Arma 3: NameSound Setup

One can assign magazines, weapons or vehicles (units, vehicles, objects, etc) with nameSound a reference to the radio protocol. So when AI, or the player, tries to name an entity via radio chat it determines what sound file is to be played and what text to be shown.

Relevant Parameters

• nameSound in:
  • CfgMagazines
  • CfgWeapons
  • CfgVehicles
• textSingular/textPlural in:
  • CfgVehicles

Vanilla Setup

CfgMagazines

• nameSound = "";
• nameSound = "cannon";
• nameSound = "Chemlight";
• nameSound = "handgrenade";
• nameSound = "heat";
• nameSound = "laserdesignator";
• nameSound = "magazine";
• nameSound = "mgun";
• nameSound = "mine";
• nameSound = "missiles";
• nameSound = "rockets";
• nameSound = "satchelcharge";
• nameSound = "smokeshell";

CfgWeapons

• nameSound = "";
• nameSound = "aalauncher";
• nameSound = "atlauncher";
• nameSound = "binoculars";
• nameSound = "cannon";
• nameSound = "CannonCore";
• nameSound = "mgun";
• nameSound = "MissileLauncher";
• nameSound = "nvgoggles";
• nameSound = "Pistol";
• nameSound = "rifle";
• nameSound = "rockets";
• nameSound = "sidearm";

CfgVehicles

nameSound

• nameSound = "Plane";
• nameSound = "unknown";
• nameSound = "veh_air_gunship_s";
• nameSound = "veh_air_helicopter_s";
• nameSound = "veh_air_parachute_s";
• nameSound = "veh_air_plane_s";
• nameSound = "veh_air_UAV_s";
• nameSound = "veh_aircraft";
• nameSound = "veh_animal";
• nameSound = "veh_apc";
• nameSound = "veh_car";
• nameSound = "veh_helicopter_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_AT_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_civilian_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_diver_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_medic_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_MG_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_officer_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_pilot_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_SF_s";
• nameSound = "veh_infantry_sniper_s";
• nameSound = "veh_ship_attackBoat_s";
• nameSound = "veh_ship_boat_s";
• nameSound = "veh_ship_s";
• nameSound = "veh_ship_submarine_s";
• nameSound = "veh_static_AA_s";
• nameSound = "veh_static_AT_s";
• nameSound = "veh_static_GL_s";
• nameSound = "veh_static_MG_s";
• nameSound = "veh_static_mortar_s";
• nameSound = "veh_static_s";
• nameSound = "veh_truck";
• nameSound = "veh_vehicle_APC_s";
• nameSound = "veh_vehicle_armedcar_s";
• nameSound = "veh_vehicle_armor_s";
• nameSound = "veh_vehicle_car_s";
• nameSound = "veh_vehicle_MRAP_s";
• nameSound = "veh_vehicle_tank_s";
• nameSound = "veh_vehicle_truck_s";
• nameSound = "veh_vehicle_UGV_s";

textSingular

• textSingular = "alpha victor (MRAP)";
• textSingular = "APC";
• textSingular = "armor";
• textSingular = "AT soldier";
• textSingular = "attack boat";
• textSingular = "boat";
• textSingular = "car";
• textSingular = "civilian";
• textSingular = "diver";
• textSingular = "fast mover";
• textSingular = "gunship";
• textSingular = "helicopter";
• textSingular = "infantry";
• textSingular = "machinegunner";
• textSingular = "medic";
• textSingular = "mortar";
• textSingular = "MRAP";
• textSingular = "officer";
• textSingular = "parachute";
• textSingular = "pilot";
• textSingular = "SDV";
• textSingular = "ship";
• textSingular = "sniper";
• textSingular = "specop";
• textSingular = "static AA";
• textSingular = "static AT";
• textSingular = "static GL";
• textSingular = "static MG";
• textSingular = "static weapon";
• textSingular = "tank";
• textSingular = "truck";
• textSingular = "UAV";
• textSingular = "UGV";

textPlural

• textPlural = "alpha victors";
• textPlural = "APCs";
• textPlural = "AT soldiers";
• textPlural = "attack boats";
• textPlural = "boats";
• textPlural = "cars";
• textPlural = "civilians";
• textPlural = "divers";
• textPlural = "fast movers";
• textPlural = "gunships";
• textPlural = "helicopters";
• textPlural = "infantry";
• textPlural = "machinegunners";
• textPlural = "medics";
• textPlural = "mortars";
• textPlural = "MRAPs";
• textPlural = "officers";
• textPlural = "parachutes";
• textPlural = "pilots";
• textPlural = "SDVs";
• textPlural = "ships";
• textPlural = "snipers";
• textPlural = "specops";
• textPlural = "static AAs";
• textPlural = "static ATs";
• textPlural = "static GLs";
• textPlural = "static MGs";
• textPlural = "static weapons";
• textPlural = "tanks";
• textPlural = "trucks";
• textPlural = "UAVs";
• textPlural = "UGVs";

speechSingular

• speechSingular[] = {"veh_air_gunship_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_air_helicopter_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_air_parachute_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_air_plane_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_air_UAV_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_AT_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_civilian_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_diver_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_medic_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_MG_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_officer_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_pilot_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_SF_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_infantry_sniper_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_ship_attackBoat_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_ship_boat_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_ship_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_ship_submarine_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_static_AA_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_static_AT_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_static_GL_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_static_MG_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_static_mortar_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_static_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_vehicle_APC_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_vehicle_armedcar_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_vehicle_armor_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_vehicle_car_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_vehicle_MRAP_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_vehicle_tank_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_vehicle_truck_s"};
• speechSingular[] = {"veh_vehicle_UGV_s"};

speechPlural

• speechPlural[] = {"veh_air_gunship_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_air_helicopter_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_air_parachute_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_air_plane_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_air_UAV_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_AT_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_civilian_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_diver_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_medic_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_MG_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_officer_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_pilot_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_SF_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_infantry_sniper_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_ship_attackBoat_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_ship_boat_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_ship_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_ship_submarine_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_static_AA_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_static_AT_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_static_GL_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_static_MG_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_static_mortar_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_static_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_vehicle_APC_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_vehicle_armedcar_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_vehicle_armor_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_vehicle_car_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_vehicle_MRAP_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_vehicle_tank_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_vehicle_truck_p"};
• speechPlural[] = {"veh_vehicle_UGV_p"};

See also

• Arma 3: Radio Protocol
• Radio Protocol Filters