createUnit

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Description

Description:

Create an interacting AI soldier.

Multiplayer:

The code in init is executed on all connected clients in multiplayer. It can therefore be used to get around the publicVariable limitation of not being able to send strings and arrays over the network.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

type createUnit [position, group, init*, skill*, rank*] * optional, if one is set, all precedent arguments have to be set too

Parameters:

type: String - type of the unit that should be created

position: Position - position to create the unit at

group: Group - group were the unit will belong to. This group has to exist already! It is not possible to use grpNull as argument.

init: Code - commands that are executed when the unit has been created. The unit is stored in the this variable. The default value is "".

skill: Number - range 0 to 1. 0 is the lowest skill, 1 the highest. The default value is 0.5. If this argument is set, init must be set too.

rank: String - one of "PRIVATE", "CORPORAL", "SERGEANT", "LIEUTNANT", "CAPTAIN", "MAJOR" and "COLONEL". If this argument is set, init and skill must be set too.

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

"SoldierW" createUnit [position player, group player]

Additional Information

See also:

createVehicledeleteVehicle

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