Lua Hooks Order

<cat>Dev.Ref</cat>
<title>Lua Hooks Order</title>
This page shows the order of hooks calls.
<note>The list is generated on base gamemode with `-noaddons`. The list starts from the first called hook till the last without any user/server activity. Only first hook call is recorded.</note>


# Client
- <page>GM:CreateTeams</page>
- <page>GM:PreGamemodeLoaded</page>
- <page>GM:OnGamemodeLoaded</page> - Good hook to create custom <page text="vgui elements">VGUI Element List</page>.
- <page>GM:PopulateMenuBar</page>
- <page>GM:CloseDermaMenus</page>
- <page>GM:ForceDermaSkin</page>
- <page>GM:PostGamemodeLoaded</page>
- <page>GM:Initialize</page>
- <page>GM:HUDShouldDraw</page>
- <page>GM:DrawOverlay</page>
- <page>GM:Tick</page>
- <page>GM:PlayerClassChanged</page>
- <page>GM:OnEntityCreated</page>
- <page>GM:NotifyShouldTransmit</page>
- <page>GM:InitPostEntity</page> - Starting from this hook <page>Global.LocalPlayer</page> returns valid player.
- <page>GM:StartCommand</page>
- <page>GM:CreateMove</page>
- <page>GM:CalcView</page>
- <page>GM:AdjustMouseSensitivity</page>
- <page>GM:CalcMainActivity</page>
- <page>GM:TranslateActivity</page>
- <page>GM:UpdateAnimation</page>
- <page>GM:NetworkEntityCreated</page>
- **Render Hooks** (<page>Render Order</page>)
- <page>GM:Think</page>
- <page>GM:InputMouseApply</page>
- <page>GM:SetupMove</page>
- <page>GM:PlayerTick</page>
- <page>GM:Move</page>
- <page>GM:FinishMove</page>
- <page>GM:PlayerPostThink</page>
- <page>GM:DoAnimationEvent</page>
- **HUD Hooks** (<page text="HUD Render Order">Render Order#drawactivehud</page>)

# Server
- <page>GM:CreateTeams</page>
- <page>GM:PreGamemodeLoaded</page>
- <page>GM:OnGamemodeLoaded</page>
- <page>GM:PostGamemodeLoaded</page>
- <page>GM:Initialize</page>
- <page>GM:OnEntityCreated</page>
- <page>GM:EntityKeyValue</page>
- <page>GM:EntityRemoved</page>
- <page>GM:InitPostEntity</page> - Good hook to create new entities. (You're still able to spawn them, but `worldspawn` won't be valid)
- <page>GM:GetGameDescription</page> - Starting from this hook clients are able to connect the server.
- <page>GM:Think</page>
- <page>GM:Tick</page>
- <page>GM:AcceptInput</page>
- <page>GM:EntityEmitSound</page>

# Menu
- <page>GM:MenuStart</page>
- <page>GM:GameContentChanged</page>
- <page>GM:Think</page>
- <page>GM:DrawOverlay</page>
- <page>GM:CaptureVideo</page>

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