Six stars, sixty worlds, thirteen stations, and one quiet beach to come home to. Pocket edition: six stars, sixty worlds and thirteen stations to find. Nothing out here can hurt you. Your ship, Tano, is fuelled and waiting. Take your time.
Left thumb flies · drag on the right to steer and look · hold BOOST and slide to steer while boosting · best in landscape
W / S · A / D
thrust forward / back · slide left / right
Mouse or arrow keys
steer while thrusting — let go and drift to look freely around the cockpit
Shift · C · Space
boost drive · cruise control · brake
H · M · J · L
ghost trail home · star chart · jump to a star · land on Haven
Tano — flight manual
On a touch screen: push the left thumb stick to fly (up, down, slide left and right). Drag anywhere on the right to steer while you are flying, or to look around while you drift. BOOST and BRAKE are held, and you can slide your thumb while holding BOOST to steer at the same time; CRUISE keeps you moving hands-free. HOME draws the trail back to Haven, MAP opens the star chart, and a button appears at the bottom whenever you can jump, land or take off.
W / S
Thrust forward / reverse
A / D
Slide left / right
Q / E
Roll
Mouse or arrows
While thrusting: steer the ship. While drifting: look freely around the cockpit. Click the view to capture the mouse, or hold the button and drag.
Shift
Boost drive (hold). It eases off by itself as you near a world.
C
Cruise control — holds speed so you can sit back and look around. Press it while boosting (Shift) to lock the boost drive on instead
Space
Brake
Near a world
The drive slows your descent and holds you above the atmosphere. Keep pressing in (hold W toward the planet) and the ship is drawn into a low orbit; any thrust key breaks away
H
Ghost trail — a line of lights showing the quickest way home
M
Star chart — fills in as you discover places
J
Jump to the star your nose is pointing at (or the one selected on the chart)
B
Open the stargate home — works from anywhere, including the Mess, the unrecorded space past the edge of every system
L at Coyote
Fly Rex Canyon, a timed run through a desert canyon. Same layout every time; beat your own best. L again climbs out
L
Land in the valley when close to Haven · take off again. Also docks at Santa Fe station, which carries you on a slow tour of its system
T
In the valley: hold to let the day run faster
V
Project a video file from your computer as a hologram (or drop a file onto the view). Works in the valley, and in space while the ship is stopped. Space play/pause · , . skip · − = film volume · X off
G · U · I
During a film: switch audio track (where the browser allows it) · add a subtitle file (.srt, .vtt, .ass) · subtitles on/off. ; and ' nudge subtitle timing
Scroll wheel
Zoom the view in and out (pinch on a touchpad). Middle-click resets
[ · ]
In the valley: raise or lower the Hush mast, a phase-canceling antenna that quietens the surf, wind and crickets
N · P
Sound on/off · this manual
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Turn your phone sideways. Star Haven flies in landscape.