Garry's Mod News

Hello everyone,

First of all, we would like to thank everyone who participated in the Garry's Mod main menu background competition. Together all of you have submitted over 2000 backgrounds, which exceeded out wildest expectations.

It is now time to pick the best backgrounds to be included into the game. We have looked through every single submission and picked over 150 finalists to be voted on by the community. Top voted entries will be included into the game in the next Garry's Mod update later this month.

The voting takes place on our official Discord server:
https://discord.gg/gmod

You will find all the relevant information in the #competition-rules Discord channel.

Hey everyone,

We are releasing a small patch today.

The entire change log is as follows:

• Servers without a Game Server Login Token now get ranking penalty and do not count towards gamemode player counts
  
• Right or mouse wheel clicking a server will now copy its IP address and other info
  
• Fixed more issues with util.Base64Decode
  
• Fixed a script error with the constraint library when spawning duplications
  
• Improved error handling for built-in Duplicator when pasting constraints and they produce errors, so the duplication doesn't just stop and become un-undo-able
  

The update is optional for servers but they are recommended to update, especially if they were affected by one or more issues mentioned above.

Please make sure your server is running a Game Server Login Token (GSLT), you can find out more information on our wiki:
https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Steam_Game_Server_Accounts

This news post is primarily addressed to server owners.

Please start using Steam Game Server Login Tokens (GSLT).

At the latest, on Friday all anonymous game servers (servers not using GSLTs) will receive a massive ranking penalty in the server browser meaning they will not appear at the top of the server list, ever. However they will still appear in the server browser and can be searched for with the search feature.

This change is aimed to combat the rampant server faking issues that have recently spiked.

[h3]What do I need to do as a server owner?[/h3]
You need to set up a GSLT token for your server.

You can register GSLT tokens here:
https://steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers
(You must log into your Steam account before doing so)

After you have your GSLT token, all you have to do is to add the following to your server start up procedure:

+sv_setsteamaccount 

This has to be done on server startup!

Two servers cannot share the same GSLT, so you will need a token for each server if you run multiple.
Do not share your tokens with anyone!

Update: For more information please visit this article on our wiki:
https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Steam_Game_Server_Accounts

[h3]What does this mean for me as a player?[/h3]
As a player you do not need to do anything.

You may notice for a short while after the update releases that certain servers may only be found if you search for them in the search box, meaning the server owner has not set a GSLT yet. This issue should be minimal if not non existent.

Most major servers already use GSLTs so they will not be impacted.

We have released an small hotfix update that addresses a few issues from previous update.

The entire change log is as follows:

• Fixed a crash issue with util.Base64Decode()
  
• Fixed a crash issue with ents.CreateClientProp()
  
• Fixed a longstanding crash issue with No-Collide constraint
  
• "poster" console command now tells you where it saved the poster
  

Servers are recommended to update if they are running Sandbox or Sandbox derived gamemodes that allow usage of the Toolgun.

Hey everyone,

We are launching a new Garry's Mod competition.

The main menu backgrounds are seen every time the game starts up. As the game updates and evolves, so should the visuals users see.

It's time to choose new backgrounds for the Main Menu that will be seen by all Garry's Mod players for years to come!

The competition takes place on our official Discord server:
https://discord.gg/gmod

You will find all the relevant information in the #competition-rules Discord channel, including rules and the submission process.