Compass/DST

Don't Starve

DST

Compass
"Points the way north."
	10
Equipable
	×1 ×1
Filters
Tier	Always available
	4 days
Perk	Shows the direction the map is rotated. Shows the location of other players carrying a compass.
	Does not stack
	"compass"

“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

“Will reveal users location on the map to other survivors also holding a Compass.”

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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.

In Don't Starve Together, the Compass is equipped in the hand slot and has a durability of 4 days. It is crafted using Flint instead of Papyrus, and does not require a Science Machine to prototype. Additionally, a small compass icon opens up above the hand slot showing the player the direction they are facing. However, during Full Moons, the handle will spin instead of showing a consistent direction. When the player's sanity is below 33%, the compass will begin to turn in a direction by an exponential amount of degrees that relates to the player's sanity. Between 33% and 20%, the compass will spin a set 90 degrees (the compass will turn from west to east, and then from east to west if the player is facing north).

Equipping a Compass will also reveal the location of other players that have a Compass equipped, even in unexplored areas. This can be very helpful, especially when playing in Wilderness Mode. The compass is also used to craft the Ocuvigil and the Cartographer's Desk.

Usage

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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.

Gallery

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  Idle

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  Wilson with a compass equipped in Don't Starve Together.

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  The compass icon that appears when equipped in Don't Starve Together.

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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.