Global Commands
Keystroke	Command	Description
F1	Help	Toggles the Help Screen.
F2	Navigation	Toggles the Navigation Screen.
F3	Engineering	Toggles the Engineering Screen.
F4	Message Log	Toggles the Message Log.
F5	Profile	Displays the in-game profile, updates every 5 minutes.
F6	System Links	Displays the System Links (Metaverse Servers Only).
Alt F4	Exit	Exits the current game, returns to GCQL.
Alt R	Mission Recorder	Toggles the Mission Recorder.
Ctrl D	Self Destruct	Gives the order to Self Destruct, press twice to confirm, three times to cancel.
H	Target Last Distress Call	Centers your screen on the location of the last distress call.
Ctrl H	Distress Signal	Sends the signal that you are being attacked.
Shift H	Supply Signal	Sends the signal that you are in need of supplies.
Alt P	Profile Information	Gives you information regarding FPS, etc.
Alt T	Screen Capture	Takes a screenshot of your current view.
Alt M	Movie Capture	Records a movie of your current view.
Alt W	Wireframe	Transforms your view into wireframe mode.
Alt U	Damage Gadgets	?

Tactical Commands
Keystroke	Command	Description
A or Left Arrow	Turn Left	Rotates your ship to the left.
D or  Right Arrow	Turn Right	Rotates your ship to the right.
S	Stop Turn	Cancels any turn commands.
Q or Down Arrow	Decrease Velocity	Slows your ship down.
W or Up Arrow	Increase Velocity	Speeds your ship up.
Left Mouse Click	Select Target	Selects a target, centers your view on the selected target.
Right Mouse Hold	Rotate Camera	Holding the right mouse button down and moving the mouse will change your camera angle.
Z/X/Mouse Wheel	Zoom	Zooms the camera in or out.
Enter	Chat	Begins a chat message. Enter to send the message.
Space	Fire Weapons	Fires all the available weapons on your ship at a target.
1-9	Use Device Group	Uses the devices groups 1-9 when 1-9 is selected.
E	Next Enemy Target	Targets the next enemy on your scanners.
Shift E	Closest Enemy Target	Targets the closest enemy on your scanners.
R	Next Friendly Target	Targets the next friendly on your scanners.
Shift R	Closest Friendly Target	Targets the closests friendly on your scanners.
Ctrl R	Closests Depot / Supply	Targets the closest depot / supply ship
Ctrl J	Closest Friendly Jump Gate	Targets the closest friendly jump gate.
[	Decrease Scanner	Descreases the range of your scanners.
]	Increase Scanner	Increase the range of your scanners.
/	Shield/Armor/Turn Display	Toggles the shield/armor display, as well as the turn display.
F	Follow	Follows the current target.
G	Dock	Docks with the current target
O	Orbit	Orbits the current planet.
L	Load	Load infantry or resources onto your ship.
U	Unload	Unload infantry or resources onto a planet.

Navigation Commands
Keystroke	Command	Description
Z/X/Mousewheel	Zoom Camera	Zooms the camera in and out.
Shift Z	Min Zoom	Moves the camera to the fullest view.
Shift X	Max Zoom	Moves the camera to the closest view.
Space	Center Target	Centers the view on the current target.
J	Jump	Engages the jump drive, jumps to current target.
G	Grid	Toggles the grid, showing faction control of the system.
O	Orbites	Toggles orbits on / off.
A	Order Attack	Gives the order to attack a location.
C	Order Capture	Gives the order to capture a planet.
D	Order Defend	Gives the order to defend a location.
N	Order Cancel	Cancels all orders to a ship.

Gadget Commands
Keystroke	Command	Description
B	Launch Bombs	Launches bombs at the current target.
Shift B	Explode Bombs	Explodes all bombs that you have deployed.
K	ECM/Cloak	Toggles the ECM/Cloak devices.
P	ECCM	Toggles the ECCM device.
J	Jump	Performs a jump to the current target.
Shift J	Emergency Jump	Performs an emergency jump in the current heading of the ship.
T	Tractor Beam	Pulls a target closer to your ship.
Shift T	Tractor Beam Push	Pushes a targets away from your ship.
Y	Reload	Reloads the targeted ship.
Shift Y	Reload Self	Reloads your own ship.
N	Fighters	Launches all available fighters at a current target.
Shift N	Recall Fighters	Recalls all fighters you have launched to return to your ship.