Light mechanics

Discussion in 'Ideas and Suggestions' started by 1heeo, Jun 13, 2025.

  1. 1heeo

    1heeo
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    Hello BeamNG team,

    Lately, I’ve found myself a bit disappointed with how the vehicle lights behave after the ignition is turned off. While I understand it's realistic for modern cars, older vehicles like the Covet shouldn't have an automatic system that shuts off the lights when the ignition is off. It would be great to see a change that allows lights to be semi-automatic or even fully manual, depending on the vehicle.

    Another issue I’ve noticed is with the hazard lights — they also turn off when the ignition is off, which isn't realistic in many real-world scenarios. Hazard lights should stay on, especially for emergency situations, regardless of ignition state.

    Overall, I’d love to see improvements to the lighting system in general. For example, better light paths for headlights would make nighttime driving in vanilla cars much more enjoyable and actually possible without needing mods.

    To clarify — it's not the automatic light behavior itself that bothers me most, it’s the hazard lights shutting off with the ignition that I find especially frustrating.

    If any of the developers are reading this, thank you very much for your time and hard work. I hope these suggestions can be considered for a future update!

    And of course — always check your oil level.
    Take care and bye bye!
     
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