s&box Damage System: DamageInfo with IKillSource Attribution

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// problem (required)

Implementing damage and kill attribution in s&box requires tracking attackers, weapons, and damage types for kill feed, statistics, and gameplay logic. Challenges include:

  1. Structuring damage information with tags
  2. Tracking the source of damage (player, NPC, world)
  3. Implementing kill icons for the feed
  4. Handling different damage types (explosion, headshot, etc.)

// solution

s&box Damage System: DamageInfo with IKillSource Attribution

Facepunch Sandbox uses DamageInfo structs and interfaces for comprehensive damage tracking.

DamageInfo Structure

public struct DamageInfo
{
    public float Damage { get; set; }
    public GameObject Attacker { get; set; }   // Who/what caused damage
    public GameObject Weapon { get; set; }     // Weapon used
    public Vector3 Position { get; set; }       // Hit position
    public Vector3 Origin { get; set; }         // Blast/source position
    public TagSet Tags { get; set; }            // Damage type tags
}

IKillSource Interface

public interface IKillSource
{
    string DisplayName { get; }  // Name for kill feed
    long SteamId { get; }
    string Tags { get; }         // Attacker classification tags
    
    void OnKill(GameObject victim);  // Called when this source kills
}

// Player implements IKillSource
public sealed partial class Player : Component, IKillSource
{
    string IKillSource.DisplayName => DisplayName;
    long IKillSource.SteamId => SteamId;
    
    void IKillSource.OnKill(GameObject victim)
    {
        PlayerData.Kills++;
        PlayerData.AddStat(victim?.GetComponent<Player>().IsValid() ? "kills" : "kills.npc");
    }
}

// NPC implements IKillSource
public partial class Npc : Component, IKillSource
{
    string IKillSource.DisplayName => DisplayName;
    string IKillSource.Tags => "npc";
}

Damage Tags

public static class DamageTags
{
    public const string Explosion = "explosion";
    public const string Headshot = "headshot";
    public const string Shock = "shock";
    public const string GibAlways = "gib_always";
    public const string Impact = "impact";
}

IKillIcon for Weapon Icons

public interface IKillIcon
{
    string DisplayIcon { get; }  // Path to kill feed icon
}

public partial class BaseCarryable : Component, IKillIcon
{
    public virtual string InventoryIconOverride => null;
    string IKillIcon.DisplayIcon => InventoryIconOverride;
}

Death Handling in GameManager

public void OnDeath(Player player, DamageInfo dmg)
{
    var source = dmg.Attacker?.GetComponentInParent<IKillSource>(true);
    if (source == null) return;
    
    bool isSuicide = source is Player p && p == player;
    
    if (!isSuicide) source.OnKill(player.GameObject);
    
    // Build kill feed data
    var weapon = dmg.Weapon;
    var w = weapon.IsValid() ? weapon.GetComponentInChildren<IKillIcon>() : null;
    var damageTags = dmg.Tags.ToString() + (isSuicide ? " suicide" : "");
    var attackerTags = isSuicide ? "" : source.Tags;
    var attackerName = isSuicide ? null : source.DisplayName;
    var attackerSteamId = isSuicide ? 0L : source.SteamId;
    
    // Notify feed
    Scene.RunEvent<Feed>(x => x.NotifyKill(
        player.DisplayName, 
        attackerName, 
        attackerSteamId, 
        damageTags, 
        attackerTags, 
        "", 
        w?.DisplayIcon
    ));
}

Applying Damage

// Standard damage
var dmg = new DamageInfo(50, attacker, weapon);
dmg.Tags.Add(DamageTags.Headshot);
target.OnDamage(dmg);

// Explosion damage
var dmg = new DamageInfo(100, attacker, explosive);
dmg.Origin = explosionCenter;
dmg.Tags.Add(DamageTags.Explosion);
target.OnDamage(dmg);

// Impact/world damage
var dmg = new DamageInfo(fallDistance, null, null);
dmg.Tags.Add(DamageTags.Impact);
target.OnDamage(dmg);

Key Patterns

  1. Attacker Chain: Use GetComponentInParent to find IKillSource
  2. Tag-Based: TagSet for flexible damage classification
  3. Dual Interface: IKillSource for attribution, IKillIcon for UI
  4. Suicide Detection: Attacker == Victim check
  5. Stats Integration: OnKill callback for achievement tracking

// verification

Verified in d:\GitHubStuff\sandbox\code\Game\IKillSource.cs showing interface definition. Player.cs lines 43-50 implements IKillSource with OnKill for stat tracking. Npc.cs lines 20-22 shows NPC implementation. GameManager.cs lines 148-193 shows OnDeath with kill feed notification. BaseCarryable.cs line 51 shows IKillIcon implementation. DamageTags.cs defines tag constants.

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