Built-In Engine Events

Check out https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-Dota2/blob/master/game/dota/pak01_dir/resource/game.gameevents and https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-Dota2/blob/master/game/core/pak01_dir/resource/core.gameevents for an up-to-date list.

Game event format

• No spaces in event names, max length 32
• All strings are case sensitive
• total game event byte length must be < 1024
• valid data key types are:

• none : value is not networked
• string : a zero terminated string
• bool : unsigned int, 1 bit
• byte : unsigned int, 8 bit
• short : signed int, 16 bit
• long : signed int, 32 bit
• float : float, 32 bit
• uint64 : unsigned int 64 bit
• local : any data, but not networked to clients

• The following key names are reserved:

• local : if set to 1, event is not networked to clients
• unreliable : networked, but unreliable
• suppress : never fire this event
• time : firing server time
• eventid : holds the event ID

Core team events

• team_info: info about team

• teamid ( byte ): unique team id
• teamname ( string ): team name (e.g. Team Blue)

• team_score: team score changed

• teamid ( byte ): team id
• score ( short ): total team score

• teamplay_broadcast_audio: emits a sound to everyone on a team

• team ( byte ): unique team id
• sound ( string ): name of the sound to emit

Player events

• player_team: player change his team

• userid ( short ): user ID on server
• team ( byte ): team id
• oldteam( byte ): old team id
• disconnect( bool ): team change because player disconnects
• autoteam( bool ): true if the player was auto assigned to the team
• silent( bool ): if true wont print the team join messages

• player_class: a player changed his class

• userid ( short ): user ID on server
• class ( string ): new player class / model

• player_death [broken]: a game event, name may be 32 characters long

• userid ( short ): user ID who died
• attacker ( short ): user ID who killed

• player_hurt [broken]

• userid ( short ): player index who was hurt
• attacker ( short ): player index who attacked
• health ( byte ): remaining health points

• player_chat: a public player chat

• teamonly ( bool ): true if team only chat
• userid( short ): chatting player
• text( string ): chat text

• player_score: players scores changed

• userid ( short ): user ID on server
• kills ( short ): # of kills
• deaths ( short ): # of deaths
• score ( short ): total game score

• player_spawn: player spawned in game

• userid ( short ): user ID on server

• player_shoot: player shoot his weapon

• userid ( short ): user ID on server
• weapon ( byte ): weapon ID
• mode ( byte ): weapon mode

• player_use

• userid ( short ): user ID on server
• entity ( short ): entity used by player

• player_changename

• userid ( short ): user ID on server
• oldname ( string ): players old (current) name
• newname ( string ): players new name

• player_hintmessage

• hintmessage ( string ): localizable string of a hint

• player_reconnected : the player reconnet to the game

• event(local):the data include the realitive infomation

Game events

• game_init: sent when a new game is started

• game_newmap: send when new map is completely loaded

• mapname ( string ): map name

• game_start: a new game starts

• roundslimit ( long ): max round
• timelimit ( long ): time limit
• fraglimit ( long ): frag limit
• objective ( string ): round objective

• game_end: a game ended

• winner ( byte ): winner team/user id

• round_start

• timelimit ( long ): round time limit in seconds
• fraglimit ( long ): frag limit in seconds
• objective ( string ): round objective

• round_end

• winner ( byte ): winner team/user i
• reason ( byte ): reason team won
• message ( string ): end round message

• round_start_pre_entity

• teamplay_round_start: round restart

• full_reset ( bool ): is this a full reset of the map

• hostname_changed

• hostname ( string )

• difficulty_changed

• newDifficulty ( short )
• oldDifficulty ( short )
• strDifficulty( string ): new difficulty as string

• finale_start

• rushes ( short )

• game_message: a message send by game logic to everyone

• target ( byte ): 0 = console, 1 = HUD
• text ( string ): the message text

• break_breakable

• entindex ( long )
• userid ( short )
• material ( byte ): BREAK_GLASS, BREAK_WOOD, etc

• break_prop

• entindex ( long )
• userid ( short )

• npc_spawned

• entindex ( long )

• npc_replaced

• old_entindex ( long )
• new_entindex ( long )

• entity_killed

• entindex_killed( long )
• entindex_attacker ( long )
• entindex_inflictor ( long )
• damagebits ( long )

• entity_hurt

• entindex_killed( long )
• entindex_attacker ( long )
• entindex_inflictor ( long )
• damagebits ( long )

• bonus_updated

• numadvanced ( short )
• numbronze ( short )
• numsilver ( short )
• numgold ( short )

• player_stats_updated

• forceupload ( bool )

• achievement_event

• achievement_name ( string ): non-localized name of achievement
• cur_val ( short ): # of steps toward achievement
• max_val ( short ): total # of steps in achievement

• achievement_earned

• player ( byte ): entindex of the player
• achievement ( short ): achievement ID

): Used for a notification message when an achievement fails to write

• achievement_write_failed

• physgun_pickup

• entindex ( long ): entity picked up

• flare_ignite_npc

• entindex ( long ): entity ignited

• helicopter_grenade_punt_miss

• user_data_downloaded: fired when achievements/stats are downloaded from Steam or XBox Live

• ragdoll_dissolved

• entindex ( long )

• gameinstructor_draw

• gameinstructor_nodraw

• map_transition

• instructor_server_hint_create :create a hint using data supplied entirely by the server/map.

• hint_name ( string ): what to name the hint. For referencing it again later (e.g. a kill command for the hint instead of a timeout)
• hint_replace_key ( string ): type name so that messages of the same type will replace each other
• hint_target ( long ): entity id that the hint should display at
• hint_activator_userid ( short ): userid id of the activator
• hint_timeout ( short ): how long in seconds until the hint automatically times out, 0 = never
• hint_icon_onscreen ( string ): the hint icon to use when the hint is onscreen. (e.g. icon_alert_red)
• hint_icon_offscreen ( string ): the hint icon to use when the hint is offscreen. (e.g. icon_alert)
• hint_caption ( string ): the hint caption. (e.g. #ThisIsDangerous)
• hint_activator_caption ( string ): the hint caption that only the activator sees (e.g. #YouPushedItGood)
• hint_color ( string ): the hint color in (r,g,b( format where each component is 0-255))
• hint_icon_offset ( float ): how far on the z axis to offset the hint from entity origin
• hint_range ( float ): range before the hint is culled
• hint_flags ( long ): hint flags
• hint_binding ( string ): bindings to use when use_binding is the onscreen icon
• hint_allow_nodraw_target ( bool ): if false, the hint will disappear if the target entity is invisible
• hint_nooffscreen ( bool ): if true, the hint will not show when outside the player view
• hint_forcecaption ( bool ): if true, the hint caption will show even if the hint is occluded
• hint_local_player_only ( bool ): if true, only the local player will see the hint

• instructor_server_hint_stop :destroys a server/map created hint

• hint_name ( string ): The hint to stop. Will stop ALL hints with this name

• chat_new_message: the specified channel contains new messages

• channel ( byte )

• chat_members_changed: the specified channel has had players leave or join

• channel ( byte )

• game_rules_state_change: the state of game changes

Economy events

• inventory_updated

• itemdef ( short )

• cart_updated
• store_pricesheet_updated
• gc_connected
• item_schema_initialized
• drop_rate_modified
• event_ticket_modified

ModEvents

• modifier_event

• eventname ( string )
• caster ( short )
• ability ( short )

• dota_player_kill

• victim_userid ( short )
• killer1_userid ( short )
• killer2_userid ( short )
• killer3_userid ( short )
• killer4_userid ( short )
• killer5_userid ( short )
• bounty ( short )
• neutral ( short )
• greevil ( short )

• dota_player_deny

• killer_userid ( short )
• victim_userid ( short )

• dota_barracks_kill

• barracks_id ( short )

• dota_tower_kill

• killer_userid ( short )
• teamnumber ( short )
• gold ( short )

• dota_roshan_kill

• teamnumber ( short )
• gold ( short )

• dota_courier_lost

• teamnumber ( short )

• dota_courier_respawned

• teamnumber ( short )

• dota_glyph_used

• teamnumber ( short )

• dota_super_creeps

• teamnumber ( short )

• dota_item_purchased( edit: not dota_item_purchase )

• userid ( short )
• itemid ( short )

• dota_item_gifted

• userid ( short )
• itemid ( short )
• sourceid ( short )

• dota_rune_pickup

• userid ( short )
• type ( short )
• rune ( short )

• dota_rune_spotted

• userid ( short )
• rune ( short )

• dota_item_spotted

• userid ( short )
• itemid ( short )

• dota_no_battle_points

• userid ( short )
• reason ( short )

• dota_chat_informational

• userid ( short )
• type ( short )

• dota_action_item

• reason ( short )
• itemdef ( short )
• message ( short )

• dota_chat_ban_notification

• userid( short )

• dota_chat_event

• userid ( short )
• gold ( short )
• message ( short )

• dota_chat_timed_reward

• userid ( short )
• itmedef ( short )
• message ( short )

• dota_pause_event

• userid ( short )
• value ( short )
• message ( short )

• dota_chat_kill_streak

• gold ( short )
• killer_id ( short )
• killer_streak ( short )
• killer_multikill ( short )
• victim_id ( short )
• victim_streak ( short )

• dota_chat_first_blood

• gold ( short )
• killer_id ( short )
• victim_id ( short )

• dota_player_update_hero_selection

• tabcycle ( bool )

• dota_player_update_selected_unit

• dota_player_update_query_unit

• dota_player_update_killcam_unit

• dota_player_take_tower_damage

• PlayerID ( short )
• damage ( short )

• dota_hud_error_message

• reason ( byte )
• message ( string )

• dota_action_success

• dota_starting_position_changed

• dota_money_changed

• dota_enemy_money_changed

• dota_portrait_unit_stats_changed

• dota_portrait_unit_modifiers_changed

• dota_force_portrait_update

• dota_inventory_changed

• dota_item_picked_up

• itemname ( string )
• PlayerID ( short )
• ItemEntityIndex( short )
• HeroEntityIndex( short )

• dota_inventory_item_changed

• entityIndex ( short )

• dota_ability_changed

• dota_portrait_ability_layout_changed

• dota_inventory_item_added

• itemname ( string )

• dota_inventory_changed_query_unit

• dota_link_clicked

• link ( string )
• nav ( bool ): internal to item panel - preserve the nav stack
• nav_back ( bool ): internal to item panel - preserve the nav stack
• recipe ( short )
• shop ( short ): show the item in a particular shop

• dota_set_quick_buy

• item ( string )
• recipe ( byte )
• toggle ( bool )

• dota_quick_buy_changed

• item ( string )
• recipe ( byte )

• dota_player_shop_changed

• prevshopmask ( byte )
• shopmask ( byte )

• dota_player_show_killcam

• nodes ( byte )
• player ( short )

• dota_player_show_minikillcam

• nodes ( byte )
• player ( short )

• gc_user_session_created

• team_data_updated

• guild_data_updated

• guild_open_parties_updated

• fantasy_updated

• fantasy_league_changed

• fantasy_score_info_changed

• player_info_updated

• game_rules_state_change

• match_history_updated

• SteamID ( uint64 )

• match_details_updated

• matchID ( uint64 )
• result ( byte )

• live_games_updated

• recent_matches_updated

• Page ( short )

• news_updated

• persona_updated

• SteamID ( uint64 )

• tournament_state_updated

• party_updated

• lobby_updated

• dashboard_caches_cleared

• last_hit

• PlayerID ( short )
• EntKilled ( short )
• FirstBlood ( bool )
• HeroKill ( bool )
• TowerKill ( bool )

• player_completed_game

• PlayerID ( short )
• Winner ( byte )

• player_reconnected

• PlayerID ( short )

• nommed_tree

• PlayerID ( short )

• dota_rune_activated_server

• PlayerID ( short )
• rune ( short )

• dota_player_gained_level

• player ( short )
• level ( short )

• dota_player_pick_hero

• player ( short )
• heroindex ( short )
• hero ( string )

• dota_player_learned_ability

• player ( short )
• abilityname ( string )

• dota_player_used_ability

• PlayerID ( short )
• abilityname ( string )

• dota_non_player_used_ability

• abilityname ( string )

• dota_ability_channel_finished

• abilityname ( string )
• interrupted ( bool )

• dota_holdout_revive_complete

• caster( short )
• target( short )

• dota_player_killed

• PlayerID ( short )
• HeroKill ( bool )
• TowerKill ( bool )

• bindpanel_open

• bindpanel_close

• keybind_changed

• dota_item_drag_begin

• dota_item_drag_end

• dota_shop_item_drag_begin

• dota_shop_item_drag_end

• dota_item_purchased

• PlayerID ( short )
• itemname ( string )
• itemcost ( short )

• dota_item_used

• PlayerID ( short )
• itemname ( string )

• dota_item_auto_purchase

• item_id ( short )

• dota_unit_event

• victim ( short )
• attacker ( short )
• basepriority ( short )
• priority ( short )
• eventtype ( short ): EDOTAHeroChaseEventType

• dota_quest_started

• questIndex ( long ): entity index

• dota_quest_completed

• questIndex ( long ): entity index

• gameui_activated

• gameui_hidden

• player_fullyjoined

• userid ( short ): user ID on server
• name ( string ): player name

• dota_spectate_hero

• entindex ( byte )

• dota_match_done

• winningteam ( byte ): The ID of the winning team

• dota_match_done_client

• set_instructor_group_enabled

• group ( string )
• enabled ( short )

• joined_chat_channel

• channelName ( string )

• left_chat_channel

• channelName ( string )

• gc_chat_channel_list_updated
• today_messages_updated

• num_messages ( short )

• file_downloaded

• success ( bool )
• local_filename ( string )
• remote_url ( string )

• player_report_counts_updated

• positive_remaining ( byte )
• negative_remaining ( byte )
• positive_total ( short )
• negative_total ( short )

• scaleform_file_download_complete

• success ( bool )
• local_filename ( string )
• remote_url ( string )

• item_purchased

• itemid ( short )

• gc_mismatched_version

• demo_skip

• local (1)
• playback_tick ( long ): current playback tick
• skipto_tick ( long ): tick we're going to
• user_message_list ( local ): CSVCMsgList_UserMessages
• dota_hero_chase_list ( local ): CSVCMsgList_GameEvents

• demo_start

• local (1)
• dota_combatlog_list ( local ): CSVCMsgList_GameEvents that are combat log events
• dota_hero_chase_list ( local ): CSVCMsgList_GameEvents
• dota_pick_hero_list ( local ): CSVCMsgList_GameEvents

• demo_stop

• map_shutdown

• dota_workshop_fileselected

• filename ( string )

• dota_workshop_filecanceled

• rich_presence_updated

• dota_hero_random

• userid ( short )
• heroid ( short )

• dota_rd_chat_turn

• userid ( short )

• dota_favorite_heroes_updated

• profile_closed

• item_preview_closed

• dashboard_switched_section

• section ( short )

• dota_tournament_item_event

• winner_count ( short )
• event_type ( short )

• dota_hero_swap

• playerid1 ( byte )
• playerid2 ( byte )

• dota_reset_suggested_items : reset the purchased / checked off state of suggested items in the store

• halloween_high_score_received

• round ( short )

• halloween_phase_end

• phase ( byte )
• team ( byte )

• halloween_high_score_request_failed

• round ( short )

• dota_hud_skin_changed

• skin ( string )
• style ( byte )

• dota_inventory_player_got_item

• itemname ( string )

• player_is_experienced

• player_is_notexperienced

• dota_tutorial_lesson_start

• map_location_updated

• richpresence_custom_updated

• game_end_visible

• antiaddiction_update

• highlight_hud_element

• elementname ( string )
• duration ( float )

• hide_highlight_hud_element

• intro_video_finished

• matchmaking_status_visibility_changed

• practice_lobby_visibility_changed

• dota_courier_transfer_item

• full_ui_unlocked

• client_connectionless_packet

• local (1
• buffer( (local
• buffersize( long )
• address( string )

• hero_selector_preview_set

• setindex( short )

• antiaddiction_toast

• message ( string )
• duration ( float )

• hero_picker_shown
• hero_picker_hidden

• dota_local_quickbuy_changed
• show_center_message

• message ( string )
• duration ( float )
• clear_message_queue ( bool )

• hud_flip_changed

• flipped ( bool )

• frosty_points_updated

• defeated

• entindex ( short )

• reset_defeated

• booster_state_updated

• event_points_updated

• event_id ( short )
• points ( short )
• premium_points ( short )

• local_player_event_points

• points ( short )
• conversion_rate ( short )

• custom_game_difficulty

• difficulty ( byte )

• tree_cut

• tree_x ( float )
• tree_y ( float )

• ugc_details_arrived

• published_file_id ( uint64 )

• ugc_subscribed

• published_file_id ( uint64 )

• ugc_unsubscribed

• published_file_id ( uint64 )

• prizepool_received

• success ( bool )
• prizepool ( uint64 )
• leagueid ( uint64 )

• microtransaction_success

• txnid ( uint64 )

• dota_rubick_ability_steal

• abilityIndex ( short )
• abilityLevel ( byte )

• compendium_event_actions_loaded

• account_id ( uint64 )
• league_id ( uint64 )
• local_test( bool )
• original_points ( uint64 )

• compendium_selections_loaded

• account_id ( uint64 )
• league_id ( uint64 )
• local_test( bool )

• compendium_set_selection_failed

• account_id ( uint64 )
• league_id ( uint64 )
• local_test( bool )

• community_cached_names_updated