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=US keyboard layout=
Below you will find the ''US keyboard layout'' for [[Vegastrike]].
The keys and their functions and descriptions are arranged in a list with the following headers:
* '''Name'''<BR/>A short (significant) name for the key-function.
* '''Key(s)'''<BR/>The key(s) you need to press to activate the function is(are) listed here.
* '''Command'''<BR/>This is the command (intern -> vegastrike-engine) as used in the bindings section in the vegastrike.config file. See [[Manual:Config:Advanced:Bindings]] for more info on the config file.
* '''Description'''<BR/>A short description of the function.

==Navigation==

===Navigation direction===
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Up
|align="right"|{{Key:Up}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_8}}
|align="center"|<pre>UpKey</pre>
|Turn the nose of your ship up.
|-
|Down
|align="right"|{{Key:Down}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_2}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_5}}
|align="center"|<pre>DownKey</pre>
|Turn the nose of your ship down.
|-
|Rotate right
|align="right"|{{Key:Right}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_6}}
|align="center"|<pre>RightKey</pre>
|Rotates your ship to the right.
|-
|Rotate left
|align="right"|{{Key:Left}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_4}}
|align="center"|<pre>LeftKey</pre>
|Rotates your ship to the left.
|-
|Roll right
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Del}}
----
{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} + {{Key:EN:8}}
----
{{Key:KP_Asterisk}}
|align="center"|<pre>RollRightKey</pre>
|Roll your ship to the right.
|-
|Roll left
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Ins}}
----
{{Key:EN:Question_mark}}
----
{{Key:KP_Slash}}
|align="center"|<pre>RollLeftKey</pre>
|Roll your ship to the left
|-
|Strafe left
|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:Comma}}
|align="center"|<pre>ThrustLeft</pre>   
|Move the entire ship to the left, without changing your X '''or''' Z vector.
|-
|Strafe right  
|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:Dot}}
|align="center"|<pre>ThrustRight</pre>
|Move the entire ship to the right, without changing your X '''or''' Z vector.
|-
|Strafe up
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Comma}}
|align="center"|<pre>ThrustUp</pre>     
|Move the entire ship up, changing only your Y vector.
|-
|Strafe down
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Dot}}
|align="center"|<pre>ThrustDown</pre>
|Move the entire ship down, changing only your Y vector.
|-
|Activate [[Terminology:Jump_Drive|jump drive]]
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:J}}
|align="center"|<pre>JumpKey</pre>
|Press this to [[Terminology:Jump|jump]] to another system. You must be in range of a jump point and have a jumpdrive equipped. <BR/>See [[Manual:Interstellar travel]] for usage.
|-
|Activate autopilot [[Terminology:SPEC (-drive)|SPEC drive]]
|align=right|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:A}}
----
{{Key:EN:A}}
|align="center"|<pre>ToggleWarpDrive</pre>    
|Toggle the computer-controlled autopilot.<BR/>This command will automatically steer your ship towards your target while using all of the thrust (including afterburners) available.
|-
|Toggle SPEC
|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:A}}
|align="center"|<pre>ToggleWarpDrive</pre>
|Toggles the FTL travel SPEC drive. Just direct your ship where you want to go, accelerate and activate the [[Terminology:SPEC (-drive)|SPEC drive]] to get there REALLY fast. Gravitation (near planets/other objects) will be a problem though.<BR/>See [[Manual:Advanced flight#SPEC drive]] for usage.
|}

===Navigation speed===
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Decelerate    
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Hyphen}}
----
{{Key:KP_Hyphen}}
|align="center"|<pre>DecelKey</pre>
|Decrease set velocity of your ship.
|-
|Accelerate    
|align=right|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:Equal}}
----
{{Key:EN:Equal}}
----
{{Key:KP_Plus}}
|align="center"|<pre>AccelKey</pre>
|Increase set velocity of your ship.
|-
|Overdrive
|align="right"|{{Key:Tab}}
|align="center"|<pre>ABKey</pre>
|Will accelerate your ship past maximum velocity. Overdrive velocity is not changing the set velocity, and must be maintained by holding down the TAB button. Velocity will decrease to maximum velocity when released.
|-
|Match velocity
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Home}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_7}}
|align="center"|<pre>SetVelocityRefKey</pre>
|Set your velocity to same as your target.<BR/>See [[Manual:Match velocity]] and [[Manual:Advanced flight#Matching velocity]] for usage.
|-
|Zero velocity 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:End}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_1}}
|align="center"|<pre>SetVelocityNullKey</pre>
|Set velocity equal to local star
|-
|Stop          
|align="right"|{{Key:Backspace}}
|align="center"|<pre>StopKey</pre>
|Set your velocity to zero relative to your target.
|-
|Full throttle 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Backslash}}
|align="center"|<pre>StartKey</pre>
|Set your velocity to maximum ship capable velocity.
|-
|Shelton slide 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Tilde}}
|align="center"|<pre>SheltonKey</pre>
|Perform a shelton slide. You can change your heading without changing your direction of travel, but it's not real "six degrees of freedom" movement.<BR/>See [[Manual:Advanced flight#Shelton slide]] for usage.
|}

== Sound and music ==
See also [[Manual:Gameplay functions#Music|Manual:Gameplay functions -> Music]].
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Skip music track 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:S}}
|align="center"|<pre>Cockpit::SkipMusicTrack</pre>
|Skip Music Track
|-
|Sound volume up  
|align="right"|{{Key:F9}}
|align="center"|<pre>VolumeInc</pre>              
|Sound volume up
|-
|Sound volume down
|align="right"|{{Key:F10}}
|align="center"|<pre>VolumeDec</pre>              
|Sound volume down
|-
|Music volume up  
|align="right"|{{Key:F11}}
|align="center"|<pre>MusicVolumeInc</pre>         
|Music volume up
|-
|Music volume down
|align="right"|{{Key:F12}}
|align="center"|<pre>MusicVolumeDec</pre>
|Music volume down
|}

==Communication (general/wingmen)==
See also [[Manual:Combat:Wingmen]]
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Wingmen form up
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:F}}
|align="center"|<pre>CommFormUp</pre>           
|Tell your wingmen to form up.
|-
|Break wingmen formation
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:B}}
|align="center"|<pre>CommBreakForm</pre>        
|Tell your wingmen to stop forming up.
|-
|Help me
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:H}}
|align="center"|<pre>CommHelpMeOut</pre>        
|Tell your wingmen to help you. They will attack the ship(s) attacking you.
|-
|Wingman attack target
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:D}}
|align="center"|<pre>CommAttackTarget</pre>     
|Tell your wingmen to attack your selected target.
|-
|Talking to target (other ships/station/etc...)
|align="right"|{{Key:F1}}<BR/>-><BR/>{{Key:F8}}
|align="center"|<pre>Comm1Key
->
Comm8Key</pre>
|You can talk to other ships/stations/whatever by pressing one of this buttons where the number means the aggressiveness in your voice ;-).<BR/>1=friendly 8=insulting
|-
|Request docking clearance
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:0}}
|align="center"|<pre>RequestClearenceKey</pre>  
|[[Manual:Targeting|Select a target]] (station/capship) you want to [[Manual:Docking|dock]] with and press this key. You will get an audio feedback about your permission to dock. Additionally there will pop up green/red squares at the dock positions (only if you are near enough).
|}

==Target selection==
See also [[Manual:Targeting]].
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|All targets
|align="right"|Forward<BR/>{{Key:EN:T}}
----
Backward<BR/>{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:T}}
|align="center"|<pre>TargetKey</pre>
----
<pre>ReverseTargetKey</pre>            
|Switches through all targets in current system.
|-
|Significant/neutral target
|align="right"|Forward<BR/>{{Key:EN:N}}
----
Backward<BR/>{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:N}}
|align="center"|<pre>SigTargetKey</pre>
----
<pre>ReverseSigTargetKey</pre>        
|Switches through all significant/neutral targets in current system.
|-
|Non-planetary/non-natural targets
|align="right"|Forward<BR/>{{Key:EN:U}}
----
Backward<BR/>{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:U}}
|align="center"|<pre>UnitTargetKey</pre>
----
<pre>ReverseUnitTargetKey</pre>      
|Switches through all non-planetary/non-natural targets (such as capships and fighters) in current system.
|-
|Hostile targets            
|align="right"|Forward<BR/>{{Key:EN:H}}
----
Backward<BR/>{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:H}}
|align="center"|<pre>NearestTargetKey</pre>
----
<pre>ReverseNearestTargetKey</pre>
|Switches to nearest attacking hostile target.
|-
|Attacking Hostile targets            
|align="right"|Forward<BR/>{{Key:EN:R}}
----
Backward<BR/>{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:R}}
|align="center"|<pre>NearestDangerousHostileKey</pre>
----
<pre>{{FIXME}}</pre>
|Switches through all hostile targets that are currently attacking you, in the current system.
|-
|Cycle mission target                   
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:N}}
|align="center"|<pre>MissionTargetKey</pre>
|Switches through the mission targets.
|-
|Reverse cycle mission target                   
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:N}}
|align="center"|<pre>ReverseMissionTargetKey</pre>
|Switches through the mission targets in reverse direction.
|-
|Subunit select                   
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:B}}
|align="center"|<pre>SubUnitTargetKey</pre>
|Switches through the subunits of the ship you have currently selected.
|-
|Lock target                 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:L}}
|align="center"|<pre>LockTargetKey</pre>   
|By pressing this key you can 'lock' your selection on the selected target.
|-
|Select front targets                    
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:P}}
|align="center"|<pre>PickTargetKey</pre>   
|Pressing this key will pick targets in front of you (near the cross hair). Tends to be used to get planets in front of you, because the often are the bigger target of the two.
|-
|Store selected target
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:1}} ... {{Key:EN:9}}
|align="center"|<pre>SaveTarget1
-->
SaveTarget9</pre>
|Pressing this key will store the selected target for keys from 1 to 9
|-
|Restore selected target
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Ctrl}} +{{Key:EN:1}} ... {{Key:EN:9}}
|align="center"|<pre>RestoreTarget1
-->
RestoreTarget9</pre>
|Pressing this key will restore the selected target for keys from 1 to 9
|}

==Combat==
===General===
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Fire weapons/guns
|align="right"|{{Key:Space_half}}
|align="center"|<pre>FireKey</pre>         
|Fires your main weapons/guns (beams/bolts/chainguns/etc).
|-
|Select weapons/guns
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:G}}
|align="center"|<pre>WeapSelKey</pre>      
|Switches through your main weapons.
|-
|Fire missiles/torpedos
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Enter}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_Enter}}
|align="center"|<pre>MissileKey</pre>      
|Fires your missiles/torpedos if your ship has some of them equipped.
|-
|Switch missiles/torpedo
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:W}}
|align="center"|<pre>MisSelKey</pre>       
|Switches through your main missiles/torpedos.
|-
|Combat mode
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Y}}
|align="center"|<pre>SwitchCombatMode</pre>
|Toggles combat/non-combat mode:
<BR/> In '''non-combat mode''' (or '''flight mode''') you are able to fly at (theoretically) unlimited speed, but after passing a maximum combat speed you shield will reduce due to particles in space hitting it too fast to allow regeneration. Another backdraw is you need nearly the same time to slow down again as you needed to speed up.
<BR/> In '''combat mode''' your max speed is limited to ensure your shields remain stable.<BR/>See [[Manual:Advanced flight]] for usage.
|-
|[[Manual:Combat:Cloaking|Cloaking device]]
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:C}}
|align="center"|<pre>CloakKey</pre>        
|Toggles your [[Manual:Combat:Cloaking|cloaking device]] (if you own one).
|-
|[[Terminology:Electronic Counter Measures|ECM device]]
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:E}}
|align="center"|<pre>ECMKey</pre>           
|Toggles your [[Terminology:Electronic Counter Measures|ECM device]] (if you own one). It will cause incoming missiles to be confused. The ECM device will constantly draw energy from your reactor.
|}

===Turret(s)===
See also [[Manual:Combat:Turrets]]
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Switch turret control
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Square_bracket_right}}
|align="center"|<pre>TurretControl</pre>  
|By pressing this button you can switch to the manual control of your turret(s) (if you have any equipped) and switch back to cockpit control.
Camera controls work just like in normal cockpits.
|-
|Target for turret    
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:P}}
|align="center"|<pre>TurretTargetKey</pre>
|Select a target your turret(s) should attack. The target your turrets are attacking is surrounded by a plus sign.
|-
|Set turret AI mode:<BR/> on / off / fire at will
|align="right"|On:<BR/>
{{Key:EN:O}}
----
Off:<BR/>
{{Key:EN:Alt}} +{{Key:EN:O}}
----
FAW:<BR/>
{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:O}}
|align="center"|<pre>TurretAIOn</pre>
----
<pre>TurretAIOff</pre>
----<pre>TurretAIFireAtWill</pre>
|With an active AI the turret(s) can track and attack assigned targets. See TurretTargetKey above.<BR/>
A customized config can also have [[Manual:Config:Advanced:Bindings:Keyboard|bound]] PickTargetTurretKey, NearestTargetTurretKey, ThreatTargetTurretKey.<BR/>
----
Without AI the turret can still be controlled manually.<BR/>
See TurretControl key above<BR/>
----
With turret(s) set to fire at will AI actively engages targets in range using priorities of each turret's role much like AI-controlled ships do.<BR/>
See more about AIs at [[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence]]<BR/>
|}

==Game commands==
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Toggle "quit mode"
|align="right"|{{Key:Esc}}
|align="center"|<pre>Cockpit::Quit</pre>
|Press {{Key:Esc}} then {{Key:EN:Q}} to quit the game or {{Key:Esc}} again to return to game.
|-
|Pause             
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:Backslash}}
----
{{Key:EN:Pause}}
|align="center"|<pre>PauseKey</pre>
|Pause the game.
|}

== Camera control ==
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Toggle cockpit       
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:1}}
|<pre>Cockpit::Inside</pre>
|Switch back to normal cockpit. Press it again to switch between 3d-cockpit view and plain view.
|-
|Look left            
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:2}}
|<pre>Cockpit::InsideLeft</pre>
|Press this to look to your left.
|-
|Look right           
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:3}}
|<pre>Cockpit::InsideRight</pre>
|Press this to look to your right.
|-
|Look back            
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:4}}
|<pre>Cockpit::InsideBack</pre>
|Press this to look back.
|-
|Chasecam             
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:5}}
|<pre>Cockpit::Behind</pre>
|Press this to look through an imaginary camera behind your ship
|-
|Panning camera       
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:6}}
|<pre>Cockpit::Pan</pre>
|Provides a panning (ghost) camera view of your ship. Move the camera by pressing (q,z,s,f)
|-
|Target camera        
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:7}}
|<pre>Cockpit::OutsideTarget</pre>
|Press this to see a 3rd-person view of your selected target.
|-
|Target panning camera
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:8}}
|<pre>Cockpit::PanTarget</pre>
|Provides a panning camera view of your target. Move the camera by pressing (q,z,s,f)
|-
|Zoom view in         
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:9}}
|<pre>Cockpit::ZoomIn</pre>
|Zoom in on target
|-
|Zoom view out        
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:0}}
|<pre>Cockpit::ZoomOut</pre>
|Zoom out on target
|-
|Spin panning cam down                               
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Q}}
|<pre>Cockpit::PitchDown</pre>
|Spin the panning camera down.
|-
|Spin panning cam up                               
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Z}}
|<pre>Cockpit::PitchUp</pre>
|Spin the panning camera up.
|-
|Spin panning cam left                                 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:S}}
|<pre>Cockpit::YawLeft</pre>
|Spin the panning camera left.
|-
|Spin panning cam right                                
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:F}}
|<pre>Cockpit::YawRight</pre>
|Spin the panning camera right.
|-
|Take [[HowTo:Take_Screenshots|screenshot]]
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:I}}
|<pre>Screenshot</pre>
|Take an 'in-flight' [[HowTo:Take_Screenshots|screenshot]]. This means it will not work in the Docking/Base-screen. The crosshair and docking boxes will not be saved. Users will find it in the directory <pre>~/.vegastrike/textures/</pre>
|}

==Info screen (better name for this header needed)==
Info/Mission/Cargo/etc.. screen {{Fixme}} header name
|#Info]
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:100px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Map/info screen 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:M}}

|<pre>Cockpit::NavScreen</pre>
|Activate/Deactivate Map screen during flight.<BR/>See also [[Manual:Map]].
|-
|Left VDU        
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:M}}
|<pre>Cockpit::SwitchLVDU</pre>
|Cycles through all the possible displays in your left VDU
|-
|Right VDU       
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:V}}
|<pre>Cockpit::SwitchRVDU</pre>
|Cycles through all the possible displays in your left VDU
|-
|Scroll text up  
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:PageUp}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_9}}
|<pre>Cockpit::ScrollUp</pre>
|Scroll selected mission-description/communication-log/cargo-list up
|-
|Scroll text down
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:PageDown}}
----
{{Key:EN:KP_3}}
|<pre>Cockpit::ScrollDown</pre>
|Scroll selected mission-description/communication-log/cargo-list down
|-
|Eject cargo     
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:Z}}
|<pre>EjectCargoKey</pre>      
|Ejects the selected (topmost) cargo in your cargo bay into space.  Use the scroll text keys to move the appropriate cargo to the top. Useful to get rid of pirates by leaving cargo behind, hiding contraband from security ships, eject unwanted cargo, and launching fighters.
|}

== Unclassified (yet) ==
{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|'''Name'''
|style="width:90px"|'''Key(s)'''
|'''Command'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Ejection                            
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Alt}} + {{Key:EN:Shift left}} + {{Key:EN:E}}
|<pre>EjectKey</pre>          
|Press this key to eject yourself out of your ship sitting in an ejectpod. It has weak guns/shields and will not help you against enemy ships, but it will bring you to the next save and friendly station/ship.
|-
|Respawn after death 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Semicolon}}
|<pre>Respawn</pre>
|Restores play to last save game.
|-
|Self Destruct                      
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Shift_left}} +{{Key:EN:1}}
|<pre>SuicideKey</pre>        
|Press this button to destroy your ship and kill yourself. <BR/>See [[Manual:Combat:Death]] for more.
|-
|Switch ships                                 
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:Square_bracket_left}}
|<pre>TurretControl</pre>     
|This button allows you to take control of a friendly ship; this is similar to taking control of a turret. <BR/>This works for hired wingmen as well as wingmen 'from cargo', so be careful when you try to switch to turret view if you have wingmen. If you hit the wrong key, you're flying your wingman's ship instead of your own.
|-
|Activate docking procedure         
|align="right"|{{Key:EN:D}}
|<pre>DockKey</pre>           
|When sufficiently close to green docking markers, this key will activate docking procedures.<BR/> See [[Manual:Docking]] for usage.
|}

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= XML config code =
{{fixme}}
<pre>
WRITEME
</pre>
See also [http://vegastrike.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/vegastrike/trunk/data/vegastrike.config the vegastrike.config] from SVN. The keys are stored between the <code><bindings></code> and  the <code></bindings></code> tag.

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