Jury Rigged Lighting

Miloch · 2017-06-02T21:16:42.000Z

It seems that there is constantly an issue without being able to light up even a single decent sized room without needing to use mechanics. How about simply adding in a jury rigged light using a car battery, some head lights, and some wiring? House hold lights do not work from my 15 mins of reading. They don’t have the proper wattage.
Random thoughts I have on how to accomplish this without too much trouble… Create the light using wires and a car battery. Deploy it like a trap. What it would actually create is a specialized vehicle which cannot be modified except for adding batteries. That way you don’t have to code a way for it to recognize the batteries’ power in the crafting code. Does this make sense from a coding standpoint?

Coolthulhu · 2017-06-02T22:01:03.000Z

Why not just use car battery compartment mod + flashlight?

kevin.granade · 2017-06-04T04:40:36.000Z

Best option for this is still either a craftable or constructable worklight thats a vehicle “under the hood”, but it pretends to be furniture.

Alec_White · 2017-06-04T04:59:30.000Z

Blaze’s mod adds a “wiring” vehicle part that mimics a wire laid down. You could use that to make “lamps”.

Miloch · 2017-06-05T15:44:19.000Z

@Coolthulhu Because that will eat up all my battereies. I can charge car batteries by placing them in a car at least.

Alec_White · 2017-06-05T16:25:13.000Z

Foldable battery with extra light frame and light with control?

nick0010 · 2017-06-05T16:26:21.000Z

Miloch:

@Coolthulhu Because that will eat up all my battereies. I can charge car batteries by placing them in a car at least.

the battery compartment mod lets an item take small and medium storage batteries, which can be charged by attaching them to a car.

Miloch · 2017-06-06T17:51:44.000Z

That’s cool, but this should be able to take almost any type of large battery. I see what you mean with the battery compartment. I still think we need a low skill version as it doesn’t take much skill to hook some wires to a car battery and a light bulb.

Miloch · 2017-06-14T21:12:16.000Z

Except now in a more recent version car batteries no longer fit in these mods.

tarburst98 · 2017-06-15T00:21:38.000Z

car batteries never fit, small and medium storage batteries are what fit, so loot a solar car and disassemble it’s storage battery into medium storage batteries

Neonwarrior · 2017-06-15T05:25:53.000Z

I’d love to place some wires on the ground that lead from an in-door light to a solar panel outside. Just have them go right under the front door. Instead you constantly have to figure out a way to charge your vehicle/car battery/flashlight combo by using batteries with a mod or constantly moving the damn thing outside to charge, then back in. I want to build permanent, automated lights that charge on their own!

Coolthulhu · 2017-06-15T05:54:15.000Z

Use jumper cables.
The heavy duty variant has 20 tile range and can go through walls (it only checks range and z-level).

Neonwarrior · 2017-06-15T06:24:47.000Z

[quote=“Coolthulhu, post:12, topic:13821”]Use jumper cables.
The heavy duty variant has 20 tile range and can go through walls (it only checks range and z-level).[/quote]

Why was I not aware of this!? You just single-handedly changed the way I plan to light my home from now on! Now if only someone could add in some Christmas lights for me to hang all over my base.

Coolthulhu · 2017-06-15T07:26:41.000Z

Neonwarrior:

Now if only someone could add in some Christmas lights for me to hang all over my base.

Aisle lights are basically more boring christmas lights.

nick0010 · 2017-06-15T11:32:17.000Z

Red and blue lights off of police cars and ambulances. Not quite christmas lights but still.

Miloch · 2017-06-15T14:01:11.000Z

Now that I have a little mechanical skill I setup a foldable generator/light system. I’m living underground and only have a rolling welder.