<title>Update Preview Changelog</title> This page contains upcoming changes to the game in the next update. The update date is available on the Steam News section for Garry's Mod. The update is already accessible on the `prerelease` <page>Dev Branch</page>. # Game Changes ## Additions * You can now search maps by the name of the Workshop Addon they come from in Start New Game screen * Moved potentially conflicting addons detection to Problems menu - potentially conflicting means two addons have the same Lua file with different file sizes ## Fixes * Fixed Lua error with Super DOF when activating 5 second hide UI and reopening UI before the timer expires (Community Contribution) * Fixed toolgun ghost preview not clearing when switching away from the toolgun using the spawnmenu (Community Contribution) ## Changes * “Unused Addons” problem will now tell you which files it recommends deleting * Attempt to prevent Entities and Weapons spawning out of map bounds when spawned through Spawn menu (Community Contribution) * Updated server browser recommendation icons (Community Contribution) ## TTT Changes * TTT: Fixed a bug with weapon respawning and updated language files (Community Contribution) # Technical Changes ## Additions * Readded missing mapIO outputs to airboat vehicle * Implemented CS:GO soundscape features: * playlooping.position "random" * playlooping.radius * fadetime ## Fixes * Fixed "Steam overlay replacement" window opening links externally * Added nullptr safeguards to CMaterialVar::SetTextureValue * Unspecified security fixes * Fixed crashes when setting null model on players * Fixed crash when trying to render world model as entity model * Fixed a typo in detail.vbsp * Fixed gmod_language resetting to empty string on dedicated servers * Fixed in-code documentation comment of table.CollapseKeyValue (Community Contribution) ## Changes * +vgui_drawtree now requires sv_cheats just like vgui_drawtree 1/0 does * Force OS Specific binary module load errors to English * Sandbox spawning and entity variable editing bypasses IsAdmin checks in singleplayer, so mods cannot accidentally interfere with basic Sandbox functionality * Some changes towards fixing/narrowing down the CSoundPatch update crash ## Deletions * Deleted Windows steam binaries (used by dedicated servers) as they are now shipped automatically by Steam # Lua API Changes ## Additions * Added <page>NPC:GetKnownEnemyCount</page> * Added <page>NPC:GetKnownEnemies</page> * Added <page>NPC:IgnoreEnemyUntil</page> * Added <page>NPC:GetTimeEnemyLastReacquired</page> * Added <page>NPC:GetLastTimeTookDamageFromEnemy</page> * Added <page>NPC:MarkTookDamageFromEnemy</page> * Added <page>Entity:GetAnimCount</page> * Added <page>NPC:NavSetGoalPos</page> * Changed <page>NPC:NavSetGoalTarget</page> - second argument defaults to 0,0,0, sets correct goal type for the path * Added <page>CLuaLocomotion:GetDesiredSpeed</page> * Added <page>CLuaLocomotion:GetGroundNormal</page> * Added <page>math.SnapTo</page> (Community Contribution) * Added `icons` and `select` fields for <page>DProperty_Combo</page> (Community Contribution) * Added `from` and `to` optional arguments to <page>Entity:GetSequenceGroundSpeed</page>⤶ * Added <page>Entity:GetSequenceVelocity</page>⤶ * Made <page>Entity:GetSequenceMoveDist</page> shared⤶ ## Fixes * Fixed crashes with certain Vehicle functions when used on unsupported vehicles * Fixed <page>PhysObj:SetInertia</page> causing unexpected zero-G behaviour when used on frozen physics objects or with invalid values * Fixed cam.End crashing when used without cam.Start first (will throw Lua error) * Try to end cam.Start calls that are left unended each frame (will display warnings in console when this happens) * Fixed CNavLadder & CNavArea's Lua objects not becoming null after removal, causing crashes * Fixed Material() not being able to access gamemodes/ folder ## Changes * <page>Global.ServerLog</page> global now obeys sv_logecho convar * Save cookies on Lua state shutdown to prevent data loss when disconnecting * Render library underflow warnings are now non halting Lua errors * Clamped <page>PhysObj:SetMass</page> to safe values (0-50000] to prevent crazy physics * <page>Global.CreateConVar</page>/<page>Global.AddConsoleCommand</page> globals now <page>Global.ErrorNoHalt</page> when command creation fails, instead of silently failing * Can no longer create concmmands/convars with blocked names * Made <page>Player:GetPlayerInfo</page> shared * Added snd_buildcache to blocked command list * <page>Entity:DropToFloor</page> now checks if the entity is inside world geometry - if it is, do not drop to floor. Should help with stuff ending up underground in certain places, such as NPCs on displacements. ## Deletions * None so far