SA: Semi-permanent lighting options

[Xianyu 820]

So, night time is a bitch. We all know this. NVG's are a must.

And NVG's used to only drop one in a thousand at the barracks... which is two loot points in the same place in a 200KM square map. That was pretty ridiculous. Currently, our options are: NVG's. Ridiculously rare.

Chem lights. LOL. Use them for lightning. Right.

Flares. Better. But bright as all buggery and don't last long.

Flashlights. Or 'kill me now' beacons. That require that you give up a pistol slot, etc.

I'm suggesting new 'lighting' ideas. Semi-permanent ones. Small generators hooked up to floodlights would be interesting. But not even that.

Why not solar-powered garden lights? Those things are everywhere, and they're useful. The last time the power went out here (I live in the middle of butt-f- nowhere so power outages can be distressingly common), I got one of those from the garden and used it as a light source. That thing lasts near ten hours, and all it has to do is sit in the sun.

Why can't we hang one of these on our character's vest? Place one down as an object in the game like a tent, even? It lasts for a reasonable amount of days, say, three days. Even if the server restarts. It's like a tent. Wanna extend the life of the lamp? Get some batteries and replace the rechargeable batteries in it already.

This way, theoretically, you could light up half a town with these little lights. Or make a trail through the woods at night.

Glowsticks, not providing any real illumination but being visible at long distances, up to 400-500 metres.

Taping a flashlight to a pistol or a rifle is not such a stretch of the imagination. You wouldn't give up that chance.

Helmets with lights on them, mounting small lights on your shoulder, etc etc.

And saved the best point for last: at night, zombies are attracted to the light.

Night time is half of the day.

Why are we neglecting it so frigging much?

[enforcer1975 1111]

In Chernarus where the toilets are outside the houses and running water is that running in the river don't expect any high tech garden stuff ;)

[OrLoK 16185]

Why are we neglecting it so frigging much?

They are not. Things are being added and removed all the time.

Rgds

LoK

[leviski 2152]

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