Garry's Mod

Garry's Mod

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A Guide on How To Play Deathrun
By Just An Average Toaster
This is a simple and easy guide on how to play the gamemode Deathrun. It may seem a bit strange or complicated at first, but after a while it gets pretty easy to master and have fun. In this guide you will learn basics, simple rules, tips, tricks, and much more.
   
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Basic Information
In Deathrun, you will automatically be assigned a team. These teams are broken up into two categories which most servers usually call "Runners" and "Death", but the names vary a bit by which server you choose. For example another name used would be; "Goodies" (Runners) and "Baddies" (Death) from the Casual Bananas Servers[www.casualbananas.com]. Another name is "Runners" (Runners) and "Killers" (Death) from the Break Point Servers[breakpointservers.com]. Don't let the name fool you, they are both still Runners and Death whatever you call the name.These teams have their own specific intentions on what to do.

The intention of the Runner is to make it through an obstacle course (Also known as the map). The Death control the obstacle course by pressing buttons that control the traps. These traps will vary from the map you are in, and they won't be all the same types of traps. The Runner tries to trick the death into thinking that they are going to jump in the trap by any way posssible. The Death try to get the runner killed with traps. The traps are activated on the Death's side with buttons. The default key to press buttons is E.


As you can see in the screenshot above, I am a Runner avoiding a trap from a Death's trap.



As you can see in this screenshot above, this time I am a death killing a runner with a trap.
Strategy & Tips
You always want to have good strategy on anything you do, right? So this section will have good tips and advice on how to conquer the Death or destroy the Runners. The videos below are to help visualize what might happen when you are playing Deathrun. There is a video for Runners and a video for Death.

Runners
  • Learn how to BHOP
  • Jump back and forth when behind traps (This gives an illusion that you will actually go in the trap)
  • Spin around behind the trap (This also gives an illusion that you will actually go in the trap)
  • Count on other players to go in the trap; if they go in first you can wait for them to either die or live
  • Know your maps (Play on the map at least more than once so you can know where the traps are)
  • Try not to get distracted
Deaths
  • Don't trap spam (This will mean you will lose many traps up ahead because of this)
  • Try to trap a large crowd not just one person
  • If a person is running up ahead get someone else to deal with them (Or deal with them yourself)
  • Make sure to know your traps and their proper buttons
  • Try not to get distracted (Same as runners)
Final showdown
Runner's Ending
As a runner, once you have succesfully reached the end, you will usually see 3 or 4 "portals" or "chambers" to go through. Usually they say something like "BHOP" "Knife" or they don't say anything at all. Once you pick one of these chambers you will be teleported to a new part of the map. This area is where you get to fight the Death and try to win for your team. You get a series of weapons usually, varying from crowbars to SMGs.

Death's Ending
As a death, once the runner's have beaten all of you traps they will go into end where they choose what to do. This time you have to wait a few seconds before you get teleported into the final room. This is where you fight the runners and try to win for your team, The Deaths. Death's usually in most servers get to fight with melee weapons only. Deaths have to do the same kind of thing that runners get to do at the end, usually but not always. A death's goal is to kill all of the runners before they reach the end.

Some weapons that you might get while playing
Learn to BHOP
I suggest reading this guide on learning how to Bunny Hop.
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=147311090
Errors
The reason for many errors that you are getting is probably because you don't have Counter Strike: Source.

Why do I need Counter Strike: Source?
Technically, you don't. But it is good to have it because for many maps and gamemodes you will get errors and missing textures. Garry's Mod relies on many of Counter Strike: Source's textures, maps, and, models.





Missing textures are the purple and black checkered things that look like this.








Errors look like this big ERROR message above this person's head.
Thanks for reading!
This is my first guide so please be easy! :3
Have a pedobear.
31 Comments
Lobotomy 21 Nov, 2021 @ 8:39pm 
i need a addon to play the death run
Trp_adzz 4 Dec, 2016 @ 1:36pm 
How do you add lives?
top 100 swtich playert 4 Sep, 2015 @ 10:38am 
which gamemode i need to play deathrun plz answer
WolveVidz 7 Aug, 2015 @ 8:11pm 
i have the gamemode but none of the maps, how do i get the maps?
1978 FIFA World Cup knockout sta 27 Jul, 2015 @ 9:27am 
Always remember kids,

Don't just go ham
GO HONEY HAM!!!!!!!!!!!!
1978 FIFA World Cup knockout sta 27 Jul, 2015 @ 9:27am 
Nice guide bro
ChaseDuck 4 Apr, 2015 @ 3:21pm 
I can't find the deathrun gamemode addon for my server. What is it called?
pluto 13 Mar, 2015 @ 6:22pm 
I NEED 10K
Luigi 29 Aug, 2014 @ 7:42am 
lol
pablo 27 May, 2014 @ 11:43pm 
Please give the Pedobear addon link. LOL!