Keymap for the MacTrek client
From: Narcis Subject: Re: hog call To: akb Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:58:50 +0100
> Tonite a newbie couldn't figure out how to declare war.
> Interestingly, once T-mode started, he could return fire
> once his ship had been hit. If he got killed, the new
> ship also had to be hit first to return fire with torps
> that would strike.
Well actually, he can't 
> (That seems weird; I would have thought the server would track
> hostility state and if t-mode was on, client settings wouldn't matter)
That is very strange.... i could auto declare war when entering the game, but that seems not what one wants to do....
> It'd be cool if you posted the default keymap ...
- From the manual (marco's do not work yet):
KEY Effect
0-9 Set Speed to Warp 0-9
) Set Speed to Warp 10
! Set Speed to Warp 11
@ Set Speed to Warp 12
% Set Speed to Warp MAX
> Increase speed by warp 1
< Decrease speed by warp 1
c (Un)Cloak
l Lock on object. Sets your course to that object. If it is a planet or a starbase, you automatically dock there once you arrive.
t Fire torpedo
p Fire phasers
u Tractor Beam, pulls target toward you.
y Pressor Beam, pushes target away from you
s Raise / Lower shields
i Get information on the player or planet nearest your mouse cursor.
D Detonate your own torpedo's cause less damage then a full hit, but more damage then a miss
d Detonate all enemy torpedo's in a fixed range around your ship. All torpedo's add some damage to you, but less depending on distance
k Set course, based on current mouse position
* Send in practice robot, or transwarp to starbase (when locked onto one)
b Bomb, must be in orbit of planet to bomb
o Orbit planet
E Send distress call
F Send carried armies report
e Toggle docking permissions (when in starbase) r Refit to different ship (orbiting home planet)
R Shutdown for repairs
Q Quit
h Help
\ Take screenshot
Sending Messages
There are several ways to select a destination for the message you wish to send. You can:
Select a message in the message list, you wish to reply to
Select a player in the player list, you wish to send a message Enter a special key combination, this is the key "m" followed by:
Key Destination
0-9, a-f Message is sent to the player with that number, if the player exists.
t Send a message to your own team
A Send a message to all players
F Send a message to the Federation players
R Send a message to the Romulan players
K Send a message to the Klingon players
O Send a message to the Orion players
more
From 21-Nov-2006:
> looking at the keymap list you sent, I don't see keys to fire plasma, beam up and beam down, or coup?
Oh dear, you found a mistake in the manual though i never tested coup, it may not be in there yet. I'll check. The plasma is f, updown is z/x i just checked it.