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<cat>Dev.Workshop</cat>⤶ ⤶ <title>Addon Creation</title>⤶ ⤶ # What are Addons?⤶ Addons are modifications (mods) that Garry's Mod automatically loads during the process of loading a map or connecting to a server. Addons can add things like maps, sounds, and enemies. They might also change existing parts of Garry's Mod or even other Addons. ⤶ ⤶ # Creating a New Addon⤶ ⤶ All Addons, even those downloaded from the Steam Workshop, start as a folder placed in the `garrysmod/addons/` folder of the Garry's Mod installation.⤶ ⤶ Your Addon's folder should be named using lowercase letters, numbers, underscores, and dashes.⤶ ⤶ | Addon Folder Path | Issues |⤶ |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|⤶ | `garrysmod/addons/cool_space_laser` | None! |⤶ | `garrysmod/addons/1990s_nostalgia` | None! |⤶ | `garrysmod/addons/My Cool Addon!` | Capital letters, spaces, and special characters (`!`) |⤶ | `garrysmod/rocket_car` | Placed outside of the `addons/` folder |⤶ | `garrysmod/addons/rocket_car` | None! |⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ## Where is Garry's Mod installed?⤶ ⤶ You can find your Garry's Mod installation location using the `Manage > Browse local files` context (right click) menu option on Garry's Mod in the Steam library.⤶ ⤶ <image src="b2b4c/8df14ed8fb8f4ab.png" size="117380" name="BrowseLocalFiles.png" />⤶ ⤶ ⤶ # Addon Folder Structure⤶ ⤶ Addons must follow a predefined folder structure in order to work properly.⤶ ⤶ Each Addon's folder structure mimics the folder structure of the core game's files which can be seen in the `garrysmod/` folder. Files in Addons (and in the core game files) are grouped together into folders based on file type.⤶ ⤶ The folders you can add to your Addon folder are:⤶ ⤶ | Folder Name | Note |⤶ |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|⤶ | `backgrounds` | |⤶ | `data_static` | |⤶ | `gamemodes` | For more information, see <page text="Gamemode Creation">Gamemode_Creation</page> |⤶ | `lua` | For more information, see <page text="Lua Folder Structure">Lua_Folder_Structure</page> |⤶ | `maps` | |⤶ | `materials` | |⤶ | `models` | |⤶ | `particles` | |⤶ | `resource` | |⤶ | `resource/fonts` | For more information, see <page text="Font Usage Guide">Finding_the_Font_Name</page> |⤶ | `resource/localization` | For more information, see <page text="Addon Localization">Addon_Localization</page> |⤶ | `scenes` | |⤶ | `scripts` | |⤶ | `scripts/vehicles` | For more information, see <page text="Vehicle Scripts">Vehicle_Scripts_Information</page> |⤶ | `sound` | Unlike other folder names, `sound` is not plural and does not end in an "s" |⤶ ⤶ ⤶ <note>⤶ Addons only need to include the folders that they actually have files in.⤶ Empty folders don't serve a purpose and should be removed.⤶ </note>⤶ ⤶ # Publishing Addons to the Steam ⤶ ⤶ A full guide on Steam Workshop publishing <page text="can be found here">Workshop_Addon_Creation</page>

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