getTerrainHeightASL: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Returns the terrain height above the sea for the given position.
Groups:: Uncategorised

Example 1:: _height = getTerrainHeightASL (position player);
Example 2:: _height = getTerrainHeightASL [5213,3245];
Example 3:: _seadepth = abs (getTerrainHeightASL getPos player); // sea depth at players position;

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Posted on June 6, 2017 - 20:02 (UTC)
Tankbuster: This command can usefully return the depth of water at the given position when in water. Note that the number it returns is the depth, albiet expressed as a negative number. Use abs to always return a positive number. See example 3

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-|x1= <code> _height <nowiki>=</nowiki> '''getTerrainHeightASL''' ([[position]] [[player]]); </code> |=
+|x1= <code> _height = [[getTerrainHeightASL]] ([[position]] [[player]]); </code> |=
-|x2= <code> _height <nowiki>=</nowiki> '''getTerrainHeightASL''' [5213,3245]; </code> |=
+|x2= <code> _height = [[getTerrainHeightASL]] [5213,3245]; </code> |=
-|x3= <code> _seadepth <nowiki>=</nowiki> '''abs (getTerrainHeightASL getpos player); ''' // sea depth at players position; </code> |=
+|x3= <code> _seadepth = [[abs]] ([[getTerrainHeightASL]] [[getPos]] [[player]]); // sea depth at players position; </code> |=
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