Oolite Keyboard Controls

2008-08-01T18:36:40Z

JackBassV: In 1.71.2, \ doesn't work - Use # instead

== Default Key Assignments ==

Linux users will find the following key assignments in <code> /usr/lib/Oolite/oolite.app/Contents/Resources/Config/keyconfig.plist </code> (assuming you did a default installation!).
++'''Please Note''': All characters in capitals are shift + character, i.e. R = shift + r.++

{| border="1" cellpadding="9" align="center"
|+
|-style="background:darkslateblue; color:white"
! Action !! Key !! Keycode (Dec) !! Keycode (Hex) !! Notes
|-align="center"
! Roll Left
| Left arrow || 253 || FD ||
|-align="center"
! Roll Right
| Right arrow || 252 || FC ||
|-align="center"
! Pitch Forward
| Up arrow || 255 || FF ||
|-align="center"
! Pitch Back
| Down arrow || 254 || FE ||
|-align="center"
! Increase Speed
| w || 119 || 77 ||
|-align="center"
! Inject Fuel
| i || 105 || 69 ||
|-align="center"
! Decrease Speed
| s || 115 || 73 ||
|-align="center"
! Fire Lasers
| a || 97 || 61 ||
|-align="center"
! Target Missile
| t || 116 || 74 ||
|-align="center"
! Untarget Missile
| u || 117 || 75 ||
|-align="center"
! Launch Missile
| m || 109 || 6D ||
|-align="center"
! Next Missile
| y || 121 || 79 || [[Multi-Targeting System]] required
|-align="center"
! Activate Ident System
| r || 114 || 72 ||
|-align="center"
! Cycle forward between targets
| + || 43 || 2B || [[Target System Memory Upgrade]] required
|-align="center"
! Cycle backward between targets
| - || 45 || 2D || [[Target System Memory Upgrade]] required
|-align="center"
! Activate ECM
| e || 101 || 65 ||
|-align="center"
! Launch Escape Pod
| Esc || 27 || 1B ||
|-align="center"
! Energy Bomb
| Tab || 9 || 09 ||
|-align="center"
! Energy Bomb (On the Mac)
| 9 || ? || ? ||
|-align="center"
! Galactic Hyperspace
| g || 103 || 67 ||
|-align="center"
! Advanced Navigational Array
| ^ || 94 || 5E || Hold down to activate, release to deactivate
|-align="center"
! Hyperspace
| h || 104 || 68 ||
|-align="center"
! Jumpdrive
| j || 106 || 6A ||
|-align="center"
! Dump Cargo
| d || 100 || 64 ||
|-align="center"
!Cycle cargo to dump
| R || 82 || 52 ||
|-align="center"
! Autopilot
| c || 99 || 63 ||
|-align="center"
! Autodock
| D || 68 || 44 ||
|-align="center"
! Take a Snapshot
| * (shift+8) || 42 || 2A || Written to $HOME/oolite-saves
|-align="center"
! Docking Music Toggle
| s || 115 || 73 || Only if Docking Computer fitted!
|-align="center"
! Scanner Zoom
| z || 122 || 7A ||
|-align="center"
! Map Dump
| ! (shift+1) || 33 || 21 ||
|-align="center"
! Map Home
| Home || 302 || 12E || Selects your current system
|-align="center"
! Comms Log
| ` || 96 || 60 ||
|-align="center"
! Next Compass Mode
| \ or #|| 92 || 5C ||
|-align="center"
! Display Frame Rate
| F || 70 || 46 || Displays frame rate, object- and collision-counter and player's pwm-coordinates.
|-align="center"
! Pause Game
| p || 112 || 70 ||
|}

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== Debugging Keys ==

The following keys only work while you have paused the game by pressing '''p'''. Most of them will dump debug-messages to Oolite's logfile. This is highly useful for debugging OXPs or helping to debug Oolite.

{| border="1" cellpadding="9" align="center"
|+
|-style="background:darkslateblue; color:white"
! Action !! Key !! Notes
|-align="center"
! Entity Dump
| 0 (zero) || Writes a list of all entities in your current system to the logfile. Useful e.g. to find out whether a certain ship exists.
|-
|-align="center"
! Collision Debug
| b || Enables collision test debugging.
|-
|-align="center"
! Octree Debug
| c || Enables octree debugging, which will print the line “DEBUG Octrees collide!” in the logfile whenever two objects collide.
|-
|-align="center"
! Complete Debug
| d || Enables all debug flags.
|-
|-align="center"
! Shader Debug
| s || Enables shader debug messages.
|-
|-align="center"
! Entity Boxes
| x || Enables drawing of bounding boxes around all entities in the game.
|-
|-align="center"
! Planet Textures
| t || Turns on the experimental on-the-fly generation of planet textures. Dock and launch or hyperjump to see the effect. This feature is still under development and [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3644 may produce unintended results]. Therefore it is disabled in Oolite 1.69.1.
|-
|-align="center"
! Switch off HUD
| o || Switches off the HUD.
|-
|-align="center"
! End Debugging
| n || Disables all debug flags and the textured planets. Switches the HUD back on.
|-
|}

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== Changing Key Assignments ==

If you want to change key assignments ''don't'' alter the default file. Instead copy <code> keyconfig.plist </code> from
<code> /usr/lib/Oolite/oolite.app/Contents/Resources/Config/ </code> to
<code> /usr/lib/Oolite/AddOns/Config/</code>.
(Note that you may need to create the Config directory first.)

You can edit <code> keyconfig.plist </code> with any standard text editor. You'll find a list of Linux keycodes [http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/howlinuxworks/linux_hlkeycodes.html here]. Note that Oolite uses ''decimal'' values whereas most keycodes are expressed in ''hexadecimal''. This can cause confusion. For example the comma key produces a keycode of 2C (hex) which translates to 44 (decimal), whereas keycode 44 (hex) refers to the uppercase "D" key, which is actually 68 (decimal)! (If you don't have a hex/decimal calculator handy try [http://www.lookuptables.com/ this table] or [http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/color/hexcalc.htm this online converter].)

== Undocumented Keys ==

The following keys aren't yet official so your mileage may vary!

{| border="1" cellpadding="9" align="center"
|+
|-style="background:darkslateblue; color:white"
! Action !! Key !! Keycode (Dec) !! Keycode (Hex) !! Notes
|-align="center"
! Toggle Mouse Control
| M || 77 || 4D || When activated, the mouse becomes a virtual joystick. (Under Linux: only in fullscreen mode) The left mouse button fires and the right should re-centre your ship.
|-
|-align="center"
! Dump Target State
| undefined || undefined || undefined || By inserting the key <code> key_dump_target_state </code> to your keyconfig.plist and giving it a value you get a complete dump of your current target in the logfile. If no target is chosen, the player's state will be dumped.
|-
|}

The following keys are recognized too (version 1.65.6):
<code> key_cloaking_device </code> (see the mission section of this wiki), <code> key_map_info </code> (tag each planet with its techlevel etc. in the local galaxy map), <code> key_contract_info </code>, <code> key_autopilot_target </code>, <code> key_show_fps </code>.

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== Silly Keyboard Tricks ==

* Change <code> key_launch_missile </code> to 112. Now you'll need to hit "p" to launch a missile - which also pauses the game. You'll sometimes get a nice snapshot of the departing missile!

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