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Appendix A - Controls

Default Control Style Reference

 

FLIGHT


Pitch UP / DOWN

Joystick UP / DOWN


Yaw LEFT / RIGHT

Joystick LEFT / RIGHT


Roll LEFT / RIGHT

Joystick TWIST


Manual Forward Thruster

W


Manual Reverse Thruster

S


Slide LEFT

A


Slide RIGHT

D


Thruster Speed INCREASE
Thruster Speed DECREASE

LDS Speed INCREASE
LDS Speed DECREASE

+ / -
Joystick THROTTLE


Lateral Thrusters 

ALT + Joystick LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DOWN


Hold for Free-Flight mode. 

CONTROL


Toggle Assisted /Free-Flight

N


LDS flight mode  on/off

L


Undock

U


 

CONTACTS / TARGETING


Next Contact Filter Mode

M


Previous Contact Filter Mode

SHIFT + M


Cycle Contacts UP

>


Cycle Contacts DOWN

<


Select Target in center of screen crosshairs, or Target ship systems when in close range.

T


Subtarget selected ships systems.

Y


Set Target as to our last attacker

Q


Set Target as nearest enemy

R


Target next enemy

E


Attempt remote log-on to target

SHIFT + R


 

WEAPONS


Fire weapon

SPACE


Cycle primary weapon

ENTER


Cycle secondary weapon

BACKSPACE


Cycle Next Weapon

]


 

HUD MENU


HUD Menu LEFT

Joystick HAT LEFT
Cursor LEFT


HUD Menu RIGHT

 Joystick HAT RIGHT
Cursor RIGHT


HUD Menu UP

Joystick HAT UP
Cursor UP


HUD Menu DOWN

Joystick HAT DOWN
Cursor DOWN


HUD Menu Accept

Joystick BUTTON 1
ENTER


HUD Menu Abort / Quit

Joystick BUTTON 2
BACKSPACE


Show Objectives

ALT + O 


Show Starmap

ALT + S


Show Log

ALT + L


Show Engineering

ALT + E


Show Statistics

ALT + S


 

AUTOPILOT


Autopilot off

F5


Go to / Approach (Select Target)

F6


Formate (Select Target - Continues until quit)

F7


Dock (Select Target)

F8


 

COMMUNICATIONS


Next response

Joystick Hat DOWN
Cursor DOWN


Previous Response

Joystick Hat UP
Cursor UP


Say Response

Joystick BUTTON 1
ENTER
SPACE


 

VIEWS


Cycle internal views

F1


Cycle tactical views

F2


Cycle external views

F3


Drop Camera view

F4


Zoom view mode.

X


Pan external camera

Numpad 6
Numpad 4

Mouse LEFT / RIGHT


Tilt external camera

Numpad 8
Numpad 2

Mouse UP / DOWN


Roll external camera

Numpad 7
Numpad 9

Mouse BUTTON 2 + Mouse LEFT  / RIGHT 


Zoom external camera

Numpad +
Numpad -

MouseBUTTON 1 + Mouse UP / DOWN

Mouse WHEEL


Zoom external camera to fit target

Numpad *
MouseBUTTON 3


ENTER Director mode

LEFT CONTROL + D


 

WINGMAN CONTROL


Wingmen Report

1


Join formation and defend me

2


Attack my Target

3


Defend my Target

4


Dock to my Target

5


Halt

6


 

MISC


Skip movie / cutscene

Space
ENTER
Escape


Show In-Game Menu ( PDA )

Escape


Quit

CONTROL + ALT + Q


Pause

Pause
P


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