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How to Code an Entity Spawner GMod

"Garry's Mod" (GMod) is a sandbox game developed by Garry Newman that uses Valve's popular Source engine. GMod is a game without an actual objective, and players are encouraged to use various props to create a personalized experience. Items, or entities, in the game world are created and manipulated by the player in a variety of ways. Entities are spawned either by typing lines of code into the console or by using the built in Spawn menu.

Instructions

Spawning Entities Using the Console
- 1
  Press the "~" key on your keyboard while playing GMod to open the console.
- 2
  Type the following code into the console window:
  
  ent_setname yourName entityID
- 3
  Replace "yourName" with the name you want the entity to have.
- 4
  Replace "entityID" with the name of the item you want to spawn.
- 5
  Press the "Enter" key to input the console command.
- 6
  Type the following code into the console window:
  
  ent_create yourName
- 7
  Replace "yourName" with the name you gave the entity in Step 3. Press the "Enter" key to spawn the entity within the game world.
Spawning Entities Using the Spawn Menu
- 8
  Press the "q" key on your keyboard to open the Game menu while playing GMod.
- 9
  Click on "Spawn Menu" on the left hand side of the Game menu window.
- 10
  Click on the category tabs at the top of the Spawn menu to expand the list of available entities.
- 11
  Double click on an entity to spawn it within the game world. Press the "q" key to exit the Spawn menu and return to the game.

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