Publishing Clothing - s&box Clothing Documentation
Publishing Clothing Publish clothing assets to sbox.game for players to use. Setting up your .Clothing File Create a clothing definition asset: Right-click in A…
RPC-based chat system with avatars and Steam filtering
RPC-Based Chat System with Avatar Support This example shows a complete chat system using Razor, RPC broadcasting, Steam filtering, and avatar display. Key Feat…
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…
Libraries: Reusable Code Packages with Source Sharing
s&box Libraries are self-contained code and asset packages stored in your project's folder. They enable code reuse across multiple projects and can be shared wi…
Component Methods: OnLoad, OnAwake, OnStart, OnUpdate, OnFixedUpdate Lifecycle
Component lifecycle methods you can override: OnLoad (async) Called after deserialization for loading. Loading screen stays open until all OnLoad tasks complete…
Component Execution Order: Lifecycle Flow and GameObjectSystem Ordering
s&box component execution order determines when lifecycle methods are called. You should not rely on the order in which the same callback gets invoked for diffe…
Shader Graph Getting Started: Visual Shader Editor in s&box
s&box Shader Graph is a visual scripting language that compiles to shader code. Accessible to beginners and useful for rapid prototyping by experienced shader d…
Exporting Standalone: Royalty-Free Game Distribution via Steam
Export your s&box game as a standalone executable for distribution outside the s&box platform. Key Features Steam and beyond — publish to any storefront (must a…
Editor Widgets
Editor Widgets Build custom editor UI using Widgets (different from in-game Panels). Creating a Widget Widget as Window Widget as Child Dockable Widget Asset Ed…
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…
Clutter System — scattering grass, rocks, and debris with GPU instancing
Clutter System — Scattering Grass, Rocks, and Debris The Clutter System scatters large amounts of small objects (grass, rocks, debris) across a scene using GPU-…