Is GMod fun without mods?

[hguy14]

I thought about either buying this or portal and I would probably get this. But I heard someone say that this game is only fun alone or something like that if you get lots of addons such. But is this true because I would like to know what mods are the best for this and how much space they would take up on my computer. Sorry if I'm not suppose to post here without owning the game.

[cubabori]

It is, but it's alot better with addons. Lots more things to do. And it depends what you are downloading.

[UCEY]

What he said, it can be, but there's only so much you can do. Addons make it better

[hguy14]

What are the best addons?

[Pinhead]

Yes you can build stuff with Hl2 base props and you get basic hl2 tools like the rpg, the spas-12, the USP match, the SLAM (though it was never in the public release of HL2), the pulse rifle that shoots energy balls and regular ammunition, the grenade launching smg,the grav and phys gun that let you toy around with the props from the HL2 universe, and the grenades. all of the tools you get with base gmod are very fun to toy around with and even though you might only have a few maps with the base game, the maps are fun to explore and using your imagination, you can build bases with your tools and props and defend them from zombies, for example. gmod is a very rich game where your imagination is your only limit

[Pinhead]

The best addons are VJ base for NPC raids and stealth maps, M9k for more weapons like the Nuke launcher ( all of the packs are recomended), and dynamic fire with the destruction mod (I forget what it is called)

[Wontairr]

Originally posted by kalanicabral:

Yes you can build stuff with Hl2 base props and you get basic hl2 tools like the rpg, the spas-12, the USP match, the SLAM (though it was never in the public release of HL2), the pulse rifle that shoots energy balls and regular ammunition, the grenade launching smg,the grav and phys gun that let you toy around with the props from the HL2 universe, and the grenades. all of the tools you get with base gmod are very fun to toy around with and even though you might only have a few maps with the base game, the maps are fun to explore and using your imagination, you can build bases with your tools and props and defend them from zombies, for example. gmod is a very rich game where your imagination is your only limit

SLAM is from hl2 deathmatch.

[Pinhead]

Originally posted by Wontairr:

Originally posted by kalanicabral:

Yes you can build stuff with Hl2 base props and you get basic hl2 tools like the rpg, the spas-12, the USP match, the SLAM (though it was never in the public release of HL2), the pulse rifle that shoots energy balls and regular ammunition, the grenade launching smg,the grav and phys gun that let you toy around with the props from the HL2 universe, and the grenades. all of the tools you get with base gmod are very fun to toy around with and even though you might only have a few maps with the base game, the maps are fun to explore and using your imagination, you can build bases with your tools and props and defend them from zombies, for example. gmod is a very rich game where your imagination is your only limit

SLAM is from hl2 deathmatch.

I was trying to say that it was not in the HL2 OG version because it was scrapped lol

[Wontairr]

Originally posted by kalanicabral:

Originally posted by Wontairr:

SLAM is from hl2 deathmatch.

I was trying to say that it was not in the HL2 OG version because it was scrapped lol

ah i see

[hguy14]

Sorry it took me forever to respond. I was camping with my family and there was no internet. But thank you for answering my question but I have one more thing to ask. Can you use portal 2 things?

[Night_Sniper]

Originally posted by hguy14nice:

Sorry it took me forever to respond. I was camping with my family and there was no internet. But thank you for answering my question but I have one more thing to ask. Can you use portal 2 things?

I mean, mostly you will need to have Portal 2 installed for anything to work...
So, if the choice stands between Portal 2 and GMod... Screw this, I would pick Portal 2.
And Im saying this with over 400 hours in GMod spent. Portal 2 wont give the same 400+ hours, but it will tell a good story and even let you play alot of custom maps.

GMod is boring. Especially that if you dont have friends and wont download any addons (mods). These 400 hourse came from playing custom maps with friends and using some mods to make it better. Also from writing own mods.

Worse part is that in order to get half the f*cking maps to work, you will also need to buy and install 1-3 extra games from Valve. Same goes to a good share of addons, but, thankfully, best ones are usually self-sustainable.

[hguy14]

Originally posted by Night_Sniper:

Originally posted by hguy14nice:

Sorry it took me forever to respond. I was camping with my family and there was no internet. But thank you for answering my question but I have one more thing to ask. Can you use portal 2 things?

I mean, mostly you will need to have Portal 2 installed for anything to work...
So, if the choice stands between Portal 2 and GMod... Screw this, I would pick Portal 2.
And Im saying this with over 400 hours in GMod spent. Portal 2 wont give the same 400+ hours, but it will tell a good story and even let you play alot of custom maps.

GMod is boring. Especially that if you dont have friends and wont download any addons (mods). These 400 hourse came from playing custom maps with friends and using some mods to make it better. Also from writing own mods.

Worse part is that in order to get half the f*cking maps to work, you will also need to buy and install 1-3 extra games from Valve. Same goes to a good share of addons, but, thankfully, best ones are usually self-sustainable.

I have portal 2 so that is why I was asking. But on the internet people ssaid you mainly need CS:S textures and I found some you can download for free and they say they are legal. And I have TF2.

[SonaristicCatboy]

Originally posted by Night_Sniper:

Originally posted by hguy14nice:

Sorry it took me forever to respond. I was camping with my family and there was no internet. But thank you for answering my question but I have one more thing to ask. Can you use portal 2 things?

I mean, mostly you will need to have Portal 2 installed for anything to work...
So, if the choice stands between Portal 2 and GMod... Screw this, I would pick Portal 2.
And Im saying this with over 400 hours in GMod spent. Portal 2 wont give the same 400+ hours, but it will tell a good story and even let you play alot of custom maps.

GMod is boring. Especially that if you dont have friends and wont download any addons (mods). These 400 hourse came from playing custom maps with friends and using some mods to make it better. Also from writing own mods.

Worse part is that in order to get half the f*cking maps to work, you will also need to buy and install 1-3 extra games from Valve. Same goes to a good share of addons, but, thankfully, best ones are usually self-sustainable.

You can find maps with a good story and custom maps with campaign in GMOD though...
Gmod for me isn't boring and I've gotten like 2000 hours on it. But I've taken a break from gmod before and played other games. You also usually don't need Portal 2 installed for anything to work and you can just get the 1-3 extra games's content from other websites.

[cubabori]

Bottom line, get mods and play with them. Over 50% of maps use CS:S's textures so you'll need it.

[Sharkster_00]

Yes if your friends just bought the game or if they don’t have any mods