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Orienteering Compass

Used for hiking, its needle points to the north, helping with orientation. It is very difficult to get lost with one of these.

Classname

OrienteeringCompass
Category
Tools
Weight
130 g
Inventory size
1 × 2 (2 slots)
Worn / attached in
WalkieTalkie
Durability
70

Fits on

Spawns on each map

Values from the vanilla types.xml of each map. Community servers often change them.

ChernarusLivoniaSakhal
Nominal (target on the map)501516
Min (respawns below this)30512
Lifetime (untouched)4 h4 h4 h
Restock (wait before respawn)000
Quantity when spawned–––
PlacesTown, Village, HuntingVillage, HuntingVillage, Hunting
Tiers–––
Spotsshelvesshelvesshelves
Countedon the groundon the groundon the ground

Tier 1 is near the coast, Tier 4 deep inland. A nominal of 0 means the item does not spawn as loot on that map.

Spawn spots on the map:ChernarusLivoniaSakhal

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Data from the game files: DayZ 1.29, DayZ-Central-Economy 9a21bb9 (2026-08-13). Updated 2026-10-13.

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