Vectorspace

# Vector Space Controls

Explore the universe, trade, fight, upgrade, and survive.

## Field Guide

- Dock at ports to buy supplies, trade cargo, browse contracts, and manage inventory.

- Contracts show `QUEST LV` for danger and `REQ LV` for the minimum level to accept.

- HUD `T` is the average local threat, not a hard cap. Stronger contacts can still appear.

- Better weapons, missile systems, modules, and ships take cargo space and can be bought, sold, dropped, or equipped from inventory.

- Shields only begin recharging after you avoid hits for a few seconds, so breaking line of fire matters.

- Distant sectors raise the baseline danger and rewards. Prepare with gear before pushing deep.

## Flight Controls

- `W` / `ArrowUp`: thrust forward

- `S` / `ArrowDown`: reverse thrust

- `A`: strafe left

- `D`: strafe right

- `ArrowLeft` / `ArrowRight`: turn ship

- Mouse movement: aim ship, unless using keyboard/controller turning

- `Space` or left mouse: fire laser

- `Shift` or right mouse: fire missile

- Double-tap `W`, then hold `W`: boost

- Double-tap `S`, then hold `S`: brake

- `E`: dock / use jump gate

- Mouse wheel or `+` / `-`: zoom in/out

- `M`: star map

- `Q`: cycle quest tracker

- `R`: inventory

- `O`: start menu / options

- `H`: toggle help/control text during the first 30 seconds

- `F9`: save

- `F10`: load

- `F11`: browser fullscreen

## Docked / Menu Controls

- Arrow keys: move selection

- `Tab`: next selectable item

- `Enter` / `Space` / `E`: confirm

- `1`-`6`: switch dock tabs

- `Q` or `Esc`: launch / exit dock menu

- `R`: jump to inventory

- `O`: start menu / options

## Controller

- Left stick: thrust / reverse / strafe

- Right stick left/right: turn ship

- Left stick click: boost

- `RT`: laser

- `LT`: missile

- `A`: confirm / dock / jump

- `B`: back / launch

- D-pad or left stick: menu navigation

- `LB` / `RB`: tabs, or zoom in flight

- `Y`: cycle quest tracker

- Start: start menu / options

- Back: map