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: 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…
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…
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…
GameObject.FindNetworkRoot() extension method
GameObject.FindNetworkRoot() Extension Method This example shows an extension method for finding the network root of a GameObject hierarchy. Usage Example Key F…
Sandbox: BaseConstraintToolMode — two-stage constraint creation with IToolActionEvents
BaseConstraintToolMode — Two-Stage Constraint Creation Pattern is the base for all two-point constraint tools (Weld, Rope, BallSocket, Elastic, Hydraulic, NoCol…
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…
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…
Sandbox: Stacker tool — duplicate objects in a line or arc with StackAlignMode
Stacker Tool — Duplicate Objects in a Line or Arc The Stacker tool clones a selected object N times along a configurable axis with optional rotation and gap. It…
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…
SpawnPoint and TriggerHurt — spawn locations and damage trigger volumes
SpawnPoint and TriggerHurt in s&box SpawnPoint is a built-in s&box component that marks a world location for player or NPC spawning. uses to find valid spawn lo…
Working with Models and Rendering
Guide to displaying 3D models in s&box. ModelRenderer Component Loading Models SkinnedMeshRenderer (Animated Models) Dynamic Model Creation LODs (Level of Detai…
Decal component — projecting bullet holes, scorch marks, and surface details
Decal Component — Projecting Surface Marks projects a texture onto surfaces in the world. Use it for bullet holes, blood splats, scorch marks, graffiti, and any…
ConVar and ConCmd — console variables and commands with flags and game settings
ConVar and ConCmd — Console Variables and Commands and are s&box attributes for exposing variables and commands to the developer console. Console Commands Conso…
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…
Async tasks in s&box — coroutines, parallel tasks, and frame-by-frame animation
Async Tasks in s&box Components s&box async tasks run on the main thread — they behave like coroutines. Use to yield one frame, to wait, and to run tasks in par…
Math types — Vector3, Rotation, Angles, Transform, TimeSince, and BBox
Math Types — Vector3, Rotation, Angles, and Transform s&box uses its own math types. Here's a practical reference for the ones you'll use constantly. Vector3 Ro…
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…
Prefab Spawning and Cloning
Prefab Spawning and Cloning Prefabs are reusable GameObject templates that can be instantiated at runtime. Creating Prefabs Create a GameObject in the scene wit…
Custom GameResource assets — defining asset types with ResourceLibrary and PostLoad registry
Custom GameResource Assets lets you define your own asset types with a custom file extension, inspector UI, and hot-reload support. Assets are JSON files under …