Keyboard and mouse controls

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
• CTRL click on Time compression icons: Force time compression

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 Up/Down: Scroll X
• Arrows Left/Right: Scroll Y
• Page Up/Down: Scroll Z
• W: Roll up
• S: Roll down
• A: Roll left
• D: Roll right

• C: Center to where I am
• H: Center to selected system
• Enter: Enable/Disable automatic system selection

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
• Tab: Toggle HUD labels
• `: Lua console
• CTRL click on Autopilot icon: Cycle Heading control to forward, afterward and off

Views

• SHIFT 1: Forward view
• SHIFT 2: Backward view
• SHIFT 3: External view
• SHIFT 4: Fixed view
• , and .: In fixed view, roll camera

Scanner

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

Weapons

• T: Target object in crosshair
• Space: Fire laser

Manual control

• Q: Roll left
• W: Pitch forward
• E: Roll right
• A: Yaw left
• S: Pitch up
• D: Yaw right
• U: Ventral thruster (slide up)
• I: Aft thruster (go forwards)
• O: Dorsal thruster (slide down)
• J: Starboard thruster (slide left)
• K: Forward thruster (go backwards)
• L: Port thruster (slide right)

"Set speed" control mode

• Q: Roll left
• W: Pitch forward
• E: Roll right
• A: Yaw left
• S: Pitch up
• D: Yaw right
• Enter: Set speed faster
• RightShift: Set speed slower

You can also steer the ship with your mouse while holding the right mouse button.