Benji
November 23rd, 2009

Garry’s Mod Update #72 has arrived. Quite a few additions and changes are being made with this update. This includes Jinto’s renders, Networked Vars as well as the most noticeable change- the new menu background. A few days ago we announced that Garry was looking for a replacement image. The selection has been made and it’s included!

Servers need to be updated before you will be able to join them (that’s what the class tables error means).

New menu background
Added Sobel post process shader
Added map favourites (right click on a map)
Added more sounds for thrusters
Added ‘magic’ thruster effect
Fixed thruster rings being drawn off center
Switching into noclip mode is now predicted
Increased physics max velocity
Increased max physics collisions before freezing
Reduced thruster volume
Fixed voice panels showing after the player has left the server
Fixed mp_falldamage not working
Fixed broken interpolation with host_timescale
Fixed UniqueID sometimes being wrong
Removed npc_speakall server crash command
Fixed objects dropped by gravgun death having no collision

Fixed 3D particles being drawn off center
Fixed SendUserMessage() not accepting boolean data type
Player:SteamID() & Player:UniqueID() now shared
Added Data Table variables
Added render.PushCustomClipPlane( vector, distance )
Added render.PopCustomClipPlane()
Added render.EnableClipping( enabled )
Added render.SetStencilEnable( enabled )
Added render.SetStencilFailOperation( stencil operation )
Added render.SetStencilZFailOperation( stencil operation )
Added render.SetStencilPassOperation( stencil operation )
Added render.SetStencilCompareFunction( stencil function )
Added render.SetStencilReferenceValue( value )
Added render.SetStencilTestMask( value )
Added render.SetStencilWriteMask( value )
Added render.ClearStencilBufferRectangle( left, top, right, bottom, value )
Added render.ClearStencil()
Added render.ClearBuffersObeyStencil( r, g, b, a, depth )
Added render.PerformFullScreenStencilOperation()
Added render.FogMode( fog mode )
Added render.FogStart( start )
Added render.FogEnd( end )
Added render.SetFogZ( height )
Added render.GetFogMode()
Added render.FogColor( r, g, b )
Added render.GetFogColor()
Added render.GetFogDistances()
Added render.FogMaxDensity( density )
Added render.CullMode( culling mode )
Added render.ResetToneMappingScale( float )
Added render.SetGoalToneMappingScale( float )
Added render.TurnOnToneMapping()
Added render.SetToneMappingScaleLinear( vec )
Added render.GetToneMappingScaleLinear()
Added render.SetScissorRect( x, y, width, height, enabled )
Added Entity:SetRenderClipPlane( vector, distance )
Added Entity:SetRenderClipPlaneEnabled( enabled )
Added mesh.Begin( primitive type, primitive count )
Added mesh.End()
Added mesh.AdvanceVertex()
Added mesh.Position( position )
Added mesh.Normal( normal )
Added mesh.Color( r, g, b, a )
Added mesh.TexCoord( stage, u, v )
Added mesh.Specular( r, g, b, a )
Added mesh.TangentS( tangent )
Added mesh.TangentT( tangent )
Added mesh.VertexCount()
Added mesh.QuadEasy( vPos, vNormal, fWidth, fHeight, color )
Added mesh.Quad( v1, v2, v3, v4, color )
Added resource.AddSingleFile( filename )
Added material:GetMaterialVector( string )
Added material:GetMaterialMatrix( string )
Added material:SetMaterialMatrix( string, vmatrix )
Player:IsBot() is now shared
Added Entity:GetRenderGroup() (clientside)
Added Entity:BodyTarget( vector, bool )
Added Entity:HeadTarget( vector )
Added CUserCmd:SetButtons( int )
Added CUserCmd:GetButtons()
Added Vector:Length2D()
Added Vector:LengthSqr()
Added Vector:Length2DSqr()
Added Vector:Zero()
Added physenv.GetGravity()
Added physenv.SetGravity( vec )
Added physenv.GetAirDensity()
Added physenv.SetAirDensity( float )
Added physenv.GetPerformanceSettings()
Added physenv.SetPerformanceSettings( table )
Added NPC:SetCurrentWeaponProficiency( int )
Added NPC:GetCurrentWeaponProficiency()
Added Entity:GetMaterialType()
Added Weapon:GetNextPrimaryFire()
Added Weapon:GetNextSecondaryFire()
DPanelList now skips hidden panels
Added GM:PreDrawSkyBox()
Added GM:PostDrawSkyBox()
Added GM:PreDrawOpaqueRenderables( bDrawingDepth, bDrawingSkybox )
Added GM:PostDrawOpaqueRenderables( bDrawingDepth, bDrawingSkybox )
Added GM:PreDrawTranslucentRenderables( bDrawingDepth, bDrawingSkybox )
Added GM:PostDrawTranslucentRenderables( bDrawingDepth, bDrawingSkybox )
Trace tables now contain “HitTexture”
Fixed STNDRD
Added RunStringEx( strCode, strInformation )
Added Entity:GetCycle()
ents.FindByClass now supports trailing wildcard on client
Entity:SetVelocity() is now shared
Entity:SetLocalVelocity() is now shared
Entity:SetGroundEntity() is now shared

86 Responses to “GMod Update 72”

  1. Disco says:

    the update screwed up multi player

  2. Danking says:

    Great!
    By the way, the link to “Jinto’s Renders” leads to this page, is it supposed to be like that?

    @1. Disco
    The servers have to update too

  3. Oliver says:

    Well, how ’bout waiting ’till the update is complete?

    Only thing is you cant multiplay..

  4. Matt Jeanes says:

    LOL, just update your server. I have oh and btw people looking for an updated server, goto my one. Its IP Address is: 81.153.155.167

  5. Lego399 says:

    Awesome update Garry.

  6. Oliver says:

    I did, but it still says ‘Server uses diff. class tables’.

  7. NIco Otto says:

    i cant start the game with the new update pls help me

  8. Tekike says:

    Wow, the new background is awesome

  9. Oliver says:

    Indeed.

  10. Sneakypie says:

    Heya, its pretty awesome background, but, u should make a program, which will auto update servers everytime u make a new update, anways, keep the good working going .

  11. edgarasf123 says:

    This update screw up the wiremod (no some tools like:Text screen, Sound Emiter, Indicator and much more) :|

  12. Oliver says:

    Fix for people who cant update their dedicated server:

    Remove \orangebox\bin
    Remove \orangebox\garrysmod\bin

    and then update and restart your server, it works 100% for me :-) .

    [SoW] The Oliver

  13. CzechHero(o.O) says:

    To play multiplayer, the server owners must have this newest udpate. ;)

  14. Xanatoast says:

    magic thruster ??? whatever next ?

  15. Teh Crowbar says:

    Sweet
    New background is l33t

  16. Deluvas says:

    Someone really needs to setup Wiki/ Documentation on that new render library!

  17. daugberg says:

    Well which update do we need to our servers ? :)

  18. Kingkai8 says:

    you broke all my dupes!!! garrysmod.org has custom backgrounds and you overwrote mine! now i have to remake all my vehicles cuz you broke them! I AM NOT PLEASED WITH YOU GARRY!!!!!! NOT PLEASED AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! updates like this should be optional, i don’t need any of this new stuff!!!! GAGGHHH!!!!! THE NEW BACHGROUND ISN’T EVEN THAT GREAT!!! DAMN IT DAMN IT DAMN IT!!!!

  19. Lucker220 says:

    I like the update! ;)

    I got so much maps and now I can put my favorite maps to favorites^^

    And the new background is very cool, better than the first one. ;)

    Nice job!

  20. Obsidian says:

    @Kingkai8: You do realize you could have disabled automatic updates for Garrys Mod in Steam, right?

    Now quit whining. It’s your fault because you didn’t take the few seconds to disable it.

  21. blizk says:

    well mine doesnt work i bought it today and i just get to the loading screen then it says hl2 has stopped working

  22. Drake says:

    Hey Garry! i would just would like to let you know that this update broke almost everything that i have on my server! the scoreboard (wont go down/glitched) Q menu (wont come up Some lua error) Context menu (wont come up) and some other main source/server issue’s caused by UPDATE 72 along with now i’ve gotta reinstall and hopefully fix the server. it better not be a waste of my time.

    PS: you might want to post a log of whats going to change in the next update before you release it (so modders can change their stuff) and you might want to test some of the updates on a server with a lot of addons.

  23. Sense says:

    The new background and menu font is fucking horrible. Garry should be allowed to edit or updat Gmod anymore.

  24. Mr.Clean says:

    Added map favourites (right click on a map)<—–My idea :D
    http://getsatisfaction.com/facepunch/topics/favorites_tab_for_the_maps_menu
    OH YEA!!! :P

  25. Jeezuscat says:

    the thrusters are bugged on my server eventhough ive updated it… (they dont remove) :/ and a few wire things like it

  26. Someguynamedpie says:

    STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT THE UPDATE! He DOES make a log! Just view the GMod Beta SVN page! This update is very VERY helpful!

  27. Bredirish123 says:

    Loving the new update. Finally to have more than just a “WOOOSH” sound for thrusters.

  28. VladiMatt says:

    The new update completely broke my server :/

    The player camera is under the map, the Q and TAB menus are broken, and who knows what else that I can’t check ’cause of a broken Q menu.
    (Unless that’s from some skiddie uploading crap to my server somehow…)

  29. Spencer_Ruler says:

    The new menu background is OK, I guess. It’s just that compared to some other images, it’s a bit ”Meh”.

  30. Ninja_Duck says:

    I’ve also noticed my Garry’s Mod running faster after I updated it. =)

  31. Andriko says:

    Uhh, how do i update my server so itll work???

  32. CowThing says:

    I love the new update!

  33. Eastwind says:

    Guys,Have to buy or download where the update?

  34. Jagdpanther says:

    it seems to have messed up more that it has fixed

  35. I dont like the new background that much. Doesnt capture the fun side of gmod well enough.

    Leaves the wrong impression for first timers I think.

    Still, great update :3

  36. The Scanner Darkly says:

    I wish people would stop complaining about their servers not working. They should learn a little about updates insted of bitching about it on here. Plus whoever said garry shouldn’t be allowed to put updates on anymore, you are pathetic and I would like to see you do better. Anyway, on topic. Really liking the update so far Garry!

  37. ultradude25 says:

    Thruster sounds are a bit fucked up, if you put 2 thrusters down quickly the sound attaches to things, like your toolgun or a part of the map. Also nothing in GMod Tower works any more. :\

  38. Grocel says:

    GMod Tower must update there servers.

  39. Chris says:

    Awesome update, thanks Garry

  40. Bartekmil says:

    They fixed mp_falldamage finnaly and thruster sounds are delicious. Magic effect for thrusters is magic and background image is awesome.Overall awesome update thanks Garry

  41. Chris says:

    Personally I like the update, new sights sounds and all that junk but any word on when wire mod will be fixed? my space fighter is without an engine right now because adv. gyro pods will not save into the duper.Also, I attempted to make an e2 chip to solve that problem but wire link is now broken so bye bye wire convenience.

  42. SpyGuyPers says:

    After installing the update, Gmod was slow and prone to crashing. Another major problem is I can not acess any weapons other that the Pysics Gun, camera, and tool guns. I have a very old computer, a 2003 Windows XP, and after reading the comments, I see that my problems are most likley caused by that. Has anyone else experienced these problems? Does anyone have any suggestions to fix this?

  43. Roelof says:

    I started up gmod, and instantly fell in love with the new background.

    Great work. Oh and Kingkai8, Seriously, Rebuild them. Thats what Garry’s Mod is all about.

    And Matt Jeanes, If you want to advertise, there is this tool called AdWords from Google. Don’t do it here!

    Cya,
    Roelof

  44. update says:

    game wont work…. it says game is not (sry for english) avable

  45. alexojm says:

    1. Everything I have made no longer works and is broken.

    2. The bacground looks like you have sucked the fun out of gmod and replaced it with a horrible looking one.

    3. I am realy angry.

    4. You have broken or stoped things working in the past like ruen the noclip I liked that the old way. But no that wasnt good enouth now you had to go and ruen gmod completely.

    5. I hope you never make another update again.

    6. I hope you put everything back to how it was.

    7. Well I dono if I even want to play gmod anymore…

  46. HarmfulSnack says:

    If Garry don’t update Garry’s Mod, Gmod wont work at all. So stop whining, idiots.
    And try to make a new clean garrys mod folder if you got problems. Right now i only got phx3 and wire installed, nothing wrong. except for some wire tools being gone, but fixing and updating add-ons is the makers problem. NOT Garry’s

  47. Cerus says:

    I like the update, guess you can’t please everyone.

    Is it really so terrible to have to update your addons every so often?

  48. bartender says:

    this new update is giving me this new sandbox error and its happening with every gamemode i play now

    ERROR: GAMEMODE:’OnSpawnMenuOpen’ Failed: sandbox\gamemode\spawnmenu/spawnmenu.lua:66: attempt to call field ‘SpawnMenuOpen’ (a nil value)
    :1: attempt to call field ‘SpawnedProp’ (a nil value)

    :1: attempt to call field ‘Remover’ (a nil value)

    etc.

    plus now people who join my server are having their gmod break. like they cant open their spawn menus or anything

  49. Reidmaster says:

    The new update has caused my player models to not work.

  50. Reidmaster says:

    It also deleted some of my vehicles

  51. Griffin says:

    LOVE the update!

  52. crono814 says:

    My thrusters have no sound and my dynamite disappears after being exploded. Half of the custom player models I have downloaded do not work. Nice background but everything else is screwed.

  53. teh pirate says:

    the new gmod update burned my crops, poisoned my water supply, and delivered plague unto my family

  54. Zombie Strider says:

    The new background doesnt “Scream” Gmod at me
    It changes the the feel of the start menu
    Im just gonna get the old one

  55. blaide says:

    The Update screwed how i play multi-player with my brothers using only one account…

    now i cant use my account in offline mode to put two different people on my account in offline mode into the same LAN multi-player server witch is hosted on my account…

  56. Bit_Annoyed says:

    Was Playing Dark RP with a friend tonight, both of us crash at different times but doing the same thing, freezing a prop. We came to the conclusion it might have been “Increased max physics collisions before freezing”. Also got quite a bit of fps drop when freezing props also.

  57. rocket50 says:

    Uhh, the new update caused some wired items, such as lights, to not weld onto the object and sends up an error.

  58. Kwiji says:

    the gmod update doesnt make problems to me!
    The new font in the menu is awesome!
    The new background only shows that there are things that have to be done but it still doesnt show many players or fun!

    NO GMOD FEELING!!!!!!!

  59. Ninjaa says:

    Just another fail-update. As much as i appreciate Garry’s work, whenever theres a new update, old coding have faults.

  60. Lordemar the Black says:

    I noticed that a square-like spot up in the left corner gets messy when I look up in the sky. (t.ex the information about the tool you are using (toolgun) disappears in the square).

  61. ThePirateBad says:

    the new gmod update burned my crops, poisoned my water supply, and delivered plague unto my family

    I have exactly the same :(
    It must be the update!

  62. Afason says:

    My only complaint is the amount of people complaining.
    Oh, and some of the new thruster sounds don’t work for me.

    But I really like the sobel effect, and the new background is epic :D

  63. Gotta Tell Ya says:

    I’ve had no problems with the update. I LOVE the new thruster sounds thank you god!

    @Bit_annoyed: You said it crashed when freezing a prop with the phys gun correct? Well, when it says “Increased max physics collisions before freezing” that is talking about a completely different “freezing”. It means, when you stick a F load of props in one spot and they start to get stuck against each other, the physics “freezes” them to prevent more lag from all the computations.

  64. cameron says:

    grrr… im changing the background

  65. Aaron XD says:

    the facers and thrusters dont work in adv dup wtf sry garry but
    FAIL FAIL FAIL

  66. Michael says:

    This new update has caused me to crash A LOT.
    I pretty much never crashed before, but every time I get a connection error, and the error stops after a few seconds, I crash.
    I know I am not the only one with this problem.

    We need a fix!

  67. QwertySanchez says:

    FINALLY! New thruster sounds..

  68. derek says:

    Michael i have the same problem, But my dedicated server will not update! i tried everything! PLZ help me!!!!

  69. Sev says:

    Update is OK…broke adv. dupe though, gyropod no longer remembers itself being welded to prop and the settings dont save on the thing forcing me to redo them every time

  70. Voodoo says:

    ARG….
    Anything with a paster like Advanced Prop-Spawner and parts of Advanced Dup are broken.
    u just get an error message with like (nil value) and what not.
    also some wire stuff like Cam Controller doesn’t work
    GM’s really need to test their script before they publish.

  71. mrlazorz says:

    My adv_duplicator is half broken, and now the new thruster effects i tried AREN’T WORKING!!!!

    Its pretty frustrating with the new update. I wish there was a way to go back to an older version of Gmod.

  72. Razorface says:

    Decent update. but my adv dupe appears to be broken now nothing else just advance dupe and i use it a lot lol. it still copys and pastes but everytime i spawn something with general thrusters they dont spawn on the vehicle they glitch up and just fall of it then they spaz up so. please find a fix if ui can.

  73. Reidmaster says:

    There need to be an update that fixes player models

  74. RenegadeSanta says:

    It broke DarkRP 2.3.7 and a few other things, probably the networked vars…

  75. Tuna says:

    ANY new save file i create I will not be able to use any tools, after I load it! Wtf!

  76. legendsmith says:

    Another thing that doesn’t adv dupe properly anymore is wired keypad

  77. Sir says:

    Well, I can’t spawn thrusters using adv dupe because it will say “ADV DUPE ERROR: Cannot spawn gmod_thruster” and the thrusters spawn un-attached and dont work

  78. Razorface says:

    reply: to sir says

    i have the same problem and its extremely annoying.

  79. I have so many ppl on my servers crying to me about Advanced Duplicator errors, and not to mention I have almost 100 dupes of my own that now have an 80% failure rate.

    GARRY PLEASE:
    Make this update compatible with Adv Dupe addon. You’re breakin’ mah bawlz here.

    -Abe

  80. Titan says:

    The npc camera wont work on mine and it lags when I try to add anything. Props, weps, npc’s, spawners, anything.
    The background just doesn’t seem fun, it makes the game seem like it’s gonna take a long time to figure out.

    Other than that I’m loving the update!

  81. Bob says:

    The old dynamite was better because it stayed after being detonated (the way it should be), and now i can’t have a working combustion engine that lasts for more than one turn or cannons that fire multiple times without needing new dynamite welded inside between shots. Everything else, works great.