DMSK_killTicker = {  

    _this addMPEventHandler ['MPKilled',{

       _unit = _this select 0;
       _killer = _this select 1;

       _newKill = [_unit,_killer];

       if (count DMSK_killArray > 100) then {DMSK_killArray = []};

       DMSK_killArray set [count DMSK_killArray,_newKill call DMSK_parseKill];

       [] spawn DMSK_killList;
       if (player == _killer) then {_newKill spawn DMSK_killPopUp};

    }
    ];
     
};

DMSK_parseKill = {
     
    _line = "";
    _killerName = "";
    _victimName = "";
    _killerString = "";
    _victimString = "";
    _killerColor = "#99D5FF";
    _victimColor = "#99D5FF";

    _victim = _this select 0;
    _killer = _this select 1;

    if (!(isplayer _killer)) then {
       _killerName = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> format["%1",typeOf _killer] >> "Displayname");
       if(vehicle _killer != _killer) then {_killerName = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> format[Localize "STR_DMSK_killTicker_CREW",typeof vehicle _killer] >> "Displayname")};
       }else{_killerName = name _killer};

    if (!(isplayer _victim)) then {
       _victimName = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> format["%1",typeOf _victim] >> "Displayname");
       if(vehicle _victim != _victim) then {_victimName = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> format[Localize "STR_DMSK_killTicker_CREW",typeof vehicle _victim] >> "Displayname")};
       }else{_victimName = name _victim};

    if ((_killer==player) or (_killer == vehicle player)) then
       {
       _killerColor = "#00CC00"; //Green (Yellow #FFFF00)
       }
       else
       {
          if (side group _killer == west) then {_killerColor = "#1a66b3";};
          if (side group _killer == east) then {_killerColor = "#991a1a";};
          if (side group _killer == resistance) then {_killerColor = "#1a991a";};
          if (side group _killer == civilian) then {_killerColor = "#801a99";};
       };

    if (_victim==player) then
       {
       _victimColor = "#00CC00"; //Green (Yellow #FFFF00)
       }
       else
       {
          if (side group _victim == west) then {_victimColor = "#1a66b3";};
          if (side group _victim == east) then {_victimColor = "#991a1a";};
          if (side group _victim == resistance) then {_victimColor = "#1a991a";};
          if (side group _victim == civilian) then {_victimColor = "#801a99";};
       };

    _killerString = format["<t color='%1'>%2</t>",_killerColor ,_killerName];
    _victimString = format["<t color='%1'>%2</t>",_victimColor,_victimName];
    _killweapon = getText(configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> format ["%1",currentWeapon _killer] >> "displayname");
    _dist = round (_victim distance _killer);

    //the line which shows the final formatted kill
    _line = switch(true) do {
       case(_killer == _victim): {format [Localize "STR_DMSK_killTicker_Suicide_feed",_killerString]};
       case(isNull _killer): {format [Localize "STR_DMSK_killTicker_WTF",_victimString]};
       default {format [Localize "STR_DMSK_killTicker_Killed",_killerString,_victimString,_killWeapon,_dist]};
    };

    _line;
     
};

DMSK_killPopUp = {

    _victim = _this select 0;
    _killer = _this select 1;

    _victimName = "";    
    _victimString = "";
    _victimColor = "#99D5FF";

    if (!(isplayer _victim)) then {
       _victimName = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> format["%1",typeOf _victim] >> "Displayname");
    if(vehicle _victim != _victim) then {_victimName = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> format[Localize "STR_DMSK_killTicker_CREW",typeof vehicle _victim] >> "Displayname")};
       }else{_victimName = name _victim};

    if (side group _victim == west) then {_victimColor = "#1a66b3";};
    if (side group _victim == east) then {_victimColor = "#991a1a";};
    if (side group _victim == resistance) then {_victimColor = "#1a991a";};
    if (side group _victim == civilian) then {_victimColor = "#660080";};

    _victimString = format["<t color='%1'>%2</t>",_victimColor,_victimName];

    _line = if ((_killer == player) and (_victim == player)) then {
       Localize "STR_DMSK_killTicker_Suicide_MSG";
    } else {
       format [Localize "STR_DMSK_killTicker_Killed_MSG",_victimString];
    };    

     [_line,0,0.8,2,0,0,7017] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;

};

DMSK_killList = {
     

    //flush kills and  show most recent
    if (time - DMSK_killTime > 37) then {
       DMSK_displayedKills = [];
    };

    DMSK_displayedKills set [count DMSK_displayedKills, DMSK_killArray select (count DMSK_killArray - 1)];

    _tickerText = "";

    _c = 0;
    for "_i" from (count DMSK_displayedKills) to 0 step -1 do{

       _c = _c + 1;
     
       _tickerText = format ["%1<br />%2",DMSK_displayedKills select _i,_tickerText];

       if (_c > 8) exitWith{};

    };

    hintsilent parsetext _tickerText;

    //["<t size='0.4' align='right'>" + _tickerText + "</t>",safeZoneX,safeZoneY,10,0,0,7016] call bis_fnc_dynamicText;

    DMSK_killTime = time;

};

//declare global variables

DMSK_killArray = [];
DMSK_displayedKills = [];
DMSK_killTime = 0;

//start kill registration for player
if (!isNull player) then {
    player spawn DMSK_killTicker;
};

if (isServer) then {
    //ai
    {
       if (!(isPlayer _x)) then {
          _x spawn DMSK_killTicker};
    } forEach allUnits;
};