“Gary’s Mod” spiritual series “s&box” is now available on Steam, and the “Developer Preview” provides several editors

The spiritual sequel “s&box” (Sandbox) to the famous sandbox game “Garry’s Mod” launched by Facepunch Studios is now available on Steam The release date is currently to be announcedOpen to players to apply for “Developer Preview”you can try different editors beforehand, or try walking simulation games and maps created by hundreds of developers.

“s&box” and “Gary Mod” also focus on sandbox gameplay In addition to multiplayer link functions and voice activation, players can control characters to explore the world, use different tools to create different items generate and combine at will, and create FPS and dungeons. .

The improved functions of “s&box” are more open and convenient than the previous generation, and more like a “game creation platform”. works, allowing creators In addition to sharing your works, you may have the opportunity to sell your own games in the future.

Slap Studio said it is currently working with Valve to address licensing issues, stressing that “license and copyright fees will not be collected from players” and vowed to handle this part carefully to that “s&box” will not be filled with various Pay to Win tutorials. systems, or makes The player accidentally click on the payment button, “We want to explore options that are fair to both players and developers.”

The “s&box” preview, “Gary Mod”, was first launched in December 2004 as a free mod of “Thriller”, and later became an independent Steam sandbox game Can players use the powerful tools in the game to organize different scenes, Objects and special effects are used to shoot animations or improve games To date, it has not exceeded 20 million, and there is a peak of 30,000 still there.

Slap Studio launched the desert survival masterpiece “Rust” in 2013. As it entered its second year of early access, founder Garry Newman announced that he would develop a sequel to “Gary Mod”, focusing on virtual reality activities.

Originally, this sequel to “Gary’s Mod” was produced by UE4. In 2020, it was moved to Valve’s Source 2 engine for development competitions and released new updates.

As the release date approaches, “s&box” has opened a Steam page and is allowing everyone to apply for the “Developer Preview”.You must first log in to your Steam account on the application pageand then you can download it in the assembly library.

However, the developer preview version is currently only available for test play and editing, and there is no sandbox game built in Slap Studio It is said that it is still testing functions on the new design, and the game won’t officially launch until it’s finished.

Here’s a closer look at the new physics-based Player Controller in s&box, why we made it, and what it does

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— s&box (@s8box) November 9, 2024