Component Interfaces: ExecuteInEditor, ICollisionListener, IDamageable in s&box
s&box provides several Component interfaces for specific purposes: editor execution, collision handling, triggers, damage, and networking. ExecuteInEditor Compo…
Inspector Attributes: Group, Title, Icon, Range, InfoBox, Feature, and More
Inspector Attributes: Controlling How Properties Appear in the Editor s&box provides a rich set of attributes to control how component properties appear in the …
ActionGraph Component Actions - s&box Documentation
ActionGraph Component Actions Add ActionGraph behavior directly to GameObjects using the ActionGraph component. Component Actions The ActionGraph component lets…
s&box Game Static Class: Core Game State and Operations
s&box Game Static Class: Core Game State and Operations The static class provides global access to core game state, utilities, and operations. Scene Management …
s&box ServerSettings: Server-controlled settings
ServerSettings Static Class ServerSettings is a static class that defines server-controlled settings replicated to all clients. These ConVars control game-wide …
Video - s&box Media Documentation
Video s&box can decode and play video files for cutscenes, UI elements, or in-world displays. VideoPlayer The VideoPlayer decodes video and exposes frames as a …
s&box Input System: Down, Pressed, Released, AnalogLook, AnalogMove, Input Contexts, and Suppression
s&box Input System: Actions, Contexts, and How Input State Works The s&box static class provides all player input querying. Actions are defined in the project's…
Platform Chat: Built-in Text Chat with IChatEvent Filtering
s&box includes a built-in platform chat system for multiplayer games. Messages are routed through the host, validated, filtered via Steam's text filter, and dis…
s&box JSONObject Save Data Helper for Components
This s&box-focused sample shows how to programmatically construct and deconstruct JSON for component save data. It is useful for player saves, world unlock stat…
PlayerController: Built-in First/Third Person Controller with Physics, Input, and Camera
The PlayerController component is a first and third person player controller built into s&box. It is physics-based (a special RigidBody) with built-in input, ca…
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…
Input System: Button Queries, AnalogMove, AnalogLook, and Escape Override
Input is accessed using the class in s&box. It provides button state queries, analog stick/mouse values, and escape key handling for game components. Button Que…
Component.OnLoad: Async Loading Pattern — LoadingContext, Scene.IsLoading, and Loading Screen Integration
Component.OnLoad: Async Loading Pattern for Components Components can perform async loading work by overriding . This is the correct way to load resources async…
s&box IToolInfo: Tool information display interface
IToolInfo API Reference IToolInfo is an interface for providing tool information display in the UI, such as in the spawn menu or tool selector. Type Signature P…
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…
Decal component — projecting bullet holes, scorch marks, and surface details
Decal Component — Projecting Surface Marks projects a texture onto surfaces in the world. Use it for bullet holes, blood splats, scorch marks, graffiti, and any…
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…
MusicPlayer: Streaming Audio with Visualization and World-Space Positioning
in s&box handles music tracks and streaming audio with programmatic control over playback, positioning, and visualization. For sound effects, use the Sound syst…
Testing Multiplayer: Local Multi-Instance Development Workflow
The best way to test multiplayer is having someone join your game, but s&box provides tools for solo testing. Spawning a New Instance Click the network status i…