Ideas for triggers

A working list of ideas for triggers that could cause execution of code in a robot or supervisor script. Remember that robots are a kind of ship, so, generally, there's no need differentiate the two.

onLevelStart()  // Called after level is loaded and is ready to go.
onTick()        // Called every frame

// Here, zone could be any polygonal entity: loadout zones, nexus, goal zones, etc.
onShipEnteredZone(ship, zone) 
onShipLeftZone(ship, zone)

onFlagGrabbed(flag, ship)
onFlagDropped(flag, dropper)

onShipAboutToSpawn(ship)        // Called just before player spawns
onShipSpawned(ship)             // Called just after player spawns
onShipDamaged(ship, damager)
onShipKilled(ship, killer)

onPlayerAboutToJoinGame(ship)   // Called just before player joins
onPlayerJoinedGame(ship)        // Called just after player joins
onPlayerQuitGame(ship)


onTurretKilled(turret, killer)
onAllTurretsKilled(team)
onForceFieldKilled(forcefield, killer)
onAllForceFieldKilled(team)

onTeamScored(team, score, scoringEvent, scoringShip)
onIndividualScored(scoringShip, score, scoringEvent)
onLeadingTeamChanged(team, previousLeadingTeam)
onLeadingPlayerChanged(player, previousLeadingPlayer)

onAsteroidSpawned(asteroid)
onAsteroidShot(asteroid, shooter)
onAsteroidDestroyed(asteroid, shooter)

onHealthPackUsed(healthpack, ship)
onHealthPackReplenished(healthpack)


onTurretSelectedTarget(turret, target)
onTurretFired(turret, target)

// Game specific events: named on<Game>EventName

onNexusOpen(nexus)
onNexusClose(nexus)
onNexusFlagCollected(flag, ship)

onRabbitKilled(rabbit, killer)
onRabbitGrabbedFlag(rabbit)

onZoneControlZoneCaptured(zone, capturer)
onZoneControlTouchDownScored(scoringShip) ( or onZonesReset() )

onHTFFlagReturnedToZone(flag, zone, returner)
onHTFFlagRemovedFromZone(flag, zone, taker)

onSoccerBallPossesionChanged(ball, possessingShip, previousPossesser)
onSoccerGoalScored(ball, goal, scorer)
onSoccerBallReset(ball) (when ball actually arrives back at starting position)