Aeronaut's Compass

Aeronaut's Compass

Point your compass anywhere. No Lodestone required.

Aeronaut's Compass turns a vanilla compass into a precision navigation tool. Set any destination — by typing coordinates, clicking on the map, or selecting a waypoint — and your compass points there instantly.

Whether you're crossing continents on foot or charting a course for your airship, your compass always knows the way.

Features

Navigator's Table (standalone — no other mods required)

• Craft with a Cartography Table + Compass (shapeless, any grid)
• Insert a compass, type target X and Z coordinates, give it a name, hit Apply
• Inserting an already-configured compass auto-fills its saved coordinates and name
• Treasure map support — place a filled exploration map in the map slot; destination coordinates are read automatically and pre-filled (X / Z fields lock while the map is present, map always wins over a pre-configured compass)
• Break it with an axe to pick it back up

JourneyMap Integration (optional)

• Click-to-navigate — right-click any point on the fullscreen map → compass is set instantly
• Waypoint support — right-click a waypoint pin → compass points there, name applied automatically

General

• Named compass — labelled with your destination name or coordinates
• Reset compass — place a configured compass alone in any crafting grid to restore a fresh vanilla compass
• Multiplayer ready — all item changes are handled server-side
• Dimension aware — Overworld, Nether, End and modded dimensions all supported
• Works without JourneyMap — the Navigator's Table is fully standalone; JourneyMap features are simply unavailable if the mod isn't present

Create: Aeronautics — Set a Course Without a Lodestone

This is where Aeronaut's Compass truly shines.

Create: Aeronautics' Navigation Table uses a compass to plot a course — but normally that compass needs to be pointed at a Lodestone placed physically at the destination. Want to route to a distant base? You'd have to travel there first just to drop a Lodestone.

Aeronaut's Compass removes that constraint entirely. You can point a compass at any coordinate without ever placing a Lodestone — manually, or with a single click on the map.

The workflow:

1. Open JourneyMap (J) and right-click your destination on the map (or type the coordinates directly in the Navigator's Table — no JourneyMap needed)
2. Your compass is set instantly — no Lodestone, no travel required
3. Insert it into the Create: Aeronautics Navigation Table
4. Your airship flies itself there

Route to any location in the world, the first time you visit it, from the comfort of your base.

How to use

Navigator's Table (no map mod required):

1. Craft: Cartography Table + Compass in any crafting grid
2. Place the table and right-click it
3. Insert a vanilla compass into the slot
   • If the compass already has a target, X / Z / Name fields are filled in automatically
4. Type the destination X and Z coordinates (and optionally a name)
5. Click Apply — the compass now points to those coordinates
6. Take the compass from the slot

Via JourneyMap:

1. Hold a vanilla compass in your main or off hand
2. Open the JourneyMap fullscreen map (J by default)
3. Right-click anywhere on the map → "Set Compass" — or — right-click a waypoint pin → "Set Compass"
4. Done — compass updated instantly

Reset a compass: Place a configured compass alone in any crafting grid → fresh vanilla compass

Requirements

Dependency Version Type Minecraft 1.21.1 Required NeoForge 21.1.x Required JourneyMap 6.0.0-beta+ Optional (soft dependency) Create: Aeronautics any Optional (soft dependency)

Languages

• English (primary)
• Italian

Links

• Source: https://github.com/DoctorFrank28/aeronauts-compass
• Issues: https://github.com/DoctorFrank28/aeronauts-compass/issues