SceneAnimationSystem: Threaded Animation, Bone Merge Order, Procedural Bones, and Ragdoll Physics Step
SceneAnimationSystem: Threaded Animation Updates and Bone Merge Order drives all animation updates. It runs at (after , before ). Threading Model Animation upda…
SkinnedModelRenderer: Bone Merge, Animation Parameters, Sequences, Attachments, and Animation Events
SkinnedModelRenderer: Bone Merge, Animation Parameters, and Attachments extends for models with bones and animations. It integrates with the for threaded animat…
ModelPhysics — ragdolls and per-bone physics simulation
ModelPhysics — Ragdolls and Per-Bone Physics drives physics simulation per bone on a skinned model. Use it for ragdolls, destructible characters, and physics-dr…
Citizen Characters - s&box Assets Documentation
Citizen Characters The Citizen is s&box's default human character model. It provides a standardized base for player characters, NPCs, and customization through …
s&box BallSocketPair: Hydraulic ball socket visual
BallSocketPair Component API Reference BallSocketPair is a Component that aligns two ball socket models towards each other and updates a line renderer between t…
GameObjectFlags: DontDestroyOnLoad, NotNetworked, Absolute, and Destroy vs DestroyImmediate
GameObjectFlags: Controlling GameObject Behavior is a flags enum that controls special behaviors for GameObjects. Values Usage ```csharp // Survive scene loads …
NPC Ragdoll Creation with Clothing Preservation
NPC Ragdoll Creation with Clothing Pattern for creating ragdolls from NPCs including clothing preservation and bone merging. Key APIs **** — copies model, mater…
s&box built-in component quick reference — rendering, physics, navigation, UI, and audio
s&box Component Quick Reference A cheat sheet of the most commonly used built-in components and what they do. Rendering Lighting Physics Navigation UI Audio Gam…
ClothingContainer: Apply, ApplyAsync, CreateFromConnection, RemoveUnownedItems, and Body Group Masking
ClothingContainer: Avatar Dressing System — Apply, CreateFromConnection, and RemoveUnownedItems manages a player's avatar outfit. It handles clothing compatibil…
GameObjectSystem: Scene-Level Batch Processing Systems in s&box
A in s&box is a scene-level system that performs work at specific points during the frame. Automatically instantiated when a scene is created — no manual setup …
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…
Prop Component: Procedural Components, Damage System, Gib Spawning, and DamageInfo Patterns
Prop Component: Procedural Physics, Gibs, Damage, and Network Patterns The component is a high-level s&box component that automatically creates , , and componen…
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 HydraulicEntity: Hydraulic piston
HydraulicEntity Component API Reference HydraulicEntity is a Component that implements IPlayerControllable for hydraulic pistons. It controls a SliderJoint to e…
GameObjectSystem: Batch Processing and Execution Order Control
A GameObjectSystem lets you run logic at specific points during the frame for all components of a type, rather than relying on individual component Update metho…
SceneTraceResult: All Fields and Properties from Trace Hits
is returned by and contains all information about a trace hit. Key Fields Common Usage Pattern
Component Methods: OnLoad, OnAwake, OnStart, OnUpdate, OnFixedUpdate Lifecycle
Component lifecycle methods you can override: OnLoad (async) Called after deserialization for loading. Loading screen stays open until all OnLoad tasks complete…
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 …