How Do You Use The Compass?

[Synergy2525 5]

I have the compass but how do I use it? I put it in my hands and then what?

Thanks to anyone that can help.

[zhrike 264]

Go into 1PP if you're not. Hit the space bar (by default) while holding it to bring it up, and you'll be able to see it. Alternately (because I didn't know that initially, either), you can right-click and choose "inspect" and it will also show you your bearings.

[knifeparty 109]

Nice. I didn't know that about inspecting it.

[BCKane 5]

You can also just look in your inventory to see what direction the compas is pointing.  Helps when you are playing at night. 

[StayAlive (DayZ) 169]

sigh, you guys didn't even know about the speech recognition device hidden inside the compass? Compass: OPEN. Compass: CLOSE;)

Edited January 29, 2014 by StayAlive

[knifeparty 109]

sigh, you guys didn't even know about the speech recognition device hidden inside the compass? Compass: OPEN. Compass: CLOSE;)

 

giggle....

 

yeah, and if you hold a can of beans and spin around three times while yelling in local "dayz dayz dayz", it teleports you wherever you want to go.

 

....and I have a key to the basement at green mountain if anyone wants to buy.

[UnicornDroppings 23]

I have the compass but how do I use it? I put it in my hands and then what?

Thanks to anyone that can help.

glad i wasn't the only one who didnt know how to use this lol.  Now, i hope i still have it when i log on later...

[AK84 0]

I found the compass somewhat useful. I would be lost without it sometime. I wish I don't have to open the compass everytime. Hope it goes straight to the Hud in the future.

[Happy- 41]

I found the compass somewhat useful. I would be lost without it sometime. I wish I don't have to open the compass everytime. Hope it goes straight to the Hud in the future.

i gotta disagree on that one.

the Compass is extremly usefull and stopping to look around and pulling out your compass to get your bearings is part of the charm of what dayz is. but maybe add abit more modern stuff like a compass watch or such. something that can be added to your equipment "that goes on your body" instead of your inventory. it would still be something you would hafto stop and "look at" to get your bearings and have some of those glow in the dark markers on it? so you can actually see what the heck your looking at in the darkness (i know you can do inspect but feels kinda weird doing it that way)

 

 

having it displayed on your HuD once you found one would be simpler but thats not what this game is about tho, or atleast thats the feeling ive gotten since i started playing

Edited January 29, 2014 by Happy-

[mareak 50]

Yeah the compass pointer will glow in the dark.

[solodude23 649]

I found the compass somewhat useful. I would be lost without it sometime. I wish I don't have to open the compass everytime. Hope it goes straight to the Hud in the future.

You don't have to, just leave it open.