Controls
A complete control list for the PC version of Frontier: Elite 2.
| General Controls | Function |
|---|---|
| A | Tilt down |
| Z | Pull up |
| > | Tilt to starboard |
| < | Tilt to port |
| Right SHIFT | Reverse thrust |
| Enter | Forward thrust |
| R | Engage Radar Mapper |
| Alt. + F8 | When possible, force a miss-jump |
| + & - | Zoom out and in respectively |
| Right Mouse Button and 'move mouse' | Ship manoeuvres, pressing LMB fires lasers |
| Escape (twice) | Pause game (options menu) |
| ? | Engage Hyperspace Cloud Analyser |
| D (when equipped with Military Camera) | Take photograph |
| D (when equipped with MB4 mining machine) | Deploys MB4 |
| H | Hyperspace to target destination |
| Space Bar | Fire laser(s) |
| E | Engage ECM |
| X (when equipped with an Escape Pod) | Eject from ship |
| B | Deploy Energy Bomb |
| M | Fire missile at target |
| Other Controls | Function |
| C | Centre system map to current location |
| Print Screen key | Print the current screen for future pasting |
| In external view: the cursor keys, or number pad buttons 8264 | Rotate ship, the + & - zoom |
| To move cursor without mouse | Hold Alt-cursor keys or number pad buttons 8264 |
| Insert | Toggles screen in system map |
| Right Shift (in the system map) | Speeds up scrolling in the system map |
| To use stardreamer without mouse | Shift-+ F1 to F5 |
| F Key Shortcuts | Function |
| F1 | Changes ship view |
| F2 | Toggles galactic and system maps |
| F3 | Toggles status screens |
| F4 | Communications |
| F5 | Toggles between Scanner and HUD |
| F6 | Planet information |
| F7 | Switches between control methods |
| F8 | Hyperspace control |
| F9 | Undercarriage mechanism control |
| F10 | Enables / Disables on-screen info text |