Pip-boy flashlight (solved)

[Saul]

Right, so to turn on the pip-boy/power-armor flashlight i gotta hold tab which is the button to bring up the pip-boy, but when i press it or hold nothing happens, i tried looking at the controls settings but there wasn't any option to set a button so i can bring up the pip-boy, how do i fix this?

[eMYNOCK]

pip-boy light is activated/deactivated by holding the tab key, unless you have something like a mining helmet this should turn on your pip-boys monitor flashlight.

in a power armor you also habe to either wear something like a mining helmet or a PowerArmor Helmet.

[Saul]

yeah but it doesn't work when i hold tab

[Chaosium]

Can you open the pip boy without power armor?

[holmdt]

It also helps to be in a very dark place. Not good at sunset or sunrise. Do you see the flashlight icon on your right side of your screen?

[Saul]

Originally posted by Chaosium:

Can you open the pip boy without power armor?

yes

[Saul]

Originally posted by holmdt:

It also helps to be in a very dark place. Not good at sunset or sunrise. Do you see the flashlight icon on your right side of your screen?

no

[Playzr 🐵]

You should hear a sound as it turns on and off.

[Zekiran]

What mod do you have that may alter any part of your character or the UI?

Also note there is a persistent but 'supposedly fixed' issue with power armor lights coming out the wrong part of the model, which may have occurred for you. There were times I know mine was absolutely not working in power armor, too.

[Saul]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

What mod do you have that may alter any part of your character or the UI?

Also note there is a persistent but 'supposedly fixed' issue with power armor lights coming out the wrong part of the model, which may have occurred for you. There were times I know mine was absolutely not working in power armor, too.

Visible companion affinity and improved map with visible roads

[Saul]

Originally posted by Рlαγζr 🐵:

You should hear a sound as it turns on and off.

i dont hear anything, i just hold tab and nothing happens, it doesn't even bring up the pip boy

[Zekiran]

The map mod is highly likely to be the problem, since it affects your UI. Remove it, see if that helps.

[Playzr 🐵]

It has to be a mod issue.
Edit: Wait, tab doesn't even bring up the pip boy? How do you even play the game? Are you sure you've definitely picked up a pip boy in the vault and left? Seems like the tab key isn't working for some reason rather than the light feature. Check that in the key bindings that tab is assigned to the right action, also that your tab key actually works outside of the game.

[holmdt]

I might be wrong buy I think that you can not leave the vault with out it.

[Playzr 🐵]

I was just making sure it's not simply a case of OP not having left the vault yet and going "where's the flash light?" prematurely.

[Saul]

Originally posted by Рlαγζr 🐵:

It has to be a mod issue.
Edit: Wait, tab doesn't even bring up the pip boy? How do you even play the game? Are you sure you've definitely picked up a pip boy in the vault and left? Seems like the tab key isn't working for some reason rather than the light feature. Check that in the key bindings that tab is assigned to the right action, also that your tab key actually works outside of the game.

yeah i can still use the pip-boy because if you press m, i and some other keys they bring up the inventory and such, and the tab key is working