LONG DRIFT
CHOOSE YOUR PILOT
[ARROWS] CHOOSE [ENTER] SELECT [ESC] BACK
LAND ON GOLD ORE PADS TO MINE. HAUL IT HOME, SELL IT, BUY UPGRADES.
THE FURTHER OUT, THE RICHER THE ORE. LOSE THE SHIP AND YOU LOSE IT ALL.
W / UP ARROW : THRUST
A / D or LEFT / RIGHT : TURN
Q / E : STRAFE (SLIDE OVER A PAD)
SPACE / SHIFT : BOOST
TAB : MAP HOLD M : SCAN THE ROCKS (ORE, FUEL, O2) C : COMPASS
HOLD F / O ON A PAD : FUEL / O2 PUMPS (CO-OP: MISSION CONTROL)
U : SHOP J : JOBS (AT A PORT) H : TRADE (ALONGSIDE A DRIFTER)
P : SEAL A LEAK (SEALANT FROM THE SHOP: STANDARD ISSUE MAY GIVE WAY)
CTRL : NOSE CANNON (SOLO) G : JETTISON THE HOLD
L : DISTRESS CALL Z : POWER DOWN (SAVES AIR)
T : TURRET (CO-OP: MISSION CONTROL CLICKS THE RADAR)
X : SWAP ROLES (CO-OP: AT HOME, ONCE A HAUL'S SOLD)
B : BUILD AN OUTPOST (CAMPAIGN: A SAVE POINT)
N : ARM A DEMOLITION CHARGE (3 S), N AGAIN : DROP IT (THE FURNACE)
K : PAUSE (SOLO) I : MUTE
` : TUNING PANEL ESC : MAIN MENU
CYAN PADS GIVE OXYGEN, AMBER FUEL, WHITE BOTH.
LAND SLOW AND UPRIGHT. ON SPINNING ROCKS, MATCH THEIR SPEED.
ORANGE READINGS: A HARD LANDING THAT DENTS THE HULL AND CRACKS A TANK. RED: A SMASH THAT CAN TEAR A DENTED HULL APART.
MAGENTA PADS (HOME AND MINING COLONIES): REPAIRS, FUEL, O2 AND UPGRADES.
DODGE STRAY DEBRIS: HITS CRACK THE HULL AND LEAK O2. LANDING PATCHES LEAKS.
A STATION ORBITS THE GIANT ROCK. MATCH ITS SPEED TO DOCK: IT NEVER RUNS DRY.
THE MOTHERSHIP CRUISES THE LANE ROUND HOME: DOCK FOR THE BEST PRICES. DRIFTERS TRADE ON THE LANE TOO.
PORTS POST JOBS: PASSENGERS AND HAULS. ANSWER A MAYDAY FOR A REWARD. BEYOND THE LANE, PIRATES.
EVERY LAUNCH IS A NEW BELT. CHECK THE MAP [TAB].
THE FURNACE: A SUN WHOSE PULL NEVER LETS GO AND WHOSE HEAT COOKS THE HULL. HIDE IN THE SHADOWS OF ROCKS, SKIM ITS CORONA FOR FUEL, BLOW ROCKS APART FOR THEIR ORE.
THE MAW: A BLACK HOLE. ITS CURRENT DRAGS YOU ROUND IT, SO AIM AHEAD. FLY THROUGH AN OPEN GATE AND YOU COME OUT OF ITS TWIN (SAME COLOUR). SCOOP EVENT GLASS FROM THE STREAM BY MATCHING ITS SPEED. KEEP OUT OF THE TURNING JETS. INSIDE THE RED DASHED RING YOUR ENGINE CAN'T CLIMB OUT, AND NOTHING COMES BACK OVER THE HORIZON.
CAMPAIGN: SEVEN CHAPTERS, A GOAL IN EACH, THEN THE MOTHERSHIP JUMPS YOU ON (IN THE FURNACE AND THE MAW, THE DEEPEST PLANET DOES). PORTS AND OUTPOSTS SAVE. A LOST PILOT IS LOST FOR GOOD.
CALLSIGN [N] CHANGE
PRESS [SPACE] TO LAUNCH
[K] CARRY ON [ESC] MAIN MENU