s&box PhysicalProperties: Physical property persistence
PhysicalProperties Component API Reference PhysicalProperties is a Component that persists physical properties (mass, gravity, health) across duplication and ne…
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…
Rendering entities — TextRenderer, LineRenderer, SpriteRenderer, TrailRenderer, and ModelRenderer
Rendering Entities — Text, Line, Sprite, and Trail Renderers s&box provides several lightweight renderer components for common visual needs that don't require a…
s&box EmitMode: Emitter firing mode
EmitMode Enum API Reference EmitMode is an enum that defines how an emitter fires - either toggling on/off with a press, or emitting only while input is held do…
s&box DynamiteEntity: Explosive entity
DynamiteEntity Component API Reference DynamiteEntity is a Component that implements IPlayerControllable and IDamageable for an explosive entity. It can be trig…
Scene setup checklist — minimum viable scene with lighting, post-processing, and physics
Scene Setup Checklist for New Projects A quick reference for the components every new s&box scene typically needs. Minimum Viable Scene Lighting Post-Processing…
Execution Order - s&box Documentation
Execution Order Understanding the order in which component methods are called. Flowchart Component lifecycle follows a specific order: Constructor — Object crea…
s&box IPlayerControllable: Player control interface
IPlayerControllable API Reference IPlayerControllable is an interface for Components that can be controlled by seated players through the ControlSystem. Type Si…
Sandbox.Http
Sandbox.Http HTTP request utilities. Overview Http provides asynchronous methods for making HTTP requests to external services. GET Request POST Request JSON Re…
Graphics.Draw, Blit, DrawText, DrawIcon, and GrabFrameTexture — Custom Rendering APIs
Graphics.Draw and Graphics.Blit: Custom Rendering in s&box provides low-level rendering APIs for drawing custom geometry, screen-space quads, and text. All call…
Player Controller - s&box Scene Documentation
Player Controller The Player Controller component provides character movement for games. It handles physics-based movement, ground detection, jumping, and camer…
s&box GamePreferences: User preferences
GamePreferences Static Class GamePreferences is a static class that defines the local user's preferences for the game. These ConVars control player-specific set…
Sandbox.UI.Panel
Sandbox.UI.Panel Base class for UI panels. Overview Panel is the base class for all UI in s&box. Create panels using Razor (.razor) files or dynamically in code…
Working with Models and Rendering
Guide to displaying 3D models in s&box. ModelRenderer Component Loading Models SkinnedMeshRenderer (Animated Models) Dynamic Model Creation LODs (Level of Detai…
WorldPanel and ScreenPanel — HUD overlays and 3D world-space UI with Razor PanelComponent
WorldPanel and ScreenPanel — UI in the World s&box UI uses (Razor) attached to either a (HUD overlay) or (3D world-space UI). The same component works with both…
Custom Snapshot Data - s&box Networking Documentation
Custom Snapshot Data For advanced networking, you can write and read custom data in network snapshots. This allows efficient synchronization of complex game sta…
Sandbox.PhysicsWorld
Sandbox.PhysicsWorld Access to the physics simulation. Overview PhysicsWorld provides access to the physics simulation, including gravity, time step, and broad …
ConVar and ConCmd — console variables and commands with flags and game settings
ConVar and ConCmd — Console Variables and Commands and are s&box attributes for exposing variables and commands to the developer console. Console Commands Conso…
DebugOverlay — in-game visualization for spheres, lines, text, and traces
DebugOverlay — In-Editor and In-Game Visualization draws shapes, text, and traces in the world for debugging. All draws are temporary and disappear after a spec…
s&box ManualLink: Logical link component
ManualLink Component API Reference ManualLink is a Component that creates a non-physics logical link between two GameObjects, used by the Linker tool to group u…