<cat>Dev.GettingStarted</cat> This list shows the order of loading Lua files in Garry's Mod. <note>GMod combines all scripts into a virtual filesystem (one folder). `addon/myaddon/lua/entities/` and `gamemodes/base/gamemode/entities/entities/` will be merged with `lua/entities/`, so therefore the same path and name will override and/or conflict.</note> <note>Lua files are sorted alphabetically(A-Z) on all OSes before being executed</note> <note>Autorun lua files are sorted alphabetically(A-Z) on all OSes before being executed</note> # Client loading order - `includes/init.lua` - Everything from `includes/` is included from this file - `derma/init.lua` - Everything from `derma/` is included from this file - `gamemodes/base/gamemode/cl_init.lua` - Everything from `gamemodes/base/gamemode/` is included from this file - `autorun/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `autorun/client/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `postprocess/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `vgui/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `matproxy/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `autorun/`⤶ - `autorun/client/`⤶ - `postprocess/`⤶ - `vgui/`⤶ - `matproxy/`⤶ - `skins/default.lua` - `gamemodes/*gamemodename*/gamemode/cl_init.lua` - Everything from `gamemodes/*gamemodename*/gamemode/` is included from this file - `weapons/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `weapons/gmod_tool/stools/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `entities/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `effects/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `weapons/`⤶ - `weapons/gmod_tool/stools/`⤶ - `entities/`⤶ - `effects/`⤶ # Server loading order - `includes/init.lua` - Everything from `includes/` is included from this file - `gamemodes/base/gamemode/init.lua` - Everything from `gamemodes/base/gamemode/` is included from this file - `autorun/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `autorun/server/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `autorun/server/sensorbones` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `autorun/`⤶ - `autorun/server/`⤶ - `autorun/server/sensorbones`⤶ - `includes/dev_server_test.lua` - Only executed if the `-systemtest` command line parameters were added. - `gamemodes/*gamemodename*/gamemode/init.lua` - Everything from `gamemodes/*gamemodename*/gamemode/` is included from this file - `weapons/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `weapons/gmod_tool/stools/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `entities/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux)⤶ - `effects/` - Ascending order (Descending on Linux) - `weapons/`⤶ - `weapons/gmod_tool/stools/`⤶ - `entities/`⤶ - `effects/`