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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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)

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Languages

• English (primary)
• Italian

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Links

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