Lua Tutorial Series

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Contents 1 Starter Tutorial 2 Gamemodes 3 Hud Tutorials 4 Panels 5 Clientside Hacks (non VAC'able) 6 Databases 7 Other Tutorials 8 Lua for Programmers 9 Page Details

To tutorial authors : Unless your tutorial is about a new subject, try to improve the current ones instead.

Starter Tutorial

• Creating & Running - Creating and opening scripts
• Variables - Covers the basics of variables, the Msg function and string manipulation
• If, then, else - About If, Then, Else
• Functions - About Functions
• Tables - About Tables
• Comments - About Comments
• Arithmetic in Lua - About Arithmetic in Lua
• The for loop - About the For loop
• More tricks with conditions - More tricks with conditions
• Using the for in loop - Using the for in loop
• Parentheses with arithmetic - About Parentheses with arithmetic
• Garry's Mod Instances - About Garry's Mod Instances. (Clientside, Serverside, Shared)
• Events and Hooks - Explains what events and hooks are and how to use them
• ConVars - About ConVars, and functions related to them
• ConCommands - About adding consolecommands, and removing them

Gamemodes

• Gamemodes with Fretta - How to make gamemodes using Fretta
• Gamemodes from scratch - Making a gamemode
• Simple Gamemode - Learn how to make a simple Gamemode. Fairly in depth
• Making your first Gamemode - Make your first Gamemode

Hud Tutorials

• Creating a HUD - Brian Nevec's hud tutorial
• How to HUD - Esik1er's hud tutorial
• Simple HUD Tutorial - Minty Fresh's HUD Tutorial

Panels

• Full Guide to Derma - How to VGUI - Derma
• Derma Tutorial Series - Lesson1 - Frames
• Derma Tutorial Series - Lesson2 - Place in gamemodes
• Using SpawnIcons - How to use SpawnIcons
• VGUI Basics - How to create simple custom panels
• Derma Example - Example of how to use Derma
• Derma Guide - In this tutorial, I will teach you about the Derma controls
• Derma team selection guide - I will teach you how to make a simple team selection Derma menu
• Full Guide to DML - How to use Derma Markup Language!

Clientside Hacks (non VAC'able)

• How to make a basic aimbot - Aimbot for educational purposes only. By Shen
• How to make a simple wallhack - Tutorial by Assault_Trooper
• How to make a simple autoshoot - Autoshoot tutorial by Assault_Trooper

Databases

• SQL Tutorial: Part 1 - SQL Basics, and Setup. By quincy18
• SQL Tutorial: Part 2 - Data Creation with SQL. By quincy18
• SQL Tutorial: Part 3 - Final Part, Saving and Retrieving with SQL. By quincy18
• Implementing MySql - How to use MySQL to save/load data by Bambo

Other Tutorials

• How to add weapon drop functions - Dropping weapons
• Client to server - Learn how to send data to the server using datastream
• KillerLUA's Tutorials - Various tutorials, now included: RD2, WireMod, Money scripts and other various tutorials
• Jova's simple Lua clock - Learn how to make a simple lua clock
• NPC Shop Tutorial - Learn how to make a Simple Shop menu with NPC's. By LuckyLuke
• Lua Kill Counter - Learn how to make a Lua Kill Counter. By Sphinxa279
• How to make a simple weapon selection menu - Learn how to make a quick weapon selection menu.
• Binding a VGUI to F1-F4 - In this tutorial, I will teach you how to make a VGUI popup with F1, F2, F3, or F4!
• Using Json - How to implement and use 'Json' by Kingzy
• Your First Scripted Weapon - How to make a basic SWep that throws chairs!
• Basic STool Tutorial - A quick and simple demonstration of how to create a basic Scripted Tool.

Lua for Programmers

• Lua for Python Programmers - A quick guide that skips what you already know
• Lua for C Programmers - A quick guide that skips what you already know

Page Details

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