🧭 UNDERSTANDING YOUR COMPASS

The compass in The Isle: Evrima is more than just a way to find North and South. When you press and hold Q to use Scent, your compass can show nearby food, water, zones, nutrients and other useful information.

Learning these icons can make a HUGE difference when you're trying to survive. 🦖

🍖 Food Icons

Your compass can also show nearby food.

🍗 CARNIVORE FOOD

The drumstick/turkey-leg icon indicates carnivore food.

This generally points toward meat that can be eaten but may not provide one of your preferred diet nutrients.

🥩 TORN MEAT

The torn-meat icon indicates a chunk of meat.

This can come from player-created gore or other available food sources.

⚠️ Always check what you're eating. Some meat can provide little nutritional value, while other types can be dangerous depending on your dinosaur.

☠️ ROTTEN CORPSE

The rotten-meat icon indicates spoiled/rotten food.

For most dinosaurs, eating rotten meat can cause problems.

Some species have special mechanics that allow them to make use of food that other dinosaurs shouldn't touch.

🦴 CLEAN BONE

The bone icon indicates bone gore/remains.

For most dinosaurs, bones aren't a normal food source and can be unsafe to consume.

Certain dinosaurs, however, can make use of them.

⚠️ Don't assume every food icon is safe just because your scent is pointing toward it.

The leaf icon indicates herbivore food.

It can point you toward edible plants or food that isn't necessarily one of your primary diet nutrients.

💧 WATER

The water droplet points toward a drinkable water source.

This can lead you toward:

• Rivers
• Lakes
• Ponds
• Other freshwater sources

Water is one of the most important things to check whenever you spawn or begin a long journey.

🧂 SALT ROCK

Salt rocks can appear as a scent/navigation indicator.

Salt is particularly useful for managing your nutrients and can play an important role in changing which nutrient you need.

So if you're trying to fix your diet, don't ignore those salt rocks!

🕳️ BURROW

Some dinosaurs can detect burrows containing AI prey.

These can provide an alternative food source when there aren't any player corpses around.

⬆️ North

The raised point on the compass indicates North.

⬇️ South

The lowered point indicates South.

The red icon showing multiple dinosaurs means there is a large concentration of dinosaurs in that direction.

This could mean:

• 🦖 A large herd
• 🥩 A large hunting pack
• ⚔️ Multiple groups fighting
• 🦕 A busy gathering of many dinosaurs

The icon doesn't tell you exactly which species are there, so treat it as a warning that there is a lot of dinosaur activity ahead