CodeBrauer / gmod-loadingscreen

a garrys mod loading screen with steam api features, music and a slideshow for TTT and other Gmod Games

gmod-loadingscreen

add a loading screen for your garrys mod server!

v2 is nearly done!

Check it out here https://github.com/CodeBrauer/gmod-loadingscreen/tree/v2.0

See it in action

Features

• Basic template built with bootstrap (responsive)
• Image slideshow with random pictures
• Random music with autoplay in background
• Welcome message with steam-player name
• Show on which map the player will join
• Show current music title

Additional

• rules.php for showing rules after server join for the motd (ULX has to be installed)

Requirements

• PHP5.3+
• The script needs allow_url_fopen=1

Installation

• put 3 music files in .ogg-format in the music folder. They must be named 1.ogg, 2.ogg and 3.ogg!
• put the music artists on line 12-14 in index.php
• get a steam web-api key here
• replace the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX in index.php on line 24 with your personal api key.
• upload this code somewhere
• you don't have a webserver with PHP support? look here or here!
• set the url of the loading screen in your server.cfg like that sv_loadingurl "http://example.com/gmod-loadingscreen/?steamid=%s&mapname=%m"
• restart server.
• enjoy.

The server name and the content of the page can be easily edited with basic knowledge of HTML. in the next version there will be a easy config file so its easier to customize

Pull requests

Feel free to send a PR to improve this!

styled with bootstrap & cyborg theme