"Wearable" Gas lamps! Yes? No?

[PastorPounder 73]

Was playing and it began to get dark and I had an idea come to me. No its nothing new but its a feature that DayZ lacks at the moment. I personally dread playing at night due to lack of sight lol. I don't mind wearing headlamps, but I had an idea. As the title says, a "wearable" gas lamp. 

 

When I say wearable, I mean in the sense of the inventory spaces, it becomes an item you are wearing and doesn't take up bag space, but it hangs from your side or something on your belt. I think it would be pretty cool, it would illuminate the surrounding area. 

 

OR

 

You can just walk around with it in your hands holding it up by your face, I don't mind either way. Reason being for the wearable would be to keep your hands free for a weapon or melee.

 

I think in general this would just look cool.

 

BRING ON THE SURVIVAL ASPECTS! This is just another idea to add that would bring this game to the top and away from the common open world PVP that seems to be developing lately.

 

Let me know what you guys think or how we could build on it!

 

Cheers!

 

EDIT/// 

 

Perfect example of what im talking about and want! 

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Edited May 26, 2014 by PastorPounder

[zeroy 240]

You can already have it in hand while on, no?

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

If shot, will it set your character on fire?

[PastorPounder 73]

You can already have it in hand while on, no?

 

I believe so, just saying. I was going more for the wearable option :)

 

 

If shot, will it set your character on fire?

 

YES! I like your thinking. lol

[pilgrim* 3514]

Clip it on your hard-hat

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

YES! I like your thinking. lol

 

Then you have my vote, in regards you should also be able to hang them on fences, buildings and some tress branches as distraction devices whilst you loot cities.

[PastorPounder 73]

Then you have my vote, in regards you should also be able to hang them on fences, buildings and some tress branches as distraction devices whilst you loot cities.

 

Man you are just running with this lol. I really like your thinking, in regards to hanging it on things, it could make for a cool immersive "homemade" settlement of some weary travelers huddled under a tree. 

[Shockpuppet 35]

You can already have it in hand while on, no?

Indeed...

 

[sobieski12 835]

It would be cool if you could clip the gas lamp to the backpack or on the hip.

[silvatos 50]

It would be so swag if we could get wearable lanterns, because Dean is so fond of Skyrim, why not build it like this popular mod? 

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

I'd like to see this, as well as more items actually showing up on your person when in your inventory.  Lantern looped through your belt, clipped to a jacket, or hanging off your pack (depending on where you have it) A flashlight sticking out of your pocket, butt of a handgun visible.  Say I find a V mask, can't don't want to wear it under my helmet, so I put it in my pants inventory, I'll have a V mask strapped to a pantsleg or something, have it in my jacket it'll be strapped to my arm.  Rocket said a long time ago he would want things like that in.

[silvatos 50]

That sounds awesome, I'd want all my pockets filled with flash lights, so that everyone knows I've offered "condolences" to many people on the coast. 

[Pandafish 60]

 can we have candle hats too

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

 can we have candle hats too

 

Headshots would rise by 150%.

[Pandafish 60]

Clip it on your hard-hat

 

how about a real headlamp instead of a gas lamp with your hard hat

[sobieski12 835]

how about a real headlamp instead of a gas lamp with your hard hat

 

Tbh, kinda surprised this is not in the game yet.

[Katana67 2907]

This too

 

[cejota14 130]

You can already have it in hand while on, no?

 

But he mean hand-free gas lamp...like tieing it to your backpack so it hangs in there lighting the place up

[Pandafish 60]

maybe they should make headlamps attachable to ballistic helmets too?

[cejota14 130]

The headtorch are pretty damn useless to me...when I aim, the light goes way down so I can't aim basically :(

Also, the light is pretty narrow, way more than in real life...it's just frustating, So I just use a pistol flashlight

 

PS: Before it was fixed...I used to put a gas lamp on my backpack and turn it on...that was enough to light the whole place

[Katana67 2907]

Before anything is done to the flashlights though, they need to fix the light bleeding through walls as if they weren't even there.

[sobieski12 835]

Before anything is done to the flashlights though, they need to fix the light bleeding through walls as if they weren't even there.

 

Actually they need the fix the gamma / brightness exploit 1st.

[Bororm 1156]

I haven't used a gaslamp since shortly after launch but last time I did it illuminated the area even when in my inventory.  Did they fix that?

 

Any ways, I'm in agreement that being able to hang it on your pack or something would be a good addition.  Maybe glowsticks will function similar to how they did in the mod and serve the same purpose.

[Katana67 2907]

Actually they need the fix the gamma / brightness exploit 1st.

 

Okay.

[nl 986]

I don't think we should be able to fix a gas lamp to our gear while burning due to realism. You have any idea how hot a gas lamp becomes when burning? We have the headlamp for illumination while keeping your hands free and I agree both angle when aiming as the flood should be fixed.

 

Edit: I do agree we should be able to hang the gas lamps on stuff.

BTW: I would also like to see the old fashion storm lamps and fuel for it. In a setting like Chernarus I think the old kerosene lamps would be more numerous than gas lights.

 

 

Edited May 6, 2014 by SAK