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Garry's Mod: The Missing Manual
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Getting Started
So you've just brought Garry's Mod for your PC or Mac through Steam. Congratulations! You are now part of a huge community of GMod users, and are well on your way to playing along side them.
First things first, it's a good idea to become better acquainted with the various tools at your disposal before jumping head-first into the world of multiplayer, less you want to be dubbed a "Mingebag" at first sight.
Setup
When you first run Garry's Mod the game will extract itself from it's initial download folders into what are commonly referred to as the Garry's Mod Folders. These are located at:
- On 32-bit Windows: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\USERNAME\garrysmod\garrysmod\
- On 64-bit Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\USERNAME\garrysmod\garrysmod\
- On OSX:
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These folders contain all the custom content that you can add to the game (e.g. maps, gamemodes and other addons). This ability to customize the game is one of the reasons Garry's Mod has been, and continues to be, so popular.
Main Menu
Once Garry's Mod has loaded up, you will be confronted with a screen similar to this:
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- Start New Game - Opens the New Game dialog which allows you to set up a new single or multiplayer game
- Load Game - Opens a list of your previous save-games
- Play Multiplayer - Opens the Server Browser dialog which allows you to browse the available online multiplayer games
- Options - Opens the Options dialog
- Achievements
- Extensions
- Tutorials
- Exit Game
 | This article is a work in progress. Last edit: 3/13/2011. |
