Garry's Mod

Garry's Mod

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How to install node packs
By Richard
With this guide you will learn to install node packs that don't seem to work right off the bat
   
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Getting the tools
To install the nodes properly you will need to download a gma extractor, wich you will then use to extract the nodes from the compressed file of the addon with the nodes.

The gma extractor can be downloaded here:

Due to steam's dumb link removal i could only post an image of the link.
Addon location
After downloading and extracting the gma extractor to your desktop, go to your steam folder, wich can usually be located in:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

After locating the steam folder go to:

steamapps => common => Garrysmod => garrysmod => addons

In here you will have to locate the file of the addon containing the nodes.
After locating the file put it in the folder you put your gma extractor in, i personally put it in my desktop for easy access.

Addon/node extraction
Once both the addon and the gma extractor are in the same folder, execute the gma extractor.
Once the gma extractor is running click on "convert a single file", and then select the addon you wanted to extract, after doing so hit select.


Installing the nodes
After extracting the addon you will need to open the folder that has been extracted, inside the folder you will find a file with the name of the addon, open this file and inside you will find another file named "maps", copy this file and proceed to your gmod folder.

Once you have your GarrysMod folder open, go to the folder named garrysmod and then paste the "maps" folder there, your computer will probably ask you to overwrite some files, say yes to all of them as these are the map's old nodes (wich probably dont work).
Finishing
After doing all of the previous steps select the map that you downloaded the nodes for and play it, nodes should now have been applied to said map.
9 Comments
Trigger (D-962) 9 Feb, 2019 @ 4:40pm 
him say something about ID Key
Shadowysn 14 Jan, 2019 @ 4:26am 
Or you can just use the gma decompiler that comes with gmod itself, located in steamapps/common/GarrysMod/bin/
(If you only see .dll files you've got the wrong bin. It's in the previous GarrysMod folder.)

Just drag the ai node gma onto gmad.exe and it'll create a folder in the gma's location with the same name.
computer.boy89 16 Mar, 2018 @ 12:49pm 
I mean, the link does work but it asks me for a decryption key.
Richard  [author] 12 Mar, 2018 @ 7:20am 
link should be good
computer.boy89 11 Mar, 2018 @ 6:00pm 
the link Expired...
laxlijam 17 Dec, 2017 @ 2:59pm 
Link Expired, Can i PLEASE get a new One?
Kasen Ibaraki 12 Jul, 2017 @ 11:16pm 
Great
Roshiro 26 Nov, 2016 @ 3:17pm 
GRATSI!
TakeTheStairs,DropDown 4 Jun, 2016 @ 6:01pm 
thanks man