Garry's Mod

Garry's Mod

Developers   Facepunch Studios

Publishers   Valve Corporation

Engines   Source

Release dates Windows November 29, 2006 OS X September 23, 2010 Linux June 5, 2013

Key points

Extensive modding community, including Steam Workshop integration.

Receives frequent updates

Runs on low-end hardware

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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys
Steam

All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Launch the game with -novid parameter

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

	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\garrysmod\cfg
OS X
Linux	<path-to-game>/garrysmod/cfg

Save game data location

	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\garrysmod\saves
OS X
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager

Video settings

Video settings

Advanced video settings

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Launch the game with -window -noborder parameter
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
High frame rate		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.

Input settings

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings

Audio settings

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Over-all game volume and separate music slider.
Surround sound		7.1, 5.1 surround sound, 4 speaker surround.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		"Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play
LAN co-op
Online co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Dedicated Server software is available under Tools in the Steam client.
Direct IP		Open the console (~) and enter connect followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	27014-27050
UDP (outbound)	3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030

Issues fixed

Textures/Models Not Loading

Textures/Models Not Loading Missing textures are indicated by a black and pink checkerboard pattern in place of where the texture should be. Missing models are indicated by large, red, flashing 'ERROR' signs in place of where the model should be. Garry's Mod uses textures and models from other games, you need to install the following games for the best experience: Half-Life 2 (and its episodes), Portal, Counter-Strike: Source, and Team Fortress 2. If you own the games above and experience texture/model issues, it is most likely a one-off issue and can generally be resolved by closing the game and restarting Steam.  Convert games with dependent assets to SteamPipe In 2013, many Source Engine games were converted to the new SteamPipe content delivery system, changing where their content is stored. Garry's Mod looks for assets in the new location. If you have launched or installed a game with depending assets after they were moved to SteamPipe, they have already been converted. Launch the game whose assets aren't loading. Steam may highlight the game in your library with a notice "Update required". If a window named "Game content conversion" appears, the game requires conversion. Press OK. If this window does not appear and the game launches as usual, then the game does not require conversion. Wait for the conversion to complete. The game may need to download additional updates after conversion. Wait until the game is fully updated. Repeat for every game with dependent assets. Launch Garry's Mod.

Game crashes at title screen

Game crashes at the title screen, after the loading screen. Not a proper fix; Simply a work-around. Find Garry's Mod in your Steam Library Select Properties Select Set Launch Options... Enter +connect 1:1 Press OK When the game opens, it will take you to a Connecting to Server screen. After a few seconds it should dissappear and take you to the title screen. It will then freeze for a few seconds, then function normally. Sometimes you may need to press Alt+Tab ↹ then go back into the game for this to work.

Unable to open Developer Console

Unable to open Developer Console Most of the time the console can be opened by pressing ~ or the key above Tab ↹. If your keyboard does not have the default key for the console, you can edit it directly in the <path-to-game>\garrysmod\cfg\config.cfg file. Open config.cfg in your favourite editor (e.g. Notepad), and edit the line that says bind "`" "toggleconsole" to something like bind "F10" "toggleconsole", which will bind the console to F10. Save and close the file and enjoy your new keybinding.

Hosting a listen server

Start listen server To host a server while playing, one must be able to forward ports and enter a console command. Forward the ports 27015 and 27005 Enter sv_lan 0 in the console Press "Play Multiplayer" and select a map Others should now be able to join In order for your server to show up on the server list, you must change sv_region to a value corresponding to your region.

Installing Mods

Extract mods to the addons folder Download the mod files Go to <path-to-game>\addons\ Extract mod files here

Low FPS Fix

Launch parameters Find Garry's Mod in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select Properties Select Set Launch Options... Enter -dev -console -novid -dxlevel 70 +cl_showfps -w -nomemrestrict -norestrictions -percentvidmem 100 +mat_antialias 0 -refresh 60 -heapsize 1048576 The -heapsize 104876 parameter assumes you have 2 GB RAM. Press OK Each time you boot Garry's Mod, you will need to go into your options and turn all settings to low, with anti-aliasing and filtering off

Could not load library client (Unknown Error) - Linux

Install missing libraries Seems to be caused by missing 32bit gconf libraries. Simply install the lib32 gconf package for your system (libgconf-2-4:i386 for debian-based systems, libgconf-2.i386 for rpm-based distros, and lib32-gconf on the AUR for arch users).

Other information

Console commands

Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.

Enabling the console in Source games Launch the game From the main menu select Options Select the Keyboard tab Click the Advanced button Check the box next to Enable developer console (~) Click Apply Notes: Press ~ to open the console. Some commands may first require you enabling sv_cheats. You can do so with sv_cheats 1. Many servers will not allow you to play with cheats enabled, or will disable them upon entering the server. Users without a US keyboard could experience some problems.

You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:

-console Find the game in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select Properties Select Set Launch Options... Input -console Press OK Launch the game

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.

Enabling a launch parameter Find the game in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select Properties Select Set Launch Options... Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a space Press OK Launch the game

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.7 GHz	3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Requires support for SSE DirectX 8.1 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

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