Cyclops Outer Lights Not On

[wonders]

Hi all! I just loaded a save and the lights on the ouside of my Cyclops won't turn on. Is there a switch to turn them on or something?

Thanks!

[OoieGooie]

Try driving the deep. Crash~Bang~Ooops! Sorry about that.

Lights would be nice. I checked controls and found nothing.

[wonders]

Haha! It's a bit unnerving to be so deep without lights. Thanks for checking OoieGooie!

[rditto48801]

The Cyclops has 'in game' controls for the lights now. It was added recently. I think they default to off after loading a save.
Do you know the console with the controls/panel to customize the Cyclop's colors/name? On the opposite side of the console (close to the ladder down), when you get close to the right spot, and small 'holographic display' should appear with two types of 'light' icons. One for Internal Lights, one for External lights.

Also, when piloting the Cyclops, look left, another 'holographic display' pops up with a 'camera' icon, to access the Cyclops recently added external cameras.
(Now all we need are lights pointing down...)

Edit #20 something: I really need to proof read better before posting.
*face palm*

[Derez]

On the topic of the Cyclops, has anyone tried build stuff in it? Like a fabricator, storage, etc?

Just wondering if it bugs it out or destroys/de-spawns stuff

[rditto48801]

I have had no problems with building stuff in the Cyclops. I built plenty on mine. I have a Fabricator, the radio thing, 3 wall lockers, 4 large lockers, 2 Aquariums and 6 planters (2 sets melons, 2 Bulboa tree, 1 Lantern Fruit tree, 1 Chinese Potato plant)

It seems the main physics issues it used to have were from when it used to be possible to build Solar Panels (and the old style 'outside' reactors) on it.
I have had it bug out twice in my latest playthrough (the Cyclops 'rolled over' part way), but both times occured in the same spot, within close proximity to the terrain (tail almost against a cliff face ledge), so I suspect that was the main casue.

[Derez]

Alright, thanks for the info. It's just too tempting to turn it into a complete mobile base.

[GLiTcHeD]

Actually, one item requires a fabricator in your cyclops to be built in the first place: Cyclops compression module (to increase dive depth).

You can even build a power cell charger in your cyclops (which I don't do, it breaks immersion).

I have alot of extra lockers, a fabricator and first aid machine on my cyclops. I might even install a battery charger, though I always have plenty of batteries as spares.

[Bort]

I've had my cyclops roll too. It seems to happen when travelling with some speed, and colliding with a gastropod.

Also, it seems that outer lights can be controlled with the right hand mouse button. But the lights on the cyclops aren't great anyways, so unless you've got something in front of you, it is pretty impossible to tell if the lights are on or off. There needs to be a way of directing which direction the lights are shining in.

[GLiTcHeD]

Originally posted by Bort:

But the lights on the cyclops aren't great anyways, so unless you've got something in front of you, it is pretty impossible to tell if the lights are on or off.

I can clearly see the light shafts when they're on, might depend on the graphic settings you're running the game on.

[Bort]

Originally posted by C.I.A. Graeves:

I can clearly see the light shafts when they're on, might depend on the graphic settings you're running the game on.

Entirely possible. Subnautica complains when I load it up, telling me that my graphics card doesn't meet minimum specs. The game runs perfectly well though, albeit on minimal graphics settings (which still looks great).