Physics Tracing Code Examples
Physics Tracing Code Examples Raycast and shape trace examples using — the builder pattern for physics queries. TraceResult Properties Builder Pattern Methods
Doo: Visual Scripting Tasks — Running, Stopping, and Exposing Methods
Doo: Visual Scripting Tasks on Components is s&box's visual scripting system. A is a serializable list of executable blocks that can be run on a component. It i…
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…
MainThread.Queue: Running Code on the Main Thread from Worker Threads
MainThread.Queue: Running Code on the Main Thread from Worker Threads s&box is single-threaded for game logic. If you have code running on a worker thread (e.g.…
Tracing - s&box Physics Documentation
Tracing Tracing (raycasting) is the primary way to query the physics world in s&box. It allows you to cast rays or shapes through the scene to find collisions w…
Scene Tracing: Raycasts, Sphere Traces, and Box Traces
Scenes can be traced against using with a builder pattern. At minimum, traces need a shape, start, and end. You can filter by tags or use your project's collisi…
Component Lifecycle: Full Callback Order — OnAwake, OnEnabled, OnStart, OnUpdate, OnFixedUpdate, OnDisabled, OnDestroy
Component Lifecycle: Full Callback Order s&box components have a well-defined lifecycle. Understanding the exact order prevents subtle bugs. Callback Order Key …
Tracing: Scene Traces with Ray, Sphere, and Box Shapes
Scenes can be traced against using with a builder pattern. At minimum, traces need a shape, start, and end position. You can filter by tags or use your project'…
ScenePhysicsSystem: Physics Sub-Stepping at 120Hz, Collision Event Routing, Keyframe Colliders, and Editor Physics
ScenePhysicsSystem: How Physics Steps Work in s&box is the built-in that drives physics simulation. Understanding it explains the physics step order and collisi…
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…
s&box TaskStatus: NPC task status enum
TaskStatus Enum API Reference TaskStatus is an enum returned by task execution in the NPC system to indicate the current state of a task. Type Signature Values …
GameObjectSystem: Auto-Instantiation, Host-Controlled [Sync], RPCs, Stage Hooks, and Configuration Priority
GameObjectSystem: Auto-Instantiation, [Sync] Properties, and RPCs is a scene-level singleton that is automatically instantiated once per scene. Every non-abstra…
GameObjectSystem — scene-wide systems with stage-ordered execution and static access
GameObjectSystem — Scene-Wide Systems is a base class for scene-level systems that need to run at specific points in the frame — before or after physics, render…
Component execution order — OnAwake, OnStart, OnUpdate, OnFixedUpdate, and OnLateUpdate
Component Execution Order s&box calls component lifecycle methods in a defined order each frame. Understanding this order is essential for avoiding race conditi…
Dedicated Servers - s&box Documentation
Official s&box documentation for dedicated server hosting. Dedicated Servers covers running s&box games on headless servers. Running Local Projects explains tes…
Application Context Flags: IsDedicatedServer, IsHeadless, IsEditor, IsVR — Runtime Context in s&box
Application Context Flags: IsDedicatedServer, IsHeadless, IsEditor, IsVR is a static class in s&box that exposes runtime context flags. These are set at startup…
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…
GameObjectSystem - s&box Scene Documentation
GameObjectSystem GameObjectSystems are global systems that operate on groups of GameObjects. Unlike Components which are attached to single GameObjects, systems…
Noclip MoveMode with Collision Toggle
Noclip MoveMode Implementation Custom movement mode for noclip/fly behavior with collision toggle. Key Patterns MoveMode inheritance — override , , priority — 1…
Game Static Class: ActiveScene, ChangeScene, TypeLibrary, Cookies, and Core State Properties
Game Static Class: ActiveScene, ChangeScene, TypeLibrary, and Core State The static class is the primary entry point for global game state in s&box. Core State …