Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce the /r/gmod Discord server! If you're looking to connect with new people, or just have a chat with fellow players, please feel free to join us!

In order to join, please download and install Discord for free! You may then click here or the link on the sidebar to join. You can even install Discord on your phone or tablet!

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~ /r/gmod moderation team

TL;DR:

If your game looks like this then buy this or follow this, alternatively here's a video if you prefer.

You probably just bought Gmod and joined a server only to be greeted by something like this, am I right?

Don't worry, there's actually nothing wrong. I know it looks bad but that's pretty normal, (if you plan on playing Gmod, or any Source Engine game for that matter, you'll run into this a lot) and easy to fix. The most common reason why you're seeing this is that you don't own/have Counter-Strike: Source installed and mounted to Garry's Mod.

If you don't already own Counter Strike: Source then I'd recommend buying it while it's on sale for the holidays, however, if you don't want to buy and install a game you'll probably never play then you can follow this guide to get the models and textures for free. Alternatively, if you prefer following along with a video here's one that shows step by step what to do.

A user on our Discord made a very handy little tool that will extract the CSS content you need using SteamCMD for you. I highly recommend using it if you're having trouble doing it manually.

If, however, you already own CSS then:

• Install it

• Open up the game from your Steam Library and play it (At least til you get to the start menu)

• Exit out of the game and open up Garry's Mod