diff --git a/data/scripts/logging/__init__.lua b/data/scripts/logging/__init__.lua
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+-- modified version of https://github.com/Joelrau/S1x-IW6x-g_log-script (permission to use by author)
+
+if (game:getdvar("gamemode") ~= "mp") then
+    return
+end
+
+-- setup dvars
+game:setdvarifuninitialized("logfile", 1)
+if (tonumber(game:getdvar("logfile")) < 1) then
+    return
+end
+game:setdvarifuninitialized("g_log", "logs/games_mp.log")
+
+start_time = 0
+
+function get_time()
+    local seconds = math.floor((game:gettime() - start_time) / 1000)
+    local minutes = math.floor(seconds / 60)
+    time = string.format("%d:%02d", minutes, seconds - minutes * 60)
+    while (string.len(time) < 6) do
+        time = " " .. time
+    end
+    time = time .. " "
+    return time
+end
+
+function create_path(path)
+    local dir = path:gsub("%/", "\\"):match("(.*[\\])")
+    os.execute("if not exist " .. dir .. " mkdir " .. dir)
+end
+
+function log_print(message)
+    local path = game:getdvar("g_log")
+    local file = io.open(path, "a")
+    if (file == nil) then
+        create_path(path)
+        file = assert(io.open(path, "a"))
+    end
+    file:write(get_time() .. message .. "\n")
+    file:close()
+end
+
+function init()
+    start_time = game:gettime()
+
+    log_print("------------------------------------------------------------")
+    log_print("InitGame")
+
+    -- player callbacks
+    level:onnotify("connected", function(player)
+        player:player_connected()
+    end)
+    level:onnotify("say", function(player, message, hidden)
+        player:say(message)
+    end)
+    level:onnotify("say_team", function(player, message, hidden)
+        player:say(message, "say_team")
+    end)
+
+    -- damage/killed hooks
+    game:onplayerdamage(player_damage)
+    game:onplayerkilled(player_killed)
+
+    -- other level notifies for log
+    level:onnotify("exitLevel_called", function()
+        log_print("ExitLevel: executed")
+    end)
+    level:onnotify("shutdownGame_called", function()
+        log_print("ShutdownGame:")
+        log_print("------------------------------------------------------------")
+    end)
+end
+
+function entity:player_connected()
+    log_print(string.format("J;%s;%i;%s", self:getguid(), self:getentitynumber(), self.name))
+
+    self:onnotifyonce("disconnect", function()
+        self:disconnect()
+    end)
+end
+
+function entity:disconnect()
+    log_print(string.format("Q;%s;%i;%s", self:getguid(), self:getentitynumber(), self.name))
+end
+
+function player_damage(self_, inflictor, attacker, damage, dflags, mod, weapon, vPoint, vDir, hitLoc)
+    if (game:isplayer(attacker) == 1) then
+        log_print(string.format("D;%s;%i;%s;%s;%s;%i;%s;%s;%s;%i;%s;%s", self_:getguid(), self_:getentitynumber(),
+            self_.team, self_.name, attacker:getguid(), attacker:getentitynumber(), attacker.team, attacker.name,
+            weapon, damage, mod, hitLoc))
+    else
+        log_print(string.format("D;%s;%i;%s;%s;%s;%i;%s;%s;%s;%i;%s;%s", self_:getguid(), self_:getentitynumber(),
+            self_.team, self_.name, "", "-1", "world", "", weapon, damage, mod, hitLoc))
+    end
+end
+
+function player_killed(self_, inflictor, attacker, damage, mod, weapon, vDir, hitLoc, psTimeOffset, deathAnimDuration)
+    if (game:isplayer(attacker) == 1) then
+        log_print(string.format("K;%s;%i;%s;%s;%s;%i;%s;%s;%s;%i;%s;%s", self_:getguid(), self_:getentitynumber(),
+            self_.team, self_.name, attacker:getguid(), attacker:getentitynumber(), attacker.team, attacker.name,
+            weapon, damage, mod, hitLoc))
+    else
+        log_print(string.format("K;%s;%i;%s;%s;%s;%i;%s;%s;%s;%i;%s;%s", self_:getguid(), self_:getentitynumber(),
+            self_.team, self_.name, "", "-1", "world", "", weapon, damage, mod, hitLoc))
+    end
+end
+
+-- this function handles 'say' and 'say_team'
+function entity:say(message, mode)
+    if (not mode) then
+        mode = "say"
+    end
+
+    log_print(string.format("%s;%s;%i;%s;%s", mode, self:getguid(), self:getentitynumber(), self.name, message))
+end
+
+init()