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Sandbox

sandbox

Sandbox

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Updated5/1/2026

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s&box Game Development

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s&box Game Development

RELATES_TOProblem

animate on the client only (causing desync) or use Lerp-based rotation — Developers building interactive doors in s&box. Tension: doesn't support custom easing. Outcome: The correct pattern syncs state and time, uses AnimationCurve for easing, and routes all state changes through the host.

RELATES_TOProblem

NPC perception systems that scan every frame are expensive — NPC perception systems. Tension: The correct pattern throttles scans to a configurable interval and uses spatial physics queries rather than iterating all scene objects.

RELATES_TOSolution

Throttle environment scans to every 100ms using `TimeSince`. — From SensesLayer.cs. Tension: only objects within hearing range are candidates. Outcome: Use `Scene.FindInPhysics(new Sphere(position, hearingRange))` for the initial spatial query.

RELATES_TOSolution

s&box animated door.

AFFECTSRootCause

Scene.Load() exists but is for editor use. — scene objects are destroyed on transition. Tension: Developers also don't know how to pass data between scenes. Outcome: Pass data between scenes using static fields or FileSystem.Data.

AFFECTSRootCause

the pre-damage event must fire before any stat modification — From Player.cs in the official Sandbox gamemode. Tension: otherwise kill-feed and stat tracking fire with stale health values. Outcome: Health is set to 0 AFTER OnDeath is called, not before.

AFFECTSProblem

you cannot sync a `Connection` reference directly — In s&box. Outcome: physgun/toolgun access control needs to hook into the grab/select events, not be checked in the weapon code.

AFFECTSRootCause

State and TimeSince are [Sync] so all clients see the animation. — Door.cs. Tension: animate on the client only (causing desync). Outcome: Animation uses AnimationCurve evaluated against normalized time, with RotateAround for pivot-based rotation.

AFFECTSRootCause

Aim cone uses TimeSinceShoot.Relative.Remap to interpolate between base and spread cones — From BaseBulletWeapon.cs. Tension: Recoil modifies EyeAngles directly on the owning client (not via RPC). Camera noise uses the CameraNoise.Recoil class (instantiated locally, not networked). Outcome: Standalone weapons (no owner) apply physical force to their Rigidbody instead of camera recoil.

AFFECTSRootCause

Scans every 100ms (not every frame) — From SensesLayer.cs. Outcome: Uses Scene.FindInPhysics(Sphere) for spatial query.

AFFECTSRootCause

the `reloadToken == cts` check in finally prevents a newer reload from being cancelled by an older one's cleanup. — From BaseWeapon.Reloading.cs. Tension: prevents a newer reload from being cancelled by an older one's cleanup. Outcome: the `reloadToken == cts` check in finally.

AFFECTSSolution

CancellationTokenSource pattern allows cancelling mid-reload — In `OnReloadStart`. Tension: when switching weapons or firing. Outcome: cancel any existing reload, create a new CTS, set `isReloading = true`, then `await ReloadAsync(token)`.

AFFECTSRootCause

EnvironmentShake implements ICameraSetup.PostSetup for world-space camera shake. — From EnvironmentShake.cs and Notices.cs. Tension: Uses Perlin noise with different offsets per axis for natural-looking shake. Outcome: Distance falloff via DistanceCurve. Respects GamePreferences.Screenshake multiplier.

AFFECTSRootCause

Implements both ITriggerListener and ICollisionListener — to handle both trigger-volume and physics-collision pickups. Tension: IsDestroyed guard prevents double-pickup when both fire simultaneously. Outcome: IsDestroyed guard prevents double-pickup when both fire simultaneously.

AFFECTSRootCause

server moderation in s&box. Tension: store bans in memory only (lost on restart). Outcome: AcceptConnection is the correct hook to reject connections before they join. Bans are persisted via LocalData (host-side JSON).

PERTAIN_TOSolution

Use `TimeSinceShoot.Relative.Remap(0, recovery, 1, 0)` to get a 0-1 aim cone amount — From BaseBulletWeapon.cs in the official Sandbox gamemode. Tension: recoil by directly modifying `Owner.Controller.EyeAngles` on the owning client — no RPC needed. Outcome: Canonical implementation from BaseBulletWeapon.cs in the official Sandbox gamemode.

PERTAIN_TOSolution

Camera noise uses the CameraNoise.Recoil class — local only. Tension: instantiated locally, not networked. Outcome: new CameraNoise.Recoil(strength, frequency).

PERTAIN_TOSolution

ShootEffects is [Rpc.Broadcast] — muzzle flash/impact effects. Tension: for muzzle flash/impact effects. Outcome: [Rpc.Broadcast].

OCCURS_INProblem

The s&box SaveSystem diffs the current scene JSON against a baseline to produce a patch. Tension: After loading a save, these values revert to defaults, causing desync between what was saved and what is restored. Outcome: health, ammo, custom networked state.

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s&box Game Development

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