Detecting a side center

[Mr.Peanut]

Is there any way of testing if a side's center already exists before creating one? For example, a script requires a civilian side, but it is unknown whether the mission maker has added civ units or not.

If I "createCenter Civilian" on a map that already has civs, will it break anything?

[Worldeater]

Excellent question. I wonder if the dude who wrote this found out yet:

//TODO: dangerous? What if the mission already did this? Somehow check that.
private ["_centerW", "_centerE", "_centerG", "_centerC"];
_centerW = createCenter west;
_centerE = createCenter east;
_centerG = createCenter resistance;
_centerC = createCenter civilian;

From my experience it's fine to create multiple centers for one side.

[i0n0s]

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_group = createGroup civilian;
if (isNull _group) then {
    createCenter civilian;
    resistance setFriend [east, 0];
} else {
    deleteGroup _group;
};

[Mr.Peanut]

thanks. why did you include

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resistance setFriend [east, 0];
?

[i0n0s]

Because that code was original for resistance and I forgot to remove it.
That code was added since new created sides are friendly to anyone.