Flashlight - Improvised

Flashlight - Improvised

Class	Light Source
Weight	1
Uses	about 125
Light Range	11 tiles
Light Strength	1.2
Beam	Focused cone
Metal Value	10
Research	Make Improvised Lantern
Crafting Skill	Electrical: 1
Crafting	See How to Craft
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.Flashlight_Crafted`
Crafting XP	10 XP (Electrical)

The Flashlight - Improvised is a homemade torch built from a tin can, a light bulb and scrap electronics. It throws a short cone of light ahead.

It suits survivors who have run out of store flashlights. Anyone with Electrical level 1 and a few parts can make one. Its strength is that it can be built when nothing else is left. Its costs are a dim, short beam and fast battery use.

It is crafted from scrap. Late game survivor safehouses very rarely hold one.

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 eleven tiles ahead in a cone. That is enough to check a room before stepping in. It is dimmer than any store flashlight.

It runs on a Battery. Insert Battery puts one in, and Remove Battery takes it out.

Making one uses the Make Improvised Flashlight recipe. It takes one Scrap Electronics, one Light Bulb, one Electrical Wire, one Screws and a tin can or small metal sheet. A screwdriver, pliers and a small saw or light metal snips are needed, and all are kept. It asks for Electrical level 1.

The plain Flashlight reaches about fifteen tiles and is brighter. It also lasts longer on a battery and weighs half as much. The improvised light is a stopgap until a store flashlight turns up.

The "Research Craft" option on it teaches Make Improvised Lantern.

Upkeep

A full battery gives about twenty-one hours of light. That is the shortest of the flashlights. When the battery runs low, the beam starts to flicker. When it is flat, the battery is used up.

Research

The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Flashlight - Improvised and teaches the recipes below.

Recipe	Output	Image	Spawn ID
Make Improvised Lantern	Improvised Electric Lantern		`/additem Base.Lantern_CraftedElectric`

How to Craft Flashlight - Improvised

Each recipe that makes the Flashlight - Improvised is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.

Make Improvised Flashlight

The Make Improvised Flashlight recipe makes the Flashlight - Improvised. It needs Electrical level 1. The recipe has to be learned first.

Name	Amount	Kept	Spawn ID
Screwdriver	1x	Yes	`/additem Base.Screwdriver`
Pliers	1x	Yes	`/additem Base.Pliers`
Small Hacksaw	1x	Yes	`/additem Base.SmallSaw`
Scrap Electronics	1x	No	`/additem Base.ElectronicsScrap`
Light Bulb	1x	No	`/additem Base.LightBulb`
Electrical Wire	1x	No	`/additem Base.ElectricWire`
Tin Can	1x	No	`/additem Base.TinCanEmpty`
Screws	1x	No	`/additem Base.Screws`

Used in Crafting

These recipes accept the Flashlight - Improvised by its type rather than by name.

Recipe	Output	Image	Station	Spawn ID
Insert Battery	-	-	-	-
Remove Battery	Battery		-	`/additem Base.Battery`

Locations

The improvised flashlight is a very rare find. Late game survivor safehouses hold one in cardboard boxes or crates now and then. Crafting it is the reliable way to get one.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.