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9 years ago Hey it won't happen because Garry will judge it too complicated for new players. (lol)
I have never used Precision Alignment, I'll have to take a look at that. The normal Precision tool is nice too, why not recommend it? Or maybe Precision Alignment already does all kinds of stuff Precision does.
Good idea.
On 22/01/2015 10:20, JoeySkylynx wrote:
Every so often, I decided to redownload Garry's Mod, in order to just speed it up or to get rid of old files. Now when I do this, I tend to boot up singleplayer and screw around in Sandbox, and it has occurred to me that Garry's Mod is in dire need for some serious updates in regards to the currently non-vanilla build tools that is practically found on every server that has sandbox as the derivative gamemode.
In order to mention a few...
" Buoyancy Tool " - This tool does exactly what it says in the name. It's used in order to give props similar properties to the blue barrel props in Useful Construction. Quiet helpful for building boats!
" Weight Tool" - Holy fuck... Why is this not vanilla yet? Weight tool is a tool that allows players to update the weight of props in order to make stable contraptions or to make things less heavy for means of parenting.
" Fin Tool " - The Fin tool was something that was provided with PHX 3, when we were still in Garry's Mod 11. The usefulness of this tool cannot go without saying. It can be used to create aircraft that actually act like aircraft. I would recommend creating a Fin tool which includes some sort of VGUI aid in order to help players understand where exactly their fins are being effected as the current PHX version doesn't do so, and the versions used by really advanced build servers is sorta within a click of server owners that happen to be friends.
" Smart Snap " - HOW THE FUCK IS THIS NOT ADDED YET? Seriously, what the hell guys? This is the most helpful tool found in multiplayer that is literally on every Garry's Mod server, but for some reason has yet to be implemented into vanilla. Adding this will allow builders to make more precise movements of props, as well as increase the stability of certain features in contraptions.
" Precision Alignment " - A tool created by Wenli back in 2009, it has found it's way into the hearts of every builder in Garry's Mod. Not only is this tool by far the best tool in existence regarding ease of use, and ease of construction... But it also allows for the user to have helpful features like mirroring, ballsockets not directly mounted to props, and props that are connected so perfectly that you cannot even fit a razorblade into it. Precision Alignment is something that should of been added to GMod with the switchover to GMod 13, and now it's just something that has been on the backburner for far to long. Please add this system for the sake of every builders sanity.
" Ballsocket Advanced and Axis Advanced " - IIRC, this is already in Precision Alignment, but for the most part, the current Ballsocket and Axis tools need to be changed out for these. Not only does it allow for standalone constraints, but it also allows for a much more wider variety of XYZ constraints, allows the user to do Easy Precision type ghosting before moving to another prop, and is just an all around improvement to the currently provided tools.
" Advanced Duplicator 2 " - Please... Please.... Get rid of the normal duplicator and the Workshop connection to "saved contraptions" not only does it cause massive amounts of lag when spawning something from the workshop, but it also causes the workshop to be flooded with "NUDE ALYX" and "BREEN KILL MISSIONS" it's just terrible, and destroys the point of having a system for saving files. Now onto the real reason I mentioned this. Advanced Duplicator 2, is without a doubt an all around improvement to the standard duplicator tool, and it ensures the safety of the users constructs by having it so that all constructs remain on the user's computer and are never put into a server savefolder. It also only shows preview images on the client rather then the server, meaning less lag and all. Get rid of the current Duplicator and Workshop Duplications, and replace it with Advanced Duplicator 2. No more lag, no more workshop spam, better all around user interaction.
" Wiremod " - Yes this is a pipedream, but Wiremod has been recently recoded from the ground up, and it's one of those tools that without a doubt needs to be quickly looked into. This has been one of those "must have" addons for build servers for a very long time, and it's backed by several very well respected coders in the Garry's Mod community. By turning this into a vanilla addon, we are always guaranteed constant support and fixing by the Wiremod Dev Team, and Garry's Mod would have a vanilla feature that'd drastically increase the functionality of the game. Contraptions would get bigger and more advanced, players would have more fun playing the game, and we'd be able to finally have the a pod controller system that wouldn't require the use of keyboard keys that are not being used!
I know a lot of these things are pipedreamish, but all of them deserve a place in GMod Vanilla, they have created a vast and much more interesting experience in Garry's Mod, and with them added, we'd free up space for more players to take over and create even greater experiences in GMod.
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Every so often, I decided to redownload Garry's Mod, in order to just speed it up or to get rid of old files. Now when I do this, I tend to boot up singleplayer and screw around in Sandbox, and it has occurred to me that Garry's Mod is in dire need for some serious updates in regards to the currently non-vanilla build tools that is practically found on every server that has sandbox as the derivative gamemode.
In order to mention a few...
" Buoyancy Tool " - This tool does exactly what it says in the name. It's used in order to give props similar properties to the blue barrel props in Useful Construction. Quiet helpful for building boats!
" Weight Tool" - Holy fuck... Why is this not vanilla yet? Weight tool is a tool that allows players to update the weight of props in order to make stable contraptions or to make things less heavy for means of parenting.
" Fin Tool " - The Fin tool was something that was provided with PHX 3, when we were still in Garry's Mod 11. The usefulness of this tool cannot go without saying. It can be used to create aircraft that actually act like aircraft. I would recommend creating a Fin tool which includes some sort of VGUI aid in order to help players understand where exactly their fins are being effected as the current PHX version doesn't do so, and the versions used by really advanced build servers is sorta within a click of server owners that happen to be friends.
" Smart Snap " - HOW THE FUCK IS THIS NOT ADDED YET? Seriously, what the hell guys? This is the most helpful tool found in multiplayer that is literally on every Garry's Mod server, but for some reason has yet to be implemented into vanilla. Adding this will allow builders to make more precise movements of props, as well as increase the stability of certain features in contraptions.
" Precision Alignment " - A tool created by Wenli back in 2009, it has found it's way into the hearts of every builder in Garry's Mod. Not only is this tool by far the best tool in existence regarding ease of use, and ease of construction... But it also allows for the user to have helpful features like mirroring, ballsockets not directly mounted to props, and props that are connected so perfectly that you cannot even fit a razorblade into it. Precision Alignment is something that should of been added to GMod with the switchover to GMod 13, and now it's just something that has been on the backburner for far to long. Please add this system for the sake of every builders sanity.
" Ballsocket Advanced and Axis Advanced " - IIRC, this is already in Precision Alignment, but for the most part, the current Ballsocket and Axis tools need to be changed out for these. Not only does it allow for standalone constraints, but it also allows for a much more wider variety of XYZ constraints, allows the user to do Easy Precision type ghosting before moving to another prop, and is just an all around improvement to the currently provided tools.
" Advanced Duplicator 2 " - Please... Please.... Get rid of the normal duplicator and the Workshop connection to "saved contraptions" not only does it cause massive amounts of lag when spawning something from the workshop, but it also causes the workshop to be flooded with "NUDE ALYX" and "BREEN KILL MISSIONS" it's just terrible, and destroys the point of having a system for saving files. Now onto the real reason I mentioned this. Advanced Duplicator 2, is without a doubt an all around improvement to the standard duplicator tool, and it ensures the safety of the users constructs by having it so that all constructs remain on the user's computer and are never put into a server savefolder. It also only shows preview images on the client rather then the server, meaning less lag and all. Get rid of the current Duplicator and Workshop Duplications, and replace it with Advanced Duplicator 2. No more lag, no more workshop spam, better all around user interaction.
" Wiremod " - Yes this is a pipedream, but Wiremod has been recently recoded from the ground up, and it's one of those tools that without a doubt needs to be quickly looked into. This has been one of those "must have" addons for build servers for a very long time, and it's backed by several very well respected coders in the Garry's Mod community. By turning this into a vanilla addon, we are always guaranteed constant support and fixing by the Wiremod Dev Team, and Garry's Mod would have a vanilla feature that'd drastically increase the functionality of the game. Contraptions would get bigger and more advanced, players would have more fun playing the game, and we'd be able to finally have the a pod controller system that wouldn't require the use of keyboard keys that are not being used!
I know a lot of these things are pipedreamish, but all of them deserve a place in GMod Vanilla, they have created a vast and much more interesting experience in Garry's Mod, and with them added, we'd free up space for more players to take over and create even greater experiences in GMod.