[B]New Lua Coder[/B]

[Mattdaman]

Hello Facepunch Forums.

This is my first time coding in LUA, and right away, I find myself stuck in a pothole...

I'm trying to make a gamemode with directions followed by a YouTuber named "goature." I followed the directions as much as I can, and even went beyond what he taught by adding in PNG files to see the gamemode pop up in my menu for me to select. The problem is that I can't select the gamemode for me to select in the main menu, and I still don't know what is wrong with the text file I typed.

Here is the text file:

"Gamemode"
{
	"base"		"base"
	"title"		        "Example"
	"maps"		"^gm_"
	"menusystem"	"1"
	
	"settings"
	{
		1
		{
			"name"		"ex_test"
			"text"		        "Test"
			"help"		"Testing schnizzle"
			"type"		"numeric"
			"default"	        "1"
		}
	}
}

I even made sure I put the file in the right directory:
F:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\gamemodes\example

Do any of you see anything wrong with the code? I don't see it, but Gmod is telling me there is.

[BoxOfFlex]

"Gamemode" needs to be the same as the folder name in the file.

[Mattdaman]

[QUOTE=LUModder;46583242]"Gamemode" needs to be the same as the folder name in the file.[/QUOTE]

I changed the name in between the parenthesis ("Gamemode," on the very top of the text file) to "example;" I still cannot select it (or see it) after rebooting Gmod. Am I missing something?

[meharryp]

Don't jump straight in to making a gamemode, start off with little addons and build up.

[Mattdaman]

[QUOTE=meharryp;46584725]Don't jump straight in to making a gamemode, start off with little addons and build up.[/QUOTE]

Wow, and I was thinking that making a gamemode was the most basic thing in lua coding with all the tutorials given to me... Well, I'll do some more research on tutorials THAT START on making entities and addons... Thx btw

[nettsam]

[QUOTE=Mattdaman;46584837]Wow, and I was thinking that making a gamemode was the most basic thing in lua coding with all the tutorials given to me... Well, I'll do some more research on tutorials THAT START on making entities and addons... Thx btw[/QUOTE]

other way around actually

[Ott]

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Unread threads are already in bold you dolt.