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Description

Description:
Make unit say given sound. The sound is defined in CfgSounds. If the unit is a person, it will also perform the corresponding lipsync effect provided an appropriate .lip file has been created for this sound.
  • A dead or non-existent unit obviously cannot say anything.
  • If the camera is not within given range, title is not shown and the sound will not be heard.
  • See also playSound in order to play a sound wherever the camera/player is.
say will mimic either say2D or say3D depending on whether it is executed in a cutscene or in a game scene.
Groups:
Sounds

Syntax

Syntax:
from say sound
Parameters:
from: Object or Array of Objects
sound: String or Array
  • String - class name of the sound to be played. Defined in CfgSounds including Description.ext
  • Array - format [sound, maxTitlesDistance, speed]:
    • sound: String - class name of the sound to be played. Defined in CfgSounds including Description.ext
    • maxTitlesDistance: Number (Optional, default 100) - max. distance in meters at which the sound can be heard
    • speed: Number (Optional, default 1) - pitch of the sound
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
(units player select 1) say ["whisper1", 5];
Example 2:
player say "scuba_breath"; // Arma 3 vanilla sound

Additional Information

See also:
say3D say2D playSound createSoundSource playSoundUI

Notes

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