A few years ago (back in 2014), when I was still into Garry’s Mod, I used to play a gamemode called ‘SpaceBuild’. Basically, you can build spaceships in Gmod and fly them to certain planets that are part of the map.
But it wasn’t just about building ships. You had to build ships that could handle space. This includes having the right resources to survive.
In SpaceBuild, if you leave the planet you spawn on, you will die from running out of oxygen. This isn’t like Space Engineers when you’re equipped with a Space Suit. Resource management was really, really fun back then. Hearing the sound of Air and Oxygen Compressors humming and slowly filling up your tanks to give you enough to survive even going to a nearby planet.
And did I mention you also had to worry about planet temp? If you aren’t prepared, you will fry or freeze to death. The mod was very unforgiving, yet I LOVED it! It was a challenge I could accept, because it made 100% sense!
Lastly, you can also do space battles with your friends. Fierce space battles, using mods like Wire to make complicated builds such as mini-fighters swarm your enemy and attack without mercy. The customization.. was unbelievable!
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But then something happened. The mod started to lose popularity. Can only assume it was because of Gmod’s infamous spazzing physics (which is both hilarious and/or heartbreaking, depending on what you’re building) affecting ships (and the fact lots of moving parts can cause severe server lag), not many people still played. So, I created a post on the mod’s github page; “Is SpaceBuild dead?”
Since then (and even to this day), I’ve gotten a ton of emails about it. Some agreeing, and some saying “nah, it’s not dead. Just having a slow moment”. But seriously, SpaceBuild really IS dead. No one plays the gamemode as they did in the early 2000’s. Not to mention, the original author (SnakeSVx) stopped working on it.
But some people seem to be interested in bringing the gamemode, back to life. And to make it even better than it was before. They want people with lua coding skill to help a guy named ‘generalwrex’ (who is an ex-coder for the gamemode), to get back to rebuilding the mod and making it a thing again.
Readers! If you have skill in coding with Lua, and enjoy Garry’s Mod.. please, make SpaceBuild great again for all of us! Help bring back the complexity and true fun!
Here is a link of the post I made, if you’re interested. Pull requests are highly appreciated!