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Sun nav
East is a coast
Short answer
No GPS on official. The sun still rises. Chernarus coast is east. Walk with a reason.
Also: sun · navigation · east
How it works
Morning sun is east. Evening is west. A railway is a line you can name.
What to do
Pick a direction at spawn. Levi says the sun.
Don't
Don't invent degrees. A phone map is a fan tool — see iZurvive.