Hello there.
I would like to request some new flashlights to be added into game that can be attached to your vests.
The flashlights would be in the design of the US Military MX-991 flashlight and the KSF-1 flashlight.
These would go into your radio slot so as to prevent your weapons clipping through the light that would be emitted from them, alternatively, to accommodate this, the chemlight and radio slots could be swapped for easier translation into that corresponding slot.
The MX-911 style flashlight could be found in T3 and T4 spots, or near where US Forces could be based and the KSF-1 flashlight could be a general flashlight found in all tiers and would ideally by of a lower brightness and range compared to the MX-911.
They would both of course take the standard 9v battery (unless you wanna add more batteries that would be swell😉😉 ) and would last on par with the standard flashlight or perhaps a little worse.
I would imagine new animations would need to be added for holding both flashlights as well.
Further to this, to prevent a player from constantly swapping their hands with multiple objects then having a hotkey would be beneficial for the player to use.
The major problem with this is that the "L" shortcut for headtorches, helmet torch and the NVG's all use the same key for both press and hold, which could cause a conflict if you have the MX-911, helmet torch and NVG's.
To remedy this, perhaps a double tap "L" for the vest light to turn them on and off, so you can use all 3 sources at one time, or a new key entirely, although this might be too cumbersome.
For console, I would suggest the same (However I am unfamiliar with console control schemes so good luck figuring that out)
I have personally done some tests and experiments with my own Flashlight Modpack mod which I can feature here (Please excuse the poor models I made the mod while I was learning stuff)
I shall include a couple concept images of what a MX-911 could look and function. (Please bear in mind the model is old and outdated, but gets the point across)
Again, these would be moved to the radio slot, or the slots themselves would be swapped around to accommodate the new additions.
Any ideas on functionality or discussion is absolutely welcomed.
Kindest Regards
Lad