Welcome to the Garry's Mod Manual This manual will guide you through the controls, settings, personalization options, gamemodes, and more. Let's dive in!
Part 1: Controls
W A S D: Basic movement controls. W moves you forward, A moves left, S moves backward, and D moves right. You can also use the arrow keys as an alternative.
Numbers (1-5,): Select the weapon you're carrying. You have at least 11 weapons to choose from. You can also scroll the mouse wheel to switch weapons.
Spacebar: Jump. Use this to avoid obstacles or to gain height. Jumping also accelerates your movement when sprinting.
Shift: Sprint. Hold Shift while moving to run faster in the direction you're moving.
Left Click: Primary weapon attack.
Right Click: Secondary weapon attack (if applicable).
V: Noclip fly, you can phase objects and fly around
Part 2: Settings To access the settings, pause the game or go to the main menu. In the Settings section, you can customize various aspects of your game: Key Bindings: Reassign controls to keys you feel more comfortable with.
Audio Settings: Adjust volume levels for sound effects, music, and voice chat.
Graphics Settings: Modify video options to optimize performance or enhance visuals.
Gameplay Settings: Fine-tune aspects like mouse sensitivity or HUD settings.
Part 3: Personalization
Personalizing Garry's Mod helps make your gameplay more enjoyable and less repetitive. Here's how you can customize the game based on your platform:
Steam: Head to the Garry's Mod Workshop and subscribe to mods you want to install. You can manage your installed mods via the Addons button in the main menu . Other Platforms: If you installed Garry's Mod through other methods, you’ll need to manually add mods by placing them in the addons folder located in your Garry's Mod files. You can find mods from websites like GameBanana.
Part 4: Gamemodes The default gamemode in Garry's Mod is Sandbox. You can easily switch between gamemodes from the main menu. Other available gamemodes can be installed via mods (see Part 3: Personalization). To change gamemodes, click the icon in the left corner of the menu. Browse and select the gamemode you want to play . Part 5: Multiplayer To play online, select Multiplayer from the main menu. From here, you can: Browse Servers: Use filters to find servers based on game modes, player count, or region. Connect to a Server: Choose a server to join. If the server has many addons, it may take a little longer to load.