Garry's Mod Wiki

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# Welcome! 

Welcome to the Garry's Mod Wiki.

Here you will find tutorials, resources and documentation about Garry's Mod and its [Lua API](#learning).

The wiki is a public resource and maintained by Facepunch and the community. Want to make your own changes to the wiki? Check out the [Contributing](#contributing) section below.

# Next Update 

Current game discussion as well as update progress can be found on [Discord](https://discord.gg/gmod).
You can help test changes for the next update on the <page text="Dev beta branch">Dev Branch</page> through Steam.

The Garry's Mod Lua Source Code is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod).

To report bugs please visit the [Garry's Mod Issue tracker](https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-issues/).

To request features please visit the [Garry's Mod Request tracker](https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-requests/).

# Contributing

<note>Please coordinate your changes with all editors in the [Official Garry's Mod Discord Server (`#wiki` channel)](https://discord.gg/gmod)</note>

Please check these links before contributing to the wiki:

- <page>Editing The Garry's Mod Wiki</page>
- [Wiki Markdown Syntax](/wiki/Markdown_Syntax)
- [Wiki discussion and coordination (`#wiki` channel)](https://discord.gg/gmod)

# Learning

Read this if you want to start with Lua:

- <page text="Lua Tutorial Start">Beginner Tutorial Intro</page>

## Pure Lua Resources
* [Official Reference Manual (5.1)](http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html) - This is the version Garry's Mod utilizes.
* [Programming in Lua Book](http://www.lua.org/pil/) 
* [Lua-Users.org Lua Tutorial](http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaTutorial) 
* [Programming Gems - Book Sample](http://www.lua.org/gems/sample.pdf)
* [Learn X in Y minutes - Lua](http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/lua/) 

## Garry's Mod Lua (GLua) Resources
* <page>Lua Editors</page> - A list of IDEs, text editors and plugins to assist with GLua development
* [GLua Docs](http://samuelmaddock.github.io/glua-docs/) - Alternative website for this wiki, could be outdated
* YouTube Tutorials
    * [DanFMN](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79kOQgCTBgklDpr_HXKZMQ)
    * [Code Blue](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFpuE-Qjn4EWqX-VJ_l7pbw)
    * [SimonovaSKS](http://www.youtube.com/user/SimonovaSKS) - SWEPs & modeling
    * [Erigitic](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCFyE3cH3BEF_1Dxh6UiTSS7TwpXavZZO) - Gamemode Scripting
    * [OmniGames](https://www.youtube.com/user/SouthJeffersonDavis) - Gamemode Scripting / Advanced GLua
    
## Source Engine Resources
* [Valve Developer Wiki](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Main_Page) - Official website for all things Source Engine
* [Source SDK 2013](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013) - Source SDK 2013 mod base source code
* [Source Engine Discord](https://discord.com/invite/SourceEngine)

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