engineOn: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Activates and deactivates the engine of a vehicle.
Multiplayer:: Executed on a remote vehicle this command may turn the engine on but then it will get turned off by itself after a short while.
Groups:: Object Manipulation

Example 1:: if (!isEngineOn _jeep) then { _jeep engineOn true; };
Example 2:: waitUntil { player == driver _jeep; }; vehicle player engineOn true;

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Benargee - c: Posted on Aug 25, 2014 - 22:27 (UTC)
: To switch engine off can also use setFuel and fuel:
private "_gas"; _gas = fuel heli; heli setFuel 0; sleep 0.01; heli setFuel _gas;
Also sets helicopter fuel back to original quantity. Works on every other vehicle.

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-<h2 style="color:#000066">''vehicle '''''engineOn ''enable'''''</h2>
+{{RV|type=command
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.90
-vehicle: [[Object]]
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
-enable: [[Boolean]]
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-Nothing
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-'''Description:'''
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-Switch engine off / on for given vehicle.
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-'''Example:'''
+|arg= local
-carOne '''engineOn''' true
+|eff= global
+|gr1= Object Manipulation
+|descr= Activates and deactivates the engine of a vehicle.
+|mp= Executed on a remote vehicle this command may turn the engine on but then it will get turned off by itself after a short while.
+|s1= vehicle [[engineOn]] state
+|p1= vehicle: [[Object]]
+|p2= state: [[Boolean]] - [[true]] to turn the engine on, [[false]] to turn it off
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
+|x1= <sqf>if (!isEngineOn _jeep) then { _jeep engineOn true; };</sqf>
+|x2= <sqf>
+waitUntil { player == driver _jeep; };
+vehicle player engineOn true;
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[isEngineOn]]
+}}
+{{Note
+|user= Benargee
+|timestamp= 20140825222700
+|text= To switch engine off can also use [[setFuel]] and [[fuel]]:
+<sqf>
+private "_gas";
+_gas = fuel heli;
+heli setFuel 0;
+sleep 0.01;
+heli setFuel _gas;
+</sqf>
+Also sets helicopter fuel back to original quantity. Works on every other vehicle.
+}}