Arma 3: Notification

Arma 3 allows to show mission or system notification using BIS_fnc_showNotification function:

["TaskSucceeded", ["", "Disable the nuke"]] call BIS_fnc_showNotification;
["ScoreAdded", ["", "Disabled the nuke without triggering an alarm.", 5]] call BIS_fnc_showNotification;

Instead of defining every single param over and over again in multiple missions, it is possible to reference a template defined in CfgNotifications class either in mission / campaign Description.ext or in global config.cpp.

Note

BIS_fnc_showNotification only offers possibility to change:

• title
• description
• iconPicture
• iconText
• soundRadio

The rest is CfgNotifications-dependent.

class CfgNotifications
{
    class Default
    {
        title = "";                // Title displayed as text on black background. Filled by arguments.
        iconPicture = "";        // Small icon displayed in left part. Colored by "color", filled by arguments.
        iconText = "";            // Short text displayed over the icon. Colored by "color", filled by arguments.
        description = "";        // Brief description displayed as structured text. Colored by "color", filled by arguments.
        color[] = {1,1,1,1};    // Icon and text color
        duration = 5;            // How many seconds will the notification be displayed
        priority = 0;            // Priority; higher number = more important; tasks in queue are selected by priority
        difficulty[] = {};        // Required difficulty settings. All listed difficulties has to be enabled
    };

    // Example 1
    class TaskAssigned
    {
        title = "TASK ASSIGNED";
        iconPicture = "\A3\ui_f\data\map\mapcontrol\taskIcon_ca.paa";
        description = "%1";
        priority = 7;
    };

    // Example 2
    class ScoreAdded
    {
        title = "Score bonus";
        iconText = "+%2";
        description = "%1";
        color[] = {0.5,1,1,1};
        priority = 0;
        difficulty[] = {"netStats"};
    };
};

Arma 3 v2.06 Default version:

color[] = {
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_R',0])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_G',1])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_B',1])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_A',0.8])"
};
colorIconPicture[] = {
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_R',0])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_G',1])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_B',1])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_A',0.8])"
};
colorIconText[] = {
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_R',0])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_G',1])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_B',1])",
    "(profilenamespace getvariable ['IGUI_TEXT_RGB_A',0.8])"
};
description = "";
difficulty[] = {};
duration = 3;
iconPicture = "";
iconText = "";
priority = 0;
sound = "defaultNotification";                // Sound to be played upon notification is created. (cfgSounds)
soundClose = "defaultNotificationClose";    // Sound to be played upon notification is collapsed. (cfgSounds)
soundRadio = ""; // Radio message to be played upon notification is created. HQ entity of player side is used. (cfgRadio)
title = "";