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Garry’s Mod to be sold through Steam

New era for modding :: April 13th, 2006 :: Interviews, New Products :: 409 Responses (Feed)

Garry’s Mod, the Source-powered physics sandbox famed across the games industry, is to be sold over Steam for $10 US (convert), with profits split 50/50 between Garry and his team of contributors and Valve. What is currently known as version 9.1 will lose its number and become the initial paid release, while the current version (9.04) will remain as a free demo. All updates will be free. The sanctioned selling of full, third-party mods is new territory for the games industry, and with no sign of Black Cat’s Alien Swarm: Infested it seems that Garry’s Mod will be the first to cross the line.

The practice has both its advantages and drawbacks, and I spoke to Garry to see where GMod falls among them.

The Deal

Asscrabs
Straddling the line between genius and madness: ‘Asscrabs’.

“A new GMod with regular updates for $10″ is Garry’s summary of the deal for buyers. It’s the cheapest price point Valve maintain on Steam, and the same price as the voluntary donations that have bought keen players banners on scoreboards, enhanced forum features and beta access in the past – although, citing logistics and the gap between buying banners and games, Garry explains that those donators will have to pay again along with everyone else.

Garry also expects GMod to require an existing Source game in an account to be purchasable. It’s not an unreasonable condition considering what buyers would get for $10 otherwise, and interestingly it is his hope that the new version will be flexible enough to work with any Source game without developer input: “If you only have CSS”, he says, “it [would] recognise that…when Episode One is released GMod [would] realise that too and automatically mount the GCFs”. It’s only with the new technology in GMod 9.1 that this might be achieved, Source and Steam allowing: for instance, the new spawn menu has a configurable system of categories and filters from a base list of all of the resources available, and it will also automatically generate icons for anything spawnable, removing the need to produce icons for every object in the world, keep up with new releases, and worry about still not covering third party creations.

Community Concerns

Garry's Mod 9.1 Motion Blur
Effects like motion blur are receiving a welcome update…if you pay.

Steam might be helpful in that scenario, but exposing GMod to a new pool of players and excluding those who can’t or won’t pay is going to put the community under significant strain, and what comes out when the dust settles will almost certainly be very different, even if that settling takes several months. Garry is optimistic on the matter. “PetitionOnline will probably explode,” he admits, “but eventually I think everyone will see that this is a great move”.

The litmus test of whether or not they do that will be the relative sizes and productivity of the paid and free communities. The two versions will not be compatible, 9.1 being the rewrite it is, and as time goes on the gap between each will grow. Will more people pay than drop out? Will the older credit card-holding audience be as drawn to GMod’s brilliantly silly, ad hoc gameplay? Will the new community without younger players be a better one? Garry certainly thinks so, but what will actually happen is anyone’s guess. The potential gentrification of an online game should be interesting to watch.

Development Changes

Selling the mod has had one particularly interesting and unusual effect: despite having no license, Garry will receive the uncompiled Source Engine code, blurring the line between a mod and full game as well as overcoming the limitations of the free SDK. While Valve’s increased take of the profits from each sale will eventually overtake the cost of a license, we are nevertheless seeing a new entry path for indie developers form, one where they can use Valve’s top-of-the-line game and communication technology without footing the usual bills, at least in any traditional sense.

Tyrannis
What is it with people and enormous, fully-functional robots? Meet Tyrannis.

That’s a different story though. Garry’s Mod has a legacy of casual development which will have to change when Garry becomes accountable to his customers. GMod has evolved significantly in the past, something that can’t go on. “One of my original worries was that people would complain that they paid for it at version X…I’ll be restricted as to how much I can change”, Garry explains.

Another issue is related to Valve’s “hard line” on third-party content in official games. Every contributor to one is required to sign an agreement, putting the kibosh on any integration with garrysmod.org and seriously reducing the scope for bundling community-built content (as opposed to what is created by Garry’s small team), both today and in the foreseeable future. All the same, Garry is keen to share his wealth with those producing quality work. If he likes something someone has made enough he can offer them money to include it for everyone else - “something I’ve always wanted to do”, he says, and an intriguing prospect for those with imaginations and enough spare time. Steam’s upcoming Peer-to-Peer distribution system may or may not break the barrier down – more likely not, given its prominent ‘install’ button. We aren’t going to see any competition to Second Life just yet…

The Future

There is one final surprise. “I was pretty much done with GMod”, Garry says. “There was no reason for me to fix all the bugs (which required a whole lot of work). I planned to release a few bug/security fixes and leave it at that. This deal bought GMod back. There was a reason for me to work on it…the community wins that way”.

Garry’s Mod has been saved, but, quite literally, at a price. Or so it would seem. The actions and reactions of new and existing GMod players will define the success of these ‘pay-mods’ for some time to come, and I for one don’t think anyone can predict what will happen.


409 Responses to this post:

384 Comments

  1. Andy Simpson Says:

    Woah. Well, this is going to divide opinion, that’s for sure. I’m… uneasy, about this. I’m surprised that the minimum transaction is $10, that seems a bit large. Certainly gives little scope for Steam-based microtransactions.

    But if this move will support the further development of Garry’s mod that would otherwise not occur, that makes it seem less of an imposition.

    Will be interesting to see if Garry does end up modifying the engine. Who knows, we could see LUA ending up being buried very deep in the engine. If it works well, maybe Valve might (try to) bring Garry on board.

  2. Koraktor Says:

    Ehrm sorry… source?

    PS: Little late for jokes like that. :X

  3. Cody Says:

    I think that this is actually a great move for Garry. I know immeadiately that I will not be able to purchase this, but Garry definately has made a smart move. We DO need to give back to Garry, and we definately need more updates for GMod, well, at least, those of the GMod players who can pay for the retail version. But I will stick to 9.4, simply because i cannot purchase v10.0

  4. nckomodo Says:

    I think that this is a great move, and would be happy to buy this. The source code will certainly benefit gmod.

  5. ryno5660 Says:

    this is great. he has laboured for ove a year now, spending money out of his own pocket to create something for us, it’s time he got something back.
    also, it will have a lot more possibilities with the source engine. $10? it’s a price i gladly pay. he deserves it, and so much more.

  6. RP Says:

    This is a step in some direction, good or bad, only time will tell I guess…

    From one POV I think it’s an inevitable move, after all CS would’ve never become what it is today if it wasn’t bought by VALVe, at some point Gooseman and Cliffe would stop “wasting” thier time on fixing stuff and adding new content for no return.
    Like Garry himself said, fixing bugs (even “small” ones) takes huge amount of time compared to what you actually get.

    From other POV I see a problem that suddenly all the moders would attempt to charge money for thier mods, and this IMO where VALVe have to draw a line and set a limit for mods who want to charge money - Like lets say a 10,000 players base or something like that.
    I think that every mod need to prove himself first before charging money for it.

    I myself ain’t going to purchse it as I didn’t play it even when it was free (no offense garry, it’s just that sandbox mods ain’t exactly my “cup of tea”), but I think that garry has prove in the past that he knows what he’s doing and seeing the pictures of the upcoming version (the RTS stuff looks amazing) I can see this mod becoming more popular even than DoD.

    Garry, I really wonder how much the money split between you and VALVe, I remmeber that in one of the interviews they said that 3rd party games (not mods) split 50-50 with them, is this the same in your case?

  7. Tom Edwards Says:

    Like lets say a 10,000 players base or something like that.

    Valve have a limit like that before they get ‘interested’. It’s not quite that high though! ;)

  8. James Harrison Says:

    I’m very glad Garry’s taking this direction- it’ll definately support development.
    I don’t know if the playerbase is gonna like this, but certainly the smarter ones are seeing the good side of this.

  9. Shimi_Sniper Says:

    I believe that Garry is making a step into a positive direction. However, I believe that this project will only compile a total of about $2500 (sorry, but why pay for something when you can play the “demo” for free)

  10. Sean Kelly Says:

    Its funny that I was suprised by this move when it should have been obvious from the start. Looking at the scope and scale of this Modification you can see that he has definetly put his heart and soul into this project. I personally love this mod and would gladly pay for further progress.

  11. Nick 'Power-Mad' Johnson Says:

    I am sad by this news. Unless garry is planning a HUGE and I mean HUGE change… I just don’t know what to say. Anyone who knows me on the forums as “Doomed Game Psychic” know I am a gold member. I paid to support garry’s mod, I paid to support garry, I paid because I thought this would never happen. Now everyone has to pay I guess…

  12. Meh Says:

    This is the worst thing Garry could do.
    I’m sure that Gmod will have a Mingebag invasion.

  13. RP Says:

    I believe that this project will only compile a total of about $2500 (sorry, but why pay for something when you can play the “demo” for free)

    1. $2500 is nothing, atm Gmod community is atleast 5,000 people (I belive it more closer 10,000 actually), and since it’ll be sold from STEAM which has a user base of over 5,000,000 I hardly belive only 250 people will buy a mod that has won pretty much every possible award a mod can win and got superb reviews.

    2. At some point the difference between the current version of gmod (9.04) to the steam version (the one you’ll pay for) will be so big, it won’t just be the same thing but for free.
    Not to mention that the new version will be much more stable and flexable.
    Just look at some of the pics in this url, and if you know the current gmod you’ll see how big is the difference:
    http://gmod.garry.tv/img/garrysmod/

  14. timothy80 Says:

    EVERONE SOULD RISE UP AND BE ON STRIKE WHAT GARRY HAS DONE
    GARRY SAID HE WOULD **NEVER** MADE GAMERS PAY FOR GMOD THIS ALL VALVE FALT THIS STARTED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

  15. UltimateApocalypse Says:

    It’s just $10. If I had the choice of buying v10 right now for $50, then I would do it.

  16. timothy80 Says:

    YOU FAIL AT LIFE APOCALYPSE TEEHEE ^_^

  17. Leelad Says:

    As a long serving member of the Gmod community I echo the thoughts of many when I say that this was a given. I have loved every minute of seeing this mod grow and feel even more proud that a fellow brit has made it happen.

    Superb move by VALVe and an even better one by Garry for running with it!

    I can safely reassure everyone that this will be superb.
    I know most of the guys helping Garry quite well. Honestly a superb team. “dav0rs” modeling, “jimbomcb” and “anders” Lua coding just some of the awesome talent going into making this more than worth £5.70 :D

  18. Jet What Says:

    I think it stupid to charge. Sure there are alot of people who like Garry’s Mod, but what about those who have heard about it but dont own HL2? Your telling me that anyone who was interested in GMod b3fore this will need to pay 60 dollars just to play it? Thats alittle ridiculous. I would like to continue playing Gmod but im mostly likly not going to be able to buy it. I think its good that Garry will get some profit out of something he did on his own time but they should continue fixing the free version or ‘demo’ and just not add as much stuff.

  19. SidiousX Says:

    this is the most dumb thing garry has done.he said he doesnt wish to retail garrys mod. but nooo hes gotta get cocky and make us pay for it.what an ass

  20. John Says:

    Well this does take A LOT of people from the community, why doesn’t garry release 9.1 and make a new gmod to pay for? That way we get new FREE stuff while other people buy the better version, besides people without credit cards (like me) won’t be able to do anything to get gmod. So in other words, garry, this isn’t a very good move. But it’s not my choice.

  21. Jeff Says:

    I can’t say I’m fond of the idea either, but think about this for a second: if this move had not been made (and if what Garry claims is true) then you wouldn’t have had any more GMod updates anyway, and hence this move would not hurt you in any way. That alone justifies the reconsideration of his earlier position.

    Obviously there could have been other avenues down which he could have gone (open-sourcing it and setting up a few prominent members of the community as quality control agents) but as far as I can tell, this is far from an outright betrayal of the community, as many seem to think.

    (That’s not to say I like the Steam business model; that’s a topic for another day, that may well result on things catching on fire! :P)

  22. Watevaman Says:

    I will proudly pay for my copy of Gmod(10), especially since it’s only $10. That’s not that bad, people, especially for a mod that will be as great as this.

  23. EasyBakeOven Says:

    I hardly play gmod as it is. I can’t see me paying for it. The game has no goal and for someone like that takes away from it.

  24. ben5015se Says:

    lua wrecked gmod…

  25. Flynn Says:

    Garry shouldnt make people pay for Gmod! its a mod created with the source engine and they would be violating one of the rules that you cant make profit with a mod! Terrible move if so.

  26. Nick 'Power-Mad' Johnson Says:

    I drop ALL hate I have on htis after reading thorugh and reading this:

    “Garry will receive the uncompiled Source Engine code, blurring the lines between a mod and full game as well as overcoming the limitations of the free SDK.”

    Garry isn’t charging us for the same thing, he’s giving us stuff more stable that just wasn’t possible on past SDK. I thought he was just charging for his mod and doing waht’s possible on current SDK.

  27. Biglikeox Says:

    Garry is getting the source code.So legaly he has every right to sell it.(To the poster above)

  28. Nick 'Power-Mad' Johnson Says:

    Of coarse he does, and I support him if htisis what it takes to give us new content. I am personally excited and have my $10’s ready.

  29. [JMC]ck Says:

    that is the gays it thing i eve heard becos mod or for free and all the sodint this hell no i am not paying (olny if it is beatter )

  30. XeroShift Says:

    God some people are such whiners. It’s ten fucking bucks. Not that much. If that’s too much for you really need to think about geting a job. Atleast he iss still keeping the current version avaible for free. He should atleast get something out of spending all this time on the mod.

    “I think it stupid to charge. Sure there are alot of people who like Garry’s Mod, but what about those who have heard about it but dont own HL2?” Um…I’m pretty sure that even with the free version you need HL2 It’s a mod.

  31. x.x Says:

    Well i think this is retarted, charging for a mod that is good?… people bought hl2 for mostly the MODS that were suppose to come out, not to purchase more stuff..Greedy..
    whats next? charing us for materials? Mabye us modelers and mappers should get paid then? they are the one that rule the game.. they keep it alive, without the props gmod would just be plain and lame!

  32. hater Says:

    What the hell? This is retarded. I hope garry dies of cancer.

  33. Fuck Garry Says:

    NONONONONONONONONONONON WhY? WHYYYYYYYYY?????????????????????????????????????????????????

  34. Noodles Says:

    I do not know why everybody is badmouthing Garry or steam. I personally think that this will be a good thing. Since Garry is working with steam now, using Gmod may be alot easier. And now anything Steam release may be automatically usable for Gmod which is gonna be a great for people like me who don’t know how to use other mods models.

    I hope Steam and Garry do well from this.

  35. Nick 'Power-Mad' Johnson Says:

    Dude, this is waht it takes. We can now work and script lua ingame, rather than hitting windows everytime your script fails you. You now have a far greater interface, a model warper, tons more flexabuility in lua, a physics gun that can pick up NPC’s, hell, even minigames available:
    http://img471.imageshack.us/my.php?image=golftest00292dk.jpg

    So stop whinning, garry’s making hte best of what he’s got.

  36. Nick 'Power-Mad' Johnson Says:

    Oh, and you can freakin draw on the world in 3d! This offers tons of artpad like possabuilitys.
    http://gmod.garry.tv/img/garrysmod/17_MAR_2006/golf_test0002.jpg

  37. ^Retards Says:

    I dont play gmod but I realized something…Which is people that play it can’t spell. No wonder none of you can afford it.

    Examples:
    1:Of coarse he does, and I support him if htisis what it takes to give us new content. I am personally excited and have my $10’s ready.
    2:Well the first example was the worst I saw, so I didn’t bother checking for others…

  38. alex Says:

    to flynn:

    umm not making profit from a mod?….. css, dods, condition zero. i think that rule went along time ago.

    also i hop noone buys his stuff that theiving little cunt.

  39. ChaosLord (from GMod forums) Says:

    WTH THIS IS STUPID GARRY JUST BROKE HIS WORD TO ALL OF US! KTHXBAI!

  40. Kalashnikov Says:

    Personally, I see a fair amount of flaws with this move. Valve is going to make an exception with GMod by not making them purchase a license and then allowing them to sell it over STEAM. This is a really bad play in the mod community because it professionalizes it even further, pushing modders who want to do it for fun out of the circle and putting up banners attracting those who want payback and re-imbursement for their time: the latter being the ultimately wrong reason for modding.

    I am fearful that this is going to become a step in the wrong direction, as players will simply refuse to pay and just stick with the older, still completely great versions. This comes down to playing a mod that is being made for profit, and one that someone’s heart and soul have gone into with no request for compensation.

  41. John Says:

    Is this serious? This isn’t a joke, right?

  42. WaLLy3K Says:

    I’d be more than happy to pay for this, mainly to support Garry and the great work he’s done on this mod, but also because there will be a lot less morons in the servers.

  43. Daniel Says:

    Developing a fun mod takes alot of time and work; almost any programmer who has used a language like C++ should know that . Garry certainly deserves more than a pat on the back for his hard work. Anyone who reads the whole article, not just the title, will see that this is the better of two options. I will welcome a less buggy, frequently updated garry’s mod so parting with $10 is fine with me. And for all you 10-year-olds who can’t spell, ask your damn parents to use their credit card.

  44. Awaken Says:

    I dont have a credit card but I will buy it somehow. This mod is (from Machinima maker point of view) unbeatable and 10 bucks is nothing for this. Great move, Garry.

  45. Akronation Says:

    depending on the amount of new features garry puts into the game, it may be worth that 6 quid…

  46. Happydevil Says:

    Well I make Garry’s Mod Comics under the name of Happydevil, and I just want to know if all my custom models, skins and maps won’t have to be installed again. I’ve got too much Custom stuff to go download again.

  47. Nick 'Power-Mad' Johnson Says:

    In reply to the “Gmodders can’t spell”, sorry I don’t take time to write a novel for you all. This isn’t even a forum, it’s a “leave your comment here” thing.

    Garry wouldn’t be able to advance gmod any futher. This version here is it, garry has touched the limits of source SDK. To break this, he has bought the engine rights to make his own game.

    This doesn’t come free though, so there for, Garry has to sell it. What you’re playing now is the extent of what free-ness gives you. Enjoy it but sooner or later, you’ll want to move on, and that step is just $10 away.

  48. Friend Says:

    I wish to support Garry as far as that he makes enough money to live comfortably for a few years before contracting cancer and falling into a pit of despondence.

  49. Lane Says:

    $10 a person for the hundreds of hours of work this guy put into a mod? I don’t really see how its unfair… then again I don’t personally like the mod and I didn’t use more than once while it was free. Best of luck to him and his new revenue.

  50. ShocknAwe Says:

    What i don’t understand is, how does he get the “uncompiled Source Engine code” without having to pay a License Fee like every other commercial developer?

    We’re talking about the source code here, yes?

    If I were one of the other commercial devs who paid big money for the same code, i’d be… agitated.

  51. ShocknAwe Says:

    oh, and will the GMod Horse Armor add-on cost an extra $1.99? :P

  52. Robert Says:

    Well $10 seems like a fair price. I mean Garry has made Garry’s Mod for free. It’s the least we can owe him. I’ll buy it but I have to see how new it changed.

  53. We The Peopl (Formerly jlulian38) Says:

    I’ve played Gmod for a long time now. I LOVE The Mod. I bet a lot of you people do too. So here are MY thoughts on this.

    Think about it, Right now Gmod is over run by 12 year olds who just want to make stupid sex poses or something like that. If you have to pay, a large portion of the MingeBags will vanish into thin air.

    Another thing is, you know how VALVe keeps fucking up Gmod right now? Well this will end if they’re making a profit off of the game.

    As it has been said before, Garry gets the full Uncompiled Source code. This means he has access to EVERY portion of Half life 2, this means that he can allow mini-mod and Lua scripters to access far more features of the Source Engine. Just Guess what that means. All these Lua mods now are great yes, but in the future they will become MUCH better.

    Oh and in response to the Gmodders can’t spell thing, this is the internet after all, and only people who bother to use the backspace button really type well.

  54. Not Actually Garry Says:

    Everyone that replies ‘Garry is gay’ needs to step back and realize who they’re talking to. I’m the new guy on the block, I have power. Don’t oppose me, or you could end up as another HL2World.com

  55. seunghoon Says:

    oh no…

  56. Raptor73 Says:

    Why the hell is everyone complaining about having to pay? Gmod wasn’t going to go beyond the 9.0.4 patch anyway, so by charging for it the mod has been revived. If you don’t want to pay then just play version 9. Stop complaining about $10 measly dollars. The new version is obviously going to be better, but you still get a damn good deal with version 9, an awesome mod without having to pay a cent. Garry has put alot of effort into this mod, he deserves to get a little back, even if he did promise not to charge for it. Promises are made to be broken anyway.

  57. GoodNoodle Says:

    Horray! This is great news! GMod is really going to be something great, now! :D

  58. Asskicker Says:

    Will there still be a free version? Cauz i aint gonne pay for that mod …

  59. Dave Says:

    Wow, I totally agree with Klashnikov, this is a bad step in the wrong direction :(

  60. Sgt Doom Says:

    Go Garry! About time you got something back for all the work you’ve done. All you people who whine about this, think.
    Did YOU make the mod? No.
    Did YOU spend most or all of your free time tracking down bugs and adding new features? No.
    Do YOU have any right to say what Garry can do with HIS mod? No.

    As Garry had now full access to the source code, it’s going to be MUCH more stable and you can bet newer Steam updates are less likely to fuck it up.

  61. Cazull Says:

    Awesome move! I hope sweps, Entities, Lua Script’s, and other minimods, that use the already existing material in the source engine wont be effected by this new content restriction.

    Would this also mean that maybe garry and his band of merry banners would have to lighten up on their load of punisments, and take up more friendly guidlines when it comes to help and support for his mod?

    This bold new move bring up more questions then I can think of. I hope all goes well, and that we get more of a playerbase than we did before. I can’t wait to get this. I hope garry gives us a release date soon.

  62. Tom Edwards Says:

    This is a really bad play in the mod community because it professionalizes it even further, pushing modders who want to do it for fun out of the circle and putting up banners attracting those who want payback and re-imbursement for their time

    I don’t see how that follows. The fact that mods are going up on Steam isn’t going to somehow reduce the scope for traditional mods’ release.

    What i don’t understand is, how does he get the “uncompiled Source Engine code” without having to pay a License Fee like every other commercial developer?

    Garry will ultimately pay far more than any licensed dev through Valve’s higher cut of his profits.

  63. Spanners Says:

    This is a good move for Garry, for ages he has made this mod and got nothing back in return. This way he gets something for his efforts, and Valve get to pocket a little something too. Good for them ^-^

    The price of it will not bother me too much. I work in an internet caffe and I’m seriously hoping that garry’s mod will be included in our subscription!

    ~Spanners

  64. Tom Edwards Says:

    AFAIK everything on Steam is included in a cybercafe subscription.

  65. David Says:

    “The sanctioned selling of full, third-party mods is new territory for the games industry”

    Lets not forget Counter-Strike..

  66. Spanners Says:

    Sounds good to me then, I’ll be able to play it and get the updates, and so will our customers. I’m happy.

    I think there should be some system for these comments whereby if a person posts in all caps, or uses the word “Gay” anywhere in their post, they get a wedgie.

    Would solve all these haters…

    Live with it people!

    ~Spanners

  67. NakedSnake Says:

    We haven’t already given to Garry by filling his forum with things made with his mod? For fucks sake!

  68. Tom Edwards Says:

    Lets not forget Counter-Strike..

    That’s slightly different. It was bought up by Valve and made one of their products, while GMod is still entirely owned by Garry.

  69. Spoco Says:

    I’m very happy with the price and I would gladly pay the price for it. But I don’t have a credit card and there’s no other payment options.

  70. hahnchen Says:

    Anyone who thinks the community will shrink because of this is entirely wrong. There’s going to be an assload of people out there who have never heard of Garry’s Mod, and this is going to shove it in their faces.

    The community’s going to get larger, although it might be a very different one to what you have right now. I’ve never played Gmod, although I’ve seen the countless Google Videos and POTDs of their poses.

    I’m not going to buy a contentless sandbox modification, no. But a good many thousand will, and Garry deserves some cash, although mostly for his counter-strike humour site, which rocked.

  71. Decipher Says:

    Counter-Strike: Source doesn’t require HL2 to be installed in order for it to work, therefore it’s not a mod anymore. It’s not even third party anymore since it was absorbed by Valve.

    I personally won’t be buying Gmod. It’s a shame too. I love the mod. I was really looking forward to the new features. Garry was already making money buy charging for the forum features, so this is just getting greedy. Besides, the whole reason I bought HL2 was for the huge number of FREE mods. Now my current favourite is no longer free, and other mods will almost certainly try to work towards charging. This move could ruin the mod community as we know it.

  72. Anonymous Says:

    Garry sold out.

    Cmon man, Communism.

  73. DaveP Says:
    1. Yes, old maps and models will work
    2. No, old LUA scripts wont work
    3. Garry didn’t buy the engine license. Valve gave it to him
    4. Garry was offered to make it retail before. He declined. But now engine access really is an offer he just can’t refuse. To make what he loves, get paid to do it, and get to take it to new heights with the engine license is a great thing.
    5. Consider what you’re buying here. To be honest, this version of Gmod is nothing like any of the others that came before it. It’s an entirely new thing. Basically garry has taken everything and rebuilt it. Almost all the various visual controls (bloom, blur) are now controlled through LUA, client side LUA scripting allows things like new Heads up displays, New spawn menu that you can add to from inside gmod (no more big spawnlist text files to add to), and the spawn menu will even generate it’s own icon for each model.

    It’s gmod, but not as we know it.

  74. Aurastorm Says:

    Alot of you do not see the logic in this move. Garry is working on his other game too, and needs money to keep it running. This is simply like doing a paper round or a part-time job when you’re a kid to get something for 20$. Garry had no choice but to do this, so we couldn’t have prevented it anyway. And plus, it’s only 10$. If you can’t afford that there was no point in buying HL2 inthe first place. This may actually be a revolution in the modding community, it will push people to make better mods just so that they can make a bit of cash out of them. Understand?

  75. lemon-Demon Says:

    $10 (about £6-£8 inc. vat)
    I would pay that for it!!! BUT i would like to see quite a few screenshots/ videos to show that it is worth it.

  76. zalifer Says:

    well, $10 is not bad really, considering you get to play the whole game in G-mod style, with all the crazy antics you can get up to. plus it can be used as a tool for making stuff in Hammer and for creating many types of game. it really is a whole entertainment package.

    sadly, i have no access to a credit card, so i will lose out on the joy of G-mod, which i have used since the first, perhaps a version on a disk? i would pay $30 dollars for the game if i got it in a simple plastic box, with no manual…..

  77. CJL Says:

    Good lucky with Garry, I hope the move helps pay your bills.

    I hope it works for Garry, persoanlly I am not sure why someone would want to pay $10 for it but thats becuase I have never really undertsood why people use it other than to poser figures to make 3D HL2 artwork.

    I also think its expensive when compared to compete games you can buy through steam, that have rerquire much more work and offer much more.

    Anyway, Good luck and the Gmod community I hope this test bed works well for all involved and the mod gets the support it should get now its a consummer product.

  78. Larry Says:

    *cough*
    For all those people who can’t afford roughly £5, you are poor. And I laugh at you. HAHAHAHAHA.
    Good for you Garry, it’s time we paid you back.

    And all the little kids wont be able to make shitting comics!
    Hurray! No more shitty comics!

  79. Trigger- Says:

    I will pay for it. Professionalizing the modders scene is a good way of making the the community demand better mods. Garrys mod fit valve description of a mod from day one. Constant updates and promotion give gmod 2 thumbs up. Garry paid his dues now PAY him…

  80. MisterM Says:

    You guys are sad, Your so bloody poor you can’t afford 5 quid for one mod, Christ get a job, Or save u