Navigation

Mini-Map

A mini-map will appear in the top corner of your screen. By default, it will display:

  • Your coordinates.
  • Time of day.
  • Season and Date.
  • Waypoints.
  • Entities.
    You can configure mini-map settings with key.gui.xaero_open_settings.
Full Map

A full map can be viewed by pressing key.gui.xaero_open_map.
TIP: You can make seperate waypoint sets in the waypoint manager screen to organize waypoints. Waypoints can be made while playing by pressing key.gui.xaero_new_waypoint. Chunk claims can also be viewed in the map. Chunk claims are useful in multiplayer and allow you to force load regions. Chunks can be claimed in the claims' manager in the top-left of your inventory.

Navigation
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Navigating the world is not an easy task. In order to build a successful civilization, you must have a good grasp of your location, and a good record of important places! If you wish to avoid using the map or minimap and want a more immersive method for navigating the world you can craft precise instruments to determine your position.

Longitude

To find your Longitude, that is, your distance from the Prime Meridian, you need a clock! Specifically, you need a precise timepiece that keeps itself synchronized with the solar time at the Prime Meridian.

Smith an Unfinished Navigator's Timepiece before filling it with its internal mechanism.

Timepiece

当你合成了你的领航员钟表时,你可以拿着它按右键来得到你的经度。请记住你的经度信息是分为东经西经的,意味着在本初子午线时未0度,在另一个相同的位置,是360度。

Latitude

To find your Latitude, that is, your distance from the Equator, you need to determine the degrees at which you view either Polaris, the North Star, or the Sun. Specifically, you need a precise mechanism for viewing astronomical features and measuring their angular distance from the horizon.

Smith an Unfinished Sextant and then complete it in a workbench.

Sextant

当你合成了你的领航员钟表时,你可以拿着它按右键来得到你的维度。请记住,您的纬度数值分为以北纬或南纬,即赤道为0度,极地为90度。

Altitude

To find your Altitude, that is, your vertical distance from the Sea Level datum, you need to measure atmospheric pressure. Specifically, you need a device containing a compressible fluid, and you need to measure the volume of that fluid to determine the pressure.

Smith an Unfinished Barometer and then complete it in a workbench.

Barometer

当你合成了你的领航员钟表时,你可以拿着它按右键来得到你的海拔信息。请记住,您的海拔高度是以距海平面基准面的距离来测量的。

脚注

Because you will be measuring distance in Degrees, it might be helpful to know the block conversions. Every 90 Degrees is 20,000 blocks, and every single degree is about 222 blocks.

In TerraFirmaGreg, Compasses will always point North.