{"name":"BIS_fnc_kbTellLocal","title":"BIS fnc kbTellLocal","type":"function","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_kbTellLocal","revid":376832,"updated":"2025-11-23T15:25:57Z","groups":["Conversations"],"status":"ok","games":{"tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"tkoh 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","locality":{"argument":"global","effect":"local"},"description":"Play given sentence, disable radio and/or lower sounds. Will use BIS_fnc_showSubtitle for better effects if channel is DIRECT or VEHICLE. The function calls \"BIS_fnc_kbTellLocal_played\" scripted Event Handler, if it returns [true], the radio item check in inventory will be overridden.\n\n> [!IMPORTANT]\n> This function is intended to be used by BIS_fnc_kbTell only.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"[mode, parameters] call BIS_fnc_kbTellLocal","params":[{"name":"mode","type":"String","description":"can be either \"sentence\", \"conversationStart\" or \"conversationEnd\"","type_expr":"String"},{"name":"parameters","type":"Array","description":"depends on the mode:\n\n- \"sentence\": same parameters as kbTell (receiver, topicName etc.)\n\n- \"conversationStart\": [volumeCoef, disableRadio]\n  - volumeCoef: Number - a volume multiplier to reduce other sounds but the chat (0.1 = environment volume set to 10%)\n  - disableRadio: Boolean - should the radio chat be disabled\n\n- \"conversationEnd\": [volumeCoefUsedInStart, disableRadioUsedInStart]\n  - volumeCoefUsedInStart: Number - a volume multiplier, shouldn't be used - if < 0 or >= 1, the volume won't be restored\n  - disableRadioUsedInStart: Boolean - has the radio chat been disabled and should be restored","type_expr":"Array"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","type_expr":"Nothing"}}],"examples":[{"code":["[\"sentence\", [player, [BIS_HQ, \"myTopic\", \"playerSentence1\"]]] call BIS_fnc_kbTellLocal;"]},{"code":["[\"conversationStart\", [0.5, true]] call BIS_fnc_kbTellLocal;"]},{"code":["[\"conversationEnd\", [0.5, true]] call BIS_fnc_kbTellLocal;"]}],"see_also":["Conversations","kbTell","BIS_fnc_kbCanSpeak","BIS_fnc_kbCreateDummy","BIS_fnc_kbIsSpeaking","BIS_fnc_kbMenu","BIS_fnc_kbPriority","BIS_fnc_kbSentence","BIS_fnc_kbSkip","BIS_fnc_kbTell","BIS_fnc_kbTopicConfig"]}