diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/EventsData.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/EventsData.hx
index 254ce779..2cb50557 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/EventsData.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/EventsData.hx
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ class EventsData {
 			if (Path.extension(file) != "json" && Path.extension(file) != "pack") continue;
 			var eventName:String = Path.withoutExtension(Path.withoutDirectory(file));
 			var fileTxt:String = Assets.getText(file);
-			if (fileTxt.trim() == "") continue;
+
 			if (Path.extension(file) == "pack") {
-				eventName = Path.withoutExtension(fileTxt.split("________PACKSEP________")[0]);
-				fileTxt = fileTxt.split("________PACKSEP________")[2];
+				var arr = fileTxt.split("________PACKSEP________");
+				eventName = Path.withoutExtension(arr[0]);
+				fileTxt = arr[2];
 			}
 
+			if (fileTxt.trim() == "") continue;
+
 			eventsList.push(eventName);
 			eventsParams.set(eventName, []);
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/HScript.hx b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/HScript.hx
index 86851984..adb829a6 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/HScript.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/HScript.hx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class HScript extends Script {
 
 		interp = new Interp();
 
-		code = Assets.getText(path);
+		code = Assets.exists(path) ? Assets.getText(path) : null;
 		parser = initParser();
 		folderlessPath = Path.directory(path);
 		__importedPaths = [path];
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
index 90dfce81..bdfe59bf 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class Script extends FlxBasic implements IFlxDestroyable {
 	 */
 	public static var scriptExtensions:Array<String> = [
 		"hx", "hscript", "hsc", "hxs",
+		"pack", // combined file
 		"lua" /** ACTUALLY NOT SUPPORTED, ONLY FOR THE MESSAGE **/
 	];
 
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ class Script extends FlxBasic implements IFlxDestroyable {
 			return switch(Path.extension(path).toLowerCase()) {
 				case "hx" | "hscript" | "hsc" | "hxs":
 					new HScript(path);
+				case "pack":
+					var arr = Assets.getText(path).split("________PACKSEP________");
+					fromString(arr[1], arr[0]);
 				case "lua":
 					Logs.trace("Lua is not supported in this engine. Use HScript instead.", ERROR);
 					new DummyScript(path);
@@ -149,11 +153,12 @@ class Script extends FlxBasic implements IFlxDestroyable {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a script from the specified asset path. The language is automatically determined.
-	 * @param path Path in assets
+	 * Creates a script from the string. The language is determined based on the path.
+	 * @param code code
+	 * @param path filename
 	 */
-	public static function fromString(code:String, ext:String, path:String):Script {
-		return switch(ext.toLowerCase()) {
+	public static function fromString(code:String, path:String):Script {
+		return switch(Path.extension(path).toLowerCase()) {
 			case "hx" | "hscript" | "hsc" | "hxs":
 				new HScript(path).loadFromString(code);
 			case "lua":
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
index 16d6abe6..c307fbde 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
@@ -577,11 +577,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 					for (file in Paths.getFolderContent('data/events/', true, fromMods ? MODS : BOTH)) {
 						var fileName:String = Path.withoutExtension(Path.withoutDirectory(file));
 						if (EventsData.eventsList.contains(fileName) && songEvents.contains(fileName)) {
-							if (Path.extension(file) == "pack"){
-								var txtArray:Array<String> = Assets.getText(Paths.pack('events/$fileName')).split("________PACKSEP________");
-								scripts.add(Script.fromString(txtArray[1], Path.extension(txtArray[0]), Path.withoutExtension(txtArray[0])));
-							}
-							else addScript(file);
+							addScript(file);
 						}
 					}
 			}