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…
Post-processing and camera setup — CameraComponent, PostProcessVolume, Bloom, DoF, and Film Grain
Post-Processing and Camera Setup CameraComponent Orthographic Camera Multiple Cameras (Priority) Higher priority renders on top. Use for split-screen, minimaps,…
Spatial audio components — SoundPoint, SoundBox, SoundscapeTrigger, DspVolume, and AudioListener
Spatial Audio Components s&box provides several components for placing audio in the world. All are alternatives to for persistent, positioned audio sources. Sou…
Particle Effect system — emitters, manual emission, and custom controllers
Particle Effect System s&box particles are CPU-simulated and fully programmable. A particle system is built from three component types on the same GameObject: (…
Scene lighting setup — DirectionalLight, PointLight, SpotLight, SkyBox, AmbientLight, and Fog
Scene Lighting Setup s&box lighting is built from components. A typical scene needs a directional light (sun), ambient light, and a skybox. Directional Light (S…
Collider types — Box, Sphere, Capsule, Model, Hull, Plane, and Trigger volumes
Collider Types s&box provides several collider components for physics shapes. All colliders can be set as triggers (no physical response, just overlap detection…
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.…
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…
NavMeshLink custom traversal — parabolic jump, ladder climb, and physics jump
NavMeshLink Custom Traversal connects two NavMesh points for agents to traverse (jumps, ladders, teleports). Default traversal linearly interpolates between sta…
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…
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: 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…
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…
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: 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…
Sandbox: BaseCarryable — unified AimRay, WeaponModel resolution, and seat-aware damage
BaseCarryable — Unified Weapon Base with AimRay and Seat Support is the root class for all holdable items. It handles viewmodel/worldmodel management, a unified…
Sandbox: BaseWeapon — ammo system, reload, shoot delay, and IPlayerControllable
BaseWeapon — Ammo, Reloading, and Firing Pattern extends and adds ammo management, reloading, and a shoot delay system. It implements so it can also be used fro…
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 …
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 .…
Sandbox: Physgun — grab, freeze, launch, and pull mechanics
Physgun — Grab, Freeze, Launch, and Pull Mechanics The Physgun () is a that lets players grab, move, freeze, and launch physics objects. It uses a struct to tra…