sideChat

1.34

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Description

Description:

Types text to the side radio channel by the specified unit.

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The unit must have an assigned radio item (such as "ItemRadio") to see or transmit the messages. A radio item must have the property

simulation = "ItemRadio";

in its CfgWeapons config.

Groups:

Radio and Chat

Syntax

Syntax:: unit sideChat chatText
Parameters:: unit: Object - unit transmitting message
: chatText: String - message to transmit
Return Value:: Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

[side, identity] sideChat chatText

Parameters:

side: Side - side to which the message will be seen

identity: String - class name of one of the identities in CfgHQIdentities. Possible identities in Arma 3 are:

"Base"
"HQ"
"PAPA_BEAR"
"AirBase"
"BLU"
"OPF"
"IND"
"IND_G"

chatText: String - message to transmit

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: _soldierOne sideChat "Show this text";
Example 2:: [west, "HQ"] sideChat "Hi there";
Example 3:: driver vehicle player sideChat "sideChat"; driver vehicle player globalChat "globalChat"; driver vehicle player groupChat "groupChat"; vehicle player vehicleChat "vehicleChat"; driver vehicle player commandChat "commandChat"; driver vehicle player customChat [1, "customChat"]; systemChat "systemChat";
Example 4:: [[blufor, "BLU"], "message"] remoteExec ["sideChat"]; // shows the message to all players
Example 5:: unit setGroupId ["Cpt. Miller"]; // changes the group's callsign unit sideChat "Hello ladies!";

Additional Information

See also:: globalChat groupChat vehicleChat commandChat customChat systemChat sideRadio

Notes

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Ceeeb - c

Posted on Feb 12, 2007 - 04:31 (UTC)

1.96

In Operation Flashpoint v1.96, sideChat messages can be sent from two abstract sources: "Papa_Bear" and "Base FireFly".
Use sideChat on an array in the form [SIDE, "base"], [SIDE, "HQ"], [SIDE, "Papa_bear"] or [SIDE, "airbase"], where SIDE is the side broadcasting. "HQ", "base" and "Papa_bear" seem to be the same object. The callsign strings can be re-defined using a stringTable.csv file, using STR_CFG_PAPABEAR and STR_CFG_FIREFLYBASE.

Example :

[east, "base"] sideChat "Return to base!"