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How to turn on developer mode in GMod

Type developer 1 in the console to print extra engine and Lua debug messages while tracking down errors; developer 0 turns it off.

developer

Sets the developer message level, printing extra debug output to the console; 0 is off.

developer <level>

Examples

developer 1

Show extra debug messages.

Values

ValueWhat it does
0Default Off
1 Developer messages
2 More verbose

Arguments

levelRequired
0 off, 1 or 2 for more output.

What it does

Higher levels show more engine and Lua debug information, useful when tracking down errors. Leave it at 0 in normal play.

The game's own description: Set developer message level

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to garrysmod/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a GMod server first.

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