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gm_bigcity, usually called Big City, is the most subscribed Sandbox/Build maps that you can find on the Garry's Mod Workshop, with a steadily increasing number of subscriptions. As of January 2024, the map has over 2.9 million subscriptions.
Overview[]
The map itself is considerably large, and it is fully noded for AI. It was created by BigWig, a Canadian map editor known for creating well-made and iconic maps such as gm_atomic, gm_buttes, gm_buttes_night, and gm_bigcity. On gm_bigcity, you can find numerous large and small buildings, a notably marked building with the sign "Café Baltic" on it, and an Easter Egg featuring a gnome. A lot of people find gm_bigcity really nostalgic and fun to play, but some players also find gm_bigcity unnerving, mostly from the background ambience and the complete absence of NPCs, causing a disturbing sense of loneliness.
Features[]
The map is made up of many features. Most notably, there is a large flat grassy area that players spawn in with an empty shack next to it. This area is surrounded by tall buildings. Three of those have apartments that the player can enter and one has a helipad. There are also several buildings that resemble buildings from the World Trade Center pre-9/11. There are 2 other areas in the map with large, flat spaces. One of those is grassy and is at the north-west corner of the map, while the other is closer to the center of the map and is made of concrete. At the east side of the map, there is an area filled with warehouses and other industrial-style buildings. at the north-east corner of the map, there is a Northern Petrol plant surrounded by a body of waste that rapidly damages the player if entered. Adjacent to that is a Landfill at the other side of the sewers than the waste plant is in. These 3 areas are divided by dried up open sewers, but are still accessible through bridges, most notably a freeway that runs from near the grassy area to the plant.
Easter Eggs[]
gm_bigcity has several Easter eggs. Most of them are jump scares around the map and the other is a Gnome which can be found near the spawn area and it's hidden inside a wall you can break.
