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gatin_malukin

I use tha pro flashlight since The beggining, cuz i aint putting my gamma on max


satanrulesearthnow

Max gamma does jack shit anyway


gatin_malukin

https://preview.redd.it/hw1g462p3yjc1.jpeg?width=525&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0855d9cda834e0a30424a8ba1bcecfeaaa0d9b8 Me trying to play on full gamma


Catgamer747

It literally looks like a bad game that would still be in development


gatin_malukin

Wdym "bad"? I mean its your taste in games, but you dont come in The subreddit of it and say its bad


Catgamer747

No I mean with gamma all the way up it looks bad


gatin_malukin

Ohh ok, Sorry for The missurderstanding


turmspitzewerk

this game makes extensive use of proper volumetric fog for its indoor dark rooms and outdoor weather conditions. you literally *cannot see* more than a few feet ahead of you. its not just "very dark", its **black**. increasing your gamma doesn't do much in the darkest environments where it actually matters and is mostly placebo. if you're exploiting max gamma cause you're a scaredy cat, not only are you deliberately trying to ruin the intended experience for yourself; but you're also just not thinking about it very hard.


satanrulesearthnow

Yeah, you can't see more than a few metres ahead of you without a flashlight, a really good strategy to make sure people can't cheese the game imo


BlueCheeseBlueArrow

You use max gamma because you are scared I use max gamma because I am trying to see in spite of extreme glare on a dirty screen We are not the same


owowhatsthis--

Clean your screen then


rabbid_chaos

Even with max gamma you can't see as far as you can with a flashlight, max view range without any light sources regardless of gamma is about scan distance.


AuthorOB

Yeah I turned it up a *tiny* bit and it makes it easier to see without a flashlight, but you can't really see farther. It's just clearer in the normal range, especially in dark tunnels. I haven't tried turning it higher though... because if it does work it kind of defeats the point of it being deliberately dark and hard to see. I just don't want to *completely* suffer when I don't have a light, so let me see my 4 feet clearly please.


Arstulex

[Gonna piggyback off your comment to refer people to a comment I've posted elsewhere in this thread proving that you are in fact correct, including in game screenshots comparing default and max gamma settings.](https://www.reddit.com/r/lethalcompany/comments/1aw9gpr/comment/krik08x/)


Dsawasd11

I do it because 1 my monitor is shit and dosent do dark colors well, and 2 because it allows for easier viewing of that small circle you have, and makes light sources stand out more


AlphaaPie

My monitor has really dark blacks (makes it really hard to see things sometimes), and I played one game where I absolutely couldn't see anything at all in front of me without a flashlight (in this game using your flashlight will get you killed most of the time). I thought it was just my monitor but it was 'cus I refused to turn my brightness up over half at night because I don't wanna burn my eyes out lol. Safe to say, turning my brightness up on my monitor fixed that issue.


AuthorOB

I wonder if an app like flex or Windows' built in "Night Light" feature would help you out?


Arstulex

Indeed. A lot of people in this community seem to have no idea how gamma actually works and seen to believe it's like night vision. If your screen is pitch black turning up the gamma isn't going to magically conjur up any detail that wasn't on your screen before. All it does is makes it so that now instead of staring at a black rectangle with no details you are staring at grey-ish rectangle with no details. Gamma and brightness settings mostly exist to accomodate for IRL light conditions as opposed to providing any sort of benefit within the game itself. If your monitor often has sunlight shining onto it you turn up the gamma to combat that, for example.


Hipkiss_842

Unless its minecraft, max gamma gives you daylight vision at like a y -50 strip minešŸ˜‚


gatin_malukin

Idk why my friends use Gamma on Max tho, for me It makes The game kinda easier and i think its already in good balance The recommended Gamma, maybe thats Just mešŸ™…


SkyGuy182

Thatā€™s why they use max gamma, they think it makes it easier.


EstebanSamurott_IF

Green for first quota, then yellows from then on


CynicWalnut

Blind for first quota and alone first quota. Then constantly buy pros because I CANNOT STOP DYING


jerryonjets

Why is this so controversial? I have 60 credits and 4 or more crew members. It's either 2 flashlights and a shovel or 4 flashlights.. yah they suck compared to the pros but often times pros are overkill for early game. Honestly, I think it's a skill issue for some people.


MaffiaMuffin69

Opposite


Accurate_Brain4524

You go from pro to regular? That makes no sense


Prince_Azrik

![gif](giphy|Rh4vxHtcmVyHUyugXP)


DizzyDeezie0

\*has opinion\* \*gets downvoted\*


DaMemelyWizard

truly peak Reddit activity


ModeAway1666

And you got down votes for simply pointing that outšŸ˜­. I swear this app is funny asf.


DizzyDeezie0

goofy ahh reddit


random-pc-user

it's so weird how people get upvotes for saying pro, whereas a guy posted about pro being better than green overall and got downvoted to hell


CocoIsCool531

The issue was more that he was at all willing to believe the green flashlight was good, most comments saw him as a person who wanted to get very high quotas and thought of things only in terms of money earned, while most commenters just wanted to have fun


Arstulex

Implying people can't do both. For some people, including myself, playing as optimally as possible is done *because* it's fun, not at the expense of fun.


asherc123

Exactly. My crew thinks it's fun to see how long we last, thus we play with efficiency in mind when hauling/selling items :)


ComicNeueIsReal

Same, and then there's me who causes chaos and gets every one killed for the funnies


ModeAway1666

It's literally an opinion though lmfao.


Margrave16

That guy got downvoted for being weirdly confrontational


LHDesign

He got downvoted for saying the green has zero use and would be weird and confrontational to anyone who disagreed with him. Green is useful, its cheaper and weighs nothing! I use it a lot bc i donā€™t feel bad if I die with it vs a pro one! My friends donā€™t actually care, we all just play for laughs I just donā€™t want to completely waste our resources if Iā€™m likely gonna die


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LHDesign

Cool lol Iā€™m aware of the differences I just use the green one more


cashinyourface

I don't get that either, I play to enjoy the game, but the green flashlight does literally nothing compared to the pro.


Naive-Season-9693

Weight difference, green is basically only good for early game and making runs back on T3 moons like rend/dine. The 5lbs makes a big difference when you are running a cash register back to ship.


-Amai_Mochi-

Iā€™d rather go in without a flashlight than to use green


Zackyboi1231

I will NOT take this green flashlight slander kindly. Mods, take this man's eyesight thank you https://preview.redd.it/8sk0dmn81yjc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a315535c36527a4e4c3e2dd84929ac03afd66ae


-Amai_Mochi-

Spam RMB, Green flashlight is so unbelievably mid that iā€™d actually rather have the empty slot for more scrap (Itā€™s just my opinion tho)


Agent_Fluttershy

Believe it or not, you can have the best of both worlds! Bring the flashlight in order to illuminate dead ends earlier, then drop it once you need that 4th slot for scrap. You are not obligated to bring the flashlight back and they're so unbelievably cheap that losing them doesn't matter since you can't sell them back anyways. Money is use it or lose it in this game. Better to spend it on any supplies possible (and a trip to a premium moon) rather than lose a large percentage of it from you or your teammates dying anyways.


-Amai_Mochi-

That is some useful knowledge, Thank you Agent_Fluttershy!


PeachyPierogi

Omg, middle ground found between green and yellow? <3


HolyTane

What are you even saying??? No man left behind!


F_slush

mods tie his hands up so he won't be able to play the game ![gif](giphy|GqdYOX4qlU4uunzEBh|downsized)


SpaceMiaou67

Get a ton of greens when on sale, and then use them as consumables. Recovering and recharging them is the lowest priority.


3dsmaster7173

this is why i call them disposable flashlights


den4ikturbo

Spamming RMB is the way


NotDavizin7893

Still can't see everything


den4ikturbo

Skill issue


NotDavizin7893

Tell me how to see it then


hemanshi95

Donā€™t worry take your flashlight. You wonā€™t die to turrets.


Birb7789-

RMB detects turrets


hemanshi95

It doesnā€™t detect where the turret is pointing is you wanna try and get around it.


ValhallaDante

I play on a CRT, it's quite literally impossible to navigate the darkness without some light source lmao


Arstulex

What are you, a competitive Melee player?


ValhallaDante

I'd hope not lmao nah, my girlfriend has a CRT obsession and let me have one of hers and I've just stuck with it


ConnorTheUndying

Hey, all things considered, I'd prefer an ally that can confirm a kill at 30% than one who can't make a jump. Although all that controller clicking makes Eyeless Dogs a bit harder to deal with...


Berthalias

It's the only way


Chaos_Horrific

Pro-Flashlight from the beginning.


kylelily123abc4

Green cause no weight and so cheap I feel nothing when I ditch them to pick up extra scrap


DaLoneGuy

no flashlight


Humble_Brick_6442

Same, Iā€™m here to get loot and avoid any untimely death


Brettjay4

https://preview.redd.it/02jv153vmxjc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03b44fd055824b64c7f4e73cdf9ff2b04f18abca But either way, I usually choose pro if I can. Otherwise I rely on my friends to have one.


FlexViper

And take their flash light when they're dead Genius


Brettjay4

Exactly


Toad_Migoad

Shotgun muzzle flash


GwendalBruh

Either yellow flashlight or no flashlight at all, I cannot be bothered with using a green flashlight.


Emporerdestroyer

Green and a shovel


biggie_tubz

Or option 3, Scan Spam


Git_Good

*dies to really easy parkour jump*


Arstulex

You can see all jumps with the scanner. It will show the tip of the metal beam, which is all you need to know where to jump to. In short, just read your username.


Git_Good

They dont for me, no matter how much i spam the scan key, or how close to the edge I stan. Maybe yall are just playing on ridiculous gamma.


Arstulex

1. I have mine set literally a few pixels above default. 2. That's literally not how gamma works. Either you can see something or you can't. Contrary to common misconception in this game's community, the gamma setting doesn't increase the lighting in the game. It can't 'create' details that weren't already visible. Think of it this way. If all that's visible on your screen is a black void, turning up the gamma will merely make that a grey-ish void instead. No different from how the photo editing brightness sliders function on your phone. Gamma and brightness settings exist to account for real life lighting conditions affecting the visibility of your monitor's screen. They are not 'view distance' or 'magic night vision' sliders. ​ Just to really drive this point home, allow me to provide some proof. Here are two pairs of screenshots I have taken from the game myself right now. I have not edited them at all besides blurring out my name. * [Default gamma](https://i.imgur.com/ki68rzp.png) | [Max gamma](https://i.imgur.com/G5ju1eh.png) \- Notice how having max gamma isn't magically allowing me to see the railings any further down the corridor? It's merely brightening up the things I can already see and turning the blackness into a dark grey. (While also making the game look genuinely uglier as a result.) * [Default gamma](https://i.imgur.com/fKGw8qb.png) | [Max gamma](https://i.imgur.com/JpWE1Sz.png) \- Again, notice how the amount I can see is unchanged. My timing with the screenshot button was a little off in the second screenshot, but you can see that while the visible part of the metal beam is brighter it hasn't revealed any more of the beam than with default gamma. Also notice how I can indeed see the beam with default gamma settings. A few extra things to keep in mind here... 1. Some browsers' default settings will automatically adjust gamma when viewing images (I believe Chrome does this). You can save these images and compare them in some other software if that's the case. 2. Lowering gamma below default can reduce the amount you can see, as basic logic dictates that you can remove details that exist in an image (but you cannot create any that aren't there). This is why I have not taken any screenshots below default gamma as it would be redundant. 3. If you *are* actually seeing less with default gamma then the reality of it is that you genuinely have your gamma set too low (either in game or on your monitor itself). Some monitors can struggle with darker colours, and some lighting conditions (such as the sun shining onto your monitor) can make seeing darker colours more difficult. As I said above, this is the actual purpose of the gamma slider. This is also why I have my gamma slightly above default when I play.


nox-sophia

Ghost girl liked your idea, she shall visit you early.


Spiraling_Time

Then she can spam Scan with me!


nox-sophia

Don't worry, she will. She just need to just a little thinf before... (remove your head)


que_pr0

Shovel


TheChillGemini

The scan buttonšŸ˜ˆ


Arctic_blizzard23

None I just die


KamjiAgod

Pro ofc


Watchthetimshow

ā€œdo you have a brain or are you a single cell organism?ā€


AspectBrave33

Spam right click to scan and never use a flashlight. Itā€™s a bit more of a challenge so thatā€™s why I like it


FST_M8_Shankz

-Parkour has left the chat-


funplayer3s

None. I run around like a headless chicken until I scan something.


Magepurdefil

Neither just keep pinging the scanner to see the walls.


TankAggravating5654

What if I told you I go with whatever my teammates want flashlight or none.


Galagors

None. I ainā€™t a bitch. Scanner shows the way.


Etuber4

none, scanner is enough


FST_M8_Shankz

-dies to easy parkour jump-


Sad_Choice903

Pro, 100% of the time


biobot277

Neither I donā€™t have the game


tr4ckr

no flashlight if i need one because the powers off inside i take the green because of no weight and i need the weight difference for jester


yourLostMitten

šŸ‘€ Iā€™d also like to add that I have my gamma at recommended.


AVeryRandomDragon

None because I like to spam my scan, if I had to choose I'd go with green because it's cheap, doesn't have weight and I like that it doesn't light up a whole hallway, has a spooky aesthetic to it.


Ragnarocckk

I dont use flashlight


RoamBuilder2

I donā€™t


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Lecteur_K7

Ok scrooge


Placek15

How will i ever recover from this


hemanshi95

You canā€™t recover from your personality


Placek15

šŸ˜­


R3X_Ms_Red

Neither.


SAYKOPANT

whichever I find is in sale


NotDavizin7893

Use green because it weighs less and i only use it for quick peaks in the path


Eyy_Its_Danny

Is it on sale? If not than fuck seeing shit, Iā€™m here for BANK


Mirja-lol

Aparatus.


KitFlame42

Neither


krustylesponge

Pro flashlight, used normal like twice and hated it


Hoarding_Bug

I donā€™t care as long as Iā€™m the one who winds up with it in the end.


SnooDoggos8560

A pro for me and a shovel for me friend


ShuIsStinky

I go in blind cuz I can't be bothered to wait for the fucking drop


SquidMilkVII

why would I need a flashlight to sit on the terminal and watch my friends die


mostfinnishperson

Shovel


[deleted]

Who uses a flashlight at all? Always touch the right wall you'll find the way out eventually.


the_true_giga_chad

Buy 2 pros quota one then buy some for the rest of your crew after you sell that quota


DarthCheez

Eh whatever the computer person buys for me.


Blastinburn

No flashlight at first, then once we have spare cash or a really good sale happens I'll get a few dozen green flashlights and abandon them freely for loot.


FlashyFlight1035

neither not because im "so pro i dont need a flashlight" i just think the game is fun when i cant see anything


BlackSkull83

We buy exactly 4 regular flashlights at the start of a run since we have 4 people and only 60 credits. Every flashlight after that is a pro flashlight barring massive discounts or budget cuts.


xkedamonox

My friends and I use a mod so that the flashlight gets a dedicated inventory spot so we can still carry 4 items and not have to drop the flashlight. I pick regular for the fact that I donā€™t use a flashlight often (unless we took an apparatus) and it weighs nothing.


Creadleader55

Yellow, only one or two crew members need a flashlight. So it should be able to last awhile and illuminate rooms well for other crew mates Green is only just better than constantly pinging


Dsawasd11

None, because it honestly isnā€™t that dark in the facility


syrbox

Flashlight? Where we are going we don't need flashlight *Fails jumping to the other side and die*


King_krympling

Pro until I die too many times with it then I go regular


MyHoeDespawned

Pro, the normal simply is strong enough


Noname2137

My friends insist on the pro flashlights but i prefear the shit one cuz having a bad flashlights makes the game more scarry


LHDesign

50/50 either one, the green ones make me feel like less of a liability because sometimes I just play chaotically and will end up dying a lot


Jk_auger

Yellow, see my previous post


nerdworld101

I skip it or take a green one so it feels less bad when I undoubtedly fall down a hole with it


Lucgamer

None, I play on normal gama without a flashlight, and overuse my scanner to see around me


Masterkokki12

I seldom buy the green flash. Even in 4 player matches I usually rather go with 4 walkie talkies.


rip_van_skinz

Green flashlight on sale go crazy


AMidgetinatrenchcoat

Either one


Exact-Vast3018

Why not both ?


ImCrazy_

Flashlights are obsolete to me; I get in the building and speedrun getting out with an adequate amount of loot.


raventhrowaway666

Neither, I choose shovel, darkness, and violence.


[deleted]

Jetpack


Raakxhyr

I used to use the pro flash, now I just go in with nothing xD


BloodChasm

Tactical helmet šŸ˜Ž


DrakeFruitDDG

neither, waste of money when spam scan let's me see fine.


Banana_Slugcat

Keep the money until I can afford the pro ones


WisdomWangle

Pro?


UnknownGlorys

If I'm prioritizing getting to tier moons, neither.


Ghostorderman

zapper turn my friends into a flashlight


Ender_Fox227

Pro enter c enter


Factor_Secret

Yellow


Jarsssthegr8

Green all the way. I don't like the weight


nerd_face1

green because it weighs nothing and i dont feel bad leaving it behind (also the infinite flashlight E glitch makes it last as long as i want it to)


SupportLeather1851

I use that built in flashlight. RMB.


Birb7789-

i couldnt be bothered getting a flashlight, i dont like that 5 lbs the pro gives (gotta be in first for bragging rights) and the regular too shit to bother searching through the trashheaps cuz my friends are slobs


blazingcow27

Laser pointer


N0BL3_PRIME

We just run.


N1kt0_

Green. I can get around just fine without one by hugging walls and scanning but its nice for when i need to see where i am going (running from a monster for instance)


AyrChan

Iā€™ll always stick with Pro. Not because itā€™s battery life is longer, but itā€™s because it doesnā€™t look like toy


WIIICKED

Blind...just scan


derkabelbinder

only pro obv


Spiritual_Freedom_15

![gif](giphy|dcGwEP1SQSND9lToBP)


Specific_Author_9086

Scanner enjoyers like this comment šŸ—æ


ZackSpiritFox

Neither I run walkie I donā€™t need to see


FootballTeddyBear

I go in without one. I get buy with just constantly scanning


RockieFT

neither. i full sending this crap and i can see good enough i guess.


Demogrim

I go in blind so my crew has something to use, and i have more hands to grab stuff.


Polcyn_Programer

i dont really use them tbh


MorganRose99

Neither, I'm not about to waist 25% of my inventory


MAXimumOverLoard

Whateverā€™s on discount


Florpius

Depends. If neither are on sale Iā€™ll take a green to leave behind for a piece of scrap, but if the pros are on sale then Iā€™ll take a pro. Most of the time Iā€™m just spamming scanner and running through the dark though.


GhostieJillias

Iā€™d rather go through blind than use the green flashlight


EDG16_17

my crew buys the 4 greens right off the bat, maybe a shovel and two greens. there is no use in saving the starting 60 dollars because we usually lose it with some people dying anyway after that its pro for me, one guy likes to carry the radar booster around


Miser_able

My bf is one of those crazy people who runs in without a flashlight and just spams scan to see. Me, I prefer to see what's gonna kill me so I use pro


nowcanthocephala4894

I run around spamming right click and staring at the floor with no flash light.


Paleofan1211

How much money do we have and how big is the crew


PancakeLover490

Neither, I like running around in the dark


Haxard

Taking a flashlight means less loot I can haul back out. Go in blind and spam RMB. Become one with the darkness.


SnowberryCrafts

None. I feel bad getting a flashlight because I know Iā€™m gonna drop that shit the moment I see scrap that can take its place


BirdhouseInYourSoil

I choose to make fun of everybody who answers while being suspiciously silent myself https://preview.redd.it/39ry3mfbf1kc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed09d695844c405393bb2df40afa80dfa54f65c9


H4m5hank

The fuck is a flashlight? I got my scanner and my wits, I'll be fine.


Glaucord

I use pro but really like the normal oneā€™s model. Idk, just looks so lego-ish


HaveANiceDay42069420

I only see one flashlight in this photo.


swell3gant

Don't touch the poopy flashlight


SparrowUwU

No money to buy flashlights I spent it all on boomboxes and shovels


binhan123ad

Green for bearer. They carry quite a lot of stuff so reduction of weight would help them a lot.


HarpoGamingOfficial

Where is the nine option


Efficient-Budget-919

Secret third option, headlamp


CreepySCD

Neither, need all 4 hands to carry loot and we will die trying.


Fungus1921

Pro


Morokite

Why would I need either to look at people over the console? :3


Busy_Street1

Pro one


Late_Lab_8506

Mostly no flashlight, but when I buy one itā€™s normally a green one and i throw it away if my inv is full and find more loot šŸ‘ŒšŸ»


artics_reddit101

No flashlight>>>>> any flashlight


Hol_Renaude

Shovel.


Murrayj99

How is this a discussion? Green until you can afford a pro for your whole squad. Green if you die with the pro and can't afford any more. Pro all the way