BIS fnc spawnVehicle: Difference between revisions

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Description

Description:

Function to spawn a certain vehicle type with all crew (including turrets). The vehicle can either become part of an existing group or create a new group.

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Before Arma 3 (Arma 2, Take On Helicopters):

a Functions Module must be placed in order to use this function
a side's center has to exist (by already having a unit of said side on the map)/be created via createCenter or the vehicle will spawn empty.

Execution:

call

Groups:

Vehicles

Syntax

Syntax:

[position, direction, type, sideOrGroup] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle

Parameters:

position: Array format Position - desired position

direction: Number - desired azimuth/direction

type: String - type of the vehicle

sideOrGroup: Side or Group - side or existing group

Return Value:

Array format [createdVehicle, crew, group]:

createdVehicle: Object - the created vehicle
crew: Array of Objects - the vehicle's crew members
group: Group - created or passed group

Examples

Example 1:: [getPos player, 180, "BMP3", east] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
Example 2:: private _result = [getPos player, 180, "BMP3", east] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle; private _vehicle = _result select 0; // alternatively, Arma 3 only _result params ["_vehicle", "_crew", "_group"];

Additional Information

See also:: Category:CfgVehicles createVehicle createUnit crew

Notes

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 |descr= Function to spawn a certain vehicle type with all crew (including turrets). The vehicle can either become part of an existing [[group]] or create a new [[group]].
-{{Important | Before '''{{arma3}}''' ({{arma2}}, {{tkoh}}):
+{{Feature | important | Before '''{{arma3}}''' ({{arma2}}, {{tkoh}}):
 * a [[Functions Library|Functions Module]] '''must''' be placed in order to use this function
 * a side's [[createCenter|center]] has to exist (by already having a unit of said side on the map)/be created ''via'' [[createCenter]] or the vehicle will spawn empty.