# Flashlight Staff
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639
**Category:** The Drawing Board
**Created:** [January 16, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639 "2015-01-16T15:28:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Flashlight\_Hoarder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flashlight_Hoarder)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/1 "2015-01-16T15:28:51Z")
I just had an idea. What if you could use duct tape, a pole of some kind, and a flashlight to create a bashing weapon that doubles as a Flashlight?
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### Author:  [@wilson7755](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/wilson7755)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/2 "2015-01-16T16:56:04Z")
So a tatical tonfa?
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### Author:  [@Murphy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Murphy)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/3 "2015-01-16T17:15:39Z")
I like the tactical tonfa except it has that annoying pop-up window where I have to choose between turning the light on/off, and zapping someone. The gazillion charge capacity is so good, though.
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### Author:  [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/4 "2015-01-16T20:12:48Z")
Since i read your name i knew this was gonna happen.
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### Author:  [@Flashlight\_Hoarder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flashlight_Hoarder)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/5 "2015-01-16T20:58:15Z")
> [@StopSignal](#):
>
> Since i read your name i knew this was gonna happen.
Of course, But It’s a good idea regardless. Screw Night Vision, Flashlights for the win.
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### Author:  [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/6 "2015-01-16T21:05:00Z")
You could also scare wolfs and stuff with it. HUZZAH
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### Author:  [@Flashlight\_Hoarder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flashlight_Hoarder)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/7 "2015-01-16T21:11:36Z")
HUZZAH! It would probably be pretty easy to code too.
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### Author:  [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/8 "2015-01-16T21:12:40Z")
Yes. Let me screw with the jsons and i’ll tell you!
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### Author:  [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/9 "2015-01-16T21:43:24Z")
[spoiler]{
“type”:“TOOL”,
“id”: “flashlight\_stick”,
“symbol” : “/”,
“color”: “blue”,
“name”: “flashlight stick (off)”,
“description”: “A simple wood pole with one end sharpened, and it has a flashlight attached to it. Use it to turn it on, assuming it is charged with batteries.”,
“material”: [“wood”, “plastic”, “aluminum”],
“price”: 550,
“volume”: 6,
“weight”: 1300,
“bashing”: 6,
“cutting”: 8,
“to\_hit”: 1,
“flags”: “SPEAR”,
“techniques”: [“WBLOCK\_1”],
“max\_charges”: 100,
“initial\_charges”: 100,
“charges\_per\_use”: 1,
“turns\_per\_charge”: 0,
“ammo”: “battery”,
“revert\_to”: “null”,
“use\_action”: {
“type”: “transform”,
“msg”: “You turn the flashlight stick on.”,
“target”: “flashlight\_stick\_on”,
“active”: true,
“need\_charges”: 1,
“need\_charges\_msg”: “The flashlight stick batteries are dead.”
}
},
```
{
"type":"TOOL",
"id": "flashlight_stick_on",
"symbol" : "/",
"color": "blue",
"name": "flashlight stick (on)",
"description": "A simple wood pole with one end sharpened, and it has a flashlight attached to it. Use it to turn it off.",
"material": ["wood", "plastic", "aluminum"],
"price": 550,
"volume": 6,
"weight": 1300,
"bashing": 6,
"cutting": 8,
"to_hit": 1,
"flags": ["SPEAR", "LIGHT_100", "CHARGEDIM"],
"techniques": ["WBLOCK_1"],
"max_charges": 100,
"initial_charges": 100,
"charges_per_use": 0,
"turns_per_charge": 15,
"ammo": "battery",
"revert_to": "flashlight_stick",
"use_action": {
"type": "auto_transform",
"msg": "You turn the flashlight stick off.",
"target": "flashlight_stick"
}
```
},
RECIPE
{
“type” : “recipe”,
“result”: “flashlight\_stick”,
“category”: “CC\_WEAPON”,
“subcategory”: “CSC\_WEAPON\_CSC\_OTHER\_OTHER”,
“skill\_used”: “fabrication”,
“skills\_required”: [“survival”, 1],
“difficulty”: 0,
“time”: 600,
“reversible”: true,
“autolearn”: true,
“components”: [
[
[“stick”, 1],
[“2x4”, 1],
[“broom”, 1],
[“mop”, 1]
],
[
[“flashlight”, 1],
[“flashlight\_on”, 1]
],
[
[“rag”, 1],
[“leather”, 1],
[“fur”, 1]
],
[
[“string\_6”, 6],
[“string\_36”, 1],
[“duct\_tape”, 50]
]
]
},
[/spoiler]
I use spoilers to put the code because the code thing sucks and it’s incredibly tiny.
That’s the item, wich should be added to the tools json and the recipe part to the recipes.
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### Author:  [@Flashlight\_Hoarder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flashlight_Hoarder)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/10 "2015-01-16T22:17:00Z")
[quote=“StopSignal, post:9, topic:8639”][spoiler]{
“type”:“TOOL”,
“id”: “flashlight\_stick”,
“symbol” : “/”,
“color”: “blue”,
“name”: “flashlight stick (off)”,
“description”: “A simple wood pole with one end sharpened, and it has a flashlight attached to it. Use it to turn it on, assuming it is charged with batteries.”,
“material”: [“wood”, “plastic”, “aluminum”],
“price”: 550,
“volume”: 6,
“weight”: 1300,
“bashing”: 6,
“cutting”: 8,
“to\_hit”: 1,
“flags”: “SPEAR”,
“techniques”: [“WBLOCK\_1”],
“max\_charges”: 100,
“initial\_charges”: 100,
“charges\_per\_use”: 1,
“turns\_per\_charge”: 0,
“ammo”: “battery”,
“revert\_to”: “null”,
“use\_action”: {
“type”: “transform”,
“msg”: “You turn the flashlight stick on.”,
“target”: “flashlight\_stick\_on”,
“active”: true,
“need\_charges”: 1,
“need\_charges\_msg”: “The flashlight stick batteries are dead.”
}
},
```
{
"type":"TOOL",
"id": "flashlight_stick_on",
"symbol" : "/",
"color": "blue",
"name": "flashlight stick (on)",
"description": "A simple wood pole with one end sharpened, and it has a flashlight attached to it. Use it to turn it off.",
"material": ["wood", "plastic", "aluminum"],
"price": 550,
"volume": 6,
"weight": 1300,
"bashing": 6,
"cutting": 8,
"to_hit": 1,
"flags": ["SPEAR", "LIGHT_100", "CHARGEDIM"],
"techniques": ["WBLOCK_1"],
"max_charges": 100,
"initial_charges": 100,
"charges_per_use": 0,
"turns_per_charge": 15,
"ammo": "battery",
"revert_to": "flashlight_stick",
"use_action": {
"type": "auto_transform",
"msg": "You turn the flashlight stick off.",
"target": "flashlight_stick"
}
```
},
RECIPE
{
“type” : “recipe”,
“result”: “flashlight\_stick”,
“category”: “CC\_WEAPON”,
“subcategory”: “CSC\_WEAPON\_CSC\_OTHER\_OTHER”,
“skill\_used”: “fabrication”,
“skills\_required”: [“survival”, 1],
“difficulty”: 0,
“time”: 600,
“reversible”: true,
“autolearn”: true,
“components”: [
[
[“stick”, 1],
[“2x4”, 1],
[“broom”, 1],
[“mop”, 1]
],
[
[“flashlight”, 1],
[“flashlight\_on”, 1]
],
[
[“rag”, 1],
[“leather”, 1],
[“fur”, 1]
],
[
[“string\_6”, 6],
[“string\_36”, 1],
[“duct\_tape”, 50]
]
]
},
[/spoiler]
I use spoilers to put the code because the code thing sucks and it’s incredibly tiny.
That’s the item, wich should be added to the tools json and the recipe part to the recipes.[/quote]
SO GLORIOUS,_Starts Weeping_ SO BEAUTIFUL,_Sniff_ Oh thank you stop signal. So does this mean it’ll be in version 0.C?
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### Author:  [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/11 "2015-01-16T22:32:58Z")
Hahaha. Sadly, unless someone does a PR, then no. You can, though! Give credit (?
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### Author:  [@Flashlight\_Hoarder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flashlight_Hoarder)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/12 "2015-01-16T22:48:49Z")
What’s a PR? And what do you mean by give credit?
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### Author:  [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/13 "2015-01-16T22:50:29Z")
Oh, no! It’s going to Github, the place where all code is merged and stuff, and making like, a request of adding it. That’s a PR! Never done it but it’s something like that.
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### Author:  [@Flashlight\_Hoarder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flashlight_Hoarder)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/14 "2015-01-16T23:02:29Z")
Ah. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flashlight-staff/8639/15 "2015-01-16T23:59:44Z")
Does it work btw?