North Pole

[HeTiCu7]

Made an interesting discovery. I was on a planet looking for trade outposts and floating terminals with something of interest to me that I could plant a beacon at and return to later for repurchasing commodities. My typical routine is to pick N or S on the compass and fly a serpentine pattern generally in that direction, boosting and drifting.

When I find a planet in a wealthy system that appears to be loaded with outposts, I try to keep searching for terminals of some kind until I use up my allowed 5 signal beacons (per planet). I had found 4 terminals with gas or ores, planted the signal beacons, and continued northward.

(For those wondering why I don't use harvesters: I used to; until I went on an extended mission to over 100 sytems and returned to find all of my harversters broken; would not work correctly. Was informed by others that its a bug.)

I was watching what was passing below and looked up to see that I was now flying southward. I put on the brakes, did a 180 and continued flying, thinking that I must have gotten turned around somehow. In a minute, I was again flying southward. Did a 180, started northward again, and this time I watched the compass N move around behind me and the S move ahead. Ahah! Must have found the north pole of the planet.

There is nothing of note there: no snow, ice, or flag of any kind; biome is the same. But it is definitely the north magnetic pole of the planet. This level of detail and realism in the game impresses me. Keep working HG!

[Captain Brendig]

I have actually thought about trying that. Could you fly slow until you hit that area and then land and wander about till you find the spot where every direction is south? Plant a comm station there. Would be fun to visit.

Nice find!

[swingline]

I noticed the same flying over a planet looking for crashes. I just kept following the compass in one direction, like flying south, and eventually I'd get to a point and the the compass rotates and south settles in behind me without me turning the ship.. I reverse and fly back the other way and it rotates again. ;-)

[kv4qs]

very cool .. i wish the north and south poles were somehow marked. also, highest and lowest points on a planet would be cool to find/mark as well, i think

[JTracx]

Is it possible to fly in space towards the Pole and find it more quickly?

[Captain Brendig]

I wouldn't think so. The compass shouldn't work outside of the magnetic field.

[Eternal]

This thread 😄😄😄😄 "no snow on N pole" 😆😆😆😆 in case u didn't notice, there are no poles u nasa fans

[Zhunt]

Yep I flew at low altitude right around my home world. Took a while. Just kept the compass pointed north. Stopped when I found interesting way points. I was moving away from my base. Eventually, the compass swung around and said south and my base icon started swinging into the middle of the direction finder.
I have also suggested marking n and a poles as way points on planets as well as highest and lowest elevation points

[Lord of Planar]

The navigation system really could use some help, and a mapping feature would be great.