Version 3.

Step 1 Basic orientation controls

Step 2 - Communication
Step 3 Panel navigation
Step 4 Landing / small manoeuvre thrusters

Commander Ben Ryder basic custom keyboard controls Beta Testing

Step 5 - Basic flight controls

This looks complicated but its not. There are duplicates. It will make sense.

Step 6 Basic combat controls

Step 7 Ranged flight

Comms Panel 4
Target Panel 1

System Panel 2

Run silent

Eject heat sink

Target highest threat

Target ahead

Text T

Microphone Y

+ Sensor 7
Optimum Speed O

Target last hostile [

Target next hostile ]

Pause PAUSE

Eject Cargo

TAB

Target next ship

Energy to engines

Radar Panel 3

- Sensor 6

CAPS

Fire #1

Pitch S
Thrust S

Panel S
Energy to weapons D

Energy to Force Shields F

Boost Shift SHIFT

LightZ Z

Pitch X

Speed 100% CTRL

Look S

Hard points H
Speed 0% C
Yaw

ALT

Thrust X
Panel X
Look X

Tab ALT

Hyperspace / Frameshift Jump drive J

Scoop V

Balance B

LaNding N

+ Throttle

SPACE

Thrust forward

SPACE

Panel select

SPACE

Roll K

Thrust M

Thrust ,

Roll L
Thrust .

- Throttle ;
Thrust /

Yaw ALT

Tab ALT

Cycle weapons @
Speed -100% SHIFT
Flight assist CTRL

Thrust K

Thrust L

Panel K

Panel L

Look K

Look L

Thrust back ;

Look P

Step 1 Basic orientation controls

Commander Ben Ryder basic keyboard controls Beta Testing

Bind these keys and take a look around your space ship. When you are done looking around go to step 2
Use the toggle key to switch between look and other modes
These are the same keys you will use to fly your craft using different modes

Look S

Look X

Look K

Look L

Look toggle P

Step 2 - Communication

Commander Ben Ryder basic keyboard controls Beta Testing

Bind these next. Now you have had a look around your space ship you might want to tell some one about it. These are the basic communication keys. They will also give you an idea of the panels
When you are done trying looking around and trying to talk to people go to step 3
Comms Panel 4
Text T

Microphone Y

Step 3 Panel navigation

Commander Ben Ryder basic keyboard controls Beta Testing

Get to know the systems in your ship and in start ports. In the game there is an option in controls called interface mode. Bind these as the primary controls in interface mode.
Now look at the different panels and in your ship and in the start port. Spend a while get to know them. They are quite.
Youll be using these keys for flying too.
Now you are ready for take off and landing. Step 4

Target Panel 1

System Panel 2

Radar Panel 3

Panel S

Panel X

Tab ALT

Panel select

SPACE

Tab ALT

Panel K

Panel L

Step 4 Landing
Commander Ben Ryder basic keyboard controls Beta Testing

Now you know how to use the panels, bind these key for take off.
In the controls option there is one called landing override. Bind these keys in landing override.
They are very similar to the keys used for navigating the panels. Fewer keys to remember.
The controls only work while you landing gear is down. Key N.
Select launch from the star port menu. Try and lift off and hover about in side the space port, and slowly thrust out the exit when it is horizontal,
When in space thrust far away from the station to practice basic fly. Step 5

Thrust S

LaNding N

Thrust X

Thrust forward

SPACE

Thrust K

Thrust L

Thrust back ;

Commander Ben Ryder basic keyboard controls Beta Testing

Step 5 - Basic flight controls

You have now left the space station far behind you. Bind these keys now.
You know how to look around, how to talk to people, how to use the panels and how to take off and land. Now for some basic flying.
In the controls there is an option for flight controls. Bind these keys there.
Pitch means the way you are pointing
Roll and pitch helps you move about.
Energy to engines is the first step to using the power management
Once you can fly around, try and fly back to the station and land. Use the contact tab in the system panel to request docking. Now go to step 6

Energy to engines

CAPS

Pitch S

Roll K
Boost Shift SHIFT
Speed 100% CTRL

Pitch X

Speed 0% C

Roll L

- Throttle ;
Speed -100% SHIFT

+ Throttle

SPACE

Commander Ben Ryder basic keyboard controls Beta Testing

Step 6 Basic combat controls

You can now dock and land too. Bind these keys now.
So buy some fuel in the star port and take off. Fly around far away form the star port and practice these keys.
Run silent is stealth but it makes you very hot and you will explode
Heat sinks keep you cool. You start with no heat sinks
You can move energy between weapons, shields and engine systems
Flight assist off is very hard to start with. Its perhaps the most important part of combat.
Have fun. Go get killed. You are now mostly harmless. Go to step 7
Run silent

Eject heat sink

Target highest threat

Target ahead

Target next ship

Fire #1

Energy to weapons D

Target last hostile [

Target next hostile ]

TAB

Energy to Force Shields F

Hard points H

Cycle weapons @

Flight assist CTRL

Step 1 Basic orientation controls

Step 2 - Communication
Step 3 Panel navigation
Step 4 Landing / small manoeuvre thrusters
Commander Ben Ryder basic custom keyboard controls Beta Testing

Step 5 - Basic flight controls

You now no there very basics. Bind these keys now.

You are ready to boldly go.
In the controls you can set thrust to about 30 % use that for key O. When out of control press O to get to a comfortable speed
You sensors is the radar in the middle. If you see Triangles that means you can have a fight
Yaw mean point the nose of your ship more to the left or to the right.
You can use thruster for more than just landing. Try them with flight assist off.
You have headlights to help you see objects in space
- Sensor 6
+ Sensor 7
You can pick up cargo canisters with a your cargo scoop
Target a near by start and use frame shift jump drive to get there Er engage?
Optimum Speed O

Step 6 Basic combat controls

Step 7 Ranged flight

Pause PAUSE

Hyperspace / Frameshift Jump drive J

LightZ Z

Scoop V
Yaw

ALT

Balance B

Thrust M
Yaw ALT

Thrust ,

Thrust .

Thrust /

Eject Cargo