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Installation

Installing LJE is a multi-step process. Easy to anyone who understands how their computer works.

Step 1: Download LJE​

  1. Go to the LJE GitHub Repository.
  2. Click on the latest commit's status icon like so: Artifacts hover.
  3. Click on the Details link when the modal opens up: Click on link.
  4. Once you're in the Details page, click on Summary, then click on the latest artifact: Artifacts
  5. Download the zip containing LJE to a folder where you'll keep LJE consistently.

Step 2: Prepare GMod​

  1. Go to Steam.
  2. Right click on Garry's Mod, open the Properties... menu.
  3. Go to Game Versions & Beta and ENSURE you're on the x86-64 branch: Betas.

Step 3: Set GMOD_PATH​

LJE needs to know where you keep your GMod. This is also useful if you have a non-standard GMod installation. It knows this by the GMOD_PATH environment variable, which you will set up.

  1. Open up Settings.
  2. Search for environment in the search bar.
  3. Click on the item specifically for your account:

Add env to account

  1. In the menu, click New... to open up the dialog.
  2. Type in GMOD_PATH for variable name.
  3. Click Browse File next, and navigate to where your GMod is installed.
  4. Select bin/win64/gmod.exe from your GMod installation folder: Select
  5. Close the dialog now.

Step 4: Run LJE​

  1. Extract LJE from the zip.
  2. Run lje-launcher.exe to open GMod with LJE: Run
  3. GMod should open with the LJE console appearing.

Troubleshooting​

  1. Make sure your GMod is on x86-64, LJE does not support any other version of GMod.
  2. The environment variable has to point to the gmod.exe in bin/win64, make sure it does.
  3. Some antiviruses might find the injection of lje-launcher.exe suspicious, explicitly allow the file if it becomes an issue.