Keyboard Controls

The Keyboard Controls for Astroneer are set by accessing the settings tab in the main menu, or by pressing the key, then the settings tab while in-game (see right image). Also these controls, and other tips, can be viewed by pressing the key while in-game (see media gallery below).

Rebinding Controls
Players are able to rebind the controls they use in the game in one of two ways. The first way is by going to the menu, going to the Settings tab, and scrolling down to the Controls. There players may rebind any of those keys listed.

Players can also go into the GameUserSettings.ini file and change the controls there, along with other options in the game.

For Windows 10, the file is located at:

For Steam, the file is located at: The below is the location for the *.ini file in the STEAM version of the game:

The file is the same between both versions of the game and may contain some options not available in the game menu, though some options may not work as they are left over from older versions of the game.

For example, mouse sensitivity is: AxisName="LookUpRate",Key=MouseY,Scale=-1.000000 AxisName="TurnRate",Key=MouseX,Scale=1.000000

Be aware the convention in the *.ini file is the "normal name" and its scaled negative under the same name.

Meaning, "MoveForward" by default is set to "Key=W" with a "Scale=1".

This means "MoveBackward" (which doesn't exist) is actually "MoveForward", "Key=S" with a "Scale=-1"  ---> ! NOTICE THE NEGATIVE!

Some players prefer using ESDF instead of the WASD default for movement. Here is an example of both the player and vehicles using ESDF. AxisMappings=(AxisName="VehicleThrottle",Key=E,Scale=1.000000) AxisMappings=(AxisName="VehicleThrottle",Key=D,Scale=-1.000000) AxisMappings=(AxisName="MoveForward",Key=E,Scale=1.000000) AxisMappings=(AxisName="MoveForward",Key=D,Scale=-1.000000) AxisMappings=(AxisName="MoveRight",Key=F,Scale=1.000000) AxisMappings=(AxisName="MoveRight",Key=S,Scale=-1.000000)

Also, ensure the "UseAbsoluteSteering" is on, or true. This will cause the rover to use the "MoveRight" commands above to steer. bVehiclesUseAbsoluteSteering=True

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