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Garry's Mod (also known as GMod) is a sandbox physics game using the Source engine.

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Where are files downloaded when joining servers in Garry's Mod stored on Linux?

I joined a couple of Garry's Mod servers using the game's native Linux client and noticed that it downloaded multiple gigabytes of files while doing so. I believe it said it downloaded these from the ...
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Getting "No SteamUser" error on Garry's Mod

I'm getting an error on Garry's Mod that's preventing me from playing. Steam Error: No SteamUser. What should I do? I've done everything the error suggested but the game still won't work.
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Unable to connect to dedicated GMOD server

I have this GMOD server running on my pc and even with extensive research, I cannot seem to connect to it. I have tried connecting with my public IP and port 27015 but it says it isn't responding. The ...
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Expression2 Help Request: Rotating an entity on one axis

I've been looking and trying to learn for about the last 3 hours and I cant get my head round how to achieve this. I'm trying to use an entity marker attached to a prop, then use E2 to spin the prop ...
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How do I fix this red-blue color split problem?

So each time I launch Gmod, my colours are like this, the image in front of me is split into red and blue. How do I fix this problem?
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Choose random map on server startup GMOD

I run a dedicated TTT server for friends, and I have the server set to restart every day to get addon updates. Is there a way to make it start on random map?
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Looking for where addons are downloaded in files

So I've been trying to use the Gmad extractor so I can make my own skins for Garrys Mod, but it says it can't find the addons and I need to put them in the same folder as it. But I don't know where to ...
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How to view Gmod screenshots from other computer but the same account?

I have an ancient s775/DDR2 system (replaced with AM3/DDR3 pc), but it has some problems with cooling and I can't turn it on, I don't have much time to solve the problem tho. So, I made a big amount ...
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Gmod Wiremod not saving and/or loading correctly

I have wiremod, wiremod extras, and numerous other addons in gmod. When I load a game saved via the "save" command, I am unable to select inputs and outputs using the wire tool, disabling me from ...
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Source Engine: How to find certain animations, textures, etc?

As I'm making maps on the Hammer editor, I'm looking for certain animations that I have seen in Half-Life 2. However, to find the exact animation in Hammer is sometimes extremely difficult. In either ...
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Why is Steam trying to load up games with optional parameters?

I am trying to join my friend's Garry's Mod server and Steam is telling me that Garry's Mod is trying to launch with optional parameters. I don't know why, and he is telling me that he does not know. ...
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If I buy Garry's Mod, will I need other games to play it?

I've never bought anything on Steam, but I wanted to buy Garry's Mod. So, after buying it on Steam, do I have to buy any other game? If yes, then which ones?
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How do I add Counter-Strike (TTT) weapons to Half-Life 2 Base?

I have finally figured out how to use the Hammer Editor. I opened it up and started creating maps on the Half-Life 2 "Base". However, I am making the map for TTT for Garry's Mod, which I presume uses ...
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How do you give friends admin rights without a password to the server?

I was playing gmod with a friend and he couldn't use some admin items and I wanted to give him admin, but the tutorials we found said something about a password. We don't use a password when play; we ...
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The server list from source engine games only show very few servers

Both Gmod and TF2 only show me like 10 servers, yet games like tabletop simulator shows all server available, so i know there is a problem with source games. I tried lowering max ping and clear ...
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How to disable text chat in Gmod? [duplicate]

My younger brother (10) likes to play Garry's Mod, but when he plays online, he sees lots of bad words in the text chat. Is there a way he can play online, but with the text chat disabled? Or if that'...
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List of all default Garry's Mod models

Is there a list of all Garrys' Mod models that don't require any extra games like CS:S installed? I want to use them in an addon. Is there either an online list or a directory where they are all ...
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Why does my gmod server only run locally?

I am running Debian on my vServer. I have installed the Garrys Mod server using Steam CMD. I try to run it via ./srcds_run -console -game garrysmod +maxplayers +host_workshop_collection 252617757 -...
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Unable to connect locally to GMOD SRCDS, Others can connect though

I made a dedicated server for gmod, (You can actually join it to test, its "FinnWorld") Others can connect to it, its forwarded, np with the firewall, the ip is correct, but what is wrong? ...
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How to customize addons on Garry's mod?

What I currently do is open a addon's .gma file as an .txt and edit the delay between the fire, but once I do that, the whole file is erased once I go back on Garry's Mod. And when I play Garry's Mod ...
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Test Garry's Mod Gamemode without portforwarding server

I was trying to make my game on Unreal, but since I am not a one man gaming studio I decided to make it on Garry's Mod since nearly everything I need is already there and just needs the logic. I'm ...
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How can I prevent a new computer from downloading my "subscribed" add ons in Garry's Mod?

I am going to be installing Garry's Mod on a new laptop. Given that I only have a limited amount of space, I don't want to install all of the current Garry's Mod add ons that are already installed on ...
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Players spawn in the wall on DarkRP

I am creating a DarkRP server, but players spawn in the wall in rp_downtown_v2 (across from the police station) and somewhat in the ground in rp_downtown_v4c_v2 (in the hotel).
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I cannot open my C menu or use weapons - Error in Console

I am getting this error on my Sandbox server. I completely reinstalled my server but I still get this error. I think it may be an addon. [ERROR] gamemodes/sandbox/gamemode/cl_init.lua:86: attempt to ...
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F4 Menu in DarkRP Server will not work

I am creating a DarkRP server with the latest version of Garry's Mod. I am attempting to enable and use the default jobs on the server, but I get this error in the client console whenever I press F4: ...
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Can I use family share to send Css textures to brother's Gmod?

My brother and I both own a copy of Gmod. However, only I own Css. Can I use the family share function to let him download counter strike and use the textured for Gmod?
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Why can't I find the server I just previously played on in gmod?

I recently played on a server on gmod that I really enjoyed, and I cant find it in my history. Can anybody explain why? I dont think the server shut down because I couldn't find it in the legacy ...
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Rotating objects in Garry's Mod

Ok, here's a quick and concise question: is there any way to rotate objects you are holding in place with the physics gun? This would be especially helpful in building dupes/maps where I don't want to ...
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Cannot connect to my garry's mod server

My server was working fine earlier, had a couple of mods on it, and then I just couldn't connect to it. I was connecting to it by typing "connect :27015" in console. This is what it say when I run the ...
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How do I get my server to work through the internet listing?

I have set up and port forwarded a DarkRP server, on Garry's Mod. When I go to local game, and select play, it works. When I search the Internet section for my server, it pops up, but when I select ...
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Can't see own playermodel in thirdperson. Garry's Mod

Long story short, I subscribed to the playermodel "BlackRockShooter" on steam workshop, now I want to see how it looks when I enable third person by doing "sv_cheats 1" followed by "thirdperson". ...
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My friend can't join my server

My friend can't join my dedicated server and when he tried he got a message says "Server is not responding", do I have to port forwarding my router? I was trying to, but the options I have in mine are ...
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The addons on my Garry's Mod server

When I create a server by SteamCMD, should I see my addons I subscribed? just like when I play an offline server? or my addons aren't active in the dedicated server?
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Can't admin my server in Garry's Mod

I created my server by SteamCMD and install the ULX, but when I entered my server by clicking Local Network and join my server and open ULX menu it shows the options that like i'm not the admin! can't ...
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Garry's mod: place addons in subfolder

I am trying to organize my addons a little, because I don't know what's what anymore. I would like to place weapons in a weapons subfolder for example, having them all in different subfolders (e.g. a ...
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Garry's Bombs mod - Liquid Tiberium Bomb leaves irremovable green crystals everywhere

So, uh... this just happened. I set off a Liquid Tiberium Bomb from Garry's Bombs and I have all these tiberium crystals on my map now. I don't know how to get rid of them, they make weird retching ...
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How can I create custom shapes?

How can I make a custom shape out of 2 objects? I know you can no collide the two and then weld 'em together, but the work involved to position both objects perfectly is unbearable. Is there an ...
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Can't connect to source server

Today I set up a little GMOD server. I wasn't able to access it from the public ip, only through the network ip of the server. I wasn't able to ping the server using the public ip. Now, when using the ...
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Are game modes in Garry's Mod free?

Do you have to pay for the gamemodes in Garry's Mod or are they free? I've looked up and not found anything and watched videos to try and find out but I did find a Steam page that some people say its ...
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SRCDS not receiving connections on the public web

My Garry's Mod Source DS can connect over LAN, but not externally. Ports 27015-27016 are opened and directed towards the machine running it. I can telnet into it and canyouseeme can see it running, ...
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Why does this weird purple tint appear over my prop icon when trying to spawn it in GMOD?

Whenver I try to spawn a ragdoll or prop in Garry's Mod, this weird tint appears over it. I am given the option to delete, spawn it with a toolgun, etc. But I don't want to spawn it with a toolgun, I ...
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Where are my add-ons for Garry's Mod?

I have a windows 8.1 computer and I just got Garry's Mod yesterday so I decide to add the add-ons to make it more fun. When I downloaded a ragdoll add-on I go to Garry's mod, wait for to finish ...
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Why doesn't my map work? It's just purple and black everywhere [closed]

I wonder why my maps is just purple and black? How can I fix/download something so that I can play on them, not just see bugged floor and purple and black. Please help me.
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How do I enable only mods from a specific collection?

I would like to have a LAN party with my brother with only a few choice mods that I picked out in Garry's Mod. I don't want my brother to have to download all the other mods I have installed for ...
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No text shown in GMod

I'm playing Gmod TTT and no text is showing up - I can't read my weapons menu, map vote or HUD. This is very strange because I could play just fine yesterday - I played for several hours on the same ...
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Source Engine - What is a "hairball"?

I was playing around in GMod one day, and I noticed a strange command: CreateHairball Curious, I tried it out. Strangely, it created several rope-like NPCs that flew away randomly. Killing them ...
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Garry's Mod - console commands to set entity keyvalues aren't working

In Half-Life 2, there is a gun for the Airboat. I wanted to play with this in Garry's Mod, so I tried enabling the gun through keyvalues, like you would in Hammer Editor. There is an EnableGun boolean ...
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'hl2.exe has stopped working' when I run demos

I am trying to record GMod demos, and play back videos of them. But when I try this using in-game tools (by pressing Esc, clicking Demos, and press play), all I get is the video playing for 2 seconds, ...
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GMod - Spawning reflective objects breaks cubemaps?

Sometimes, in GMod, I'll spawn a prop from the spawnmenu that has a reflective surface, and it will cause all the reflective surfaces to be turned to the default pink/black, checkered texture. It ...
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GMod - What can the bots do, and can I 'teach' them?

Recently I found a strange console command in GMod: bot After reading the help menu for it, I tried it out, and it indeed did create a bot. The bot mostly runs around, doing nothing. I found some ...