Quick Key Guide
Comprehensive list of keys and their functions.
Movement
A - Rudder Left
Left Arrow - Turn Left
D - Rudder Right
Right Arrow - Turn Right
S - Center Rudder
Q - Decrease Throttle
Down Arrow - Decrease Throttle
W - Increase Throttle
Up Arrow Increase Throttle
J - Start/Abort Jump, Activate Wormhole Device Wormhole Devices available only on stations and command Dreadnought
Shift+J - Emergency Jump
O - Orbit Targeted Planet
Alt+Y - Toggle Yaw Control
Targeting
E - Target Nearest Enemy
R - Target Nearest Friendly
F - Follow Target
G - Shadow Target
H - Target Last Distress
Control - Create Target at Cursor
Ctrl+J - Target HomeGate
Ctrl+P - Target Nearest Starport
Ctrl+R - Target Nearest Depot, Target Nearest Supply Ship
Ctrl+Y - Target Nearest Ship Yard
[ - Decrease range at which IFF contacts are displayed
] - Increase range at which IFF contacts are displayed
, - Object Parent
. - Next Object
Alt+A - Order Attack Target
Alt+C - Order Capture Target, Toggle Contact Diamonds Capture if Enemy targeted, Toggle Diamonds if Friendly or no target
Alt+D - Order Defend Target
Alt+S - Order Scout Target
Alt+X - Cancel Order
%t Note: this isn't a key-command, but rather a variable you can use in the chat box. Typing %t as part of the message will fetch the name of your current target. For example, you could type "hey everyone, lets all attack %t" and the resulting message that other players see would be something like "hey everyone, lets all attack Joe Station McPlanet-Campy".
Combat
Mouse 1 - Select Target
Ctrl+Mouse 1 - Target Point
Spacebar - Alpha Strike
Shift+Spacebar - Manually Detonate All Weapons, Toggle Point Defense
(1-9) - Use Group
Shift+(1-9) - Detonate Group Weapons, Toggle Group Point Defense
0 - Remove Selected Device From Group
B - Fire Bombs, Drop Mines
Shift+B - Manually Detonate Bombs, Mines
Ctrl+B - Toggle Point Defence
I - Toggle Interdictor, Station Area Reload
N - Launch Fighters
Shift+N - Recall Fighters
V - Use Flux Wave, Use Pulse Wave, Toggle Cloak
Shift+H - Send Resupply Distress
Ctrl+H - Send Attacked Distress
T - Toggle Tractor Beam, Fire Beacons
Shift+T - Deactivate Beacons
Y - Repair/Reload Target
Shift+Y - Repair/Reload Self
M - Toggle ECM
P - Toggle ECCM
K - Toggle Scanner
Ctrl+S - Toggle Shields
Numpad 2 - Transfer Shield Energy to Aft
Numpad 4 - Transfer Shield Energy to Left
Numpad 5 - Tranfer Shield Energy to Full
Numpad 6 - Transfer Shield Energy to Right
Numpad 8 - Tranfer Shield Energy to Fore
Camera
Camera:
C - View Camera
X - Zoom Out
Z - Zoom In
Mouse 2 - Rotate Camera
MouseWheelUp - Zoom In
MouseWheelDown - Zoom Out
Tab - Cycle Camera View
Alt+T - Take Screenshot Saved as 000000xx.tga in your Darkspace folder
Miscellaneous
G - Toggle Mining Beam
Ctrl+D - Self Destruct Press twice to initiate
L - Load Infantry, Load Cargo
U - Unload Infantry, Unload Cargo, Sell Cargo To Selected Starport Also Transferes Infantry/Cargo to other Players
Ctrl+L - Toggle Planet Lock
Alt+P - Toggle Profiler Shows Ping and Framerate
Ctrl+U - Use Ship Yard Press twice, must be within 250gu
Ctrl+X - Scrap Building, Disband Infantry, Remove Device, Eject Cargo
/ - Toggle Shield/Armor Status, Toggle Turn Indicator
Enter - Type/Send Chat
Esc - Play, Observe, Log Off options
F1 - Toggle Context Help
F2 - Toggle Navigation Screen
F3 - Toggle Planet Management Screen
F4 - Toggle Chat Log
F5 - Toggle Player Profile
F6 - Toggle Missions Unused
F7 - Toggle Enhancements Display
Numpad 1 - Toggle Ship Status HUD
Numpad 3 - Toggle Target HUD
Numpad 7 - Toggle Communications Console HUD
Shift+Numpad 8 - Set Throttle to Full
Shift+Numpad 2 - Set Throttle to 0
Shift+Numpad 4 - Set Rudder to Full Left
Shift+Numpad 6 - Set Rudder to Full Right
Alt+A - Order Attack Target
B - Toggle Orbit Paths
C - View Camera
Alt+C - Order Capture Target
Alt+D - Order Defend Target
E - Target Nearest Enemy
F - Follow Target
G - Shadow Target
H - Target Last Distress
I - Toggle Ship Icons
J - Jump to Target
K - Toggle Grid
Ctrl+L - Toggle Planet Lock
N - Toggle Contacts List
O - Orbit Targeted Planet
P - Toggle Planet Icons
R - Target Nearest Friendly
Alt+S - Order Scout Target
Ctrl+T - Transfer Credits
Alt+T - Take Screenshot
X - Zoom Out
Shift+X - Instant Zoom Out to Maxinum
Alt+X - Cancel Order
Y - Toggle Ship Orders
Z - Zoom In
Shift+Z - Instant Zoom In to Minimum
Spacebar - Center Map on Target
Enter - Type/Send Chat
Control - Create Target at Cursor
Esc - Return to Tactical
Numpad 1 - Toggle Ship Status HUD
Numpad 3 - Toggle Target HUD
Numpad 3 - Toggle Communication Console Hud
MouseWheelUp - Zoom In
MouseWheelDown - Zoom Out
Mouse 1 - Nudge/Drag Map, Select Target
Ctrl+Mouse 1 - Target Point
Mouse 2 - Rotate Map
, - Object Parent
. - Next Object
