Lights - Um... Has anyone found a use for them?
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As others have said, mining is a a good use for lights. Especially when you are on the dark side of a planet mining in it rings! Trying flying around in one when you are in the shade, its scary!
I also thought that you may be able to blind other pilots by flashing your light at them...... not tried that one though
I also thought that you may be able to blind other pilots by flashing your light at them...... not tried that one though
flashing other players to say haiiiiiiii
They also make you more visible from inside the station when approaching the letterbox - NPCs don't pay any attention but I've had other cmdrs avoid collisions because as I was coming in they could see my lights through the blue haze. Toggling the lights is part of my "landing mode" macro along with dropping the gear and setting 4 pips to shields
they need a boost, they are seriously underpowered.
I use them at take off, and approach to the station before landing. They are turned off after touchdown.
What can I say? Years of flight simming, just feels right to do and does give better visibility on dark landing outposts, and oncoming traffic is more visible with its lights on.
Cheers
What can I say? Years of flight simming, just feels right to do and does give better visibility on dark landing outposts, and oncoming traffic is more visible with its lights on.
Cheers
Until the social tools are improved I'll be using my lights to communicate in morse code.
Me, too!
Also helps when leaving a space station...I thought I saw a hauler stuck in a darkened letterbox...I flipped my lights on and it was a Lakon 6....sometimes its hard to see!
The lights actually shine quite a way out from the ship when you notice them. They go for about 100m out but due to the scale of the ship and stations/outposts it doesn't seem to have any effect. I use mine to help me land at outposts and to shine in the eyes of oncomming traffic at stations.
Also used them in the past when mining as it helps me gauge how close I am to the asteroids, and boy some of those things are spinning faster than you think.
Lights came in most handy before text chat was implemented.
Oh, those halcyon days of flashing your lights, stowing your hard points, and doing a little ship-dance like space honey bees to show you meant no harm. Of course, if someone danced badly...
Oh, those halcyon days of flashing your lights, stowing your hard points, and doing a little ship-dance like space honey bees to show you meant no harm. Of course, if someone danced badly...
