Speaking of colored lights –

I always admire these candles in Cyrodiil. Wish we had some with a warm, reddish color like that. Ideally, this tiny color-changing flame idea could help with candles too (albeit taking slots):

Combine the most useful effects of existing lights into one –

One light to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them! (Sorry 😂)

Intro: I'm always wishing we could have lights in different colors like we see around Tamriel...

...Without making them way too bright or losing tons of slots to stacking. Hue / Saturation / Brightness sliders would be ideal!

But I kind of doubt it's possible, considering the colored lanterns coming in U49. It also seems inefficient to make every type of lantern in multiple colors...

So instead,

Would it be possible to create a tiny orb or flame with the following qualities:

Approx. the size & brightness of a Replica Dreamshard: Tiny so it can be hidden in most existing lights. Not too bright so they can be stacked or toggled for more brightness – instead of overwhelming a space, over-exposing / blowing everything out, & ruining dramatic lighting. (E.g. Psijic Lighting Globe, Small is a good size, but WAY too bright unless you're lighting a giant cave.) –

Like Redguard Bottle, Glowing and Eerie Lantern, Hanging – shines through other surfaces you put them in. This way you can sink them into other lights in an OFF state, to make it look like the containing lamp is shining. –

And like Spellscar Shard (and Totem of the Sixth House): able to light surfaces even if placed behind or under them. This creates believable illumination even if the light is hidden. –

Toggle states like Hlaalu Lamp, Enchanted: 3 different lamps from dim / med / bright; each has a toggle for different colors. OR vice versa: lights in different colors, & each one has ~3 toggle states for brightness. This way they can be combined to create additional colors & light levels. –

BONUS: Another, separate version of this proposed Voltron light as a directional light like Solitude Lantern, Table xD

Examples: (see ALT text)

Replica Dreamshard (vs Psijic Globe):

Redguard Bottle:

Eerie Lantern (& Deadlands Wall Spikes):

Spellscar Shard:

Hlaalu Salt Lamp, Enchanted:

Solitude Lantern, Table (& Common Candle, Lasting):

...I CBF to hyperlink every light name, but you can find them all here: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Lighting_Furnishings. Except Redguard Bottle; oddly in Pottery: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Hearth_Furnishings/Pottery

There are other great lights for adding warmth or color; just not mentioned because they don't have these unique effects / not relevant to the idea here.

Also, it's one thing to see these on a dark beach with nothing nearby, but entirely another in context. So here's a few examples in my homes; see ALT:

If you'd also love better lighting controls, please help support this idea by submitting in-game Feedback (paste this post's URL) and / or on the Official ESO Forums!

Just going through old screenshots and this shot reminded me:

I asked for this scattered light effect during the West Weald main quest last year!

All of the world Lucent crystals have it, but our furnishings do not.

#eso housing wishlist fulfilled! –

They've added a similar effect to the Solstice Bismuth, Large Tower; the crystal can easily be hidden to use only the effect:

My ONE complaint is that its lead is only found in Solstice Treasure Maps.

It would be fine if they dropped with any regularity. But as we all know, the multi-level RNG on those is nauseating. So maybe I'll finally get to use lighting effects in ~2 years... or 3-4 years after the original request :/ if I'm still playing ESO then.

Anyway,

Here's a few more shots of that area from the Ithelia quest:

A few favorite shots from the West Weald main quest.

Related:

These actually took a while to get, it was crowded back then!

Maybe spoiler-ish if you haven't done it yet:

#eso housing wishlist: loose glowing crystals like this one spotted in Skingrad outlaws' refuge.