X Y Z - Need Help with coordinates.

[Hogweed Blitz]

I am not sure how Subnautica uses coordinates. There is no explanation anywhere,and no information on any map. Which side of the map is X, and which coordinate is up and down? I read on a site that when using F1 that coordinate is reversed, Y with Z... so that just makes it totally confusing.

Appreciate any help!

[Alice]

easy question
direction towards the head（north） of Aurora is x 0 ～+2000 towards the tail（south） of it is x 0～ -2000
y is the depth which show on the middle of the screen
z is the width.. towards west is 0～-2000 towards east is 0～+2000
understand? i wonder whether my expression sounds clear to you

[Explore]

The way they've done it is considered standard; in 2D you have x and y, and when it's 3D x and z denote your lateral position, and y becomes the height/depth.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1127/639569459_0c7eea7329.jpg

[Hogweed Blitz]

Thank you Lara & Explore. Any yes Lara, I understand you well.
N-S is X
E-W is Z
Depth is Y

But it displays X Y Z on the F1 coord screen.

Its just been so long since I have had need to know which side is X or Y, I actually wasnt sure! Been a while since college days...

[rhwilson1953]

Originally posted by Explore Games:

The way they've done it is considered standard; in 2D you have x and y, and when it's 3D x and z denote your lateral position, and y becomes the height/depth.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1127/639569459_0c7eea7329.jpg

According to the image you refer to your explanation is totally incorrect. The image shows x as north/south, y as east/west and z as vertical (up/down). I am sure this is the way radio control is also explained as forward/back, left/right, and up/down (altitude). I have been flying both rc planes and helicoptors for several years.

[bobidog]

X Z Y
In the game the compass points as follows:
+X is East
-X is West
+Y is North
-Y is South

+Z is Up
-Z is Down

[Alice]

compass is a ♥♥♥♥
Aurora is the best landmark

[Explore]

Originally posted by Hogweed ¦ вlϊтz:

Thank you Lara & Explore. Any yes Lara, I understand you well.
N-S is X
E-W is Z
Depth is Y

But it displays X Y Z on the F1 coord screen.

Its just been so long since I have had need to know which side is X or Y, I actually wasnt sure! Been a while since college days...

Again, it's normal to display the coords in the order X Y Z. You know, you could have worked all this out yourself by simply moving and looking to see what numbers change, and now that other people have joined in and given incorrect information, I would suggest that this is what you do to confirm what we are saying.

Originally posted by bobidog:

X Z Y
In the game the compass points as follows:
+X is East
-X is West
+Y is North
-Y is South

+Z is Up
-Z is Down

I don't know what he's on about, but just ignore that; nobody write coords in the order "X Z Y".

Originally posted by rhwilson1953:

Originally posted by Explore Games:

The way they've done it is considered standard; in 2D you have x and y, and when it's 3D x and z denote your lateral position, and y becomes the height/depth.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1127/639569459_0c7eea7329.jpg

According to the image you refer to your explanation is totally incorrect. The image shows x as north/south, y as east/west and z as vertical (up/down). I am sure this is the way radio control is also explained as forward/back, left/right, and up/down (altitude). I have been flying both rc planes and helicoptors for several years.

No it doesn't, you either didn't look at it correctly or you're confused by the perspective.

[Explore]

P.S. Please don't anyone else chime in and give incorrect information.

[bobidog]

Originally posted by Explore Games:

I don't know what he's on about, but just ignore that; nobody write coords in the order "X Z Y"

X Z Y. Thus indicated in the game. Z is located in the middle
"0 -2 0" It's the center of the world at a depth of 2 meters

[Explore]

Originally posted by bobidog:

Originally posted by Explore Games:

I don't know what he's on about, but just ignore that; nobody write coords in the order "X Z Y"

X Z Y. Thus indicated in the game. Z is located in the middle
"0 -2 0" It's the center of the world at a depth of 2 meters

Yes, but you call those coords X Y Z, NOT X Z Y. The axis are not labelled in the game - I don't know where you're getting this from.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=760519723

X is east/west, Y is up/down, Z is north/south, that's the order that you write them, and that's the way everyone does it.

[bobidog]

Originally posted by Explore Games:

Yes, but you call those coords X Y Z, NOT X Z Y. The axis are not labelled in the game - I don't know where you're getting this from.

X is east/west, Y is up/down, Z is north/south, that's the order that you write them, and that's the way everyone does it.

OK. Let it your way. :)

[Explore]

Originally posted by bobidog:

Originally posted by Explore Games:

Yes, but you call those coords X Y Z, NOT X Z Y. The axis are not labelled in the game - I don't know where you're getting this from.

X is east/west, Y is up/down, Z is north/south, that's the order that you write them, and that's the way everyone does it.

OK. Let it your way. :)

It's not just my way - please just do your own factchecking if you don't believe me.

[Hogweed Blitz]

Ugh! You guys are not making this easy, lol!

So if I hit F1 and look at the coords, and If you look at a printout of the map on flat paper, then X is East West, Z is Depth, and Y is North South.

Although it is incorrect to use the coordinates as XZY, that is how it is shown on the F1 Debug Screen.

So is this correct?

[Explore]

Originally posted by Hogweed ¦ вlϊтz:

Ugh! You guys are not making this easy, lol!

So if I hit F1 and look at the coords, and If you look at a printout of the map on flat paper, then X is East West, Z is Depth, and Y is North South.

Although it is incorrect to use the coordinates as XZY, that is how it is shown on the F1 Debug Screen.

So is this correct?

No - and I apologise for my compatriots who can't remember school, but feel confident enough to correct people who have studied science at university (Molecular Biology - and that did involve plenty of graphs). Also before that I did A-Level Maths (Pure and Stats).

X is the first coordinate - east/west (positive east, negative for west)
Y is the 2nd coordinate - depth (greater negative values mean deeper)
Z is the 3rd coordinate - North/south (positive north, negative south)

Despite being completely confident already, on being told I was wrong I did my own checking to confirm all this. The only time it could get confusing is if you're just given 2 coords, and if that's the case then they've given you X and Z in that order (first and 3rd coordinate as displayed), and they expect you to work out what Y is yourself.

Edit: Sorry I may have added to confusion by saying earlier that Lara was correct, but she confused X with Z.

[bobidog]

Understanding comes later :)