CLOSED Garry's Mod Category

[EightZblue]

Garry's Mod is a sandbox game/modding platform where most gameplay happens on community-run servers using custom addons written in Lua.

Servers run different gamemodes (e.g. roleplay, TTT, Prop Hunt) and rely heavily on addons for gameplay systems, UI, weapons, maps, and admin tools. These addons come from two main ecosystems:

• Free addons distributed through the Steam Workshop
• Paid/premium scripts sold on marketplaces like GmodStore and ScriptFodder

Because servers often run dozens of addons and many server owners buy, sell, or commission scripts, there’s a sizeable ecosystem around addon development, trading, support, and discovery.

A dedicated forum category for Garry’s Mod addons (free & paid) would give users a place to share scripts, discuss development, review marketplace addons, and find resources for running or building servers.

With Garry's Mod being such an old game that still maintains a large player base (around 30k daily average on Steam), the scene around cheats, hacks, and leaks is also quite significant. There are many third-party tools specifically designed either to gain advantages in servers or to dump files and resources from them.

I also have quite a few addons and resources I could contribute, though some may be a bit outdated (they might still work). I’d also be happy to take over moderation and management of the category.

 

[t0r]

Garry's Mod is a sandbox game/modding platform where most gameplay happens on community-run servers using custom addons written in Lua.

Servers run different gamemodes (e.g. roleplay, TTT, Prop Hunt) and rely heavily on addons for gameplay systems, UI, weapons, maps, and admin tools. These addons come from two main ecosystems:

• Free addons distributed through the Steam Workshop
• Paid/premium scripts sold on marketplaces like GmodStore and ScriptFodder

Because servers often run dozens of addons and many server owners buy, sell, or commission scripts, there’s a sizeable ecosystem around addon development, trading, support, and discovery.

A dedicated forum category for Garry’s Mod addons (free & paid) would give users a place to share scripts, discuss development, review marketplace addons, and find resources for running or building servers.

With Garry's Mod being such an old game that still maintains a large player base (around 30k daily average on Steam), the scene around cheats, hacks, and leaks is also quite significant. There are many third-party tools specifically designed either to gain advantages in servers or to dump files and resources from them.

I also have quite a few addons and resources I could contribute, though some may be a bit outdated (they might still work). I’d also be happy to take over moderation and management of the category.

Thank you for the detailed suggestion and for offering to step up and moderate.

Garry's Mod definitely has a massive history and a very dedicated modding community. However, we have to be a bit cautious about opening up entirely new, game-specific sections.

To be completely transparent, we have added several categories in the past based on user requests such as XenForo, WordPress, WHMCS, and others. Unfortunately, a clear pattern tends to emerge:

• Initial Hype Fades: They get some traction at first, but after a while, they become inactive.
• Outdated Clutter: Because there aren't enough users actively needing or maintaining those specific categories, they simply turn into a graveyard of outdated, broken, or unsupported resources.

Since you mentioned that some of the resources you have to share might already be outdated, that is exactly the kind of buildup we are trying to avoid right now.

If we are going to add a brand new category, it has to be consistently cared for. We need to know for sure that it will be populated with fresh, working content and that there is a genuine, sustained demand from our user base (future user base) who will actually use it.

We can definitely keep the idea on the table, but we would need to see a much larger demand from the community before committing to a dedicated GMod section.

 

[EightZblue]

Thank you for the detailed suggestion and for offering to step up and moderate.

Garry's Mod definitely has a massive history and a very dedicated modding community. However, we have to be a bit cautious about opening up entirely new, game-specific sections.

To be completely transparent, we have added several categories in the past based on user requests such as XenForo, WordPress, WHMCS, and others. Unfortunately, a clear pattern tends to emerge:

• Initial Hype Fades: They get some traction at first, but after a while, they become inactive.
• Outdated Clutter: Because there aren't enough users actively needing or maintaining those specific categories, they simply turn into a graveyard of outdated, broken, or unsupported resources.

Since you mentioned that some of the resources you have to share might already be outdated, that is exactly the kind of buildup we are trying to avoid right now.

If we are going to add a brand new category, it has to be consistently cared for. We need to know for sure that it will be populated with fresh, working content and that there is a genuine, sustained demand from our user base (future user base) who will actually use it.

We can definitely keep the idea on the table, but we would need to see a much larger demand from the community before committing to a dedicated GMod section.

That’s a very fair point, and I completely understand the concern.

I’ve actually looked through some of the categories you mentioned (like XenForo, WordPress, WHMCS, etc.). While they may not be very active today, I’d argue they still have some value as an archive of information and resources. In fact, seeing those sections is partly what got me interested in experimenting with XenForo myself.

That said, I do agree that letting categories slowly become inactive and outdated isn’t ideal. One possible middle ground might be archiving older or inactive sections so they don’t appear on the front page anymore. That could free up space for new experiments while still preserving the existing content for users who search for it later.

Of course, archiving sections also makes them less visible and might further reduce the chance of them becoming active again, so it’s definitely a tricky balance to manage.

Either way, I appreciate the transparency around how these decisions are made.

 

[t0r]

That’s a very fair point, and I completely understand the concern.

I’ve actually looked through some of the categories you mentioned (like XenForo, WordPress, WHMCS, etc.). While they may not be very active today, I’d argue they still have some value as an archive of information and resources. In fact, seeing those sections is partly what got me interested in experimenting with XenForo myself.

That said, I do agree that letting categories slowly become inactive and outdated isn’t ideal. One possible middle ground might be archiving older or inactive sections so they don’t appear on the front page anymore. That could free up space for new experiments while still preserving the existing content for users who search for it later.

Of course, archiving sections also makes them less visible and might further reduce the chance of them becoming active again, so it’s definitely a tricky balance to manage.

Either way, I appreciate the transparency around how these decisions are made.

That being said, since you are clearly passionate about this and willing to contribute, we are definitely open to giving it a shot.

If you are genuinely interested in the Garry's Mod category (or any other specific section) and plan to be actively sharing and maintaining resources there, please reach out to us directly on our Discord server.

Just open a ticket or message us there with your ideas, and we can get the category added for you soon.