hey! what addons and stuff do you need to get most mods to work?

[lucas812]

ik most addons use wiremod and phx, but are there any other addons that are essential to run the majority of addons? because most addons i install either have that purple and black checkers texture problem or the error blocks thing.

and also!! adv dupe wont work, for most adv dupe stuff i just get errors like "failed to create gmod_thruster" and the big flashing error blocks. HEELPP ME!

any link or anything that will help me run the majority of good mods out there!

[mattwd0526]

You shouldn't need addons for other addons, unless otherwise specified in their descriptions. Please provide a screenshot of your addons folder as well as a condump.

[feha]

depends on where you play. Regular sandbox servers usually dont require you have anything to still enjoy it, while phx, smartsnap and wiremod is highly recommended.

On sb3 servers you can get errors if you only dl some of the needed addons (which is caf, rd3, ls3 ents, ls3 core, sb3), where it also is playable without stuff, but yet again highly recommended you got phx, wiremod, sb3 addons aswell as sbep and smartsnap.

matt is right though you dont need addons for addons, except for a few ones (for example the sb3 stuff, but generally when ppl say sb3, they mean the whole pack, as it actually is alot like a single addon).

[lucas812]

but why am i getting all these texture errors when i download a map and try to play on it? and the flashing error blocks?

edit: i dont have smartsnap. is this required for alot of things like phx is?

[N00bDud3]

The weird texture means you don't have that texture. The map is using a texture in a game that you don't own/don't have properly mounted in GMod. The error block means you don't have the model for the object. This is more likely a game you don't have as well, but may be a missing addon.

[lucas812]

ahh, yeah its probably not having the games, since i only have css and gmod. do you know of any addons that require only gmod and css to work? any mod/map packs?

[Divran]

edit: i dont have smartsnap. is this required for alot of things like phx is?

Smartsnap is a function that helps you build, nothing else. It's not needed for anything else to work. But I recommend getting it. It's extremely useful.

I have an SVN tutorial that will help you download SVNs, if you don't already know how to.
If you've never heard of exporting I suggest you look at the tutorial even though you already know how to use SVN.
The link to the tutorial is in my signature below.

Edit:
Addons that most people consider must-haves are:
PHX
Wiremod
Smartsnap (www.garrysmod.org)

Addons that you can get only if you want to, but are very good are:
Wire Extras (UWSVN, or Unofficial Wiremod SVN)
Stargate
SBMP (Spacebuild Model Pack, or Spacebuild Enhancement Pack or whatever it's called nowadays Get this if you want to play on a spacebuild server.)

All of the above (except smartsnap) are downloaded through SVN (although stargate's svn link has been dead for a while).
If you want to HOST a server, you need some more addons. Let me know if you're hosting a server and I'll give you a list of good stuff to get.

[lucas812]

thx very much