Operation Flashpoint: Event Handlers

Dammaged

Triggered when the unit is damaged.

Global. (If simultaneous damage occured (e.g. via grenade) EH might be triggered several times.)

Passed array: [unit, selectionName, damage]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• selectionName: String - name of the selection where the unit was damaged "nohy" - leg, "ruce" - hand, "hlava" - head, "telo" - body)
  
• damage: Number - caused level of damage

Engine

Triggered when the engine of the unit is turned on/off. Global.
Has a bug in MP: on clients where the vehicle is not local, engineState is always false, so you should use..._vehicle addEventHandler ["engine", {[_this select 0, isEngineOn (_this select 0)] exec "myScript.sqs"}"] instead.

Passed array: [unit, engineState]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• engineState: Boolean - true when the engine is turned off, false when turned off

Fired

Triggered when the unit fires a weapon. Global.

Passed array: [unit, weapon, muzzle, mode, ammo]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• weapon: String - fired weapon
  
• muzzle: String - muzzle of which was fired
  
• mode: String - current mode of the fired weapon
  
• ammo: String - fired ammo

Fuel

Triggered when the unit's fuel status changes between completely empty / not empty (only useful when the object the event handler is assigned to is a vehicle). Global.

Passed array: [unit, fuelState]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• fuelState: Boolean - 0 when no fuel, 1 when the fuel tank is full

Gear

Triggered when the unit lowers/retracts the landing gear (only useful when the object the event handler is assigned to is substitute of the class "Plane"). Global.

Passed array: [unit, gearState]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• gearState: Boolean - true when the gear is lowered, false when retracted

GetIn

Triggered when a unit enters the object (only useful when the object the event handler is assigned to is a vehicle). Global.

Passed array: [unit, position, enterer]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• position: String - can be either "driver", "gunner", "commander" or "cargo"
  
• enterer: Object - object that got into the vehicle

GetOut

Triggered when a unit gets out from the object, works the same way as GetIn. Global.

Hit

Triggered when the unit is hit/damaged. Local.

Passed array: [unit, causedBy, damage]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• causedBy: Object - object that caused the damage. Contains the unit itself in case of collisions.
  
• damage: Number - level of damage caused by the hit

Init

Triggered on mission start. Global.

Passed array: [unit]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to

IncomingMissile

Triggered when a guided missile or an unguided missile which most likely will hit is fired on the unit. Global.

Passed array: [unit, ammo, whoFired]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• ammo: String - ammo type that was fired on the unit
  
• whoFired: Object - object that fired the weapon

Killed

Triggered when the unit is killed. Local.

Passed array: [unit, killer]

• unit: Object - object the event handler is assigned to
  
• killer: Object - object that killed the unit