Source-checkedQuality of life & UI

Rotating Compass

by Ryuu · for Don't Starve Together

What this mod does It adds a little rotating compass to the UI. The arrow points to the direction the player is facing, while the compass body rotates to match the cardinal coordinates. It also adds…

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About Rotating Compass

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What this mod does It adds a little rotating compass to the UI. The arrow points to the direction the player is facing, while the compass body rotates to match the cardinal coordinates. It also adds…

What this mod does

It adds a little rotating compass to the UI. The arrow points to the direction the player is facing, while the compass body rotates to match the cardinal coordinates.

It also adds the compass to the map screen (configurable) so you can always give directions to people who ask "where is X thing?".

Notes

This is a client only mod, meaning it'll work in any server, even vanilla.

Configuration options

  • Follow target: Sets if the compass needle should follow the screen orientation (always point up) or the player (rotate along it).
  • Compass wobble: Sets if the compass should "wobble" and how much when you rotate the camera. Kind of hard to explain, play around with the setting.
  • Needle wobble: Sets if the compass needle should "wobble" and how much when the player walks around.
  • Show screens: Sets if the compass should show in the game screen only, the map screen only or both.
  • Horizontal alignment: Sets the horizontal anchor point to take as a reference when positioning the compass ( see pictures)
  • Vertical alignment: Sets the vertical anchor point to take as a reference when positioning the compass ( see pictures)
  • Horizontal margin: Sets the spacing between the horizontal anchor point and the compass (see pictures).
  • Vertical margin: Sets the spacing between the vertical anchor point and the compass (see pictures).

Current issues

None so far. If you find any please report it here.

Planned features

Add skins to the compass and the pointing needle. Sadly, I'm not skilled enough to draw them, so if you're an artist and would like to contribute, feel free to hit me up.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 9 yr ago.

Rotating Compass on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Don't Starve Together servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Don't Starve Together — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2017-08-20, released 2017-08-20

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Rotating Compass.

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “Workshop”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
Don't Starve Together

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorRyuu, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Rotating Compass, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Rotating Compass is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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