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Oct 2023 1 post
what's Doo?
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Jul 2022 14 posts
This response was for TheDoomLord. Me too, kid. I doubt it at this point. It's better to just learn C# in the end. But because the engine's open source, someone can make their own actiongraph as a library addon for S&box.
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May 2023 68 posts
Thats Doo
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Jul 2022 14 posts
what's Doo?
It's S&box's new visual scripting, similar to Scratch. It's heavily restricted for some reason. Obviously, I don't agree with it having many restrictions, but that's the good thing about open source. Someone can just make their own library addon that improves Doo.
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Sep 2025 7 posts
This response was for TheDoomLord. Me too, kid. I doubt it at this point. It's better to just learn C# in the end. But because the engine's open source, someone can make their own actiongraph as a library addon for S&box.
I know a little bit of C# from my dabbling in Unity so ill just have to make do for now 
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Apr 2026 8 posts
SavageNPsycho 35 Days Ago edited 35 Days Ago
So apparently I need a code editor.  Visual studio is referenced.  Is this the way to go or can I use an alternative not to support Microsoft?
What Does the S& Box community recommend? 
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Jul 2025 5 posts
So apparently I need a code editor.  Visual studio is referenced.  Is this the way to go or can I use an alternative not to support Microsoft? What Does the S& Box community recommend? 
C# is a programming language made by Microsoft; Visual Studio Community is the 'default' choice, and offers very good first-party support for all language features.

Alternatively, people use Jetbrain Rider which is a paid alternative, although they have a free non-commercial license available. 

I recommend you stick with Visual Studio regardless of any personal feelings about Microsoft. It is a good and free product. 
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Apr 2026 8 posts
Thank you Very much. Exactly what I needed to hear.
C# is a programming language made by Microsoft; Visual Studio Community is the 'default' choice, and offers very good first-party support for all language features. Alternatively, people use Jetbrain Rider which is a paid alternative, although they have a free non-commercial license available.  I recommend you stick with Visual Studio regardless of any personal feelings about Microsoft. It is a good and free product. 
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Apr 2026 4 posts
Thank god theres a thread for this.

How do I make an outline for a Hud? This is def different from java, I just dont know how to put a square outline over a screen component, much less make an object clickable to bring up various menu options. Ive only worked with Eclipse IDE so working with a game engine like this is totally new.

Any resources would be great too, anything to push forward really!
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Jul 2025 5 posts
The HUD using Razor Pages is basically a standard website, but with C# replacing Javascript.

Anything* that you can do with css you can do in Sandbox. Adding an outline should be trivial, but if you want a step by step tutorial, there is a great (but somewhat lengthy) video on the topic of UI in Sandbox.
* almost all css; it's not a 1:1 copy but it's pretty close.
Thank god theres a thread for this. How do I make an outline for a Hud? This is def different from java, I just dont know how to put a square outline over a screen component, much less make an object clickable to bring up various menu options. Ive only worked with Eclipse IDE so working with a game engine like this is totally new. Any resources would be great too, anything to push forward really!
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