Post Processing System
Post Processing System Add visual effects like bloom, tonemapping, and film grain with post-processing volumes. Overview Post processing in s&box uses a volume-…
Particle Effects System
Particle Effects System CPU-simulated, fully controllable particle system for effects like fire, smoke, sparks, and explosions. Architecture The particle system…
PostProcessVolume: Camera-Based Effect Blending with Box, Sphere, and Infinite Modes
The component in s&box applies post-processing effects to cameras inside its volume. Effect components can be on the same GameObject or child GameObjects. Volum…
s&box PostProcessGroup: Post-process categories
PostProcessGroup Enum Documentation PostProcessGroup is an enum that categorizes post-processing effects for organization in the spawn menu and asset browser. I…
Particle Effect - s&box Documentation
Official s&box documentation for Particle Effects - visual effects system. Particle Effect creates visual effects using GPU-accelerated particles. The system su…
Post Processing - s&box Documentation
Official s&box documentation for Post Processing - full-screen visual effects. Post Processing applies effects to the entire rendered image. Creating PostProces…
Beams - s&box Rendering Documentation
Beams Beam effects create animated lines between points - useful for lasers, lightning, energy beams, and trails. BeamEffect Component Create beams using the Be…
BasePostProcess: Custom Post-Processing with GetWeighted, BlitMode, and PostProcessVolume Blending
BasePostProcess<T>: Custom Post-Processing Effects with Volume Blending is the current (non-obsolete) base class for post-processing effects in s&box. It replac…
TemporaryEffect: Auto-Cleanup for Particle and Sound Prefabs
The TemporaryEffect component in s&box is added to prefabs containing ParticleEffects and Sounds. It automatically deletes the GameObject after all particles ar…
Particle Effects: CPU-Simulated Programmable Particle System
The s&box particle system is CPU-simulated (multithreaded) and fully programmable via components. You can emit particles manually, iterate and modify them at ru…
Custom Particle Controller - s&box Documentation
Official s&box documentation for the Particle System - visual effects. Particle Effect creates GPU-accelerated visual effects. Custom Particle Controllers scrip…
TemporaryEffect Component: Auto-Destroy, ITemporaryEffect, BecomeOrphan, and Editor Behavior
TemporaryEffect Component: Auto-Destroy with ITemporaryEffect Support destroys a after a set time, optionally waiting for child effects (particles, sounds) to f…
Property Attributes: Inspector Customization for Components and Assets
Property attributes control how Component properties appear in the s&box editor/inspector. They work on both Components and GameResource properties. Layout and …
Decal Component: Projected Surface Effects with Random Variety
The s&box Decal component draws decals in the game world. It supports multiple DecalDefinitions for random variety without extra code. Setup Add a Decal compone…
Media Support - Video and Audio Codecs
Media Support - Video and Audio Codecs Video and audio codec/format support for playback, streaming, and encoding. Video Codecs Recommendation: Use VP9 or AV1 f…
Creating Post-Process Effects: BasePostProcess with Volume Blending and Shaders
Create custom post-processing effects in s&box by deriving from . This enables volume-based blending and custom shader rendering. The Component Key Methods GetW…
Shaders in s&box - HLSL and Shading Models
Shaders in s&box - HLSL and Shading Models Write custom shaders in HLSL with Source 2's shading models, render states, and GPU instancing support. Shader Develo…
Rpc.FilterInclude for targeted RPC broadcasting
Rpc.FilterInclude for Targeted RPC Broadcasting Rpc.FilterInclude is a using statement in s&box that restricts RPC broadcasts to specific connections only. This…
RPC Messages: Broadcast, Owner, Host with Filtering and Caller Info
Components can contain RPCs — functions that when called locally, are also called remotely. Supported RPC argument types are the same as Sync properties. Basic …
s&box EaseType: Animation easing functions
EaseType Enum Documentation EaseType is an enum that defines easing functions for animated hydraulic movement. It is used by HydraulicEntity to control how the …