rGlobalChat with Multiplayer Network

[SaMatra]

Hello. Can't get hang of it, i'm checking through all vehicle crew and want to display something into their global chat.

{
    [nil, _x, "loc", rGlobalChat, "Some message"] call RE;
} forEach (crew someVehicleVar); 

And it doesn't work. Help please?

[Muzzleflash]

vehicle is the name of a command not a variable. You need something after like:

 (crew vehicle myVehicleOrUnit)

Hmm try swapping nil and _x. You do have the functions module inserted on the map right?

[SaMatra]

Oh its not really a "vehicle" there, just replaced actual variable with it here on forums. If I swap _x and nil, then everyone sees global chat message instead of just people inside

[Muzzleflash]

Oh its not really a "vehicle" there, just replaced actual variable with it here on forums. If I swap _x and nil, then everyone sees global chat message instead of just people inside

Hmm think you actually need to use _x both places instead. The first is who says the message, the second is on what machine that should happen. So my guess is that:

[nil, _x, "loc", rGlobalChat, "Some message"] call RE;

Doesn't work because it ends up something like: nil globalChat "Some Message";
And

[_x, nil, "loc", rGlobalChat, "Some message"] call RE;

doesn't work because the "local object" is nil it just ignores and does it for everybody.
So try:

[_x, _x, "loc", rGlobalChat, "Some message"] call RE;

Another issue if there are AI's in the game you may want to filter away those. Otherwise if you for instance the host is also playing (not a dedicated) and there are say 3 AI's in the vehicle he will see the message 3 times. So you can filter way AI's like this:

//Assume the vehice in question is _vehicle;
_toChatTo = [];
{
    if (isPlayer _x) then {
        _toChatTo set [count _toChatTo, _x];
    };
} forEach (crew _vehicle);

{
    [_x, _x, "loc", rGlobalChat, "Some message"] call RE;
} forEach _toChatTo;