Compass (Menu)

The Compass acts as a radar and direction finder in Pirates of the Caribbean Online. By clicking on the Compass icon or pressing 'C', you will remove or add it to the screen.

Obtaining the Compass
Not long after arriving in Port Royal, the pirate is magically summoned to visit Tia Dalma. She informs the pirate of their destiny in the battles to come with Jolly Roger. She gives the pirate a compass like the one possessed by Captain Jack Sparrow.

The compass is not for mere direction. It has a multitude of invaluable uses.

Quest Finder
One of the main functions of the compass is to direct the pirate to a quest object. From the Journal menu, a pirate can select to Track a specific quest. The quest object will then appear on the pirates Map and compass.

The compass will point a yellow arrow in the direction of the object. Once it is close enough, the object will appear as a yellow star on the compass screen.

Target Radar
The second function of the compass is to display and track both enemies and allies. All enemies appear in Red

Crewmates appear in Pink

All other pirates appear in Blue

NPCs (townspeople and merchants) appear in Green

The compass' radar shows a range of the pirate or their ship other surrounding objects. By clicking the + or - symbol, the distance the compass shows can be zoomed in or out. This can be very useful in close-quarters combat or trying to determine if an enemy ship is within the reach of long range cannons.

Sea Combat Radar
When aboard ship, the compass changes to reflect the pirate's ship and nearby vessels.

At sea, an enemy ship (Royal Navy, EITC, or Skeleton) will appear as a Red ship-shaped symbol. If an enemy is attacking the pirate, it will flash.

All other pirate vessels appear in Blue

Any Ships in Ship PvP will appear as their nationality (French= Red /White/ Blue or Spanish= Red / Yellow )

Compass Orientation
The compass normally defaults to orienting itself in the direction the pirate is facing at all times. However, in ship combat, some pirates find this disorienting.

In the Options Menu, a new Interface option allows the player to see HOW the compass will direct itself.