sideChat

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Description

Description:

Types text to the side radio channel by the specified unit.

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The unit must have an assigned radio item (such as "ItemRadio") to see or transmit the messages. A radio item must have the property simulation = "ItemRadio"; in its CfgWeapons config.

Groups:

Radio and Chat

Syntax

Syntax:

unit sideChat chatText

Parameters:

unit: Object - Unit transmitting message

chatText: String - Message to transmit

Return Value:

Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

[side, identity] sideChat chatText

Parameters:

side: Side - Side to which the message will be seen

identity: String - Class name of one of the identities in CfgHQIdentities. Possible identities in Arma 3 are:

• "Base"
• "HQ"
• "PAPA_BEAR"
• "AirBase"
• "BLU"
• "OPF"
• "IND"
• "IND_G"

chatText: String - Message to transmit

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_soldierOne sideChat "Show this text";

Example 2:

[west, "HQ"] sideChat "Hi there";

Example 3:

driver vehicle player sideChat "sideChat";
driver vehicle player globalChat "globalChat";
driver vehicle player groupChat "groupChat";
vehicle player vehicleChat "vehicleChat";
driver vehicle player commandChat "commandChat";
driver vehicle player customChat [1, "customChat"];
systemChat "systemChat";

Example 4:

[[blufor, "BLU"], "message"] remoteExec ["sideChat"]; // shows the message to all players

Example 5:

unit setGroupID ["Cpt. Miller"]; // changes the group's callsign unit sideChat "Hello ladies!";

Additional Information

See also:

globalChat groupChatvehicleChatcommandChatcustomChatsystemChatsideRadio

Notes

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Posted on Feb 12, 2007 - 04:31 (UTC)

1.96

In Operation Flashpoint v1.96, sideChat messages can be sent from two abstract sources: "Papa_Bear" and "Base FireFly".
Use sideChat on an array in the form [SIDE, "base"], [SIDE, "HQ"], [SIDE, "Papa_bear"] or [SIDE, "airbase"], where SIDE is the side broadcasting. "HQ", "base" and "Papa_bear" seem to be the same object. The callsign strings can be re-defined using a stringTable.csv file, using STR_CFG_PAPABEAR and STR_CFG_FIREFLYBASE.

Example : [EAST, "base"] sideChat "Return to base!"