Garry's Mod
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Developers | |
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Facepunch Studios | |
Publishers | |
Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
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Release dates | |
Windows | November 29, 2006 |
macOS (OS X) | September 23, 2010 |
Linux | June 5, 2013 |
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
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
- All versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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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
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
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LAN play | |||
Online play |
Connection types
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Dedicated Server software is available under Tools in the Steam client. | |
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Textures/Models Not Loading
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Game crashes at title screen
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Unable to open Developer Console
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Hosting a listen server
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Installing Mods
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Low FPS Fix
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Could not load library client (Unknown Error) - Linux
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Other information
Console commands
- Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
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- You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:
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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.
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System requirements
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.7 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Requires support for SSE DirectX 8.1 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/4000/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (4000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Garry’s Mod - Update 143 - Garry's Mod Blog
- ↑ Tested by Nicereddy.