diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index da07bd98..b498c8c7 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -202,13 +202,14 @@ from BasClasses import Location
 
 class MyGameLocation(Location):
     game: str = "My Game"
+
+    # override constructor to automatically mark event locations as such
+    def __init__(self, player: int, name = '', code = None, parent = None):
+        super(MyGameLocation, self).__init__(player, name, code, parent)
+        self.event = code is None
 ```
 in your `__init__.py` or your `Locations.py`.
 
-**FIXME**: Is setting Location.event actually required? Minecraft and OoT
-do that. Factorio does not. What's the goal of doing that? When factorio places
-a locked item this will do Location.event = item.advancement.
-
 ### Options
 
 By convention options are defined in `Options.py` and will be used when parsing