PC Lighting in dark places

[Baldoras]

I have a question about lighting. If you are deeply under the surface without light at daytime you don't have to use any light sources because of environment lighting. It makes the game feel uncomfortable for me.

Also this happens in rooms without any window where naturally no sunlight comes in. But at nighttime the room is dark how it should be.

Now my question is, why you should craft and use electrical light sources when you only need this for night period when you have light sources like on helmets anyway?

 

[Roland]

Are shadows enabled? I've found that when shadows are enabled rooms and caves are much darker during the day.

 

[blugold1]

Use an electrical relay timer to only power the lights at night. Mine are set to turn on 30 minutes before dark (21:30) and turn off 30 minutes after dawn (4:30). That works really well.

 

[Ghostlight]

Now my question is, why you should craft and use electrical light sources when you only need this for night period when you have light sources like on helmets anyway?

You shouldn't. If you are happy with the light your helmet is giving why would you craft a light source? I'm not, so I do.