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@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ Getting started with Pioneer
The principles of the game are largely the same as those of Frontier: Elite 2.
You can buy and sell on the commodities market, take missions on the bulletin
board, buy and upgrade ships in the shipyard, when docked. Do all of this with
the mouse.
The eight main console buttons are activated by the F1-F8 keys or the mouse.
You can buy and sell on the commodities market, take missions or interact with
people on the bulletin board, buy new ships in the ship market, install or
remove equipment on the equipment market, repair your ship or contact local
law enforcement when docked. Do all of this with the mouse.
F1: Change view mode (cockpit/external/sidereal)
F2: Use the map system.
F3: Look at your own information.
F4: Select targets, operate autopilot and communicate.
F4: Switch to station screen. (when docked)
The view direction can be controlled, with keys:
KP 8: Front Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal Up
@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ Home: Reset zoom (sidereal view only)
(NOTE: If you do not have a numeric keypad, please rebind the view direction
controls from the View tab in the Settings screen)
The next four buttons change function depending on the first four. Hover the
mouse over them to see what they do.
You can hold your mouse over various buttons for tooltips to appear, in order
to see what they do.
F5 turns off the autopilot, and changes between manual flight and set speed
flight.
@ -66,21 +65,26 @@ button.
Use the cursor keys to move the camera in external and sidereal view. In
sidereal view, use ',' (comma) and '.' (period) to roll the camera in place.
To jump to another system, use the map (F2) and click on another system. Systems
with ports are labelled in blue. You need enough Hydrogen to get there, and it
must be close enough for your ship. F7 will start the hyperdrive.
To jump to another system, use the map (F2) and click on another system. The
map will provide you with info about the system, such as population, faction
and economy. You need enough hydrogen to get there, so it must be close enough
for your ship and hyperdrive. F7 will start the jump sequence. You can press
F7 again to abort the jump while the countdown is running.
To fly to a station, press F4, and select one from the right. You can turn on
the autopilot with the buttons on the left.
To use the autopilot to reach a station, expand the overview window on top right
corner of the flight view. Right click on your destination to see the radial
menu, from which you can instruct your autopilot to "fly to vicinity" or "dock
with target".
Trade is hard. Deliveries are fun, but can be hard.
If you wish to fly manually, you should see the following wiki page:
https://pioneerwiki.com/wiki/How_to_fly_without_autopilot
Press Escape while in-game (not the main menu) to open the settings screen.
Here you can change screen res/fullscreen mode, language, controls and other
things. Many options require you to restart Pioneer before they will take
effect.
Pioneer is alpha-quality software. Saved games are not guaranteed to load in
different versions of Pioneer. The universe might not be the same in the next
version of Pioneer. Anything can change. The game is not finished, and we would
Pioneer is continuously under development. Saved games are not guaranteed to load
in different versions of Pioneer. The universe might not be the same in the next
version of Pioneer. Anything can change. The game is never finished, and we would
like feedback. See README.txt to find out how to do that.