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]`	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
onPlayerKilled.sqs	Executed when player is killed in singleplayer or in multiplayer mission with "NONE" respawn type.	`[player:Object, killer: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 when player respawns in a multiplayer mission.	`[<newUnit>,<oldUnit>,<respawn>,<respawnDelay>]`						✔