s&box EmitterEntity: Particle emitter entity
EmitterEntity Component API Reference EmitterEntity is a world-placed SENT that spawns and controls a particle/VFX emitter. The emitter prefab is defined by a S…
s&box PlayerFallDamage: Fall damage component
PlayerFallDamage Component API Reference PlayerFallDamage is a Component that applies fall damage to the player when they land. It implements Local.IPlayerEvent…
CodeGenerator: Compile-Time Method and Property Wrapping via Attributes
The attribute in s&box lets you create custom attributes that wrap methods and properties at compile time. This is the mechanism behind properties and — you can…
PlayerController: Architecture, Ground Detection, Jump System, WishVelocity Sync, and Physics Step Integration
PlayerController: Architecture, Ground Detection, and Jump System is the built-in s&box character movement component. It uses a internally and implements to hoo…
Playing Sounds
Playing Sounds in s&box s&box provides both 2D and 3D sound playback through code and components. Quick Sound Playback Sound Handle Store the handle to control …
GameManager.Spawn RPC with Ident Parsing
GameManager.Spawn RPC Broadcast RPC for spawning entities from string identifiers with automatic weapon pickup detection. Ident Format - Spawn a prop from asset…
Steam filtering API for user content sanitization
Steam Filtering API in s&box s&box provides Steam filtering APIs to sanitize user-generated content like names and chat messages. This helps prevent profanity, …
Sync Properties for Networked State
Sync Properties for Multiplayer The attribute automatically synchronizes property values to all clients when they change. Basic Sync Sync Flags Customize sync b…
PlayerData Component for Stats and Respawn
PlayerData Component Persistent player data component tracking stats (kills, deaths), respawn state, and providing connection lookup. Key Properties Connection …
NPC Ragdoll Creation with Clothing Preservation
NPC Ragdoll Creation with Clothing Pattern for creating ragdolls from NPCs including clothing preservation and bone merging. Key APIs **** — copies model, mater…
CleanupSystem: Map reset and baseline restoration
CleanupSystem: Map Reset and Baseline Restoration This example shows the CleanupSystem which tracks the baseline scene state and allows resetting the map to its…
UndoSystem: Per-player undo functionality
UndoSystem: Per-Player Undo Functionality This example shows the UndoSystem which provides per-player undo stacks for tracking spawned objects and allowing play…
s&box BasePickup: Pickup item base
BasePickup Abstract Class API Reference BasePickup is an abstract Component for items that can be picked up by players. Implements ITriggerListener and ICollisi…
Reusable World-Space Interaction Prompt Framework
A small, compartmentalized interaction framework can be built from three pieces: : the base component placed on objects the player can use. : the player-side ra…
GameObjectSystem with [Sync] and RPCs: Networked Scene-Level State
GameObjectSystem with [Sync]: Networked Scene-Level State supports properties just like components. However, there is a key difference: all properties on a are …
CleanupSystem Pattern for Map Reset and Scene Management
CleanupSystem - Scene State Management and Map Cleanup A that captures the baseline scene state and allows resetting the map to its original state. Removes spaw…
NetworkMode, NetworkFlags, OwnerTransfer, NetworkOrphaned — Complete Networking Enum Reference
NetworkMode, NetworkFlags, OwnerTransfer, and NetworkOrphaned — Complete Reference NetworkMode Controls how a is networked. Set via . Once a is a , only the hos…
RPC Security: How s&box Validates Incoming RPCs — Attribute Check, Permission Flags, Kick on Unauthorized
RPC Security: How s&box Validates Incoming RPCs Understanding how s&box validates incoming RPCs is important for writing secure multiplayer code. Validation Ste…