GMOD VR: Exploring Cartoon Worlds (Secrets!)

A nostalgic look at maps inspired by classic creepy children's cartoons. Both are filled to the with details for fans to appreciate - as well as secrets to find.
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[@MergasTroll]

Thank you so much for reviewing my Mystery Shack map. It was a very amazing project that I've been doing all spring. During this time, many important events have happened in my life. This work is special to me. Again thank you very much

[@mrchoochooguy4045]

It's a really cool map, just gonna say, for both exploring and normal sandbox playing

[@drg7678]

I love it, how long did it take to make?

[@cinnamonwarrior3212]

I was filled with joy and nostalgia all at once

[@ELTR101]

ITS MY FAV SERIES LETS GO!

[@normalLaSerpienteCopada]

DO THE ENTIRE GRAVITY FALLS CITY and i will download gmod just to play that

[@Nobody-ue5qs]

to explain the "alternate realities" those actually somewhat appear in the show, the field of grain appeared in one of the characters nightmares (minus the boat and shack),while the other one in the winter is what the shack used to look like when it was under the ownership of stans brother before stan took it over

[@mcsmartass8306]

17:53 is the dance room from that episode where dipper makes copies of himself with a magic photocopier. I forgot it was part of the mystery shack. It's a lot smaller in person

[@paperhat_boi]

Dipper and mabel is really small in comparison then actual 12 year olds

[@InkblotHyena]

Librarian: "We interrupt this program to bring you-" Me, through a mouthful of popcorn: _"The Courage the Cowardly Dog Show. Starring Courage! The Cowardly Dog! Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of Nowhere, with her husband, Eustace Bagge! But creepy things happen in Nowhere. It's up to Courage to save his new home!"

[@Syphor_L]

"Stupid dog! You made me look bad! *pulls out mask* OOGA BOOGA BOOGA!

[@Boomrainbownuke9608]

@@Syphor_L whacks with rolling pin.

[@edgyeggplant7426]

The things I do for love

[@callumkristofer7793]

@@edgyeggplant7426 OW! what did i do?

[@LoopyMindsINC]

​@@edgyeggplant7426the KZbin link in my discord bio brings you to courage saying that

[@GallerySpecter]

17:33 "My brother always said 'If horses didn't wanna be ridden, they shouldn't be shaped like chairs.'" Your brother sounds like an interesting individual.

[@xavierrodriguez4800]

The whole portal sequence is Stan's nightmare of getting Stanford stuck in the other dimension ( the wheat field is Stan' s memory of when Stanford and him played in, the boat is the Stan o' war 2 and the shack is when Stanford had it, before it became a tourist trap, the portal is just their as a bitter memory of Stan and Stanford's mistake, Stan's pride and greed and Stanford's trust in Bill and naivety ), the door transitions into the past when Stanford first met Bill and started to make the portal, it's also a slight vision from Bill to Stan to get him to reactivate the portal and bring Stanford back, this sequence happens before Dipper and Mable show up.

[@yagmi6182]

i agree with you on not needing super realistic graphics for VR to be fun. my favourite vr game so far is resident evil 4 because i loved the original game as a teen and i always wished to be able to play a game like that in VR even as a kid but back then i had no idea that it would be possible i could only wish for it to one day be. so to not only experience it in VR but even experience the old graphics and have it play super well it was amazing and the VR elements of free running and all the other added stuff just made it even better. would love to see more classic games come to VR especially stuff like metal gear solid or time crisis etc

[@sillygoose3643]

i love how this guy describes what he is feeling and the world around him

[@avon_the_trash_king6966]

Just not gonna acknowledge the laughter in the celler of Courage's house?

[@Sebastianmaz615]

I loved (still do) Gravity Falls all because of my niece. Mabel was my favorite character simply because of the quirkiness of her personality, plus her voice. It was one of those rare shows where everything about it hit the right note. 😀

[@thesucc990]

There's something so eerie with not having any of the characters of the shows around in these maps.

[@dropman537]

I also love the episode with that small little ugly dude, who just searched for shelter And the moment, when Courage give him letters to answer back Eustace was hilarious

[@Anths_art]

I would love to see exploring locations from old video games. There's maps of Mario 64 and even a whole map from Ocarina of Time's Hyrule Field. Not including any of the main dungeons. Though, Nintendo and their copyright🙄 I think you can turn off music in the options

[@vincentjonesvr]

Has nothing to do with copyright, source engine is just a LOT of work to get things done with. Source 2 has a lot more ports for SteamVR, just because Source 2 is so much easier to work with. Same reason why VRChat has six trillion game map ports - Unity makes that easy. I'd love to see him explore VRChat worlds, too. For the same reason that gmod maps are so great to explore.

[@Anths_art]

@@vincentjonesvr ohh okok lol just that Nintendo takes down videos with music from their games in them. That's more of what I meant by copyright but yea

[@vincentjonesvr]

@@Anths_art Oh! I misunderstood because of your phrasing. My mistake.

[@Anths_art]

@@vincentjonesvr lolol no problem dude dw about it :)

[@NGGiovanni]

​@@Anths_art I thought they have stopped copyright claiming videos, Nintendo game music is used in various channels that I watch. Maybe they stopped or maybe this only happens for some games.

[@d_leaper0891]

I love the way you speak (not saying you speak strange or anything) but how your so calm collected and precise you are. It is really relaxing and is really nice to put on one of of your videos after a long day. And being able to actually comprehend what you're saying unlike other channels that have fast paced videos & editing is very gratifying.

[@nyssarc146]

I just did a full rewatch of gravity falls this week so I was way too excited to see you post this lmao. You should absolutely go back and watch the whole show, its such a detailed and foreshadow heavy series, which makes all the thought and detail the map maker put into it very fitting tbh. The different shacks connected through the portal was genius- and they all make total sense when youve watched it all! Those bill jump scares were so much scarier than they should be lmaooo

[@fridaykitty]

Gravity Falls TOTALLY pushes the boundaries of what we would consider a "kid's show". There are a lot of really dark and mature themes and imagery, especially in season 2, that are aimed towards a much older audience than Disney was pushing for with their TV-Y7 rating. Within the fandom there's a compilation video called "Another goofy episode filled with silly jokes for kids" featuring some of the more horrifying imagery and adult jokes from the series, I'd recommend giving that a watch if not the whole show. There's a surprising amount of body horror! Bit of a tangent but despite series creator Alex Hirsch having to work within Disney's overly-strict guidelines, he managed to skirt a lot of things past standards & practices. There's a hilarious clip from Hirsch's Twitter reading some of the emails from S&P, showing some of the ridiculous things that oversensitive censors wanted cut like the word "poopface", which is funny considering they let the "ancient sins" scene slide.

[@Dr_Monitor]

It's almost like the Disney Dumpsterfire had been burning longer than everyone else thought.

[@nekomimicatears]

"Not S&P approved has been approved by S&P"

[@rainetolentino4336]

Oh man, I more prefer on cartoon maps because there's so much of interesting details here and it's like you're in the real perspective of it, I'm really really surprised seeing these maps. Gravity Falls is also one of my childhood shows... Oh god

[@draktonaussiecat]

If someone made a King Ramses NPC, Model whatever for GMOD, that would be super scary. Especially the NPC.

[@Daydricoldsmith]

Every single episode you talked about I could vividly see them in my head and hear them... I miss my childhood.

[@manwiththeplan300]

Bill Cipher is the main antagonist of Gravity Falls. The character is an ancient dream-demon from another dimension who has no physical form in this reality. The demon battles throughout the seasons with characters Dipper, Mabel, Grunkle Stan, and the Pines brother.

[@Aguyinagreenhat]

Theres a easter egg that i found on the mystery shack map, its where you find all the tiny ufos and shoot them, two is in the gift shop, one is in the break room another is in dipper and mables room and the last one is in the bunker. I aint gonna say what it does but it is a very cool easter egg.

[@cat-nl4sv]

the triange jumpscare guy was bill cipher the main antagonist of gravity falls, who haunts stanford.

[@6611nitro]

The short and simple version of the portal scene is that it is actually a dream which as you surmised is the cause of the discordant imagery. Specifically a dream that belongs to Stanford and Stanley, with bits of their mutual past that could be considered defining moments scattered around. The portal Stanford built and Stanley has tried to rebuild, the mystery shack where Stanford studied the supernatural and Stanley started his tourist trap, plans to buy a boat and have adventures when they were a children, and of course the endless fields of wheat they both traveled across to get from the East Coast to the West. The second bit meanwhile is a mixed dream and memory of the Shack long before it became a tourist trap and was still a hub of scientific research on Gravity Falls.

[@alobowithadhd6191]

The reason VR chat is so popular is because people can be who they want in VR. It’s kinda bittersweet how we have to mask in reality and show our true self in VR.

[@leotmbg.]

i love your videos. your relaxing voice mixed with the terrifying things you explore are such a treat.

[@Nugget470]

You can type in the console “stopsound” or “stopsoundscape” to stop the background music and that cartoony music.

[@maxncheese5216]

I love your videos so much ❤❤ I'd love if there were more maps like this

[@TechNinjaSigma]

Oh this'll be fun!

[@TheAmazingDrCheat]

I love courage the cowardly dog. but the more I remember from the show the less it feels like a show meant for kids. never bothered watching gravity falls though never seemed good but seeing the Gmod map kinda makes me want to check it out lol.

[@yutuberocks22]

I'd definitely recommend Gravity Falls, it's a great show. And like Courage, it doesn't shy away from scary shit in a few episodes.

[@akamanto7456]

@@yutuberocks22 yeah but gravity fall isn't scary tho

[@DuVious1]

@@akamanto7456 The shapeshifting "author" who said Dipper would die and then "took his final form" to which he would take that exact same form when the Northwest's house was on fire? When a literal hellscape engulfed the town, turning them into golden statues for a throne? Bill Cipher inverting Pacifica's face so that his ears were his eyes and his mouth were his ears?

[@sasorioftheredsand4348]

Gravity Falls is amazing

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

Coward was pretty much horror for kids

[@guykonstrucks8733]

Thinking about Gmod sandbox maps with "stories", I'm reminded of sb_Omen_v2. I don't know how vr friendly it is but it certainly has an adventurous atmosphere. The whole planetary style might make it impossible to play seamlessly without a vehicle or something. It's certainly designed for a monitor but could still work in vr if you aren't in a rush. Another space map with hidden bits is "gm_spacemap_v2", which I also think you may like but it too has issues with the lack of fine keyboard controls; like crouching, running, driving, ect. Then again there is also the whole space problem, where it isn't simple to get from one space rock to the next. Maybe a seamless Tardis mod could help but I'm no expert.

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

I would just use a spacebuild mod, which btw SB in sb_omen_v2 stands for spacebuild. Basically allows you to build your own ships and adds gravity systems to supported maps like gm_spacemap_v2. You could also download some spaceship vehicle addons. I found this cool addon that localizes your gravity to the ship so on the ship gravity would be directed toward the ship floor, but the gravity on the outside would still be normal. I doubt that would work in vr though.

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

Also, the Tardis mod is definitely cool. I actually mainly use the tardis mod on space maps as it allows you to fly around. When you say "a" tardis mod, there is only one. Unless there is another super obscure one out there. Either way the one I use uses the doors mod which allows for seamless transitions in and out to the bigger inside. The mod itself is unique in that people make addons for the addon to add unique interiors and exteriors from different era's of Doctor Who. You can also fly with the door open, plus it has a camera. I never tried it in vr tho and I imagine vehicles in vr isn't easy.

[@guykonstrucks8733]

@@cookiecreeperplayz Oh, well I had no idea that space build was more than construction. Thanks for telling me that, I might check it out for just the gravity features alone.

[@stateberg7208]

14:14 i’m being being somebody born in 2005 I remember both shows vividly

[@nicolemiraharris286]

12:48 "The demon in the mattress" was the title of the episode, I believe

[@Shinyloog20992]

I'm so glad you took a look at these! I just looked at the gravity falls map and I was just thinking that you should check it out to see if you could find any secrets I couldn't

[@SylvesterLazarus]

1:25 That random little noise scared me. It sounded like that ghost sound effect from the Grudge. I don't know whait it is, maybe crackling of wooden floor or something. 3:31 That's a quiet laugh, similarly on the left side. I was thinking if the first was in game or not, but it certainly was. Random scary sounds, nice! :D

[@knonas2552]

at 3:31 its a crow. not a laugh

[@peanut8627]

this channel is so underrated

[@jacobsimon6848]

For the next map I’d suggest Blackbrook Asylum

[@jaydenhernandezplays327]

Back in Liminal Hotel the music that the disc is playing is the song: "Drifting time misplaced"

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

The empty upstairs room with the ladder for some reason activated my nostalgia organs harder than anything else, and I don't know why.

[@ggolden]

i wanna explain you the stuff that happened in the gravity falls shack map but i dont wanna spoil you stuff if you actually plan on watching it eventually because it's just too good of a show to be spoiled

[@stateberg7208]

22:07 mine swapping carpet

[@Queen_Introvert]

The runes on the tablet in gruncles room can actually be translated

[@lilykittygaming684]

So spoilers for gravity falls The text at the end was Stan talking to him self (I think) About bringing his brother back from the dimension he was/is trapped in Also the snow version of the shack is when Stan’s brother own it I just wanted to say this in case you wanted to be filled in on some of the lore

[@magnus88mm49]

When I was a kid I was only a little creeped out by it and that's it I actually like the return the slab episode King Ramsey

[@mrwendigo3374]

Courage the cowardly dog is so nostalgic

[@barteknieznany5424]

if you didnt know gravity falls is all about illuminati thats why there were triangles with circles in the middle of some windows and jumpscares were illuminati the guy that made all the wierd anomalies

[@riga_tony]

King Rameses' curse was unironically my first episode and it was the reason I loved that show since

[@ruffleswinner2212]

You've seen House of 1000 Corpses too huh? I got a poster of Captain Spaulding in my room...

[@gonnr_5793]

I'd imagine that the mystery shack map is so big is to make you feel like dipper

[@lupine_reaper0075]

The last episode I watched before netflix removed it was the one with the burglar breaking in at night.

[@Mangaka_Library]

Man I use to remember after watching the Powerpuff girls movie... they showed the original pilot of Courage the cowardly dog, which was The goose from outer space...

[@creepersammyb2926]

19:57 that and tax evasion

[@jckitkat6800]

Watching gravity falls is worth it I'm just starting to get into it cuz I used to watch it when we used to have cable I never got to finish it it's on Disney Plus

[@doyleivan6826]

You should try the depths vll map if you like iron lung

[@creamgravy1]

Despite having VR. I'm surprised you haven't touched specific VRChat worlds.

[@frenchburgur]

“We are interrupting this program for 52 minutes”

[@kyootie01]

OH MY GOSH COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG HOUSE

[@kasenluevano1599]

We need somone to build this irl

[@stateberg7208]

23:37 yes of course my state is the one without the X go Masshol’s

[@kabob0077]

Oh wow, even though I haven't seen Courage in YEARS I can tell that the very first thing in this video is Nowhere... Hey, hang on aren't you standing where King Ramses was?

[@DIMITRI97]

You need to do the ed edd and eddy map.

[@TimSlee1]

I'd love to see the Regular Show house in this game.

[@AthiosDvK]

the intro alone gets an instant spark in my eyes ^w^

[@subway2227]

You should do ai generated Museum. It’s made by the guy who made not a horror map

[@Povilaz]

Very cool!

[@jettion35]

Omg Dexter's lab

[@seekervaltriz9447]

VR with low res graphics is more immersive to me than real life I have mild issues with disassociation and I don't like reality any way, no issues in VR though.

[@SubZyYT]

Return the slab!

[@Isloff]

What is the addon called for your flashlight?

[@moontail5818]

23:28 I understand why he's not allowed in the other states, what'd he do to get banned from Florida of all places?

[@femboy4rumMars]

Fyi, the yellow dude in the window is the main antagonist of the series, Bill. He is like some mind demon who can control you if you make a deal with him to freely enter your mind.

[@natalyabaranova6827]

Hey could you do a part 2 to your scp video?

[@borealiscreep7436]

I think the bizarro version is stans mind

[@josephoda]

Courage The Cowardly Dog is my childhood show. I love this show much and still do. So sad we'll never get a show like it again. Though The Misadventures Of Flapjack is similar in the creepy factor. My favorite episode that shows a good lesson is the one where a cat goes to Courage's house and abuses him because her friend was abused by her boyfriend. She thought all dogs were bad because of the ex. It showed not to generalize a group and it wasn't afraid to show abusive/toxic relationships.

[@thg1nrediar]

Good.

[@SlicesLemons]

RETURN THE SLAB!

[@bonniethebunny7018]

6:48 you missed out on a perfect timing moment. you could've said unnerving right after the music stopped

[@EndeadXx]

31:56 funny you should say that...

[@DanielBerthellemy]

Courage was the best show!

[@deadmanwalking971]

Hullabaloo and Howdy doo. Musty prawns and Timbuktu. Yeltzie bye and hibbitty poo. Kick'em in the dishpan! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

[@Cat-sampo]

I took Freaky Fred shaving courage as symbolism for m*lest*tion...

[@NPC-bs3pm]

I have NO idea what "tv show" this is referencing

[@lean.cuisinex]

Librarian upload to start the month!

[@donnarattray8036]

You’re looking for book one it’s inside a tree

[@TransfemMarta]

King Ramses from courage was scary, but there was one that got me so much more. Freaky Fred. That episode was so scary, dear lord.

[@rebel_yell4862]

06:43:31 UTC

[@penis_bum3023]

Through out the hole first map I was so in edge because I thought that some thing was actually gonna happen like one of the monsters was gonna show up

[@ASolzhenitsyn]

Your content is often rough around d the edges in the best way possible. You are quite good at making your audience feel like they are exploring with you, rather than just being presented a piece of media. Good work, squig.

[@Sammychue]

When you do maps that don't have a set story and you make up a story you always add story, but what about your story. The character who is exploring these places, what is their story. Why are they exploring these places? How did they get to these places? This comment might not apply to this video in particular, but maybe to future ones. I love the video! Definitely brought back memories, keep it up!

[@mrchoochooguy4045]

Best thing about gmod is the story can be whatever you want it to be

[@Rathzul]

One of the coolest thing gravity falls has done was, they actually had hidden a massive secret mystery in the intro's, where people deciphered stuff reversed it, and etc, I don't know if the mystery has ever been solved.

[@joemama-bu5ue]

@@AnAverageGoblin If the internet was never able to decipher its likely that the answer was never possible, either because the creators wanted that way or because they had planned stuff that didn't make into, perhaps due to disney didn't wanting it to make through, but believe in me internet has deciphered the craziest puzzles.

[@exaVolt13]

Wal-Mart has a really awesome Gravity Falls cipher book with codes, letters, maps and theories from the show. It's on my list to get.

[@purplepiss5481]

The intro whispered "three letters back" and others in reverse, which if you watch after the credits a flash of a title card with seemingly random letters appears and if you follow the cipher that they mention such as the three letters back being the caesarean cipher, which would reveal hidden messages

[@xvv3yt992]

@@Blightmaster889 yes it was

[@8theminecraftgamer]

Backwards message! Backwards message! Backwards message!

[@beezarstuff3807]

Alright, here's the "story" of the Gravity Falls map. You play as Stanley right before the events of episode 1 of Gravity Falls, you have a dream where you find all 3 journals and activate the portal. You go in with the intention of finding Stanford, because all those years ago he fell into it. When you go in you are greeted with a wheat field, the Mystery Shack is the house and the boat is a boat that young Stanford and Stanley were going to ride in, called the Stan o' War. What's odd is that this exact wheat field is also seen in Stanford's dream later into the show. Then you go into the door thing and end up at the Mystery Shack, before it was the Mystery Shack, and not only that, but it's the night that Stanford fell into the portal. The triangle is of course Bill, but it's strange that he's there because Stanley shouldn't know that, and the silhouette at the end is Stanford, not Stanley, but I'm sure you knew that as well. Stanley then wakes up, the nephews are of course Dipper and Mabel, and the "you" that Stanley says he'll bring back is Stanford, since Stanley wants to save him. Some stuff doesn't really make sense if you haven't watched the show, but I hope I explained it well enough. There's some stuff I skipped so I wouldn't have to explain the entire plot of an episode, or the show for that matter. Sorry that I wrote an entire paragraph, I just really like Gravity Falls.

[@BardyYasha]

I would love a regular show map, it would be so cool, not only the park but some other places as well

[@eclipciadarkmoon4105]

It's really nice hearing other people advocate for children's agency. I feel like the whole world just infantilizes kids so much and really underestimates them... It can be really frustrating for someone who deals with kids more often and knows this to be true.

[@itsprettystabby6331]

courage the cowardly dog did creepy comfy like no other, when i was younger i constantly day dreamed about being in the safety bubble of the attic while looking out on the desert, which unnerved me alot. although, i was actually too scared to watch courge till i was 10 after seeing king ramses, the attic and desert stuck in my mind. courage the cowardly dog is such a unique masterpiece of a cartoon

[@thatone_birb]

I really suggest you watch the whole show! It's really worth it to see what's going on and follow through the whole story

[@WD_RatLad]

You should probably be more specific...

[@anoriginalname410]

@@WD_RatLad They mean Gravity Falls since Librarian clearly states he never watched the whole show.

[@williamhilmersson1536]

Here some facts Technoblade has recently died pf stage 4 cancer

[@Teatheard]

One thing I hate is that nobody gets the layout of the mystery shack correct, I actually found a really well made mystery shack on roblox a few years back and the layout in that makes the most sense and isn’t clunky and look like it’s a real place not a randomly arranged maze, and that layout is one that I still use in every mystery shack I have ever made

[@paperhat_boi]

Beggars can't be choosers

[@parablastf3818]

Hey man, since you have played the "growing map" map in gmod a few months ago, i would suggest playing the sequel, growing map 2. From the image of the main page and the starting room (but i have yet to explore it), it seems to focus more on creepiness and maybe even fever dream horror. Also, fun fact, the first growing map was made around the end of 2020, and the second was made around the end of 2021. So perhaps we'll get a third and final (?) growing map by the end of 2022?

[@42andblue5]

So from what I can tell, after entering the portal, the story seems to be Stan having a nightmare about his brother Ford, who went missing years ago after an accident involving Stan and him getting into a fight, and Ford falling into the portal. Throughout the show, Stan is trying to get him back by trying to get the portal working, and based on the line "The nephews will arrive in a few days", it seems to be set just a few days before the beginning of the show. You probably already know this based on you mentioning knowing some of the imagery from the snowy shack, but the golden triangle-shaped figure is the main villain of the show, Bill Cipher, he's a dream demon that has a weird obsession with Ford and his family, so it's likely meant to be him influencing Stan's mind to make him have this nightmare for fun

[@ClassicShocker]

one scene from a episode of courage that really creeped me out was the "you're not perfect" scene it was only one little part of the episode but my god was it effective lmao

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

16:10 "I know this was like a light hearted children's show" light hearted? Gravity Falls? Ha!