Surf2
The objective is to beat the map in as quick as time as possible to earn rewards, boasting rights and seasonal times. There are two types of maps, on Staged maps you progress from one stage to another, increasing in difficulty each time. Linear maps are simply one long stage, if you fall you go back to the start. On Stage maps, you can hold Tab and click a stage name to travel to it, if you've already reached it.
Our server has extensive store and inventory systems, our own timetrials, seasons, achievements and more. You'll earn crate drops over time which you can open from your inventory, which contain equipable items. You can also purchase items with currency you earn from beating maps. If you're interested in getting more involved with the community please register on our Forums/Discord (also recieve a 5% Cube Bonus by doing !auth once registered on our Discord). We hope you enjoy our server!
Surfing is a gamemode based on speed, precise movement, and skill. A surfing ramp is a triangle, and in order to surf you must either go down the left or right side of the triangle, /\, using your keyboard and mouse simultaneously. To go forward on a ramp, jump on to it and depending what side you are on you press either A or D. A is for the right side of the triangle, and D is for the left side of the triangle. If you can't remember that use the diagram D /\ A.
Never hold W when surfing a ramp, you will lose speed and struggle. Just A and D are needed alongside the mouse.
To gain speed move your mouse accordingly to go up and down the ramp, the higher you are on the ramp you generally have less speed, and the lower you have more speed (moving from high to low on ramps is what builds speed). When you are transitioning from one ramp to another, you should be on the bottom of the ramp, then when the ramp is ending, move your character higher up on the ramp to gain height. Once you're in the air, you have to use A or D and move your mouse to the right or left. This is called air strafing. You should land high up on the ramp, then move lower on the ramp to build speed.
What separates the experienced surfers from the beginners is how smooth one does all of the above. You need to land on ramps smoothly by not smashing yourself into the next ramp, but gently gliding from ramp to ramp, calculating how much height versus speed, and using the ramps surface area for all of the speed you can get. This gamemode is skill-based and purely trial and error. It takes a lot of practice for beginners, but don't give up, you'll get it in time.
Our /spectate mode has an on-screen keyboard display that shows the inputs being pressed as one surfs, and is a great way to learn the basics by spectating more experienced players.
Bunny Hopping is where you execute a jump as soon as you hit the ground, which prevents you from losing momentum. Certain higher tier maps will have stages that require doing this to beat the stage. Some players find it easier to bind mouse scroll to jump (in console: bind mwheelup +jump). With this, when you scroll you execute a jump, so scrolling rapidly as you hit the floor has a much higher chance of success than just one space bar press.
If auto-hop is enabled, players can just hold space-bar and this will jump for them. BB does not have autohop in the standard way, instead from F1 > Settings you can tick the Autohop Zones checkbox to enable autohop in specific areas, i.e. the Lime on Surf_Fruits Lemon/Lime stage. This will need to be re-enabled as you require it each time, and is mainly intended for practice while players get used to not requiring autohop.
Crafting is an optional system in-game for players with excess cosmetic items. These items can be broken down into Dust, which in turn can be turned into unique cosmetic items, seasonal crates, Unusual effect jars etc. See the Crafting Page for a tutorial and breakdown on the system.
Sync Rate percentage measures how synchronized your air strafes are, which is when you move your mouse in a horizontal direction in conjunction with pressing i.e. A or D. The accuracy with which you synchronize this is what we call your Sync Rate percentage. A high percentage is a good indicator of how efficiently you are air strafing, which will help improve your times. This can be hidden in F1 > Settings along with various other displays if preferred.
[BB] is one of the oldest Garry's Mod servers around still today. Formed in Summer of 2006 the focus at the time was primarily on the Roleplay aspect of the community. Since then however the community has expanded to various gamemodes and as a result you're here today! Please join our Discord for a 5% cube bonus once in and help develop our community further.