Bought Gmod: Asking for Source SDK Base and I dont have it! - Garry's Mod

Ok, so my friend paid me $10 to gift him Gmod because his parents think their credit card would get stolen buying it. So I gifted it to him and when he tries to run it, it asks for Source SDK Base. Of course, he has hl2 preloads and everything. But it wont run. I need a way to get it working without buying another game.

You need to OWN a source-based game, a preload won't do.

Well I asked for a way to get gmod running without buying another game.

He's going to have to fork out on one. Buy CS: S or something, it's got more content for GMod.

There isn't one, you ABSOLUTELY NEED to OWN a source engine based game other than Gmod Edit: Ninja'd

>:( And it's a little late to buy CSS. If I knew thsi was gonan happen I would of told him to save up $24 instead... If I knew this would happen he would have saved $5 :(

well why didn't you check before you went and gave it to him? dont flame us for your mistakes

[QUOTE=tristanguy2;18252001]>:( And it's a little late to buy CSS. If I knew thsi was gonan happen I would of told him to save up $24 instead... If I knew this would happen he would have saved $5 :([/QUOTE] Late? Buy Team Fortress 2 then, they still update that.

[QUOTE=Ka-BOOM;18258955]Late? Buy Team Fortress 2 then, they still update that.[/QUOTE] Don't. CSS has far more content.

What I mean by late is that he could have saved $5 lol. Me and my friend are looking for a way to use preloads to fix this, using gcfscape, extract css files into his account folder. And I did know you needed a source game to run it. But I thought a pre-load would work.

[QUOTE=tristanguy2;18272396]What I mean by late is that he could have saved $5 lol. Me and my friend are looking for a way to use preloads to fix this, using gcfscape, extract css files into his account folder. And I did know you needed a source game to run it. But I thought a pre-load would work.[/QUOTE] Sorry to say the truth but that's entirely useless. It's not a matter of having the content or not. Steam simply checks whether or not you have *bought* a game that comes with the source SDK. If you haven't it won't let you have it.

Darn, is there a way I can refund the gmod gift and give him his money back?

Confirmation code in email. But when you go to buy the game, it says what you need in orange lettering. Be careful what you purchase.

And where do you go to do this?

[QUOTE=Fuzie!;18292004]Confirmation code in email. But when you go to buy the game, it says what you need in orange lettering. Be careful what you purchase.[/QUOTE] I thought it wouldn't let you buy Gmod without a source game on your account? I read that somewhere, I know it.

Valve (steam) won't refund you. This is clearly outlined in the reg agreement.

[QUOTE=tristanguy2;18251395]Well I asked for a way to get gmod running without buying another game.[/QUOTE] HURRR HURRR HURRR It says [i]on the steam page[/i] that it requires a Source game.

Then why did it give me the game to gift to him? Hm?

Because you bought it. It's not valve's fault you can't read.

Just save up another $20 and get him CS:S. You'll both be happy in the end. You cannot get a refund unless the game was a pre-order, or bought by a credit card.

i think hl2dm is cheaper then css and that works

[QUOTE=Teddi Orange;18324331]Just save up another $20 and get him CS:S. You'll both be happy in the end. You cannot get a refund unless the game was a pre-order, or bought by a credit card.[/QUOTE] I did buy it with a Credit Card. [QUOTE=TJ3003;18324658]i think hl2dm is cheaper then css and that works[/QUOTE] Yes, its cheaper, but it comes with a ton less content. And we dont get to play css together. :(

Get css or get hl2dm. Hl2dm is 5 bucks

HL2DM just comes with basic HL2 props, he's going to miss out on a shittone of content if he doesn't get CS:S.

[QUOTE=Teddi Orange;18352020]HL2DM just comes with basic HL2 props, he's going to miss out on a shittone of content if he doesn't get CS:S.[/QUOTE] Yup. He'll try to save up $20. Too bad I didn't know it wouldnt run off of pre-loads, otherwise id make him gain $25 instead of $10 then $20. Since the CSS GMod pack is $24.99. Individually its $30. Ah well.

[code]This game requires that you own a Source engine game such as Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2, or Day of Defeat: Source. Click here for a full list of games that meet this requirement. Please note that Portal: First Slice and the bundled Half-Life 2: Deathmatch do not fulfill this requirement. [/code] Read things before buying them in future.

I think this has been stated already. And I thought a pre-load from my account would work. So he's buying HL2: DM, and he knows CS:S has a bunch more content, but he wont be getting $20 for a long time. EDIT: Wait, that text says the bundled HL2:DM won't meet the requirements. Does it mean if HL2: DM comes with HL2 (Like I did when I bought the DVD), it won't work? So does that mean I can still buy HL2:DM, just not from a bundle?

No, it means if you didn't Buy HL2DM and just got it from the offers. It wont work. But if you buy HL2DM it will work. Good on ya mates!

Ok thankyou, he chose to to Buy HL2:DM and we are both happy we can play GMod now. Thanks. :)