Xbox 360 Good ideas for lighting up a dark room?

[eekutz]

I'm wondering if it's possible to light fires at all? I've tried lighting the wood in the fireplace in the Sky Haven Temple, in the room with the beds, to no avail and the coal heaps that Esbern is able to light by the wall are found throughout the temple, and sadly, I cannot light them up myself.

The 'armory' room in said temple is also very dark--just wondering if anyone has come up with good ways to bring light into dark places, other than equipping a torch (which do run out). On a side note there, contrary to what I've read, you cannot take torches off of walls. Am I not doing something right?

Anything I'm not doing right, or any tricks that have been learned?

 

[Dragon Bourne]

You can take certain torches, others you can't. Try equipping (lighting) the torch then dropping it. Did this in Breezehome and it was SO bright i had to remove them.

 

[ItsBenniBlack]

yes take torches off use the wall of caves they usually are removable.. and use your light the way spell it works awesome

 

[Slow Rider]

The Staff of Magelight is useful if you run across one.

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Staff_of_Magelight

 

[xSuoiveDx]

Or you can simply change the Gamma level in the game play settings.

 

[Kurrus]

You can take certain torches, others you can't. Try equipping (lighting) the torch then dropping it. Did this in Breezehome and it was SO bright i had to remove them.

Won't they burn out eventually? Plus the fire marshall might frown on such practices.

 

[ItsBenniBlack]

lol i carry 14 torches if one burns out im good

 

[Dragon Bourne]

Won't they burn out eventually? Plus the fire marshall might frown on such practices.

Have been burning sicne I put them there and no Skyrim FD has shown up to put out my home on fire so I think we are safe. : )

 

[bradavis]

just use the spell magelight or candlelight

 

[FunkyBrosky]

Just get the spell magelight from winterhold its a big help, or turn your brightness up lol

 

[meatpuppets]

Just be a Kahjit They can see in the dark.

 

[eekutz]

Thanks for all the replies! I have been doing a few of these things. And I thought I'd mention that after some time doing main quests, when I returned to the Temple, many (I think all) of the wall-mounted coal things were lit, as well as the fireplace/hearth in the bedrooms/mess area, with an added pot cooker thing. The place looks great now, and I'm not sure when this all happened (might have been after a certain Alduin encounter), as now everything in the Temple, even all my things I stored in the chests, are marked as Steal From I guess I have to kill a certain friendly dragon to earn the right back to my things... something I'm not sure if I want to do yet

 

[Panthera]

I don't have that problem I play Khajiit

 

[BeastAndAMidget]

Turn up the brightness?

 

[andrea]

equip a torch to one on your hands if you use one handed combat, and equip back the shield only during hard fights, you can do a little block with the torch too btw, or cast candlelight if you want a light that follows you or magelight to have it stick where it's casted