BIS fnc spawnVehicle

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Description

Description:

Function to spawn a certain vehicle type with all crew (including turrets). The vehicle can either become part of an existing group or create a new group.

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Before Arma 3 (Arma 2, Take On Helicopters):

• a Functions Module must be placed in order to use this function
• a side's center has to exist (by already having a unit of said side on the map)/be created via createCenter or the vehicle will spawn empty.

Execution:

call

Groups:

Vehicles

Syntax

Syntax:

[position, direction, type, sideOrGroup] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle

Parameters:

position: Array format Position - desired position

direction: Number - desired azimuth/direction

type: String - type of the vehicle

sideOrGroup: Side or Group - side or existing group

Return Value:

Array format [createdVehicle, crew, group]:

• createdVehicle: Object - the created vehicle
• crew: Array of Objects - the vehicle's crew members
• group: Group - created or passed group

Examples

Example 1:

[getPos player, 180, "BMP3", east] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;

Example 2:

private _result = [getPos player, 180, "BMP3", east] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle; private _vehicle = _result select 0; // alternatively, Arma 3 only _result params ["_vehicle", "_crew", "_group"];

Additional Information

See also:

Category:CfgVehiclescreateVehiclecreateUnitcrew

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