setNameSound

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Description

Description:
Sets the nameSound of a person. By default, when giving orders, the units are addressed by their number. When nameSound is set, it will be used instead to address the unit. For example instead of "Two, hold fire!", one can have "Miller, hold fire!".
See Arma 3: CfgIdentities - NameSounds for common values.
Note that any word from cconfigFile >> "RadioProtocolENG" >> "Words" is accepted (e.g "veh_infantry_Sniper_s").
Groups:
Unit Identity

Syntax

Syntax:
person setNameSound name
Parameters:
person: Object
name: String
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
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unit1 setNameSound "dixon";
Example 2:
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unit1 setNameSound ""; // will reset to default behaviour
Example 3:
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_name = "Masood"; unit1 setNameSound _name; unit1 setName _name;

Additional Information

See also:
nameSound name setName setIdentity

Notes

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Lou Montana - c
Posted on Dec 22, 2013 - 19:08 (UTC)
setting an incorrect value like "0" or "randomString" will remove the callsign (" /* 2, */ fall back")