Event Scripts

Event scripts are scripts which are executed by the game engine upon specific events.

To use an event script, create a file of given name in the mission directory.

Available Scripts

File	Description	Arguments
init.sqs	Executed when mission is started (before briefing screen)		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
init.sqf	Executed when mission is started (before briefing screen)			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
initIntro.sqf	Executed when intro, outro win or outro lose is started.		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
exit.sqs	Executed when mission is finished (before debriefing screen). In Arma 3, "ended" mission event handler has the same functionality.	[endType:String]		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
onFlare.sqs	Executed when a flare is lit after being fired from grenade launcher.	[colorRGB:Array,shooter:Object]		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
pauseOnLoad.sqf	Executed when pause menu is activated. To make it work in MP, use onPauseScript = "myScript.sqf" in description.ext	[pauseMenuDisplay:Display]				✔	✔		✔
onPlayerKilled.sqs	Executed when player is killed in singleplayer or in multiplayer mission with "NONE" respawn type.	[player:Object, killer:Object]	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
onPlayerRespawnAsSeagull.sqs	Executed when player is killed in multiplayer mission with "SEAGULL" respawn type, or when the type is "GROUP" or "SIDE", but no remaining respawn slots are left. This script will replace the default respawn sequence.	[player:Object, killer:Object, seagull:Object]	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
onPlayerRespawnOtherUnit.sqs	Executed when player is killed in multiplayer mission with "GROUP" or "SIDE" respawn type. This script will replace the default respawn sequence.	[player:Object, killer:Object, newPlayer:Object]	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
initJIPcompatible.sqf	Executed by Multiplayer framework on all machines when a player joins mission (includes both mission start and JIP).					✔	✔
initServer.sqf	Executed only on server when mission is started. See initialization order for details about when the script is exactly executed.							✔
initPlayerServer.sqf	Executed only on server when a player joins mission (includes both mission start and JIP). See initialization order for details about when the script is exactly executed.	[player:Object,didJIP:Boolean]						✔
initPlayerLocal.sqf	Executed locally when player joins mission (includes both mission start and JIP). See initialization order for details about when the script is exactly executed.	[player:Object,didJIP:Boolean]						✔
onPlayerKilled.sqf	Executed when player is killed in singleplayer or in multiplayer mission.	[<oldUnit>,<killer>,<respawn>,<respawnDelay>]						✔
onPlayerRespawn.sqf	Executed locally when player respawns in a multiplayer mission.	[<newUnit>,<oldUnit>,<respawn>,<respawnDelay>]						✔

Note: Additional init scripts can be executed using functions with preInit or postInit attribute.

See also

• Script (File)
• SQS syntax
• SQF syntax