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Description

Description:: Types text to the side radio channel by the specified unit.
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The unit must have an assigned radio item (such as "ItemRadio") to see or transmit the messages. A radio item must have the property simulation = "ItemRadio"; in its CfgWeapons config.
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"]; // shows the message to all players

Example 5:

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

Additional Information

See also:: globalChat groupChat vehicleChat commandChat customChat systemChat sideRadio

Notes

: Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
Only post proven facts here! Add Note

Ceeeb - c

Posted on Feb 12, 2007 - 04:31 (UTC)

1.96

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!"

@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 |r2= [[Nothing]]
-|x1= <code>_soldierOne sideChat "Show this text";</code>
+|x1= <sqf>_soldierOne sideChat "Show this text";</sqf>
 |x2= <code>[<nowiki/>west, "HQ"] sideChat "Hi there";</code>
@@ Line 73: / Line 73: @@
 |x4= <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>blufor, "BLU"], "message"] remoteExec ["sideChat"]; // shows the message to all players</code>
-|x5= <code>unit setGroupID ["Cpt. Miller"]; // changes the group's callsign
+|x5= <sqf>unit setGroupID ["Cpt. Miller"]; // changes the group's callsign
-unit sideChat "Hello ladies!";</code>
+unit sideChat "Hello ladies!";</sqf>
 |seealso= [[globalChat]] [[groupChat]] [[vehicleChat]] [[commandChat]] [[customChat]] [[systemChat]] [[sideRadio]]