doFollow

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Description

Description:

Order the given unit(s) to follow another from his own group (without radio messages). It is also used to resume unit formation after e.g doStop even if it is the leader himself that is to be resumed (see Example 2).

Groups:

Unit Control

Syntax

Syntax:

unit doFollow unitLead

Parameters:

unit: Object or Array of Objects

unitLead: Object

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_soldier1 doFollow _soldier2;

Example 2:

units _group doFollow leader _group; // returns all the units to formation

Additional Information

See also:

commandFollow formationLeader formLeader isFormationLeader leader selectLeader setLeader

Notes

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Posted on October 11, 2010‎ - 19:00 (UTC)

Mojito69

These commands (doFollow or commandFollow) work only if the two units are in the same group.

Posted on August 29, 2016 - 22:48 (UTC)

BaerMitUmlaut

The name of this command is a bit misleading, it is used to make a unit return to the formation of its group or subformation.