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…
HudPainter: Immediate-Mode HUD Drawing in s&box
Each has a property (HudPainter) for immediate-mode drawing onto the screen. More efficient than UI panels since there's no layout, stylesheets, or interactivit…
Sandbox.Transform - Position, Rotation and Scale
Sandbox.Transform Position, rotation, and scale combined. Overview Transform combines position, rotation, and scale into a single matrix for efficient calculati…
VirtualGrid — efficiently rendering large scrollable lists in s&box UI
VirtualGrid — Efficiently Rendering Large Lists in UI is a s&box UI panel that virtualizes a large collection — only the visible cells are created in the DOM. S…
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…
Testing Multiplayer: Local Multi-Instance Development Workflow
The best way to test multiplayer is having someone join your game, but s&box provides tools for solo testing. Spawning a New Instance Click the network status i…
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…
s&box PhysicsBody: Body Types, Adding Shapes, Forces vs Impulses, Move vs Transform
s&box PhysicsBody: Body Types, Shapes, Forces, and Move vs Transform is the s&box physics simulation object. It wraps the native physics engine and can have mul…
Rendering entities — TextRenderer, LineRenderer, SpriteRenderer, TrailRenderer, and ModelRenderer
Rendering Entities — Text, Line, Sprite, and Trail Renderers s&box provides several lightweight renderer components for common visual needs that don't require a…
s&box ISpawnerExtensions: Creating spawner instances
ISpawnerExtensions: Creating ISpawner Instances ISpawnerExtensions provides an extension method to create ISpawner instances from type strings, supporting vario…
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…
s&box Vector3 extension for aim cone randomization
s&box Vector3 Extension for Aim Cone Randomization This example shows extension methods for adding random spread to Vector3 direction vectors using s&box's Game…
Custom Editors - s&box Editor Documentation
Custom Editors Custom editors let you create specialized inspector interfaces for your components and assets. Build custom widgets, property drawers, and full i…
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…
s&box context menu with submenus and auto-positioning
s&box Context Menu with Submenus and Auto-Positioning This example shows a context menu system using s&box's Panel, Screen, and layout system with submenu build…
s&box TriggerTeleport: Trigger-based teleportation
TriggerTeleport Component API Reference TriggerTeleport is a Component that teleports objects that enter its trigger collider to a target GameObject. Type Signa…
Terrain System — heightmap creation, material painting, and sculpting
Terrain System s&box terrain is a heightmap-based landscape system with material painting, sculpting tools, and built-in LOD. Terrain data is stored in a reusab…
Sandbox: ISpawner interface — custom spawner pattern with ISpawnEvents
ISpawner Interface — Custom Spawner Pattern The interface defines the contract for anything that can be spawned via the spawn menu. Implementations include , , …
Sandbox: BanSystem — persistent ban list with INetworkListener.AcceptConnection
Sandbox BanSystem — Persistent Ban List with INetworkListener is a that implements to intercept incoming connections and reject banned players before they join.…
Auth Tokens - s&box Services Documentation
Auth Tokens Auth tokens allow your game to authenticate players with external backends. The token proves the player's identity and can be validated against Face…