4 years is a long time and GG has changed so drastically in that time ..
I think your looking at starting again if im honest.

Stop reposting your thread … your messing it up.
Well you have now for sure ..

I actually don't see my post......that's why I "reposted it".

I posted it, then edited 1 line, and then it was gone. So I went back in my browser and got the text, replied.

All new users are on moderation for the first few posts and have to wait approval.
There should be a notice when you first post. It had been approved and I was answering.

Seems a forum bug mate because I literally do not see my post at all.

Anyway, if i have some lighting issues, some models won't appear, some sounds won't play, your answer is seriously to start over?
This was a fully flshed out level with nearly 20 minutes of gameplay and dialog.

No not a bug … like I said because you kept trying to persistanly post it messed up.
Basically when you try to repost it deletes the previous first … Whilst I had already approved and was answering it you wiped it out

Another thing you can see.....I have 4 years of service (technically a lot of activity in the first month during learning) and have tons of posts here.....this is not my first by any means. I am sorry if we got off on the wrong foot here......

My intent is to find out why these models won't appear......etc.....and not to start all over from 0. Did anything major change that ruined the display of models from the store?......or how sounds are called?

In 4 years all the scripts, terrain, AI, sound handlers, asset paths and GFX have changed,
In fact you probably made in in the DX9 version. You could try rolling back. The current version is DX11

Go to your steam Library
Right click on GameGuru
Select Properties
then click the " Beta " Tab ( no key required for this )
From the drop down menu select " public-release-last-dx9 "
Game Guru will then auto update reinstalling the dx9 version

See if it works in the older version.

Ok I tried that, but first I looked at the default ammo and weapon scripts and there was no change there.
so i got what you said....
In normal map view in dx9 i could see little white dots where this weapon and its ammo were.
I went to play the level and it sort of half crashed on me twice without getting in the game and took me back to map view in "top down View" (F to toggle)(which didnt work) with no further functionality of my mouse.

The entities are there, but not rendering. I can pick them up but they don't work then, absent of weapon icon or ammo count too.

You could try earlier versions V1.13 or some of the 2017 versions
But you know where this is heading .. If you find a version that's spot on its still not going to be compatible with the 2019 version. Was it all stock assets ? usually white dots mean the model is missing

I bought the "modern weapons pack 2", the desert storm pack and a few choice other models, but somehow they changed the store and it says I've bought nothing so I can't even redownload. Funny though everything but these weapons function. Even my name here has been changed on my email that I had to reverify too.I am SoUlFaThEr not SoUlWork and it shows my correct name on all my old previous posts.

I will stop right now if I am unable to redownload those assets that cost 50-60 total. Kinda sad.

About my sounds: the music ones play, but not the voice acted ones (all .wav). Has the .wav requirements changed??

Also fixed the lighting issue already so its really about getting my assets again now. Thanks for all your help.

You can contact Jason who now runs the store regarding your missing downloads.
https://www.tgcstore.net/contact
Chances are though you need to be signed in as SoUlFaThEr on the store to see them.