Input - s&box Gameplay Documentation
Input s&box provides a comprehensive input system that handles keyboard, mouse, and gamepad input. The input system uses named actions defined in your project s…
Input Handling Code Examples
Input Handling Code Examples Comprehensive input examples covering buttons, analog sticks, mouse, controller, and VR input. Default Input Actions
Drag-and-drop system with static instance pattern
Drag-and-Drop System with Static Instance Pattern This example shows a drag-and-drop system using a static instance pattern for global state management and visu…
ScreenPanel and WorldPanel: AutoScale Strategies, ZIndex, LookAtCamera, and Interaction Range
ScreenPanel and WorldPanel: UI Components in s&box Scenes ScreenPanel is the root component for 2D screen-space UI. It renders attached children to the screen. …
Inventory Hotbar UI Component
Inventory HUD with Hotbar A Razor PanelComponent that displays player inventory slots as a hotbar with mouse wheel and number key support. Implementation Key Fe…
s&box Input System: Down, Pressed, Released, AnalogLook, AnalogMove, Input Contexts, and Suppression
s&box Input System: Actions, Contexts, and How Input State Works The s&box static class provides all player input querying. Actions are defined in the project's…
Sandbox: Physgun — grab, freeze, launch, and pull mechanics
Physgun — Grab, Freeze, Launch, and Pull Mechanics The Physgun () is a that lets players grab, move, freeze, and launch physics objects. It uses a struct to tra…
Sandbox: Weld tool — FixedJoint constraint with EasyMode rotation
Sandbox Weld Tool — Constraint Creation with EasyMode Rotation The Weld tool creates constraints between two GameObjects. It has an EasyMode that lets the playe…
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 …
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…
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…
Controller Input
Handle gamepad/controller input in s&box. Detecting Controllers Analog Inputs Auto-Mapped Input Haptics/Rumble Motion Controls Local Multiplayer
Input System Overview: Button Queries, Analog Input, and Escape Override
The s&box Input class provides button queries, analog input, and escape key handling for gameplay. Button Queries Analog Input Custom Keys Configure input actio…
ToolMode Base Class for Toolgun Modes
ToolMode Base Class Abstract base class for creating toolgun modes in s&box. Handles input registration, action dispatch, and HUD rendering. Class Overview Acti…
Sandbox: ToolMode system — creating custom Tool Gun modes
ToolMode System — Creating Custom Tool Gun Modes is the base class for all Tool Gun tools in Sandbox. Tools are components on the Toolgun and are enabled/disabl…
Sandbox.Ray
Sandbox.Ray Infinite ray for intersection tests. Overview Ray represents an infinite line starting from a point and extending in a direction. Used for raycastin…
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…
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…
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…
Slot-based inventory UI with BuildHash optimization
Slot-Based Inventory UI with BuildHash Optimization This example shows a slot-based inventory UI with BuildHash() optimization to prevent unnecessary rebuilds a…