Garry's Mod's future

[Witch]

Do you think the game will still be relevant in the future, considering how terrible the current game industry is? Maybe the game will have a 2nd golden age?

[England is not a real country]

Not likely;

Even tho this game is moddable as heck , people will eventually get bored of it , IF S&box comes out and sucks , people will probably forget this game and do something else.

If s&Box succeds , i believe that alot of players will migrate for s&box for source 2 tools and stuff.

It depends whether or not S&box succeds or flop like most triple AAA games nowdays.

[Lady Alcina Dimitrescu]

Yes, this game has a feature.
Modding, is the feature of gaming.

People would already switch to other Sandbox games if this game didn't had future.
This game released in 2006.

It's like Minecraft but in a different universe.

[England is not a real country]

Originally posted by Lady Alcina Dimitrescu:

Yes, this game has a feature.
Modding, is the feature of gaming.

People would already switch to other Sandbox games if this game didn't had future.
This game released in 2004.

It's like Minecraft but in a different universe.

Gmod came out in 2006 , not 2004.

2006 = the version that is available for the public , the other previous version were privated.

29/nov./2006

Also i won´t say that the future of gaming is modding , indeed modding can keep a game alive for years but is not enough

The source engine , despite being moddable , has ♥♥♥♥ tons of limitations , many of whom can and will make addon creators bored and stress out, I´m not addon maker but i´m certain that they were unhappy with the fact that they need to cut down some features of their addons to fit gmod´s needs , examples : Higher poly models like from Source 2 or Unreal 4 , you need to reduce %58 of their polygon count , resulting on uglier models , Guns Sweps can´t be more advanced then simply "point and click" , Maps can´t be bigger then a certain limit otherwise crashes were expected.

S&box , even if it sucks , can mantain gmod alive.

Source 2 , fresh new paint , NEW GMOD!

[ZeroSorrow™]

Older games will always be better, not only for their stability, but also because developers cared a lot more about their games back then and didn't only see it as a thing that generates money. On top of this, modding has become very popular, and even some of the most obscure PS2 games are getting mods now. The Source engine is very capable and is perfect for a game like Gmod. Modding is something that can keep a game alive for way longer than it's supposed to, especially games like Left 4 Dead 2 that were severely broken on launch and just didn't do super well. The final major update for the game was even community-driven. Gmod is a special case where the whole game relies on community-made content, and with the player count only increasing over the past 10 years, I believe that Gmod will never truly die unless something big were to happen, like it getting taken off of the store or another game like it coming out with fewer restrictions. Which isn't saying much because the current game really doesn't have many restrictions in the first place.

[Lady Alcina Dimitrescu]

Originally posted by I drive (2011):

Originally posted by Lady Alcina Dimitrescu:

Yes, this game has a feature.
Modding, is the feature of gaming.

People would already switch to other Sandbox games if this game didn't had future.
This game released in 2004.

It's like Minecraft but in a different universe.

Gmod came out in 2006 , not 2004.

2006 = the version that is available for the public , the other previous version were privated.

29/nov./2006

Also i won´t say that the future of gaming is modding , indeed modding can keep a game alive for years but is not enough

The source engine , despite being moddable , has ♥♥♥♥ tons of limitations , many of whom can and will make addon creators bored and stress out, I´m not addon maker but i´m certain that they were unhappy with the fact that they need to cut down some features of their addons to fit gmod´s needs , examples : Higher poly models like from Source 2 or Unreal 4 , you need to reduce %45 of their polygon count , resulting on uglier models , Guns Sweps can´t be more advanced then simply "point and click" , Maps can´t be bigger otherwise crashes were expected.

S&box , even if it sucks , can mantain gmod alive.

Source 2 , fresh new paint , NEW GMOD!

I strongly disagree with your opinion and statement.

While modding is limited for the Source Engine, it is similarly constrained for almost any other game. Garry's Mod wins the war due to how easy it is to run and maintain, as well as how simple it is to make mods for it.

While making modifications is limited, there still exists a VERY high bar. Additionally, porting models from different games to another game is always limited or buggy.

These limits have not stopped Garry's Mod until now, and they are not going to stop it anytime soon.

[Lady Alcina Dimitrescu]

Also, Jesus Christ, please fix your grammar.

[Brewster T. Koopa]

Originally posted by I drive (2011):

Originally posted by Lady Alcina Dimitrescu:

Yes, this game has a feature.
Modding, is the feature of gaming.

People would already switch to other Sandbox games if this game didn't had future.
This game released in 2004.

It's like Minecraft but in a different universe.

Gmod came out in 2006 , not 2004.

2006 = the version that is available for the public , the other previous version were privated.

29/nov./2006

Actually, it was officially released on steam in 2006, Garry's mod started off as a mod on Moddb, that was released December 26 2004

Originally posted by Witch:

Do you think the game will still be relevant in the future, considering how terrible the current game industry is? Maybe the game will have a 2nd golden age?

Definitely not, it's been going too strong and most people actually favor gmod over S&Box.

[England is not a real country]

Originally posted by Lady Alcina Dimitrescu:

I strongly disagree with your opinion and statement.

While modding is limited for the Source Engine, it is similarly constrained for almost any other game. Garry's Mod wins the war due to how easy it is to run and maintain, as well as how simple it is to make mods for it.

While making modifications is limited, there still exists a VERY high bar. Additionally, porting models from different games to another game is always limited or buggy.

These limits have not stopped Garry's Mod until now, and they are not going to stop it anytime soon.

I´m strong advocate those limitations eventually will get people not interested on modding , limitations for long enough leads for lack of investement on more creative addons;

Use the nextbot invasion of the workshop during these recent times , according to your words , gmod is easy to mod, litearlly anyone can mod , creating addons that look the same and fell the same.

Tell me , how can you be excited with the workshop when stuff like that is constantly being pumped left and right? When only a select few are different enough as to get more noticeable within the same-ness pile of garbage? Everything in the gmod workshop feels copy pasted right now.
"Omg other addon that adds a HL2 beta npcs... as if nobody has tried that before!"
"Other Liminal space map? Count me in!"
"Realism addons...? HECK YES!"
"Weapons ripped straight from CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 8? YES! YES!"

A newer game from garry is necessary to avoid this kinda of "creativity death" within the workshop , give people more tools to work with , a better engine capable of more feats then a simple "mod" , Lesser limitations = the samey addons were filthered out in favour of the creative ones.

S&Box , 2026.

[Lady Alcina Dimitrescu]

The content is limited due to the lack of creativity that most content creators have. Everyone keeps using the same buggy "VJ Base" as their AI base. Maps, on the other hand, are pretty good and plentiful, but for people who know how to use the search bar.

While the NextBot invasion is still here, you can simply ignore them by typing "NOT Nextbot" into the search bar. This will hide every NPC that has "Nextbot" in it. It has worked pretty well for me so far.

I still strongly disagree with your idea.

Also, you're not a workshop creator; your only addon is the "Skibidi Toilet" dupe. You're one of the reasons why the workshop is like this.

Your lack of creativity and biased opinions do not change the fact that Garry's Mod is, was, and still is the number one Sandbox game.

S&Box is not a salvation, It's just a sequel.
Just because you're unable or unwilling to do something creative, doesn't mean everyone is the same.