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Description:: Create a custom radio channel with the given color, label, call sign and registered characters. The index returned can be used to manipulate the created channel later. There are 10 slots for custom radio channels which would correspond to channels 6-15 (see getPlayerChannel). The command will find an unused index in this range and create it when found.
Multiplayer:: Execute on the server
Groups:: Uncategorised

Syntax:: radioChannelCreate [color, label, callSign, units]
Parameters:: color: Array - RGBA color values
: label: String - label
: callSign: String - call sign
: units: Array - list of units in the channel
Return Value:: Number - created channel ID (used in customChat command), 0 if failed

Syntax:: radioChannelCreate [color, label, callSign, characters, sentenceType]
Parameters:: color: Array - RGBA color values
: label: String - label
: callSign: String - call sign
: characters: Array - list of units in the channel
: sentenceType: Boolean - enable putting all chat messages in quotations (default: true)
Return Value:: Number - created channel ID (used in customChat command), 0 if failed

Example 1:: _index = radioChannelCreate [[0.96, 0.34, 0.13, 0.8], "Q-dance Radio", "%UNIT_NAME", [player]];
Example 2:: _index = radioChannelCreate [[0.96, 0.34, 0.13, 0.8], "Q-dance Radio", "%UNIT_NAME", [player], false]; // disable automatic quotes for chat in channel (ArmA 3)

See also:: radioChannelAdd radioChannelRemove radioChannelSetCallSign radioChannelSetLabel customChat customRadio setCurrentChannel currentChannel enableChannel channelEnabled getPlayerChannel

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Posted on January 21, 2016 - 13:30 (UTC)
Killzone Kid: Make sure you add all units you intend to speak or receive messages on created custom channel to the channel.

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 |p4= units: [[Array]] - list of units in the channel |= Parameter 4
-| [[Number]] - created channel id (used in [[customChat]] command) |= Return value
+| [[Number]] - created channel ID (used in [[customChat]] command), 0 if failed |= Return value
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 |p24= characters: [[Array]] - list of units in the channel |= Parameter 4
 |p25= sentenceType: [[Boolean]] - enable putting all chat messages in quotations (default: true) |= Parameter 5
-| r2= [[Number]] - created channel id (used in [[customChat]] command)|= Return value
+| r2= [[Number]] - created channel ID (used in [[customChat]] command), 0 if failed |= Return value
 |x1= <code>_index = '''radioChannelCreate''' [[0.96, 0.34, 0.13, 0.8], "Q-dance Radio", "%UNIT_NAME", [player]];</code> |=