engineOn: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Activates and deactivates the engine of a vehicle. This command has to be executed where vehicle is local. NOTE: Executed on a remote vehicle this command may turn the engine on but then it will get turned off by itself after a short while.
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Example 1:: if (!isEngineOn _jeep) then {_jeep engineOn true};
Example 2:: if (local vehicle player) then { vehicle player engineOn true; } else { hint "Get in the driver seat, soldier!"; };

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Posted on August 25, 2014 - 22:27 (EST)
Benargee: To switch engine off using setFuel and fuel: [] spawn {_gas= fuel Heli;Heli setfuel 0; sleep 0.01; Heli setfuel _gas;}; //Heli A.K.A. _obj Also sets helicopter fuel back to original quantity. Works on every other vehicle.

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-|x1= <code>?!([[engineOn]] _jeep) : _jeep [[engineOn]] [[true]]</code> |= Example 1
+|x1= <code>[[if]] (![[isEngineOn]] _jeep) [[then]] {_jeep [[engineOn]] [[true]]};</code> |= Example 1
 |x2= <code>[[if]] ([[local]] [[vehicle]] [[player]]) [[then]] {
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 <dt class="note">'''[[User:Benargee|Benargee]]'''
 <dd class="note">
-engineOn False does not work on helicopters. Here is a workaround using [[setFuel]] and [[fuel]].
+To switch engine off using [[setFuel]] and [[fuel]]:
 <code>[] spawn {_gas= fuel Heli;Heli setfuel 0; sleep 0.01; Heli setfuel _gas;}; //Heli A.K.A. _obj</code>
-Also sets helicopter fuel back to original quantity. Works on every other vehicle, although unnecessary.
+Also sets helicopter fuel back to original quantity. Works on every other vehicle.
-(Old bug since Arma 2 or earlier, still exists in Arma 3 1.26.126789)1.26.126789
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