Controller Input
Handle gamepad/controller input in s&box. Detecting Controllers Analog Inputs Auto-Mapped Input Haptics/Rumble Motion Controls Local Multiplayer
Sandbox.BBox
Sandbox.BBox Axis-aligned bounding box. Overview BBox represents an axis-aligned box in 3D space. Used for collision, bounds checking, and spatial queries. Crea…
Networking Static Class: IsHost, IsClient, CreateLobby, Connect, SetData, and Debug Convars
Networking Static Class: IsHost, IsClient, CreateLobby, Connect, and Server Data The static class manages the multiplayer session in s&box. Session State Note: …
s&box IKillIcon: Kill feed icon interface
IKillIcon API Reference IKillIcon is an interface for components that can display a kill icon in the kill feed or other UI elements. Type Signature Property - T…
Sync Properties: Automatic Property Replication with [Sync] Attribute
Adding the attribute to a property on a Component will have its latest value sent to other players each time it changes. Only the owner of the object can change…
s&box DupeCategory: Workshop duper categories
s&box DupeCategory Enum DupeCategory is an enum used to categorize workshop dupes for filtering and browsing. Each category has an associated icon for UI displa…
Multiplayer and Networking
Complete guide to multiplayer setup in s&box. Creating a Lobby Joining a Lobby Spawning Networked Players Host/Client Checks Connection Events Networked Object …
Tracing - s&box Physics Documentation
Tracing Tracing (raycasting) is the primary way to query the physics world in s&box. It allows you to cast rays or shapes through the scene to find collisions w…
Leaderboard Web API: Public REST Endpoint with Aggregation and Filtering
The s&box leaderboard Web API is publicly accessible for querying player rankings based on stats. Endpoint Parameters stat — stat name to base the leaderboard o…
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…
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…
Physics Tracing Code Examples
Physics Tracing Code Examples Raycast and shape trace examples using — the builder pattern for physics queries. TraceResult Properties Builder Pattern Methods
Scenes: Loading, Component Lookup, and GameObject Directory
A Scene is a collection of GameObjects that represents the game world. Every Component and GameObject has a property for accessing the current scene, and you ca…
Scene.Trace: Raycasting, Shape Sweeps, Tag Filters, SceneTraceResult Fields, and FindInPhysics
Scene.Trace: Raycasting and Shape Sweeps in s&box is the entry point for all physics traces in s&box. It returns a builder that uses a fluent API. Basic Usage F…
SyncFlags.Interpolate: How Networked Property Interpolation Works — Supported Types, InterpolationBuffer, and Delay
SyncFlags.Interpolate: How Networked Property Interpolation Works When is applied to a property, proxy clients receive a smoothed value between network ticks ra…
Leaderboards API
Implement leaderboards using s&box Services API. Submitting Scores Reading Leaderboards Leaderboard Entry Properties Web API Access Query leaderboards from exte…
Collider Component: Triggers, Surface Properties, Keyframe Bodies, Concave Shapes, and Tag Propagation
Collider Component: Triggers, Surface Properties, and Keyframe Bodies The abstract base class is the foundation for all physics colliders in s&box (, , , , ). T…
Scene Metadata: ISceneMetadata for Queryable Scene and Prefab Data
The interface in s&box allows Components to save data that can be accessed without loading a Scene or cloning a Prefab. Metadata is accessible via or directly. …