playSound

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Description

Description:

selects Sound from CfgSounds declared in the Description.ext file.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

playSound soundName

Parameters:

soundName: String

Return Value:

Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

playSound [soundName,forcePlay]

Parameters:

soundName: String

forcePlay: Boolean - true to ignore fadeSound volume settings.

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

playSound "soundname"

Additional Information

See also:

sideRadiosayplayMusicsay2Dsay3DcreateSoundSource

Notes

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Notes

Posted on August 4, 2006 - 10:57

hardrock

Notes from before the conversion: For dialogue involving living units it is better to use say, playSound will play a sound at the location of the player, say will play a sound at the location of the unit that is speaking, and it will only play that sound if the unit is alive.