Gamemode Not Working At All

[RedBull53860]

Hey, I've recently decided to work on a gamemode, but it appears it doesn't work at all - Any code I type is blatantly ignored by Garry's Mod and so the Gamemode is literally nothing.
I think this is caused by an error I have whenever I launch a map with this gamemode, I didn't have this problem when I started working on it but now it prevents anything.
Here is the error
Couldn't include file 'shared.lua' (File not found) (@gamemodes/gmode/gamemode/cl_init.lua (line 1))

It's clear it believes there is no shared.lua file, as the first line of my cl_init is
include( 'shared.lua' )
I'm not sure why it thinks this, as there is a shared.lua file in the correct location. So what am I doing wrong? :L
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[ToleeTM]

The very top of this category says "THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO ASK FOR HELP"...

[NiandraLades]

Post your gamemode.txt and shared.lua.

[GTbrawlers]

This isn't the place to ask for help as said above but since you've already made the post I may aswell give some feedback:

Firstly, you haven't provided us with any details whether you are editing someone's work or creating your own gamemode. Secondly, you should take a copy of the small chunk of errors that you get upon starting your server (game) and post it with

 tags so we can have a look. Finally, most cl_init files start with include('shared.lua') and I'm pretty sure this is a common problem.

[RedBull53860]

Gamemode.txt

"gmode"
{
	"base"		"base"
	"title"		"GMode"
	"menusystem"	"1"
}

shared.lua

GM.Name 	= "GMode"
GM.Author 	= "RedBull"
GM.Email 	= "N/A"
GM.Website 	= "N/A"

function GM:Initialize()
	self.BaseClass.Initialize( self )
end
//Teams
team.SetUp( 1, "Runners", Color(0, 0, 255))
team.SetUp( 2, "Murderers", Color(255, 0, 0))
team.SetUp( 3, "Spectators", Color(159, 161, 154))

cl_init.lua --> I haven't added anything yet

include( 'shared.lua' )

Sorry about posting in the wrong category :L

[isnipeu]

Have you added the file to be sent to the client with AddCSLuaFile? (this would be done it in the init.lua file)

[RedBull53860]

init.lua already includes that

AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "shared.lua" )
include( 'shared.lua' )

[RedBull53860]

Windows XP, that shouldn't cause any problem though??

[c👌de_g🎷]

Does the cl_init have any actual code yet?

[RedBull53860]

Nope

[c👌de_g🎷]

Have you tried adding some?

[RedBull53860]

I highly doubt it's that, it's that it can't include shared.lua because it doesn't think it exists.

[CrashLemon]

If the file is empty include() will fail.

[Ducky3426]

What CrashLemon said, if there's nothing at all in the file, GMod will just think that the file doesn't exist.

[awcmon]

oh I thought the gamemode was named "Not Working At All" and it would be a gamemode where nothing was working at all or something

guess i got the last part right though

[RedBull53860]

I put a table into cl_init, but I still get the same error.
shared.lua has information too, it just can't include the file.

[deadremains45]

[QUOTE=RedBull53860;43997660]I put a table into cl_init, but I still get the same error.
shared.lua has information too, it just can't include the file.[/QUOTE]

You have to put something that actually does something into cl_init.

[RedBull53860]

Like? I thought the issue was that cl_init couldn't include shared because it couldn't find it

[_VeXan]

-snip-

[deadremains45]

Can you post your cl_init with the table please?

[AlvyP]

You could try doing DeriveGamemode("base") then your code, alternatively, you can also try just adding a bunch of junk, for example

if(game.SinglePlayer()) then
print("WOW")
end

haven't tested it, still worth a shot.

[RedBull53860]

Not even adding random junk to cl_init works, it just fails to include shared.lua :L
Adding DeriveGamemode("base") at the start removes the error, but the gamemode is still useless (No error, same problem.)

[Ducky3426]

Its useless because you didn't code anything, its just the base gamemode....

[Zzz_Gamer_zzZ]

You need to execute server.cfg had same error

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=Zzz_Gamer_zzZ;44094992]You need to execute server.cfg had same error[/QUOTE]

Uh, that has nothing to do with lua.

[TRMayhem]

Though this isn't in the right section, I'd say that you should add a hook that prints a message when players connect.. Or is that server sided? Anyways, even if that doesn't work, try to just put this somewhere after the includes: print("...")

EDIT:

Also you could possibly make a cvar and then force client to do the cvar "say Hello!" when they join.

[GTbrawlers]

[QUOTE=TRMayhem;44103584]Though this isn't in the right section, I'd say that you should add a hook that prints a message when players connect.. Or is that server sided? Anyways, even if that doesn't work, try to just put this somewhere after the includes: print("...")

EDIT:

Also you could possibly make a cvar and then force client to do the cvar "say Hello!" when they join.[/QUOTE]

What is the objective of this?