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Comment: added warning re: mixed input devices and bi-directional throttle

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Keyboard: Arrow Keys
Oculus Touch: Right Stick, Gesture
Vive Controller: Right Trackpad, Gesture
Xbox Controller: Right Stick

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Throttle: Left Trigger
Full Reverse: Left Shoulder

It is also possible to map the throttle to a control with an input range such as an external throttle device.

By default, this device would then control your full range of linear motion: moving the throttle control forward along the defined axis applying forward thrust, moving it back applying reverse thrust, and resting the control at the center of its axis to stop the ship.  It is possible, however, to make the entire range of motion only apply to forward movement, thereby making the ship stop by pulling the control all the way back.  This is done by toggling the Bi-directional Throttle setting in the Controls submenu of the Options menu to Off.

If Bi-directional throttle is off, how do you move the ship in reverse?  It is possible to map a control to invert the axis controlling the throttle.  With this key held down, moving the control forward would apply full reverse thrust rather than full forward thrust.  At the moment, this is only mapped for the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog stick.

IMPORTANT: Remember that bi-directional throttle is a setting that is used for all of your input devices.  So if using a joystick which requires bi-directional throttle off (such as an analog throttle device with no center notch) with another input device that requires bi-directional throttle on (such as a gamepad or the Oculus Touch), your configuration settings may conflict.  For example: if set to off, you would move a throttle device to the very back of its axis to make the ship stop.  However, when activating the Oculus Touch at this point, your ship will start moving forward at half-speed.

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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Keyboard: Q, E
Oculus Touch: Gesture
Vive Controller: Unavailable (Can be mapped in the Controls menu)Gesture
Xbox Controller: Unavailable (Can be mapped in the Controls menu)