This guide is intended for the creative mode play test build

might be retooled when the next play test build

us/ca keyboard key binds
"key used is inside the brackets or parentheses if it is a command or doesn't show up when in brackets"

U.I.
menu = [esc]
map = [m]
tactical = [t]
ftl menu = [] "unknown"
"the ftl menu was shown in the dev video for creative mode though the build could be different from the test build and the key bind could have been disabled"

ui scaling
increase = (=)
decrease = (-)

camera movement
up = [w] or [arrow up]
left =[a] or [arrow left]
right =[d] or [arrow right]
down =[s] or [arrow down]
rotate left =[,]
rotate right =[.]
center on ship at default zoom = [home]

ship movement
up = []
left = []
right = []
down = []
rotate left = (u)
rotate right = [o]

gyro
rotate left = ( [ )
rotate right = ( ] )

zoom
in =[q]
out =[e]

game speed
normal / 1x = [1]
2x = [2]
3x = [3]
4x = [4]
5x = [5]
10x = [6]
20x = [7]
30x = [8]
40x = [9]
0.5x = [0]
slow = [space bar]

object rotate / cycle though wall options
rotate = [R]



uk keyboard key binds
unknown at this time since i don't have a uk layout keyboard

U.I.
menu = []
map = []
tactical = []
ftl menu = []

ui scaling
increase = []
decrease = []

camera movement
up = [] or []
left =[] or []
right =[] or []
down =[] or []
rotate left =[]
rotate right =[]
center on ship at default zoom = []

ship movement
up = []
left = []
right = []
down = []
rotate left = []
rotate right = []

gyro
rotate left = []
rotate right = []

zoom
in =[]
out =[]

game speed
normal / 1x = []
2x = []
3x = []
4x = []
5x = []
10x = []
20x = []
30x = []
40x = []
0.5x = []
slow = []

object rotate / cycle though wall options
rotate = []

the fist 2 options "new game" and "load game" are disabled in this build

create a new ship

this section is the main part of the play test.
here you can create a new ship
load a ship you are working on
load a ship you uploaded to the workshop
load another persons ship


the only option available at this time are volume control and analytics


the analytics options are able to be chson from this section of the settings menu


quits the game

returns you to the game in progress
same as menu key (see known key binds section) [while in a game not on main menu]

allows you to create a new save or overwrite an old save

allows you to bring in a ship as hostile to test it against the ship you have made

export ship

this exports the ship you have made so you can continue to be able to work on it

uploads the ship to the steam workshop for others to check out

abandon game

return to main menu

in game settings adds show hud and ui scale options to the options found on the main menu settings

quit

quits game

1. upper left

ship data [left to right]
crew on ship
cabins (used/available)
o2 on ship
water on ship
food on ship
fuel on ship
ftl fuel on ship
ammo on ship (Gatling)
slugs on ship (rail gun)
shells on ship (cannon)

2. upper right

2.1 game speed
2.2 tactical
2.3 list of ships in system

3. center

messages

4. bottom

menus

this area is where you can order the ship to move and control what weapons you want or all of them are allowed to auto fire or not fire at enemy ships.

to exit the Tactical mode you just need to click on the button again


the colors of ships represent different things

green
owned ships and stations

red
hostal ships and stations

yellow-orange
friendly ships and stations


ship hull damage is shown in red on your ship (green)


bottom center is where the throttle controls are it controls how fast you want to go

velocity
shows you the speed you are going

evasion %
show your evasion chance from enemy fire



the blue ring and line are part of movement

there are 2 ways to tell the ship to move

left click tell the ship to move in that direction tell you decrease thrust to 0

right click tell the ship to move in that direction tell it reaches the the circle it will stop when the center of the ship reaches the circle

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this is used for parts that have been dismantled or purchased through the trade menu


almost all items that have an arrow can be rotated
the arrow seignates the output direction or in the case of a door the direction the door slides open

after placing the item it turns blue sinafiging the the item is ready to be place by a worker

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used to remove placed items

main use is for the 2 step process of moving placed items


the place item set to be disambled will display a red box that ha an x inside of it the size of the box

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this is how you place power cables

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this is ho you place pipes

pipes automatically set them selves to the gas or fluid flowing through them be aware that as of right now you must keep different fluid pipes from interfering with each other. cables are able to crossed or plced under pipes

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Storage

this is how you lay out how cargo is stored in the ship
here is an example of a cargo area.

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this is used for ship repair in this demo

unused from this menu in this version
are the main game ship editor tools used at a star base

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free hand
place 1 block at a time or use like paint brush

box tool
draw small to large areas quickly as squares and rectangles

hull
hull construction [use [r] to cycle through triangle and full sections]

floors
interior floors of main deck [use [r] to cycle through triangle and full sections]

walls
interior walls of main deck

armor
exterior armor

habitation
habitation deck requires a ladder to be built where it is in order for it to function
this is where crew and passenger quarters are housed

scaffold
useful for running cable and pipe through sections of the ship where you don't want to build hull sections for.

spawn
this menu allows you to spawn item, crew, and supplies. this is also the place you can find the ladder that is needed for the habitation deck to function

use r to rotate the item if it allows you to
the arrow represents the operating direction of the items. doors direction it slides open, guns location of the barrel that face outside the ship. inside blocks most likely the output direction for the item.

distroy
remove already conformed hull sections

create ship
creates a new ship in the same map

conformation button
black no changes to confirm
white conformation need to make changes


this section contains data on the ship and allows you to change the name and author
all you need to do is click on new ship delete that name and type in the new name you want then hit enter the same goes for author

this is where you buy and sell stuff just like in the disabled single player portion of the game

shows the power levels and battery charge of the ship

[ship weapons on by default]
weapons active
red active
blue off

[unsure on by default]
exterior work
???

[crew only]
suits on
blue
free to take off suits if there is atmosphere
red
equip spacesuits or stay in spacesuits if equipped

[next 3 deal with drones]
repair hull
red
drones will be launched an repair hull damage with patches you'll still need to get to a ship yard for proper repair
blue
drones will not be launched

gather materials
red
drones will be launched to gather ore and bring it back to the ship
blue
drones will not be launched

gather salvage
red
drones will be launched and gather salvage and bring it back to the ship
[salvage includes scrap and items floating in space. the dead are left behind. no soylent green for any one at this time]
blue
drones will not be launched

shows the jobs crew is trying to preform from loading gun to moving cargo to installing or dismantling items

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shows the habitation deck layer and used / maximum capacity
along with sewage stored in deck

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shows the exterior of the ship

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Atmosphere

gives an overlay of what parts of the ship have an atmosphere

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Schematic

show the schematic view of the ship

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Releases
1.2 fixes to have all key binds that are being mistaken for commands switched out to ( ) corrected
1.0 initial release

Unreleased
0.9 finalization of missing images and info
0.5 key binds and images
0.2 initial layout