Searchlight and Generator

[shot(by)gun 0]

Hi everyone,

Imagine walking from town to another town in middle of a night, when suddenly a really bright light almost blinds you. You cant see anything and then aggressive bandit voice tells you to drop your stuff to the ground and going prone, while they loot you alive. Then mysteriously dissappearing to the woods.

Imagine creating a fort with group of survivors, with many tents, cars and guards. When suddenly people start shouting "ALERT, movement outside". And preparing all troops to aim at the incoming hostiles and then enabling the searchlights ... following hell lot of gunfire!

Fortifying a position and defending is damn sweet. But it lacks lighting power. Flashlights and flares + grenade launcher flares are useful but it is still missing something.

Searchlight would be awesome!

Suggestion:

1. Add a searchlight

- object what you can loot just like jerry can

- fills some of your inventary slots

- deployable to static searchlight (normal arma 2 object)

- requires running generator in 50 meters to enable action "Light On"

2. Add a generator

- you can assembly it if you combine:

-- engine parts

-- fuel tank parts

- requires fuel to operate

- generates quiet engine sound, like idle car engine

Why?

Because I really can't imagine military bases and medium sized survivor camps without searchlights and generators!

If you didin't know, you can use searchlights like static weapons, you can aim with it, put it on / off, and leave it... on or off state. So you can:

- Light the area you are in like with campfires / flares

- Search for incoming enemies like with flashlights but better!

- Disorient enemy with really bright light! (you can also tap the L button)

- Hide your defences (you can't see what is next to the searchlight)

Attached file is example of ACE_Muglight vs Searchlight

[Land Squid 22]

I like, but in general I'm all for more player placeable items. Be nice if you could slowly build a proper fort.

[shot(by)gun 0]

I like' date=' but in general I'm all for more player placeable items. Be nice if you could slowly build a proper fort.

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If you read again, you see that it is exactly what I meant!

[terrvik 2409]

This combined with being able to turn on the lights in buildings and streetlights in cities would really solve a lot of stuff. It will be another tactic in defence/offence, it would give the players more stuff to do besides finding better gear, add to the immersion in that you can really make a difference in the "world" and with a coordinated group light up a city at night. Could also help with a lot of complaints people have about the total darkness.

I can just imagine setting up lights around a barn, fence it off with wire and defend it against bandits. My own safe* haven! :)

* Well...

[x7steelers7x 1]

I recall certain servers have mods in it that allow you to turn on powerplants and substations that turn on electricity in certain area's of the map. Of course this was before DayZ was out so most of those servers are gone now...