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<function name="PlayerDeath" parent="GM" type="hook"> <ishook>yes</ishook> <description> Called when a player is killed by <page>Player:Kill</page> or any other normal means. This hook is **not** called if the player is killed by <page>Player:KillSilent</page>. See <page>GM:PlayerSilentDeath</page> for that. * <page>GM:DoPlayerDeath</page> is called **before** this hook. * <page>GM:PostPlayerDeath</page> is called **after** this hook. See <page>Player:LastHitGroup</page> if you need to get the last hit hitgroup of the player. <note><page>Player:Alive</page> will return false in this hook.</note> </description> <realm>Server</realm> <predicted>No</predicted> <args> <arg name="victim" type="Player">The player who died</arg> <arg name="inflictor" type="Entity">Item used to kill the victim</arg> <arg name="attacker" type="Entity">Player or entity that killed the victim</arg> </args> </function> <example> <description>If the player suicides (he is the killer and the victim), then it will print a message to console. If someone else kills him, it will print a different message to console.</description> <description>If the player suicides (they are the killer and the victim), then it will print a message to console. If someone else kills them, it will print a different message to console.</description> <code> hook.Add( "PlayerDeath", "GlobalDeathMessage", function( victim, inflictor, attacker ) if ( victim == attacker ) then PrintMessage( HUD_PRINTTALK, victim:Name() .. " committed suicide." ) else PrintMessage( HUD_PRINTTALK, victim:Name() .. " was killed by " .. attacker:Name() .. ".") end end ) </code> <output> ``` -- If suicide... Player1 has committed suicide. -- else... Player1 was killed by Player2. ``` </output> </example>