North Pole

[NZ_Wanderer]

Ummm, is the North pole blue or red line?? (I guessing it blue, but just want to make sure)

[BLADERUNNER]

Think its red but not 100%, there is a hotkey to orientate to it, it tells you near the begining of a game in tutorial thing

[Whiplash]

It's the red one. The hotkey to orient on the map screen is N.

[UnstableCoffee]

on planet view (key M) you can press key N to orientate to the North pole

[NZ_Wanderer]

Many thanks for the help, much appreciated :)

[DailyDoseOfStress]

Not to ruin any spoilers, but ..... before asking such question it’s a good idea to play the game and pay attention to the guided play from the narrator that talks and talks and talks lol

Originally posted by simplicity:

Ummm, is the North pole blue or red line?? (I guessing it blue, but just want to make sure)

[3Ddeath]

I was going to suggest to put one of those magnets you craft in a water tank and see which way it wants to go!

[NZ_Wanderer]

Yep, I guess with all the talk, talk and more talk I must have missed that little gem of info.. lol

Originally posted by The Stress Factor:

Not to ruin any spoilers, but ..... before asking such question it’s a good idea to play the game and pay attention to the guided play from the narrator that talks and talks and talks lol

[DailyDoseOfStress]

Lol yep

[pemmons1]

This whole issue of map and camera orientation is such a major one for me that I'm about to stop playing the game until I can solve it.

1) There seems to be no relationship between the orientation of planet view and that of the main view. Pressing 'N' does nothing to the latter. If I see something on the planet view that I'd like to explore further, I have no idea what direction to move to get there.

2) Reloadng a saved game might face me in a different direction than I was facing when I saved it.

3) If I walk around exploring the planet and gathering wood, stones, etc., the view of my developed base might be facing a different direction when returning than when I left.

4) The only way to change the camera direction of the main view requires a middle mouse button. My mouse doesn't have one. In fact, I don't know whether I have ever seen a mouse with three buttons and a wheel. Is there an alternative, or am I out of luck? Such a mouse should be part of the specified system requirements, it's that important.

Result: confusion and disorientation.

[Stormwind]

Originally posted by pemmons1:

This whole issue of map and camera orientation is such a major one for me that I'm about to stop playing the game until I can solve it.

1) There seems to be no relationship between the orientation of planet view and that of the main view. Pressing 'N' does nothing to the latter. If I see something on the planet view that I'd like to explore further, I have no idea what direction to move to get there.

2) Reloadng a saved game might face me in a different direction than I was facing when I saved it.

3) If I walk around exploring the planet and gathering wood, stones, etc., the view of my developed base might be facing a different direction when returning than when I left.

4) The only way to change the camera direction of the main view requires a middle mouse button. My mouse doesn't have one. In fact, I don't know whether I have ever seen a mouse with three buttons and a wheel. Is there an alternative, or am I out of luck? Such a mouse should be part of the specified system requirements, it's that important.

Result: confusion and disorientation.

The middle mouse button IS the mouse wheel. Just press down on the wheel.

[Rekal]

Originally posted by pemmons1:

This whole issue of map and camera orientation is such a major one for me that I'm about to stop playing the game until I can solve it.

1) There seems to be no relationship between the orientation of planet view and that of the main view. Pressing 'N' does nothing to the latter. If I see something on the planet view that I'd like to explore further, I have no idea what direction to move to get there.

2) Reloadng a saved game might face me in a different direction than I was facing when I saved it.

3) If I walk around exploring the planet and gathering wood, stones, etc., the view of my developed base might be facing a different direction when returning than when I left.

4) The only way to change the camera direction of the main view requires a middle mouse button. My mouse doesn't have one. In fact, I don't know whether I have ever seen a mouse with three buttons and a wheel. Is there an alternative, or am I out of luck? Such a mouse should be part of the specified system requirements, it's that important.

Result: confusion and disorientation.

The middle mouse button is the same as pressing down on the mouse wheel. Try that out and see if it helps with your orientation issues.

1 - Map view and normal view are not linked except through the transition. When you enter map view it simple zooms out in the current orientation. Middle mouse button (pressing the scroll wheel) will also allow you to adjust the viewing angle as well as pressing N to orient the north pole at the top of the screen. When returning to the regular view the transition is again very telling -- First the map view reorients to the same way you entered the map view, and then it zooms back in on the Icarus. Seems very intuitive if you watch the smooth transitions.

2 - Loading a game and have a different orientation shouldn't be an issue as long as you know where you and can adjust your orientation. I think knowing about the scroll wheel button will alleviate this issue.

3 - The different orientations while wandering around the planet are a result of the planet being a sphere, not a normal grid map. Your view is rotating around the planet so if you don't retrace your steps exactly the orientation is going to be different when you reach the same spot. Again, I think once you're comfortable adjusting your orientation with the scroll wheel button this won't be an issue.

4 - Middle mouse button = Pressing and holding down the scroll wheel

Hope this helps!

[pemmons1]

>The middle mouse button IS the mouse wheel. Just press down on the wheel.

Duh-- so I just discovered myself after trying it in desperation. Thanks, I should have known that for years. It solves the main problem. Yes, changing the direction of view is easy once you explained how to do it, and I use it often to examine details. However, I want to face north most of the time. One might add to the explanation that pressing B (build) shows the grid in green, and by this means the view can be fine-tuned to face exactly north (or near enough).