diff --git a/res/scripts/stdlib.lua b/res/scripts/stdlib.lua
index 4968b675..50218698 100644
--- a/res/scripts/stdlib.lua
+++ b/res/scripts/stdlib.lua
@@ -120,6 +120,26 @@ function color_mt.__tostring(self)
     return "rgba("..self[1]..", "..self[2]..", "..self[3]..", "..self[4]..")"
 end
 
+-- events
+events = {
+    handlers = {}
+}
+
+function events.on(event, func)
+    events.handlers[event] = events.handlers[event] or {}
+    table.insert(events.handlers[event], func)
+end
+
+function events.emit(event, ...)
+    result = nil
+    if events.handlers[event] then
+        for _, func in ipairs(events.handlers[event]) do
+            result = result or func(...)
+        end
+    end
+    return result
+end
+
 -- class designed for simple UI-nodes access via properties syntax
 local Element = {}
 function Element.new(docname, name)
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.cpp
index e7988dd5..e472831d 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "LuaState.h"
 
+#include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "lua_util.h"
 #include "api_lua.h"
@@ -217,8 +218,8 @@ int lua::LuaState::pushnil() {
     return 1;
 }
 
-bool lua::LuaState::getfield(const std::string& name) {
-    lua_getfield(L, -1, name.c_str());
+bool lua::LuaState::getfield(const std::string& name, int idx) {
+    lua_getfield(L, idx, name.c_str());
     if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) {
         lua_pop(L, -1);
         return false;
@@ -287,3 +288,28 @@ void lua::LuaState::removeEnvironment(int id) {
     lua_pushnil(L);
     setglobal(envName(id));
 }
+
+void lua::LuaState::dumpStack() {
+    int top = gettop();
+    for (int i = 1; i <= top; i++) {
+        std::cout << std::setw(3) << i << std::setw(20) << luaL_typename(L, i) << std::setw(30);
+        switch (lua_type(L, i)) {
+            case LUA_TNUMBER:
+                std::cout << tonumber(i);
+                break;
+            case LUA_TSTRING:
+                std::cout << tostring(i);
+                break;
+            case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
+                std::cout << (toboolean(i) ? "true" : "false");
+                break;
+            case LUA_TNIL:
+                std::cout << "nil";
+                break;
+            default:
+                std::cout << lua_topointer(L, i);
+                break;
+        }
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.h b/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.h
index 319ee280..d9a7e49d 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.h
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ namespace lua {
         int pushnil();
         int pushglobals();
         void pop(int n=1);
-        bool getfield(const std::string& name);
-        void setfield(const std::string& name, int idx=-2);
+        bool getfield(const std::string& name, int idx = -1);
+        void setfield(const std::string& name, int idx = -2);
         bool toboolean(int idx);
         luaint tointeger(int idx);
         luanumber tonumber(int idx);
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ namespace lua {
         int createEnvironment(int parent);
         void removeEnvironment(int id);
         const std::string storeAnonymous();
+
+        void dumpStack();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libblock.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libblock.cpp
index 56b3d963..2f0c18a8 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libblock.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libblock.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ const luaL_Reg blocklib [] = {
     {"get_Z", lua_wrap_errors<l_get_block_z>},
     {"get_states", lua_wrap_errors<l_get_block_states>},
     {"set_states", lua_wrap_errors<l_set_block_states>},
+    {"get_rotation", lua_wrap_errors<l_get_block_rotation>},
+    {"set_rotation", lua_wrap_errors<l_set_block_rotation>},
     {"get_user_bits", lua_wrap_errors<l_get_block_user_bits>},
     {"set_user_bits", lua_wrap_errors<l_set_block_user_bits>},
     {NULL, NULL}
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
index d5bc3e6c..350e2949 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
@@ -105,25 +105,19 @@ void scripting::on_world_load(Level* level, BlocksController* blocks) {
     load_script("world.lua");
 
     for (auto& pack : scripting::engine->getContentPacks()) {
-        if (state->getglobal(pack.id+".worldopen")) {
-            state->callNoThrow(0);
-        }
+        emit_event(pack.id + ".worldopen");
     }
 }
 
 void scripting::on_world_save() {
     for (auto& pack : scripting::engine->getContentPacks()) {
-        if (state->getglobal(pack.id+".worldsave")) {
-            state->callNoThrow(0);
-        }
+        emit_event(pack.id + ".worldsave");
     }
 }
 
 void scripting::on_world_quit() {
     for (auto& pack : scripting::engine->getContentPacks()) {
-        if (state->getglobal(pack.id+".worldquit")) {
-            state->callNoThrow(0);
-        }
+        emit_event(pack.id + ".worldquit");
     }
     if (state->getglobal("__scripts_cleanup")) {
         state->callNoThrow(0);
@@ -134,109 +128,97 @@ void scripting::on_world_quit() {
 }
 
 void scripting::on_blocks_tick(const Block* block, int tps) {
-    std::string name = block->name+".blockstick";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = block->name + ".blockstick";
+    emit_event(name, [tps] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushinteger(tps);
-        state->callNoThrow(1);
-    }
+        return 1;
+    });
 }
 
 void scripting::update_block(const Block* block, int x, int y, int z) {
-    std::string name = block->name+".update";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = block->name + ".update";
+    emit_event(name, [x, y, z] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushivec3(x, y, z);
-        state->callNoThrow(3);
-    }
+        return 3; 
+    });
 }
 
 void scripting::random_update_block(const Block* block, int x, int y, int z) {
-    std::string name = block->name+".randupdate";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = block->name + ".randupdate";
+    emit_event(name, [x, y, z] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushivec3(x, y, z);
-        state->callNoThrow(3);
-    }
+        return 3;
+    });
 }
 
 void scripting::on_block_placed(Player* player, const Block* block, int x, int y, int z) {
-    std::string name = block->name+".placed";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = block->name + ".placed";
+    emit_event(name, [x, y, z, player] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushivec3(x, y, z);
         state->pushinteger(player->getId());
-        state->callNoThrow(4);
-    }
+        return 4; 
+    });
 }
 
 void scripting::on_block_broken(Player* player, const Block* block, int x, int y, int z) {
-    std::string name = block->name+".broken";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = block->name + ".broken";
+    emit_event(name, [x, y, z, player] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushivec3(x, y, z);
         state->pushinteger(player->getId());
-        state->callNoThrow(4);
-    }
+        return 4;
+    });
 }
 
 bool scripting::on_block_interact(Player* player, const Block* block, int x, int y, int z) {
-    std::string name = block->name+".interact";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = block->name + ".interact";
+    return emit_event(name, [x, y, z, player] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushivec3(x, y, z);
         state->pushinteger(player->getId());
-        if (state->callNoThrow(4)) {
-            return state->toboolean(-1);
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
+        return 4;
+    });
 }
 
 bool scripting::on_item_use(Player* player, const ItemDef* item) {
-    std::string name = item->name+".use";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = item->name + ".use";
+    return emit_event(name, [player] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushinteger(player->getId());
-        if (state->callNoThrow(1)) {
-            return state->toboolean(-1);
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
+        return 1;
+    });
 }
 
 bool scripting::on_item_use_on_block(Player* player, const ItemDef* item, int x, int y, int z) {
-    std::string name = item->name+".useon";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = item->name + ".useon";
+    return emit_event(name, [x, y, z, player] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushivec3(x, y, z);
         state->pushinteger(player->getId());
-        if (state->callNoThrow(4)) {
-            return state->toboolean(-1);
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
+        return 4;
+    });
 }
 
 bool scripting::on_item_break_block(Player* player, const ItemDef* item, int x, int y, int z) {
-    std::string name = item->name+".blockbreakby";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = item->name + ".blockbreakby";
+    return emit_event(name, [x, y, z, player] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushivec3(x, y, z);
         state->pushinteger(player->getId());
-        if (state->callNoThrow(4)) {
-            return state->toboolean(-1);
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
+        return 4;
+    });
 }
 
 void scripting::on_ui_open(UiDocument* layout, Inventory* inventory, glm::ivec3 blockcoord) {
-    std::string name = layout->getId()+".open";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
+    std::string name = layout->getId() + ".open";
+    emit_event(name, [inventory, blockcoord] (lua::LuaState* state) {
         state->pushinteger(inventory == nullptr ? 0 : inventory->getId());
         state->pushivec3(blockcoord.x, blockcoord.y, blockcoord.z);
-        state->callNoThrow(4);
-    }
+        return 4;
+    });
 }
 
 void scripting::on_ui_close(UiDocument* layout, Inventory* inventory) {
-    std::string name = layout->getId()+".close";
-    if (state->getglobal(name)) {
-        state->pushinteger(inventory->getId());
-        state->callNoThrow(1);
-    }
+    std::string name = layout->getId() + ".close";
+    emit_event(name, [inventory] (lua::LuaState* state) {
+        state->pushinteger(inventory == nullptr ? 0 : inventory->getId());
+        return 1;
+    });
 }
 
 bool scripting::register_event(int env, const std::string& name, const std::string& id) {
@@ -244,17 +226,32 @@ bool scripting::register_event(int env, const std::string& name, const std::stri
         state->pushglobals();
     }
     if (state->getfield(name)) {
+        state->pop();
+        state->getglobal("events");
+        state->getfield("on");
+        state->pushstring(id);
+        state->getfield(name, -4);
+        state->callNoThrow(2);
+        state->pop();
+
         // remove previous name
         state->pushnil();
-        state->setfield(name, -3);
-        // add new global name
-        state->setglobal(id);
-        state->pop();
+        state->setfield(name);
         return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
 
+bool scripting::emit_event(const std::string &name, std::function<int(lua::LuaState *)> args) {
+    state->getglobal("events");
+    state->getfield("emit");
+    state->pushstring(name);
+    state->callNoThrow(args(state) + 1);
+    bool result = state->toboolean(-1);
+    state->pop(2);
+    return result;
+}
+
 void scripting::load_block_script(int env, std::string prefix, fs::path file, block_funcs_set& funcsset) {
     std::string src = files::read_string(file);
     std::cout << "loading script " << file.u8string() << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.h b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.h
index b4d8c312..5dbc8878 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.h
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "../../delegates.h"
 
+#include "lua/LuaState.h"
 #include "scripting_functional.h"
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ namespace scripting {
 
     extern bool register_event(int env, const std::string& name, const std::string& id);
 
+    static int noargs(lua::LuaState *) { return 0; }
+    extern bool emit_event(const std::string& name, std::function<int(lua::LuaState* state)> args = noargs);
+
     std::unique_ptr<Environment> create_environment(int parent=0);
     std::unique_ptr<Environment> create_pack_environment(const ContentPack& pack);
     std::unique_ptr<Environment> create_doc_environment(int parent, const std::string& name);
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.cpp
index 25828b70..65ee9ff9 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.cpp
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ void scripting::on_frontend_init(Hud* hud) {
     scripting::state->openlib("hud", hudlib, 0);
 
     for (auto& pack : scripting::engine->getContentPacks()) {
-        if (state->getglobal(pack.id+".hudopen")) {
+        emit_event(pack.id + ".hudopen", [&] (lua::LuaState* state) {
             state->pushinteger(hud->getPlayer()->getId());
-            state->callNoThrow(1);
-        }
+            return 1;            
+        });
     }
 }
 
 void scripting::on_frontend_close() {
     scripting::hud = nullptr;
     for (auto& pack : scripting::engine->getContentPacks()) {
-        if (state->getglobal(pack.id+".hudclose")) {
+        emit_event(pack.id + ".hudclose", [&] (lua::LuaState* state) {
             state->pushinteger(hud->getPlayer()->getId());
-            state->callNoThrow(1);
-        }
+            return 1;            
+        });
     }
 }