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Description:: Shows or hides the compass on the map screen, if enabled for the mission and you possess the item. (default true)
Groups:: Interaction

See also:: shownCompass visibleCompass showGPS showRadio showWatch showPad showMap

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: Posted on 16 Aug, 2009
GeneralCarver: In Arma 2, the Compass is now an inventory item. Class path is CfgWeapons->ItemCompass. Use the commands addWeapon and removeWeapon to add or remove it from a unit's inventory. (example: player addweapon "ItemCompass")

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-back to [[Scripting_Reference#S|COMREF]]
+{{RV|type=command
-<h2 style="color:#000066">'''showCompass ''show'''''</h2>
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.00
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
-'''show:''' [[Boolean]]
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-[[Nothing]]
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-'''Description:'''
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-Enable compass (default [[true]])
+|gr1= Interaction
+|descr= Shows or hides the compass on the map screen, if enabled for the mission and you possess the item. (default [[true]])
-'''Example:'''
+|s1= [[showCompass]] show
-'''showCompass''' [[false]]
+|p1= show: [[Boolean]]
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
+|x1= <sqf>showCompass false;</sqf>
+|seealso= [[shownCompass]] [[visibleCompass]] [[showGPS]] [[showRadio]] [[showWatch]] [[showPad]] [[showMap]]
+}}
+<dl class="command_description">
+<dt><dt>
+<dd class="notedate">Posted on 16 Aug, 2009</dd>
+<dt class="note">[[User:Generalcarver|GeneralCarver]]</dt>
+<dd class="note">
+In Arma 2, the Compass is now an inventory item. Class path is CfgWeapons->ItemCompass. Use the commands addWeapon and removeWeapon to add or remove it from a unit's inventory. (example: player addweapon "ItemCompass")
+</dl>