Garry's Mod

Garry's Mod

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Content Type: Addon
Addon Type: Tool
File Size
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11 Jul, 2017 @ 3:10am
22 Feb, 2019 @ 9:57am
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Addon Share

Description
Makes your friends to download same Workshop addons that you have, while they join your game. Significantly reduces amount of "error" models. Displays your subscriptions in Q-menu with links to Workshop.

Limitations
• Legacy addons are not supported
• Mounted content could not be supported
• Addons will be added to auto download only if they contain models. For others use addonshare_manual command (desc below, but only if you really need)

Answers to frequently asked questions
• Addons are downloaded to garrysmod\cache\workshop temporarily. The game may remove them within a few weeks after being unused.

More detailed description
Addon Share uses game's serverside functions, which forces players to cache addons on connecting, but does not require configuruing. Instead of messing with settings and scripts, it automatically picks only required minimum of addons when you host a multiplayer game. It uses addon tags and metadata from Workshop to pick only addons that have models, except disabled or tagged as "map". In addition, list of your subscriptions is provided in spawnmenu options with links to their Workshop pages, so your visitors may subscribe to favored addons.

Configuration
Addon Share's behavior can be customized with next commands;
addonshare_auto [0/1]- Should 'Addon Share' automatically pick addons to download? If set to 0, only list of addons will be available.
addonshare_manual [id] - Specify extra addon to be downloaded by client. Put one or several commands in your config file (e.g. 'cfg/server.cfg'). You don't need to spam this command, it is implemented for rare causes, like when developer puts textures in a separate addon (what is not welcome by ToS). For example, if i'd like to manually add Wiremod, i browse its page at https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=160250458 and take number from 'id' labeled field. Final command will look like addonshare_manual 160250458.
addonshare_send_maps - Toggles displaying hoster's maps in addons list. Does not send list entries about map addons by default.


Known issues
If you discovered a new issue, please post it in "Troubleshooting" topic.

Some of your guests may not download addons on joining automatically. This is often due to bad connection to Steam Workshop. You might recommend them to follow next steps:
1. Check if you have "Options - Other - Allow all custom files from server" drop list option selected
2. Try to re-launch the game and connect again
3. Try to re-launch Steam
Does not pick addons when running on dedicated server, downloads whole collection instead
This may be not behaviour you expect when running your dedicated server with several map addons. WSDL script will better fit this purpose since it scans each addon's content individually and compares file extensions
Popular Discussions View All (16)
159
24 Apr @ 9:37am
PINNED: Troubleshooting
Major Tom
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3 Jun, 2024 @ 11:36am
how do i uninstall the addons i downloaded from addon share?
Spider
2
1 Aug, 2024 @ 10:04am
Why do you only auto-mount models?!
Almighty Fish Lord
1,563 Comments
slyrion 10 Jul @ 9:10pm 
saved my life:steamthumbsup:
shmeterov 9 Jul @ 9:33am 
фу мне не нравится фу кака не работает :steamthumbsdown:
Izaac 30 Jun @ 9:06pm 
I love this i used this the moment i got gmod, you may ask how? a friend told me to use it but still helps with mods. playing iwth friends
-Scout- 28 Jun @ 6:51am 
топовый адонн но мне охото застовлять друзей скачивать аддоны пусть страдают)
doug 25 Jun @ 11:00pm 
were you playing with fine shyt
bird with teeth 25 Jun @ 8:09am 
I'll keep this in mind. She reinstalled the game which seemed to fix things
Major Tom  [author] 25 Jun @ 4:44am 
The game itself manages workshop cache. It's about couple of weeks, you may check by looking up oldest file creation date. It is safe to delete cache dir.
bird with teeth 24 Jun @ 8:39pm 
How long are the downloaded addons kept for? a friend of mine used addon share and her storage took a nosedive. Currently looking at the discussions and stuff, but I'm wondering if this problem will go away on its own.
Dimon 24 Jun @ 11:29am 
гойда
Meolsei 19 Jun @ 9:54am 
wish i could config it to share my addons as well with my friends when i join them :(