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May 4, 2026

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 …

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May 5, 2026

Hotloading — live code reloading, IL fast path, and common pitfalls

Hotloading — Live Code Reloading s&box recompiles and live-reloads your assembly whenever you save a or file. You don't need to restart the editor for most chan…

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May 20, 2026

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): …

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May 5, 2026

Hotloading - s&box Documentation

Hotloading Whenever you save a code file in your project (.cs or .razor files), we recompile and attempt to live-reload the changed assembly. This lets you quic…

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May 20, 2026

Hotloading: Live Code Reload Without Editor Restart in s&box

s&box hotloading recompiles and live-reloads code when you save or files, without restarting the editor. How It Works IL Hotload (Fast): If only method bodies c…

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May 4, 2026

IHotloadManaged: Preserving and Restoring State Across s&box Hotloads

IHotloadManaged: Preserving State Across s&box Hotloads When a class is hotloaded in s&box, all live instances are replaced with new instances of the updated ty…

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May 20, 2026

Testing Multiplayer: New Instances, Hotloading, and Local Connect

s&box provides built-in tools for testing multiplayer without needing another player. You can spawn additional game instances that join your running session, wi…

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May 4, 2026

Scene Object Index: How Scene.GetAll Works — Type Hierarchy Indexing, Update Sets, and Hotload Safety

Scene Object Index: How Scene.GetAll<T> Works and Why It's Fast is the primary way to find all active components or systems of a type in the scene. Understandin…

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May 5, 2026

Code Basics - s&box Documentation

Code Basics C# is the primary programming language for s&box. The engine uses modern .NET with hotloading support, allowing you to see code changes instantly wi…

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May 4, 2026

Code Upgrader Diagnostics: SBOX001-SBOX007 and SB3000 Roslyn Analyzer Warnings

Code Upgrader Diagnostics: s&box Roslyn Analyzer Warnings s&box ships a Roslyn analyzer () that warns about deprecated patterns and auto-fixes them. These appea…

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May 5, 2026

Getting Started - s&box Documentation

Getting Started S&box is coded in C#. Under the hood, it uses the Source 2 engine (CS2, HL:Alyx, DOTA2) and some of its systems: rendering, resources, physics, …

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May 20, 2026

Custom Assets: GameResource Definition with Inspector and Hotloading

Define custom asset types as in s&box. They provide inspector windows, are hotloaded in-game, and are stored as JSON files with custom extensions. Creating a Cu…

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May 20, 2026

Custom GameResource Assets: Define, Create, and Access Custom Asset Types

Define custom asset types as subclasses. They get a nice inspector window, are hotloaded in-game, and are stored as JSON files with a custom extension. Creating…

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May 20, 2026

Dedicated Servers: Installation, Configuration, and Command Line

s&box dedicated servers run headless and can be installed via SteamCMD. They host multiplayer games without requiring the full editor. Installation Install via …

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May 5, 2026

Testing Multiplayer - s&box Networking Documentation

Testing Multiplayer s&box provides tools for testing multiplayer locally without needing multiple computers or Steam accounts. New Instance Launch a second game…

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May 5, 2026

Custom Editors - s&box Editor Documentation

Custom Editors Custom editors let you create specialized inspector interfaces for your components and assets. Build custom widgets, property drawers, and full i…

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May 5, 2026

Libraries - s&box Code Documentation

Libraries Libraries are reusable code packages you can share between projects or distribute to others. They provide a way to modularize your code and avoid dupl…

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May 5, 2026

Unit Tests - s&box Documentation

Official s&box documentation for Unit Tests - automated testing. Unit Tests covers writing and running tests for s&box code. Tests can verify component behavior…