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A month ago we made a poll about what we should develop next. The wardrobe system won that vote and I am very happy to release it in today's update. Here is how it works:
When approaching the mirror in Jennifer's you are now greeted with two options, either purchasing new clothes or go to the wardrobe:
Selecting the purchasing option is the same menu as before. However, unlike before, whenever you buy an article of clothing, the old article is no longer lost. Instead, any clothes you purchase will be saved and you can view them from within the wardrobe.

When you enter the wardrobe, you will now be greeted with the new wardrobe menu. This menu allows you to change your current clothes by changing to any clothes you have previously...

This is just a very small update that changes the location of recorded demos from the demos folder to the data/phdemos folder. The reason we decided to change the folder is due to the demos folder being backed up by Steam Cloud. This is not exactly great since it forces you to upload large demo files every time you close your game and might even fill up your Garry's Mod's Steam Cloud entirely. In the worst case this might even prevent any important config files from being backed up.

Please note that this also means that new demos will no longer show up in the Demos menu in the main menu, since it only checks for files within the demos folder. If you want to watch a demo, simply copy the corresponding demo from the data/phdemos folder into the demos folder and it will show up as expected.

Additionally, we also added an option (enabled by default) to automatically delete any demos that are older than 21...

One of the biggest issue that our server faces is attracting new players. While we have an incredibly dedicated player base with many people who have played on our server since years and even people who come back after year long bans, new players often find it very difficult to get started. Think about the first time you joined the server, it likely took you a very long time to figure out many of the mechanics of the game and you were probably only able to do so with the help of other existing players or by looking up guides on the help website.

Today's update makes a first step in addressing this issue by introducing a mission system that features a linear tutorial starting automatically when you first join the server. It is designed to teach new players some of the very basics of the gamemode without them having to ask for help.

Players who already joined can start the tutorial manually from the new...

Many users have pointed out in the past that certain areas of the map sometimes cause massive FPS drops. These could be noticed by just entering a certain area of the map, during raiding or even just standing still. Some of the worst areas that were noted were the area around the beach, the office or even the suburbs highway bend.
I am very glad to announce that we have now identified the root issue and were able to fix it in today's update. After some quick testing it does appear to not happen at all anymore, and even with 100 players on my server I have 140+FPS at the beach at all times as long as no players are around, whereas before even if no player was in sight I could not sustain 60 FPS.

We quickly figured out the issue was located within the...