BIS fnc spawnVehicle: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Function to spawn a certain vehicle type with all crew (including turrets). The vehicle can either become part of an existing group or create a new group.
Execution:: call
Groups:: Uncategorised

Syntax:: [position,direction,type,side or group] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle
Parameters:: position - desired position (Array)
: direction - desired azimuth/direction (Number)
: type - type of the vehicle (String)
: side or group - side or existing group (Side or Group)
Return Value:: Array - 0: created vehicle (Object), 1: all crew (Array of Objects), 2: vehicle's group (Group)

Example 1:: [getPos mySpawnPos, 180, "BMP3", EAST] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle

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Posted on January 2, 2011
Lucky44: EDITED: You no longer need to put a Functions Module on the map for this function to work. (As of Arma 3); Posted on January 23, 2011
nte: If there is no enemy on the map, it will spawn as empty.; Posted on December 24, 2011
Homer Johnston: Clarifying the above, you either need to use createCenter to create a side, or place a unit of the desired side on the map, otherwise the vehicle spawns empty.

Posted on November 8, 2014 - 18:23 (UTC)
Iceman77: If the inputted side's center hasn't already been created, the vehicle will spawn empty.

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+<dd class="notedate">Posted on November 8, 2014 - 18:23 (UTC)</dd>
+<dt class="note">[[User:Iceman77|Iceman77]]</dt>
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+If the inputted side's center hasn't already been created, the vehicle will spawn empty.
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