What changed in Garry's Mod in 2016

64 updates · 8 main milestones · Jan 19, 2016 to Oct 10, 2016

  1. 28 events
    Peer-To-Peer Friends Only Modenew content

    Enable this to only allow friends to join your games

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    Substantial Updates & Optimization to Sandbox and User Interfaceperformance
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    New Main Menu Backgroundsvisuals

    New main menu backgrounds created by the community

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    New Main Menu Backgroundsnew content

    New main menu backgrounds created by the community

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    Numerous Crash & Security Fixesbug fixMilestone
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    Numerous Crash & Security Fixesbug fixMilestone
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    Sandbox Spawnmenu UI Updatesui ux

    Substantial updates & optimization to Sandbox Spawnmenu and other UI

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    Numerous Physgun Improvementsbalance change

    Numerous improvements to the Physgun

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    Updates to Base Sandbox Toolsgameplay

    Many updates, fixes and new features to all base Sandbox tools

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    NPC Networking Optimizationsnetwork
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    Sandbox and User Interface Optimizationperformance

    Substantial updates & optimization to Sandbox and User Interface

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    NPC Networking Optimizationsnetwork
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    Peer-To-Peer Friends Only Modenew content

    Enable this to only allow friends to join your games

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    New Main Menu Backgrounds Created by the Communitynew content
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    Updates to Base Sandbox Toolsgameplay

    Many updates, fixes and new features to all base Sandbox tools

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    Physics Gun Improvementsbalance change

    Numerous improvements made to the Physics gun

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    NPC Networking Optimizationsnetwork

    Improvements made to NPC networking

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    NPC Networking Optimizationsnetwork
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    New Features for Moddersmodding

    New and improved features for modders

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    Peer-To-Peer Friends Only Modenew content

    Enable this to only allow friends to join your games

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    Sandbox Spawnmenu Updates & Optimizationui ux

    Substantial updates & optimization to Sandbox Spawnmenu and other UI

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    Peer-To-Peer Friends Only Modenew content

    Enable this to only allow friends to join your games

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    New Main Menu Backgroundsvisuals

    New main menu backgrounds created by the community

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    Crash & Security Fixesbug fixMilestone

    Numerous crash & security fixes

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    Physgun Improvementsbalance change

    Numerous Physgun improvements

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    Numerous Physics Gun Improvementsbalance change
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    Crash and Security Fixesbug fixMilestone

    Numerous crash & security fixes implemented

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    New Features for Moddersmodding

    New and improved features for modders

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  2. 24 events
    Peer-To-Peer Listen Serversnetwork

    Servers created via the main-menu's 'Start New Game' can now be connected to via Steam's P2P networking.

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    GetLuaTable Crash Fixbug fix

    Fixed issue that could cause the 'GetLuaTable != TABLE' crash to occur on level change.

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    File Sorting Fixbug fix

    file.Find() now sorts its results properly. The default behavior is unchanged.

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    Ropes Exit Issuebug fix

    Ropes no longer cause the game to not properly close on exit.

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    Ropes Exit Issuebug fix

    Ropes no longer cause the game to not properly close on exit.

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    Client Disconnection Issuebug fix

    Clients will no longer be disconnected with the reason 'CL_CopyExistingEntity: missing client entity'.

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    Crouch-Jumping Screen Flickerbug fix

    Crouch-jumping will no longer cause the screen to flicker after a certain amount of server up-time.

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    Crouch-Jumping Screen Flickerbug fix

    Crouch-jumping will no longer cause the screen to flicker after a certain amount of server up-time.

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    Security Fixesother

    Some security fixes have been implemented.

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    Scripted Weapons Functionalitybug fix

    Scripted weapons now function correctly when switching to a weapon with no ammo.

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    Rare Crash Fixbug fix

    Fixed rare crash that occurs when increasing the outgoing network buffer size for game-state snapshots.

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    HTTP Request Leak Fixbug fix

    HTTP() no longer leaks request references and won't crash if the Lua state is destroyed during a request.

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    Scripted Weapons Functionalitybug fix

    Scripted weapons now function correctly when switching to a weapon with no ammo.

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    Rare Crash Fixbug fix

    Fixed rare crash that occurs when increasing the outgoing network buffer size for game-state snapshots.

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    Queued (Multi-Core) Renderingperformance

    Queued rendering is now more robust, with performance changes dependent on hardware and scene.

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    Peer-To-Peer Listen Serversnetwork

    Servers created via the main-menu's 'Start New Game' can now be connected to via Steam's P2P networking.

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    GetLuaTable Crash Fixbug fix

    Fixed issue that could cause the 'GetLuaTable != TABLE' crash to occur on level change.

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    Client Disconnection Issuebug fix

    Clients will no longer be disconnected with the reason 'CL_CopyExistingEntity: missing client entity'.

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    File Sorting Fixbug fix

    file.Find() now sorts its results properly. The default behavior is unchanged.

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    HTTP Request Leak Fixbug fix

    HTTP() no longer leaks request references and won't crash if the Lua state is destroyed during a request.

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    Security Fixesother

    Some security fixes implemented.

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    Queued (Multi-Core) Renderingperformance

    Queued rendering is now more robust, with performance changes dependent on hardware and scene.

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    Lua Console Commands Removalbug fix

    Lua console commands are now removed when disconnecting from a server or changing level.

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    Lua Console Commands Removalbug fix

    Lua console commands are now removed when disconnecting from a server or changing level.

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  3. 4 events
    Steam Peer-To-Peer Featurenew contentMilestone

    Allows players to connect without router or firewall issues, similar to CS:GO.

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    Queued (Multicore) RenderingperformanceMilestone

    Boosts in-game performance, potentially doubling frame rates; requires manual activation.

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    Steam Peer-To-Peer Featurenew contentMilestone

    Allows players to connect without router or firewall configuration, similar to CS:GO.

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    Queued (Multicore) RenderingperformanceMilestone

    Boosts in-game performance, potentially doubling frame rates. Requires manual activation.

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  4. 4 events
    New functionality for developersnew content

    The update adds new functionality aimed at developers.

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    Fixed long-standing bugsbug fix

    This update addresses several long-standing bugs in the game.

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    Fixed long-standing bugsbug fix

    This update addresses several long-standing bugs in the game.

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    Added new functionality for developersnew content

    New features have been introduced to enhance development capabilities.

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  5. 4 events
    Addressed specific performance issuesperformance

    Some specific performance issues have been addressed in this update.

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    Fixes for Exploits and Regressionsbug fix

    This update fixes a few exploits and regressions introduced by previous updates.

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    Specific Performance Issues Resolvedperformance

    Some specific performance issues have been addressed in this update.

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    Fixed exploits and regressionsbug fix

    This update fixes a few exploits and regressions introduced by previous updates.

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