joinAsSilent

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Description

Description:: Joins the unit to the given group, if position id is available, this one is used. Avoid any radio communication related to joining.
Groups:: Groups

Syntax

Syntax:: unit joinAsSilent [group, id]
Parameters:: unit: Object
: [group, id]: Array
: group: Group
: id: Number
Return Value:: Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: player joinAsSilent [_group, 4];
Example 2:: To get the position id:
getUnitPositionId = { private ["_vvn", "_str"]; _vvn = vehicleVarName _this; _this setVehicleVarName ""; _str = str _this; _this setVehicleVarName _vvn; parseNumber (_str select [(_str find ":") + 1]) }; player joinAsSilent [createGroup west, 5]; _id = player call getUnitPositionId; hint str _id; // 5

Additional Information

See also:: join joinAs joinSilent

Notes

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Unknown: I have not done a thorough test but this function doesn't seem to work for Civilians, use joinSilent instead.