diff --git a/src/rw/Lights.cpp b/src/rw/Lights.cpp
index 3657e2c7..e0dff850 100644
--- a/src/rw/Lights.cpp
+++ b/src/rw/Lights.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <rpworld.h>
 
 #include "Lights.h"
+#include "Timer.h"
 #include "Timecycle.h"
 #include "Coronas.h"
 #include "Weather.h"
@@ -276,6 +277,46 @@ SetAmbientAndDirectionalColours(float f)
 	RpLightSetColor(pDirect, &DirectionalLightColour);
 }
 
+// unused
+void
+SetFlashyColours(float f)
+{
+	if(CTimer::GetTimeInMilliseconds() & 0x100){
+		AmbientLightColour.red = 1.0f;
+		AmbientLightColour.green = 1.0f;
+		AmbientLightColour.blue = 1.0f;
+
+		DirectionalLightColour.red = DirectionalLightColourForFrame.red;
+		DirectionalLightColour.green = DirectionalLightColourForFrame.green;
+		DirectionalLightColour.blue = DirectionalLightColourForFrame.blue;
+
+		RpLightSetColor(pAmbient, &AmbientLightColour);
+		RpLightSetColor(pDirect, &DirectionalLightColour);
+	}else{
+		SetAmbientAndDirectionalColours(f * 0.75f);
+	}
+}
+
+// unused
+void
+SetFlashyColours_Mild(float f)
+{
+	if(CTimer::GetTimeInMilliseconds() & 0x100){
+		AmbientLightColour.red = 0.65f;
+		AmbientLightColour.green = 0.65f;
+		AmbientLightColour.blue = 0.65f;
+
+		DirectionalLightColour.red = DirectionalLightColourForFrame.red;
+		DirectionalLightColour.green = DirectionalLightColourForFrame.green;
+		DirectionalLightColour.blue = DirectionalLightColourForFrame.blue;
+
+		RpLightSetColor(pAmbient, &AmbientLightColour);
+		RpLightSetColor(pDirect, &DirectionalLightColour);
+	}else{
+		SetAmbientAndDirectionalColours(f * 0.9f);
+	}
+}
+
 void
 SetBrightMarkerColours(float f)
 {
diff --git a/src/rw/Lights.h b/src/rw/Lights.h
index c3543d77..ad355adb 100644
--- a/src/rw/Lights.h
+++ b/src/rw/Lights.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ void WorldReplaceScorchedLightsWithNormal(RpWorld *world);
 void AddAnExtraDirectionalLight(RpWorld *world, float dirx, float diry, float dirz, float red, float green, float blue);
 void RemoveExtraDirectionalLights(RpWorld *world);
 void SetAmbientAndDirectionalColours(float f);
+void SetFlashyColours(float f);
+void SetFlashyColours_Mild(float f);
 void SetBrightMarkerColours(float f);
 void ReSetAmbientAndDirectionalColours(void);
 void DeActivateDirectional(void);