Add small flashing green or red LED to the compass model (lifepod 7) to aid in seeing it next to PDA

0x6A72320x6A7232 US Join Date: 2016-10-06 Member: 222906Members
edited February 2017 in Ideas and Suggestions
Neebs totally didn't pick up the compass in lifepod 7 (and it's not the first time I've seen it missed): it's barely visible, you have to be scouring the entire interior of lp7 to think it's not just random flotsam and can actually be picked up (reason is, most people are keeping one stressed out eyeball on their oxygen, and the other PTSD eye on the sandsharks outside, quick nab the PDA, everyone's dead, no wreck, let's scram).
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  • scifiwriterguyscifiwriterguy Sector ZZ-9-Plural Z-α Join Date: 2017-02-14 Member: 227901Members
    edited February 2017
    Consider it an objective lesson to be more observant of your surroundings. ;)

    All down to gameplay style. Are you going to take the risk and carefully search, or grab-and-scram? Both are valid, both have advantages and disadvantages.

    Besides, a compass isn't hard to craft, so it's at best a minor delay. It's not like missing the self-powered interstellar radio, inflatable emergency spaceship, and ECM package in Lifepod 32 - that'll really mess up your day.
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  • garathgarath Texas Join Date: 2017-02-08 Member: 227730Members
    Just the other day, I started a new game and kept waiting for the signal from 7 so I could go get the compass. It never seemed to arrive. So, I went ahead and gathered the materials and made a compass myself. Just afterward.... yes, you guessed it, I received the signal from 7. Noooooo! :)
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  • 0x6A72320x6A7232 US Join Date: 2016-10-06 Member: 222906Members
    I've never really had a problem missing things as I'm the more thorough type, but it is kind of easy to do, I guess, as it keep happening. Compass isn't hard to craft, but you have to unlock the blueprint by picking up Magnetite last I checked (which should be changed, as Magnetite isn't part of the recipe so it makes no sense at all IMHO).
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  • jamintheinfinite_1jamintheinfinite_1 Jupiter Join Date: 2016-12-03 Member: 224524Members
    Wait people use the compass
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  • scifiwriterguyscifiwriterguy Sector ZZ-9-Plural Z-α Join Date: 2017-02-14 Member: 227901Members
    jamintheinfinite_1 wrote: »
    Wait people use the compass

    Sure. Granted, they've become a tad less useful now that we can filter which beacon pings we want to see, but it's still a great way to get yourself back out of a cave exploration or back to your sub after swimming around. Personally, I use the compass over dive reels every time.
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  • DracobombaDracobomba Join Date: 2016-04-08 Member: 215502Members
    edited February 2017
    jamintheinfinite_1 wrote: »
    Wait people use the compass

    I find the compass highly useful for general navigation between biomes.
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