Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls & Mouse Settings: The most efficient Keyboard Controls & Mouse Settings
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls
Flight Controls
- 5: Rotational correction (toggle)
- Tab: Engine boost (speed – nitro)
- Q: Thurst Left
- W: Thurst Forward
- E: Thurst Right
- S: Thurst Back
- A: Left Roll
- D: Right Roll
- Z: Flight Assist (Hold)
- X: Speed (0%)
- Ctrl: Thurst Down
- Space: Thurst Up
- J: Frame Shift
- [: Speed (50%)
- ]: Speed (100%)
Combat & Targeting Controls
- º: Next System (below Esc)
- 7: Wingman 1
- 8: Wingman 2
- 9: Wingman 3
- 0: Wingman’s targel
- -: Wingman Nav Lock
- = Orbit Lanes
- R: Hard Points
- Y: Next Subsystem
- U: Last Subsystem
- F: Target Ahead
- G: Next Target
- H: Highest Threat
- B: Previous Target
- N:Fire Group
Menu’s & Ship HUD Controls
- Esc: Game Menu
- F1: COC Scores
- F11: Reset HMD
- F12: Steam Screenshot
- 1: Target Planet
- 2: Comms Panel
- 3: Role Panel
- 4: Systems Panel
- Shift: UI Focus
- I: Friends Menu
- O: Open Discovery
- P: Game Menu
- C: Switch HUD
- M: Galaxy Map
- .: System Map
- \: Microphone Mute
- ‘: FSS Scanner
- Enter: Quick Comms
Miscellaneous Ship Controls
- V: Deploy Heatsink
- L: Landing Gear
- Insert: Ship Lights
- Home: Cargo Scoop
- Pg Up: Sensor Zoom
- Delete: Silent Running
- Pg Down: Sensor Zoom
- Up Arrow: Power Engines
- Down Arrow: Balance Power
- Left Arrow: Power Systems
- Right Arrow: Power Weapons
- NUM7: Shield Cell
- NUM8: Chaff Launcher
- NUM9: Charge ECM
- NUM4: Sensor Zoom
- NUM6: Sensor Zoom
- NUM1: Weapon Color
- NUM2: Engine Color
- NUM3: Night Vision
Mouse Settings
- Presets: Custom
- Mouse X axis: YAW
- Relative mouse X axis: Off
- Mouse Y Axis: Pitch
- Relatuve mouse X Axis: Off
- Mouse sentivity: 25%
- Relative mouse rate: 30%
- Mouse deadzone: 20%
- Mouse power curve: 0
- Show mouse widget: On
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls – Flight Rotation
- Yaw Axis: Regular
- Deadzone: 0
- Yaw into roll: off
- Yawinto roll sensivity: 30% – 40%
- Yaw into roll flight assist off: Default to standard
- Yaw roll button > Button mode: Hold
- Roll axis: Regular
- Deadzone: 0
- Roll left: A
- Roll Right: D
- Pitch Axis:Regular
- Deadzone: 0
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls – Flight Thrust
- Lateral Thrust Axis: Regular
- Deadzone: 0
- Thurst Left: Q
- Thurst Right: E
- Vertical Thrust Axis: Regular
- Deadzone: 0
- Thurst Up: Space
- ThurstDown: L Control
- Thurst Forward and Backward axis: Regular
- Deadzone: 0
- Thurst Forward: W
- Thurst Backward: S
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls – Flight Throttle
- Throttle axis: Regular
- Deadzone: 0
- Throttle axis range: Full Range
- Button mode: Toggle
- Increase Throttle: + mouse z axis > Mouse 5
- Decrease Throttle: – mouse z axis > Mouse 4
- Set speed to 0%: X
- Setspeed to 50%: [
- Set speed to 100%: ]
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls – Flight Miscellaneous
- Toggle Flight Assist: Z
- Button mode: Toggle
- Engine boost: Tab
- Toggle Frame shift drive: J
- Rotational correction: 5
- Button mode: Toggle
- Toggle orbit lines: =
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls – Targeting
- Select target ahead: F
- Cycle next target: G
- Cycle previous ship B
- Select highest Threat: H
- Select wingman 1: 7
- Selectwingman 2: 8
- Select wingman 3: 9
- Select wingman’s target: 0
- Wingman Nav lock: .
- Cycle next subsystem: Y
- Cycle previous Subsystem: U
- Target next system in route: º (below Esc)
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls – Weapons & Cooling
- Primary fire: Mouse 1
- Secondary fire: Mouse 2
- Cycle next fire group: N
- Deploy hardpoints: R
- Firing deploys hardpoints: ON
- Silent running: Delete
- button mode: toggle
- Deploy Heatsink: V
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls – Miscellaneous
- + Sensor Zoom: Page up > Num4
- – Sensor Zoom: Page down > Num6
- Divert power to engines > Up arrow
- Divertpower to weapons > Right arrow
- Divert power to Systems > Left arrow
- Balance power distribution > Down arrow
- Reset HMD Orientation: F11
- Cargo Scoop: Home (toggle)
- Landing gear: L
- Microphone mute: \ (hold)
- Mute button mode: Toggle
- Microphone state mode: Toggle
- Use shield cell: NUM7
- Use chaff launcher: NUM8
- Enable context menu: ON
- Weapon colour: NUM1
- Engine colour: NUM 2
- Night vision: NUM3
Elite Dangerous Keyboard Controls – Mode Switches
- UI Focus: L Shift
- UI Focus mode: Direction
- Target panel: 1
- Comms panel: 2
- Auto focus on text…: Off
- Quick comms: Enter
- Role panel: 3
- Systems panel: 4
- Looking at…: focuses the panel
- Looking at…: focuses the panel
- Lookingat…: focuses the panel
- Looking at…: focuses the panel
- Enable UI camera lock on: On
- Open galaxy map: M
- OPen system map: ,
- Show CQC score: F1 (hold)
- Headlook: Mouse 3 (toggle)
- Game menu: P
- Friends menu: I
- Open discovery: O
- Switch hud mode: C
