Setting up FastDL on our Garrys Mod servers is easy to do and can be as simple as running the fast downloads sync in the control panel, and then removing the // from the beginning of the sv_downloadurl line in the server.cfg file. Thanks for reading this short tutorial on how to install add-ons, Steam Workshop is a very comfortable tool to have, it allows you to download add-ons without doing it manually and it only takes seconds.Within Source based games such as Garrys Mod, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike and so on there is something called fast downloads / FastDL.įastDL was introduced into source games to give server owners a faster way to deliver custom content to their players which would mean they were not limited to the 30Kb/s download rate that Source is limited to. This is me flying a heli on an awesome map called gm_fork! Step 9: You know what to do now :) The location of the add-on will depend on the content of the add-on(NPC add-ons will go to the NPC tab, vehicle add-ons to the Vehicle tab, etc). You should have a list of aircraft to pick from! Pick a map that you want to play on, I suggest picking a map that has a large skybox so that you don’t crash into an invisible wall every 5 seconds! Step 7: Finding the add-on in single-playerĪfter you have loaded the map, hold Q and navigate to Entities>WAC Aircraft. Step 5: Launching Garry’s mod/starting new game:Īfter you have downloaded the add-on, click on the “Start New Game” tab! Step 6: Picking a map: You can check whether it downloaded the add-on by clicking “DOWNLOADS” in the bottom middle of Steam. Step 4: Finding the add-on and downloading it:Īfter you found the add-on, click Subscribe and wait for it to download. Let’s start with the video:Īnd now here’s a step by step guide for downloading add-ons to Gmod: Step 1: Go to Steam>Steam LibraryĬheck your games library and click on Garry's Mod! Step 2: Access the Workshop for Garry’s mod:Ĭlick on the tab with the Workshop text Step 3: Accessing the workshop and using the search box:Īfter clicking “Workshop”, click on the search box and type the name of the add-on that you want to download(for example, WAC Aircraft). There is not much philosophy, it’s VERY EASY and all it requires is a steam account and Garry’s Mod installed. What’s up guys, today's article is going to be a tutorial on how to add add-ons to Gmod.

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