Demos record your gameplay in Garry's mod
They are useful in replaying fun moments and finding out how something happened.
This guide is focused on where to find your demo files, reviewing them and sending them.
Locating your Garry's Mod folder.
Usually the game is located in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod
However if your game is on a different drive the location may be different, you can find it manually using Steam.
Open Steam, Go to Library , right click Garry's Mod and select properties, Select Local files and click on the "Browse" button to open your gmod directory
- Finding the demo files and making them visible in game.
Once you've opened your Garry's Mod folder, go through garrysmod>data>monolith_replays
again the default directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\data\monolith_replays
There you can find your Monolith replays.
You can view the replays in game if you copy them from: GarrysMod\garrysmod\data\monolith_replays to: GarrysMod\garrysmod\demos
- Opening the demo files
After you've completed Step 2 the demo file you've copied should be visible in game. Launch your game and select Demos in the main menu, make sure the file is the same one you've copied, hover over it and click play. Be aware that the loading process takes a while and it will freeze Garry's mod while it's loading.
You can navigate through the demo by pressing Shift+F2 to open the demoui, or typing in the developer's console "demoui" without the comas.
- Sending demo files
Demo files may be requested by staff and you will be required to provide them, to do so you can send them
directly through discord by dragging the file in the chat box with the requesting staff member and pressing enter.
Or if you can't upload a file with such size, you can upload the demo to Google drive
Make sure that when the file is uploaded the permissions for the file are set so anyone with the link would have access to it and send the link to the requesting staff member through Discord or in game private message.
- FAQ
Q: Can I review a demo without waiting for the global demo save?
A: Yes, you will need to open the developer's console by pressing default key ` (next to 1, below Esc) and type "stop" without the comas to stop the current demo recording, the file will be saved in the monolith_replays folder.
Q: Which file is the one I need?
A: It's a hard to answer question, the thing to remember is that the name of the demo file suggests the start of the recording and the duration of the demo is usually 1 hour. If a staff member is requesting it he will tell you a specific time for which a demo file corresponds.
Q: Are the demos recording my entire screen?
A: No demos record only your gameplay and audio inside Garry's Mod.
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