globalRadio

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Description

Description:
Sends the audio message to the global radio channel. The message is defined in CfgRadio in the description.ext file or config radio protocol. The transmission will play only on the PC where command was executed. If you need the transmission to play on all computers, you have to execute it globally (see remoteExec).
When transmitting unit gets killed, transmission will be interrupted. However when receiving unit gets killed, the transmission continues to play.
Groups:
Radio and ChatSounds

Syntax

Syntax:
unit globalRadio radioName
Parameters:
unit: Object - unit to transmit
radioName: String - class name from CfgRadio
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
_soldierOne globalRadio "messageOne";
Example 2:
player globalRadio configName selectRandom ("true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgRadio"));

Additional Information

See also:
sideRadio groupRadio customRadio vehicleRadio globalChat directSay commandRadio

Notes

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Posted on 2016-12-03 - 21:33 (UTC)
Killzone_Kid
To transmit user custom sounds (see Multiplayer_Custom_Sounds_Tutorial), prefix the full filename including file extension with #. For example if there is a custom user sound file called MySound.ogg, to play it on the radio use:
player globalRadio "#MySound.ogg";