s&box DamageInfo: Extensible Damage Data Class and IDamageable Interface
s&box DamageInfo: Extensible Damage Data Class is a class (not a struct) so it can be subclassed for game-specific damage types. Definition Usage IDamageable In…
s&box LineDefinition: Trail line resource
LineDefinition GameResource API Reference LineDefinition is a GameResource for trail line definitions used by the Trail tool. It implements IDefinitionResource …
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-…
Sandbox: Map entities — Door, Button, FuncMover, TriggerPush, TriggerTeleport
Sandbox Map Entities — Door, Button, FuncMover, TriggerPush, TriggerTeleport These components implement interactive map elements. They live in the namespace and…
Sandbox.Color
Sandbox.Color RGBA color representation. Overview Color stores red, green, blue, and alpha values (0-1 range). Creation Named Colors Components Operations To/Fr…
Sandbox.Light
Sandbox.Light Illuminates the scene. Overview Light component adds dynamic lighting to GameObjects. Supports point, spot, and directional lights. Setup Light Ty…
Sandbox.Random
Sandbox.Random Random number generation. Overview Random provides methods for generating random numbers, vectors, and making random selections. Basic Random Vec…
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…
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…
Texture Generators - s&box Editor Documentation
Texture Generators Create procedural textures in code. Generate textures from shapes, gradients, text, or any algorithm. Creating a Generator Inherit from : Pro…
s&box Tracer: Projectile trail renderer
Tracer Renderer Component API Reference Tracer is a Renderer component that creates a tracer effect (like bullet trails) that travels from its world position to…
SceneCamera: World-to-Screen, Screen-to-World, Render Hooks, and Camera Properties
SceneCamera: World-to-Screen, Screen-to-World, and Render Hooks is the main camera class in s&box. It wraps a native frustum and provides coordinate conversion,…
Network visibility — culling networked objects per client with INetworkVisible
Network Visibility — Culling Networked Objects Per Client Network visibility controls whether a networked object sends updates (Sync Vars, transforms) to a spec…
s&box MathX: Remap, LerpInverse, ExponentialDecay, SmoothDamp, SpringDamp, DeltaDegrees, and Unit Conversion
s&box MathX: Math Utility Extensions for Game Development is a static class providing math utilities not in or . Most methods are also extension methods, so you…
ScreenPanel and WorldPanel: AutoScale Strategies, ZIndex, LookAtCamera, and Interaction Range
ScreenPanel and WorldPanel: UI Components in s&box Scenes ScreenPanel is the root component for 2D screen-space UI. It renders attached children to the screen. …
BasePostProcess: Custom Post-Processing with GetWeighted, BlitMode, and PostProcessVolume Blending
BasePostProcess<T>: Custom Post-Processing Effects with Volume Blending is the current (non-obsolete) base class for post-processing effects in s&box. It replac…
Achievements - s&box Services Documentation
Achievements s&box provides an achievements system that integrates with Steam. Achievements can be unlocked automatically based on stats or manually via code. S…
Physgun Grab State with Permission Checks
Physgun Grab State Pattern Implementation pattern for physgun object grabbing with ownership checks and IPhysgunEvent permissions. Key Features Sync'd GrabState…
s&box TVEntity: Camera feed display
TVEntity Component API Reference TVEntity is a TV screen entity that displays the feed from a linked CameraEntity. Use the Linker tool to connect a Camera to th…
s&box Propeller: Thruster-driven spinner
Propeller Component API Reference Propeller is a Component that spins a target model based on thruster output. The model spins around its local up axis proporti…