sideChat

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Description

Description:

Description needed

Groups:

Radio and Chat

Syntax

Syntax:

Syntax needed

Parameters:

unitName: Object - unit transmitting message

chatText: String - message to transmit

Return Value:

Return value needed

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

[side, identity] sideChat chatText

Parameters:

[side, identity]: Array

side: Side - side to which the message will be seen

identity: String - class name of one of the identities in CfgHQIdentities. Possible identities in Arma 3 are:

• "Base"
• "HQ"
• "PAPA_BEAR"
• "AirBase"
• "BLU"
• "OPF"
• "IND"
• "IND_G"

chatText: String - message to transmit

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_soldierOne sideChat "Show this text";

Example 2:

[west, "HQ"] sideChat "Hi there";

Example 3:

driver vehicle player sideChat "sideChat";
driver vehicle player globalChat "globalChat";
driver vehicle player groupChat "groupChat";
vehicle player vehicleChat "vehicleChat";
driver vehicle player commandChat "commandChat";
driver vehicle player customChat [1, "customChat"];
systemChat "systemChat";

Additional Information

See also:

globalChatgroupChatvehicleChatcommandChatcustomChatsystemChatsideRadio

Notes

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Posted on 12 February 12, 2007 - 04:31 (CEST)

Ceeeb

In OFP v1.96, sideChat messages can be sent from 2 abstract sources: "Papa_Bear" and "Base FireFly". Use sideChat on an array in the form [SIDE,"base"],[SIDE,"HQ"],[SIDE,"Papa_bear"] or [SIDE,"airbase"], where SIDE is the side broadcasting. "HQ", "base" and "Papa_bear" seem to be the same object. The callsign strings can be re-defined using a stringTable.csv file, using STR_CFG_PAPABEAR and STR_CFG_FIREFLYBASE. Example : [EAST,"base"] sideChat "Return to base!".