Sandbox (video game) explained

S&box
Developer:Facepunch Studios
Publisher:Facepunch Studios
Engine:Source 2
Genre:Sandbox
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer
Designer:Garry Newman
Programmer:Garry Newman

Sandbox (stylized as s&box) is an upcoming sandbox game developed and published by Facepunch Studios. Regarded as a spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, the game provides players with a platform from which to develop and play different user-created gamemodes.

Gameplay

Sandbox is a physics-based sandbox game that, in its base game mode, has no set objectives. The player is able to spawn non-player characters, ragdolls, and props, and interact with them by various means. Unlike Garry's Mod, Sandbox has been built with the core philosophy of providing a platform for user-created game modes rather than incorporating those game modes alongside the existing framework. Example gamemodes include Melon Racer, Prophunt and Trouble in Terrorist Town. Much like its predecessor, Sandbox provides a platform from which user-created content can be shared among the playerbase.

Unlike Garry's Mod, which expects the user to mount content from other Source engine games, such as and Portal, Sandbox provides a standalone experience from which players can participate in user-created gamemodes, and the original Sandbox gamemode has been de-emphasized by the developer. Garry Newman, founder of Facepunch Studios, has expressed hope that both Facepunch and the community would be able to use Sandbox as a platform to build and export standalone games for sale on Steam.

Opium

In order to demonstrate the new scene system, several Facepunch Studios developers built Opium, as a "PSX-style" first-person experience inspired by the Condemned game series and combining melee combat & weapon scavenging with basic puzzle-solving. A short experience, Opium places the player in a crack house and faces them against violent "crackheads" with "occult undertones".[1]

Team Fortress: Source 2

An unofficial remake of Team Fortress 2 within the Source 2 engine was initially developed under the title Team Fortress: Source 2 (alternatively abbreviated as TF: S2), with the first development blog post released in August 2021 by the team, Amper Software.[2] Work on the remake continued into 2024, with the developers providing frequent updates and undertaking community beta testing;[3] [4] however, as of January 2024, the project has been cancelled, following a takedown request by Valve Software and impending changes to Sandbox itself.[5]

Development and release

See also: List of video games derived from mods. The predecessor to Sandbox, Garry's Mod, was first released in 2004 by Garry Newman as a mod for the game Half-Life 2 and, by extension, the Source game engine. In late 2015, Newman stated Facepunch was working on a Garry's Mod sequel with a focus on virtual reality.[6] It was formally announced in 2017 as being developed on Unreal Engine 4,[7] but development was paused in 2019 and later shifted to Valve's Source 2 engine in March 2020.[8] [9] [10] A public release was planned for the second half of 2021,[11] with a select group already having received early access to its closed beta,[12] while further waves of developers have been provided with keys on a first-come, first-serve basis. In Sandbox, players can pick from many gamemodes similar to Garry's Mod.[13] The game uses C# as a backend for user-created content.[14] Newman has stated among the improvements are entity physics, lighting, and water effects.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newman . Garry . Garry Newman . February 10, 2024 . Hackweek Feb 2024 - News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240320163400/https://sbox.game/news/hackweek-feb-2024#Opium . 20 March 2024 . 2024-03-20 . sbox.game . en.
  2. Web site: August 7, 2021 . The First Steps . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720083033/https://tfsource2.com/post/aug2021 . 20 July 2023 . 2023-07-20 . TF: Source 2 . en.
  3. News: Park . Morgan . 2021-08-09 . If Valve won't remake Team Fortress 2, these modders will . en . PC Gamer . 2023-07-20 . 20 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720083031/https://www.pcgamer.com/if-valve-wont-remake-team-fortress-2-these-modders-will/ . live .
  4. Web site: Walker . Ian . 2021-08-12 . Team Fortress 2 Fans Are Rebuilding The Game With Latest Tech . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720083031/https://kotaku.com/team-fortress-2-fans-are-rebuilding-the-game-with-lates-1847475438 . 20 July 2023 . 2023-07-20 . . en.
  5. News: Andy Chalk . 2024-01-10 . Fan-made Team Fortress 2 remake using the Source 2 engine shuts down for good after receiving a DMCA notice from Valve . 2024-03-20 . PC Gamer . en . 20 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240320162456/https://www.pcgamer.com/fan-made-team-fortress-2-remake-using-the-source-2-engine-shuts-down-for-good-after-receiving-a-dmca-notice-from-valve/ . live .
  6. Web site: Iwaniuk . Phil . 9 September 2015 . Garry's Mod 2 is in development, won't be called Garry's Mod 2, will have VR support . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191115165127/https://www.pcgamesn.com/garrys-mod/garrys-mod-2-wont-be-called-garrys-mod-2-will-have-vr-support-says-garry-newman . 15 November 2019 . 4 February 2021 . PCGamesN.
  7. Donnelly . Joe . 5 September 2017 . S&box could become Garry's Mod 2 but is 'nowhere near that yet,' says GMod creator . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170907002147/https://www.pcgamer.com/sbox-could-become-garrys-mod-2-but-is-nowhere-near-that-yet-says-gmod-creator/ . 7 September 2017 . 4 February 2021.
  8. Livingstone . Christopher . 24 December 2019 . How a 'total accident' led to Garry's Mod's funniest feature and 15 years of twisted success . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191224211339/https://www.pcgamer.com/garrys-mod-interview/ . 24 December 2019 . 4 February 2021.
  9. Web site: Newman . Garry . Garry Newman . 27 April 2020 . Back Online . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200427153106/https://sandbox.facepunch.com/news/back-at-it . 27 April 2020 . 4 February 2021 . sbox.game.
  10. Web site: Newman . Garry . Garry Newman . October 27, 2020 . New Engine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119091458/https://sbox.facepunch.com/news/new-engine . 19 January 2021 . 25 April 2021 . sbox.game . en.
  11. Web site: about s&box . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401080057/https://sbox.facepunch.com/about/ . 1 April 2022 . 24 April 2021 . sbox.game . en.
  12. Web site: Newman . Garry . Garry Newman . April 30, 2021 . April 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210614150626/https://sbox.facepunch.com/news/april2021 . 14 June 2021 . 14 June 2021 . sbox.game . en.
  13. Web site: 17 April 2021 . The road to Dev Preview 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425140031/https://forum.facepunch.com/t/the-road-to-dev-preview-2/243106 . 25 April 2021 . 25 April 2021 . Facepunch Forum . en.
  14. Web site: Newman . Garry . Garry Newman . September 8, 2017 . Dev Blog 2 - C# - News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424211644/https://sbox.facepunch.com/news/dev-blog-2/ . 24 April 2021 . 24 April 2021 . sbox.game . en.
  15. News: Bolding . Jonathan . 2021-01-31 . Garry's Mod successor Sandbox is looking lit in new development update . en . PC Gamer . 2023-07-20 . 20 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720083032/https://www.pcgamer.com/garrys-mod-successor-sandbox-is-looking-lit-in-new-development-update/ . live .

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