Where on the planet am I?

[Potätr]

Is there a way to tell what my elevation is or if I've made it to one of the planet's poles? Oxygen is slowly depleting so I'm assuming elevation (on an Earthlike planet)

[ShadedMJ]

Gee..... It's hard to say this without sounding mean....

Any cockpit will show your elevation to planet surface. That's the best you are going to get for elevation. You probably meant lattitude.

For earth-like planet, try a GPS of
GPS:NorthPole:0:61800:0:#FF75C9F1:

The planets don't have a magnetic core, so there isn't a north. The only way you can tell is by seeing the sun move around, you'd have to wait a game day to find out if you are close.

Edit: If that GPS says you are about 120km away, then its the wrong pole, so try
GPS:SouthPole:0:-61800:0:#FF75C9F1:

[Capt Fuzzy]

If you are on an earth-like planet then the only reason that I can think of for you to be depleting your oxygen supply is that you have your helmet visor shut and are breathing your suit oxygen.
Press the 'J' key to open your visor and breath the 'fresh air'.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Even if your helmet visor is closed, you would still not be depleting your suit's oxygen unless the outside oxygen level is low. Assuming you're on the ground, you must be on a very high mountain (you're HUD will show "low" for the oxygen level outside your suit). As mentioned above, open your suit and you'll stop consuming suit air (I don't think any of the mountains are high enough for you to suffocate). Your suit will automatically recharge its oxygen supply when you move to a lower elevation where your suit's HUD displays "high".

[Pembroke]

Originally posted by Capt Fuzzy:

If you are on an earth-like planet then the only reason that I can think of for you to be depleting your oxygen supply

Maybe Pertam? Then it would also be logical to look for the poles to find ice as there are no obvious visible places for it. Of course, there are ice pockets scattered around so exploration helps.

Hmm... would a little "cheat" be acceptable? Switch to spectator camera (F8) and zoom out from the planet. That will help you get your bearings including the direction to the poles.

You could interpret it as having a personal drone.

[Potätr]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff:

Even if your helmet visor is closed, you would still not be depleting your suit's oxygen unless the outside oxygen level is low. Assuming you're on the ground, you must be on a very high mountain (you're HUD will show "low" for the oxygen level outside your suit). As mentioned above, open your suit and you'll stop consuming suit air (I don't think any of the mountains are high enough for you to suffocate). Your suit will automatically recharge its oxygen supply when you move to a lower elevation where your suit's HUD displays "high".

I have my visor down and oxygen tanks in my inventory. Shouldn't my oxygen come from the tanks while I'm out and about?

[Potätr]

Originally posted by ShadedMJ:

Gee..... It's hard to say this without sounding mean....

Any cockpit will show your elevation to planet surface. That's the best you are going to get for elevation. You probably meant lattitude.

For earth-like planet, try a GPS of
GPS:NorthPole:0:61800:0:#FF75C9F1:

The planets don't have a magnetic core, so there isn't a north. The only way you can tell is by seeing the sun move around, you'd have to wait a game day to find out if you are close.

Edit: If that GPS says you are about 120km away, then its the wrong pole, so try
GPS:SouthPole:0:-61800:0:#FF75C9F1:

where on the cockpit is the elevation displayed?

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by SimplyMrMatt:

I have my visor down and oxygen tanks in my inventory. Shouldn't my oxygen come from the tanks while I'm out and about?

When I say "suit air", I mean the air that's in your suit. If you are without an oxygen tank, your suit air will be depleted without replenishment, but if you have an oxygen tank in your pack, then when your suit air drops to below 25% the suit will automatically recharge from the tank (if it's present). Likewise, when you go up in elevation until the oxygen level in the outside air is too low, then suit air will be used (if your visor is down) or you'll start suffocating if your visor is up. That's what I was trying to say earlier.

[ShadedMJ]

Originally posted by SimplyMrMatt:

... where on the cockpit is the elevation displayed?

Really? If you are experiencing planetary gravity, it is the center of the cockpit view, just below the horizon marker. On the fighter cockpit, it's also on the default center front screen in the lower right corner in a box. If you don't see it, press the tab key and it will show up.

[Pyrrhus]

You might would like this

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2498374109

[Potätr]

Originally posted by Pyrrhus:

You might would like this

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2498374109

neat, thanks!

[Valen]

There is a HUD compass mod, which shows your angle to the planet/moon's poles as a heading ribbon at the top of the screen. https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1469072169

I am not sure, but I suspect it uses the planet/moon's model coordinate system as a guide to North. Which may or may not be the same as the sun's orbital pole. Planet/moon spheres may be rotated to that plane.

Using that you can put your surveyor's hat/helmet on and find the pole, place a GPS marker here or there to make reference points. And make a map of them yourself with a bunch of spherical geometry math and the distances between the GPS points.

Or create your own drones, launch them into space over specific points and create your own GPS satellite network. ;)