The sequel to legendary game creation sandbox Garry’s Mod launches in April, and Facepunch have struck a deal with Valve to let you publish creations on Steam.
The sequel to legendary game creation sandbox Garry's Mod launches in April, and Facepunch have struck a deal with Valve to let you publish creations on Steam.
#Linux or no, it will not be worth the #MentalHealth cost to navigate a #toxic community to invest my skills.
I can only hope that #Valve is paying close attention and can correct the arrogance that's happening inside #Facepunch - from what I've seen and heard from others there's a lot of it.
I've been waiting for years, and I'm just extremely disappointed - including because Garry used to be someone I idolized. 😔
AND I was told many conflicting information from staff about the #Sbox toolkit being ported to #Linux
There is more evidence that it will remain Windows only forever. Staff seem to have a huge toxic bias against linux users (myself included) for some reason.
Overall it just seems like there's no cohesive management #Facepunch is doing, which is required if they want a healthy platform.
This is not *just* another Garry's Mod, and they're treating it like it is from a community aspect #gamedev
To any #developers excited by the upcoming #SBox games platform by #Facepunch
What I have seen and interacted with the past few days, community conduct wise, is extremely concerning to me as a #gamedev professional.
There seems to be no community management, and it's like they said "lets give the community of DarkRP a game engine toolkit"
Bullying is enabled from the top, and a few times I saw it from FP staff.
I have no clue how they will attract (or train) professionals. #Toxic #Source2
s&box, la plataforma de creación de juegos sucesora de Garry's Mod, se publicará en Steam este mes
I asked Facepunch about s&box back at Gamescom, and now the answer is much clearer. Here’s what s&box actually is in 2026, and why the project feels far more defined now. #sbox #Facepunch #GarrysMod #Source2 #PCGaming
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