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…
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. …
Camera and View Control
Working with cameras and player viewpoints in s&box. Main Camera Access Creating a Player Camera First-Person Camera Screen to World Ray World to Screen Camera …
WorldPanel and ScreenPanel — HUD overlays and 3D world-space UI with Razor PanelComponent
WorldPanel and ScreenPanel — UI in the World s&box UI uses (Razor) attached to either a (HUD overlay) or (3D world-space UI). The same component works with both…
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…
Reusable World-Space Interaction Prompt Framework
A small, compartmentalized interaction framework can be built from three pieces: : the base component placed on objects the player can use. : the player-side ra…
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…
RadiusDamage — explosion area damage with IDamageable, occlusion, and physics force
RadiusDamage Component is a built-in s&box component that applies damage to all objects within a sphere. It integrates with the system and can apply outward phy…
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 editor tools — EditorTool, Gizmo drawing, scene tracing, and overlay UI
Custom Editor Tools Editor tools appear in the s&box toolbar and let you build scene editing workflows — painting, placement, custom gizmos. They must live in a…
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 …
UIDecal Component - Render Razor UI as a Decal
A Render Component for s&box that allows you to project Razor UI onto surfaces as a Decal. Great for sticking UI onto rounded walls, curved surfaces, or any geo…
RPC-based chat system with avatars and Steam filtering
RPC-Based Chat System with Avatar Support This example shows a complete chat system using Razor, RPC broadcasting, Steam filtering, and avatar display. Key Feat…
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…
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…
Moving a SceneObject with Transform in s&box
Use to move a SceneObject each frame in s&box. This moves the object forward at 100 units per second. Prefer over direct manipulation of the SceneObject for net…
IPlayerControllable example: ThrusterEntity
IPlayerControllable Example: ThrusterEntity ThrusterEntity demonstrates how to implement IPlayerControllable for a thruster that responds to player input while …
Inventory Hotbar UI Component
Inventory HUD with Hotbar A Razor PanelComponent that displays player inventory slots as a hotbar with mouse wheel and number key support. Implementation Key Fe…