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Sandbox Crafting System

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Update as of 07/16/2025
- Fixed some possible lua errors
- Updated so you could also add your own local duplicates as products (see '?' while making a recipe)

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Hiya! Made another game-ifying mechanic to gmod and is related to survival games. I'd like to think this as a sequel to my Sandbox Weapon Shop workshop mod. Hope you guys will enjoy! ^_^


- I tried to make this system "vanilla-y", and by that I mean This has no custom inventory system
- The crafting can consume the following depending on the recipe:
1. Player Health
2. Player Armor
3. Player Ammo reserves
4. Weapon that the player has in his arsenal
5. Ingredient Groups™ which will be tackled shortly

- Assuming they are in an Ingredient Group™, these are entities that must be close to the crafter. In order for the recipe to consume it.
- Entities can be assigned to an Ingredient Group™ in which this Ingredient Group™ can have it's own name (Wood, Metal, Glass, etc).
- for example an explosive barrel prop can be assigned to 'Explosive' Ingredient Group™ , and that a recipe can be assigned to require 'Explosives' , in which the explosive barrel prop is required (It's best if you just watch the video for demo hehe)
- Ingredient Groups™ aren't limited to props, entities and NPCs can actually be assigned to an Ingredient Group™

- Created configuration menus to create your own recipes. Make anything out of anything!
- Products can be NPCs, entities, props and even dupes!
- Lots of QoL in making your own recipes and Ingredient Groups™
- Use the tools with the toolgun to aid you in making them also!
- Add as much recipes and Ingredient groups™ as long as your computer can handle it
- Wanna save your recipes and Ingredient groups™? Save it as a preset!
- Presets are saved at: Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\data\wecraft\presets\*Yourpresetname*\

- Too lazy to configure and just wanna play with it? Have fun with the default preset I made!
- First start the server on a map with many HL2 props and Start Without Weapons (The default setting's progression focuses on getting the weapons)
- If you want, you could play HL2 Campaign and see what props you could scavenge as you go through the campaign, so you could craft stuff!
- Lacking an ingredient? use your health to craft some! (It's just a thing in my preset :P)
- Don't want to be bound by a crafting table? enable Craft Anywhere and type 'wblcraft' in the console (binding it to a key is recommended)

- Able to change the Crafting Table's Model/Color
- Able to change the Text hologram above it (or remove it)
- Able to change the start crafting, done crafting, and interrupt crafting sounds (yes your crafting can get interrupted)
- Able to change the offset of where the crafting table will spawn it's product
- Able to change the detect range radius to which the crafter can consume the materials
- Able to override crafting time, or disable it completely if you like!



- It's a mechanic to roleplay with! (hence the roleplay tag :3)

- I'm aware of this and that was the first thing I looked up before making this mod.
- I didn't simply copy paste the mechanic as I have my own uniqueness of a system to offer (inventory-less and no mining)
- This is does not mean my mod is better , rather this is an alternative crafting system. If you prefer mining and with inventory system then I suggest using the other mods.



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