Gmod February 2016 Update

An update has been released!

This update fixes a few regressions introduced by previous update and adds some new functionality for developers.

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

• NEW Added CNavArea.SetParent( CNavArea, type )
• NEW Added CNavArea.GetParent() – returns CNavArea
• NEW Added CNavArea.GetParentHow() – returns NavTraverseType
• NEW Added CNavArea.ClearSearchLists()
• NEW Added CNavArea.SetTotalCost( float )
• NEW Added CNavArea.AddToOpenList()
• NEW Added CNavArea.GetTotalCost() – returns float
• NEW Added CNavArea.IsOpenListEmpty()
• NEW Added CNavArea.PopOpenList() – returns CNavArea
• NEW Added CNavArea.IsBlocked()
• NEW Added CNavArea.IsOpen()
• NEW Added CNavArea.IsClosed()
• NEW Added CNavArea.RemoveFromClosedList()
• NEW Added CNavArea.UpdateOnOpenList()
• NEW Added CNavArea.AddToClosedList()
• NEW Added CNavLadder.ConnectTo( CNavArea )
• NEW Added net.WriteMatrix()
• NEW Added net.ReadMatrix()
• NEW Added support for ortho views in CalcView and cam.Start
• NEW Added (safe) ConVar methods: SetString, SetFloat, SetInt, SetBool
• NEW Added CNavLadder.SetBottomArea( CNavArea )
• NEW Added CNavLadder.GetBottomArea()
• NEW Added CNavLadder.SetTopBehindArea( CNavArea )
• NEW Added CNavLadder.GetTopBehindArea()
• NEW Added CNavLadder.SetTopForwardArea( CNavArea )
• NEW Added CNavLadder.GetTopForwardArea()
• NEW Added CNavLadder.SetTopLeftArea( CNavArea )
• NEW Added CNavLadder.GetTopLeftArea()
• NEW Added CNavLadder.SetTopRightArea( CNavArea )
• NEW Added CNavLadder.GetTopRightArea()
• NEW Added game.GetIPAddress()
• NEW Added game.KickID()
• NEW Added Player.AnimSetGestureSequence( slot, seq )
• NEW Added “body” and “type” for HTTP()
• NEW Added PathFollower:GetAllSegments()
• NEW Added CNavArea.GetExtentInfo()
• NEW Added “AllSolid” to trace result
• NEW Added optional parameter to poster command to save each frame as a separate image
• FIX Fixed VMatrix:SetScale() scaling the 2nd/3rd rows incorrectly
• FIX Fixed “destination group” problem in multiplayer with npc_template_maker
• FIX Fixed cyclic reference detection in util.TableToJSON
• FIX Fixed cyclic reference detection in PrintTable
• FIX Fixed buffer over-read in input library
• FIX Fixed collision bounds having no influence on nextbot navigation
• FIX Fixed net.ReadType for TYPE_NIL
• FIX Fixed debugoverlay spamming dedicated server console to oblivion
• FIX Fixed a multiplayer crash issue with combine auto cannon on ep2_outland_09
• FIX Possible fix for post processing shaders not working properly on Linux/OSX
• FIX Fixed model indices above 2048 not networking to clients properly
• FIX Fixed DFrame:Center when parented inside a panel not at [0, 0]
• UPD net.WriteType support for VMatrix
• UPD Catch crash condition in CBaseAnimating::TestHitboxes
• UPD Error/ErrorNoHalt now call menu state’s OnLuaError hook
• UPD Improved error handling for NextBot coroutines
• UPD Don’t try to load binary modules that have the same name as a base Lua module
• UPD Merged functionality of RunString/RunStringEx
• UPD Lua kick reasons can no longer be language strings
• UPD Home/End keys now work in Windows SRCDS consoles
• UPD Opening the chatbox while it is invisible/disabled no longer changes player view angles
• UPD Chatbox entry max char count is now correct (126)
• UPD TextEntry:OnTextChanged is now called after undo operation
• UPD -noworkshop now also prevents SteamAPI from being initialized too soon on dedicated servers
• UPD utf8.offset now conforms to Lua 5.3 spec
• UPD More friendly Steam API failure error messages ( for retrieving subscribed addons )
• UPD Updated the DirectX out of date popup to allow the user to try to launch the game anyway
• UPD Don’t let players enter vehicles that they are a parent of (stack overflows!)
• UPD Limited engine.LightStyle to values that do not crash the game ( 0-63 )
• UPD Stop g_blurx/g_blury shaders from increasing output brightness
• UPD ENT:SelectWeightedSequence & Weapon:SendWeaponAnim no longer crash when given invalid acts
• UPD Calling gui.HideGameUI at the wrong time no longer stops the HUD from rendering
• UPD Context menus no longer remain when their parent is focused
• UPD Changed scheme of ClientDLL context menus to match DMenu
• UPD Weapon selection via key bindings should now always work on SWEPs
• UPD Vector() can now take a Vector as its first argument and return a copy of that vector

GitHub changes

• FIX Fixed DModelPanelreDrawModel scissor rect
• FIX Fixed HL1 sounds taking over HL2/CSS sounds
• UPD Check for vehicle function existence
• UPD Panel:IsChildHovered ‘immediate’ parameter

Community Contributions

• UPD Optimized Panel:IsChildHovered()

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