[John W. Hamm]

I can't help with the comapss but a quick fix for the external view is to go into your save game folder and activate it. I.E. My Documents\SH4\data\cfg\SaveGames\00000000---> (or which ever file your saved game is) Open the file "GameplaySettings" with a text pad or note pad either will work and you will see

[Current]
LimitedBatteries=true
LimitedCompressedAir=true
LimitedO2=true
LimitedFuel=true
RealisticRepairTime=true
ManualTargetingSystem=false
NoMapUpdate=false
RealisticSensors=true
DudTorpedoes=true
RealisticReload=true
NoEventCamera=true
NoExternalView=false <-------- make sure it says false
NoStabilizeView=true
MPShowPlayerNames=true
MPShowTorpedoes=true