setNameSound

1.02

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Description

Description:

Sets the nameSound of a person. By default, when giving orders, the units are addressed by their number. When nameSound is set, it will be used instead to address the unit. For example: "Two, hold fire!", one can have: "Miller, hold fire!"

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

person setNameSound name

Parameters:

person: Object

name: String

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

unit1 setNameSound "dixon";

Example 2:

unit1 setNameSound ""; // will reset to default behaviour

Example 3:

_name = "Masood"; unit1 setNameSound _name; unit1 setName _name;

Additional Information

See also:

nameSoundnamesetNamesetIdentity

Notes

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Notes

Posted on September 19, 2013

kylania

nameSound can be any preset BIS recorded name value. By default units will be called out in voice by their number. By using nameSound you can call them out by name using the following values:
Default: Armstrong Nichols Tanny Frost Lacey Larkin Kerry Jackson Miller McKendrick Levine Reynolds
BLUFOR: Adams Bennett Campbell Dixon Everett Franklin Givens Hawkins Lopez Martinez OConnor Ryan Patterson Sykes Taylor Walker
OPFOR: Amin Masood Fahim Habibi Kushan Jawadi Nazari Siddiqi Takhtar Wardak Yousuf
INDEPENDENT: Anthis Costa Dimitirou Elias Gekas Kouris Leventis Markos Nikas Nicolo Panas Petros Rosi Samaras Stavrou Thanos Vega
CODE NAMES: Ghost Stranger Fox Snake Razer Jester Nomad Viper Korneedler

Posted on December 22, 2013 - 19:08 (UTC)

Lou Montana

setting an incorrect value like "0" or "randomString" will remove the callsign (" /* 2, */ fall back")

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Posted on April 25, 2015 - 08:28 (UTC)

Benargee

While kylania listed available names, you can use any word you want. Available words for english can be found in configfile >> "RadioProtocolENG" >> "Words".