Controls
Game is controlled by keyboard and mouse only.
Contents
Default Input bindings
Current controls are displayed in-game by pressing the help key (F1). All controlls can be configured using the in-game options.
| Function | Keyboard | Keyboard 2 | Mouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | W | - | - |
| Backward | S | - | - |
| Strafe left | A | - | - |
| Strafe right | D | - | - |
| Roll left (ship / jetpack) | Q | - | - |
| Roll right (ship / jetpack) | E | - | - |
| Hold to sprint | LShift | - | - |
| Up or jump | Space | F | - |
| Down or Crouch | C | - | - |
| Rotate left | Left | - | - |
| Rotate right | Right | - | - |
| Rotate up | Up | - | - |
| Rotate down | Down | - | - |
Tools / Weapons
| Function | Keyboard | Keyboard 2 | Mouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use tool / Fire weapon | LCtrl | - | LMB |
| Secondary mode | - | - | RMB |
| Equip item from slot 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Equip item from slot 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Equip item from slot 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Equip item from slot 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Equip item from slot 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Equip item from slot 6 | 6 | - | - |
| Equip item from slot 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Equip item from slot 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Equip item from slot 9 | 9 | - | - |
| Unequip | 0 | ~ | - |
Systems 1
| Function | Keyboard | Keyboard 2 | Mouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use / Interact | T | - | - |
| Terminal / Inventory | K | - | - |
| Help | F1 | - | - |
| Lights on / off | L | - | - |
| Hold to look around | LAlt | - | - |
| HUD on / off | Tab | - | - |
| Inertial dampeners | Z | - | - |
| Jetpack on / off | X | - | - |
| Suicide | Backsp. | - | - |
| Landing gear | P | - | - |
Systems 2
| Function | Keyboard | Keyboard 2 | Mouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screenshot | F4 | - | - |
| Prev. Color | [ | - | - |
| Next Color | ] | - | - |
| Reactors on / off | Y | - | - |
| Toolbar config | G | - | - |
| Rotate block vertical + | PgDown | - | - |
| Rotate block vertical - | Delete | - | - |
| Rotate block horizontal + | Home | - | - |
| Rotate block horizontal - | End | - | - |
| Rotate block roll + | Insert | - | - |
| Rotate block roll - | PgUp | - | - |
| Symmetry switch | M | - | - |
| Use symmetry | N | - | - |
| First-person / Third-person | V | - | - |
Controlling the Character
Avatar
All players start a new game as an Astronaut character equipped with a jetpack.
Views
The game has two view options available: first and third person view. The player can toggle between these two views using the “V” key (default key binding). The first-person view displays from the perspective of the astronaut character. While the third-person view allows the player to zoom-in and zoom-out and rotate the camera in any direction around the character. The game begins in third-person view.
Movement
The astronaut has two movement modes: walking (on foot) and flying (with jetpack). While on foot the player can walk, sprint, crouch, and jump. While using the jetpack, the player can move and roll in any direction. Currently, use of the jetpack does not consume any resources.
Accessories
The astronaut is also equipped with headlights in the front of suit which act as a flashlight for the player. Currently, using the headlights does not consume any resources either.
Toolbar
At any time, the player can open the Toolbar Config, which allows them to select Tools & Weapons, and Building blocks, and drag them to Toolbar, to be equipped using the appropriate hot key.
Piloting Spacecraft
Piloting is done in the same way as flying with jetpack. Cockpit or third person perspective are the available camera modes and in third person, you can use free view, to rotate camera around the astronaut and zoom in our out of view. Only small ships will have first person perspective available as the larger ships will have third person perspective locked. The larger ships do not have an "eye", rather, they are controlled from a central room using a computer screen.
The same as astronaut, ship can have headlights installed, and are switched on or off the same way as for astronaut. Using lights does not consume anything.
Inertia Dampeners
This feature allows you to fly without being slowed down from automatic thruster balance. The indication in lower left corner informs you about usage of inertia dampers.
