Location

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Revision as of 22:26, 26 November 2007 by Ceeeb (talk | contribs) (locations defined in config, not wrp)
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A location is like an extended type of marker. I don't know when the commands were introduced, but I found them in 1.08.

  • Locations have a name, a side, a 3D position, an 2D area, and an orientation.
  • They have a non-scaling map representation (icon &/or text, depending on class).
  • They require a class definition to define basic properties that cannot be changed using script commands (text size, font, colour, icon type). Classes are defined in bin\Config.bin\CfgLocationTypes
  • They can be attached to objects, with all of the location's relevant properties automatically updating if the object moves (frequency unknown).
  • They can use setVariable and getVariable.
  • Existing locations defined in an island/terrain's config can not be changed using the location script commands, but they can be found and read. This provides a single command method of finding nearby high points, towns, etc.