Moving Yourself

All of your own movement is controlled by the mouse. Moving the mouse will move you backwards and forwards and turn you from side to side. To look up and down, or to strafe from side to side, hold the right mouse button. If you stand in the middle of your Stardrifter and press the up arrow key, you will climb outside to stand on top of the ship (You're protected by a space-suit, so this is safe). You can then go back inside by walking through the proximity-activated doors in the cupola. While inside the Stardrifter, double-clicking the right mouse button will move you automatically to the main screen. When on planets, there are several other movement commands. Firstly, you can hold down the left button to run forwards (or swim if you're in water). Secondly, pressing one of the number keys (0-9) will also make you run forwards, at a speed appropriate to the number you pressed. This has the advantage of allowing you to take your finger off the mouse-button. Thirdly, pressing Page Up will raise your helmet's anti-radiation visor, giving you a slightly clearer view. Page Down will lower it again.

There's also a mouselook option for when you're on planets. Press the up arrow key to try it out (That'll cycle between these three states: mouselook off, mouselook on, mouselook on with y axis inverted). If you're in your Stardrifter, there's a menu option for that as well (Extended->More options->Mouselook).