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HUD Compass
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Aug 7, 2018 @ 5:32am
Aug 18, 2020 @ 4:01am
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HUD Compass

Description
It’s a compass! On your HUD! Now featuring a clock!

It works on any planet, of any size, with any FoV setting, at any resolution and with any other HUD mod!

Why Do I Need A Compass?
Not long ago a compass was a not really all that useful, but then the multiplayer patch dropped and suddenly you have a lot of people in one place, and they need coordinating. This is pretty easy in space, you just say what you’re looking at and everyone looks around until they find it, there isn’t all that much stuff there to get confused by. But on a planet, there is quite a bit of stuff, just saying “The same way as the mountain” or “Towards the lake over there” is sure to get a least a few people confused, especially if they are some distance from you and therefore seeing different scenery. Now this is where the compass comes in! With a compass you can just say which direction your looking, and then everyone knows where your looking. Simple ;)

How It Works:
This compass works by figuring out which direction your character is looking and doing a bunch of math to find the direction relative to the planet that you are facing. It then shoves that on your HUD using Text HUD API. It’s important to note that it calculates from your character, therefore the direction your crosshair is pointing is what the compass is telling you. So, it won’t work looking about with ALT or in spectator camera. It’s also a bit hard to read if you’re on an angle or upside-down, because it assumes you’re aligned with gravity.

Degree Mode
By popular demand, this mod now has a degree mode! You can enable it via the following chat command:

/Compass UseDeg [True/False]

A Clock???
“Oi! Dude who made compass mod. Make clock mod!” - W4stedspace, Uncooperative Survival #50 – 3:34:36 - https://youtu.be/ScyEguYAGKo?t=12855

This mod now features a clock! It is disabled by default and can be enabled with the following chat command:

/Compass ShowClock [24HourDateTime/12HourDateTime/24HourTime/12HourTime/Off]

This clock shows UTC time in space and both UTC and local time on planets, useful for knowing how much longer until you can actually see what you’re doing! XD

Sleeping
Sleeping has been removed from this mod and moved to Sleep Mod, available here:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1780376231

Don't Like It?
Forced to run this mod by a server you play on? Like to disable it? There's a command for that!

/Compass Enable [True/False]

Notes:
Time is dependent on day duration, it is in game time, it is not the actual time ;)

The date on the clock is calculated using some dodgy value Keen supplies us with, I personally don't trust its accuracy, the time is fine, just the date that concerns me.

Your settings (UseDeg and ShowClock) are stored in global storage, that is they are in a xml file in your Space Engineers AppData. This means your settings apply between worlds/servers.
Popular Discussions View All (2)
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Aug 1, 2023 @ 1:45pm
Potential issue with vanilla scenarios?
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Nov 26, 2022 @ 12:10pm
Torch SE servers do not like this mod
Godrich
303 Comments
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Merced May 17 @ 6:22pm 
Is there an option for a pole swap? Been driving around on Earth in The Sol System 4, trying to get from S-America to N-America and ended up in Argentina since N pointed to S ;-)
Prometheus May 17 @ 5:53pm 
Make a align to grid option for space so you always know your digging in a straight line, and maybe make it 360 so you know if your angle has changed
Greywolf May 15 @ 9:00pm 
Suggestion : Change the font colour to a dark colour but still visible in space. It is practically invisible during daytime on planets with an atmosphere as the sky is too bright.
VivaVii May 5 @ 7:02pm 
I would love to see a dark bg on this hud.
If theres any way to break it from the character and make it work from the camera, or perhaps from a turret camera at least, that would be amazing
Latheos May 2 @ 8:39pm 
Throwing my vote in for a dark background to the HUD compass as has been mentioned before. When playing on planets (specifically for Scrapyard Engineers by Splitsie), it's almost impossible to see the HUD during the day.
petrus4 May 2 @ 10:40am 
Hi Zelios,

You mentioned that your original purpose with this mod was to help groups of players co-ordinate in multiplayer quickly, but as someone who only really plays alone, I still find this mod very useful, for two main reasons.

a} I like basing at the poles, both because of the ice caps for producing hydrogen, and because of the length of the solar day, for solar power. When on the surface of planets, finding the polar directions on my own can be difficult. This mod allows me to do that almost instantly.

b} I like establishing logistical resupply corridors, oriented along the cardinal directions, particularly during the early game. This mod again makes that very easy.

Thank you for this great contribution.
Petrus
Gemini Sierra Apr 22 @ 11:33am 
/Compass ShowClock 24HourDateTime
Gemini Sierra Apr 22 @ 11:33am 
@DasKrusty... remove the brackets
DasKrusty Apr 19 @ 3:41am 
Trying to get the clock to show on Hud, used /Compass ShowClock [24HourDateTime] in chat, but not working, what am I doing wrong?
andersenman Apr 18 @ 3:01pm 
If this mod was not a mod but the main game, and Space Engineers was not the game but the mod for the Compass game, I would be more likely to buy it still than Space Engineers.