Elite

CONTROLS
Space Flight Controls

Anticlockwise roll N – or joystick
Clockwise roll M – or joystick
Dive S – or jotstick
Climb X – or joystick
Increase speed SPACE
Decrease speed SYMBOL SHIFT
Front view 1
Back view 2
Left view 3
Right view 4

Space Combat Controls

Fire laser A – or fire button
Target missile T
Fire missile F
Unarm missile U
ECM E
Energy bomb W
Escape capsule Q
Docking computer on C
Docking computer off C

Navigation Controls

Hyperspace H
Intergalactic jump G then H
Distance to system D
Cursor cross home B
Cursor cross control N, M, S, X (left, right, up, down)
Galactic chart I
Local cluster chart O

Trading Controls

Launch from station 1 – only while docked
Buy cargo 2 – only while docked
Sell cargo 3 – only while docked
Equip ship 4 – only while docked
Galactic chart I
Local cluster chart O
Data on system P
Market prices K
Status page L
Inventory ENTER
Find planet R – only while docked

Game Controls

Torus jump drive J
Freeze game CAPS SHIFT
Continue game SPACE
Initiate save SYMBOL SHIFT – only while docked

Other Controls

Hold a Sinclair port 1/Cursor/Kempston joystick left on the
initial screen to select control with that joystick port.

Note: these controls can only be used when the game is frozen

Keyboard recentering toggle R
Keyboard damping toggle D
Keyboard/joystick toggle K
Reverse joystick Y – Y-direction only
Reverse joystick B – both directions
Sound effects off Q
Sound effects on S
Start new game 1

The keyboard recentering toggle R will disable and re-enable the
recentering in roll and dive/climb control. When recentering is
enabled, a small amount of climb (or clockwise roll) cancels any
dive (or antclockwise roll) and vice versa.

The keyboard damping toggle D will disable and re-enable the
automatic damping of a roll, dive or climb while in keyboard
control.

The B key will reverse both directions of the joystick enabling
it to be held either way around. The Y key will reverse the
Y-direction only so that pushing the joystick forward will result
in a climb and pulling it back will result in a dive; roll will
not be affected. The B and Y keys can be used in conjunction.