Sandbox: BaseBulletWeapon — hitscan shooting with BulletConfiguration, recoil, and IronSightsWeapon
BaseBulletWeapon — Hitscan Shooting with Recoil and Camera Noise extends and implements hitscan bullet firing with configurable aim cone, recoil, and camera noi…
BeamEffect — laser and energy beams between two points
BeamEffect — Laser and Energy Beams renders a beam between two points in the world. Use it for lasers, electricity, tractor beams, or any line-based visual effe…
Sandbox: CameraNoiseSystem — screen shake, punch, and recoil with ICameraSetup
CameraNoiseSystem — Screen Shake, Punch, and Recoil Effects is a that implements to apply camera noise effects (shake, punch, recoil) each frame. Effects are in…
Nameplate Component with Voice Activity
Nameplate with Voice Activity A Razor component that displays player nameplates above characters with voice chat visualization. Implementation SCSS Example Key …
VirtualGrid — efficiently rendering large scrollable lists in s&box UI
VirtualGrid — Efficiently Rendering Large Lists in UI is a s&box UI panel that virtualizes a large collection — only the visible cells are created in the DOM. S…
Randomized Clothing for NPC Citizens using Dresser.Randomize() on Prefabs
Overview This demonstrates how to create NPC citizen prefabs with randomized clothing using the built-in component. Each time the prefab spawns or is enabled, i…
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…
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…
Physics joints — Fixed, Ball, Hinge, Slider, Spring, and Wheel
Physics Joints Joints connect two physics bodies together with constraints. All joint types are components added to a GameObject positioned at the joint's ancho…
Slot-based inventory UI with BuildHash optimization
Slot-Based Inventory UI with BuildHash Optimization This example shows a slot-based inventory UI with BuildHash() optimization to prevent unnecessary rebuilds a…
CameraNoiseSystem example: Camera effects
CameraNoiseSystem Example: Camera Effects CameraNoiseSystem is a GameObjectSystem that applies temporary camera effects (shake, noise, etc.) by implementing ICa…
DebugOverlay — in-game visualization for spheres, lines, text, and traces
DebugOverlay — In-Editor and In-Game Visualization draws shapes, text, and traces in the world for debugging. All draws are temporary and disappear after a spec…
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…
Chat UI Pattern with RPC Broadcasting
Chat UI with RPC Broadcasting A Razor UI component for game chat that handles local input, RPC broadcasting, Steam filtering, and automatic message expiration. …
Rigidbody Physics
The component enables physics simulation on GameObjects. Basic Usage Rigidbody Properties Forces Collision Detection Wake/Sleep Spawn with Velocity
Noclip MoveMode with Collision Toggle
Noclip MoveMode Implementation Custom movement mode for noclip/fly behavior with collision toggle. Key Patterns MoveMode inheritance — override , , priority — 1…
VerletRope — rope physics with attachment, slack, and stiffness
VerletRope simulates rope physics using Verlet integration. The rope hangs from the GameObject's position and optionally attaches its end to another GameObject.…
CharacterController — capsule movement, ground checks, and velocity control
CharacterController in s&box is a built-in s&box component for capsule-based movement. Unlike , you control velocity directly — the controller handles collision…
NPC Ragdoll Creation with Clothing Preservation
NPC Ragdoll Creation with Clothing Pattern for creating ragdolls from NPCs including clothing preservation and bone merging. Key APIs **** — copies model, mater…
Sandbox: ThrusterEntity and WheelEntity — contraption propulsion with ClientInput bindings
ThrusterEntity and WheelEntity — Contraption Propulsion Components Both and implement and use properties so players can bind them to keys from a vehicle seat. T…