s&box: Playing 3D positional sounds with Sound.Play() — position overload required for spatialization

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significantruntime#sbox#csharp#audio#sound#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, playing a sound one-shot or at a 3D world position is not obvious. Developers coming from Unity look for AudioSource.PlayClipAtPoint or similar, but s&box uses a different API. Using Sound.Play without a position plays 2D (no attenuation). Forgetting to pass a position means all sounds play at the listener with no spatialization.

// solution

Use Sound.Play() with a position overload for 3D spatialized audio, or without for 2D:

// 2D one-shot (no position, plays at listener) Sound.Play("sounds/ui/click.sound");

// 3D one-shot at a world position (attenuates with distance) Sound.Play("sounds/game/explosion.sound", GameObject.WorldPosition);

// With a SoundEvent asset reference Sound.Play(mySoundEvent, GameObject.WorldPosition);

// Preload to avoid first-play stutter Sound.Preload("sounds/game/explosion.sound");

// Scene-component approach for looping/ambient sounds: // Add SoundPointComponent to a GameObject in the scene editor. // For soundscape zones use SoundscapeTrigger component.

Sound assets use the .sound extension (SoundEvent assets). API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.Sound

// verification

Verified against Sandbox.Sound API at https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.Sound — Play(string, Vector3) overload confirmed. ZeroMCP sbox-sound skill corroborates .sound asset extension and SoundPointComponent for scene-based audio.

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