Make Base Lights ACTUALLY Lights?

[Zandatsu]

If I'm building a living base and put fixtures all about, I'd expect them to actually emit light! The round ceiling lights give off zero light as well (like literally zero light). And every other light is either dimmed to non existence or just not emitting anything

[Nswr42]

do you have power supply in your base?

if you do, small "industrial" lights (the ones with the grating) shoul work if placed on any prefab part.

other placements require supplying power. i can assure you the difference between powerd and unpowered lights is clearly visible.

[Zandatsu]

Originally posted by Nswr42:

do you have power supply in your base?

if you do, small "industrial" lights (the ones with the grating) shoul work if placed on any prefab part.

other placements require supplying power. i can assure you the difference between powerd and unpowered lights is clearly visible.

The large ceiling lights have no power input option and I've been told don't need power (yet they give zero light). And yes the industrial lights do work with power, but as I said they're dim as all hell.

The interior flags don't require power (and the flags actually give off light)

[remid0d0s0]

The lights are very dim. If you build a lot with basic parts (as I do) you need to get used to wandering around barely able to see your ... glove ... in front of your ... face mask.

Some source of actual light would be nice.

Obviously it should come with some hideously ugly wiring.

[Rexlare]

I know I'm super late, and for all I know you are done playing NMS. But on this night, I was struggling to actually think of how I can illuminate my mining base, so I started some experimenting.
Yes, the lights we have are outrageously dim which makes no sense as my two simple and very old lamps can light up my room perfectly, meanwhile a 1x4 hall of mine with four of those standing lamps is darker than the bat cave. However, there is hope.

I found that using the Light Floors is the EASIEST way to illuminate a base. However, they are obnoxiously bright, might give you a headache, so I either do a Metal Floor, 2 flats of light floors and repeat, or in a space where that won't work, a metal floor, 4 flats of light floors, and interchange the rows so it's not just straight lines of light. This will illuminate very well if not a headache causing or unaesthetic method.

However, those small, industrial looking lights and the lamp light produce a lot of light when grouped together, and does a good job of making the walls look less bear or adding decoration to your desk.

I agree though that the flood lights and standing lamps need more light. I know they're called decorations, but it would be very nice to ACTUALLY see your base even at night.

[Saadiya]

There's a mod on Nexus that fixes this problem.

[Akira]

It shouldn't require a mod.

[Challak]

Originally posted by bT*Akira:

It shouldn't require a mod.

+1

[Sir Brick]

+1

[Zandatsu]

Originally posted by Sir Brick:

+1

You're +1 on a 4 year old thread implies that light fixtures placed when making a base STILL don't actually emit any light xD (I've not played the game in at least 2 years)

[Zak]

Originally posted by Zandatsu:

Originally posted by Sir Brick:

+1

You're +1 on a 4 year old thread implies that light fixtures placed when making a base STILL don't actually emit any light xD (I've not played the game in at least 2 years)

Yes. Lights still suck in NMS. They don't produce any usable light. You need to use mods for that :( Really weak point of the game.

[Terror Knight]

Well the lights remain weak and useless in NMS in 2024

[Daethz]

Agreed. I made a double decker wall stack and put lights on the ceiling, they don't even put a single lumen of light on the floor.
Let us control the light intensity please.