Information

Autoexec files are files which get executed on map creation.
It allows access to all services + reflection + RegisterGlobalEventHandler to create a “master” script with global hooks.

Requirements

• Lua files which end with “ _autoexec.lua” in the Lua folder

RegisterGlobalEventHandler

Since the _autoexec file is not an LuaEntityObject, we can’t access things like the RegisterHandler and StateMachine.
To solve this, the _autoexec file can use the RegisterGlobalEventHandler.
It listens for all events, like an event_sink, and can access that information.
Like that, it’s a nice way to unlock something on a global level.

Example

A simple example how to unlock a building as soon as the player mech is created (=spawned for the first time). Like this, no research is required.

RegisterGlobalEventHandler("PlayerCreatedEvent", function(arg)
    BuildingService:UnlockBuilding("Path/to/Blueprint")
end)