Regarding the compass variation: I wonder if they built magnetic variance into the game. There is a difference between map north and magnetic north and depending on where you are in the world, it could legitimately be .5°. It's entirely possible that the devs built that into the game, though it may be a stretch for me to even suggest it. If they did build it in or a minor facsimile of it, then that may explain a few things, though if it is built into the game, you'd figure they would've marked variation on the charts. Would be extremely cool if they did though. lol. It could've even been partially built into the game as features are trimmed for release and wasn't completely removed.
Just food for thought? Or a feature in a future sim.
