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Compass

A classic compass. Helps with orientation, provided you know how to use it properly.

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Classname Compass
Section
Equipment
Weight
190 g
Inventory size
1×2 2 slots
Durability
70
Spawns on
Chernarus, Livonia, Sakhal

Compatibility

Attaches to

Army PouchAssault BackpackBurlap BackpackBurlap Courier BagCanvas BagCombat BackpackDrybag BackpackDrysack BagField BackpackFur BackpackFur Courier BagHiking BackpackHunter BackpackLeather BackpackLeather Duffel BagLong Haul BackpackMountain BackpackSchool Backpack
3 more
Sling BagTactical BackpackUtility Buttpack

Matched by config slots and lists. Game scripts block a few combinations on top of this.

Where it spawns

Spawns as loot on Chernarus, Livonia, Sakhal: Military, Hunting.

ChernarusLivoniaSakhal
Nominal 70 25 25
Minimum 50 10 20
Lifetime 4 h 4 h 4 h
Restock 30 min 30 min 30 min
Quantity · · ·
Loot category Tools Tools Tools
Places Military Hunting Military Hunting Military Hunting
Tiers · · ·

Nominal is how many the economy keeps on the map, minimum is where restocking starts. Lifetime is how long an untouched item lies before cleanup.

types.xml

Vanilla entries from the mission files of each map. Paste one into db/types.xml of your mission to bring back the default.

types.xml · Chernarus 
<type name="Compass">
    <nominal>70</nominal>
    <lifetime>14400</lifetime>
    <restock>1800</restock>
    <min>50</min>
    <quantmin>-1</quantmin>
    <quantmax>-1</quantmax>
    <cost>100</cost>
    <flags count_in_cargo="0" count_in_hoarder="0" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="0" deloot="0"/>
    <category name="tools"/>
    <tag name="shelves"/>
    <usage name="Military"/>
    <usage name="Hunting"/>
</type>
types.xml · Livonia 
<type name="Compass">
    <nominal>25</nominal>
    <lifetime>14400</lifetime>
    <restock>1800</restock>
    <min>10</min>
    <quantmin>-1</quantmin>
    <quantmax>-1</quantmax>
    <cost>100</cost>
    <flags count_in_cargo="0" count_in_hoarder="0" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="0" deloot="0"/>
    <category name="tools"/>
    <tag name="shelves"/>
    <usage name="Military"/>
    <usage name="Hunting"/>
</type>
types.xml · Sakhal 
<type name="Compass">
    <nominal>25</nominal>
    <lifetime>14400</lifetime>
    <restock>1800</restock>
    <min>20</min>
    <quantmin>-1</quantmin>
    <quantmax>-1</quantmax>
    <cost>100</cost>
    <flags count_in_cargo="0" count_in_hoarder="0" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="0" deloot="0"/>
    <category name="tools"/>
    <tag name="shelves"/>
    <usage name="Military"/>
    <usage name="Hunting"/>
</type>

Config

Classname
Compass
Config class
CfgVehicles
Inherits from
ItemCompass › Inventory_Base › Static › All
Model
\dz\gear\navigation\compass.p3d
Defined in
Addons/gear_navigation.pbo::config.bin
Inventory slots
WalkieTalkie, Chemlight