Four clicks- lockout…. no accidental button issues.
I do see your point, my memory is horrible and too much by way of options gets lost on me. That said, Anduril is my favorite UI and I use it in every light I possibly can.
I reduced that to 3 clicks in mine. Perfectly safe and significantly easier to use.
I added a number of changes related to lockout…
- 3 clicks unlock turns the light on
- 3 clicks-hold unlock turns the light on at moonlight and starts ramping up
- 3 clicks from either off or on locks the light out
- When power is connected the light starts locked out rather than off
- the light automatically goes from off to lockout after 10 minutes of inactivity
- AUX LEDs are bright when off but dim when locked out, so I can immediately tell what mode I’m in
It works WAY better than stock for me.
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You hit the nail on the head, Dale. It’s not just that these UIs are complex, it’s also that there are now so many of them. I have these five lights that use Andúril. Those four use VNX3. This pile here uses Emisar D4. The ones over there use VNX4. All very capable and well thought out UIs, no doubt. Their creators deserve tremendous praise. But I’ve simply lost the desire to master them because I personally have no compelling use case for 99% of what they have to offer.
If nothing else, perhaps we could at least convince these UI designers to come up with interfaces that make it near impossible to get into any programming mode accidentally. I actually love having the ability to custom set my moonlight mode very low. I think the first light I can remember giving me that capability required that I quickly twist the tail cap on and off something like twelve times to enter programming mode. That I can live with, and/or gift with confidence, because I know there’s no way the light could unintentionally enter such a mode in the field. But having a light that can accidentally reprogram itself just by dropping it in its holster the wrong way is unacceptable.
Anyway, thanks to all who’ve commented for your understanding. I wasn’t quite sure what might await me when I reopened this thread this morning, but I’m very relieved to see that my comments are being received in the spirit I intended them. It’s certainly not my intent to offend any who are responsible for these UIs. You are all far smarter than I am. 
But perhaps a little constructive criticism could result in future interfaces that have enhanced value to all users, regardless of their use case.
Broke down and sprung for one.
Anyone care to weigh in on going with a W1 or W2?
Planning on getting one eventually, and I’m leaning towards the W2. Given the larger emitter surface, the beam should be a little broader than the W1 at the expense of total throw, correct? I understand it’s 100,000CD less than the W1 and a higher lumen output, I’m primarily interested in a slightly less laser-like beam pattern that the W1 is capable of.
I’d say your analysis is pretty much spot on.
Well... if you decide it's not for you I'll buy itfrom you... I'm looking for an Anduril thrower in a hurry because I need a daytime strobe for oblivious drivers while I'm walking dogs. Almost got whacked out again today on a walk. And the Anduril options are great because of the customizing I can do with strobe. And no, I can't wait for China shipping.
I come from the heady days of the early 2000's myself... Elektrolumens, Mr Bulk, all the great modders.
do you need a 1500 meter thrower to walk the dog?!?
pencil beam??
I’d get a 1000 lumen floody head lamp myself
I find the best dog walking kit is a floody headlamp as you say and a pocketable thrower to see things in the distance. (Emisar D1 is my choice, but previously I carried a Convoy C8.) The Noctigon K1 seems just a bit too large for the pocket - and more thrower than I would ever need for the purpose.
More lights = win. No argument here
No-of course this would be carried along as a night thrower in case I need to reach out & touch someone-two is one, one is none. I use a floody light for the walk.
This is Pennsylvania... smart drivers in my area don't exist and are completely oblivious. Must be something in the water. The purpose for a thrower is for me to use it as a *daytime* strobe so these idiots see me walking hundreds of feet away. So yeah, the Noctigon looks perfect for the job.
Just ordered one few days ago.
The purpose was to spot drifting debris along our river during my night boating activity and ofcourse to watchout for crocodiles.
I wouldnt bother carry my E07 for that purpose and i dont own a dog.
You’re definitely not the only one.
If it helps, I’ve been trying to make it so people can install different interfaces on their lights in much the same way that people install different programs on a computer. That way, each person can have whatever UI they want.
Ideally, this would be an option to choose at purchase time… mix and match your favorite hardware and favorite software. But I haven’t gotten many vendors to do that yet, and none with more than a couple options.
At least a large portion of the foundations are built though. The UI code and hardware code are separated, so it’s relatively easy to put any UI on any supported device. There are a few UIs already written, and I’ve tried to make it relatively easy for people to customize things at a source code level if desired.
I would like to see a simple version of Anduril without the ability to change setting like Olight, Acebeam, and Thrunite. Simple, intuitive and no way for muggles to accidentally mess up the settings like they always do with Anduril lights.
I’m hoping eventually someone grabs both and posts some comparative beamshots.
I was very close to doing just that, and then selling the one I didnt want…
Put me down for first dibs!
So you’d take either?
No updates on release date of XHP35 version?