s&box: Reading player input with Input.Down/Pressed/Released and AnalogMove/AnalogLook

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significantruntime#sbox#csharp#input#game-development#controlscsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, reading player input requires using the Input class with named action strings, not Unity-style KeyCode enums. Developers don't know the difference between Input.Down (held), Input.Pressed (just pressed this frame), and Input.Released (just released). Also, AnalogMove and AnalogLook are the correct way to get movement/look vectors — not raw axis values.

// solution

Use Sandbox.Input with named action strings defined in your game's input settings:

// Check if action is currently held down if (Input.Down("Attack1")) { /* firing */ }

// Check if action was just pressed this frame (use in OnUpdate) if (Input.Pressed("Jump")) { controller.Punch(Vector3.Up * 300f); }

// Check if action was just released if (Input.Released("Use")) { /* stop using */ }

// Movement vector (WASD/left stick) — already scaled, use directly var wishDir = Input.AnalogMove;

// Look delta (mouse/right stick) — already sensitivity-scaled var lookDelta = Input.AnalogLook;

// Analog values (-1 to 1) float trigger = Input.GetAnalog(InputAnalog.LeftTrigger);

// Controller glyphs for UI prompts var glyph = Input.GetGlyph("Jump", InputGlyphSize.Small, false);

// Action names come from your game's input settings asset. // Common defaults: "Attack1", "Attack2", "Jump", "Use", "Menu", "Reload"

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

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