Garry's Mod News

Hello everyone,

It's that time again, another update coming soon!
The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 12th of November around the usual 4PM GMT.

You can find the list of changes that will be coming here:
http://wiki.garrysmod.com/changelist/prerelease/


We kindly ask anyone willing to help us test this update before it releases (especially modders and server owners), to minimize any potential problems with the update.

You will find instructions on how to use the upcoming update below.

Please note that this update will NOT backwards compatible with the current version of the game, so you may not be able to play on normal servers while on the "prerelease" branch.
After the update releases you will have to wait for server owners to update their servers before you can play on them.

You can report any found issues in the comments below, or on our official bug tracking repository on GitHub: ( be sure to search before posting )
https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-issues


The Pre-Release Steam branch for Garry's Mod has been updated and contains all the changes that will be included in the next update.

If you want to set up an Dedicated Server instance using the Pre-Release branch, see this article: https://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Hosting_A_Dedicated_Server.

How to switch game branches:

1. Exit the game
   
2. Right click on Garry's Mod in Steam and select Properties
   
3. Go to the Betas tab and select your desired branch

None - This is the normal version of the game
Pre-Release - This is the next update
Dev - This is a bleeding edge version of the game, expect it to contain more bugs than usual

Hey everyone, we have just dropped another small hotfix update that addresses a few more issues that came up after release of the September 2019 update.

Complete list of changes is as follows:

• Fixed a memory leak with engine traces
  
• Hopefully fixed NW2vars being wonky on players after the September 2019 update
  
• Fixed a small exploit
  

It is highly recommended that server owners update their servers to receive the memory leak fix.

Hey everyone, dropping this small hotfix update that addresses a few issues that came up after release of the September 2019 update.

Complete list of changes is as follows:

• Fixed FPS issues after the update
  
• Fixed an issue with Global NWVars not syncing to client when set during server start up
  
• A few improvements and fixes to addon menu and custom .gma files
  
• Fixed host_timescale not resetting with sv_cheats 0 and causing all entities to appear laggy/stuttery
  
• Fixed NPC driven vehicles not driving at all, such as the Combine APCs on Half-Life 2 maps
  
• We have disabled spawnlist saving to Steam Cloud for the time being as it caused problems for people playing Garry's Mod on multiple computers with the same Steam account
  

Server owners only need this hotfix if they use the SetGlobalX functions in Lua.

If you are still wondering about the Half-Life 2 style crosshair after the update, simply restarting your game should fix it for you.

Art by PotatoJoe


This update brings a bunch of improvements to the built-in weapons as well as better support for NPCs being able to use modded weapons.

This update is optional for server owners, but it is highly recommended to update to get all the new fixes and features.

Since Half-Life 1 weapons got a lot of love in previous updates, it is only fair that Half-Life 2 weapons get the same treatment, and with this update we've resolved most if not all visual and audio problems with the built-in Half-Life 2 weapons. No more broken sounds and effects.

We have also added better NPC support to scripted weapons, so addon makers can now control exactly how the NPCs can use their weapons. As an example, the built-in Flechette Gun now has full NPC support, meaning it can be picked up by Citizens/Rebels from the ground and used properly against their enemies.

Your in-game content such as Dupes (built-in, not modded), Saves, Spawnlists, etc now also saves on the Steam Cloud automatically. This feature was enabled a few weeks ago, but we are mentioning it here so you are aware. There is a hard limit of 10000 files per account for this, so be careful if you have excessive amounts of saves and whatnot, if you reach the limit, your new content will not be saved on the Steam Cloud until you delete some old stuff first.

There has also been some improvements to CS:GO/Left 4 Dead map support, fixing some flickering models around those maps and fixing unexpected water effects in certain places on some CS:GO maps.

The Half-Life campaign support continues to improve, as level transitions now work properly in singleplayer, Jeeps get their Gauss Guns back in Half-Life 2 maps, the Half-Life 2 teleporter sequence now slows down the player properly, added a new feature to limit player's ammo (with the ability to match Half-Life defaults) and the suit chargers were changed back to restore 75 armor by default just like in Half-Life 2.

You will find the complete list of changes for this update at the link below.

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Hi everyone,

It's that time again, another update coming soon!
The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 3rd of September around the usual 4PM GMT.

You can find the list of changes that will be coming here:
http://wiki.garrysmod.com/changelist/prerelease/


We kindly ask anyone willing to help us test this update before it releases (especially modders and server owners), to minimize any potential problems with the update.

You will find instructions on how to use the upcoming update below.

You can report any found issues in the comments below, or on our official bug tracking repository on GitHub: ( be sure to search before posting )
https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-issues


The Pre-Release Steam branch for Garry's Mod has been updated and contains all the changes that will be included in the next update.

If you want to set up an Dedicated Server instance using the Pre-Release branch, see this article: https://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Hosting_A_Dedicated_Server.

How to switch game branches:

1. Exit the game
   
2. Right click on Garry's Mod in Steam and select Properties
   
3. Go to the Betas tab and select your desired branch
   

None - This is the normal version of the game
Pre-Release - This is the next update
Dev - This is a bleeding edge version of the game, expect it to contain more bugs than usual