NavMesh Agent: AI Pathfinding Component with Crowd Control
The s&box NavMeshAgent component moves GameObjects along the NavMesh automatically with built-in crowd control to avoid collisions between agents. Component Set…
Networked Objects: Spawning, Network Modes, and Interpolation
Any GameObject can become networked by calling . It will then be sent to all clients and can have Sync Properties and RPC Messages. Spawning a Networked Object …
NavMesh Agent: AI Pathfinding with Crowd Avoidance
The component moves a GameObject along the NavMesh automatically with built-in crowd avoidance. Agents try to avoid bumping into each other when multiple agents…
Sandbox: Duplicator tool — copy, paste, and save contraptions with DuplicationData
Duplicator Tool — Copy, Paste, and Save Contraptions The Duplicator tool copies a contraption (a connected graph of GameObjects) to JSON and pastes it back. It …
Noclip MoveMode with Collision Toggle
Noclip MoveMode Implementation Custom movement mode for noclip/fly behavior with collision toggle. Key Patterns MoveMode inheritance — override , , priority — 1…
VR Development
VR Development Build virtual reality experiences with OpenXR support, tracked devices, and VR-specific components. Setup Enable VR in your project settings. s&b…
Prefab instance overrides — customizing instances without breaking the prefab link
Prefab Instance Overrides Prefab instance overrides let you customize individual instances without affecting the original prefab or other instances. The instanc…
s&box Cheat Sheet
s&box Cheat Sheet Quick reference for common s&box operations. Debugging Transforms GameObjects Components Input Networking
GameObject: Transform, Tags, Children, and Components
A represents an object in the scene world. It contains a Transform, Tags, Children, and Components. Transform Represents where the GameObject is in the scene — …
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…
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…
Sandbox: ToolMode system — creating custom Tool Gun modes
ToolMode System — Creating Custom Tool Gun Modes is the base class for all Tool Gun tools in Sandbox. Tools are components on the Toolgun and are enabled/disabl…
Prefab Instance Overrides: Property, Component, and GameObject Customization
Prefab instance overrides in s&box allow you to customize individual instances of a prefab without affecting the original or other instances. The instance remem…
Editor Tools
Editor Tools Create custom tools for the s&box editor. Creating a Tool Scene Access Gizmo Drawing Preventing Selection Overlay UI Editor Project Setup Tools mus…
Input Handling Code Examples
Input Handling Code Examples Comprehensive input examples covering buttons, analog sticks, mouse, controller, and VR input. Default Input Actions
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…
Decal Component: Projected Surface Effects with Random Variety
The s&box Decal component draws decals in the game world. It supports multiple DecalDefinitions for random variety without extra code. Setup Add a Decal compone…