---
name: "createCenter"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Sides"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": "global", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createCenter
revid: 353367
updated: 2024-03-15T17:11:57Z
---

# createCenter

*Command · Sides · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint: Elite v1.00*

Locality: effect **global**

## Description

Instanciate a [Side](../topics/Side.md) center. A [Side](../topics/Side.md) center is required to be able to [create groups](../commands/createGroup.md) of this side.

Centers can only be created for [east](../commands/east.md), [west](../commands/west.md), [resistance](../commands/resistance.md), [civilian](../commands/civilian.md) and [sideLogic](../commands/sideLogic.md) [sides](../topics/Side.md).

Created sides must have their "side-friendship" defined with [setFriend](../commands/setFriend.md).

> [!NOTE]
> In Armed Assault and Arma 2, only Mission.sqm's units side centers are created; e.g if no [resistance](../commands/resistance.md) unit has been placed in the editor you must use [createCenter](../commands/createCenter.md) before being able to create a [resistance](../commands/resistance.md) group.

> [!NOTE]
> **Arma 3:** In Arma 3, centers for all sides are all created by the engine.

## Syntax

```sqf
createCenter side
```

**Parameters:**

- `side`: [Side](../topics/Side.md)

**Returns:** [Side](../topics/Side.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
createCenter east;
```

## See also

[deleteCenter](../commands/deleteCenter.md) · [createUnit](../commands/createUnit.md) · [createGroup](../commands/createGroup.md) · [createVehicle](../commands/createVehicle.md) · [side](../commands/side.md) · [Side](../topics/Side.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — createCenter](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createCenter) (revision 353367).</sub>