Controls & Keymap
OdysseyWars is two games in one — command an entire fleet from above, then drop into the cockpit and fly any ship yourself. Here’s the full control scheme for every mode. Most keys are rebindable in-game, and F1 always opens the live help panel.
RTS Strategic Fleet Command
WASD
Pan camera across the battlefield
Space / Ctrl
Raise / lower camera altitude
Shift
Faster camera (sprint pan)
MMB drag · Scroll
Orbit camera · zoom in/out
LMB
Select unit · drag a box to select many
RMB
Move there · right-click a hostile to attack
Attack button + LMB
Force-attack any target · click ground to attack-move
Ctrl+A
Select all of that ship class
1–9
Assign / recall control groups
Home · End · Del
Select command ship · recall fleet · deselect
T · V
Set target · cycle fleet formation
; · K
Fleet stance · toggle auto-attack
. · ,
Tactical pause · emergency vent
M · H
Galaxy map · command history
I · N · X
Research tree · ship builder · mission board
G · B
Scan (tap) / mine (hold near asteroid) · salvage
Tab · J · R
Supercruise · jump · dock
C
Deploy countermeasures (flares & chaff)
F
Drop into first-person — fly the selected ship
FPV First-Person Flight
Mouse
Steer — reticle offset sets your turn rate (Elite-style)
Shift / Alt
Set-and-forget cruise throttle (nudge up / down)
W
Boost — afterburner surge on top of cruise
S
Station-keep — brake to a halt and hold position
A / D · Q / E
Strafe left / right · roll
LMB / RMB
Fire primary / secondary weapons
T · Y / U
Target ahead · cycle targets
Z / X
Pilot previous / next ship in your fleet
Scroll
Zoom view
Tab · J
Supercruise · jump to another system
C
Deploy countermeasures
F
Exit back to fleet command
PHOTO Photo Mode
P
Enter / exit photo mode
U
Hide / show the HUD
F12 / K
Capture screenshot
- / =
Slow down / speed up time
SYSTEM Universal & Save
F1
Open the in-game help panel (the live keymap)
Esc
Pause / menu
F10 / F11
Quick save / quick load
Backspace
Cancel autopilot
HOST Stations & Server (advanced)
Ctrl+Shift+B
Build a station (requires Orbital Construction research)
Ctrl+Shift+G
Deploy a defence weapon platform near a station
Ctrl+Shift+W · Ctrl+Shift+T
Waypoint to nearest station · transport run
Ctrl+Shift+A
Server admin panel (host moderation: kick / ban / MOTD)
Most keys can be remapped in Settings > Controls. The same actions are available on the help overlay any time you press F1.