Garry’s Mod: Basewars Guide

Type /sell to sell an entity you are looking at. Type /sellall to sell all of your entities. You get a 60% refund.

Prints money for you. Hydrogen is the first printer that is raidable
The money vault stores money from printers making capacity upgrades nearly useless.
Type /upg to upgrade a printer.
Spreadsheet on printers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v9EyuBZvLgt9O7trD2xtHz2sKxYKFL_dlrjtVg9N-4s/edit?usp=sharing

Ammo dispenser v1: Gives you 15 ammo for the weapon you are holding.
Health dispenser v1: Gives you 25 health up to 125.
Armor dispenser v1: Gives you 25 armor up to 125.

Ammo dispenser v2: Gives you 150 ammo for the weapon you are holding.
Health dispenser v2: Gives you 50 health up to 200.
Armor dispenser v2: Gives you 50 armor up to 200.

Ballistic turret: Shoots a weak stream of bullets (limit of 2)
Laser turret: Shoots a laser at a slow rate
Rapid laser turret: Shoots lasers but at a faster rate
Super rapid turret: Shoots lasers at an even faster rate
Tesla coil: “Shoots” through walls and does a lot of damage.

Mines are self explanatory.

Healing tower: Heals you or players in your faction and also heals props and entities.
Freezing tower: Slows down raiders.
Acid tower: Hurts players through walls similar to the tesla coil.

Every tower has a limit of 2 and can be upgraded.

Spawnpoint: Self explanatory
Drug labs: Cooks drugs. I’ll go over that later.
Storage: Can store drugs and guns.
Radar: Gives you a minimap of nearby players.
Repair kit: Repairs an entity or prop to full
Paper: Refills a printer’s paper
Printer paper refiller: Refills all printers in the area
Armor: Drag to a prop or entity to give it an additional 500 hp
Capacity: Drag to a printer to give it double capacity
Heavy armor: Drag to a prop or entity to give it an additional 1500 hp
Heavy capacity: Drag to a printer to give it triple capacity.

Armor and capacity upgrades DO NOT STACK and can not be removed once used except by removing the prop or printer.

Rage – 70% damage increase
Painkiller – 30% damage decrease
Adrenaline – +50% health
Steroids – Makes you really fast
Double jump – Bugged to only last one minute but allows you to reach high places
Antidote – Makes freezing and acid towers do nothing to you.
Regen – Regenerates health and armor over time
Shield – Saves you from a hit that would kill you. Basically useless

Bitcoin miners are very profitable since they are cheap. However, it requires a lot of babysitting with the first two since you need to refill the generator constantly but the servers can be babysit-free with solar panels. Type help in the console of a bitcoin miner to learn how to use it.

Meth is decent for money but isn’t all that good. Past level 2000 it gives you a lot of xp.

Mining is good after prestieging. You can keep metal bars after prestieging giving you a good head-start with millions.

Raiding is a big part of the gamemode. It is a good source of money if you raid the right people and is also fun to do.

Finding a location is the most important part for a good base. When looking for a base location, look for a spot with the following criteria.

1. One entrance to the base. Most buildings have breakable glass so you have to keep this in mind.
2. A Defendable location inside the base.
3. Enough space to put your printers, spawnpoint and dispensers inside.

These are the most important factors into choosing a location. Depending on the type of base your making (hidden/strong) you will need to consider different factors.

If you are going for a strong base, you should look for at least one of these:

1. A long, narrow hallway
2. An area you can shoot from but cannot go through
3. A chokepoint

If you are looking for a hidden base, find a location that is not well known and is still relatively easy to defend.

Not all props are created equal. The gamemode allows a lot of creativity with prop selection and most props fill a specific role.

Fences are very commonly used for one-way shootables. However, the problem with fences is that they have low health but cannot be shot. This means that in order for a fence to be destroyed a raider must go up to the fence and blowtorch it or use a big bomb. Because of this, fences are better as a complement to a door or used in a hallway. Fences become strong with heavy armor (1500 hp) because a raider would need to blowtorch it for a couple seconds.

Example: models/props_wasteland/interior_fence002d.mdl

Solid props are not very useful due to new door techniques, but are very simple. All you have to do is slap a bunch of them on a door and it will work. The problem with these is that you cannot reliably shoot a raider destroying the door unless if you fade the door or shoot from above or below the door. Because of this, these are unfavorable

Example: models/props_phx/construct/metal_plate2x4.mdl

The main advantage of a small solid prop to a large one is that you can shoot around them. This means you can have a strong door and be able to shoot a raider around or through it. Combined with a one-way, you can have a really good door. These props are dependent on the size of your door. You have to make sure raiders aren’t able to crouch, jump or go around this prop.

Example: models/props_c17/furnitureStove001a.mdl
Example: models/props/CS_militia/table_shed.mdl

These props work best while heavy armored. They work similiar to a fence as they block movement but you can still shoot through them. However, to be effective you will need multiple props.

Example: models/hunter/plates/plate.mdl

You can use a blowtorch to check prop health. Typically, the heavier a prop is the more hp it has. Max hp is 1080