Friend gifted it to me. So anything I should know? Also I've only played Prop Hunt before, so I don't know any gametypes.
If you hate 12-year-olds, don't play it.
[QUOTE=Asaratha;27557122]Because there is no such thing as singleplayer[/QUOTE]
Sometimes singleplayer can be boring.
So I found some skins and models on Garrysmod.org, after download how do I get them in game? Addons folder or something? I forgot since I've only modded STALKER once before, which was about a year ago.
[QUOTE=OzJackal;27557244]So don't play at all. Solves two problems:
- 12 year olds
- Boring singleplayer[/QUOTE]
Which is exactly why I said "If you hate 12-year-olds, [b]don't play[/b].
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;27557362]So I found some skins and models on Garrysmod.org, after download how do I get them in game? Addons folder or something? I forgot since I've only modded STALKER once before, which was about a year ago.[/QUOTE]
If they come with a file called "info.txt", put them in the addons folder in Steam/steamapps/username/garrysmod/garrysmod
If not put them in their respective folders (such as "materials", "models", etc.)
Shit why did I rate funny meant informative. Thanks.
[QUOTE=Asaratha;27557122]Because there is no such thing as singleplayer[/QUOTE]
Singleplayer is for people with no friends
:smith:
>Get wire (It's a essential for sandbox MP servers)
>Don't play RP (trust me it sucks)
>Find a good community and stick with them
>Get used to 12 year old jackasses
>Don't overdo addons, every addon you use will slow down your load times.
>Don't re-upload other peoples work, even if it's modified, without permission and credits given.
>If someone says not to upload something to Gmod.org, don't (without permission) This applies to most SVN's, the developers will upload to Gmod when they feel it's ready.
>Don't upload something that's already been done a million times (unless there's something REALLLY special about it, and even then, be prepared for trolls) (I.E. Autoturrets, etc.)
>Don't be a mingebag (look it up)
>Don't be a troll (get's you banned in some forums, can get you banned from toybox, which can suck)
Recent changes that might confuse you....
>Spacebuild3 is now an addon (used to be SVN only, now available on Gmod)
>PHX comes standard with Gmod.
Good addons to have (in my opinion)
>Wire
>Advanced Duplicator (I think it's standard now also, but not sure. Better than a save game in most cases, you can take your creations from one map to the next)
>Fin tool (creates aerodynamic reactions)
>Henry's Animation Tool (fun for making movies)
>Ragmorph (it's just fun)
>Redo Tool (indispensable for someone who spams the undo button)
>Weight tool (actually, it's more like it affects mass, but similar principles, good for making planes lighter, wheels heavier, and because it's mass, it also effects inertia, which is GREAT for making phx gears move for a LONG time)
>Resource Development 3/RD3 (good for creating some realism in Spacebuild)
>Spacebuild3 (visit alien world's lately? Some of the SB maps are flat out e-p-i-c, and I don't use that term lightly.)
There's lots more, Map's, Gamemodes, etc. These are just some of the ones I use...
Try singleplayer first, then go online. Your own server is the best option, because good servers are not so common nowadays. You'll have to deal with idiots online, which is a too large amount of garry'smod players unfortunately. Avoid RP unless you're in a community that actually knows how to RP. If you want, you can learn Wiremod so that you can make advanced contraptions, but some feel like that the complicated wiremod ruined gmod (gmod used to be making cars out of bathtubes and the like, but is now more like self steering cars with wiremod).
To install mods, you have to look at what you got. If you downloaded the zip file and if it has this structure:
>mod1 (folder)
and inside 'mod1' there is an
>info.txt
then put the folder 'mod1' into your addons folder. If there is no info.txt, then put the contents of 'mod1' in the correct folders, like if there's a 'material' folder inside 'mod1', then drag that materials folder to steamapps/garrysmod/garrysmod and windows will automatically put it correctly.
The above post has some good addons. There's also an 'unbreakable stool' (stool = scripted tool, swep = scripted weapon, sent = scripted entity) that can make certain breakable objects, err unbreakable of course.
Addons are written in lua, so if you can be bothered to learn lua (from what I hear, it's not very difficult, but not piss easy either) you could try to create your own addons or just little scripts.
There's also 'Toybox' now. Ingame, you press and hold Q and click on the toybox tab. It's like garrysmod.org, except it's all ingame and you can download stuff and use it instantly.
I prefer singleplayer over multiplayer. Multiplayer can be fun with a passworded server with friends and stuff (while resisting the temptation to kill eachother which will inevitably happen unless you disable damage), but public servers suck most of the time because of the shitty 12 year old community that will dos servers because they got banned or otherwise attempt crash the server by spamming shit. Not always, but there's just a too high chance of having your game ruined by someone.
Some of the mods I downloaded have "lua" folders. Do I just rename them or do I only need one?
[editline]21st January 2011[/editline]
As in Windows asks me if I wanted to replace the Lua inside the Lua Folder with the new one.
[url=steam://connect/69.197.188.56:27015]Join my server![/url]
Also play fretta, TTT, deathrun, and any other gamemodes you think look interesting at least once.
Mess around in singleplayer, especially with toybox.
Even try RP if you want.
Play with friends, it's more fun.
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;27575815]Some of the mods I downloaded have "lua" folders. Do I just rename them or do I only need one?
[editline]21st January 2011[/editline]
As in Windows asks me if I wanted to replace the Lua inside the Lua Folder with the new one.[/QUOTE]
Is there a way I can give NPCs the new weapons I downloaded?
Ok new problem here: My friend and I want to play GMod together but the server is not responding. He tried hosting it too. "Server not responding". Our latency is good, less than 70. Also he tried something in the console like "echo" or "hearbeat", which allowed me to get to the loading screen. However, it always comes up with the error "Connection failed after 4 tries" something like that. Any help?
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;27579918]Ok new problem here: My friend and I want to play GMod together but the server is not responding. He tried hosting it too. "Server not responding". Our latency is good, less than 70. Also he tried something in the console like "echo" or "hearbeat", which allowed me to get to the loading screen. However, it always comes up with the error "Connection failed after 4 tries" something like that. Any help?[/QUOTE]
I use LogMeIn Hamachi, it allowed all of my friends to connect to each other's listen servers.
Basically, google it, download it, create a network and then get your friend to join that network.
When in gmod, just join your friend through the hamachi address.
Sorry if my instructions weren't very clear or don't work for you.
I never got a anoying 12 year old
and thats weiread cuzz i only play RP or DarkRP
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;27579918]Ok new problem here: My friend and I want to play GMod together but the server is not responding. He tried hosting it too. "Server not responding". Our latency is good, less than 70. Also he tried something in the console like "echo" or "hearbeat", which allowed me to get to the loading screen. However, it always comes up with the error "Connection failed after 4 tries" something like that. Any help?[/QUOTE]
1) Make sure your firewall is set up to allow Gmod (Hl2.exe), or shut your firewall off (user discretion advised)
2) It helps if you and your friend already have all the same addons/levels that you'll be playing... It speeds up the loading process, and not all levels/addons automatically DL/update from the server's PC (If you have addons that the server doesn't, those addons will not be available to use. If you have different versions of the same addon/map, it will sometimes refuse to allow you to connect at all, until both are running the same versions)
3) Make sure that everyone that is playing is either online or offline, having one person on and one person off can really screw things up internally for gmod.
4) If all else fails, start a server on one PC
A>when the other is selecting the server, RIGHT-CLICK on the server to get their info.
B>You should see their IP address at the bottom.
C>Select and copy their IP address.
D>The go into dev. console by hitting ~ (below Esc. key, enabled through options>controls>keyboard>advanced settings>check dev. console).
E>Type "connect" then paste the IP address that you got in step C, should looking something like this.... connect 67.123.456.78:27015
Doesn't always work, but I've had success with this, when every other method failed, so worth learning how to do.... Good Luck!
*Edit* Most of this info is more relevant for a LAN game, but all of it will help speed up an online game too
make sure you do
sv_lan 0
heartbeat
Then changemap (changemap nameofamap)
that gets listen servers (in tf2) to work for me
What does heartbeat do?
And when I did sv_lan 0 my friend couldn't connect to me.
[QUOTE=Risingmoon_01;27585862]1) Make sure your firewall is set up to allow Gmod (Hl2.exe), or shut your firewall off (user discretion advised)
2) It helps if you and your friend already have all the same addons/levels that you'll be playing... It speeds up the loading process, and not all levels/addons automatically DL/update from the server's PC (If you have addons that the server doesn't, those addons will not be available to use. If you have different versions of the same addon/map, it will sometimes refuse to allow you to connect at all, until both are running the same versions)
3) Make sure that everyone that is playing is either online or offline, having one person on and one person off can really screw things up internally for gmod.
4) If all else fails, start a server on one PC
A>when the other is selecting the server, RIGHT-CLICK on the server to get their info.
B>You should see their IP address at the bottom.
C>Select and copy their IP address.
D>The go into dev. console by hitting ~ (below Esc. key, enabled through options>controls>keyboard>advanced settings>check dev. console).
E>Type "connect" then paste the IP address that you got in step C, should looking something like this.... connect 67.123.456.78:27015
Doesn't always work, but I've had success with this, when every other method failed, so worth learning how to do.... Good Luck!
*Edit* Most of this info is more relevant for a LAN game, but all of it will help speed up an online game too[/QUOTE]
How do you adjust firewalls again? Call me stupid.
[editline]22nd January 2011[/editline]
Ok it's most likely not the firewalls and I tried Solutions 1-4. It's probably the ports like someone said before. Can anyone explain how to forward ports to me?
Well, you log into your router by typing your router's ip ( It looks something like 192.168.*.* ) into the adress bar in a web browser. There you have to input a password and username ( Usually Admin-Admin but it varies ). If you don't know your router IP, go to cmd and type ipconfig and find "Standard Gateway". That's your routers IP! If you have logged in, you should see a tab called "Port Forwarding". Note that not all routers have a tab called that. Now find "Port Range" and in one of the field type "Garry's Mod" in the first box or whatever you want it to be named, Start should be 27000 and end should be 27039. Now if you use a port between 27000 and 27039, the server will work and the ip that it uses can be found at [url]http://www.whatismyip.com[/url]. That's the one you use, hope this was helpful.
I'll try that tomorrow.
DarkRP - sucks
TTT - sucks
Sandbox - Fun as hell avoid servers with a sound of 12 year olds trying to sound smart and might need wire or phx
That is all
Build servers with the mature crowd interested in making genuine wired with phx amusement parks are great. I get motion sickness without the 3D.
Zombie Survival is a great way to kill time.
Single Player, on the other hand, you got the Toybox feature, and you can blast Portals, where as multiplayer, you can not. (the portal gun I have is not yet broken so far this year) There also is the ability to make Machinima here, where as multiplayer, you don't have someone allowing you to spawn npcs and make npc_scenes too often. When I have been on multi-player servers that actually do use npc's and scenes, they usually script alyx and some guy or player doing something inappropriate OR spawn a zombie behind me :(
The Perp RP server has a long, interesting skyrise city/small farm town/forest map, inside and out, great for driving cars. You can collect unemployment, and within a week's real time, find yourself driving a BMW not too long afterward.
My favorite game mode most of all though, was GM racer, except when we keep getting our HL2 buggys smashed to pieces by Thwomps in Bowser's Castle.
[QUOTE=Hazard123;27557177]Sometimes singleplayer can be boring.[/QUOTE]
Multiplayer sucks, singleplayer is boring? Why do you play garrysmod then?
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