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Faction behaves slightly differently to side. Side can refer to the pilot or commander of a vehicle, but faction never changes. It always returns the 'country of manufacture'.
faction
- Global argument
- Arma 3 v0.50
- First in Arma 2 v1.00
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Description
Gets unit faction. Factions were introduced in Arma 2 and are defined under CfgFactionClasses.
| Side | Arma 2 v1.00 | Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead v1.50 | Arma 3 v1.96 |
|---|---|---|---|
| west/blufor | - USMC- CDF |
- BIS_US- BIS_CZ- BIS_GER- BIS_BAF (BAF DLC) |
- BLU_F (NATO)- BLU_G_F (FIA)- BLU_T_F (Pacific NATO, Apex Expansion)- BLU_CTRG_F (Pacific CTRG, Apex Expansion)- BLU_GEN_F (Gendarmerie, Apex Expansion)- BLU_W_F (Woodland NATO, Contact Expansion) |
| east/opfor | - INS (ChDKZ)- RU (Russia) |
- BIS_TK (Takistan army)- BIS_TK_INS (TK insurgents) |
- OPF_F (Iranian CSAT)- OPF_G_F (FIA)- OPF_T_F (Chinese CSAT, Apex Expansion)- OPF_R_F (Spetznatz, Contact Expansion) |
| resistance/ independent |
- GUE (Guerilla) |
- BIS_TK_GUE- BIS_UN (United Nations)- PMC_BAF (PMC DLC) |
- IND_F (AAF)- IND_G_F (FIA)- IND_C_F (Syndikat, Apex Expansion)- IND_E_F (LDF, Contact Expansion)- IND_L_F (Looters, Contact Expansion) |
| civilian | - CIV- CIV_RU |
- BIS_TK_CIV- BIS_CIV_special |
- CIV_F- CIV_IDAP_F (Laws of War DLC) |
Note
If a unit's faction is not defined in its config, an empty string is returned.
Syntax
faction unitName
Parameters:
unitName: Object
Returns: String
Examples
Example 1
private _playerFaction = faction player;