Ability to Drop Flashlight (while on)

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

Imagine the ability to drop a flashlight, while it's on, and point it in any direction.

It's pitch black out, you see a player by the Cherno church, you and your friend take shots and flush him into the church. You now both place your "on" flashlights pointing the front of the church. Effectively pouring light into the church, illuminating the player and his surrounding area, along with a slight blinding effect on the player.

To implement this, you could have the option to "Drop Flashlight On" from your tool belt, and the flashlight will be facing the direction your character is facing.

The ability to do this with a Military flashlight could also have certain perks, such as marking an LZ, or illuminating an area while looting, etc.

Let me know what you think. I just think it would be a neat little addition, even if it's too late in the Alpha to add anything.

Thanks,

EDIT: It might be nice for the light to go out after a certain amount of time, thus removing the possibility of illuminating the whole of chenarus before reset.

Edited May 28, 2013 by Statik

[GOD™ 2795]

Interesting... :thumbsup:

[beastoverlord 574]

I like it! It's rare to see an original suggestion that is actually useful or practical. I would love to see something like this added.

[BSB Jimmy 360]

the light should go out after a few mins or when the player dies though, otherwise there would be 1000's of lights everywhere.

[-Se7eN- 874]

Like jimmy said if it went out after a few mins this would be kinda cool!

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

I just edited that into my post.

[TwelfthGS 12]

This is the best idea ive seen so far!LOVE IT!

[SpudmanWP 27]

Toss a flare in

[TwelfthGS 12]

Toss a flare in

Sometimes flares arent readily avalible. plus, flares light up a whole area. a flashlight would be directional

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

Toss a flare in

Also, flares light up like a motherfucker, and flicker, drawing zeds and player attention. While an unmoving/unflickering light, will attract less attention from zeds and players. (i.e. when you toss a flare in Cherno, you can see the sky being illuminated from across town, but not so much with a flashlight. )

[meshcarver 154]

What about the possibility of some "advanced" torches have a different switch to set to "strobe"..?

Then, when someone tries to escape that church, they'll be freaked by the strobe in their face a 'la Kickass scene..?

[Hetstaine 10852]

Nice Statik. One idea i had a while ago was the ability to tape a flashlight to each shoe and then jog at night, just to freak people out. I didn't post because i thought Apache would have come up with it sooner or later.

:beans:

[Powell (DayZ) 734]

Sounds like a great idea.

Highly doubt it will make it into 1.7.7