Lua

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Contents 1 What is Lua? 2 Learning and Tutorials 3 Hook Reference 4 Function Reference

What is Lua?

• Lua is a scripting language.
• Lua is used in Garry's Mod to add new gamemodes, new weapons and other features.

Learning and Tutorials

• Lua Tutorials - Tutorials for using Lua
• Articles - Articles on using Lua in Garry's Mod
• Fretta - Information about the Fretta game base
• Code Snippets - Useful code snippets
• Add-On Creation & Folder Structure - Where to put your scripts
• Third-Party Libraries - A list of handy libraries and modules made by developers, for developers
• Useful Information - Useful pages that don't deserve a category
• Binary Module Tutorial - Tutorials on how to make a binary module

Hook Reference

• Gamemode Hooks - Gamemode events that can be hooked into via the hook
• Weapon Hooks - A list of the hooks that you can use for Scripted Weapons
• Entity Hooks - A list of the hooks that you can use for Scripted Entities
• Effect Hooks - A list of the hooks that you can use for Scripted Effects
• Tool Hooks - A list of the hooks you can use for the toolgun, a SWEP designed for the Sandbox gamemode
• Panel Hooks - A list of the hooks for Scripted VGUI Panels
• Derma Skin Hooks - Hooks used when defining derma skins

Function Reference

This article is a work in progress. Last edit: 5/18/2011.