diff --git a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
index 75ebd195..6036cd33 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
@@ -510,97 +510,65 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 		for (i in 0...4)
 		{
 			// FlxG.log.add(i);
-			var babyArrow:Strum = new Strum(0, strumLine.y);
+			var babyArrow:Strum = new Strum((FlxG.width * 0.25) + (Note.swagWidth * (i - 2)) + ((FlxG.width / 2) * player), strumLine.y);
+			babyArrow.ID = i + (player * 4);
 
-			switch (curStage)
-			{
-				case 'school' | 'schoolEvil':
-					babyArrow.loadGraphic(Paths.image('weeb/pixelUI/arrows-pixels'), true, 17, 17);
-					babyArrow.animation.add('green', [6]);
-					babyArrow.animation.add('red', [7]);
-					babyArrow.animation.add('blue', [5]);
-					babyArrow.animation.add('purplel', [4]);
+			var event = scripts.event("onStrumCreation", new StrumCreationEvent(babyArrow, player, i));
 
-					babyArrow.setGraphicSize(Std.int(babyArrow.width * daPixelZoom));
-					babyArrow.updateHitbox();
-					babyArrow.antialiasing = false;
-
-					switch (Math.abs(i))
-					{
-						case 0:
-							babyArrow.animation.add('static', [0]);
-							babyArrow.animation.add('pressed', [4, 8], 12, false);
-							babyArrow.animation.add('confirm', [12, 16], 24, false);
-						case 1:
-							babyArrow.animation.add('static', [1]);
-							babyArrow.animation.add('pressed', [5, 9], 12, false);
-							babyArrow.animation.add('confirm', [13, 17], 24, false);
-						case 2:
-							babyArrow.animation.add('static', [2]);
-							babyArrow.animation.add('pressed', [6, 10], 12, false);
-							babyArrow.animation.add('confirm', [14, 18], 12, false);
-						case 3:
-							babyArrow.animation.add('static', [3]);
-							babyArrow.animation.add('pressed', [7, 11], 12, false);
-							babyArrow.animation.add('confirm', [15, 19], 24, false);
-					}
-
-				default:
-					babyArrow.frames = Paths.getSparrowAtlas('NOTE_assets');
-					babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('green', 'arrowUP');
-					babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('blue', 'arrowDOWN');
-					babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('purple', 'arrowLEFT');
-					babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('red', 'arrowRIGHT');
-
-					babyArrow.antialiasing = true;
-					babyArrow.setGraphicSize(Std.int(babyArrow.width * 0.7));
-
-					switch (Math.abs(i))
-					{
-						case 0:
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('static', 'arrowLEFT');
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('pressed', 'left press', 24, false);
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('confirm', 'left confirm', 24, false);
-						case 1:
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('static', 'arrowDOWN');
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('pressed', 'down press', 24, false);
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('confirm', 'down confirm', 24, false);
-						case 2:
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('static', 'arrowUP');
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('pressed', 'up press', 24, false);
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('confirm', 'up confirm', 24, false);
-						case 3:
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('static', 'arrowRIGHT');
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('pressed', 'right press', 24, false);
-							babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('confirm', 'right confirm', 24, false);
-					}
+			if (!event.cancelled) {
+				switch (curStage)
+				{
+					// case "school":
+					default:
+						babyArrow.frames = Paths.getSparrowAtlas('NOTE_assets');
+						babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('green', 'arrowUP');
+						babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('blue', 'arrowDOWN');
+						babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('purple', 'arrowLEFT');
+						babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('red', 'arrowRIGHT');
+	
+						babyArrow.antialiasing = true;
+						babyArrow.setGraphicSize(Std.int(babyArrow.width * 0.7));
+	
+						switch (babyArrow.ID % 4)
+						{
+							case 0:
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('static', 'arrowLEFT');
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('pressed', 'left press', 24, false);
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('confirm', 'left confirm', 24, false);
+							case 1:
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('static', 'arrowDOWN');
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('pressed', 'down press', 24, false);
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('confirm', 'down confirm', 24, false);
+							case 2:
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('static', 'arrowUP');
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('pressed', 'up press', 24, false);
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('confirm', 'up confirm', 24, false);
+							case 3:
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('static', 'arrowRIGHT');
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('pressed', 'right press', 24, false);
+								babyArrow.animation.addByPrefix('confirm', 'right confirm', 24, false);
+						}
+				}
 			}
 
-			// babyArrow.x += Note.swagWidth * 1;
-			babyArrow.x = (FlxG.width * 0.25) + (Note.swagWidth * (i - 2));
 			babyArrow.updateHitbox();
 			babyArrow.scrollFactor.set();
 
-			if (!isStoryMode)
+			if (event.__doAnimation)
 			{
 				babyArrow.y -= 10;
 				babyArrow.alpha = 0;
 				FlxTween.tween(babyArrow, {y: babyArrow.y + 10, alpha: 1}, 1, {ease: FlxEase.circOut, startDelay: 0.5 + (0.2 * i)});
 			}
 
-			babyArrow.ID = i;
 
-			if (player == 1)
-			{
+			if (event.player == 1)
 				playerStrums.add(babyArrow);
-			} else {
+			else {
 				babyArrow.cpu = true;
 				cpuStrums.add(babyArrow);
 			}
-
 			babyArrow.animation.play('static');
-			babyArrow.x += ((FlxG.width / 2) * player);
-
 			strumLineNotes.add(babyArrow);
 		}
 	}
@@ -613,7 +581,10 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 	override function openSubState(SubState:FlxSubState)
 	{
 		// TODO: Cancellable substate opening.
-		scripts.call("onSubstateOpen", [SubState]);
+		var event = scripts.event("onSubstateOpen", new SubstateEvent(SubState));
+
+		if (event.cancelled) return;
+
 		if (paused)
 		{
 			if (FlxG.sound.music != null)
@@ -631,7 +602,10 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 
 	override function closeSubState()
 	{
-		scripts.call("onSubstateClose");
+		// TODO: Cancellable substate opening.
+		var event = scripts.event("onSubstateClose", new SubstateEvent(subState));
+		if (event.cancelled) return;
+
 		if (paused)
 		{
 			if (FlxG.sound.music != null && !startingSong)
diff --git a/source/funkin/scripting/events/StrumCreationEvent.hx b/source/funkin/scripting/events/StrumCreationEvent.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8cce6c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/scripting/events/StrumCreationEvent.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package funkin.scripting.events;
+
+class StrumCreationEvent extends CancellableEvent {
+    @:dox(hide) public var __doAnimation = !PlayState.isStoryMode;
+
+
+    /**
+     * The strum that is being created
+     */
+    public var strum:Strum;
+
+    /**
+     * Player ID
+     */
+    public var player:Int;
+
+    /**
+     * Strum ID, for the sprite.
+     */
+    public var strumID:Int;
+
+    public function new(strum:Strum, player:Int, strumID:Int) {
+        this.strum = strum;
+        this.player = player;
+        this.strumID = strumID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cancels the animation that makes the strum "land" in the strumline.
+     */
+    public function cancelAnimation() {__doAnimation = false;}
+    @:dox(hide) public function preventAnimation() {cancelAnimation();}
+}
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diff --git a/source/funkin/scripting/events/SubstateEvent.hx b/source/funkin/scripting/events/SubstateEvent.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3aac0499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/scripting/events/SubstateEvent.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package funkin.scripting.events;
+
+class SubstateEvent {
+    /**
+     * Substate that is about to be opened/closed
+     */
+    public var substate:FlxSubState;
+
+    public function new(substate:FlxSubState) {
+        this.substate = substate;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/source/scripting/PlayStateScript.hx b/source/scripting/PlayStateScript.hx
index 8212c3e0..18ffdacd 100644
--- a/source/scripting/PlayStateScript.hx
+++ b/source/scripting/PlayStateScript.hx
@@ -87,4 +87,22 @@ interface PlayStateScript {
      * @param event Event object containing information about the note.
      */
     public function onNoteCreation(event:NoteCreationEvent):Void;
+
+    /**
+     * Triggered on each strum creation
+     * @param event Event object containing information about the strum.
+     */
+    public function onStrumCreation(event:StrumCreationEvent):Void;
+
+    /**
+     * Triggered on substate open.
+     * @param event Event object containing the substate, which is cancellable.
+     */
+    public function onSubstateOpen(event:SubstateEvent):Void;
+
+    /**
+     * Triggered on substate close.
+     * @param event Event object containing the substate, which is cancellable.
+     */
+    public function onSubstateClose(event:SubstateEvent):Void;
 }
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