elite dangerous custom keyboard layout

8/10/2019 Elite Dangerous Custom Keyboard Layout

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Pitch X

Pitch S

Roll K Roll L

+ Throttle SPACE

- Throttle ;

Speed 0% C

Speed 100% CTRL Flight assist CTRL

Boost ShiftSHIFT

Hyperspace / Frameshift Jump drive J

Target ahead W

Target next ship TAB

Target highest threat Q

Fire #1 A

Speed -100% SHIFT

Hard points H

Run silent R

Eject heat sink E

LightZZ

+ Sensor 7- Sensor 6

Energy to engines CAPS

Energy to weapons D Energy to ForceShields F

Scoop V

Eject Cargo -

LaNding N

Pause PAUSETarget Panel 1 System Panel 2 Radar Panel 3

Commander Ben Ryder basic custom keyboard controlsBeta Testing Step 5 - Basic flight controls

Step 6 Basic combat controls

Step 1Basic orientation controls

Step 7 Ranged flight

Yaw ALT

Target next hostile ]Target last hostile [

Cycle weapons @

Version 3.1

Thrust M Thrust , Thrust . Thrust /

Look PLook K Look LLook X

Look S

Optimum Speed O

Step 4Landing / small manoeuvre thrusters

Thrust S

Thrust X

Step 2 - Communication

Comms Panel 4

Text T

Balance B

Step 3 Panel navigation

Microphone Y

Panel S

Thrust forward SPACE

Panel X Panel select SPACETab ALT Tab ALT

Yaw ALT

Thrust K Thrust L Thrust back ;

Panel K Panel L

This looks complicated but its not. There are duplicates. It will make sense.


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Commander Ben Ryder basic keyboard controls Beta Testing


Bind these keys and takea look around your space ship. When you are done looking around go to step 2

Use the togglekey to switch between look and other modes

These are the same keysyou will use to flyyour craft using different modes

Look toggle PLook K Look LLook X

Look S


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Comms Panel 4

Text T Microphone Y

Bind these next. Now you have had a look around your space ship you might want to tell some one about it. These are the basic communication keys.They will also give you an idea of the panels

When you are done trying looking around and trying to talk to people go to step 3


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Target Panel 1 System Panel 2 Radar Panel 3



Panel S

Panel X Panel select SPACETab ALT Tab ALT Panel K Panel L

Get to know the systems in your ship and in start ports . In the game there is an option in controls called interface mode. Bind theseas the primary controls in interface mode.

Now look at the different panels and in your ship and in the start port. Spend a while get to know them. They are quite.

Youll be using these keys for flying too.

Now you are ready for take off and landing. Step 4


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LaNding N


Step 4Landing

Thrust S

Thrust X Thrust forward SPACE Thrust K Thrust L Thrust back ;

Now you knowhow to use the panels, bind these key for take off.

In the controls optionthere is one called landing override. Bind these keys in landing override.

They are very similarto the keysused for navigatingthe panels. Fewer keys to remember.

The controls only work while you landing gear is down. Key N.

Select launchfrom the star port menu. Try and lift offand hover aboutin side the space port, and slowly thrustout the exit whenit is horizontal,

When in space thrust far away from the station to practice basic fly. Step 5


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Pitch X

Pitch S

Roll K Roll L

+ Throttle SPACE

- Throttle ;

Speed 0% C

Speed 100% CTRL

Boost ShiftSHIFT Speed -100% SHIFT

Energy to engines CAPS

Commander Ben Ryder basic keyboard controls Beta Testing Step 5 - Basic flight controls

You have now left the space station far behind you. Bind these keys now.

You know how to look around, how to talk to people, how to use the panels and how to take off and land. Now for some basic flying.

In the controls there is an option for flight controls. Bind these keys there.

Pitch means the way you are pointing

Roll and pitch helps you move about.

Energy to engines is the first step to using the power management

Once you can fly around, try and fly back to the station and land. Use the contact tab in the system panel to request docking. Now go to step 6


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Flight assist CTRL

Target ahead W

Target next ship TAB

Target highest threat Q

Fire #1 A

Hard points H

Run silent R

Eject heat sink E

Energy to weapons D Energy to ForceShields F



Target next hostile ]Target last hostile [

Cycle weapons @

You can now dock and land too. Bind these keys now.

So buy some fuel in the star port and take off. Fly around far away form the star port and practice these keys.

Run silent is stealth but it makes you very hot and you will explode

Heat sinks keep you cool. You start with noheat sinks

You can move energy betweenweapons, shields and engine systems

Flight assist off is very hard to start with. Its perhaps the most important part of combat.

Have fun. Go get killed. You are now mostly harmless. Go to step 7


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Hyperspace / Frameshift Jump drive J

LightZZ

+ Sensor 7- Sensor 6

Scoop V

Eject Cargo -Pause PAUSE

Commander Ben Ryder basic custom keyboard controlsBeta Testing Step 5 - Basic flight controls



Step 7 Ranged flight

Yaw ALT

Thrust M Thrust , Thrust . Thrust /

Optimum Speed O

Step 4Landing / small manoeuvre thrusters


Balance B


Yaw ALT

You now no there very basics. Bind these keys now.

You are ready to boldly go.

In the controls you can set thrust to about 30 % use that for key O. When out of control press O to get to a comfortable speedYou sensors is the radar in the middle. If you see Triangles that means you can have a fight

Yaw mean point the nose of your ship more to the left or to the right.

You can use thruster for more than just landing. Try them with flight assist off.

You have headlights to help you see objects in space

You can pick up cargo canisters with a your cargo scoop

Target a near by start and use frame shift jump drive to get there Er engage?

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