{"name":"playGesture","operator":null,"title":"playGesture","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playGesture","revid":373654,"updated":"2025-06-01T19:10:10Z","groups":["Animations"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2oa","name":"Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead","version":"1.50"},{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"0.50"}],"since":{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},"arma3_since":"0.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":null,"effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"When used on a person,a smooth transition to the given move will be initiated. **Command doesn't seem to be functional**\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> **Arma 3:** Use switchGesture instead (the alternative syntax, sinceArma 3 v2.18)","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"soldier playGesture moveName","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"soldier","type":"Object","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["Object"],"since":null,"text":"soldier: Object"},{"name":"moveName","type":"String","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["String"],"since":null,"text":"moveName: String"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","types":["Nothing"],"description":null,"text":"Nothing"},"form":"binary","operator":null,"left":{"text":"soldier","types":["Object"]},"right":{"text":"moveName","types":["String"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\nsoldierOne playGesture \"Wave\";\n```","code":["soldierOne playGesture \"Wave\";"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["playMove","playMoveNow","playAction","playActionNow","switchMove","switchGesture"],"notes":[],"categories":["Arma 2: New Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Command Group: Animations","Introduced with Arma 2 version 1.00","Scripting Commands","Take On Helicopters: Scripting Commands"]}