sideChat

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Description

Description:

Types text to the side radio channel. Must have assigned "ItemRadio" to see or transmit the messages. The text will be visible only on the PC where command was executed. If you need the message to show on all computers, you have to execute it globally (see remoteExec).

Groups:

Radio and Chat

Syntax

Syntax:

unit sideChat chatText

Parameters:

unit: Object - Unit transmitting message

chatText: String - Message to transmit

Return Value:

Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

[side, identity] sideChat chatText

Parameters:

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";

Example 4:

[[blufor, "BLU"], "message"] remoteExec ["sideChat"];// Show message for all players

Example 5:

unit setGroupID ["Cpt. Miller"]; // changes the group's callsign unit sideChat "Hello ladies!";

Additional Information

See also:

globalChatgroupChatvehicleChatcommandChatcustomChatsystemChatsideRadio

Notes

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

Ceeeb

In Operation Flashpoint v1.96, sideChat messages can be sent from two 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!".