Game Events Reference

AI Summary

Complete reference for 364 Source 1 legacy game events in Dota 2 replays. Events are organized by category: Player (kills, denies, abilities), Unit (towers, barracks, roshan), Item (purchases, pickups), Rune (spawns, activations), Game State (match events), and Combat (combatlog). Use parse_game_events() with capture_types=True to discover all available events in a replay.

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Event Categories

Player Events

Event Name	Description	Key Fields
dota_player_kill	Player killed another player	victim_userid, killer1_userid, killer2_userid-killer5_userid
dota_player_deny	Player denied a unit	killer_userid, denied_userid
dota_player_pick_hero	Player picked a hero	player, heroindex, hero
dota_player_learned_ability	Player learned an ability	player, abilityname
dota_player_used_ability	Player used an ability	player, abilityname
dota_player_gained_level	Player leveled up	player, level
dota_player_take_tower_damage	Player took tower damage	player, damage
dota_player_update_hero_selection	Hero selection updated	player
dota_player_update_selected_unit	Selected unit changed	player
dota_player_update_query_unit	Query unit changed	player
dota_player_update_killcam_unit	Killcam unit changed	player

Unit Events

Event Name	Description	Key Fields
dota_tower_kill	Tower destroyed	killer_userid, teamnumber, gold
dota_barracks_kill	Barracks destroyed	killer_userid, teamnumber
dota_roshan_kill	Roshan killed	teamnumber
dota_courier_lost	Courier killed	teamnumber
dota_npc_goal_reached	NPC reached goal	npc_entindex
dota_hero_swap	Heroes swapped	playerid1, playerid2

Item Events

Event Name	Description	Key Fields
dota_item_purchased	Item purchased	userid, itemname
dota_item_combined	Items combined	userid, itemname
dota_item_picked_up	Item picked up	userid, itemname
dota_inventory_changed	Inventory changed	userid
dota_item_given	Item given to another	userid, itemname, recipientuserid

Rune Events

Event Name	Description	Key Fields
dota_rune_activated	Rune activated	player_id, rune
dota_rune_spawned	Rune spawned	rune, pos_x, pos_y, pos_z
dota_bounty_rune_pickup	Bounty rune picked up	player_id, team, gold
dota_neutral_token_pickup	Neutral token picked up	player_id

Game State Events

Event Name	Description	Key Fields
dota_match_done	Match ended	winningteam, radiant_score, dire_score
dota_game_state_change	Game state changed	old_state, new_state
game_rules_state_change	Game rules changed	state
dota_team_kill_credit	Team credited with kill	killer_userid, victim_userid, teamnumber
dota_aegis_event	Aegis event	player_id, event
dota_buyback	Player bought back	player_id, cost
dota_glyph_used	Glyph activated	teamnumber

Combat Events

Event Name	Description	Key Fields
dota_combatlog	Combat log entry	type, sourcename, targetname, value
dota_player_take_tower_damage	Tower damage taken	player, damage

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Event Field Types

Fields in game events are automatically typed:

Go Type	Python Type	Example
string	str	"npc_dota_hero_axe"
float	float	123.456
long	int	1234567890
short	int	12345
byte	int	255
bool	bool	True
uint64	int	76561198012345678

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Discovering Events

Get all event types available in a replay:

from python_manta import MantaParser

parser = MantaParser()
result = parser.parse_game_events("match.dem", capture_types=True, max_events=0)

print(f"Total event types: {len(result.event_types)}")
for event_type in sorted(result.event_types):
    print(f"  {event_type}")

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Common Event Patterns

Kill Events

# dota_player_kill fields
{
    "victim_userid": int,      # Victim player ID
    "killer1_userid": int,     # Primary killer
    "killer2_userid": int,     # Assist 1 (optional)
    "killer3_userid": int,     # Assist 2 (optional)
    "killer4_userid": int,     # Assist 3 (optional)
    "killer5_userid": int,     # Assist 4 (optional)
}

Tower Kill Events

# dota_tower_kill fields
{
    "killer_userid": int,      # Killer player ID
    "teamnumber": int,         # 2=Radiant, 3=Dire (tower team)
    "gold": int,               # Gold awarded
}

Combatlog Events

# dota_combatlog fields
{
    "type": int,               # Combat log type
    "sourcename": str,         # Source unit
    "targetname": str,         # Target unit
    "value": int,              # Damage/heal amount
}

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All 364 Event Types

Use capture_types=True to get the complete list for your specific replay. The actual events available depend on the game version and what occurred during the match.

Common categories include:

• dota_player_* - Player actions
• dota_npc_* - NPC actions
• dota_item_* - Item events
• dota_rune_* - Rune events
• dota_tower_* - Tower events
• dota_roshan_* - Roshan events
• dota_game_* - Game state events
• dota_tutorial_* - Tutorial events
• dota_ability_* - Ability events
• game_* - Engine game events