Compass

Don't Starve

DST

“Which way am I facing?”

–Wilson

“Can't get a reading.”

–Willow

“Is all directions, but no directions.”

–Wolfgang

“I am directionless.”

–Wendy

“UNABLE TO OBTAIN BEARINGS”

–WX-78

“The coordinates remain unknown.”

–Wickerbottom

“Points to True North.”

–Woodie

“I've lost my way.”

–Maxwell

“Theoretically, it is attracted to the magnetic poles of this world.”

–Wagstaff

“A reading cannöt be gleaned.”

–Wigfrid

“No reading.”

–Webber

“How do I use this thing again?”

–Walani

“Hmm, no reading.”

–Warly

“'Tis a compass.”

–Woodlegs

“WILBA KNOW'ST NAUGHT”

–Wilba

“Which way?”

–Wormwood

“Mine's better.”

–Wheeler

“I'm pretty good with directions.”

–Winona

“For when up is down and down is out.”

–Wortox

“There spinny needle inside!”

–Wurt

“The Pinetree Pioneer handbook says to always bring a compass!”

–Walter

“If only it could tell me which way is past and which way is future.”

–Wanda

The Compass is an item found in the Survival crafting tab, and requires a Science Machine to prototype, and 1 Gold Nugget and 1 Papyrus to craft.

Its function is to tell the orientation of the player when the player is not using minimap. When examined, the player will state what direction they're facing (the camera is rotated with the E and Q buttons). The player will start out oriented Northeast.

This item is useless to Wes and Wilbur, since they cannot talk and thus cannot interact with the item.

Usage

Trivia

• The Compass was introduced in the It's not a rock! update.
• The Golden Compass may be a reference to the American edition of the first book of the famous His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman, later made into a movie.
• Despite that Winona doesn't exist in original Don't Starve and Winona's quote, she is the only one who names the cardinal directions incorrectly in game files

Gallery

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  Wilson in starting position, showing screen orientation as northeast.
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  Compass as seen in the poster for the East or West, Base is Best update.

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