Emergency light
Specimen Telemetry & Parameters
- Trader Value
- 8
- Weight
- 0.5u
- INT to Recognize
- 7
- INT to Craft
- -
- Decay Timer
- 10 min
- Inventory Usable
- Yes
- Recipe / Acquisition
- Scavenged in layers / Crates / Traders
- Clinical & Survival Role
- Portable chemical/flare light source with a 10-minute active burn time for pitch-black caverns.
Emergency light Field Specification & Classification
Within the Release 1.0 equipment manifest of Casualties: Unknown, the emergency light specimen is cataloged as a high-priority survival resource for deep subterranean expeditions. Field telemetry confirms that maintaining dedicated emergency light reserves in accessible container slots prevents acute medical or logistical emergencies from escalating during vertical cave traversal. Expeditions descending from the Gravel Lands toward deeper subterranean strata rely on emergency light whenever standard scavenging runs encounter resource scarcity, structural hazards, or severe physical trauma.
Acquisition, Crafting & Clinical Deployment Protocol
Survivors obtain Emergency light primarily via Scavenged from structural containers or traded at outpost kiosks. Before committing Emergency light to an active slot, operators must account for its specific operational hazard profile: Improper deployment under trauma or high encumbrance can delay stabilization. Executing a clean inspection in the limb and torso diagnostic console before using Emergency light prevents wasted charges, secondary tissue complications, or fatal encumbrance penalties while traversing vertical shafts.
Loadout Synergy & Comparative Expedition Alternatives
In balanced descent loadouts, Emergency light pairs effectively with E-PDA (Tech & Knowledge) and Foliage bag (Containers & Storage) to cover both routine traversal and emergency stabilization. When trader stock or container rolls do not yield Emergency light, seasoned scavengers substitute Glowplant fruit or conserve mass for deeper biome transitions where resupply kiosks are absent.