[Housing] Idea for Colored Lighting & Brightness Control: A Super-Combo Multi-Effect Flame!

MoonPile · January 24

✨ 🕯️ Lighting! 🕯️ ✨ – one of the most important qualities of a build!

➡️ https://moonpile.tumblr.com/post/806603917205094401/another-idea-for-colored-lights-eso-housing

What's inside:

An idea for ZOS: A multi-effect light that could help us have better control of color, dimness, and use existing "container" lamps (that we like the look of, but not color or brightness of).
Screenshots – Relevant existing lights with unique effects + lighting tricks.
Examples of these tricks in my builds.

Why:
I’m always wishing we could have lights in different colors like we see around Tamriel (pics in post) – Without making them way too bright or losing tons of slots to stacking. Hue / Saturation / Brightness sliders would be ideal! But I kind of doubt it’s possible, considering the different-colored lanterns coming in U49. It also seems inefficient to make every type of lantern in multiple colors…

So instead: Would it be possible to create a tiny orb or flame with the following qualities?
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Sorry for the cliffhanger & to ask you to click through a link. But it's formatted to show this idea with screenshots. The OP took a while to put together, and wouldn't work as well here on the Systems forum due to image uploading limitations. (P.S. if you happen to be on Mobile, it's best to force Desktop Site via your browser to be able to pinch-zoom in on the images.)

Thanks for reading!

LunaFlora · January 24

yes better lighting would be awesome.
i like your sliders idea

MoonPile · January 24

LunaFlora wrote: »

yes better lighting would be awesome.
i like your sliders idea

I'd love sliders too. But this idea came about because I doubt an H/S/L slider is possible with their systems. Since Fargrave lanterns are coming it made me wonder if they'd seen requests like mine. But making every lantern in diff colors would be so inefficient & doesn't solve the problems of brightness –

All explained in the post!
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LunaFlora · January 24

MoonPile wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

yes better lighting would be awesome.
i like your sliders idea

I'd love sliders too. But this idea came about because I doubt an H/S/L slider is possible with their systems. Since Fargrave lanterns are coming it made me wonder if they'd seen requests like mine. But making every lantern in diff colors would be so inefficient & doesn't solve the problems of brightness –

All explained in the post!
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sorry i had just woken up when i posted my previous comment so i overlooked parts of your post.

the orb and flame idea is good too!
Mage's and Warrior's flame are flames that might fit this? Though they are 2 furnishings instead of one adjustable furnishing.
i have used the blue Mage's Flame in the empty lantern that "statue, light" holds.

pictures from Willowpond Haven and Sweetwater Cascades.

Yes whilst i love the coloured paper lanterns, it would be better to be able to change the colour. Or use a little adjustable light source like you suggest.

MoonPile · January 24

LunaFlora wrote: »

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Oh nooo please DELETE! 🤣 Kidding. But because those have that horrible glow that bleeds through walls – DO NOT WANT. (These are also rather large, will not fit inside many other lanterns etc.)

Example pics in the OP
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LunaFlora · January 24

ah i forgot the flame glows through walls.
Plus just realised they have an annoying flickering effect.

freespirit · January 24

I think it would be a wonderful addition. something the size of the Replica Dreamshard would be excellent!

We know that multiple colours in one item can be done, I suspect multiple brightness's might be more difficult within the same item.

My fallbacks are always the Hlaalu Salt Lamp and the Replica Cursed Orb of Meridia, the former takes some jiggling around with, is square and is not small enough, the latter is very bright, pulses and at 100k per item is pretty expensive but I find it can be buried pretty deep and still impart the colours.

As always it's a fight to find something to do a fairly simple job!

MoonPile · January 24

freespirit wrote: »

I think it would be a wonderful addition. something the size of the Replica Dreamshard would be excellent!

We know that multiple colours in one item can be done, I suspect multiple brightness's might be more difficult within the same item.

My fallbacks are always the Hlaalu Salt Lamp and the Replica Cursed Orb of Meridia, the former takes some jiggling around with, is square and is not small enough, the latter is very bright, pulses and at 100k per item is pretty expensive but I find it can be buried pretty deep and still impart the colours.

As always it's a fight to find something to do a fairly simple job!

Yeah Meridia's Orb is such a good one too, since it takes a Special slot! For large areas it's awesome for color. But yes, too much, too expensive and too flamey for smaller. And I think we wouldn't want this orb / whatever to take a Special slot since they're too limited.

There are lots of color options (Apocrypha orbs, etc.) I just didn't mention since they don't have the relevant unique features. (It would need a whole separate Farovite Lights post!)

But yeah. I hope the Devs might have some better ideas than mine regarding how to handle multiple light types / toggles!

Soarora · January 25

I’m laser focused (pun not intended) on getting more party laser colors but more lighting options are always appreciated! Especially since I tend to use a lot of duo tone lighting.