Editor Tools
Editor Tools Create custom tools for the s&box editor. Creating a Tool Scene Access Gizmo Drawing Preventing Selection Overlay UI Editor Project Setup Tools mus…
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…
Storage UGC: User-Generated Content with Steam Workshop Integration
The s&box Storage system provides a unified way to manage user-generated content in your game. Each storage entry is a self-contained folder with its own filesy…
Sync Properties: Automatic Property Replication with [Sync] Attribute
Adding the attribute to a property on a Component will have its latest value sent to other players each time it changes. Only the owner of the object can change…
Ownership - s&box Networking Documentation
Ownership Network ownership determines which client or the host has authority over a networked GameObject. The owner controls synced properties and can send RPC…
Sandbox: PlayerInventory — weapon slots, pickup, drop, and loadout persistence
Sandbox PlayerInventory — Weapon Slots, Pickup, Drop, and Loadout Persistence manages up to 6 weapon slots, handles pickup/drop logic, and delegates loadout sav…
ActionGraph — visual scripting with action nodes, delegates, and C# integration
ActionGraph — Visual Scripting ActionGraph is s&box's visual scripting system. Nodes represent actions or expressions, and links carry values or signals between…
Sandbox: BanSystem — persistent ban list with INetworkListener.AcceptConnection
Sandbox BanSystem — Persistent Ban List with INetworkListener is a that implements to intercept incoming connections and reject banned players before they join.…
Async Tasks and Coroutines in s&box Components
Async tasks in s&box run on the main thread by default, operating like coroutines. They are the recommended replacement for coroutines. Basic Async Method Frame…
GameObject.Clone: Two-Pass Cloning, CloneConfig, NotCloned Flag, and Reference Rewiring
GameObject.Clone: Spawning Prefabs and Cloning GameObjects with CloneConfig is the primary way to instantiate prefabs and duplicate GameObjects in s&box. It per…
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…
Editor Widgets
Editor Widgets Build custom editor UI using Widgets (different from in-game Panels). Creating a Widget Widget as Window Widget as Child Dockable Widget Asset Ed…
GameObjectSystem: Auto-Instantiation, Host-Controlled [Sync], RPCs, Stage Hooks, and Configuration Priority
GameObjectSystem: Auto-Instantiation, [Sync] Properties, and RPCs is a scene-level singleton that is automatically instantiated once per scene. Every non-abstra…
GameObjectSystem — scene-wide systems with stage-ordered execution and static access
GameObjectSystem — Scene-Wide Systems is a base class for scene-level systems that need to run at specific points in the frame — before or after physics, render…
s&box ISceneEvent: Scene-Wide and Per-Object Event Broadcasting
s&box ISceneEvent<T>: Scene-Wide and Per-Object Event Broadcasting is the base interface for all scene event systems. It provides static methods for broadcastin…
ModelRenderer Material Overrides: MaterialOverride, SetMaterialOverride by Tag, Per-Index Materials Accessor, and Attachments
ModelRenderer Material Overrides: MaterialOverride, SetMaterialOverride, and Materials Accessor provides several ways to override materials on a model. Global M…
Styling Panels - s&box UI Documentation
Styling Panels Style your UI panels using SCSS-like stylesheets or direct code styling. Using Stylesheets Create files alongside your files: Or specify a differ…
RPC Messages - s&box Documentation
RPC Messages Components can contain RPCs. An RPC is a function that when called, is called remotely too. Supported RPC arguments are the exact same as Sync prop…
Sync Properties: Networked State with Change Detection and Collections
The attribute on a Component property sends its latest value to other players each time it changes. Only the owner of the object can change synced properties. B…
s&box Easing Functions: Sandbox.Utility.Easing — Quadratic, Exponential, Bounce, Sine, and CSS-Style Name Lookup
s&box Easing Functions: Sandbox.Utility.Easing for Transitions and Animations provides standard easing functions used throughout s&box's UI system and available…