Location: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 23:26, 26 November 2007

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.

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 *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 on a wrp 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.
+*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.