How to combine multiple addons into one addon? (Aka create a content pack)

[StaticXNation]

So I'm currently wanting to create addons that hold multiple addons all into one addon that I can use for my workshop collection. So the players don't have to download so many things at once. An example is this: [url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=680702926[/url]

The addon that I'm looking to make will pretty much contain multiple player models, content, etc all into one addon so instead of having to download so many addons at once, you only have to download a certain amount of content packs instead of each individual addons the content pack may contain.

Is it just as simple as extracting he gma files and combining the folders and then turning it back into a gma? Or is there more to it?

[c👌de_g🎷]

Content packs are for things not on workshop. Use workshop collections, otherwise.

[shadowscion]

[QUOTE=code_gs;51098139]Content packs are for things not on workshop. If you really want to turn them all into content packs, then extract the GMAs and put them all together. You can delete the lua files -- all you need is are the models/materials/sounds/fonts.[/QUOTE]

this is against the gmod workshop agreement

[Blinkenn]

[QUOTE=StaticXNation;51098033]So I'm currently wanting to create addons that hold multiple addons all into one addon that I can use for my workshop collection. So the players don't have to download so many things at once. An example is this: [url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=680702926[/url]

The addon that I'm looking to make will pretty much contain multiple player models, content, etc all into one addon so instead of having to download so many addons at once, you only have to download a certain amount of content packs instead of each individual addons the content pack may contain.

Is it just as simple as extracting he gma files and combining the folders and then turning it back into a gma? Or is there more to it?[/QUOTE]

Just have the individual add-ons, No reason to make the player download the same add-on twice if they got it before from another server.
[B]UNLESS[/B]

You have server exclusive model(s) and would like to have them download one add-on instead of many for better compression/faster downloads for client.