Overview
Yes, this is it! Hotkeys not found in the keyboard menu, and settings not written down anyplace else.Errors or omissions please comment below or friend me so I can set you as a contributor.
Shooting
Survival mode and when shooting/chewing gum.
At a glance
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Action man mode
1 thru 9
select weapon from hotbar
0
deselect all hand weapons from hotbar
weapon + right click
look down sights/alternate fire
sights+ mouse wheel
zoom while looking down any weapon/drill with sights
j
jetpack on/off ([ spacebar ] to use jetpack)
r
reload (tools that use cells use up 1 charge)
ALT
toggle mouselook (3rd person of piloting only)
z
drops held item/weapon! Warning, can be very inconvenient!
right click + homing missile
DONT lead the target, fire when indicator is red
wasd on foot
forwards/strafe left/back/strafe right (** see crabbing)
wasd in water/space
forwards/strafe left/back/strafe right **
[ space ]
up/jump , hold down for suit jetpack
SHIFT+w
sprint (works on *ladders too) ***
* ladders = (elevator blocks)
** Crabbing : Using 2 adjacent direction keys together to move faster – most effective while swimming, and while flying. You get diagonal motion, but cover more ground.
*** SHIFT+w will get you moving, but a bunny-hop using jet-pack is more efficient for short sprints in close combat. Press SHIFT+W, then tap the jetpack, SPACEBAR and let go SHIFT while airborne. This will recover stamina as long as you can stay airborne, so tap spacebar once more and then go back to holding SHIFT once you land to get more distance.
More Action-person mode
p
open vehicle/base control panel (point at base)
f
harvest/open container/door…
f (2)
also, mount dismount bike or leave cockpit
SHIFT+f
take all from container
u
helmet (requires a suit)
l
flashlight (requires a suit)
When flying/swimming/using drone
o (flying)
level (to gravity)
SHIFT+w
faster (if swimming) **
** You should not equip a weapon while swimming, it slows all movement and makes you sink.
To move faster while swimming you can use a similar bunnyhop technique for running.
Get to the surface first , Hold SHIFT+W, tap the jet-pack until you start to clear the water, release SHIFT and W, tap the jet-pack twice to stay up, once you do hit the water, swim normally for a while, and repeat.
Evaluating your options
t
swap hotbars (in logistics mode)
tap any number twice
swap hotbars (in logistics mode)
Ship controls
k
warp to system in sights (shields must be down)
q/e
roll ship left/roll right
CTRL+w
sets cruise control speed (handsfree mode)
Hover vessel keys
SHIFT+O (flying)
lock orientation
SHIFT+SPACE
vessel jump (requires boosters) *
* I find I often have to tap SHIFT+SPACE twice, to make my HV hop. Not sure why though.
Containers
SHIFT+click
send entire stack
Constructor/Blueprints
ALT+o
save to blueprint **
SHIFT+click
queue 10 of or dequeue 10 items
CTRL+click
queue 100 of or unqueue 100 items
CTRL+SHIFT+click
queue 1000 of or remove 1000 items from queue
** You need to be facing the base/ship to create a blueprint. I find I have to be pretty close and have to press ALT+O (Oh, not zero) a few times before the game registers it.
Building
Creative mode and Building stuff hotkeys
General
` (backtic)
open console : the key left of the 1 on most keyboards
ALT+o
Save blueprint (warning overwrites)*
Insert/Del
change rotation axis (when placing block)
Home/End
rotate block (when placing block)
PgUp/PgDn
raise/lower block (when placing block)
* You need to be facing the base/ship to create a blueprint. I find I have to be pretty close and have to press ALT+O (Oh, not zero) a few times before the game registers it.
When placing a blueprint
Pageup/pagedown
raises/lowers it
Home/End
closer or further away
In creative mode
h
items menu (type itemmenu in survival)
CTRL + direction
fly faster
SHIFT+CTRL+direction
* fly even faster
Camera Control
Control the camera for those perfect screenshots
v
* first/3rd person view
PGUP/PGDN
move camera up/down (3rd person view)
F6
toggle HUD (waypoints, tactical, none)
0
* deselect all hand weapons from hotbar
F7
screenshot as PNG high quality **
F12
screenshot to Steam folder as low quality **
ALT
* toggle mouselook (3rd person and piloting only)
mousewheel
zoom (3rd person views only)
CTRL
fly faster (creative , godmode only)
CTRL+SHIFT
fly deliriously faster (creative , godmode only)
* deselecting all weapons make for better screenshots
** Screenshots saved using F7 are high quality PNG, F12 screenshots will have Steam save a compressed JPEG. See comment below thanks to @PhEONix.
Controllers
A few notes
A few notes on controllers… please contribute as you can here.
The game has a file that allows it to save your hotkeys, which makes swapping configurations a bit simpler. Most notable is the ability to disable mouse control as show in screenshot below by simply setting the 2 places where hasMouse occurs, to false, not true .
Credits
- ZX Spectrum Font (dafont.com or others)
- Paint DOTNET [link] please donate to support the makers
- Keyboard overlay [link]
- Keyboard configuration : [link]
