Make Light Sources Great Again.

[Hasta]

Let's face it: virtually everyone uses Nightvision mode. All the fancy flickering lights that our beloved devs poured so much effort into - they just go unnoticed, 'cept for screenshoting purposes of fellow devoted Hearthlands' beauty seekers.

So, here's my suggestion. Really easy way of making Lanterns, Irr-lanterns used again (and giving the irreplaceable Torch even more uses) would be to slap some +Perception and +Exploration on a light source when it's lit. A lit torch may give just token amounts for sprucecaps, it's useful as it is, but a nice quality Lantern should be comparable to a monocle, no less. Irr-Lantern - even overshadow said monocle with it's immense bonuses!

That way, even with Nightvision mode on, foragers and scouts will wander the wilderness and brave deep uncharted caverns holding a bright light in their steady hand, shadows dancing around them. I think that would be a nice cosmetic touch, and it would also give a non-cosmetic purpose to rarely used items. Even better, that purpose has perfect logic to it: you wanna see more stuff? Grab a lantern, you'll see more stuff!

[shubla]

Let's face it: virtually everyone uses Nightvision mode. All the fancy flickering lights that our beloved devs poured so much effort into - they just go unnoticed, 'cept for screenshoting purposes of fellow devoted Hearthlands' beauty seekers.

So, here's my suggestion. Really easy way of making Lanterns, Irr-lanterns used again (and giving the irreplaceable Torch even more uses) would be to slap some +Perception and +Exploration on a light source when it's lit. A lit torch may give just token amounts for sprucecaps, it's useful as it is, but a nice quality Lantern should be comparable to a monocle, no less. Irr-Lantern - even overshadow said monocle with it's immense bonuses!

That way, even with Nightvision mode on, foragers and scouts will wander the wilderness and brave deep uncharted caverns holding a bright light in their steady hand, shadows dancing around them. I think that would be a nice cosmetic touch, and it would also give a non-cosmetic purpose to rarely used items. Even better, that purpose has perfect logic to it: you wanna see more stuff? Grab a lantern, you'll see more stuff!

Great idea, perception should be decreased in caves and maybe during night as well. This could be counteracted by carrying any light source.

[terechgracz]

I like.

[Granger]

I like.

I do too.

Though I would prefer it in concert with a stricter enforcement of darkness.

[pppp]

That makes sense only if there is a penalty to per*exp in darkness and carrying a light source would mitigate that penalty. Doubt it will be welcomed by players though.

[Kaios]

Yes make it look like this and then I will actually have reason to build braziers or lanterns along underground roads too.

God damn bats blocking my exit from this scary cave. I hope my torch doesn't run out anytime soon.

It just keeps getting worse

[NeoBasilisk]

Let's face it: virtually everyone uses Nightvision mode.

I don't because it's ugly af
If I'm expecting to be in a tense fight I will of course go full autist mode and hide everything and toggle light, but I do what I can to prevent eye cancer otherwise.

[MooCow]

That makes sense only if there is a penalty to per*exp in darkness and carrying a light source would mitigate that penalty. Doubt it will be welcomed by players though.

Lights should both remove the penalty, and apply their buffs as normal.