PatchProtect is a fast, simple and stable prop protection for Garry's Mod 13.

You can control the settings in the Spawn-Menu -> Utilities. There you can change all settings and also what should happen, if someone is spamming. (Don't forget to save!)

1. Lagfree and highest performance: Everybody hates lags and we too, so it is very important for us, to offer a prop-protection, which is fast and saves CPU-resources.
2. Simple and functional: We try to keep PatchProtect easy to understand. Also we are adding new features to give you more freedom to control your server.
3. 5 Panels for a good overview: The panels are AntiSpam, Prop Protection, Buddy, Cleanup and Client-Settings.
4. Modern Design: Patchprotect is not just fast, simple and functional. It also looks pretty! We gave PatchProtect a modern design, which offers a good and nice-looking overview of all what you can do.
5. Bug fixing: After many months of development, we can say that PatchProtect works (almost) bugfree. But if you found an error, you could inform us on GitHub or Workshop about it. We try to fix it (relativly to it's priority) as soon as possible. Please have in mind, that we are students, so it could happen that bugfixes/changes take some time.

PatchProtect offers a nice range of features to gain more control of your server

We decided to have a simple rank-management in PatchProtect.

• SuperAdmins can do everything.
  • they are not affected by the antispam- and prop-protection feature
  • (almost) only SuperAdmins can change settings of PatchProtect
  • each SuperAdmin can interact with props/entities from an other SuperAmdin
• Admins can do some things
  • they can be freed from any antispam- and prop-protection feature
  • they can change some settings
  • they can not interact with SuperAdmin-owned props/entites as long as they have no special permissions to do it
  • every Admin can interact with props/entites from an other Admin

(almost) stop people to spam your server to death

• You can prevent players from spamming props, tools and entities! (duplicator-exception is included)
• You can set the 'cooldown-time' (how long you have to wait till the next prop-spawn, tool-fire, entity-spawn)
• Players will get informed about the current cooldown-time on the right-bottom corner
• Admins will get informed if someone is spamming (if enabled, there is also a short alert sound, so the admin takes attention to it)
• You can change the spam-action (what automatically happens, if someone is spamming)
  • nothing
  • message
  • kick or ban
  • custom console command

prevent people to use a specific tool

• Navigate to Spawn-Menu -> Utilities -> PatchProtect -> AntiSpam
• Click on Set blocked tools
• Check a tool to block it, uncheck a tool to allow it

prevent people to use tools too fast
e.g.: you are able to allow to spam balloons but not thrusters.

• Navigate to Spawn-Menu -> Utilities -> PatchProtect -> AntiSpam
• Click on Set antispammed tools
• Check a tool to enable antispam on it, Uncheck a tool to disable antispam on it

prevent people to spawn a specific prop/entity

• Spawn the prop/entity, which you want to block
• Hold the c-key and right-click on the prop/entity
• Click on Add to Blocked-List

• Navigate to Spawn-Menu -> Utilities -> PatchProtect -> AntiSpam
• Click on Set blocked props or Set blocked entities
• Click on the icon of the prop/entity
• Select Remove from Blocked-List

• Save the txt-file to the data-folder of the server with the name pprotect_import_blocked_props.txt. This txt-file should include one model-path in each line, which are seperated with a ';' (semicolon). (e.g.: models/props_c17/oildrum001_explosive.mdl;)
• Open the server-console and type: pprotect_import_blocked_props
• Follow the instructions, which are printed to the console.

Included with PatchProtect is a list of default props that you may want to block. It includes every model in the rails build category aswell as many other large props. Just copy the pprotect_import_blocked_props.txt-file, which is located in this repository and follow the instructions above.

protect your stuff

• You can enable/disable many PropProtection-Features:
  • PhysGun-Protection
  • Use-Protection
  • Reload-Protection (prevent use of the 'r'-key when using the PhysGun)
  • Damage-Protection
  • GravGun-Protection
  • PropPickup-Protection (prevent pick-up of props with 'use'-key)
• You can prevent players from interacting with world-objects:
  • You can allow players that they can move world-objects
  • You can allow players that they can use world-doors and buttons
  • You can allow players to use tools on world props
• A smart HUD prints the owner of the currently viewing prop:
  • You can switch between two HUDs:
    • PatchProtect-design (little white box with the owner in it on the right-middle of the screen)
    • FPP-design (little box with the owner in it under the crosshair) You can enable it in the client-settings.
    • The color shows you, if you are allowed to interact with the viewing prop or not (green = yes, red = no, blue = partly)
• Auto-Cleanup:
  • If somebody disconnects, you can enable that props are getting removed when Use Prop-Delete is checked
  • You can set the time, after how many seconds the props are getting cleaned-up
  • If you rejoin before the deadline, your props won't get deleted (so no need to rage on client-crashes)

keep your server clean and lagfree

• Cleanup the whole map (all world props will be resetted)
• Cleanup everything from a specific player
• Prop-Count of the whole map and each player
• Cleanup disconnected player's props (see above for more details)

you wan't to play with your friend(s) together? No problem!

• You can add/remove each player to your buddies
• You can set specific rights to each buddy (pickup, tool, use, damage)

• Navigate to Spawn-Menu -> Utilities -> PatchProtect -> Buddy
• Follow the instructions on the top of the menu

allow all other players on the server to have special rights on a specific prop/entity

• The permissions are pickup, tool, use and damage

• Be sure that you are the owner of the prop/entity
• Hold the c-key and right-click on the prop/entity
• Click on Share entity
• Check/Uncheck all permissions, which you want to allow to all other players on the server

we offer some settings to personalize your PatchProtect-experience

• Enable/Disable the Owner-HUD
• Enable/Disable the FPP-Design
• Enable/Disable all incoming notifications

We implemented CPPI, so you are able to use PatchProtect with other Addons/Pugins/Gamemodes!

some commands, which you (hopefully) won't use that often

• Serverside: ( type them into the server-console )
  • pprotect_reset [arg]
    • This resets serverside-settings. Please follow all printed intstructions, after executing this command.
    • For [arg] you can use help, all, antispam, propprotection, blocked_props, blocked_ents, blocked_tools or antispam_tools
• Clientside: ( type them into the client-console )
  • pprotect_reset_csettings
    • This resets all client settings. Please follow all printed instructions, after executing this command.
  • pprotect_reset_buddies
    • This resets all buddies.

We hope, that you enjoy PatchProtect on your server! ;)