Birghtest light source?

[Arrehan]

I've tried a bunch of different lights hoping to find one with better illumination. So far I've used explorer lantern, coil lantern, and the glowstone backback. Is there anything brighter?

[Evangelion]

Runic Lantern (the one you cast with lexicon - doesn't require breakthrough) is the brightest.

[Asmodan]

Holy Mission Infuse Light (for lightning damage) is also bright. I use this with the Brigand Backpack which has no Lantern mount.

[Nerevar]

the new chakram from thee brothers also glows with a bright green light.
same for the angler shield. a bright white light.

but runic is the brightest simply due to its postion above you. would be awesome if they add something like a permanent runic lantern in the future :D like rune stone lantern. casts a permanent runic lantern above you.

lantern of souls is the best normal lightsource as it has infinite duration and a unique animated light glow. djinns lamp (new dlc) is basically a better looking explorer lantern with a better light animation aswell. however by the time youll get that thing game is pretty much over currently.

[Bob]

I always felt coil lantern was the biggest radius of light, albeit not 'better' than the runic lantern unless you use the prospector backpack.

[Evangelion]

I personally only use adventurer's lantern because it looks the best and gives that adventuring feel.

Runic is too bright, but still with certain backpack I sadly have to use it, lol.

[Codester]

Coil lantern is Bae.

[Nerevar]

Originally posted by Bob:

I always felt coil lantern was the biggest radius of light, albeit not 'better' than the runic lantern unless you use the prospector backpack.

its pretty easy to compare light radius in a very dark room/area. coil is not bigger than the others and requires the power coils to recharge which are 4 times as heavy as for example crystal powder for the virign one but only lasts 2.5 times aslong compared. coiled is just bad.
souls is the best one tough. no contest there.

wish we got more different lanterns. they expanded tents alot with TTB unlike sorobor but only added 1 lantern with each dlc so far. i hope they add some lanterns which take extra effects even when inside the bag. that would add some more options for builds etc aswell.

[Bob]

Originally posted by Nerevar:

Originally posted by Bob:

I always felt coil lantern was the biggest radius of light, albeit not 'better' than the runic lantern unless you use the prospector backpack.

its pretty easy to compare light radius in a very dark room/area. coil is not bigger than the others and requires the power coils to recharge which are 4 times as heavy as for example crystal powder for the virign one but only lasts 2.5 times aslong compared. coiled is just bad.
souls is the best one tough. no contest there.

wish we got more different lanterns. they expanded tents alot with TTB unlike sorobor but only added 1 lantern with each dlc so far. i hope they add some lanterns which take extra effects even when inside the bag. that would add some more options for builds etc aswell.

You really don't need to carry any coils on you at all. The once in a blue moon you happen to see a coil, even if it takes 15+ hours of game time on that character, you just refill it. It lasts so long, that it might as well be considered infinite in the context of the game.

Even looking at it in game now, it still looks to me that coil wins by a small margin. Certainly not enough to feel inclined to take it over one you feel looks nicer, but coil illuminates more than the others.

[Nerevar]

i tested lantern radius by myself. coil does not have a bigger area. if there is a difference its so tiny its very hard to even notice it.

eh. 500/500 vs 200/200. and some zones never spawn coils for you.

[Bob]

Originally posted by Nerevar:

i tested lantern radius by myself. coil does not have a bigger area. if there is a difference its so tiny its very hard to even notice it.

eh. 500/500 vs 200/200. and some zones never spawn coils for you.

It lasts 20 hours of use time lol. Most of my characters haven't even needed to refill one yet.

Even if you left it on constantly and never toggled it off for any reason, that is a massive amount of time to find a coil. Supply caches can have them rarely in most zones. Caldera is really the only zone that might see an issue, and even then you can get them from the gladiator chest.

Either way, I'd argue most people don't leave their lantern toggled on all of the time, let alone spend 100% of their time on a single character if they play long enough for a 20 hour timer to even matter.

[Nerevar]

yeah. the gladiator chest. really? that droprate is basically as low as getting alightweight alchemy kit i hope youre aware of that. not really a good option therefore as youre probaly faster traveling to harmatten and back instead.

if you like it well feel free to use it. i prefer a lantern which also offers stats in case the need arises for them.
technically the virgin lantern is also endless once you enchant it.

personally i cant stand the greenish light from anything that emits it. that color is just wierd after sometime to me.