How To Use the Compass - Escape From Tarkov Guide - IGN (2024)

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To use your professional hand-held compass, press the number you assigned to it and you'll see it in your left hand (your weapon will be still in your right hand).

Notes. The compass is not lootable from players and persists upon death as long as it is placed in a special item slot.

Simply drag them from your stash to any of the three Special Slots squares and it will be equipped. Then, you can move your mouse over the equipped item (without pressing any clicks), and press a number from 4 to 0. This way, you'll assign a key to that item.

On the compass face North is 0 degrees, East is 90 degrees, South is 180 degrees, and West is 270 degrees.

Once you have acquired the compass, you first need to equip it. This item goes in one of the three Special Slots you have available. Drag the item to the square you want, press a number from 4 to 0 while pointing at the item to create a quick key for it, and you're ready to use your new piece of equipment in a Raid.

Hold the compass horizontally in front of you with the direction of travel arrow pointing away from you. Use this arrow to guide you to your destination. Turn your body until the north end of the magnetic needle is aligned with the orienting needle, and you'll be properly oriented toward the destination on the map.

Scenarios that can get you banned in #EscapeFromTarkov: 1) having someone new come play the game and giving them decent gear. Them dying repeatedly increases this likelihood.

Secure containers, the Compass, Melee weapons (Except the Cultist knife), and Armbands can not be insured nor be looted from your body upon death as long as they are equipped in their appropriate slot, and do not need to be insured.

The more popular the game, the more money flowing behind the scenes to facilitate cheating. Unfortunately, Escape From Tarkov cheaters prove to be some of the most prevalent and dug-in bunch.

To switch between sights use the “RMB” + “LCtrl” keybind and if any sights are installed on the weapon, then iron sights are not used. If you want to adjust the scope zoom, the sight reticle or turn on sight's laser pointer, use “RMB” + “LAlt” keybind.

What does the Leatherman multitool do in Tarkov? ›

Usage. When carried in a raid, it can be used to disarm Tripwires rapidly, reducing the disarm time from 11 seconds to 3 seconds.

A professional hunter and survival specialist. Even now, he still guards the reserve's hunting grounds from various aggressive individuals.

To understand which direction you are heading, hold the compass in front of you so that the arrow faces the way you are walking. Then rotate the dial so that the N (for North) aligns with the red end of the compass needle. The figure on the rim of the compass dial is your heading.

Hold the watch flat, with the hour hand pointing in the direction of the sun. The middle point between the hour hand and the 12 o'clock mark on the watch will be pointing South. The opposite direction from this will be North.

You can reach Compass Cay Marina by taking a water taxi from Staniel Cay. If you are not on a tour that provides a private water taxi, you can usually find a local fisherman at Staniel Cay Yacht Club (which acts as a sort of Exuma transport hub) who you can negotiate a fair price with.

To access keybinds go to the in-game “Settings” and click the “Controls” section. To assign a key, you need to click on one of the “KEY” columns with either “Not Set” or assigned key. To assign a key to an action, click the section that says not set once, after clicking it will say “Press any key”.