Garry's Mod



Garry's Mod, often abbreviated as GMOD, is a sandbox physics game using a modified Source engine, created by Garry Newman. Garry's Mod was originally a modification for Valve's Half-Life 2, but was later made into a standalone game.

Although Garry's Mod is listed as a full game, it has no objectives and instead gives the player a sandbox to manipulate items free of restrictions, although some multiplayer servers use role-play or other game modes created by players. Garry's Mod allows players to manipulate items, furniture and "props" – various objects that players can place in-game. Props can be selected from any installed Source engine game or from a community created collection. The game features two "guns" – Physics Gun and Tool Gun for manipulating objects. The Physics Gun allows objects to be picked up, adjusted, and frozen in place. The Tool Gun is a multi-purpose tool for performing various tasks, such as combining props, attaching them via ropes, and creating controllable winches and wheels. The Tool Gun is also used to control add-ons created by the community.

Another popular Garry's Mod concept is rag-doll posing. The player can instantiate a rag-doll model from a Source game and pose it using a variety of tools. This is a popular tool for making fan-made videos and machinimas.

Garry's Mod takes advantage of the Source engine's modified version of the Havok Physics Engine, which allows players to build contraptions that follow the laws of physics.