What defines what 'class' a unit is.

[target_practice 162]

By which I mean what determines whether a unit is a medic, engineer, etc.

It doesn't appear to simply be having a certain item in their inventory, as only medics can use medkits, and toolkits are can be used to different extents by different classes.

[gc8 971]

You can check it via script like this

getnumber (configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "B_G_medic_F" >> "attendant") 

getnumber(configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "B_G_engineer_F" >> "engineer")

the getnumber returns 1 if true and 0 if not

 

Not 100% sure about "attendant" being medic but it seems so

[Grumpy Old Man 3540]

I believe the only definition of this is happening in those two config entries, use that code snippet in an units init field to find it out yourself:

_unit = typeof this;
_engineer = getNumber (configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _unit >> "engineer");
_medic = getNumber (configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _unit >> "attendant");

if (_engineer isEqualTo 1) then {hint "Engineer."};
if (_medic isEqualTo 1) then {hint "Medic."};
if (_medic isEqualTo 0 and _engineer isEqualTo 0) then {hint "Cannon Fodder."};

Not 100% sure about the second value though. (weird word choice.)

 

Cheers

 

edit: heh gc8 beat me to it

[Larrow 2810]

Not 100% sure about the second value though. (weird word choice.)

Yes that is correct attendant someone whom attends to your wounds. Another grape sir, would you like it peeled. :D

 

_unit = group player createUnit [ "B_Soldier_Universal_F", getPos player, [], 0, "FORM" ];
_engineer = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _unit >> "engineer");
_medic = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _unit >> "attendant");
if (_medic isEqualTo 1 and _engineer isEqualTo 1) then {hint "Super Soldier."};