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| Mark a unit as captive.
| Mark a unit as captive. If unit is a vehicle, commander is marked. A captive is neutral to everyone (belong to [[civilian]] [[side]]), and will not trigger "detected by" conditions for its original [[side]].


If unit is a vehicle, commander is marked.
<br><br>Using a number (instead of a boolean) for the status has no further effect on the engine's behavior, but can be used by [[captiveNum]] to keep track of the captivity status at a finer resolution (e.g. handcuffed, grouped, etc.). The numbered status syntax was introduced in Arma 2. |= Description
 
A captive is neutral to everyone (belong to [[civilian]] [[side]]), and will not trigger "detected by" conditions for its original [[side]].
 
Using a number (instead of a boolean) for the status has no further effect on the engine's behavior, but can be used by [[captiveNum]] to keep track of the captivity status at a finer resolution (e.g. handcuffed, grouped, etc.)
 
The numbered status syntax was introduced in Arma 2. |= Description


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|p1= unitName: [[Object]] |= Parameter 1
|p1= unitName: [[Object]] |= Parameter 1
|p2= status: [[Boolean]] or [[Number]] - When using a number parameter, any value>0 is considered to be the same as [[true]] |= Parameter 2
|p2= status: [[Boolean]] - [[true]] means [[captive]]|= Parameter 2


| [[Nothing]] |= Return value
| [[Nothing]] |= Return value
| s2= unitName '''setCaptive''' status |= Syntax
|p21= unitName: [[Object]] |= Parameter 1
|p22= status:  [[Number]] - 0 or non zero. A non zero value means [[captive]]|= Parameter 2
| r2= [[Nothing]] |= Return value
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|x1= <code>_soldier1 [[setCaptive]] [[true]]</code> |= Example 1
|x1= <code>_soldier1 [[setCaptive]] [[true]];</code> |= Example 1
|x2= <code>_soldier1 [[setCaptive]] 3</code> |= Example 2
|x2= <code>_soldier1 [[setCaptive]] 1;</code> |= Example 2
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Revision as of 23:47, 30 November 2015

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Description

Description:
Mark a unit as captive. If unit is a vehicle, commander is marked. A captive is neutral to everyone (belong to civilian side), and will not trigger "detected by" conditions for its original side.

Using a number (instead of a boolean) for the status has no further effect on the engine's behavior, but can be used by captiveNum to keep track of the captivity status at a finer resolution (e.g. handcuffed, grouped, etc.). The numbered status syntax was introduced in Arma 2.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
unitName setCaptive status
Parameters:
unitName: Object
status: Boolean - true means captive
Return Value:
Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:
unitName setCaptive status
Parameters:
unitName: Object
status: Number - 0 or non zero. A non zero value means captive
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
_soldier1 setCaptive true;
Example 2:
_soldier1 setCaptive 1;

Additional Information

See also:
captivecaptiveNum

Notes

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Notes

Posted on August 4, 2006 - 23:49
hoz
This function does not remove unit's weapons. If you make a unit captive, that unit will still fire on the enemy, but the enemy will not fire back.
Posted on January 1, 2011 - 13:11
Talkingtoaj
If you change a unit from captive to no longer captive (for example, to "reveal" an undercover unit), enemy units that already have prior knowledge of the unit as a captive will only partially engage, making it very easy for the undercover unit. This seems to be a bug. However other enemy unit the unit later encounters will engage freely with full force.

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