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Anyone who intends to keep a couple in their inventory (to drop some down a cave or cliff to illuminate the way, or breadcrumbs their path into some winding cavern) is still faced with that downside. It's nice that one powder spawns 3 flares, and in the Dev Trello there are plans to up the number to 5 flares, but this just exacerbates another issue with flares: they take up more space than ONE Flashlight. why would I not just make a Flashlight that doesn't get consumed and require me to make more? Other times it spawns eggs, which… who keeps explosive fish in a tank in their base? I always keep that first Crash Powder to craft a Laser Cutter, and after that. Exploring in narrow winding caverns is dangerous enough from the risk of getting lost and drowning, on top of that you've got to stumble upon a Crashfish and survive, and even then their pods have a CHANCE to spawn the Powder. Even with the "distracts hostile creatures" benefit.Ĭause: They require Crashfish Powder, which is not abundantly available, and dangerous to harvest.
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Further explanation below:įlares are not worth the trouble of crafting at this point. Root Problem: The flashlight renders other light sources (flare, light-stick) obsolete.Ĭause: It's available from the start, cheap to craft, is directional (can be pointed), and has essentially no downsides compared to the light-stick and flare. Case in point: I'm noticing I'm never using Flares, or Light-sticks, because the simplest solution for all circumstances is to build a flashlight. At the moment though some tools have an overlap in functionality without providing any distinct benefits, so some are strictly better than others and probably won't see a lot of use except for the initial "let's try this out". I think every tool should have a chance and being a part of the players story.