Gmod December 2015 Update

An update has been released!

This update includes a lot of exploit, crash and Half-Life 2 campaign fixes, as well as other minor bug fixes and Lua API improvements.

Thanks to the following people for helping us out and reporting dangerous exploits:
Willox, Leystryku, Python1320, MeepDarknessM/Meepen and ogniK.
And thanks to everyone who helped testing the update and reported bugs/problems.

As usual, servers will need to be restarted.
The update will be automatically downloaded when you restart your game.

You can check out the full change log below:

Game Changes

• DEL Removed Panel.OnMousePressed method
• DEL Removed RawConsoleCommand
• DEL Removed the 8192 .lua file limit for singleplayer. (The limit still exists for multiplayer)
• DEL Removed the 20 character addon name limit for engine.GetAddons()
• DEL Removed soundscapes from fallbacks, they are all shipped in garrysmod.vpk now
• DEL Got rid of unnecessary Steam.dll dependency
• FIX Fixed Vehicle.IsBoosting crashing the game when used on a seat
• FIX Fixed physenv.AddSurfaceData only working once per map
• FIX Fixed TF2 .nav files crashing the game on map load
• FIX Fixed GetSaveTable() not properly handling some entity fields
• FIX Fixed RPG sound spam #2
• FIX Fixed triggerable soundscapes being removed when cleaning up the map
• FIX Fixed combine mines not detecting players in Single Player ( And player in the last player slot in multiplayer )
• FIX Fixed util.TraceLine and Entity:FireBullets not hitting player hitboxes outside of their hull if there is a prop behind said hitbox
• FIX Fixed gravity gun not calling OnFailedPhysGunPickup on any entity
• FIX Fixed not being able to grab a Magnusson Device from Jalopy’s back
• FIX Fixed Jalopy’s radar and added multiplayer support
• FIX Fixes d3_breen01 map getting stuck
• FIX Fixed Combine Mine leaving looping sound behind if removed while the sound is playing
• FIX Fixed a bug with Bugbait and Grenade weapons where you can have both stuck in unusable state
• FIX Fixed SF_TRIG_TOUCH_DEBRIS not working in any trigger entity
• FIX Fixed Weapon.GetActivity() not returning any values
• FIX Fixed unhandled usermessage 21
• FIX Fixed scripted entity names being restricted to 32 characters. ( Now restricted to 64 )
• FIX Fixed Player:GetEyeTrace not working correctly with lag compensation
• FIX Fixed prediction errors when walking or attempting to sprint while crouched
• FIX Fixed particle systems not obeying some attach types correctly
• FIX Fixed scenes not playing in some cases
• FIX Fixed some issues with player movement prediction
• FIX Fixed a client crash issue with some ragdoll models ( unreasonable position )
• FIX Fixed some things printing twice on Linux srcds
• FIX Fixed yet another DDoS exploit
• FIX Fixed some DoS exploits having to do with server log output
• FIX Fixed a security exploit
• FIX Fixed splitpacket server crash exploit
• FIX Fixed net library server crash exploit
• FIX Fixed yet another server crash exploit
• FIX Fixed CreateMaterial exploit
• FIX Fixed Player.Say exploit
• FIX Fixed an exploit/a bug that allowed people to get the “Play X days/months” achievements faster ( or slower )
• UPD Made the “DirectX Out of Date” message open the Support webpage and changed its text
• UPD Updated Awesomium to 1.7.5.1
• UPD PathFollower.Compute( pos, nextbot, function ) now has a third paramter – function( area, areafrom, ladder, elevator, length )
• UPD input.LookupBinding() now has a second parameter – exact
• UPD net.ReadData no longer tries to read 0-length or negative length data
• UPD sv_logsdir can no longer be used to write any file with any extension anywhere on your PC
• UPD file.Remove no longer can delete any file on your PC in menu state
• UPD Updated net_graph, sv_log(sdir), Orange Box .pcf particle system & bunch more things to their latest TF2 version
• UPD Updated All NPC/AI weapons except for Crossbow
• UPD Increased precision of integers for util.KeyValuesToTable
• UPD Enabled a some EP2 Alyx stuff – Entering Jalopy, etc.
• UPD Entity.RestartGesture() is now serverside only ( It never did anything on client )
• UPD Entity.SetWeaponModel()’s Weapon argument is now optional
• UPD Improved AI player detection in multiplayer ( It used to detect the last player on server, now properly detects the closest one )
• UPD Updated propdata.txt to contain Episodic stuff
• UPD Updated Steamworks API to latest version
• UPD Updated localization files
• UPD Moved some files from garrysmod.vpk to fallbacks.vpk ( HLS gibs, Alyx Gun epsodic sounds )
• UPD Some of gravity gun convars are no longer cheat only
• UPD Moved GetConVarNumber and GetConVarString to Lua for better performance
• UPD Ground speed for NPCs now takes model scale into account
• UPD Slightly improved player movement on moving props so they are less likely to be ejected
• UPD Moved some steamworks.* Lua functions to ISteamUGC
• UPD Entity.CreateParticleEffect() now returns the particle object it creates
• NEW Added gameui_show_dialog, buildcubemaps, voice_ and some snd_ commands to blocked cvar list
• NEW Added support for L4D1 & Retail Black Mesa Source maps
• NEW Added maps/*_particles.txt for HL2:EP2 maps
• NEW Added new TF2 map icons and a few L4D1 map icons
• NEW Added menu_cleanupgmas that cleans up unused .gma files
• NEW Added ACT_HL2MP_SWIM_IDLE & ACT_HL2MP_SWIM to Lua
• NEW Added new soundscript stuff from TF2 update
• NEW Added 2 new parameters for Entity.RestartGesture – autokill=true, addIfMissing=true
• NEW Added 6 missing silkicons
• NEW Added cfg/mapcycle.txt to stop invalid map version spam
• NEW Added -noworkshop command line parameter
• NEW Added possible ragdoll related physics crash prevention/fix
• NEW Added support for Steam game server accounts
• NEW Added font name to the “There was an error creating the font!”
• NEW Added Vehicle.IsValid – returns whether the actual VEHICLE is valid or not
• NEW Added Vehicle.SetPos( vector ) – Actually working SetPos for vehicles
• NEW Added system.IsWindowed()
• NEW Added input.LookupKeyBinding()
• NEW Added ENT:FireAnimationEvent() for “anim” type entities
• NEW Added ENT:HandleAnimEvent() for “anim” type entities
• NEW Added CNavArea.SetAttributes()
• NEW Added CNavArea.GetCostSoFar()
• NEW Added CNavArea.ComputeAdjacentConnectionHeightChange()
• NEW Added CNavLadder.GetLength()
• NEW Added navmesh.IsLoaded()
• NEW Added navmesh.SetMarkedArea()
• NEW Added navmesh.GetMarkedArea()
• NEW Added navmesh.SetMarkedLadder()
• NEW Added navmesh.GetMarkedLadder()
• NEW Added navmesh.GetEditCursorPosition()
• NEW Added navmesh.Reset()
• NEW Added navmesh.Load()
• NEW Added navmesh.Save()
• NEW Added CLuaLocomotion.IsAreaTraversable()
• NEW Added CLuaLocomotion.GetMaxJumpHeight()
• NEW Added PathFollower.ResetAge()
• NEW Added PathFollower.MoveCursorToClosestPosition()
• NEW Added PathFollower.GetHindrance()
• NEW Added PathFollower.GetCursorData()
• NEW Added PathFollower.GetCurrentGoal()
• NEW Added PathFollower.FirstSegment()
• NEW Added PathFollower.LastSegment()
• NEW Added ismatrix()
• NEW Added halo.RenderedEntity()
• NEW Added Entity.IsPlayingGesture()
• NEW Added Entity.AddGesture()
• NEW Added Entity.AddGestureSequence()
• NEW Added Entity.AddLayeredSequence()
• NEW Added Entity.IsValidLayer()
• NEW Added Entity.GetLayerDuration()
• NEW Added Entity.SetLayerDuration()
• NEW Added Entity.SetLayerPriority()
• NEW Added Entity.RemoveGesture()
• NEW Added Entity.RemoveAllGestures()
• NEW Added Entity.SetLayerCycle()
• NEW Added Entity.GetLayerCycle()
• NEW Added Entity.SetLayerPlaybackRate()
• NEW Added Entity.SetLayerWeight()
• NEW Added Entity.GetLayerWeight()
• NEW Added Entity.SetLayerBlendIn()
• NEW Added Entity.SetLayerBlendOut()
• NEW Added Entity.SetLayerLooping()
• NEW Added Entity.StopAndDestroyParticles()
• NEW Added Entity.StopParticlesNamed()
• NEW Added Entity.StopParticlesWithNameAndAttachment()
• NEW Added Weapon.GetWeaponViewModel()
• NEW Added Weapon.GetWeaponWorldModel()
• NEW Added Weapon.GetWeight()
• NEW Added Weapon.HasAmmo()
• NEW Added Weapon.AllowsAutoSwitchTo()
• NEW Added Weapon.AllowsAutoSwitchFrom()
• NEW Added CreateParticleSystem()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.IsValid()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.SetControlPoint()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.SetControlPointOrientation()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.SetSortOrigin()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.GetEffectName()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.StartEmission()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.StopEmission()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.GetOwner()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.AddControlPoint()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.StopEmissionAndDestroyImmediately()
• NEW Added CNewParticleEffect.__tostring()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.IsFinished()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.IsViewModelEffect()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.SetIsViewModelEffect()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.SetControlPointEntity()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.SetControlPointForwardVector()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.SetControlPointRightVector()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.SetControlPointUpVector()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.SetControlPointParent()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.GetHighestControlPoint()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.GetAutoUpdateBBox()
• NEW Added Added CNewParticleEffect.Restart()

GitHub changes

• NEW Added new TF2 map prefixes
• FIX Fixed Singleplayer crash with Light Tool
• FIX Fixed Saves/Dupes tab exploit
• UPD Updated Bouncy Ball & NetworkVar dupe support

TTT

• FIX Fixed instant defusal exploit
• UPD Updated language files to be gender neutral

Community Contributions

• NEW Added localization for leafblower
• FIX Fix utf8.len() for empty inputs
• FIX Fixed utf8.codes to abide to Lua 5.3’s implementation
• FIX Fixed utf8.force dying on empty input
• FIX Fixed GM:AddDeathNotice’s incorrect internal parameter naming
• UPD Optimized menu map retrieval
• UPD Clamped physgun color to above 0
• DEL Removed old test file

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