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• Snebjorn

  September 2015

  Rather based on the current camera's rotation, I should think?
• Snebjorn

  September 2015

  Unless of course you've got the actual north pole inside or very close to the playable area, in which case the X/Z position must be taken into account as well ... :-)
• Snebjorn

  September 2015

  Just threw this together - something along those lines?
  

  
  

  https://youtu.be/Go7eQcaTxVg
  
• themightyzq

  September 2015

  @snebjorn - Yes!! That looks great!  

  
  

  And yes, I meant rotation.  Not enough caffeine, yet.  

  
  

  
  
• Snebjorn

  September 2015 edited September 2015

  I know the feeling ...  :-)

  
  

  Anyway, here's the code: 

  
  

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  using UnityEngine;

  using System.Collections;

  
  

  public class Compass : MonoBehaviour {

  
  

      public Texture compassTexture;

      public float screenPositionX = 50;

      public float screenPositionY = 50;

  
  

      void OnGUI()

      {

          Vector2 compass_center = new Vector2(screenPositionX + compassTexture.width / 2, screenPositionY + compassTexture.height / 2);

          GUIUtility.RotateAroundPivot(-(transform.eulerAngles.y), compass_center);

          Rect compass_rect = new Rect(screenPositionX, screenPositionY, compassTexture.width, compassTexture.height);

          GUI.DrawTexture(compass_rect, compassTexture);

      }

  }

  
  

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  Put it in a script named Compass.cs, add that to you main camera, set the texture to taste (preferably a square image that rotates around the exact centre in an aesthetically pleasing way, and was imported as a sprite) and you're good to go.

  
  

  Depending on how you want this to appear in-game, there might a bit more work to do ... but here's a starting point.
• themightyzq

  September 2015

  This is great, thanks @Snebjorn!  I'll give this a shot!
• themightyzq

  September 2015

  @Snebjorn - Okay!  Got it in and working with new art.  Hooray!  Now I just need to figure out how to turn it on/off based on an inventory interaction.  I did a quick test where I created a child object to the main camera with the Compass.cs (so it would retain the camera's rotation data) and did a simple test to turn on/off the visibility when "using" the compass in my inventory but that didn't work.

  
  

  I'll need to spend more time investigating!
• Snebjorn

  September 2015

  This script is obviously very much a "quick'n'dirty" solution to the immediate problem of getting a compass working. A more solid version should probably have the compass as a separate object that integrates directly with AC.

  
  

  The stuff I'm working on at the moment includes a large outdoor scene where you can easily get lost, so why not give the player a compass to pick up? I even find myself losing my bearings sometimes, and I designed the damned thing!

  
  

  There's a nice little side project: a compass that works with AC ... watch this space! :-)
  

  
  

  
  
• themightyzq

  September 2015 edited September 2015

  Ooooooh!  This is very exciting!  Thanks @Snebjorn!!
• Snebjorn

  September 2015

  You came up with the original idea, so let's share the profits from the asset store - just keep your red Ferrari off my parking space, ok? :-)
• themightyzq

  September 2015

  FerrariS.  Plural.  My god, we're going to be rich.
• Snebjorn

  September 2015 edited September 2015

  But we'll still remember where we came from! :-)

  
  

  Anyway, in order to not pollude this part of the forum with this, I've created this thread: http://www.adventurecreator.org/forum/discussion/3930/ac-user-project-compass-pick-up-item

  
  

  ... let's continue the discussion there.