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Missing textures? Let me help you with that


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Introduction

Note: Content in this guide that is the colour yellow are the important bits if you can't be bothered to read through everything. 

 

So, you've gone on to a server, perhaps TTT and you're greeted with purple checkers, big error signs and a really trippy skybox as colours merge and you have a seizure.

Welcome to Garry's mod, you've made the first mistake by playing without getting the textures first. Sure, you might find one or two maps that look all nice and perfect. But 98% of maps and content will require a texture pack that clearly, you don't have. In this tutorial I will share with you how myself and most people have got the textures for FREE.

Custom content

Already got the texture packs but still getting errors? You've got a nasty case of missing custom content. Unfortunately I cannot give a universal fix that will help in all cases as...well, I can't exactly list every single custom content pack can I? However, I can tell you that all it takes is a bit of common sense to find that sneaky custom content that didn't download automatically when you joined a game. Your best bet for locating custom content that you didn't receive automatically is to find the server's forum page (just like this one! :D), you will almost always find threads and even official guides from staff that will get you the custom content. So get out there and get looking!

Where the hell are these texture packs then?

So, you're definitely sure that it's the missing texture packs you need. This obviously means you do not own Counter Strike: Source and/or the Half Life series. Not a problem because, you don't need 'em. I will break down each step on how to get these pesky missing textures. Caution: This will take a long time to download unless you have fast internet speeds.

  • Ensure that steam is closed on your computer
  • Click on the links below and click "Download through your browser"
  • Download Counter Strike: Source
  • Download Half Life 2: Episode 1
  • Download Half Life 2: Episode 2
  • Go to "My computer" or "This PC"
  • Open your "Local Disk (C:) drive"
  • Open "Program Files (x86)"
  • Open "Steam"
  • Open "steamapps"
  • Open "common"
  • Open "GarrysMod"
  • Open "garrysmod"
  • Open "addons"
  • Extract the downloaded files in to "addons"
  • Start up Gmod and watch as all the beautiful textures are present!

The end result should look like this:

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Troubleshooting/Feedback

That's everything for this guide! I hope it worked for you! Still seeing missing textures? Couldn't get through one of the steps? Please leave a comment below about your issue with as much information as possible and I will reply with a fix or personally contact you to try and fix the issues you may be experiencing. Did this guide work for you? Then please leave a comment below to say that this helped, this shows me that making this was beneficial and not a complete waste of time. :)

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