Spotlight

Large Ship / Station

Spotlight

 

Components

Required

 

 

Bulletproof Glass

2

 

 

Construction Component

5

 

Large Steel Tube

2

 

Construction Component

15

 

Interior Plate

20

 

Steel Plate

8

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

20

 

Active power consumption (MW):

0.001

 

Airtight:

No

 

Power Consumer Group:

Utility

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

1 x 1 x 1

Small Ship

Spotlight

 

Components

Required

 

 

Interior Plate

1

 

 

Construction Component

1

 

Steel Plate

1

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

7

 

Active power consumption (MW):

0.0002

 

Airtight:

Yes - all orientations

 

Power Consumer Group:

Utility

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

1 x 1 x 1

Overview

The Spotlight illuminates objects in front of it when turned on. Unlike the Interior Light, it has a much larger range, but drains more power. Can be turned on or off either via the Terminal or by hitting L (default) when piloting/controlling a ship/station. The color, range, falloff and intensity of the light can be customized via the Terminal.

Usage

The Spotlight differs from the Interior Light in that it can be controlled directly from Hotkeys. However it functions the same way, but on a much larger scale.

Colour

The colour of the illumination can be changed by adjusting the sliders for Red, Green, and Blue in the RGB colourspace. This will change the colour of the emitted light as well as the colour of the light fixture itself.

Settings

• Radius - Adjusts the size of the light source around the block
• Falloff - How quickly the light dims as distance from the lens increases
• Intensity - Adjusts the brightness of the light
• Blink Interval - The amount of time between flashs
• Blink Length - Adjusts in percentage (taken from interval) how long the flash lasts for
• Blink Offset - Offsets in percentage (taken from interval) how long before the light begins to flash

Tips

• The Spotlight was previously named "Reflector light".
• It may be useful to assign sensible labels to your Interior Lights as soon as they are installed using the same method, so that any new Interior Lights you install will be easily distinguishable as having a numeric code name, and can then be labelled and coloured more easily.
• If you're new to flashing lights, and want them to blink in order. Here's a quick tip. If you have 3 lights, set the first one normally, then the next one with an offset of 20%. The last one you set at 40% offset. You can increase the length/etc as you desire.

Known Issues

• Currently still as of Update 01.094, light sources tend to bleed through blocks. Meaning, if their radius is large enough, you can see them from the other side of a block.

Related Items

• Interior Light
• Corner Light

Programming

• Action List - Spotlight

Update History

Update 01.057	Improved performance of lights Fixed lights which are disconnected from grid are still shining
Update 01.056	Fixed spotlight's light bit ahead of themselves and shine in only one direction
Update 01.054	Fixed emissivity for spotlight block
Update 01.053	Fixed spotlights not illuminating the area correctly
Update 01.046.014	Fixed spotlight cone visible during flashing
Update 01.046	Flashing lights configurable
Update 01.039	Fixed spotlight symmetry
Update 01.018.021	Renamed reflector light to spotlight
Update 01.014.010	Added light parameters in the control panel