light source in bedroom

[Rasjel]

so clanfolk goes to bed an crys its to dark. ok build a window.
clanfok wake up early its still to dark mimimi.
ok build torch.
its to bright cant sleep....

[TechRabbit]

put a straw curtain out of the spark zone but between the torch and the bed. Blocks enough light for them to sleep.

[Philtre]

Adult clanfolk want it to be light when they're awake and dark when they're asleep (children and babies usually have the "afraid of the dark" trait, which makes them sleep better if they have a light). Early in the morning, the light coming through the window isn't enough to make the room fully lit, but that doesn't really matter because by the time they have gone through their morning personal time, it will be bright out. The "dim light" effect mainly affects work speed, so it isn't a problem while they're eating, bathing, chatting, etc.

[miauukisu]

Or have a fireplace in the room, in small nook especially built (or un-dug) for it. Place the bed so that wall blocks the light from their pillows, but leaves rest of the room light enough to move in without having to fear all the unseen things on the floor.

[Rane]

I build windows in the bedrooms, and beyond that they can just deal. Too dark, too bad, life is brutal and this isn't the biggest pixel problem you're gonna face in your lil pixel life. I am a brutal overlord X D

Can I ask what language you speak? I want to adopt 'mimimi' as a replacement to 'wahh', because that's adorable, but if anyone asks, I want to be able to say 'it's what they say in such a language.' Has a little bit more weight than 'I read it on the internet,' you know? X D

[dissent]

I'm same as Rane. I don't have fires in bedrooms. With no ambient light, the moment night falls, environment score drops to zero and has no effect whatsoever on their mood for the entire night. Decorating a bedroom for the brief Sunset period is not a good deal for me.

For juveniles who are Afraid of the Dark, a Rushlight on a corner table will remove Afraid of the Dark without making it Too Bright.

[Rasjel]

its german. not a real phrase here just the nerds use it. ^^
and here is a song about it. not shure if its the origin but its posible.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Mimimi+Song+Muppets&&view=detail&mid=A39D872A7B5DFDC2DFCFA39D872A7B5DFDC2DFCF&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DMimimi%2BSong%2BMuppets%26FORM%3DVRIBQP

[EnochPrime]

Not sure how the devs want to handle this problem, either adding candles or adding "turn off lights to sleep" to villager AI

[Rasjel]

turn of lights to sleep only solve half the proplem. the mood debuff still triggers when they wake up. yeah i know it a minner debuff but its a bit anoying

[TechRabbit]

You need to make your rooms conducive to the activities you want. We are at the point where we need to see the room you are talking about.

They need to be heated at night in winter to be warm, most warmth producing things have a light attached to it so you have a few options:

1. ONLY have windows- They provide light during the day but not at night, you get a minor debuff in the room from them being unable to see but that goes away when they are asleep
2. Have light but block their bed from the light with walls/curtains- This requires a room big enough for this but you get the best of both worlds, they don't see light when they lay down but can see well enough when moving around.
3. Have no light at all- they are going in there to sleep, who needs lights?

[Rasjel]

its a big house with the heating/cooking station in the mainroom, and 4 bedrooms the rooms a seperatatet with curtains. so heat comes in and also a little light. but its not enough.
i think i have to rearange a bit to get this to work.
but my first winter is in 2 days so i first try to survive this.
all i have read so far is the winter is brutal. lets see if i get throuh and can fix this building.

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Rasjel:

its a big house with the heating/cooking station in the mainroom, and 4 bedrooms the rooms a seperatatet with curtains. so heat comes in and also a little light. but its not enough.
i think i have to rearange a bit to get this to work.
but my first winter is in 2 days so i first try to survive this.
all i have read so far is the winter is brutal. lets see if i get throuh and can fix this building.

I really wouldn't worry about it, just put a window in each bedroom and forget about it. The "low light" debuff goes away as soon as they enter a bright area, so as long as you don't have stuff in the bedrooms to encourage them to linger there, they'll lose it soon after waking up and heading off to bathe/eat/whatever.

[sbhink805]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2894315058
Here's how I've dealt with light. Also, now in the testing branch some more decorative lights have been added that don't cause the "too bright" debuff but lightens a small area. I've started adding them to bathrooms and rooms without a window.

[TechRabbit]

Originally posted by sbhink805:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2894315058
Here's how I've dealt with light. Also, now in the testing branch some more decorative lights have been added that don't cause the "too bright" debuff but lightens a small area. I've started adding them to bathrooms and rooms without a window.

Really nice setup!