How does the compass work?

[VikingStone]

I have looked up like 10 videos about how to use a normal compass and they all have turning parts and extra red arrows, that the ark compass doesnt have. Can anyone explain how to use the ark compass? I know GPS is there but i cant get it yet without learning the compass or i will get lost trying to get the resources for the GPS.

[WizeKrack]

It points to the thing you want most in the world of ark. Follow it.

[Gran]

Cobretti の投稿を引用：

Man when the zombie apocalypse happens so many of you are going to be FUBAR

Stop playing games and watch some Bear Grylls

I'm mostly sure the zombie's can't be scared with a compass pointing north....
It might be better to learn some sword play or getting into archery for the Zombie apocalypse.

[VikingStone]

WOW! So for a bunch of posts you people make fun of me for not knowing how a compass work? You are very horrable humans! Im 27 and have never needed a compass, so yelling im a kid or i am dumb doesnt change the fact that i never used a compass! Like 5 post are here just to insult me, instead of helping. I hope someone shows you the same respect when you dont know something.

[g0rml3ss]

Simple, the coloured needle will always point Magnetic North, adjust your compass accordingly to head the direction you want.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3KqqCJPsYk

[Turtlewing]

OK people here's the deal with compasses.

On every single compass ever build the needle points to magnetic north. That's the definition of a magnetic compass.

The confusion is that some compass faces are made to be held in place and you read the bearing that is under the needle to get your current headding, while others are meant to be read by rotating the face until the needle is over the N and reading the bearing that is still right side up.

Ark's compass is the second kind, but they didn't give us any controls to rotate the compass face so it's not very user friendly as the face marking are actually useless and people who don't know how to identify the different types of compass can be easily confused by assumign the face markings are supposed to be useful and therefore it must be the otehr kind.

A more intuitive implementation would be if they got rid of the face plate and put an "N" on the north end of the needle. A more useful implementation would be if they let us rotate the compass face/body.

[SxC]

Excuse the necro but I cannot help but laugh how people think the Compass is supposed to point 'where you want to go'..

But don't worry, the map thumbtack now has been changed to an idiotproof blue arrow which now does just that.

[IronLungs]

Necro REEEEEEEE

[SxC]

IronLungs の投稿を引用：

Necro REEEEEEEE

*Approaches non threateningly*

[solid20de]

"The game is so.. 19th century.. Isnt there any APP for this?" *question of a 14 year old player*

[NaN]

Tomb Raider SxR の投稿を引用：

Excuse the necro but I cannot help but laugh how people think the Compass is supposed to point 'where you want to go'..

but we saw that pirate guy do it in that caribbean movie /s

[Sonic]

move left right until blue arrow shows north and then freeze dont move. Dont move the compass the compass must show always blue arrow north. if u run from ur right u move east if u run from ur left u move west. if blue arrow shows north and u mvoe right the blue arrow wont show north so if that happes move until blue arrow shows north and move right to east or left to west. if u move right the arrow ll show west and if u go in front of u then u move eastwhile red arrow shows west. Somethinhg like that it took me a while to get it and read posts etc.

[SxC]

Neru の投稿を引用：

move left right until blue arrow shows north and then freeze dont move. Dont move the compass the compass must show always blue arrow north. if u run from ur right u move east if u run from ur left u move west. if blue arrow shows north and u mvoe right the blue arrow wont show north so if that happes move until blue arrow shows north and move right to east or left to west. if u move right the arrow ll show west and if u go in front of u then u move eastwhile red arrow shows west. Somethinhg like that it took me a while to get it and read posts etc.

... what have you done. How did you even find this..

[retsam1]

Neru の投稿を引用：

move left right until blue arrow shows north and then freeze dont move. Dont move the compass the compass must show always blue arrow north. if u run from ur right u move east if u run from ur left u move west. if blue arrow shows north and u mvoe right the blue arrow wont show north so if that happes move until blue arrow shows north and move right to east or left to west. if u move right the arrow ll show west and if u go in front of u then u move eastwhile red arrow shows west. Somethinhg like that it took me a while to get it and read posts etc.

If they haven't figured this out in 2 years, its a moot point.

[The Lonely Sand Person]

Jesus Christ, you guys.
Generally, you want to be able to rotate a compass in your hands so that, for example, you can spot a place you want to get to, turn the compass so North is under the needle, then read off the course you'll need to hold to get there (or use a rotating bezel to mark your desired course, if your compass is even a little bit fancy.) Doing that with the Ark compass is a pain since it always has North pointing away from you.
You can also use it with a string and a map to find the correct course to a place you can't see.

[SxC]

The Lonely Sand Person の投稿を引用：

Jesus Christ, you guys.
Generally, you want to be able to rotate a compass in your hands so that, for example, you can spot a place you want to get to, turn the compass so North is under the needle, then read off the course you'll need to hold to get there (or use a rotating bezel to mark your desired course, if your compass is even a little bit fancy.) Doing that with the Ark compass is a pain since it always has North pointing away from you.
You can also use it with a string and a map to find the correct course to a place you can't see.

ffs why... why do this... why...