Flashlight - Heavy Duty
| Flashlight - Heavy Duty | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Light Source |
| Weight | 1 |
| Uses | about 143 |
| Light Range | 25 tiles |
| Light Strength | 2 |
| Beam | Focused cone |
| Metal Value | 10 |
| Research |
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| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Torch
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The Flashlight - Heavy Duty is a large, powerful battery torch. It is the strongest light that can be held in the hand.
It suits survivors who need to see far in the dark. The beam reaches much farther than a plain Flashlight and shines brighter. That helps spot zombies across a yard or down a long road at night. Its costs are weight and battery use. It weighs twice as much as the plain Flashlight and drains a battery faster.
Heavy duty flashlights are found in camping stores, mechanics, closets, sheds and railroad buildings.
Using
The flashlight is held in either hand. A one-handed weapon can stay in the other hand. A two-handed weapon shifts to a one-handed grip where it can, or it is put away. Pressing F turns the light on and off.
The beam lights the way about twenty-five tiles ahead in a cone. That is far enough to scout a street or field before crossing it.
The flashlight runs on a Battery. Insert Battery puts one in, and Remove Battery takes it out. A found one sometimes already holds a battery.
The plain Flashlight reaches about fifteen tiles and lasts longer on a battery. The Flashlight - Angle Headed has the shorter reach too, but it rides in a webbing slot. The heavy duty light is best when range matters more than battery life.
It also serves in the Wooden Lamp Pillar recipe, which builds a Lamp On Pillar. The "Research Craft" option teaches Make Improvised Flashlight and Make Improvised Lantern.
Upkeep
A full battery gives about twenty-four hours of light. When the battery runs low, the beam starts to flicker. When it is flat, the battery is used up. The flashlight itself is kept, ready for a new Battery. Spare batteries are worth carrying on long night trips.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Flashlight - Heavy Duty and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Improvised Flashlight | Flashlight - Improvised | 
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/additem Base.Flashlight_Crafted
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| Make Improvised Lantern | Improvised Electric Lantern | 
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/additem Base.Lantern_CraftedElectric
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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Flashlight - Heavy Duty by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insert Battery | - | - | - | - |
| Remove Battery | Battery | 
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- | /additem Base.Battery
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| Wooden Lamp Pillar | Lamp On Pillar | - | - | - |
Locations
Camping stores and camping storage are the best places, with one about one time in seven. Mechanics' metal shelves, closets, sheds and pawn shops hold one about one time in nine. Railroad repair rooms and railroad storage are about as good. Bedroom boxes, garage crates and survivor caches turn them up now and then. Counters in tool stores and lobbies hold one rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Camping store | Other | 14.9% |
| Camping store | Shelves | 14.9% |
| Camping storage | Other | 14.9% |
| Mechanic | Metal shelves | 11.3% |
| Catwalk | Other | 10.8% |
| Railroad repair | Counter | 10.8% |
| Railroad repair | Tool cabinet | 10.8% |
| Railroad storage | Other | 10.8% |
| Army storage | Counter | 6.7% |
| Control room | Counter | 6.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 11.2% |
| Closet | Other | 11.2% |
| Shed | Other | 11.2% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 8.9% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 8.9% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 8.9% |
| Any building | Counter | 5.4% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 4.5% |
| Attic | Crate | 4.5% |
| Attic | Other | 4.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 11.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 11.2% |
| Plazastore1 | Other | 6.4% |
| Houseware store | Shelves | 6% |
| Tool store | Counter | 5.4% |
| Tool store | Other | 5.4% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 5.4% |
| Tool store | Small box | 5.4% |
| Electronics store | Locker | 5.3% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 4.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 7.1% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 3.6% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Survivor crate | 3.6% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.7% |
Notes
- It is the brightest and farthest-reaching light held in the hand.
- It drains a battery faster than the plain Flashlight.
- Pressing F turns the light on and off.
- A flickering beam means the battery is almost flat.
- Camping stores are the surest place to find one.
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