NavMesh Links: Custom Jump and Ladder Traversal for AI Agents
NavMesh Links connect disconnected NavMesh regions (jumps, ladders, teleports). By default agents linearly interpolate between endpoints, but you can implement …
PlayerController: Built-in First/Third Person Controller with Physics, Input, and Camera
The PlayerController component is a first and third person player controller built into s&box. It is physics-based (a special RigidBody) with built-in input, ca…
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…
s&box CameraComponent: Screen/World Conversion, RenderToTexture, Priority, Viewport, and Oblique Projection
s&box CameraComponent: Screen/World Conversion, RenderToTexture, and Priority wraps a and provides the main rendering configuration for a s&box scene. Every sce…
Playing Sounds
Playing Sounds in s&box s&box provides both 2D and 3D sound playback through code and components. Quick Sound Playback Sound Handle Store the handle to control …
Joint Components: HingeJoint Motor Modes, BreakForce, Body Resolution, and Joint Creation Timing
Joint Components: HingeJoint, FixedJoint, and the Joint Base Class s&box provides physics joint components for constraining physics bodies. All joints extend th…
s&box LineRenderer and TrailRenderer: Points, Spline Interpolation, Face Modes, Texture Scrolling, and DepthFeather
s&box LineRenderer and TrailRenderer: Procedural Line Rendering renders a line through a list of points with configurable width, color, and spline interpolation…
Post-processing and camera setup — CameraComponent, PostProcessVolume, Bloom, DoF, and Film Grain
Post-Processing and Camera Setup CameraComponent Orthographic Camera Multiple Cameras (Priority) Higher priority renders on top. Use for split-screen, minimaps,…
ToolMode SelectionPoint and Trace Helpers
ToolMode.SelectionPoint and Trace Helpers Helper methods and data structures for toolgun selection and placement. SelectionPoint Struct Trace Methods Placement …
Cheat Sheet: Quick Reference for s&box GameObjects, Components, and Debugging
Quick reference for common s&box operations across debugging, transforms, GameObjects, and Components. Debugging Transforms GameObjects Components
Performance Best Practices
s&box Performance Best Practices Community guide for writing performant s&box code based on engine behavior and developer recommendations. Object Pooling Avoid …
s&box PlayerFallDamage: Fall damage component
PlayerFallDamage Component API Reference PlayerFallDamage is a Component that applies fall damage to the player when they land. It implements Local.IPlayerEvent…
s&box CharacterController: Physics-Free Movement Component
s&box CharacterController: Physics-Free Movement Component provides collision-constrained movement without a . It only moves when you explicitly call or . Key P…
Code Cheat Sheet: Quick Reference for GameObjects, Components, and Transforms
Quick reference for common s&box operations covering debugging, transforms, GameObjects, and Components. Useful when you know what you want to do but not the ex…
Triggers: Non-Blocking Collision Detection with ITriggerListener
A trigger is a collider that detects when other physics objects enter or exit it without blocking their movement. Useful for pickup zones, death planes, checkpo…
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…
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…
Camera and View Control
Working with cameras and player viewpoints in s&box. Main Camera Access Creating a Player Camera First-Person Camera Screen to World Ray World to Screen Camera …
NavMeshLink custom traversal — parabolic jump, ladder climb, and physics jump
NavMeshLink Custom Traversal connects two NavMesh points for agents to traverse (jumps, ladders, teleports). Default traversal linearly interpolates between sta…
Scene Metadata - s&box Scene Documentation
Scene Metadata You can implement the interface in any Component that has data you'd like saved to Metadata. Metadata is data that can be accessed without needin…