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A location is like an | A location is like an extended type of marker. I don't know when the commands were introduced, but I found them in 1.08. | ||
*Locations have a name, a 3D [[Position|position]], an 2D area, and an orientation. | *Locations have a name, a side, a 3D [[Position|position]], an 2D area, and an orientation. | ||
*They have a non-scaling map representation (icon &/or text, depending on class). | *They have a non-scaling map representation (icon &/or text, depending on class). | ||
*They require a class definition to define basic properties that cannot be changed using script commands (text size, font, colour, icon type). Classes are defined in bin\Config.bin\CfgLocationTypes | |||
*They can be attached to objects, with all of the location's relevant properties automatically updating if the object moves (frequency unknown). | *They can be attached to objects, with all of the location's relevant properties automatically updating if the object moves (frequency unknown). | ||
*They can use setVariable and getVariable. | *They can use setVariable and getVariable. | ||
*Existing locations on a wrp can not be changed using the location script commands, but they can be found and read. | *Existing locations on a wrp can not be changed using the location script commands, but they can be found and read. This provides a single command method of finding nearby high points, towns, etc. | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 26 November 2007
A location is like an extended type of marker. I don't know when the commands were introduced, but I found them in 1.08.
- Locations have a name, a side, a 3D position, an 2D area, and an orientation.
- They have a non-scaling map representation (icon &/or text, depending on class).
- They require a class definition to define basic properties that cannot be changed using script commands (text size, font, colour, icon type). Classes are defined in bin\Config.bin\CfgLocationTypes
- They can be attached to objects, with all of the location's relevant properties automatically updating if the object moves (frequency unknown).
- They can use setVariable and getVariable.
- Existing locations on a wrp can not be changed using the location script commands, but they can be found and read. This provides a single command method of finding nearby high points, towns, etc.