Sunday, April 3, 2011

Addon of the Week: Stargate Mod

I have decided to highlight a, in my opinion, good mod every week. This week I have decided to highlight Stargate Mod by aVoN. I have always considered this mod to be among some of the best I have encountered for Garry's Mod, and many people have built upon what aVoN has done to make it even better. This mod includes new entities, such as the ring transporter and stargate, as well as new weapons.

In addition to the new entities and weapons, there are also NPCs and many tools added into a "Stargate" tab in the tools (Q) menu. This mod is extremely useful on spacebuild servers, as it makes travel to other planets easy for those who do not have a ship or do not want to build a ship.

When used in a combat situation, the offensive and defensive capabilities this mod brings to the table are astounding. Weapons can be mounted on anything and controlled by either wire, or by the use key (E). The weapons are extremely powerful and some can punch a hole clear through enemy spacecraft.

On the defensive side of things, there are a few options. First, there is the cloaking device, which makes an entire contraption or area invisible, and can also make it temporarily no collide while cloaked. The shield is also amazing, as it blocks most projectiles along with any prop, entity, or radiation damage (thinking nuke).

I would highly recommend this mod to anyone who has Garry's Mod as hours of fun can be had playing with aVoN's masterpiece and the various mods that expand on it, such as Carter's Addon Pack, or Mckays Stargate Addon Pack. I hoped you all enjoy this mod and find my review helpful.

40 comments:

  1. ohh thats pretty cool stuff there =]..

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  2. I don't have Garry's Mod, but this looks like a lot of work went into it!

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  3. i want garrys mod, i seen the rocket lawn chair thing, waht can you do in teh game?

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  4. Garry's Mod is a sandbox game. You can do almost anything you want: fight NPCs, drive around, build random buildings and other contraptions, et cetera. For a better idea of what it is, youtube would be a good place to look.

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  5. The creativity of some really impresses me. Thanks for sharing this great post!

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  6. I hesitate buying it. I heard there's some RP servers.

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  7. I never was into stargate, but I like Star Trek a lot more. Still, addons are awesome!

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  8. This looks sweet! thanks for the recommendation.

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  9. I can't even think how long it takes to make a mod as big as gary's mod.. It seems like a TON of work went into it

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  10. Props to the creator of this mod, must have taken forever

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  11. yea definitely awesome work by the creator.. i loved the movie that started the stargate series off and most of the seasons up til atlantis..

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  12. I have not tried this one. Thanks for letting us know about it.

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  13. Looks like portal, you know that game man? Once they had magnets init, freaking magnets.. Never get how they work

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  14. I'm as well a Star treck next-gen+ fan and a friend always tell me to look at stargate. I guess I should give a try.

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  15. Looks good i watch Stargate SG1 before also.

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  16. I am the guardian on the edge of forever.

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  17. I haven't tried this mod yet, but I will totally check it out! Thanks for the post man!

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  18. I used to use so many mods in G-mod. The nuke one sure effed my pc up! Eventually too many of the mods didn't agree with eachother and g=mod wouldn't launch.

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  19. Stargate mod makes me want to play this game...

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  20. Damn I used to love stargate looks like they got the visuals bang on !

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  21. I loved all the Stargate Series, so this is a instant download for me!

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  22. Holy crap, it is stuff like this that makes me wish I had $600+ to sink into a computer.

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  23. interesting mod, thank you for posting!

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  24. I always love to see Stargate -anything-. And this mixes 2 of my favorite things, so I'll definitely check it out.

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  25. "teal'c, look scary and take point"

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