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!".

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See CfgIdentities - NameSounds for common values.
Note that any word from configfile >> "RadioProtocolENG" >> "Words" is accepted (e.g "veh_infantry_Sniper_s").

Groups:

Unit Identity

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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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")