Sense of Direction

The only mod for directions you'll ever need, highly customizable and very user friendly to set up!

This mod keeps every teammate on your screen even when they're out of view, makes pings actually visible and useful (you can even ping items/objects), adds a powerful compass, and much more.

Client-sided, no other player needs it installed for this to work.

Fully localized in all 15 languages the game ships with: English, Français, Italiano, Deutsch, Español (España), 日本語, 한국어, Português (Brasil), Русский, 簡體中文, 繁體中文, Español (Latinoamérica), Українська, Polski, Türkçe.

Features (all optional, all configurable)

• Player labels: name, distance, host/dead/unconscious badges, character-color matched text, edge-of-screen clamping so a label never actually disappears when they are out of view (default toggle key: G)
• Better pings: scale with distance so far pings aren't invisible, a 3D ripple so it reads against matching terrain, and much less audio falloff so you can hear them from far away
• Item pings: ping an item, piece of luggage, hazard, or creature and get a name/icon + distance highlight on it, with aim-assist so it's easier to ping them (also works with modded items)
• Compass: a top-of-screen tape showing players, pings, the campfire, and item pings all at once, as an alternative or supplement to the edge-of-screen labels
• Campfire indicator: always know which way the next campfire is
• Ghost free-cam: dead/unconscious players get a free-flying camera instead of being locked to a teammate's view, so they can scout ahead and still ping hazards/loot for alive players
• Label overlap prevention (on by default): nudges labels apart so they don't stack into an unreadable pile
• Luggage area ping: press T to show all unopened luggage within 100m temporarily, has a 15s cooldown
• Compass item compatibility: you can make it that the compass UI tape only shows while holding/carrying a compass item; the host can also make an extra compass spawn at campfires or make them able to spawn in Luggage

Quick setup panel

Open with F8 at any time.

Every visual setting laid out over a live preview of what it actually does, fully translated with explanations, updating in real time as you change it. No dependencies needed. Most (but not all) settings are editable here, if something seems missing check the mod's config directly, ghost free-cam and compass spawning options in particular are there only.

Ghost free-cam

Press B while dead to fly around freely instead of being stuck spectating a teammate. Combine it with ghost pinging (works automatically) to scout ahead and ping dangers, loot or better paths for whoever's still alive. How limited dead players are, decides the host (50m within the spectating player by default).

Notes

• Only the ghost pings and ghost free-cam features need the host and (ideally) every client to have the mod installed for the full effect, host's config decides whether they're enabled at all.
• All settings in the Compass-Items section (mod config only) are host-only and host-authoritative.
• Translations were done by AI, so if something is off in your language you are free to contact me (see below).

Feedback & bug reports

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please fill out this form or send me an email at theactualcooker@gmail.com.

Configuration

Config file: BepInEx/config/OnlyCook.SenseOfDirection.cfg.

View config information

If you have PEAKLib.ModConfig installed, every setting below is also editable in the game's settings under Mod Settings → Sense of Direction, no need to touch the config file by hand. Easiest way to get an overview and tweak things visually, is the F8 quick setup panel described above though (but it doesn't contain everything).

• General: where each mechanic's indicator is drawn (on-screen label / compass / both), label overlap avoidance, overlap avoidance animation speed, the quick setup panel's key (F8).
• Fonts: separate size multipliers for on-screen, off-screen, and compass text.