diff --git a/static/script.js b/static/script.js
index 14765273..cc539124 100644
--- a/static/script.js
+++ b/static/script.js
@@ -3608,7 +3608,14 @@ function showRadarWindow(name) {
     }
   );
 
-  if (!isNew) return;
+  if (!isNew) {
+    // Window was hidden, not destroyed — re-register and restart streaming
+    radarWindows[name] = win;
+    if (socket && socket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      socket.send(JSON.stringify({ player_name: name, command: 'start_radar' }));
+    }
+    return;
+  }
 
   radarWindows[name] = win;
   win.dataset.character = name;
@@ -3636,14 +3643,7 @@ function showRadarWindow(name) {
   rangeLabel.appendChild(rangeSelect);
   controls.appendChild(rangeLabel);
 
-  const headingToggle = document.createElement('label');
-  headingToggle.className = 'radar-heading-toggle';
-  const headingCheck = document.createElement('input');
-  headingCheck.type = 'checkbox';
-  headingCheck.checked = false;
-  headingToggle.appendChild(headingCheck);
-  headingToggle.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' Heading-up'));
-  controls.appendChild(headingToggle);
+  // Compass is always heading-up (player facing direction = up)
 
   content.appendChild(controls);
 
@@ -3672,7 +3672,6 @@ function showRadarWindow(name) {
   win._radarCanvas = canvas;
   win._radarListBody = listBody;
   win._radarRangeSelect = rangeSelect;
-  win._radarHeadingCheck = headingCheck;
 
   // Send start_radar command
   if (socket && socket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
@@ -3688,7 +3687,6 @@ function updateRadarWindow(msg) {
   const canvas = win._radarCanvas;
   const listBody = win._radarListBody;
   const range = parseFloat(win._radarRangeSelect.value) || RADAR_DEFAULT_RANGE;
-  const headingUp = win._radarHeadingCheck.checked;
   const objects = msg.objects || [];
 
   const playerEW = msg.player_ew;
@@ -3726,44 +3724,48 @@ function updateRadarWindow(msg) {
   ctx.moveTo(0, cy); ctx.lineTo(size, cy);
   ctx.stroke();
 
-  // Heading line (north indicator or player heading)
-  const headingRad = headingUp ? 0 : (-playerHeading * Math.PI / 180);
+  // Always heading-up: player facing direction = up on canvas.
+  // Compass labels rotate around the edge based on player heading.
+  const headingRad = playerHeading * Math.PI / 180;
+  const compassLabels = [
+    { label: 'N', angle: 0 },
+    { label: 'E', angle: Math.PI / 2 },
+    { label: 'S', angle: Math.PI },
+    { label: 'W', angle: -Math.PI / 2 },
+  ];
+  ctx.font = 'bold 12px monospace';
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
+  compassLabels.forEach(({ label, angle }) => {
+    // Rotate compass direction by negative heading so labels move as player turns
+    const a = angle - headingRad;
+    const lx = cx + Math.sin(a) * (cx - 12);
+    const ly = cy - Math.cos(a) * (cx - 12);
+    ctx.fillStyle = label === 'N' ? '#cc4444' : '#888';
+    ctx.fillText(label, lx, ly);
+  });
+
+  // Facing direction indicator (always points up from center)
   ctx.strokeStyle = '#666';
   ctx.lineWidth = 1;
   ctx.beginPath();
-  const nhx = cx + Math.sin(headingRad) * cx * 0.9;
-  const nhy = cy - Math.cos(headingRad) * cx * 0.9;
   ctx.moveTo(cx, cy);
-  ctx.lineTo(nhx, nhy);
+  ctx.lineTo(cx, cy - cx * 0.85);
   ctx.stroke();
 
-  // N label
-  ctx.fillStyle = '#888';
-  ctx.font = '10px monospace';
-  ctx.textAlign = 'center';
-  const nlx = cx + Math.sin(headingRad) * (cx - 10);
-  const nly = cy - Math.cos(headingRad) * (cx - 10);
-  ctx.fillText('N', nlx, nly + 3);
-
-  // Rotation angle for heading-up mode (negate to counter-rotate world)
-  const rotAngle = headingUp ? (-playerHeading * Math.PI / 180) : 0;
+  // Rotation angle: negate heading to counter-rotate world so facing = up
+  const rotAngle = -headingRad;
 
   // Draw objects
   objects.forEach(obj => {
     const dEW = obj.ew - playerEW;
     const dNS = obj.ns - playerNS;
 
-    // Rotate if heading-up
-    let dx, dy;
-    if (rotAngle !== 0) {
-      const cosA = Math.cos(rotAngle);
-      const sinA = Math.sin(rotAngle);
-      dx = dEW * cosA - dNS * sinA;
-      dy = -(dEW * sinA + dNS * cosA);
-    } else {
-      dx = dEW;
-      dy = -dNS; // NS increases north, canvas Y increases down
-    }
+    // Rotate world by negative heading so player facing = up
+    const cosA = Math.cos(rotAngle);
+    const sinA = Math.sin(rotAngle);
+    const dx = dEW * cosA - dNS * sinA;
+    const dy = -(dEW * sinA + dNS * cosA);
 
     const px = cx + dx * scale;
     const py = cy + dy * scale;