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The throttle controls the speed with which the ship moves forward along the attitude set by yaw and pitch. It is also possible to completely cut the throttle thereby making the ship stop, and to apply reverse throttle to move backwards.
Speed Controls
By default, the The throttle is not used to directly control the amount of thrust applied onto the ship, but rather is used to set the resultant speed desired for the ship. Automatic systems on the ship then apply thrust as appropriate to attain the desired speed at the set attitude. (See the subsection on Flight Assist under the section Flight (Advanced) for more details)
Accelerate / Decelerate
Pressing a button mapped to the Accelerate control increases the desired speed. Pressing a button mapped to the Decelerate control decreases the desired speed.
Default Controls - Speed ControlsAcceleration/Deceleration:
Keyboard:
Increase Wanted Speed: X
Reduce Wanted Speed: Z
Accelerate / Decelerate
The Accelerate button sets the throttle to your ship's maximum speed without using boost as long as the key is pressed. Inversely, the Decelerate button sets the throttle to your ship's maximum reverse speed as long as the key is pressed. This results in the ship accelerating or decelerating as long as the respective key is pressed. If neither Accelerate nor Decelerate button is pressed, the ship's throttle is set to zero.
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Oculus Touch: Unavailable (Can be mapped in the Controls menu)
Vive Controller: Unavailable (Can be mapped in the Controls menu)
Xbox Controller: Unavailable (Can be mapped in the Controls menu)
Analog Throttle Control
The Analog Throttle Control sets the throttle to the level set in the input device. With controllers where this is the default method of controlling speed, a button is defined to apply full speed in reverse as long as the button is pressed.
Default Controls - Analog Throttle Control:
Oculus Touch:
AccelerateThrottle: Left Trigger
DecelerateFull Reverse: Left Shoulder
Vive Controller:
AccelerateThrottle: Left Hair Trigger
DecelerateFull Reverse: Left Grip
Xbox Controller:
AccelerateThrottle: Left Trigger
DecelerateFull Reverse: Left Shoulder
Strafe
Strafe controls apply the ship's thrusters to directly move the ship up, down, left, or right without changing the ship's attitude. These thrusters are completely independent of the ship's engines, and can be operated while the ship is already in motion.
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