Multiple installs

[masshuu]

So right now i have resorted to 3 different folders, for 3 things:
1 is for General building, includes like 80+ mods
1 is for general multilayer, it has no mods installed other than a couple basics like phx
the last is for when i play with my friend on his clan's server. This is because they have a bunch of maps that have the same name of allot of maps i play on, but are different so they throw the map is different error.
Right now i simply go in and rename the garrysmod folder(ie garrysmod -> garrysmod-build, then garrysmod-general -> garrysmod)
I tried adding a shortcut in steam: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\{}\garrysmod-build\hl2.exe" -game garrysmod
But it throws a MountAppFilesystem()failed: SteamMountAppFilesystem

Is there another way around this or am i just stuck renaming folders.

[Xenoyia]

You can only have it installed once on one computer.

[Assault_Trooper]

Why would you do that? Are you fucking insane, or dumb as fuck? Just get rid of all un-needed shit, like 80+ mods, wtf, you're propably using 10 of them.

[{ABK}AbbySciuto]

I am suspicious that you don't own GMod...

[masshuu]

[QUOTE=Xenoyia v2;25704707]You can only have it installed once on one computer.[/QUOTE]
:/
[QUOTE=SM64Guy;25709237]You have no idea how Steam works, do you?[/QUOTE]
Not what i asked.
[QUOTE=Assault_Trooper;25709310]Why would you do that? Are you fucking insane, or dumb as fuck? Just get rid of all un-needed shit, like 80+ mods, wtf, you're propably using 10 of them.[/QUOTE]
When i do single player building, yes i use most of them.
[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;25709502]I am suspicious that you don't own GMod...[/QUOTE]
if i didn't why the hell would i be trying to launch it through steam.

Any real tips or is this just 4chan renamed.

[Geikkamir]

Help? What is this help you speak of? We here at facepunch know no such word.

As I've said before, whenever you ask for help on facepunch, no matter what the question is, the only responses you'll get are "UR DUM" and "OH EM GEE U MUST B PIRAT!"

[masshuu]

Haha yeah. Looking over some other threads, i see that now.
At least 4chan tells you to go kill yourself when you ask anything.

Also the issue isn't the build addons. its the 600 MB of maps that are different from most out there that a friend's clan/server uses.

[VeryNiceGuy]

Dump GMod into your Sourcemod folder and rename the gameinfo.txt and stuff, install addons as needed.

..might work..

[Jcw87]

[QUOTE=VeryNiceGuy;25735721]Dump GMod into your Sourcemod folder and rename the gameinfo.txt and stuff, install addons as needed.

..might work..[/QUOTE]

If you expect to be able to join servers, the game folder name must be the same. So you can create a single copy in SourceMods, and no more.

[B1N4RY!]

You can always have three individual folders, named differently when not using. Simply rename the corresponding back to "garrysmod" when you want to use that pack instead.

[Jcw87]

[QUOTE=SM64Guy;25739581]Well, you should know Steam works with protocols, so you can only launch a game with its appID (Gmod's is [url]steam://rungameid/4000[/url]). It will only look for the game in its designated folder, so what you're trying to do is impossible.[/QUOTE]

You seem to forget that Steam can launch Source mods. The garrysmod beta is launched as a Source mod.

[QUOTE=B1N4RY!;25739612]You can always have three individual folders, named differently when not using. Simply rename the corresponding back to "garrysmod" when you want to use that pack instead.[/QUOTE]

That's what the OP is already doing. He wanted to know if there was a better way.

[mariosuchy]

Addonissimo. :)