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Garry's Mod

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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

Extensive modding community, including Steam Workshop integration.
Receives frequent updates.
Runs on low-end hardware[1]
Many online servers require resources from other Valve games.

General information

GitHub Issue Tracker for Garry's Mod
Official wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Garry's Mod V1-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

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings
Video settings
Advanced video settings
Advanced video settings

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Input settings

Input settings
Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Bulgarian
Czech
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

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 27014-27050
UDP 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

Devices State Notes
TrackIR
Available here

Issues fixed

Black and purple textures and giant red models

See Missing models or textures.
Frequently featured contents come from just a bunch of other Source engine based games (Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two).

Game crashes at title screen

Instructions

Hosting a listen server

Instructions

Could not load library client (Linux)

Instructions

Game changes microphone gain at launch

It is annoying for pro users who use a fixed value for their microphone gain.
Generic fixes for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6, 7, 8, 8.1, 9
OpenGL 2.1 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 2, 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok Heavily modified variant.
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks

Console commands

Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
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
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz Processor
System memory (RAM) 2GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE)
DirectX 8.1 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Snow Leopard 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz Processor
System memory (RAM) 2GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1GB
Video card (GPU) ATI X1600
NVIDIA GeForce 8
Intel HD 3000
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) SteamOS, Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz Processor
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM

References

  1. Tested by Nicereddy.