s&box EmitterEntity: Particle emitter entity
EmitterEntity Component API Reference EmitterEntity is a world-placed SENT that spawns and controls a particle/VFX emitter. The emitter prefab is defined by a S…
s&box ScriptedEmitterModel: Model-based emitter resource
ScriptedEmitterModel GameResource API Reference ScriptedEmitterModel is a GameResource for model-based particle/VFX emitters. It implements IDefinitionResource …
s&box SoundDefinition: Categorized sound GameResource
SoundDefinition GameResource API Reference SoundDefinition is a GameResource that defines a categorized sound for use on spawned entities (thrusters, hoverballs…
s&box ScriptedEmitter: Particle emitter GameResource
ScriptedEmitter GameResource API Reference ScriptedEmitter is a GameResource that defines a particle/VFX emitter with a prefab, used for spawning visual effects…
Particle Effect system — emitters, manual emission, and custom controllers
Particle Effect System s&box particles are CPU-simulated and fully programmable. A particle system is built from three component types on the same GameObject: (…
s&box EmitMode: Emitter firing mode
EmitMode Enum API Reference EmitMode is an enum that defines how an emitter fires - either toggling on/off with a press, or emitting only while input is held do…
Particle Effects: CPU-Simulated Programmable Particle System
The s&box particle system is CPU-simulated (multithreaded) and fully programmable via components. You can emit particles manually, iterate and modify them at ru…
EmitMode enum
EmitMode Enum Controls how an emitter triggers when controlled via player input in s&box. Values Toggle Press once to turn on, press again to turn off. Hold Emi…
IDefinitionResource interface
IDefinitionResource Interface Interface for s&box game resources that have title and description metadata. Properties Title () - Display title for the resource …
s&box MetadataAttribute: Resource picker filtering
MetadataAttribute API Reference MetadataAttribute is a reusable property attribute that stores a string tag for resource picker filtering. The editor can read t…
Sandbox: Full codebase architecture — systems, player components, weapons, tools, NPCs
Sandbox Codebase Architecture Overview The Facepunch Sandbox game is a large reference implementation. Here's a map of the major systems and how they connect. C…
LimitsSystem Per-Player Spawn Limits
LimitsSystem Per-Player Limits Enforces configurable spawn limits per player with automatic tracking via ISpawnEvents. Key Features Per-player tracking via Stea…
Particle Effects System
Particle Effects System CPU-simulated, fully controllable particle system for effects like fire, smoke, sparks, and explosions. Architecture The particle system…
Custom Particle Controller - s&box Documentation
Official s&box documentation for the Particle System - visual effects. Particle Effect creates GPU-accelerated visual effects. Custom Particle Controllers scrip…
BeamEffect — laser and energy beams between two points
BeamEffect — Laser and Energy Beams renders a beam between two points in the world. Use it for lasers, electricity, tractor beams, or any line-based visual effe…
Particle Effect - s&box Documentation
Official s&box documentation for Particle Effects - visual effects system. Particle Effect creates visual effects using GPU-accelerated particles. The system su…
Sandbox.ParticleEffect
Sandbox.ParticleEffect Controls particle system playback. Overview ParticleEffect is the root component for playing particle effects (.vpcf files). Setup Playba…
s&box LimitsSystem: Spawn and tool limits
LimitsSystem GameObjectSystem API Reference LimitsSystem enforces configurable limits on spawning and tool usage. Maintains a per-player tracked object list pop…