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Pilot Controls

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All right, listen up! This is Rear Admiral Drifter and I will be your training instructor for course's 1 and 2. In this first course I will be talking about the cockpit controls. Listen up close because the information that I give you now will be the deciding factor between life and death when you step into the cockpit of your fighter.

Pre Flight Controls

• [Esc] - Activates Personal Datapad
• [Enter] or [Spacebar] (or Joystick button) - Skips introduction or transitions

In Flight Controls

• [Q] and [Spacebar] - Quits/Aborts mission
• [P] - Pauses game
• [Alt] and [C] - Calibrates joystick
• [Alt] and [V] - Displays version
• [Alt] and [D] - Cycles through detail level settings
• [Alt] and [M] - Toggles music on or off
• [Alt] and [S] - Toggles sound on or off
• [Alt] and [T] - Cycles through time acceleration modes

Propulsion Controls

• [+] - Increases throttle
• [-] - Decreases throttle
• [\] - Sets throttle to zero power
• [[] - Sets throttle to 1/3 power
• []] - Sets throttle to 2/3 power
• [Backspace] - Sets throttle to full power
• [Enter] - Sets throttle to current speed of your target
• [H] - Engages/aborts hyperdrive if available on your craft, also ends mission

Power System Controls

• [F9] - Adjusts laser recharge setting
• [F10] - Adjusts shields recharge setting, if available
• [Shift] and [F9] or [;] - Directs energy from the shields to laser/ion
• [Shift] and [F10] or ['] - Directs energy from the laser/ion cannons to shields
• [F8] - Adjusts beam weapon recharge setting, if available

Shield System Controls

• [S] - Cycles through shield configuration settings, if available

Weapons System Controls

• [W] - Cycles through weapon systems
• [X] - Cycles through weapons firing configurations
• [B] - Toggles beam weapon on/off

Targeting and CMD System Controls

• [R] - Selects the enemy fighter/mine closest to you
• [Shift] and [F5] to [F7] - Stores current target in presets/memory
• [F5] to [F7] - Selects preset target
• [Z] - Toggles Threat Display on/off

Onboard Information Systems

• [Esc] - Brings up Flight Options/exits Flight Options
• [Back Arrow and Forward Arrow] - Cycles through Onboard Systems
• [Enter] - Toggles option through its different settings
• [G] - Displays Missions Goals
• [M] - Displays Inflight Map
• [D] - Displays Damage Assessment screen
• [Shift] and [Z] - Displays Wingman Commands
• [K] - Displays Keyboard Reference

Flight Recorder Controls

• [C] - Toggles camera on/off
• [V] - View current recording

Starfighter View Controls

• [7] - 10 o'clock/Left Forward
• [8] - Forward
• [9] - 2 o'clock/Right Forward
• [4] - 9 o'clock/Left Wing
• [5] - Straight Up
• [6] - 3 o'clock/Right Wing
• [1] - 7 o'clock/Left Shoulder
• [2] - Rear View
• [3] - 5 o'clock/Right Shoulder
• [O] - Toggles between wing level view and 45 degree "high" angle view
• [.] - (Period) Toggles cockpit on/off
• [F1] - Returns to cockpit from external or warhead view
• [F2] - Selects/cycles through warhead view
• [F3] or [/] - Toggles external camera mode
• [F4] or [*] - Allows repositioning of external camera