Batteries do they Exist?

[Lordly Cinder]

Ive found a coupleflashl;ights but ive never ever found any batteries are there any or maybe the flashlights are just for scrap? No they have to be somewhere is it in a preppers stash ive heard about cpl times but never found? Oh btw anyonefound any interesting items like the flashlight that are really rare? I think ive found everything there usually is but I found mucklucks recently and I didnt remember that before maybe when you start a new sandbox survival it randomly puts items on the map?

[Alcator]

Welcome to The Long Dark, winteriscoming!

There are no batteries that could be used to "reload/recharge" the flashlights.
Instead, there is a natural phenomenon called "Aurora Borealis", "Lights in the sky", or just "Aurora". When an Aurora occurs (usually couple of times per month on a clear sky night, starting about 1 hour after sunset and ending couple hours before sunrise), electrical appliances come to life: Street lamps flicker, car lights flicker, computer and TV screens show light - and your flashlight can be turned on.

When turned on, it has the normal mode, or you can press and hold the right mouse button / one of the buttons on your controller to set it to "HIGH BEAM" mode. Supposedly, this high beam mode, which drains the battery much faster, can scare away wolves.

Note: during Aurora, wolves get a green glow and become more dangerous. Avoid struggling with wolves during aurora, it might be fatal.

[PowerOn]

Flashlight are "leftover" from Story Mode, only work in Aurora Nights, when the electricity in the air temporarily charge their batteries.

But walk in Aurora nights is very bad idea, because wolves are not..."normal" wolves.

Anyway this flashlight can make 3 fishing hooks.

[Alcator]

Here's an image of that phenomenon:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1258691623

[Lordly Cinder]

wow green glow crazy ty

[markwars]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrk-sIVryF8

This is an interesting test of the highbeam on a bear.