Can someone please explain Garry's mod?

cHk4

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OK so I'm reading through a few things and I'm totally confused.

I'm reading about people with role playing servers, people with this and people with that?

What on earth is it all about? I understand it holds characteristics similar to minecraft in that you can build anything but I was reading about someone becoming a gun dealer them electing a policemen or something.

I've googled it and can kind of understand the basics I think but I'm still confused.

Thanks.
 
It is a mod for the Source engine. You can manipulate the characters, items and any other world objects that are available in the source games. You basically do whatever you want.
 
cHk4 said:
OK so I'm reading through a few things and I'm totally confused.

I'm reading about people with role playing servers, people with this and people with that?

What on earth is it all about? I understand it holds characteristics similar to minecraft in that you can build anything but I was reading about someone becoming a gun dealer them electing a policemen or something.

I've googled it and can kind of understand the basics I think but I'm still confused.

Thanks.
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im thinking the same thing, it does sound fun though, you could build what ever you want ect... apparently reading threads you can build a big forte and have a game like worms ect...
 
Garee said:
It is a mod for the Source engine. You can manipulate the characters, items and any other world objects that are available in the source games. You basically do whatever you want.
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dave1983 said:
im thinking the same thing, it does sound fun though, you could build what ever you want ect... apparently reading threads you can build a big forte and have a game like worms ect...
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That's what I'm thinking

With that Garee said - Ok so I can do what ever I want with the objects, could I say make it so it was turn based? So say I could make my own classes and you had x amount of moves per go and what not? Could I make my own game within it so like make a big world and as you go around you get random encounters with "Mobs" which you kill and level up and get xp/stat points? Or is that a bit too much?
 
garrys mod can be boring for those who are not creative. It has many possibilities. Most people create mods for garrys mod, like role playing. But garrys mod comes default with spawning objects and characters you see in all source engine games and using them to create entertainment. It comes with a load of other stuff too that people create and upload to the net for free.

Anyways, there is a large number of garrys mod videos on youtube, most of them are funny and provide good entertainment. Such as "the idiots of garrys mod" or "the gmod idiot box".

here is an example: - they may seem immature but remember this is garrys mod its full of crazy and senseless stuff.

the youtuber DasBoSchitt depicts an event of getting a new pc in his life in one of his videos using garrys mod.


here is another: - his experiences in the tf2 class update.


Here is another youtuber Djy1991 who made a series called "the idiots of garrys mod" here is episode 1 of the series:

 
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Brilliant game. Had it since it first came out but dont tend to go on it now. Theres a huge number of things you can do on it. For example on the basic mode that ships with the game you can build anything from all the props that come with the source games. For example you can add wings and thrusters to the airboat thats in half life 2 and fly around in it.

Then theres the extra mods you can get for it that automatically download when you go on a server. Played left 4 dead? Yeah that whole zombie idea started on garrys mod. You have a team of players that start on a map. Everyones a survivor bar one guy that gets turned into a zombie. Its his job to break into the house/stronghold and kill someone. When that person gets killed they get added to the zombie team so theres now 2 zombies on the map and so on until the final survivors dead. Theresalso different classes that unlock the more survivors you kill such as fast zombies that can leap and climb walls and heavy zombies that can chuck headcrabs :) As you can imagine it gets pretty hectic towards the end.

Then theres the spacebuild servers where you start on a planet and the idea is to build a spaceship and explore the solar system. A mod called life support is used on this so you have to build a fully functioning life support system including energy production. Oxygen scrubbers, coolant etc if your to survive out the atmosphere. Inevitebly this leads to space battles over territory etc.

Then theres the rp servers where you all fill the role of a particular character in a town/army base/spaceship. So this ranges from janitors and cooks to mayors and cops (both of which have to be voted in by the server which is what the op was on about) you also have the criminal elements producing drugs and bombs etc which the cops have to keep in check and by arresting criminals and putting them in jail. All very fun :D

If you want me to explain more just ask but well worth the price :)
 
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aaron said:
Brilliant game. Had it since it first came out but dont tend to go on it now. Theres a huge number of things you can do on it. For example on the basic mode that ships with the game you can build anything from all the props that come with the source games. For example you can add wings and thrusters to the airboat thats in half life 2 and fly around in it.

Then theres the extra mods you can get for it that automatically download when you go on a server. Played left 4 dead? Yeah that whole zombie idea started on garrys mod. You have a team of players that start on a map. Everyones a survivor bar one guy that gets turned into a zombie. Its his job to break into the house/stronghold and kill someone. When that person gets killed they get added to the zombie team so theres now 2 zombies on the map and so on until the final survivors dead. Theresalso different classes that unlock the more survivors you kill such as fast zombies that can leap and climb walls and heavy zombies that can chuck headcrabs :) As you can imagine it gets pretty hectic towards the end.

Then theres the spacebuild servers where you start on a planet and the idea is to build a spaceship and explore the solar system. A mod called life support is used on this so you have to build a fully functioning life support system including energy production. Oxygen scrubbers, coolant etc if your to survive out the atmosphere. Inevitebly this leads to space battles over territory etc.

Then theres the rp servers where you all fill the role of a particular character in a town/army base/spaceship. So this ranges from janitors and cooks to mayors and cops (both of which have to be voted in by the server which is what the op was on about) you also have the criminal elements producing drugs and bombs etc which the cops have to keep in check and by arresting criminals and putting them in jail. All very fun :D

If you want me to explain more just ask but well worth the price :)
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Wow, sounds like its changed a lot since I last played it when it was a free source mod :p
 
I used to love it... Its far from a "game" in my opinion...

You can however, build a fort and "weld" bits together.. These wont move...
Then you can hinge a door as a drawbridge.
Then apply "hydrolics" and use them as ropes for the drawbridge....
So if their on their length would be 0... If their off their length would be say 100.
So you can trigger a button to toggle the hydrolic which will open and close the door...

Thats the basics of it...
You can go more advanced and make a remote control car in it. Or a car you sit in and control it by using wsad.

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Hover balls. You can stick them on anything (four corners) press your assigned key to raise them.. Say keypad 8...
So it floats. Then add two thrusters on the back, set their thrust and you can use them to glide around.


Also, bombs.
Make a little bomb, wire it up, you can code it so if someone gets near it, it explodes.
You could make a timer on it.


Maybe make a maze with bombs all around it, make it so when someone enters it seals off. Then they have 30 seconds to find the exit and it will automaticly disarm the bomb. If they dont then they die.

The game even has things to do with trig on it and stuff, it can be as technical as you want it.
 
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