Sandbox Game Mode
Learn how the Sandbox Game Mode works and how to extend and integrate with it through scripting.
The Sandbox Game Mode is the default game mode of nanos world, providing a base for players to explore and experiment with the engine features. It is a free roam game mode where players can spawn items, vehicles, weapons, and more to interact with the world.
It is completely made through scripting, meaning it is possible to customize it with Lua and HTML/JS/CSS. It also provides several exposed methods to easily integrate your packages with it and extend its features.
Basic Concepts
The Sandbox Game Mode exports a global variable Sandbox that is accessible through any loaded package, which contains all the methods and properties related to it. You can use this variable to interact with the game mode and extend its features from your packages.
It's features are divided in several sub-systems, the main ones being:
Spawn Menu
A menu that allows players to spawn items in the world, such as Props, Entities, Vehicles, Weapons, etc. It is accessed by the default key Q and stays visible while pressed.
Context Menu
A menu that provides run-time settings like tweaking the Sun Light, Respawning or customizing the current tool. It is accessed by the default key C and is toggled ON/OFF by pressing.
Tools Guns
A set of weapons that provide special functionalities to interact with the world, such as moving objects, adding constraints,spawning entities, etc. They can be spawned through the Spawn Menu.
Tool Gunsexplore/sandbox-game-mode/tool-gunsOther Sub Systems
We also have several other sub-systems like Tutorials and Notifications, that you can see more in the Extra Features page:
Extra Featuresexplore/sandbox-game-mode/extra-features