s&box: Laser beams and bullet tracers with BeamEffect — animated lines, texture scroll, travel effect

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minorruntime#sbox#csharp#vfx#beam#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, creating laser beams, tracers, energy effects, and other line-based visuals uses BeamEffect component, not LineRenderer (which is for static lines). BeamEffect supports animated beams, multiple simultaneous instances, texture scrolling, color gradients over lifetime, and travel effects for bullet tracers.

// solution

Use BeamEffect for animated line visuals (lasers, tracers, lightning):

// Add BeamEffect component to a GameObject in the scene editor, // or create from code: var go = new GameObject(true, "LaserBeam"); var beam = go.Components.Create<BeamEffect>();

// Set target (endpoint) beam.TargetPosition = targetWorldPos; // Or track a GameObject: beam.TargetGameObject = targetGo; beam.FollowPoints = true; // update endpoints every frame

// Visual settings beam.Scale = 2f; // beam thickness in world units beam.Additive = true; // glow effect beam.BeamColor = new ParticleGradient(Color.Cyan, Color.Blue);

// Continuous laser (looping) beam.Looped = true; beam.BeamsPerSecond = 0f; // 0 = one persistent beam beam.MaxBeams = 1;

// Bullet tracer (one-shot, travels from start to end) beam.TravelBetweenPoints = true; beam.BeamLifetime = 0.1f; beam.Looped = false; beam.InitialBurst = 1;

// Spawn a beam manually var instance = beam.SpawnBeam(); instance.StartPosition = muzzlePos; instance.EndPosition = hitPos;

// Texture scrolling (energy/electricity effect) beam.TextureScrollSpeed = 5f;

// For static lines (path visualization, debug): // Use LineRenderer instead — set Points list directly.

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

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