Hello everyone,
A new patch has been released. This one contains mostly stability and security fixes.
Servers and clients are recommended to update as soon as possible.
The change list is as follows:
- Throw a non halting Lua error when hitting Lua file limit, to let players know that they have hit the limit
- Fixed a regression crash on Linux when almost finished loading a map
- Prevent crashes with steamworks library when used too early on dedicated servers
- Fixed console spam about invalid sprite orientation when the sprite material is simply missing
- Fixed HLTV clients being kicked due to mismatching SteamID
- Fixed a crash to do with env_projected_texture's texture
- Fixed some security issues reported on HackerOne
- Remove unnecessary return value in WorldPickerMouseDisable hook so GM:VGUIMousePressAllowed hook works more reliably for addons (Community Contribution)
- Fixed Lua error with creator tool when trying to spawn NPCs that do not exist on the server (Community Contribution)
- Blocked .vdf and specific .cfg files from being accessible by the Lua file library
- Added one more known Lua backdoor URL to HTTP blacklist
- Increased default value of mem_max_heapsize to 512, and block it from being changed by Lua API
- Block datacachesize convar from being changed by Lua API, to prevent crashes when set to invalid values
- Fixed monitor (and potentially other) materials in Hammer acting strangely when using "Fit" option in texture application tool.
The entire change list can also be found on our website:
https://gmod.facepunch.com/news/may-2025-patch
Edit: For people still experiencing crashes when pressing "Start Game" - delete your bin/ and garrysmod/bin/ folders and verify game cache integrity through Steam. Some 3rd party files/programs that may have been put into the game's folder by the player are causing issues, such as graphics modifications. Updating those files might also work.