{"name":"onPreloadStarted","title":"onPreloadStarted","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/onPreloadStarted","revid":352159,"updated":"2024-02-01T23:25:23Z","groups":["Event Handlers"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"arma2 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","description":"Defines an action performed just before the preload screen started. Preload event occurs after briefing screen on mission start.\n\n> [!IMPORTANT]\n> This event handler also fires on client after user closes the main map.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> Since **Arma 3** *v1.57* a stackable version of this EH is available: PreloadStarted\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> **Arma 3:** In order to keep compatibility between official and community content the functions BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler and BIS_fnc_removeStackedEventHandler should be used instead.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"onPreloadStarted command","params":[{"name":"command","type":"String or Code","type_expr":"String | Code"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","type_expr":"Nothing"},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"command"}}],"examples":[{"code":["onPreloadStarted {diag_log \"preload started\"};"]}],"see_also":["onPreloadFinished"]}