Just a thought (Game controls)

[AK89]

So love the game. But there is one thing that bugs me. Why is there no way to set a speed. Space ships are basically boats in space. The first thing any boat game would say is learn to set your speed. Something as simple as "press 1 on the num pad to set speed to 10% your ships max speed."  This could also be done with the scroll wheel. Or hey press K to match the speed of your current target. Obviously if your ship cant keep up it would just be set to max. Unless its a current plan for autopilot I think this would really help when your trying to go somewhere and not have the options of 100% power or tap the W key until your just like forget this.

[Sir Charles]

Have you discovered the alternate steering mode yet?

Press f2 to have a new flying experience that allows for a set speed as well.

 

There are 2 issues with this however:

1 nobody knows about it (should be in the tooltips)

2 you can’t Strafe if you use it, not up and down and neither to the sides. If that is fixed, I will never go back to arcade steering in big ships as this feels much more like steering a big battleship.

 

Hope this was helpful. Have fun!

[AK89]

Nope that actually is more frustrating then helpful. Not to developer please don't put some features only available in a less useful playing mode. Essentially something as basic as setting tye speed for your space boat.

[Sir Charles]

more specific please? Why is it not usefull? I use it all the time, literally pretty much with everything i do...

[AK89]

Not trying to get into which way of flying is better. Just most people use the standard and since you said there is no tooltip for it. Why is it that only the one mode gets to use it? Even worse since someone would have to go looking for a different mode of fly to find out that the one control they want isn't being used in their preferred fly mode. Idk seems kinda like someone got that job on Friday afternoon and said meh. Or someone was like forget those guys.  Idk I don't make games just play them. Just think its weird and very annoying.

[skavn]

I don't think the alternative flight mode has the requested feature either: it just let's you press the acceleration key until you're at the desired speed and then you can release it without braking. Which is somewhat half way there.

 

While they are at it they could also add controller support (including analog throttles for those players who own one... :) )