s&box: Console variables and commands with [ConVar] attribute — Saved, Replicated, Cheat flags

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minorruntime#sbox#csharp#convar#console#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, console variables (cvars) and console commands are defined with [ConVar] attribute on static properties or methods. Developers coming from Unity or Source 1 don't know the pattern, how to make cvars saved across sessions, or how to replicate them to clients.

// solution

Use [ConVar] attribute on static properties or methods:

// Basic cvar — accessible from console [ConVar("my_speed")] public static float PlayerSpeed { get; set; } = 300f;

// With help text, min/max, and saved across sessions [ConVar("my_volume", Help = "Master volume 0-1", Min = 0f, Max = 1f, Saved = true)] public static float MasterVolume { get; set; } = 1f;

// Replicated to all clients (host value pushed to clients) [ConVar("sv_gravity", Flags = ConVarFlags.Replicated)] public static float Gravity { get; set; } = 800f;

// Cheat-protected (only changeable when cheats enabled) [ConVar("god_mode", Flags = ConVarFlags.Cheat)] public static bool GodMode { get; set; } = false;

// Console command (method, not property) [ConVar("kill_all")] public static void KillAll() { foreach (var enemy in Scene.GetAllComponents<EnemyComponent>()) enemy.Kill(); }

// Read/write from code ConsoleSystem.SetValue("my_speed", "500"); var val = ConsoleSystem.GetValue("my_speed");

// ConVarFlags: None, Saved, Replicated, Cheat, UserInfo

API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.ConVarAttribute

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