setSide

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Description

Description:

Sets a location's side. The default side is Unknown.

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To change a unit's side, see Notes.

Groups:

SidesLocations

Syntax

Syntax:

location setSide side

Parameters:

location: Location

side: Side

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_myLocation setSide resistance;

Additional Information

See also:

Side side west east resistance civilian sideUnknown sideFriendly sideEnemy playerSide Side relations independent

Notes

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Ondřejkuzel - c

Posted on Dec 03, 2013 - 16:00 (UTC)

For units, vehicles you can use: _unitsArray joinSilent createGroup _side, e.g. in init: [this] joinSilent createGroup EAST; described in the note below

Jtgibson - c

Posted on Aug 06, 2009 - 19:05 (UTC)

This is a frequent question on OFPEC, but produced here because it was difficult to find an answer to. setSide does not work for men, vehicles, etc.: it is intended for locations (i.e., territory). If you want to switch a unit's (e.g., the player's) side in the middle of a battle, make the unit joinSilent a group on the given side instead. If you want the unit to become the group leader after joining, use selectLeader. I have not tested the idea of spawning a temporary unit of that side, assigning the player to that unit, setting the player as the leader, then deleting the original unit, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. (It begs the question why we don't have a setSide object function, though.)