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First-person controls

Key(s)Action
YGet up from a bed etc.
W A S DMovement keys
Q / ELean left / right
CtrlGo prone, get up
CCrouch, stand up
FPrimary interaction
F ⇊Secondary interaction
F ⇓Show interaction menu
L-ShiftSprint
Mouse wheel ⭥Adjust walking speed
L-Alt + HTake off or put on helmet
L-Alt + XWipe helmet visor
L-Alt + FOpen action menu
F1Open mobiGlas
F2Open mobiGlas and show map
F4Change camera view
TFlashlight
F12Toggle chat

⇊ - double tap

⇓ - hold

⭥ - scroll

Armed combat

Key(s)Action
1 / 2Draw primary or secondary weapon
3Pistol or MedGun
4MedPen
5Multi-Tool
6Fists up
GGrenades
Left click ⇓ / Right click ⇓Pull the pin and hold the grenade
Left click ↑Throw grenade
Right click ↑Roll grenade
Middle mouse buttonMelee attack
VEquip knife
L-Alt + RLower held weapon
R ⇓Holster equipped item
Right click ⇓With weapon equipped: ADS or zoom
L-Shift ⇓While zoomed: Hold breath to steady the crosshair
RReload with a new magazine
L-Alt + 1Refill half-empty magazines
JView and change weapon attachments
BChange fire mode, depending on the weapon between full auto, semi-auto or burst
UActivate underbarrel item, like flashlights or laser pointers

⇓ - hold ↑ - release

Melee

Key(s)Action
Left click / Right clickQuick punch left / right
Left click ⇓ / Right click ⇓Heavy punch left / right
Left click + Right clickBlock
A ⇊ / S ⇊ / D ⇊Dodge left / back / right

⇓ - hold

⇊ - double tap

Inventory

Key(s)Action
IOpen inventory
FInteract with inventory terminal or container
Left click ⇊Equip item directly from the local inventory
L-Shift + Left clickMove item from one inventory to the other
Middle mouse buttonTakedown with equipped knife or unarmed
L-Shift + Left clickLoot menu: Put item in your own inventory
Left clickLoot menu: Equip item directly

⇊ - double tap

Ship controls

Key(s)Action
UToggle ship power
IToggle engines
OToggle shields
PToggle weapons
W / SForward / back
A / DStrafe left / right
Q / ERoll
XBrake
LToggle lights
R-Alt + LTurn on night vision
L-Alt + NRequest takeoff or landing clearance. Opens the hangar for your ship
L-Alt + CCruise control - set target speed with W and S
L-Alt + FOpen action menu
NExtend or retract landing gear
L-ShiftActivate afterburner
TabScan pulse
KVTOL mode
CToggle coupled mode
B ⇓Change flight mode: SCM and quantum mode
R-Alt + KOpen component ports
Middle mouse buttonChange sub-mode: combat mode, missile mode and scanning mode
YGet out of the seat
R-Alt + YActivate ejection seat
Mouse wheel ⭥In scanning mode: Adjust scan range
Left click ⇓In quantum mode: Start or stop quantum travel
RIn map view: Set route to the currently selected marker.

⇓ - hold

⭥ - scroll

Ship combat

Key(s)Action
Mouse wheel ⭥Change weapon group
Left clickFire weapon group
Right clickActivate precision mode
HLaunch decoys to fend off missiles
JLaunch chaff to disappear from the enemy’s radar
GGimbal mode
TTarget what’s in front of you
5Cycle through hostile targets
L-Alt + 5Target the nearest hostile
Middle mouse buttonChange sub-mode: combat mode, missile mode and scanning mode
Mouse wheel ⭥In missile mode: Change missiles
GIn missile mode: Change number of missiles
Left clickIn missile mode: Fire selected missiles
F5Increase power to weapons
F6Increase power to engines
F7Increase power to shields
F8Reset power

⭥ - scroll

Salvage

Key(s)Active modeAction
VActivate scanning mode
TabScanSend out a scan pulse to survey your surroundings
GToggle gimbals: when on, the mouse only aims the salvage lasers, otherwise the whole ship
MActivate salvage mode
Left clickSalvageActivate selected tools
Right clickSalvageSwitch tools
L-Alt + ASalvageToggle left tool
L-Alt + DSalvageToggle right tool
L-Alt + SSalvageToggle both tools
L-Alt + WSalvageSwitch to fracture tool

Mining

Key(s)Active modeAction
TabSend out a scan pulse to survey your surroundings
VActivate scanning mode
Mouse wheel ⭥ScanNarrow or widen the forward scan angle
MToggle mining mode
Mouse wheel ⭥MiningLaser power up/down
Left clickMiningActivate laser
L-Alt + Left clickMiningSwitch laser type between fracturing and extraction
L-Alt + 4ATLS GEOSwitch between high and low mode to collect hand-mining and ROC-mining rocks

⭥ - scroll

FPS mining

Key(s)Action
5Equip Multi-Tool
JView the Multi-Tool’s attachments and change them with the mouse and mouse wheel
Left clickActivate mining laser
L-Alt + Mouse wheel ⭥Adjust laser power
Right click ⇓Collect gems

⭥ - scroll

⇓ - hold