Hello everyone, The next Garry's Mod update is coming soon. The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 31st of July at 2PM GMT. This update will be backwards compatible with existing servers, so servers do not need immediate updating and players can still join old servers, but it is still [b]highly recommended[/b] to update as soon as the update releases to get all the new features and fixes. You can preview the list of upcoming changes here: https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Update_Preview_Changelog (Please note this list is still work in progress and is subject to change.) [h1]Please help us test the update[/h1] We kindly ask anyone, players, modders and server owners alike, willing to help us test this update before it releases, to minimize any potential problems with the update. Just run your game or your (development/test) server on one of the beta versions briefly to see if any new issues crop up compared to the current version of the game. The Pre-Release Steam beta branch for Garry's Mod has been updated and contains all the changes that will be included in the next update. The "dev" and "x86-64" betas also contain all the upcoming changes. You can report any found issues preferably on our official bug tracking repository on GitHub: (be sure to search before posting) [url=https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-issues]https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-issues[/url] Or at the very least in the comments below, or on our official Discord server or: [url=https://discord.com/invite/gmod]https://discord.com/invite/gmod[/url] If you want to set up a Dedicated Server instance using any of the beta branches, see this article: https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Downloading_a_Dedicated_Server [quote][b]How to switch game branches:[/b][olist][*]Exit the game [*]Right click on [b]Garry's Mod[/b] in Steam and select [b]Properties[/b] [*]Go to the [b]Betas[/b] tab and select your desired branch[/olist][b]None[/b] - This is the normal version of the game [b]Pre-Release[/b] - This is the next update [b]Dev[/b] - This is a bleeding edge version of the game, expect it to contain more bugs than usual [/quote]