Ownable Component Pattern for Prop Ownership
Ownable Component - Prop Ownership and Permission System A component that tracks which player spawned an object and enforces ownership-based permissions. Useful…
Drag-and-drop system with static instance pattern
Drag-and-Drop System with Static Instance Pattern This example shows a drag-and-drop system using a static instance pattern for global state management and visu…
Sandbox: Ownable component — prop protection with IPhysgunEvent and IToolgunEvent
Ownable Component — Prop Protection and Physgun/Toolgun Access Control The component tracks which spawned a . It implements and to enforce ownership checks when…
UndoSystem: Per-player undo functionality
UndoSystem: Per-Player Undo Functionality This example shows the UndoSystem which provides per-player undo stacks for tracking spawned objects and allowing play…
s&box JSONObject Save Data Helper for Components
This s&box-focused sample shows how to programmatically construct and deconstruct JSON for component save data. It is useful for player saves, world unlock stat…
Extensible Player Data Save Hooks for World Components
This pattern lets gameplay components plug into a player's save/load flow without putting every feature directly inside one large class. The framework has three…
s&box player management with RPC, ConCmd, and Connection APIs
s&box Player Management with RPC, ConCmd, and Connection APIs This example shows player kick/ban utilities using s&box's Connection, RPC, ConCmd, and Chat syste…
s&box Hints GameObjectSystem: UI hint queue
Hints GameObjectSystem Example Hints is a GameObjectSystem that manages the display of timed popup hints in the UI. It queues hints with delays and displays the…
BanSystem Pattern for Player Management
BanSystem - Player Ban Management A GameObjectSystem that manages player bans with persistent storage. Demonstrates , persistence, and RPC commands. Implementat…
CleanupSystem Pattern for Map Reset and Scene Management
CleanupSystem - Scene State Management and Map Cleanup A that captures the baseline scene state and allows resetting the map to its original state. Removes spaw…
CleanupSystem: Map reset and baseline restoration
CleanupSystem: Map Reset and Baseline Restoration This example shows the CleanupSystem which tracks the baseline scene state and allows resetting the map to its…
Rendering entities — TextRenderer, LineRenderer, SpriteRenderer, TrailRenderer, and ModelRenderer
Rendering Entities — Text, Line, Sprite, and Trail Renderers s&box provides several lightweight renderer components for common visual needs that don't require a…
Sandbox: Duplicator tool — copy, paste, and save contraptions with DuplicationData
Duplicator Tool — Copy, Paste, and Save Contraptions The Duplicator tool copies a contraption (a connected graph of GameObjects) to JSON and pastes it back. It …
s&box DemoRecording with DefaultMovieRecorderOptions
s&box DemoRecording with DefaultMovieRecorderOptions This example shows how to configure s&box's MovieRecorder system using the [DefaultMovieRecorderOptions] at…
Trigger-Based Background Music Crossfade Framework
This pattern replaces area music with a small local-client music framework. Each zone requests a target , while one controller crossfades the currently playing …
Unit tests in s&box — MSTest setup, engine initialization, and component testing
Unit Tests in s&box s&box supports MSTest-based unit tests. Create a directory in your project folder and restart the editor — a test project is generated autom…
s&box context menu with submenus and auto-positioning
s&box Context Menu with Submenus and Auto-Positioning This example shows a context menu system using s&box's Panel, Screen, and layout system with submenu build…
Sandbox: ControlSystem — vehicle seat and contraption control with IPlayerControllable
ControlSystem — Vehicle Seat and Contraption Control is a that drives components on contraptions. When a player sits in a , the system walks the connected contr…
Sandbox: LimitsSystem — server-side per-player spawn and tool limits via ConVars
LimitsSystem — Server-Side Spawn and Tool Limits is a that enforces configurable per-player limits on props, constraints, and tool entities. It listens to and .…
BaseWeapon and BaseCarryable Weapon Framework
BaseWeapon and BaseCarryable - Weapon Framework Base classes for creating weapons in s&box. Provides ammo management, view/world models, and input handling. Bas…