# Garry's Mod December 2023 Patch

- Product: Garry's Mod (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/garry-s-mod)
- Vendor: Facepunch Studios
- Date: 2023-12-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4000/view/3886107646030865516
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/garry-s-mod/releases/2023-12-18-december-2023-patch

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- **fixed** — Fixed certain files not loading from inside maps
- **security** — Applied security fixes
- **fixed** — Fixed keybinds being lost if they contain semicolons
- **added** — Added PANEL:OnTextClicked(id) for RichText
- **changed** — Temporarily restored PANEL:ActionSignal for RichText
- **changed** — Implemented temporary measures for addons that fail to load due to failed to parse addon file
- **security** — Applied minor security fixes
- **security** — Fixed significant security issues affecting clients and servers
- **changed** — Display addons in red in Addons menu when they contain illegal files and are not mounted or working
- **fixed** — Fixed playing a demo not starting a loading screen
- **removed** — Removed ConsoleAutoComplete, Panel.Command, Panel.SetActionFunction, Panel.SetPaintFunction, Panel.PostMessage, Panel.SetCommand, PANEL:ActionSignal, and GM:LoadGModSaveFailed (clientside) Lua API functions
- **fixed** — Fixed crashes related to engine light styles
- **changed** — Improved Garry's Mod's save system to prevent saves loading on wrong maps and other weird behavior
- **security** — Fixed certain security issues

Hello everyone,

We are releasing a small patch today with some minor fixes.

The changelogs are as follows.

December 19, 2023 Patch:

-  Fixes towards certain files not loading from inside maps

-  More security fixes

-  Fixed keybinds being lost if they contain semicolons

December 18, 2023 Patch:

-  Added PANEL:OnTextClicked( id ) for RichText

-  Temporarily restored PANEL:ActionSignal for RichText

-  Temporary measures for addons that fail to load due to "failed to parse addon file"

-  Minor security fixes

December 15, 2023 Patch:

-  Fixed even more security issues. Please update as soon as possible. This mainly affects clients, but servers are recommended to update as well.

-  Display addons in red in Addons menu when they contain illegal files (and therefore not mounted/working)

-  Fixed playing a demo not starting a loading screen

-  Removed certain Lua API functions: ConsoleAutoComplete (menu), Panel.Command, Panel.SetActionFunction, Panel.SetPaintFunction, Panel.PostMessage, Panel.SetCommand, PANEL:ActionSignal, GM:LoadGModSaveFailed (clientside)

-  Fixed some crashes to do with engine light styles

-  Improvements to Garry's Mod's save system to prevent weird behavior, such as saves loading on wrong maps

December 14, 2023 Patch:

-  Fixed certain security issues. Please update as soon as possible. This mainly affects clients, but servers are recommended to update as well.