Keyboard and mouse controls

2017-09-05T17:08:23Z

Talkless: Mention "FPS" for searchability

== Main console ==

*F1: Change view.
*F2: Use the map system.
*F3: Look at your own information.
*F4: Select targets, operate autopilot and communicate.
*SHIFT-F1 to F5: Time compression
*PgUp / PgDwn: Increase / decrease time compression
*CTRL click on Time compression icons: Force time compression

*CTRL-Print Screen: Save screenshot

*CTRL-F9: Quick save
*CTRL-Q: Quit instantly

== Menus ==
* Numbers or click to select

== Map System ==
* F5: Galactic sector view
* F6: System orbit view
* F7: Star system information
* F8: Galactic view

=== Galactic sector view ===

*Arrows: Rotate
*Page Up/Down: Scroll Z
*W, A, S ,D: Move on the plane
*R, F: Move up and down
*C: Center to where I am
*H: Center to selected system
*Enter: Enable/Disable automatic system selection
*Space: Set Hyperspace Target to Lock or Follow Selection

=== Orbital view ===

*click / unclick (planet or ship) sets / unsets as navigation target, and to focus on it
*Hold right mouse to rotate the view

== In flight ==

*F5: Turns off the autopilot, and changes between manual flight and set speed flight
*F6: Undercarriage
*F7: Hyperdrive
*F8: Set lower trust speed
*F9: Toggle missile / scanner panel on / off

*CTRL click on Autopilot icon: Cycle Heading control to forward, afterward and off (note: Ctrl+F5 doesn not work, must use mouse)
*R: Toggle rotation damping

*Tab: Cycle through full HUD/HUD without labels/No HUD and cockpit
*`: Lua console

*Clicking on an object (planet, star, station, ship), will select it as a target.
*CTRL click on a object, will select it as a target and as reference body.

=== Views ===

*KP 8: Front Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal Up
*KP 2: Rear Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal Down
*KP 4: Left Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal Left
*KP 6: Right Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal Right
*KP 9: Top Camera
*KP 3: Bottom Camera / Roll External/Sidereal Right
*+: Zoom in (external/sidereal view only)
*-: Zoom out (external/sidereal view only)
*Home: Reset zoom (sidereal view only)
*, and .: In fixed view, roll camera

In external views, third mouse button rotates the view.

(NOTE: If you do not have a numeric keypad, please rebind the view direction controls from the View tab in the Settings screen)

=== Scanner ===

*\: Toggle scanner mode
*]: Increase scanner range
*[: Decrease scanner range

 

=== Weapons ===

*T: Target object in crosshair
*Space: Fire laser
*M: Launch missile

 

=== Manual control  ===

*W, S: Forward/backward thrust
*A, D: Left/right lateral thrust
*R, F: Up/down lateral thrust
*Q,E; I,O: Roll CCW/CW
*J,L: Yaw left/right
*I,K: Pitch down/up
*X, P: Kill rotation
*V: Toggle rotation damping

Holding the right mouse also rotates the ship.

Hold SHIFT + <key> to low power thrust and smooth turns.

=== "Set speed" control mode ===

Thrust and rotation are same as above

*Enter, T: Set speed faster
*Right Shift, G: Set speed slower

== Joystick Controls ==

== Cheats and debug ==

*CTRL-I: Debug informations (FPS and other statistics).
*CTRL-F10: Edit target planet properties
*CTRL-F12: Spawn a hostile ship
*Console: ~ or ´ depending on keyboard. Some useful commands for debugging/testing code/contributions are given [[Lua_Console|here]], but remember, cheating is for weaklings. However, it is allowed to restore borked saves.

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