Flashlight
- Template
- Artifact
- Status
- Canon
- Kind
- Equipment
1. Summary
Edmund's portable flashlight is his main light source in the dark underground levels. It runs on batteries that must be found in the installation, it can betray a clandestine party when seen, and it can influence the behaviour of the biological creatures without ever reliably deterring them.
2. Origin
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3. Nature and Properties
The flashlight is a portable light that depends on its batteries. Even apparently ordinary electronic devices or a visible flashlight can betray a clandestine party under the wrong conditions.
3.1 Effect on the Creatures
Direct illumination can make Cancer Dogs and Roach Rats retreat, but the reaction is probabilistic and the light never guarantees safety. Against Flesh Nests the flashlight does not function as a reliable deterrent.
See: Enemies › Cancer Dog
See: Enemies › Roach Rat
See: Enemies › Flesh Nest
4. History and Custody
Batteries for portable lighting equipment can be recovered from old supply stores, such as the Forgotten Supply Station on the surface and the Quartermaster's Cache in D2.
5. Role in the Game
In D3, Edmund must rely on his portable flashlight and its batteries to explore, because the darkness persists until the fusion reactor is successfully restarted. After a permanent reactor failure, he remains dependent on portable illumination.
6. Open Questions
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