

This can be useful if you are developing something with features that the current branch does not have, such as Chromium features in the x86-64 branch. To check which branch the player is using, you can check the Global Variables BRANCH clientside. Go to Betas tab and select NONE - Opt out of all beta programs from the dropdown: You can ignore the "Enter beta access code" field, it does nothing for Garry's Mod. Go to Betas tab and select dev - Development Branch from the dropdown: Right click on Garry's Mod in Steam and select Properties: It is invaluable for us to have people test the game before the next update is out to make sure nothing breaks, or at least not that much. This does not mean you shouldn't use the Dev branch. So you can test the changes and make sure next update will be less buggy by reporting bugsĬan I play on normal servers with this version of the game?.So that addon developers can adjust to upcoming changes.You can find a full list of changes between the Dev branch and normal version of the game here and a live change list here. It contains all the changes that will be included into the game in next update. If i dont use the chromium 64 at all, the performance in general is alot worse, barely above 150 on avg (yes ik its still alot, but not compared to what it can be).Dev branch is the next version of Garry's Mod. This didnt use to be an issue in the past but it happens every time now. The server changes maps and the errors come back and i need to restart my game again. i restart my game and the errors are gone and fps is back to normal. I join my favourite server and the console gets spammed with all these errors and i get less than 80fps. Lets say i get around 250fps using the chromium 64 bit version when everything is running smoothly. Music Player Media gallery Buy item Requires the x86-64 Chromium branch. The original version of the game doenst have this (or it might just not throw the errors in the console). Garrys Mod (or GMod) is a sandbox physics game developed by Facepunch Studios. or that is when the console doesnt get spammed with errors about missing textures, wrong vertex files or sprite shaders. I always use this because it comes with quite a large boost in performance in general. So you can enable the chromium beta to have the 64 bit binaries.
