GMod DarkRP settings.lua Builder

Generate the primary DarkRP configuration file — darkrpmodification/lua/darkrp_config/settings.lua. Choose a preset to start, then fine-tune every value.

Server Archetype Preset

Presets fill all fields with appropriate defaults. All values are editable after applying.

Economy

normalsalary ($/pay)

Default job salary per pay period

paydelay (seconds)

startingmoney ($)

mprintamount (printer yield)

printerreward (sell value)

doorcost (own a door)

vehiclecost

propcost

printeroverheat

printeroverheatchance (%)

Currency symbol

currencyLeft ($100)

Tax

wallettax

wallettaxmin (%)

wallettaxmax (%)

wallettaxtime (seconds)

Voice & Chat

voice3D (positional audio)

dynamicvoice (fade with distance)

alltalk

deadvoice (hear dead players)

deadtalk (dead players can chat)

voiceradius (400 units)

200 800

HUD & Display

showjob

showname

showhealth

globalshow (show all players)

showdeaths

Damage & Health

startinghealth

stunstickdamage

realisticfalldamage

falldamagedamper

falldamageamount

Movement Speeds

walkspeed (160)

100 300

runspeed (240)

150 400

runspeedcp (police run speed)

arrestspeed (arrested player speed)

Spawn & Respawn

babygod (spawn protection)

babygodtime (seconds)

respawntime (seconds)

Admin & Misc

jailtimer (seconds)

wantedtime (seconds)

license (vehicle license)

logging

antimultirun (alt detection)

Generated settings.lua

--[[
    DarkRP settings.lua
    Generated by DustBowl.Games DarkRP settings.lua Builder
    https://dustbowl.games/tools/gmod-darkrp-settings

    File path:
    garrysmod/addons/darkrpmodification/lua/darkrp_config/settings.lua
--]]

local settings = {}

-- ============================================================
-- Economy
-- ============================================================

-- Default salary for all jobs (overridden per-job in jobs.lua)
settings.normalsalary = 45

-- How often salary is paid (seconds)
settings.paydelay = 160

-- Amount of money players start with
settings.startingmoney = 500

-- Money printer payout per cycle
settings.mprintamount = 250

-- Money when selling a printer
settings.printerreward = 950

-- Whether printers can overheat and explode
settings.printeroverheat = true

-- Chance per cycle that an active printer overheats (percentage)
settings.printeroverheatchance = 22

-- Cost to own a door
settings.doorcost = 30

-- Cost to spawn a vehicle
settings.vehiclecost = 40

-- Cost to spawn a prop
settings.propcost = 10

-- Currency symbol shown in the HUD
settings.currency = "$"

-- true = symbol on the left ($100), false = symbol on the right (100$)
settings.currencyLeft = true

-- ============================================================
-- Tax
-- ============================================================

-- Whether wallet tax is enabled
settings.wallettax = false

-- Minimum tax percentage
settings.wallettaxmin = 1

-- Maximum tax percentage
settings.wallettaxmax = 5

-- How often tax is applied (seconds)
settings.wallettaxtime = 600

-- ============================================================
-- Voice & Chat
-- ============================================================

-- Enable 3D positional voice chat
settings.voice3D = true

-- Voice volume decreases with distance
settings.dynamicvoice = true

-- Max radius (Hammer units) for voice to be heard
settings.voiceradius = 400

-- All players can hear each other regardless of distance
settings.alltalk = false

-- Dead players can be heard by living players
settings.deadvoice = false

-- Dead players can use chat
settings.deadtalk = false

-- ============================================================
-- HUD & Display
-- ============================================================

-- Show job name above player
settings.showjob = true

-- Show player name above player
settings.showname = true

-- Show health above player
settings.showhealth = true

-- Show all players on the HUD (not just nearby)
settings.globalshow = true

-- Show death count in the HUD
settings.showdeaths = true

-- ============================================================
-- Damage & Health
-- ============================================================

-- Health players spawn with
settings.startinghealth = 100

-- Damage dealt per stunstick hit
settings.stunstickdamage = 1000

-- Enable realistic fall damage (based on velocity)
settings.realisticfalldamage = false

-- Divides fall velocity to calculate damage
settings.falldamagedamper = 15

-- Additional flat damage added on fall
settings.falldamageamount = 10

-- ============================================================
-- Movement
-- ============================================================

-- Walk speed (default civilian)
settings.walkspeed = 160

-- Run speed (default civilian)
settings.runspeed = 240

-- Run speed for CP/police jobs
settings.runspeedcp = 255

-- Speed of an arrested player
settings.arrestspeed = 120

-- ============================================================
-- Spawn & Respawn
-- ============================================================

-- Spawn protection (god mode on spawn)
settings.babygod = true

-- Duration of spawn protection (seconds)
settings.babygodtime = 5

-- Respawn delay after death (seconds)
settings.respawntime = 1

-- ============================================================
-- Admin & Misc
-- ============================================================

-- Default jail duration (seconds)
settings.jailtimer = 120

-- How long a player stays wanted (seconds)
settings.wantedtime = 120

-- Require a vehicle license to drive
settings.license = false

-- Enable DarkRP action logging
settings.logging = true

-- Prevent players from running multiple DarkRP addons simultaneously
settings.antimultirun = true

return settings

Save this file as garrysmod/addons/darkrpmodification/lua/darkrp_config/settings.lua

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