What are dupes in GMod?
In GMod, a dupe is a build that is shared with other players. In Garry's Mod, there are 2 types of duplicator tool that are commonly used.
- Duplicator Tool - Duplicator tool is a tool that allows you to upload and download other players' builds. It takes other players builds from the GMod Steam Workshop to put them directly into your game.
- Advanced Duplicator 2 - Advanced Duplicator 2 is a tool that allows you to save your own builds directly to your computer. Saved builds are put directly into your computer as a .txt file. These files can be shared with other GMod players directly.
How to Make a Dupe - GMod
In GMod, making a dupe public is simple. A dupe can be anything and everything that you have ever built on a Garry's Mod game! To get your build ready to be a dupe, there's only one thing you need to do. Weld all your props together.
GMod - How to Save a Dupe with Duplicator
To save a dupe in GMod, make sure that all of your build is welded together. Once your build is welded, navigate to the spawn menu and select the "Duplicator" toolgun.
With the duplicator toolgun, right click on the build you would like to save. Navigate to the spawn menu, click the "Dupes" tab on the top tab of the menu. Then, click the "Save" button so that you can come back to your dupe later.
How to Spawn Dupes in GMod
To spawn dupes in GMod, navigate to the spawn menu. Click the "Dupes" tab on the top tab of the menu. Using this tab, you can decide which builds you'd like to spawn into your game. Once you have found a build that you like, click the "Deploy" button and left click with the toolgun.
How to Save a Build in GMod with Adv. Dupe 2
To save a build with Adv. Dupe 2, find the "Advanced Duplicator 2" toolgun in your Q menu.
Then, set the area copy size to the area of props that you want to copy. If you only have the props you want to dupe down, you can set this to the maximum size.
Once you have configured your settings, go back in game with the Advanced Duplicator 2 Toolgun selected. Hold down the SHIFT key and Right Click to enable "Area Copy Mode". Right Click to save everything within the radius of your Area Copy. This radius is shown as the green outline in the image above.
Now that your dupe is copied into your toolgun, you can save it to a folder for future use. Navigate back to the Adv Dupe 2 menu. Right Click on the Advanced Duplicator 2 folder. Click the "Save" button to save your dupe.
Next, name your dupe and save it to the "Advanced Duplicator 2" folder for future use. Click the paper next to the X to save the dupe.
GMod - How to Delete Dupes
To delete a dupe in GMod, navigate to the dupe menu in "Advanced Duplicator 2". Right click on the file you want to remove, and left click on the "Delete" option.
If you want to delete a dupe that you have uploaded to the Steam Workshop using the Duplicator tool, navigate to your workshop page, and click the "Delete" button on your addon.
