Summer Wars - Revision history

Strayed: /* COVID Wars */

2025-10-27T20:10:26Z

COVID Wars

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	== COVID Wars ==		== COVID Wars ==
	Though not officially a Summer War, the 2020 Pandemic led to		Though not officially a Summer War, the 2020 Pandemic led to a large spike in Garry's Mod's player count seeing that many students were out of classes and were spending time in the game. This era culminated in [[World War III]].

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

Astronautical: [Auto] Spelling/grammar/formatting fixes., typos fixed: between 2013-2017 → between 2013 and 2017 using AWB

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[Auto] Spelling/grammar/formatting fixes., typos fixed: between 2013-2017 → between 2013 and 2017 using AWB

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	[[File:4000 screenshots 20170827134706 1.jpg\|thumb\|[[BlubberyOyster4]] (left) and an unknown player (right) during the Third Summer War.]]		[[File:4000 screenshots 20170827134706 1.jpg\|thumb\|[[BlubberyOyster4]] (left) and an unknown player (right) during the Third Summer War.]]
	Summer Wars were the names of the conflicts that broke out during the summer seasons between 2013-2017 coinciding with the majority of school systems holding breaks and the Steam Summer Sales. The early 2010s era of source content across the internet also spurred the popularity of Garry's Mod during those years. Coined in 2015 by Strayed, it was a means of explaining the increase of minges and players during summer break. Now having modern sales and player data for the early 2010s it is now documented that 2014 held the highest number of players in Garry's Mod of all time. Which coincided with the massive server populations during this era.		'''Summer Wars''' were the names of the conflicts that broke out during the summer seasons between 2013 and 2017 coinciding with the majority of school systems holding breaks and the Steam Summer Sales. The early 2010s era of source content across the internet also spurred the popularity of Garry's Mod during those years. Coined in 2015 by Strayed, it was a means of explaining the increase of minges and players during summer break. Now having modern sales and player data for the early 2010s it is now documented that 2014 held the highest number of players in Garry's Mod of all time. Which coincided with the massive server populations during this era.

	== Creationary War ==		== Creationary War ==
	The Creationary War is considered the original summer war. Having seen the foundation of early factions		The Creationary War is considered the original summer war. Having seen the foundation of early factions

	== First Summer War ==		== First Summer War ==
	The First Summer War officially spanned from May of 2014 to August of 2014, encompassing mass campaigns from RFAI, ABMC, CSUNC, RoM, and others across the Sandbox theater at the time. This included servers like Snyde, Ghostly Gaming, and others lost to time. However some inter-faction conflicts did exist.		The First Summer War officially spanned from May 2014 to August 2014, encompassing mass campaigns from RFAI, ABMC, CSUNC, RoM, and others across the Sandbox theater at the time. This included servers like Snyde, Ghostly Gaming, and others lost to time. However some inter-faction conflicts did exist.

	== Second Summer War ==		== Second Summer War ==
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	== COVID Wars ==		== COVID Wars ==
	Though not officially a Summer War, the 2020 Pandemic led to		Though not officially a Summer War, the 2020 Pandemic led to

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	File:GmodSummerWars2014.png\|A steam charts screenshot showing the uptick in players during the summer of 2014		File:GmodSummerWars2014.png\|A steam charts screenshot showing the uptick in players during the summer of 2014
	File:GmodSummerWars2015.png\|A steam charts screenshot showing the uptick in players during the summer of 2015		File:GmodSummerWars2015.png\|A steam charts screenshot showing the uptick in players during the summer of 2015
			File:GmodSummerWars2020.png\|A steam charts screenshot showing the uptick in players as a result of the 2020 lockdowns.
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	[[Category:Conflicts]]		[[Category:Conflicts]]
	[[Category:Stub]]		[[Category:Stub]]

Strayed at 00:13, 16 October 2025

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	[[File:4000 screenshots 20170827134706 1.jpg\|thumb\|[[BlubberyOyster4]] (left) and an unknown player (right) during the Third Summer War.]]		[[File:4000 screenshots 20170827134706 1.jpg\|thumb\|[[BlubberyOyster4]] (left) and an unknown player (right) during the Third Summer War.]]
	Summer Wars ~~are~~ the ~~name~~ of conflicts that ~~break~~ out during the summer ~~season~~ coinciding with the majority of school systems holding breaks and the Steam Summer ~~Sale~~. Coined in 2015 by Strayed it was a means of explaining the increase ~~in player count on Garry's Mod at the time~~. ~~In the~~ modern ~~era having~~ sales and player data for the 2010s it is now documented that 2014 held the highest number of players in Garry's Mod of all time. Which coincided with the massive server populations during this era.		Summer Wars were the names of the conflicts that broke out during the summer seasons between 2013-2017 coinciding with the majority of school systems holding breaks and the Steam Summer Sales. The early 2010s era of source content across the internet also spurred the popularity of Garry's Mod during those years. Coined in 2015 by Strayed, it was a means of explaining the increase of minges and players during summer break. Now having modern sales and player data for the early 2010s it is now documented that 2014 held the highest number of players in Garry's Mod of all time. Which coincided with the massive server populations during this era.

	== Creationary War ==		== Creationary War ==
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	== Third Summer War ==		== Third Summer War ==

			== COVID Wars ==
			Though not officially a Summer War, the 2020 Pandemic led to

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery widths="185">		<gallery widths="185">
	File:GmodPeakPlayers01.png\|~~Worn variant~~ of ~~the sales poster~~.		File:GmodPeakPlayers01.png\|A steam charts screenshot showing the record player peak of all time.
	File:~~GmodSummerWars2015~~.png		File:GmodSummerWars2014.png\|A steam charts screenshot showing the uptick in players during the summer of 2014
	File:~~GmodSummerWars2014~~.png\|~~F-20 over gm_desert carcass.~~		File:GmodSummerWars2015.png\|A steam charts screenshot showing the uptick in players during the summer of 2015
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	[[Category:Conflicts]]		[[Category:Conflicts]]
	[[Category:Stub]]		[[Category:Stub]]

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	[[File:GmodPeakPlayers01.png\|~~left\|thumb\|Steam charts showing~~ the ~~record peak players in Garry's Mod]]~~		<gallery widths="185">
	[[File:GmodSummerWars2015.png~~\|thumb\|Steam chart showing the player spike for summer of 2015.]]~~		File:GmodPeakPlayers01.png\|Worn variant of the sales poster.
	[[File:GmodSummerWars2014.png\|~~left\|thumb\|Steam charts showing a player spike during the summer of 2014~~.]]		File:GmodSummerWars2015.png
			File:GmodSummerWars2014.png\|F-20 over gm_desert carcass.
			</gallery>

	[[Category:Conflicts]]		[[Category:Conflicts]]
	[[Category:Stub]]		[[Category:Stub]]

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Gallery

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
			[[File:GmodPeakPlayers01.png\|left\|thumb\|Steam charts showing the record peak players in Garry's Mod]]
			[[File:GmodSummerWars2015.png\|thumb\|Steam chart showing the player spike for summer of 2015.]]
			[[File:GmodSummerWars2014.png\|left\|thumb\|Steam charts showing a player spike during the summer of 2014.]]
	[[Category:Conflicts]]		[[Category:Conflicts]]
	[[Category:Stub]]		[[Category:Stub]]

Strayed: /* Creationary War */

2025-10-15T23:54:59Z

Creationary War

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	[[File:4000 screenshots 20170827134706 1.jpg\|thumb\|[[BlubberyOyster4]] (left) and an unknown player (right) during the Third Summer War.]]		[[File:4000 screenshots 20170827134706 1.jpg\|thumb\|[[BlubberyOyster4]] (left) and an unknown player (right) during the Third Summer War.]]
	Summer Wars are the name of conflicts that break out during the summer season coinciding with the majority of school systems holding breaks and the Steam Summer Sale. Coined in 2015 by Strayed it was a means of explaining the increase in ~~sales of~~ Garry's Mod at the time. In the modern era having sales and player data for the 2010s it is now documented that 2014 held the highest number of players in Garry's Mod of all time. ~~Hence~~ the massive populations ~~playing on servers~~ during this era.		Summer Wars are the name of conflicts that break out during the summer season coinciding with the majority of school systems holding breaks and the Steam Summer Sale. Coined in 2015 by Strayed it was a means of explaining the increase in player count on Garry's Mod at the time. In the modern era having sales and player data for the 2010s it is now documented that 2014 held the highest number of players in Garry's Mod of all time. Which coincided with the massive server populations during this era.

	== Creationary War ==		== Creationary War ==
			The Creationary War is considered the original summer war. Having seen the foundation of early factions

	== First Summer War ==		== First Summer War ==

Strayed at 23:53, 15 October 2025

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	[[File:4000 screenshots 20170827134706 1.jpg\|thumb\|[[BlubberyOyster4]] (left) and an unknown player (right) during the Third Summer War.]]		[[File:4000 screenshots 20170827134706 1.jpg\|thumb\|[[BlubberyOyster4]] (left) and an unknown player (right) during the Third Summer War.]]
	Summer Wars are the name of conflicts that break out during the summer season coinciding with the Steam Summer Sale. Coined in 2015 by Strayed it was a means of explaining the increase in sales of Garry's Mod at the time. In the modern era having sales and player data for the 2010s it is now documented that 2014 held the highest number of players in Garry's Mod of all time. Hence the massive populations playing on servers during this era.		Summer Wars are the name of conflicts that break out during the summer season coinciding with the majority of school systems holding breaks and the Steam Summer Sale. Coined in 2015 by Strayed it was a means of explaining the increase in sales of Garry's Mod at the time. In the modern era having sales and player data for the 2010s it is now documented that 2014 held the highest number of players in Garry's Mod of all time. Hence the massive populations playing on servers during this era.

	== Creationary War ==		== Creationary War ==

	== First Summer War ==		== First Summer War ==
			The First Summer War officially spanned from May of 2014 to August of 2014, encompassing mass campaigns from RFAI, ABMC, CSUNC, RoM, and others across the Sandbox theater at the time. This included servers like Snyde, Ghostly Gaming, and others lost to time. However some inter-faction conflicts did exist.

	== Second Summer War ==		== Second Summer War ==

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	== Third Summer War ==		== Third Summer War ==

			== Gallery ==
	[[Category:Conflicts]]		[[Category:Conflicts]]
	[[Category:Stub]]		[[Category:Stub]]