History YMMV / GarrysMod

** Glue Library/June 3rd[[labelnote:Explanation]]On June 2nd, 2022 (though most noticed it on June 3rd), the creator of various addons such as Glue Library updated the addons to include a ScreamerPrank when you first pressed the W key. Due to the nature of this, with the addons and uploader quickly banned, it even received coverage from people outside of [=GMod=]'s regular playerbase, such as ''WebVideo/SomeOrdinaryGamers''. It's often referenced in the form of BlackComedy or SchmuckBait.[[/labelnote]]

** The classic map gm_shambles is a good example of a paranoia inducing map. It is an old abandoned British neighbourhood at night with a small bit of fog, it has only a few enterable houses and they are all missing their furniture, and all of their doors are missing, some windows are boarded up and some even have blood. There is also a creepy ambience throughout that sounds like a very faint drone and sometimes, church bells may play. It leaves little to no evidence of what kind of apocalypse had actually happened here, but the only clue of what may have happened is a small newspaper left on the floor of one of the living rooms of a house. all of this results in a map so creepy that sometimes some players are not even able to explore very far.

** The classic map gm_shambles is a good example of a paranoia inducing map. It is an old abandoned British neighbourhood at night with a small bit of fog, it has only a few enterable houses and they are all missing their furniture, and all of their doors are missing, some windows are boarded up and some even have blood. There is also a creepy ambience throughout that sounds like a very faint drone and sometimes, church bells may play. It leaves little to no evidence of what kind of apocalypse had actually happened here, but the only clue of what may have happened is a small newspaper left on the floor of one of the living rooms of a house.

** Maxwell The Carryable Cat[[labelnote:Explanation]]A photo of a cat that was later turned into [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2878054450 a SWEP by ScottRim]]. Due to the Internet's [[TheInternetIsForCats love of cats]], it quickly became popular.[[/labelnote]]

** Glue Library/June 3rd[[labelnote:Explanation]]On June 2nd (though most noticed it on June 3rd), the creator of various addons such as Glue Library updated the addons to include a ScreamerPrank when you first pressed the W key. Due to the nature of this, with the addons and uploader quickly banned, it even received coverage from people outside of [=GMod=]'s regular playerbase, such as ''WebVideo/SomeOrdinaryGamers''. It's often referenced in the form of BlackComedy or SchmuckBait.[[/labelnote]]

** [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=160048390 gm_abstraction]], both the original and especially [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=734919940 its remake]], are very nice tropical-themed maps with plenty of small details such as the waves washing up on the shore. The remake also adds a somewhat hidden area of an incredibly-detailed shipwreck which just looks ''gorgeous''.

** The loading times when you have a lot of mods installed ''definitely'' qualify as this. It can take several minutes to load into a server.

** The loading times when you have a lot of mods installed ''definitely'' qualify as this. it can take several minutes to load into a server.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** Placing a ragdoll into a wall will cause it to flail around. The meaty thuds it will make while doing make it ''hilarious''.
** Faceposing can make characters have faces that come off as either this or NightmareFuel. The same thing applies to editing the bones of an NPC.
** You'll die if a prop gets flung at you too fast. This makes [=GMod=] one of the few games where you can kill an enemy using a [[ToiletHumor toilet]] or a microwave.
** Thrusters can turn ''anything'' into a rocket that can fly into space (or at least the map border). [[Franchise/ToyStory To infinity and beyond!]]
** gm_flatgrass has a MockHollywoodSign that aptly reads "FLATTYWOOD". Bonus points for the map's hills resembling the [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows XP background]].

** The hardest achievement in the game has to be "Yes, I am the real Garry!" which requires you to play on the same server as the programmer, Garry Newman. This is made near impossible because unless you're friends with him you won't know which server he is on and he rarely plays the game anymore.

** Carrying over from VideoGame/HalfLife2, the burnt corpse models are genuinely terrifying. even if they are primarily used for the [[JokeCharacter Hobo]] on [=DarkRP=] servers. One of these models features a citizen with his face [[BodyHorror burnt off, eyes gouged out, and lacking any lips]]. The worst part? The model was allegedly based a photo of a ''[[{{Squick}} real corpse.]]''

** Carrying over from VideoGame/HalfLife2, the burnt corpse models are genuinely terrifying. even if they are primarily used for the [[JokeCharacter Hobo]] on [=DarkRP=] servers. One of these models features a citizen with his face [[BodyHorror burnt off, eyes gouged out, and lacking any lips]]. The worst part? The model was allegedly based a photo of a ''real corpse.''

** Carrying over from VideoGame/HalfLife2, the burnt corpse models are genuinely terrifying. even if they are primarily used for the [[JokeCharacter Hobo]] on [=DarkRP=] servers. One of these models features a citizen with his face [[BodyHorror burnt off, eyes gouged out, and lacking any lips]]. The worst part? The model was allegedly based a photo of a '''''real corpse.'''''

** Carrying over from VideoGame/HalfLife2, the burnt corpse models are genuinely terrifying. even if they are primarily used for the [[JokeCharacter Hobo]] on [=DarkRP=] servers. One of these models features a citizen with his face [[BodyHorror burnt off, eyes gouged out, and lacking any lips]]. The worst part? The model ([[ParanoiaFuel and possibly the others]]) was allegedly based a photo of a '''''real corpse.'''''

** When a Nextbot isn't some 2D picture of a meme or {{Narm}}y creepypasta character, it can be scary to know that you are in the same map as an NPC that always knows where you are, is faster than you, and has deadly intentions.

** Nextbots, particularly 2D Nextbots have been seen as this by some after their boost in popularity in mid-2022. Many see them as low-effort and an example of SturgeonsLaw due to code [[FollowTheLeader often being recycled]] from [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=174117071 the original Sanic NPC]], though some such as [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2868173930 Gargin's "Gargitron" NPC]] have more advanced AI. It's hard to find a page on the game's official Workshop that ''doesn't'' have at least one of these on it.

** [Character] Says: STOP MAKING STUPID [x]!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Steam Workshop for ''Garry's Mod'' is notorious for being a textbook example of SturgeonsLaw, being regularly flooded with lazy [[GameMod mods]], saves, and dupes (a big chunk of these being posted by [[PeripheryDemographic younger fans]] of the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' horror series) that often appear to outnumber the amount of actual quality content. In January 2021, a disgruntled community member posted an AuthorTract speaking against this [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2365577341&searchtext=says+stop in the form of a save]] titled "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]] says: STOP MAKING STUPID FNAF SAVES!!", with a thumbnail that depicts Luigi holding a sign with the aforementioned text. Various parodies and snowclones of the save soon followed, each featuring a different character in the same pose who wants people to stop uploading content the author doesn't like.[[/labelnote]]

** Nextbots, particularly 2D Nextbots have been seen as this by some after their boost in popularity in mid-2022. Many see them as low-effort due to code [[FollowTheLeader often being recycled]] from [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=174117071 the original Sanic NPC]], though some such as [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2868173930 Gargin's "Gargitron" NPC]] have more advanced AI. It's hard to find a page on the game's official Workshop that ''doesn't'' have at least one of these on it.

* FandomRivalry:
** Within the game itself, believe it or not! With the vast majority of gamemodes, it's very likely to find quite a few people who think one gamemode is really underrated while another 'undeservedly' gets most of the spotlight.
** To a lesser extent, the ''Garry's Mod'' community has one with ''Source Filmmaker's'' own. Due to the higher quality of Workshop content exclusive to ''SFM'' Workshop compared to what ''Gmod'' has, it's not uncommon to see people keep requesting ''Gmod'' ports of said content to the annoyance of some ''SFM'' content creators, to the point that ''Gmod'' and its community are viewed with contempt to some degree.

** Thrusters can turn ''anything'' into a rocket that can fly into space (or at least the map border). [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory To infinity and beyond!]]

** For ''[=GMod=]'' 13, Garry removed the restrictions on facial muscle animation, and added some more ways of manipulating bones. This essentially allows the player to make any kind of HumanoidAbomination they'd like out of the NPCs they have installed. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBsdWW7MOew Hoo]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiuDiygINKo boy]], are the results genuinely terrifying.

%% Good Nightmare Fuel examples should explain exactly what makes it so scary in such a way that one can understand just from reading it. Otherwise, it's a Zero-Context Example
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%%* NightmareFuel:
%%** For ''[=GMod=]'' 13, Garry removed the restrictions on facial muscle animation, and added some more ways of manipulating bones. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBsdWW7MOew Hoo]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiuDiygINKo boy]].
%%** The Horror SNPC. [[HumanoidAbomination Holy shit,]] the [[ParanoiaFuel Horror.]]

** The Harmless Companion Cube along with the Harmless Watermelon and Harmless Gnome.

** [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 SCOUT IS DELICIOUS]]

** The removal of the toybox in place of the new workshop support. Garry did his best to get players used to it saying that it was not a bad thing. It isn't helped by the fact that downloading larger addons can cause not only the game itself to crash but ''UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} as well''.