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**NAME:** Flashlight  
**AUTHOR:** Documn  
**CATEGORY:** Miscellaneous  
  
**SHORT DESCRIPTION**  
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This mod gives you an invisible, hands-free flashlight.  
  
**HISTORY**  
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1.5, Nov 04 2010 - Added non-FOSE performance version  
1.4, Oct 27 2010 - Added non-FOSE version.  
1.3, Oct 22 2010 - Added white color.  
1.2, Oct 16 2010 - Added menu so you can change your flashlight hotkey.  
1.1, Oct 15 2010 - Optimized the scripts a little.  
1.0, Oct 13 2010 - Initial release.  
  
**REQUIREMENTS**  
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1. Fallout 3, version 1.7.  
2. Fallout Script Extender (if you want to use a FOSE version).  
  
**LONGER DESCRIPTION**  
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The flashlight is a light beam that follows your line of sight. It's effective up to 1000 units away. (For reference, an average player character about 125 units tall.) The beam magically comes out of your player's face, so in that sense it's not really a flashlight. This light is not connected to your Pip-Boy light; your Pip-Boy light will continue to work as normal.  
  
FOSE VERSIONS:  
Toggle your flashlight on and off by pressing your flashlight hotkey. The default key is B. The default color is orange, though the light may appear white or yellow depending on what area you're in. You can change the flashlight's color or hotkey by opening your Pip-boy and navigating to Items > Apparel > < Flashlight Options >.  
  
The download file includes two esps because I want you to be able to choose how you want to work around the "only one light allowed bug" described in the Known Issues section. Each esp has a different solution to the problem. Choose only one to use.  
- Flashlight-Performance.esp uses a quick math formula to approximate a good spot to illuminate, assuming you're on level ground. The approximation is pretty bad if you're looking uphill or downhill.  
- Flashlight-LOS.esp uses the line-of-sight function to find a good spot to illuminate. This method is generally more accurate, but is also more taxing on your computer.  
  
NON-FOSE VERSION:  
The flashlight is an apparel item. Wear it to turn the flashlight on; remove it to turn it off.  
  
SHOUT OUT TO PELINOR:  
This mod follows the same principle as Pelinor's Directional Piplight (download here: http://fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9084) Thanks to Pelinor for giving me permission to improve on the mod.  
  
**KNOWN ISSUES**  
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Using the light will decrease your frame rate. If your frame rate becomes too low, I suggest using the performance esp and/or Fallout Stutter Remover (download here: http://fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8886) to help deal with any performance problems, but neither of these are magical fixes.  
  
The beam of light can "pulse" while you're moving. This is most noticable if you're facing a wall and you move straight forward and backwards. I have decided to leave it as is - it's a compromise I had to make between the smoothless of the light, the effective length of the flashlight beam, and the performance hit on your computer.  
  
The "only one light allowed" bug: Some textures will only reflect light from one light source. If your flashlight is on, these textures may refuse to be lit up by any other lights in the area, which can make them appear black if you're not shining the flashlight on them. These textures include, but are not limited to:  
- exterior ground that isn't covered by rubble, concrete, rocks, etc.,  
- some paper, and  
- the edges of crumbling walls and windows.  
For example, if you're in a moderately lit interior that has paper on the ground, and you turn on your flashlight, all the paper that's not near the light beam may turn consipculously dark. If you turn off the flashlight, the paper will become visible again. If you know a fix for this problem, I'd appreciate the help.  
  
**INSTALL**  
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0. I highly recommend that you use a cleansave when upgrading from an earlier version of Flashlight.  
1. Patch Fallout 3 to the latest version. Download the latest patch here: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/downloads/updates.html  
2. Install FOSE. Download here: http://fose.silverlock.org/  
3. Extract the contents of the 7z archive you downloaded into a temporary folder.  
4. Copy either Flashlight-Performance.esp OR Flashlight-LOS.esp into your Fallout3Data folder.  
5. Activate the esp you in Data Files in your Fallout 3 Launcher.  
  
**CONTACT**  
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Feel free to leave a comment on tesnexus. All feedback is welcome.  
PM: documn on thenexusforums or the Bethedsda Softworks forum.  
Email: documn at the gmail  
  
**CREDITS**  
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God for saving me.  
Bethesda for Fallout 3 and GECK.  
FOSE team for FOSE.  
Pelinor for Directional Piplight.  
Wrye for Summon Bed script.  
The contributors to the GECK wiki and the Bethsoft GECK forums for tips and tricks and support.  
Arwen for the color of the orange flashlight.  
LHammonds for the general format of this readme.

This mod gives you an invisible, hands-free flashlight.

Name	Size	Date
Flashlight v1-5	N/A	October 14, 2024
Flashlight v1-1	N/A	October 14, 2024
Flashlight v1-2	N/A	October 14, 2024
Flashlight v1-3	N/A	October 14, 2024
Flashlight v1-4	N/A	October 14, 2024

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