Shaders in s&box - HLSL and Shading Models
Shaders in s&box - HLSL and Shading Models Write custom shaders in HLSL with Source 2's shading models, render states, and GPU instancing support. Shader Develo…
s&box StackDirection: Stacker tool directions
s&box StackDirection Enum StackDirection is an enum used by the Stacker tool to specify which axis to stack objects along. It defines the six cardinal direction…
Component Editor Tools: Selection-Based Scene View UI and Gizmos
Component Editor Tools in s&box are always active when a specific Component is selected. They create UI in the scene view and can override input. An example is …
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…
NetworkHelper — quick multiplayer setup with auto-server and player spawning
NetworkHelper — Quick Multiplayer Setup is a built-in s&box component that handles the boilerplate of starting a server and spawning players. It's the fastest w…
s&box ThrowType: Grenade throw distance
ThrowType Enum Documentation ThrowType is an enum that defines how a grenade is thrown by the HandGrenadeWeapon. It controls the throw distance and trajectory b…
Inspector property attributes — Range, Group, ShowIf, Title, Feature, and more
Inspector Property Attributes Attributes control how component properties appear in the s&box editor inspector. Apply them alongside on your component fields to…
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…
Sandbox.UI.Panel
Sandbox.UI.Panel Base class for UI panels. Overview Panel is the base class for all UI in s&box. Create panels using Razor (.razor) files or dynamically in code…
Sandbox: BaseBulletWeapon — hitscan shooting with BulletConfiguration, recoil, and IronSightsWeapon
BaseBulletWeapon — Hitscan Shooting with Recoil and Camera Noise extends and implements hitscan bullet firing with configurable aim cone, recoil, and camera noi…
Inspector Attributes: Group, Title, Icon, Range, InfoBox, Feature, and More
Inspector Attributes: Controlling How Properties Appear in the Editor s&box provides a rich set of attributes to control how component properties appear in the …
Explore the Engine - s&box Documentation
Explore the Engine Learn how s&box works by exploring the testbed and understanding the core concepts. Play Testbed Start s&box (not the editor) and find the ga…
Property Attributes: Inspector Customization for Components and Assets
Property attributes control how Component properties appear in the s&box editor/inspector. They work on both Components and GameResource properties. Layout and …
Sandbox.Angles
Sandbox.Angles Euler angles (yaw, pitch, roll) representation. Overview Angles stores rotation as yaw, pitch, and roll in degrees — easier to work with than qua…
CharacterController — capsule movement, ground checks, and velocity control
CharacterController in s&box is a built-in s&box component for capsule-based movement. Unlike , you control velocity directly — the controller handles collision…
Razor Panels - s&box Documentation
Official s&box documentation for Razor Panels - the UI layout system. Razor Panels use a familiar HTML-like syntax with C# code-behind for building game interfa…
Scene Tick Order: Full Frame Pipeline — FixedUpdate, Update, PreRender, ProcessDeletes, and Stage Hooks
Scene Tick Order: The Full Frame Pipeline Understanding the exact order of operations in a scene tick is critical for writing correct game logic. Game Tick Orde…
Voice Component: Push-to-Talk, Lip Sync Visemes, ExcludeFilter, ShouldHearVoice, and Amplitude
Voice Component: Voice Chat, Lip Sync, and Viseme Morphs The component handles voice chat recording, transmission, and playback with optional lip sync. Basic Se…
Steam filtering API for user content sanitization
Steam Filtering API in s&box s&box provides Steam filtering APIs to sanitize user-generated content like names and chat messages. This helps prevent profanity, …
NetworkHelper: Simplified Multiplayer Setup with Player Spawning
The NetworkHelper component simplifies multiplayer setup. It handles server creation, player spawning, and object ownership. Creating a Server Set to true and a…