playersNumber

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Description

Description:

Returns count of occupied role selection slots for given side. Players who claimed a slot in the lobby but didn't start the mission are counted as well. If disabledAI = 0; in description.ext or Enable AI option is checked in 3DEN, AI bots will be treated as valid players and will be counted too. Multiplayer only, in singleplayer always returns 0.

Groups:

Multiplayer

Syntax

Syntax:

playersNumber side

Parameters:

side: Side

Return Value:

Number

Examples

Example 1:

_west = playersNumber west; _east = playersNumber east; _civ = playersNumber civilian; hint format ["West:%1 East:%2, Civ:%3", _west, _east, _civ];

Additional Information

See also:

playableSlotsNumbercountSideallPlayersallUnits

Notes

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Posted on April 13, 2015 - 09:44 (UTC)

IT07

playersNumber returns playable AI as well as human players. It does not include non playable AI. [NOTE: This was observed in ArmA 1.05]
To get the amount of players that are on the same side as the person executing the script: playersNumber playerSide;