ModelRenderer: Body Groups, Material Override, Material Groups, Shadow Modes, and LOD Override
ModelRenderer: Body Groups, Material Override, Shadow Modes, and LOD renders a static (non-skinned) model in the world. It creates a in the . Basic Usage Body G…
s&box PointLightEntity: Controllable point light
PointLightEntity Component API Reference PointLightEntity is a controllable point light that can be toggled and configured via player input. It wraps a PointLig…
Sandbox.Light
Sandbox.Light Illuminates the scene. Overview Light component adds dynamic lighting to GameObjects. Supports point, spot, and directional lights. Setup Light Ty…
Scene setup checklist — minimum viable scene with lighting, post-processing, and physics
Scene Setup Checklist for New Projects A quick reference for the components every new s&box scene typically needs. Minimum Viable Scene Lighting Post-Processing…
RenderOptions: Game, Overlay, Bloom, AfterUI Render Layers — and Renderer.Attributes for Shader Parameters
RenderOptions: Render Layers for SceneObjects controls which render layers a component's appears in. It's exposed as a property on all subclasses. Render Layers…
Scene lighting setup — DirectionalLight, PointLight, SpotLight, SkyBox, AmbientLight, and Fog
Scene Lighting Setup s&box lighting is built from components. A typical scene needs a directional light (sun), ambient light, and a skybox. Directional Light (S…
UI Style Properties: CSS Reference with Custom Pseudo-Classes and Sound Events
s&box UI styling follows web CSS conventions with some differences. Everything is flex by default. Key custom properties include / for hover/click sounds, , and…
Shaders in s&box - HLSL and Shading Models
Shaders in s&box - HLSL and Shading Models Write custom shaders in HLSL with Source 2's shading models, render states, and GPU instancing support. Shader Develo…
Working with Models and Rendering
Guide to displaying 3D models in s&box. ModelRenderer Component Loading Models SkinnedMeshRenderer (Animated Models) Dynamic Model Creation LODs (Level of Detai…
s&box Tracer: Projectile trail renderer
Tracer Renderer Component API Reference Tracer is a Renderer component that creates a tracer effect (like bullet trails) that travels from its world position to…
Indirect Light Volumes: Probe-Based Global Illumination and Bounce Lighting
Indirect Light Volumes in s&box use a grid of probes to sample indirect light from all directions. When rendering, the system interpolates between nearby probes…
Nameplate Component with Voice Activity
Nameplate with Voice Activity A Razor component that displays player nameplates above characters with voice chat visualization. Implementation SCSS Example Key …