Garry's Mod Server - Friend can't see addon contents in spawn list
So I made a Garry's Mod server for my friend and I, and I got addons and enabled FastDL. The addons worked, but my friend couldn't see the addons in the spawnlist. He looked under browse and addons, but only saw his addons that he has gotten himself. How do I fix this so he can see the addons also?
Best Answer
It seems your FastDL is not set up properly, here is how to do it.
Setting up Workshop downloads for server
Create an auth key http://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey
Use your server's IP (Without the port)Create a new text file in the same location as your
SRCDS.exein your server files and rename it tostart.batthen open it up with your favorite notepad (notepad.exe is default with Windows)Paste the following into
start.bat@echo off cls echo Protecting srcds from crashes... echo If you want to close srcds, close the srcds window and type Y depending on your language followed by Enter. title Server Watchdog :srcds echo (%time%) srcds started. start /wait srcds.exe -console -game garrysmod +map gm_construct +maxplayers 16 echo (%time%) WARNING: srcds closed or crashed, restarting. goto srcdsOn line 9 you may change what the default map, maximum players, gamemode, etc. can be
(to change gamemode type+gamemode NAMEwhere NAME is the gamemode code name, you can Google what the gamemode code names are, sandbox is default)On line 9 you want to add
-authkey YOUR AUTHKEY HERENow you will want to create a collection of all the addons you want your server to have by going to the Create collection page
Follow the on-screen instructions
Once you have finished, Take the URL of the workshop collection (example: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=298302791)
Copy the digits after the
?id=in the url (example: 298302791)Now go back to the
start.batfile and on line 9 type+host_workshop_collection COLLECTION IDReplace
COLLECTION IDwith the digits after?id=from the URL
Setting up Workshop downloads for client
- Go to
C:\GMOD SERVER FOLDER\garrysmod\lua\autorun\server - Create a file called
workshop.lua(change the ending of a .txt file to .lua) - Open
workshop.luawith your favorite notepad (notepad.exe is default with Windows) - Now locate your Workshop Addon on the workshop website
- Take the URL of the workshop item (example: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=370857063)
- Copy the digits after the
?id=in the url (example: 370857063) - Now go back to the
workshop.luafile and typeresource.AddWorkshop("WORKSHOP ID") - Replace
WORKSHOP IDwith the digits after?id=from the URL - Go to the next line
- Repeat steps 4-9 for EVERY workshop item
Example:
resource.AddWorkshop("123456789")
resource.AddWorkshop("987654321")
resource.AddWorkshop("192837465")
The quotation marks are important
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How can I see my friends addons?
Checking Your Friends' CollectionsWhy are my GMod addons not working?
Sometimes this may not fully work and your Garry's Mod specific keys will be still broken, in this case you must do the following: Go to your GarrysMod/garrysmod/addons folder. Delete any illegal pirated game content addons, such as Counter-Strike: Source content packs, etc.How do you use addons in GMod multiplayer?
Enables addons so Garry's Mod will load them into the current game.How do you spawn addons in GMod?
To spawn a prop, NPC, weapon or entity, hover over the item you want to spawn and click with your lmb left mouse button. For options relating to the item you are hovering over, rmb rightclick on the item.Garry - Flam Se Ta Da [Video Oficial] Álbum “Novo Ciclo“ 2022
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