when you download files from a server

[doctorjohndoria]

would it be possible to use them? like if i downloaded a swep or gamemode from a server could i use them in single player?

or could you guys tell em where exactly those files go to when i download them?

thanks sorry if this is in the wrong section, but i need help

[Mr Kirill]

They are downloaded to the right folders, but you'll need spawn lists to be able to spawn them in sp i guess

[doctorjohndoria]

but when i look in my addons or gamemodes folders they arent there

[jaggerestep]

You have the clientside part of the swep, not the serverside, so no, you can't use it. The clientside code is located in cache/dua

[aVoN]

They get downloaded to /garrysmod/cache/dua
They have the file-extension .dua.
They have numeric-filenames.

You only download clientside parts. This makes most entities unusable. But 90% of all sweps just use a shared.lua which contains clientside AND serverside code. So if you want a SWEP, you have a good chance finding and using it.