Thanks for watching the video!

[@QwertyuiopThePie]

There's still a few hidden gems that do that, but they're pretty much dead nowadays. I guess people actually *want* those overloaded servers.

[@LeonTReal]

same for me

[@kevinthecockroach]

Ah.. darkrp that embraced RP, what a classic time

[@DaxMarko]

There's a specific edit of rp_downtown that somewhat newer players are more fond of, and its widely more popular nowadays than this one in video. The map is rightfully expanded because with servers that can handle more players, there needs to be more room. But you should try avoiding massive servers, as they commonly have VIP jobs and crapton of models and other stuff. Always go for medium to small, but trusted servers, with clear sign its a community group made. While you may not find the true classic DarkRP (easily at least), the renascence one is still here.

[@elchar3577]

ive never thought the lonely maps were creepy. in fact, ive always liked the aesthethic of source maps cuz of the limanility . not only source but i loved exploring mp maps by myself in halo, cod and others

[@orangeman3220]

My brain is conditioned to be wary of campers when I turn corners

[@sgtanous4782]

Same. People on the internet just want make scary stories out of everything

[@Inquisit0r47]

ah RP_Downtown_V2 the city with the highest murder rate per capita

[@andywhite9266]

Lmaoo so true!

[@IN-pr3lw]

I did a driveby on 10 mafia members with Gibs mod on and left their corpses whilst I played around with mods

[@ENCHANTMEN_]

RDM RDM RDM RDM

[@LilyMcFluffyButt]

I'm really glad someone finally recognizes ThePro as the original creator of rp_downtown_v2. I've seen people stop at Inside and other people, and it's just disrespectful to the original dude (even if he was kind of a rude dude)

[@greyben1234]

50 max players used to live here... now its a ghost town

[@Headgasket-]

Nice cod reference

[@carlssonn]

A friend and I played this map a lot on a server/community known as melonbrew. It was always this map. I felt the need to revisit old memories like this as my friend committed suicide this year. Thanks for a nice video about the map.

[@kalsarikannit9587]

Sorry to hear that bro! May your friend R.I.P

[@HorrorWorldx]

Rip

[@ClearChain]

Rip

[@theshadowcrusader]

RIP

[@dante5247]

Sorry for your loss

[@happywarrior736]

This is why i spawn a bunch of npc and traffic cars

[@toxicity847]

good choice

[@MemeMorto]

most of the time, placing one npc is enough for me to not feel as uncomfortable

[@femaleinksans8712]

I start spawning and setting up Combine stuff. I'm addicted with the Combine race and their control, so if a map is too quiet or doesn't have enough going on, I'll convert it into a mini City 17! It really helps and it's fun to set up too. Like building a LEGO set as a 9 year old.

[@happywarrior736]

@@femaleinksans8712 for me tf2 npcs and tf2 taunt cars im really addicted to tf2 so i spawn them in gmod

[@kustaii]

@@MemeMorto It's still creepy cuz he might be a monster lmao

[@EthanJamesBray]

3:20 what the HELL appears on the left for a second there...

[@Kanderesraide]

Good catch, no clue

[@fogus745]

It's an edit no worries

[@Basket_Propellors]

ur mum

[@rover908]

My friend Joe.

[@Bella-nx2gm]

@@rover908 who is jo-

[@DarkTophatiusSkeletius]

3:53 jesus christ you scared me

[@arekzaworski5711]

@heck yeah yooooo

[@privatecaboose2902]

I always have the feeling that something will leave traces that it’s there instead of just being there, a box you didn’t spawn, a window you didn’t break, some blood that definitely wasn’t there before, stuff like that, and if I ever found something like that......I don’t know what I would do.

[@vomitmeflies]

oh shit this takes me back. i remember once i was playing gmod singleplayer some good years ago and loaded up gm_flatgrass, and when it finally loaded i see a lot of weird decals on the spawn area, including some props with weird textures. I didnt even load up a save, i just loaded up a new game in gm_flatgrass so that freaked me the fuck out. I was young back then, and also not very skeptical, so young me was thinking about ghosts and that my game was haunted when i saw that, now thinking about it again it was most definetly some sort of glitch, even then it was very fucking weird and also i never experienced something like that ever again in gmod.

[@reyyhuh]

​@@vomitmefliesits probably the error corrupted textures, probably cuz u didnt install or mount some games with the proper textures

[@tori7102]

I love this guy's monotone voice! Definitely adding this to my- nvm...

[@stellarr1]

tori what

[@mixsix6]

@@stellarr1 i don't think you want to know

[@false_idol__]

If you like monotone, check out Prison Mate Luke. He sounds twice as dead. Not sure why you'd enjoy that though..

[@gio166]

Huh

[@dudedogdawg8024]

dead voice makes the video feel 0.75

[@noerskov23]

“Attention, please. Unidentified person of interest, confirm your civil status with local protection team, immediately” And the streets become EMPTY

[@no1rspadeheart365]

Man, I've never played gmod (I *wish* I had, but my PC was way too trash at the time), but I know how this feels. I used to play lots of online browser games at the time, and before flash was kil, I revisited some of them... It was so sad to see that some of them just shut down, and the ones that were still live were completely empty. Then there were the ones that were still chugging along, but none of my old friends (who used to play with me all the time) were there. It's like visiting an old friend IRL, only to find that they've moved away from that house a long time ago.

[@stellarr1]

My pc was garbage back then but it could still run things like counter strike source and gmod. Some of the best memories I ever had. Sorry you missed out on so much

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

@@stellarr1 Relatable.

[@Samstar369]

I'm glad you mention Kenopsia because it's my online username and it's my favorite "sorrow" feeling, the nostalgia and loneliness attracts me to it :)

[@dea-ki5iq]

we’re the same men. I am thou, thou art I.

[@19kp.]

Is that pfp a bunch of nuts

[@ghostarefat440]

3:53 damn that really scared the sh*t out of me.

[@MagpieMemes674]

Sane

[@creaturedisc]

I met my girlfriend on this map in 2013. We just bumped into each other on a server called KGE RP or something? But we found out we lived relatively close and met up with each other a few years later. She committed suicide last year and i still haven't gotten over it but it's so strange seeing people in the comments reporting similar stuff. Rest in piece to the man who made the map that changed my life ❤️

[@rhysb1599]

@@getgle your evil

[@sirplinko7449]

@@getgle you're a terrible person, piss off

[@stellarr1]

Sorry about the moron who commented his negative stuff. I don't want that type of negativity on this channel and it's immensely disrespectful towards you. Hope all is well for you, glad to see you enjoyed the content.

[@xxswannie]

Absolutely love these videos man. Brings me so much nostalgia to a time when I was around 11-13 years old, creating short flicks aswell as longer flicks in Gmod. Even though I've not played RP_Downtown_V2 (along with so many other great maps) since so many years ago. It brings me a warm feeling to see it,and all its secrets and urban legends covered by KZbinrs and creators like you. Lookin' forward to new material, it's always great, keep it up!

[@ralf5498]

Welp, I wanted to create a video like this in German. Had the same sources ready. Will have to find something else now. Still did a good job on the explaining!

[@NrettG]

Go ahead and make it! We have a way to listen to this in english but it'll help german listeners have the same knowledge as well!

[@rulerofroombas1443]

That’s a great and straight forward answer at the end. I like your down to earth way of presenting everything. You also went further than some others and used the way back machine to get the info you needed. I just subscribed in hopes you keep up your good work.

[@stellarr1]

Thanks man, I appreciate this a lot!

[@rea6632]

Dude this is one of my great fears, also you gotta keep this channel up man its awesome dude also I love the classical music in the background.

[@Isaacfess]

Pretty good video man. A classic map that I played a ton back in the day.

[@stellarr1]

Appreciate it brother :)

[@edward7434]

Hey Isaac.

[@Isaacfess]

Hellooo

[@borpothewizard]

I never thought to just, explore maps alone and not doing anything else. Now that I'm watching more of these kinds of videos, I think I might do that. Great video fam.

[@AmbiguouslyAwesome]

Glad to see a more serious (and respectful) take on this whole haunting thing. I've seen so many videos of people doing "ghost hunts" on this map it boggles the mind. This however, was great content.

[@VHChess_]

Awesome video stellar. As someone who has way too much too much time in gmod, this map definitely means a lot to me, and I appreciate that someone took the time to make a history video about this map. I really liked the scripting and editing you did here, you've got potential! Keep up the great stuff! (looking forward to deer stalker : D)

[@magnustp1429]

Idk why, but the footage of walking around in downtown with nocturne playing in the background made me tear up a little

[@myhunterinsurance]

I believe you are one of the first, if not THE first, user to make a video about Kenopsia and how it relates to Garry's Mod! Most other videos about it weren't made until 2021-2022. Some KZbinrs owe you a big thank-you, lol! Nice video though, cheers! :)

[@stellarr1]

Thank you brother, part of me believes I started the wagon that got all this rolling lol (Librarian was the real OG though! He was the inspiration for this video)

[@MikeHawk-bg5ss]

I just found this channel and im already in love with that voice. I might stick around for a little longer

[@Dacoobers]

who else grew up on the streets of rp_downtown

[@Sa1dMujah1d.]

3:52 That actually scared me a little lmao. Nice vid man, keep it up!

[@goofygooberwhatdahek]

lol just trump popping up

[@harryreynolds8538]

*SPOILERS FOR HALF-LIFE 2, IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED IT OR REACHED THE END OF 'WE DON'T GO TO RAVENHOLM', DO NOT READ! There's something insidious about some of the source maps out there. Half-Life 2 did such a good job of making you feel alone, that it really passes onto any mod that uses the same textures. Prime example, one of my favourite moments is at the end of 'We Don't Go To Ravenholm'. This is because you walk out into a small industrial area, and what I believe to be one of the best scores embodying kenopsia plays. It is called 'Particle Ghost' for any who are interested. As soon as you walk out, the only life there is a couple crows and a few headcrabs before you reach the snipers. The dilapidated state of the apartment block and the old and untouched look of the surrounding railway combined with the musical score really gets me. Now I get that second hand feeling from any 'construct' map, such as genesis, which have wacky constructions and weird creepy buildings that serve no purpose. It's all very spooky.

[@jockeyfield1954]

it started after the vietnam war. after a man came home to his wife in the town named "rp_downtown" he decided to fix up the place since he didn't wanna fight in a war just to live in a crappy town. he became mayor and turned the town into "rp_downtown_v2" making it the #1 city in the state of oklahoma. many people lived, passed through, and died there. but 1 day, people stopped visiting since the man died of cancer, 6 years after he became mayor. since no one was able to be a good of a mayor as him, it was abandoned and left to rot. sometimes, former residents of the city visit there, seeing all the empty shops and abandoned hotels. some people believe that the man now haunts the city, stalking whoever draws near the city limits

[@skeletron69yearsago16]

Thank you for explaining in a comforting way! I really like this video

[@tangyorange6509]

My bands album was called, “Colonel Mustard Comes Back From The Dead”

[@allu2681]

3:20 *y e s*

[@christianprasetyo3414]

why did i move here? , i guess it was the weather

[@JadenGGvam]

things will be very different.

[@artemiistepanov907]

"When playing these maps, it makes you think someone is gonna hop out right around the corner." Oh yes, 12 year old gangsters trying to rob you every 5 minutes. The true DarkRP experience.

[@stingraysandwich]

3:19 - look at the left side

[@kennybolt4337]

I SHIT

[@FantasticPera]

Yeah i've noticed it too! Probably edited.

[@bvius]

ohgod

[@naqib0264]

What I don't see anything

[@seamuskys]

It’s a burned corpse texture from Half-Life 2

[@tobiaskrist8641]

imagine how lonely it must have been to be the one modeling and being in that environment, no wonder people say its cursed

[@adrianposkonka8331]

I was once messing around in UE4 with a manor that I have built. The whole thing was designed using the geometry brush tools (geometry that can be easily resized and altered to create an environment, very useful for prototypes) and whilst the outside was textured with some building textures I had, the inside was completely textureless. Whenever I was testing the layout by running the map, I would always feel a sense of unease whenever I would go inside the manor, which I didn’t feel when I was walking around outside or looking at the manor/through the windows. I knew perfectly well that there are no entities in the level, but walking through the maze of narrow corridors and rooms always made me doubt whether that was actually true.

[@404rangernotfound2]

@If you’re reading this - You’re a weenie no shit sherlock

[@Joseph-jj7bw]

You have a great narration voice. Keep up the good work

[@wardstudio9474]

Even as someone who never regularly played Gmod you can still feel the eeriness. Watching youtubers play it, watching RP videos. Gmod is just an old game and at the height of horror and creepypastas it shows players imaginations.

[@SolidRaiden2655]

The thumbnail is terrifying! Good work man.

[@JK-nj3bt]

It would be even better if "corpse" were sticking out from behind the wall or something

[@user-pu5vy5zt5b]

Source 1 is like that creepy kid who sits in the back of the classroom and just stares at you. and Source 2 is like that typical cool kid of the class

[@atlas7027]

I got Garry's Mod when I had just turned 13, and DarkRP was the first thing I wanted to play. I am now going on 22 and I have 1,627 hours in Garry's Mod. The majority of which were spent having some of the best times of my childhood. Propkilling, propsurfing, playing music through your microphone, going on RDMing sprees with your buddies when you got bored with a server, making fun of admins, jesus I can't tell you how many times I must've built the exact same gun dealer store in rp_downtown. In the same building, almost every time. The real ones will remember what must've been every Garry's Mod player's coming of age moment: "Why are there so many errors? Why can't I see the guns? What's going on? What do you mean I need to buy CS:S?"

[@dominantasmr578]

Awesome vid! You got a new subscriber.

[@benno._.72]

Here before this channel blows up (Why hasn't it yet?)

[@homewolf]

Hey there! Great video, thanks for sharing. Just a heads-up the first two authors you mentioned were just using ripped edits of my rpw_downtown_v2. I still have the VMF files and pictures to prove it if requested. :) Most of my work on this was done in 2009. I uploaded RPW_Downtown_v2 to gamebanana on August 24th 2012, which is earlier than the other uploads you mentioned. The 15 year old zip on gamebanana dates my bsp file to 2009. But it was also running on the ClanVortex server for a few years before that. R.I.P. ThePro

[@stellarr1]

Thank you for your contribution to this games history (and mine as a child) im glad you enjoyed the video ❤️🤟

[@TheRedMenaceProductions]

Good video, great music choices.

[@B4N4NA_PH0NE]

this video explained well, nice choice of classical by the way

[@Gavimator]

I find it incredibly peaceful yet alarming, probably because i played a ton a darkrp. It just gives me this feeling of pure chaos

[@redskies2482]

The only creepy moment I ever had was of a mod that put an intentional stalker in your game, I didn't remember downloading it but it freaked me the fuck out when I turned to see a Dr. Breen standing behind me with a stupid creepy ass looking face. Never really felt lonely or being watched wandering around places like downtown, bigcity, contruct, etc. though.

[@countvincentthethird2341]

How's the mod called I want it!

[@GolfCrafter]

I remember fnaf NPC's and slenderman. My god, how fearless I was as a teenager. 500+ hours, where at least 400 were singleplayer. Never felt fear. Even watching this video scares me now at age 22.

[@Oniri245]

Me and my friend used to play on rp_downtown we always went to the middle part of the map (forgot what its called) talking having fun until 2018 he got cancer everytime i go there it feels as if somethings missing and i get a creepy vibe going/seeing it

[@nighteye4042]

I've noticed saturation affects the eeriness heavily. Bigcity for example isn't as scary as a map with dull colors and greys. The feeling of being watched on source maps also fades when you've played the game consistently for years in my experience

[@codeiscool1]

Imagine getting jumpscared and wake up in skyrim "Hey, you finally woke up.

[@jbod4539]

Oh...my heart...Thank you so much!

[@miguelmallari3114]

It's creepy when you play special forces group when it's empty too

[@BonYogurtCriesTwT]

You play that Mobile game too

[@jairaisthebacgames6306]

I PLAY THAT GAME

[@oh_hello_there]

I play with zombies

[@Lead7170]

BRUH I USED TO PLAY THAT LOL

[@fettfetf6745]

Play zombie mode + scary map That frickin scary af ngl

[@fieldersnl]

There were a couple of servers that attempted to bring back the classic DarkRP, but they didn't usually last very long. These servers are also pretty obscured with the lack of player counts. I played such server not long ago and it peaked up to like 15-20 players one day or two and it really brought back that classic feeling. But the map was changed to rp_christmastown for some reason and wasn't really brought back to downtown even when people requested it. Eventually I heard one active staff left and the server died almost immediately. Bringing back Classic DarkRP is and can prove quite difficult as it clearly isn't the norm anymore and obscured by other high player count servers. It requires alot of advertisements and announcements in order to bring such server to light. It sounds good on paper, but in reality it just sits in the corner. It's a sad truth, tbh.

[@stellarr1]

There's lots of things that go into making a server. An idea can work no matter how abstract if your marketing is good and the idea catches people's attention. The problem with servers that reach that low of a player count and die very quickly is that the people who run it have no experience. Thats why also most servers just die in general. If a popular gmod provider made a classic darkrp server, guaranteed it'd get popular but a lot of the time it's small servers with no idea what they're doing. Sad reality for sure. But if it could be revived i would think it's possible. It would just need constant attention.

[@cozzalozza9089]

It all stems from the fear on the unknown, of which is a very common fear that us most of us have. I never played online so these maps don't bother me as much, but it does certainly bother others

[@tbg1234]

I actually did download a modded version of this where there were ghosts but it was only npcs with black paint disappearing when I got close to them

[@Foodsipper]

Yeah that's the main one that everybody talks about, I have it too

[@Dekko-chan]

To me the scariest thing in all of source is the collection of overdone corpses that can be found throughout the hl2 campaign. The first time i played hl2, i noclipped around the sewer area because i was so terrified. I actually ended up skipping the airboat sequence and then i traversed half of water hazard without an airboat, traversing toxic pools with noclip.

[@iamamushroom411]

fuuuuuck this was a really good video but I was literally halfway through making a video about the map cause I was thinking like on one is talking about this map right now and it has like stuff tied too it but honestly this was a great video

[@stellarr1]

id be glad to help if you want to make a video on this map and we can collab! just let me know. Any content creators input in this community is great.

[@iamamushroom411]

@@stellarr1 I really appreciate it but you covered pretty much everything very well

[@pch1370]

It's funny to think that even if there was a ghost in a gmod map, it has nothing to do with it being haunted. Some person had to put that there with the hope that someday someone would find it, that person probably had a good laugh imagining the players reaction. There something so magical about acknowledging that there's nothing cursed or haunted about that, that it was made by someone just like any of us, someone who had a lot of fun in the process. Rest in peace, man.

[@catubz]

I love the amount of mystery and things Half Life and GMod hold in each other.

[@Singing_Singularity]

As a foreigner, it is very difficult for me to hear what you said, so thanks for adding subtitles.

[@cptray-steam]

Rest in Peace to him. This was depressing.

[@franciscocruz6139]

Nice video man!

[@VVen0m]

Liminal spaces... Ever since I learned they existed I can't get away from them, it's as if they follow me everywhere I go

[@chairmannom9507]

Love this video!

[@quinnmaloney]

4:37 I honestly feel like a better term for at least how I feel when I'm in these maps is Scopophobia or the fear of being watched. Sure the maps were intended to be played with other people but its not like a forbidden thing to play the map alone. When you do play it alone, the feeling is certainly elevated. Regardless, the feeling of emptiness is forever present.

[@maciejk468]

Saddest thing is when you come back to same places, without same peoples. Nostalgia can hurt.

[@secretgardens1995]

I'm lysergic!! That's crazy haha. Great video tho man. I remember the map back in 2010/11 when servers were packed running on full vanilla darkrp, no p2p donator bs. I had contact with one of The Pros friend on steam also wondering what happened to his friend.

[@stellarr1]

Thanks man for making this video possible! Props and safe travels friend.

[@secretgardens1995]

@@stellarr1 my pleasure man, more than happy to be apart of the video and the darkrp community :)

[@snowtyler]

I would give anything to have DarkRP back

[@Skinned_fried_n_cut_up_potato]

This is where I spent most of my time on G mod went through a role-play phase, very fun. Sometimes I make a really detailed house while everyone else has these boring looking bases and then hide I’d hide my printer in like a stove and you’d had to go through three different buttons in sequence to get to it. People either wouldn’t rob the the place, or wouldn’t find anything because I didn’t make it look like an obvious base it just look like a nice house. There were also multiple servers where I was just rich to the point I’d sell guns for two dollars because I don’t know if it was common or I just got really lucky but fairly often there was some dude who just had a lot of money and was running around dropping like 5 million at a time.

[@YoImKneesh]

Sometimes I will get on an rp map just to screw around. Eventually I will walk through the map and start feeling that loneliness. It always feels weird to me to look around and imagine all the interactions that happened on perhaps this one street corner or the other. People plotting to raid, the loner sitting in a corner, printing money. The times when war broke out because of rdm. It'll be even more sad once Gmod eventually dies.

[@bluenderd]

Old source maps have such a Nostalgic and yet strange feeling.

[@PlasticChairMan]

4:11 “but when it’s the opposite and nobody around to complete your memories itsallitisnt-“

[@GuyWithAHat]

Dang, with me being isolated from multiplayer for a long time in Garry's Mod, this hits very hard, I usually do stuff to distract me such as build imaginary dogfights or something but when I got bored, kenopsia kicked in and immediately felt uneasy and making me leave the game - Another thing is that the brain is easier to scare if you are alone and have nobody to talk to, I have discovered this in Phasmophobia, when you're alone, you're on the edge of crapping your pants, yet if you're with all 4 players, you're a lot more calm and collected, but when your teammates start dying, your brain starts to panic

[@fluffak47]

Underrated video

[@jigzyonline2]

Love this video

[@maverickmuff1601]

The thing is is that there is a effects that you can add in source engine called "hairball" it's literally a shadow that is meant to constantly be in your peripheral FOV in game. Everybody forgets about this...

[@Headgasket-]

It scares me how it’s just soo lonely playing there alone,I always have a gun in that map as it’s just disturbing to the point that it always feels like I’m being watched

[@lysergicore]

2:25 Hey, that's me! Awesome video.

[@lohrmarsal8212]

This has 5 minutes but has the energy of a 1:30 hours long documentary.

[@stellarr1]

You might be surprised with my newest video then

[@lohrmarsal8212]

@@stellarr1 dude...

[@cmc4448]

first time i watched this video , i felt kinda scared about rp_downtown_v2, but now, i feel relaxed and at peace interesting

[@Dasher05]

I suppose its kind of weird to see a server or map where hundreds of people play and make memories with something chaotic always happening and go from that to a completely silent and deserted ghost town where you can just hear the echos of other people

[@lukasbjerre370]

Thanks, this was a good and informing video ab it

[@RadionessYouTube]

Me, an intellectual, immediately recognizing Waltz no. 2 in the end of the video.

[@RadionessYouTube]

oh wait the background music is chopin nocturne op8 no2

[@ausilliam]

What causes these sounds in the maps are called *env_soundscapes* , basically scripts that is a schedule for what sounds to play.

[@Luc-jc4dl]

This is probably the weirdest rumor about a gmod map I have ever heard

[@fella_named_smokey]

Vacant Areas make me sad knowing that these maps used to be filled with people, good or bad and it gives me some depression knowing that im in a place with no people but still hearing the distant sounds of the past

[@ClassicShocker]

I had a pretty good scare one time playing this map alone, I was playing around with some mods when suddenly I hear one of the doors open and close, it really freaked me out and I shut the game off immediately, I don't know if it was just the maps ambiance or an npc mod I downloaded but it really freaked me out.

[@Ali1u585]

I feel the same with steam accounts and some game maps Inactive steam accounts gives me nostalgia + creepy feeling of what could have happened to that person why he is not using it? Etc... And if i talk about game maps The thing you said "You are not afraid of being alone You are afraid of not being alone" + Its feels like something really wrong at this place and now you are the only one Where are all the other people And why is a big city empty And the effect or feeling intensifies if you like to imagine of being in that virtual place and also depends on your nature and imagination and love towards games I cant describe it properly it may seem like WTF is this guy writing but people like me will understand ! And i love this feeling its a combination of Sad + nostalgia + fear + emptiness + imagination 🙂

[@Killernochance]

I miss downtown_v2. I actually flunked classes in 2008 when I was in middle school because I played SammyServers/ByB too much, they used rp_downtown_v2

[@UmutS127]

When I was a little kid sometimes I was playing gmod alone and I was getting scared so I started to put citizens, ragdolls and some funny dupes to make me forgot what did I scared those times.... Perfect

[@yungraion6972]

Good video! Thumbs up

[@archive.4516]

nice video man

[@stellarr1]

appreciate it friend!

[@JHenryEden]

i thought this was going to be a shitty creepypasta video and i physically said "fuck you" at the burned body cut-in at the big-city segment, but i am honestly surprised how you explained everything. good job, man.

[@scootza1]

This map has some nastolgia for me, I'll never forget the time I spent as a hobo terrorizing RP servers, launching harassment campaigns with fellow hobos from the small sovereign nation of Hoboken

[@JustJAYY334]

I like how when u turn the captions on in the intro, it litteraly just says "cool intro" 😂😂