After having mastered the facial animation pipeline of CryENGINE, it is now time to look at one of the most important tools in the CryENGINE SDK package: Sandbox. CryENGINE Sandbox is more than just a level editor used to place objects. It combines many tools with very different functionalities and is a lot harder to learn and master than your average 3D level editor.

Getting the most out of Sandbox requires you to know all its ins and outs, its hidden features, and little quirks. In this chapter, we will take a look at all the little secrets Sandbox tries to hide from you.