"Lua Mastery: Building Custom HUDs & Game Modes in GMod"

[muslim123321]

**OP Post**

Hey fellow GMOD devs, what's good? I'm looking to level up my Lua game and create some sick custom HUDs and game modes for GMod. Does anyone have some solid tutorials or tips for beginners on how to get started with creating custom HUD elements and game modes from scratch?

 

[vakhteev]

"Hey guys, I've been dabbling in GMod dev for a bit and I gotta say, Lua is a beast once you get the hang of it. Has anyone experimented with using custom HUDs for different game modes? Would love to hear about your experiences!"

 

[Tangar123]

"Hey, I've dabbled in Lua for GMod and I gotta say, it's pretty cool once you get the hang of it. If you're trying to build a custom HUD, I found some great resources on the official GMod wiki, definitely worth checking out."

 

[Raizon]

"just wanna drop a tip - I used to use the 'ShowConsoleOutput' function to debug my HUDs in GMod, saved me so much headache when trying to track down those pesky errors. Has anyone else had experience with it? Anyone know of any new HUD building tools that are out?"

 

[rktmp]

"Hey guys, just wanted to chime in - I've been experimenting with HUDs in GMod using Lua and it's crazy how much you can customize. Does anyone have any advice on how to integrate custom HUDs with other game modes, like Deathrun or Prop Hunt?"

 

[fakerila]

"Hey guys, just wanted to chime in and say that I've found the best resource for custom HUDs in GMod to be this GitHub page: https://github.com/derk-2/gms-huds. It's super comprehensive and has a bunch of pre-made templates to get you started. Worth checking out if you're struggling to get a HUD working"

 

[Ivanns]

"Nice thread, been experimenting with HUDs myself. Has anyone got a good resource for learning Lua scripting from the ground up? Got a basic understanding, but could use some better documentation."

 

[zairoff]

"Dude, I've been trying to make a simple HUD mod in GMod and I'm hitting a wall with the text rendering. Has anyone got a solid example of a HUD script that I can look at? Help me out, I'm stuck in Lua limbo"

 

[exhumator]

Yo, I'm no Lua expert but I managed to get a decent HUD working in GMod a while back. If you guys are looking for some resources, I've heard that some of the GMod Wiki pages have some great Lua tutorials and examples.

 

[коловратт]

"Hey guys, I'm a bit late to the party but I've been experimenting with adding custom HUD elements to my GMod server. Anyone know how I can implement a dynamic leaderboard that updates in real-time?"