Sailing by COMPASS

[Edward Edgemenace]

As of 1/30/2009, the direction of the compass is fixed toward the direction the boat is facing.

While this change does correct the "compass spinning" from panning the camera, it takes an enormous amount of "getting used to" especially if you were adept at using the old behavior. Compass is now broken for gunners; no longer a 1st person perspective, it uses the ship's bearing only...again, takes an enormous amount of "getting used to," but lost now, is the ability to aim cannon from compass during an SvS lag-bombing.

[akamystic]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

As of 1/30/2009, the direction of the compass is fixed toward the direction the boat is facing.

While this change does correct the "compass spinning" from panning the camera, it takes an enormous amount of "getting used to" especially if you were adept at using the old behavior. Compass is now broken for gunners; no longer a 1st person perspective, it uses the ship's bearing only...again, takes an enormous amount of "getting used to," but lost now, is the ability to aim cannon from compass during an SvS lag-bombing.

I was wondering what was up with that. It has been driving me crazy! Thanks for the 411.

[Sven Niscadae]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

As of 1/30/2009, the direction of the compass is fixed toward the direction the boat is facing.

While this change does correct the "compass spinning" from panning the camera, it takes an enormous amount of "getting used to" especially if you were adept at using the old behavior. Compass is now broken for gunners; no longer a 1st person perspective, it uses the ship's bearing only...again, takes an enormous amount of "getting used to," but lost now, is the ability to aim cannon from compass during an SvS lag-bombing.

I may be the only one but I'm finding it easier to keep my bearings both sailing-wise and cannoning, especially when transitioning between the two if I'm solo.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Sven Niscadae

I may be the only one but I'm finding it easier to keep my bearings both sailing-wise and cannoning, especially when transitioning between the two if I'm solo.

I don't think you're the only one that likes the new compass aim, but I find it terribly hard to get used to. Maybe that was because I was so accustomed to using it the old way...especially when switching from the helm to a cannon.

I wish they had a "user preferences" thing in the OPTIONS page to control which behavior the compass uses, when at helm and when at cannon.

Originally Posted by Poison elf

I sent in reports that compass is broke the entire test.

Dang. I would have appreciated knowing that much of this would need to be redone. Oh well.