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Mesa

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Garry's Mod - thrusters and disturbing faces
« on: September 05, 2013, 11:59:20 am »
I was surprised to find no threads about this. (or none recent enough to warrant reasonable necroing)

So here it is.
Garry's Mod, or GMod for short, is a totally freeform sandbox using the infamous Source engine by VALVe, known from games like Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source and others.

It has fun physics, but it can be annoying at times (as well all probably know).

If you can grasp it (which shouldn't be hard), there's tons of fun to be had. (and/or !!FUN!!, whatever)

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Also, Team Fortress 2's Itemtest map is surprisingly good to make into player bases not unlike those from role-playing games.




And if I'm not mistaken, the game is on sale as of this post, -75% off (2€), so get it while you still can!
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Re: Garry's Mod - thrusters and disturbing faces
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2013, 12:19:22 pm »
You forgot to mention that you basically need HL2 to be able to see any models.
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Re: Garry's Mod - thrusters and disturbing faces
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2013, 12:40:20 pm »
Quote from: miauw62 on September 05, 2013, 12:19:22 pm
You forgot to mention that you basically need HL2 to be able to see any models.

I don't have HL2 and yet I kind of can see most models. (most =/= all, but whatever)
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Re: Garry's Mod - thrusters and disturbing faces
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2013, 12:45:53 pm »
To get the most from Garry's Mod, I recommend owning the Orange Box.
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Re: Garry's Mod - thrusters and disturbing faces
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2013, 12:47:49 pm »
Turns out my 50% off coupon can't be used in conjunction with the sale. I am disappoint.
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Re: Garry's Mod - thrusters and disturbing faces
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2013, 12:48:34 pm »
Not sure if the Counter-Strike models are included in the base game now or not. They're used a lot in TTT.

I start up this game every few months. I quickly get bored of it, but I've gotten my money's worth at least. I think it's something about the shapes that turns me off.
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Re: Garry's Mod - thrusters and disturbing faces
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2013, 12:51:55 pm »
And CS:S apparently, or half the servers you join will have things you can't see.

I don't play GMod anymore, because it requires an absurd amount of space to keep HL2, Episode One, Episode 2, TF2, and CS:S all installed. (And because I've forgotten how to do anything interesting in it)

(TF2 alone takes 12+ GB - that's the only one I have installed right now)
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Re: Garry's Mod - thrusters and disturbing faces
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2013, 02:05:32 pm »
Quote from: Shadowlord on September 05, 2013, 12:51:55 pm
And CS:S apparently, or half the servers you join will have things you can't see.

I don't play GMod anymore, because it requires an absurd amount of space to keep HL2, Episode One, Episode 2, TF2, and CS:S all installed. (And because I've forgotten how to do anything interesting in it)

(TF2 alone takes 12+ GB - that's the only one I have installed right now)

Actually, TF2 now only takes half that, thanks to it being converted to SteamPipe in ~June.
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