<cat>Dev.GettingStarted</cat> The structure of the Lua folder can be confusing. This page tries to layout where script files should go. If a folder is not mentioned here, you should put your scripts into it unless you know what you are doing. ⤶ * lua (Same as addons/<addonName>/lua/) - autorun - all files are automatically loaded on Lua start, both clientside and serverside. * client - Clientside only autorun scripts. * server - Serverside only scripts. - postprocess - Run by client on startup, typically contains Sandbox Post Processing effects - skins - Derma skins - drive - <page>drive</page> system classes - matproxy - <page>matproxy</page> stuff - weapons - Scripts placed here will be automatically attempted to be loaded as weapons (<page>Structures/SWEP</page>) - entities - Scripts placed here will be automatically attempted to be loaded as SENTs (<page>Structures/ENT</page>) - effects - Scripts placed here will be automatically attempted to be loaded as Lua effects (<page>util.Effect</page>) - vgui - Clientside folder for UI panels⤶ * gamemodes⤶ * <gamemodename> - A folder containing gamemode files⤶ * gamemode - Folder contains all gamemode files. `init.lua` and `cl_init.lua` __must__ exist in it.⤶ * entities - Basically Lua folder that is only loaded when the gamemode is. Subfolders are exactly the same as mentioned above. ⤶ > `lua/` (Same as `addons/<addonName>/lua/`) ⤶ >> `autorun/` - all files are automatically loaded on Lua start, both clientside and serverside. ⤶ >>> `client/` - Clientside only autorun scripts. ⤶ >>> `server/` - Serverside only scripts. ⤶ >> `postprocess/` - Run by client on startup, typically contains Sandbox Post Processing effects ⤶ >> `skins/` - Derma skins ⤶ >> `drive/` - <page>drive</page> system classes ⤶ >> `matproxy/` - <page>matproxy</page> stuff ⤶ >> `weapons/` - Scripts placed here will be automatically attempted to be loaded as weapons (<page>Structures/SWEP</page>) ⤶ >>> `gmod_tool/stools/` - (Sandbox only) Scripts placed here will be automatically attempted to be loaded as tools (<page>Structures/TOOL</page>) ⤶ >> `entities/` - Scripts placed here will be automatically attempted to be loaded as SENTs (<page>Structures/ENT</page>) ⤶ >> `effects/` - Scripts placed here will be automatically attempted to be loaded as Lua effects (<page>util.Effect</page>)⤶ ⤶ >> `vgui/` - Clientside folder for UI panels⤶ ⤶ > `gamemodes/`⤶ ⤶ >> `<gamemodename>/` - A folder containing gamemode files⤶ ⤶ >>> `gamemode/` - Folder contains all gamemode files. `init.lua` and `cl_init.lua` __must__ exist in it. ⤶ >>> `entities/` - Basically Lua folder that is only loaded when the gamemode is. Subfolders are exactly the same as mentioned above.