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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Code Cheat Sheet: Quick Reference for GameObjects, Components, and Transforms
Quick reference for common s&box operations covering debugging, transforms, GameObjects, and Components. Useful when you know what you want to do but not the ex…
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…
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…
Physics Tracing Code Examples
Physics Tracing Code Examples Raycast and shape trace examples using — the builder pattern for physics queries. TraceResult Properties Builder Pattern Methods
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
EnvmapProbe — local reflection captures with Static, Dynamic, and OnDemand modes
EnvmapProbe — Reflection Captures in s&box is a built-in s&box component that captures a cubemap at its world position for local specular reflections. The engin…