Mining Helmets Broken?

[StonyMike]

Just crafted my first mining helmet in a18 and the light wont work. Had to craft a light mod on it to make it light up. Is this intended or a bug?

[Shurenai]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/251570/discussions/0/1629665087671514285/
-Mining helmets do not have an innate light feature but spawn with a helmet light mod preinstalled

Probably since you crafted it, instead of finding it, it didn't have a light mod pre-installed.

[DthBlayde]

To add in, the light mod itself will go into any modifiable headgear; even Cloth. < whether that's intentional or not, I don't know> So for now, it's not restricted to a specific piece.

[MacDeltaOne]

Yeah, crafting a mining helmet is useless now. Just craft or find the helmet light mod and install in any better head gear.

[SubVet]

Mining helmet

I have a mining helmet but using the F key doesn't seem to make it come on like before this newest version. Is there some perk needed to make it work ?

[Shurenai]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/251570/discussions/0/1629665087671514285/
-Mining helmets do not have an innate light feature but spawn with a helmet light mod preinstalled

Probably since you crafted it, instead of finding it, it didn't have a light mod pre-installed.

[Vod]

lol if it doesn't craft with a light installed, that seems pretty useless to me.

[Shurenai]

Originally posted by Vod:

lol if it doesn't craft with a light installed, that seems pretty useless to me.

Well.. It's still a helmet with more than decent armor for its cost, And the crafting recipe doesn't use a light in any way anymore, I don't think...so why should it have a light if you craft it?

It's not like the light was the only purpose of the mining helmet.

[StonyMike]

Originally posted by Shurenai:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/251570/discussions/0/1629665087671514285/
-Mining helmets do not have an innate light feature but spawn with a helmet light mod preinstalled

Probably since you crafted it, instead of finding it, it didn't have a light mod pre-installed.

Thanks for the reference and info bud! Will just stick to light mods.

[SubVet]

Thanks Shurenai

[WildorFree]

I found a light mod and stuck it on my helmet. Coop, my friend was able to see the light in the exact direction I was looking. Previously my light would not shine in the up or down direction for other online players.

[FT]

I'm guessing CHEATed in mining helmets also lack the necessary light-mod, because mine didn't work either...but now I know what to look for.
Thanks for the info.