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title: Coordinates
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aliases:
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- /Coordinates
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# Coordinates
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The [Luanti](https://wiki.luanti.org/Luanti "Luanti") world is a large cube. And because of this, a position in the world can be easily expressed with Cartesian **coordinates**. That is, for each position in the world, there are 3 values X, Y and Z.
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Notation
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Coordinates are expressed like this: (5, 45, -12)
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This refers to the position where X=5, Y=45 and Z=-12. The 3 letters are called “axes”: Y is for the height. X and Z are for the horizontal position.
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Orientation
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The values for X, Y and Z work like this:
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* If you go up, Y increases
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* If you go down, Y decreases
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* If you follow the sun, X increases
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* If you go to the reverse direction, X decreases
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* Look to the sun's direction, then turn 90° to the right and go forwards: Z increases
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* Look to the sun's direction, then turn 90° to the left and go forwards: Z decreases
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* The side length of a full cube is 1
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Finding your coordinates
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### Debug screen
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You usually can view your coordinates by using the [debug](https://wiki.luanti.org/Debug "Debug") screen (open with F5).
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For this to work, the game/server needs to allow this _or_ you have the “debug” [privilege](https://wiki.luanti.org/Privileges "Privileges").
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By default, games _do_ allow you to access the coordinates in the debug screen, so this works most of the time.
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Some games might choose to hide the coordinates from the debug screen to regular players. Maybe you’re suppoed to “earn” the right to see the coordinates (e.g. with a special item), or maybe the coordinates are hidden completely to make the game more difficult. But, if you have the “debug” privilege, you are guaranteed to have access.
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### Mods
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There are also mods which add tools which, when you carry then, show you the coordinates:
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* [Orienteering](https://content.luanti.org/packages/Wuzzy/orienteering/) \[orienteering\]
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* [Compass GPS](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=9373) \[compassgps\] |