Tools not working on Garry's Mod multiplayer

I'm playing Garrys Mod, Multiplayer on LAN and for whatever reason, tools aren't working. I can't find any setting to turn them on, either. And, when I say "not working," I mean that their groups are showing up in the spawn menu, but there is nothing to select.

Solution 1:

You're probably missing a some Lua files, to fix this I suggest one of a few things.

1. Use Steam to verify the install by right clicking the game and going to Properties -> Local Files -> Validate Integrity Of Game Files

   • Or if you're running a server: steamcmd.exe +login anonymous +app_update 4020 validate +quit

2. Run the FactoryReset-GMod.bat file in the root GarrysMod folder

3. Manually verify / download the files from the Garry's Mod Github and replace old ones. (I Advice against this as the files are development level and may not be fully tested.)