createUnit

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Description

Description:

Create unit of given type. Format of unitInfo is: [pos (Position), group (Group),init (String), skill (Number), rank (String)] init, skill and rank are optional, default values are: "", 0.5, "PRIVATE". The Group parameter MUST be an existing group or the unit won't be created.

Multiplayer:

The code in init is executed on all connected clients in multiplayer. It can therefore be used to get around the publicVariable limitation of not being able to send strings and arrays over the network.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

type createUnit unitInfo

Parameters:

type: String - Classname of unit to be created

unitInfo: Array

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

"SoldierWB" createUnit [position player, group player]

Example 2:

"soldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "barracks", groupAlpha]

Example 3:

"soldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "marker_1", groupAlpha,"loon1 = this ;
 this addweapon {binocular}", 0.6, "corporal"]

Additional Information

See also:

createVehiclecreateUnit arraycreateVehicle arraycreateVehicleLocaldeleteVehicle

Notes

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Notes

Posted on August 13, 2006 - 12:32

raedor

Does not return anything. To give a newly created unit a name, put "newUnit = this" in the init.

Posted on 18:41, 5 April 2007 (CEST)

Shuko

The eventhandlers added with addEventHandler in the init field will only fire locally on the machine where this creation command is called from.