---
name: "disableConversation"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Radio and Chat"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableConversation
revid: 351998
updated: 2024-02-01T23:23:59Z
---

# disableConversation

*Command · Radio and Chat · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2 v1.00*

## Description

In theory disables the ability to talk to other people. In actuality, if [true](../commands/true.md) is given, the command increases unit's [kbTell](../commands/kbTell.md) *IsSpeaking* status by 1, thus stopping unit from having a conversation. If [false](../commands/false.md) is given, the command decreases unit's [kbTell](../commands/kbTell.md) *IsSpeaking* status by 1. The unit "is speaking" if *IsSpeaking > 0*.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> [kbTell](../commands/kbTell.md) *IsSpeaking* is a number that is increased or decreased by 1 internally. Default is 0, but it can be any positive or negative value. [disableConversation](../commands/disableConversation.md) allows to increase or decrease this number. When executed multiple times this can present an unexpected problem. Use [conversationDisabled](../commands/conversationDisabled.md) which returns [true](../commands/true.md) if this number > 0, to reset this number to 0 if necessary:
>
> ```sqf
> while {!conversationDisabled _unit} do {_unit disableConversation true}; while {conversationDisabled _unit} do {_unit disableConversation false};
> ```

## Syntax

```sqf
unitName disableConversation disable
```

**Parameters:**

- `unitName`: [Object](../topics/Object.md)
- `disable`: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md)

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
player disableConversation true;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
soldier1 disableConversation false;
```

## See also

[conversationDisabled](../commands/conversationDisabled.md) · [setSpeaker](../commands/setSpeaker.md) · [enableRadio](../commands/enableRadio.md) · [enableSentences](../commands/enableSentences.md) · [showSubtitles](../commands/showSubtitles.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — disableConversation](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableConversation) (revision 351998).</sub>