PILOT REFERENCE
Atmospheric Flight and EVA Controls
E interacts, lands and boards; left mouse uses the active tool. Fly, walk and swim with the same movement family.
At a glance
- Flight / swimming
- W/A/S/D, R up, F down; Shift boost or sprint
- On foot
- Mouse look; Space jump; 1–3 weapon/tool selection
- Land
- E over solid ground, below 2 m and at 5 m/s or less
- Return to orbit
- R climbs; leave atmosphere above the displayed orbital threshold
- Scan / select
- V scans; right mouse pins a visible target
- Interact / tame / board
- E, following the contextual card
- Construction / companions
- B / F7
- Menu
- Escape native; F8 browser
Field notes
Object names, status and button-style actions share a single card. A gas giant is a harvesting destination, not solid landing ground. Keep life-support supplies in the personal pack for surface use.
Reference and coverage
Experimental 0.41.0-experimental.1; compiled game catalog and current gameplay source
Shared control and industry guidance covers the approved parity/fabrication update. Platform menu keys and launch/save integration remain different.