What's wrong with this picture? Part II

[piddy3825]

obviously the aurora is present as proof I am shining the flash light.  But why is the bus not affected, shouldn't the lights be flashing on the bus as they do on the cars?

what kinda of selective phenomena is this?

[Cattleman]

Smashed batteries???

[piddy3825]

2 hours ago, Cattleman said:

Smashed batteries???

not sure if that would make a difference, since in What's wrong with this picture the previous post, I took a pic of a car without a battery in it and it's lights were on and flashing.

 

[Jimmy]

Obviously the tungsten filament in the bulbs on the bus have been fried by the aurora.

[hozz1235]

Yup, could be the bulbs (although would be odd for them all to be bad) or the wiring is shot.

[piddy3825]

5 hours ago, hozz1235 said:

Yup, could be the bulbs (although would be odd for them all to be bad) or the wiring is shot.

yeah, not all the bulbs, right?  as to the wiring?  electrical induction would theoretically still charge what was left of the wiring harness and should power whatever bulbs were remaining.  At least that's the theory...

[ajb1978]

It could also be very early or very late into the aurora cycle.  There's a brief period of time before and after the aurora where the flashlight works, but everything else is off.  This is because "Aurora" is a weather type, and the weather types don't turn on and off like switches, there's a ramp-down period for the current weather type that coincides with a ramp-up period for the next cycle.  I've even had one aurora end, only for another to immediately start resulting in a more protracted period where all of the lights are off except for the flashlight, although that's pretty rare.

[piddy3825]

5 hours ago, ajb1978 said:

It could also be very early or very late into the aurora cycle.  There's a brief period of time before and after the aurora where the flashlight works, but everything else is off.  This is because "Aurora" is a weather type, and the weather types don't turn on and off like switches, there's a ramp-down period for the current weather type that coincides with a ramp-up period for the next cycle.  I've even had one aurora end, only for another to immediately start resulting in a more protracted period where all of the lights are off except for the flashlight, although that's pretty rare.

interesting theory, however, I took that shot almost immediately after having taken the shot of the car by the orca station without the battery in it in my previous "Whats wrong with the picture" post.  so in that case I would have to eliminate your scenario as a possibility.  I suspect it was merely an oversight during development. eh? 

[ajb1978]

Meh fair enough, just spitballing here.  Could very well be an oversight as well!

[piddy3825]

1 hour ago, ajb1978 said:

Meh fair enough, just spitballing here.  Could very well be an oversight as well!

I do appreciate your thoughtful contribution as you always bring a substantive idea to the discussion.  thanks, man!

[ajb1978]

I had the chance to visit the crashed bus during an aurora in my own Survivor game, and yes...the lights on the bus are indeed defunct.  This does appear to be an oversight.