GameResource Extensions: Appending Data to Existing Assets Without Modification
ResourceExtensions in s&box append additional data to existing GameResources without modifying the original class or assets. Useful for adding properties to Clo…
Hotloading Pitfalls: Default Values, Types, Delegates, and Optimization
s&box hotloads code changes live when you save or files. Understanding the pitfalls helps avoid subtle bugs during development. How It Works IL Hotload (Fast): …
Collider Component: Triggers, Surface Properties, Keyframe Bodies, Concave Shapes, and Tag Propagation
Collider Component: Triggers, Surface Properties, and Keyframe Bodies The abstract base class is the foundation for all physics colliders in s&box (, , , , ). T…
LocalData static class: Server-side data persistence
LocalData Static Class API Reference LocalData provides server-side data persistence that survives server restarts. It's useful for storing configuration, ban l…
Network visibility — culling networked objects per client with INetworkVisible
Network Visibility — Culling Networked Objects Per Client Network visibility controls whether a networked object sends updates (Sync Vars, transforms) to a spec…
Network Visibility: Per-Connection Object Culling with INetworkVisible
Network Visibility controls whether a networked object should be visible (receive ongoing network updates) for a specific player. By default, all networked obje…
Connection Permissions - s&box Networking Documentation
Connection Permissions Connection permissions control what clients can do in your multiplayer game. Set permissions for spawning objects, using tools, or perfor…
Sandbox: Hydraulic tool — motorized SliderJoint with LineRenderer shaft
Sandbox Hydraulic Tool — Motorized SliderJoint Constraints The Hydraulic tool creates a between two objects with a component that can extend and retract the joi…
s&box Rigidbody Component: Physics Body Reference
s&box Rigidbody Component: Physics Body Reference adds physics simulation to a . It requires at least one component on the same object. Key Properties Force and…
s&box NpcConVars: Global NPC AI settings
NpcConVars Static Class NpcConVars is a static class that defines console variables controlling global NPC AI behavior in s&box. These ConVars can be set via co…
Network Events: INetworkListener and INetworkSpawn Interfaces
React to players joining and leaving by implementing or on a component in the scene. INetworkListener Example Spawn a player object when someone joins: INetwork…
Connection Permissions: CanSpawnObjects and CanRefreshObjects
The host can change permissions for a specific in s&box multiplayer. The ideal place to set these permissions is in the network event callback when a player con…
Networking Static Class: IsHost, IsClient, CreateLobby, Connect, SetData, and Debug Convars
Networking Static Class: IsHost, IsClient, CreateLobby, Connect, and Server Data The static class manages the multiplayer session in s&box. Session State Note: …
s&box CameraComponent: Screen/World Conversion, RenderToTexture, Priority, Viewport, and Oblique Projection
s&box CameraComponent: Screen/World Conversion, RenderToTexture, and Priority wraps a and provides the main rendering configuration for a s&box scene. Every sce…
Input - s&box Gameplay Documentation
Input s&box provides a comprehensive input system that handles keyboard, mouse, and gamepad input. The input system uses named actions defined in your project s…
s&box Hotload System: How Code Reloading Works, SkipHotload, ConVar Persistence, and NetworkObject.OnHotload
s&box Hotload System: How Code Reloading Works s&box supports live code reloading (hotload) without restarting the game. Understanding how it works helps avoid …
s&box MathX: Remap, LerpInverse, ExponentialDecay, SmoothDamp, SpringDamp, DeltaDegrees, and Unit Conversion
s&box MathX: Math Utility Extensions for Game Development is a static class providing math utilities not in or . Most methods are also extension methods, so you…
FixedUpdate Internals: Step Counting, Spiral of Death Prevention, Time.Scope, and ApplyForce vs ApplyImpulse
FixedUpdate Internals: How the Fixed Timestep Works in s&box The s&box fixed update system uses a step-counting approach rather than accumulating time. This is …
DisplayInfo: Querying s&box Type and Member Metadata (Title, Icon, Group, Tags)
DisplayInfo: Querying s&box Type and Member Metadata is an s&box struct that aggregates all display-related metadata from attributes on a type or member. The ed…
Scene.Load and Scene.LoadFromFile: Loading Scenes, DontDestroyOnLoad, and the Loading Sequence
Scene.Load and Scene.LoadFromFile: Loading Scenes Locally loads a scene file into the current scene. This is a local-only operation — it does not bring other cl…