Garry Newman adds necks to his neckless characters because the lack of necks ‘comes up consistently in our many many many negative reviews’
Garry Newman’s game creation platform s&box has added necks to its default characters, directly addressing a frequent complaint from users. The neckless character models had consistently drawn criticism in negative reviews, with Newman noting that feedback showed players “hate them” and “hate everything about them.”
s&box is the spiritual successor to Garry’s Mod, developed by Facepunch Studios. The addition of necks to the default characters represents a straightforward response to community feedback that repeatedly highlighted the missing necks as a notable issue. This seemingly minor visual update demonstrates how even small details can significantly impact user perception and satisfaction with platform tools.
The update reflects the importance of listening to user feedback during development, particularly when specific issues come up repeatedly across reviews. By addressing this complaint, the team hopes to improve the initial experience for new users encountering the default character models.