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# Find Garry's Mod in your Steam Library
 
# Right-click the game name
 
# Select <code>Properties</code>
 
# Select <code>Set Launch Options...</code>
 
# Input <code>-novid</code>
 
# Press <code>OK</code> and launch the game
 
 
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
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|borderless windowed notes  = Launch the game with <code>-window -noborder</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|-window -noborder}}
 
# Find Garry's Mod in your Steam Library
 
# Right-click the game name
 
# Select <code>Properties</code>
 
# Select <code>Set Launch Options...</code>
 
# Enter <code>-window -noborder</code>
 
# Press <code>OK</code>
 
 
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|minmemm  = 1 GB
 
|minmemm  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
|minGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 8
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|minGPU  = ATI X1600
|minGPU2  = ATI X1600
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|minGPU2  = NVIDIA GeForce 8
 
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Revision as of 17:58, 6 May 2014

Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod cover
Developers
Facepunch Studios
Publishers
Valve Corporation
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows November 29, 2006
macOS (OS X) September 23, 2010
Linux June 5, 2013
Garry's Mod on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).

Key points

Receives frequent updates
Supports the Steam Workshop[1]
Runs on low-end hardware[2]

General information

GitHub Issue Tracker for Garry's Mod
Official Garry's Mod Blog
Official Garry's Mod Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Garry's Mod V3-V9

All of the older mod versions of Garry's Mod are available at the Facepunch forums, modified to work with Steam.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4000/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4000/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings
Advanced video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Textures/Models Not Loading

Instructions

Unable to open Developer Console

Instructions

Hosting a listen server

Instructions

Installing Mods

Instructions

Low FPS Fix

Instructions

Could not load library client (Unknown Error) - Linux

Instructions

Other information

Console commands

Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
Instructions
You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:
Instructions

Launch options

View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Requires support for SSE
DirectX 8.1 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI X1600
NVIDIA GeForce 8

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References