Garry's Mod characters, factions and unit roles
Identify the people, opponents and playable roles in Garry's Mod, with their functions and relationships in compact tables.
Edition covered
The PC sandbox first sold in 2006, covering the shipped Sandbox tools and basic interface. Facepunch screenshots are staged sandbox scenes. Community modes, add-ons and servers can replace controls, models and rules.
4 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Characters
Citizen NPC
A familiar Source character type that can be placed through the spawn menu.
Combine soldier NPC
An enemy model used for sandbox scenes and combat experiments.
More characters
- Ragdoll — Poseable character model · A physical model without the behavior of a living NPC.
- Community player model — Optional cosmetic model · A model supplied by an add-on or server rather than a separate campaign hero.
Quick notes
- Separate player models from NPCs. A player model changes a player's appearance, while an NPC has behavior controlled by the game.
- Choose a model for the kind of scene. Use ragdolls for carefully posed pictures and NPCs for a moving encounter.
- Sandbox has no required story cast. Garry's Mod does not assign a campaign party or a fixed hero roster.
- Check content dependencies when a model fails. An ERROR model usually means required model content is absent.
Choose a model for the kind of scene
| Object | Can be posed? | What controls it |
|---|---|---|
| Player model | Through player actions and compatible tools | A human player |
| NPC | Some tools affect its state or placement | Game or add-on AI |
| Ragdoll | Yes, with physics and posing tools | Physics constraints and the builder |
| Static prop | Only as its model permits | Placement and construction tools |
An ERROR model usually means required model content is absent. Read the add-on's requirements and mount legitimately owned games where needed. Do not assume another server's model collection is part of the base game.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Garry's Mod publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Facepunch Sandbox guide | wiki.facepunch.com |
| Facepunch tools guide | wiki.facepunch.com |
| Facepunch player guides | wiki.facepunch.com |