Frequently Asked In-game Questions and Answers.
This is just a quick answer to some of the more common questions flooding the forum to have them bundled up in a neat little post for people to find.
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Space Man Questions:
Q: How do I invite my friend?
A: Go to the cryopod opposite from where you spawned. Access its panel. Click the 'person with a plus' icon and you will get a list of people on the server, and on your Steam friendlist. Invite your friend.
Your friend will now have the option to select 'Invite' available to him when he loads onto the server for the first time or after a death.
Q: How do I chat?
A: Keyboard button Y.
Q: How do I activate my jet-pack thrusters?
A: Keyboard button T.
Q: How do I flip open my visor?
A: Keyboard button X.
Note: The AltCorp EVA Suit does not have a visor that can open. Instead, it deactivates and activates the HUD in the helmet.
Q: It's so dark! Where's my flashlight?
A: Keyboard button V.
Note: The AltCorp EVA Suit does not have a flashlight.
Q: How do use my Inventory?
A: Hold keyboard button TAB, this will open the Inventory Wheel. To put something in your hand, drag an item from one of the slots in the middle of the inventory wheel.
Q: How do I drop items?
A: This can be done in two ways. Either select the item from the Inventory Wheel and drag it outside the wheel.
Alternatively you can equip the item in your hand and press G to drop it at your feet, or hold G to throw it.
Q: How do I remove my suit?
A: Remove your helmet, jetpack and any weapon, drill or canister from your inventory then click the icon in the upper-right of your screen when you have the inventory wheel open.
Note: At times you need to move into an open space for it to function.
Q: I can't see if I'm moving in space! Help!
A: Press K to bring up your sensor overlay. It will add 'space dust' to your vision which helps noticing if you're in motion or not. Use your Up and Down arrows on the keyboard to scroll through nearby targets on the list to the right. You can see your target on the line at the bottom of your screen.
Q: How do I stop spinning in space?
A: Keyboard button SHIFT will stabilize your yaw and pitch. It will stop you from turning and spinning but it will not halt your vector. Same goes for steering the ship.
Note: SHIFT will also halt your vector if you're against the hull of a station or ship. This does not count for the doors on the exterior. Doorframe works though.
Q: How do I replenish fuel/oxygen in my jet-pack?
A: Head to the refinery, it is the panel called 'Cargo Interaction Panel'. With your jet-pack in hand, press F on the socket next to the screen to attach the pack. Interact with the panel, switch to Slot 1, drag-and-drop oxygen/nitrogen from either 'Cargo' or 'Active Systems' section into their corresponding slot.
Note: Make sure the refinery station does not have an orange container equiped - it will not allow you to hang the jetpack next to the screen if it has a container in the slot on the left.
Submitted by Piasecznik.
Bug 1: There is a UI bug with the panels, where they do not update yet your interaction still goes through. To resolve this, ALT + TAB out of the game while in the panel, and ALT + TAB back into the game.
Bug 2: The refinery does not update the content of your jet-pack properly. Remove it from the refinery and attach it again to force an update.
Q: How do I recharge my jet-pack?
A: With your jet-pack in hand, find the recharge station. Press F to interact with the recharge station. Wait.
Q: How do I dock a module?
A: Find the RCS Control Panel on the exterior. Open it, access the panel. Press R to select a port on the module you wish to dock to, and hold down T and use the middle-mouse button to select a target, and the left and right mouse buttons to cycle docking ports on the target.
Q: How do I use the drill!?
A: Equip the drill in your hand, look at a battery, press R to equip it onto the drill. Do the same with a canister. To unequip a battery or a canister, hold R, mouse scroll to select an option, release R.
Bug: Make sure the screen on the drill has an interface before you equip a canister. Doing so may cause you to lose the canister. If no interface is present, unequip the battery, re-equip it.
Note: You might get really, really, really unlucky and not spawn with a drill in your ship. In that case, you're in a hurry to find one. Go explore! And stat.
Q: I'm F'ed, what do I do!?
A: Locate the Distress Call button in your ship/station. Flip open the visor and slam the button. Check the 'Environmental Control' panels to make sure there is a red 'DISTRESS' message flashing. Hope and pray.
Q: I've run out of fuel while EVAing. What do I do?
A: Contemplate existance. Consider religeon. Search your soul for flaws. Conclude that, ultimately you are flawed as a being. Accept death. Unequip helmet or