It looks like Garry’s Mod players will soon have a chance to survive in a world taken by the sea based upon the 1995 movie Waterworld. So far it’s a work in progress, but the team developing it has gone through extensive efforts to make this gamemode possible.

The Story of Waterworld

In the future, the Earth is engulfed with water when the polar ice caps melts, leaving the lands and civilization beneath the sea. In Waterworld drifters sail across the waters of the world on their man-made ships, trading for supplies and salvaging what is left of civilization, communities of survivors lives in towns called Atolls and a force of evil pirates The Smokers travel across Waterworld merely surviving. Mankind has been forced to live on the waters. This is where we live, this is where we die. Society is very different, Wealth has little importance, and is measured in dirt and soil, as this is one of the few ways in which people survive, by growing crops, and feeding themselves.

The world is split into many factions, each striving for survival and dominance, and each with very different motives, beliefs and lives. There are also aquatic human mutants in this strange world, that have adapted to the harsh environment in which everyone now lives, these mutants are shunned by all, and disguise themselves to be accepted by others.

As you can probably tell, Waterworld will have multiple factions for players to play as.

• The Atoll Dwellers

The remnants of society as it used to be, in a twisted sense. Living on small floating settlements called atolls, these people lived to survive, trade, and grow. A generally peaceful faction, but not without their means of protection.

• The Smokers

Pirates. They are referred to as Smokers, because of their war machines, which make use of oil recovered from a bygone era, and their love of cigarettes. They revel in violence, murder and torture. The Smokers live a life of violence through plundering, and pillaging atolls, outposts, and drifters alike. Based on an old oil tanker, they have an immense supply of oil, and a small refinery to power their gasolne driven machines, such as boats, jet skis, even planes!

• The Drifters

Drifters travel the oceans in rafts, boats, yachts, catamarans, and trimarans. There exists a rule between Drifters, whereby whenever two Drifters come across each other, something “must be traded” between them. Drifters are almost always loners and spend their life in long and seemingly endless solitude on the waves.

• The Slavers

Very little is known of this faction, as they are not talked of much in the film, but it is known that there is indeed a slave trade in Waterworld, and will be incorporated into our Waterworld.

How will it be in game?

The player’s experience on the map will be very unique, as they must travel in boats, for fear of death in the endless seas.. and can fish in certain areas, where fish are plentiful. Players can also dive to the bottom of the ocean in some areas, looking for loot, treasures, and dirt with which to trade and build contraptions.
Boats are made by players, those that don’t build them are marooned on their atoll, outpost, or abandoned oil tanker, depending on their faction.

Gameplay Features

The gameplay in Waterworld will be very different from other survival gamemodes, and many of the details are yet to be confirmed, but these are the current implemented features, and other details which will be integrated as time goes by.

Current Features:

Future Features:

This is all for now though. Keep an eye out for this gamemode, and be sure to check back often for updates and other information!

Useful Information:

The Facepunch Thread

The Waterworld Forums

The Team