Ultimate Key Binding Guide - Elite Dangerous

[@Scarecr0wn]

The best thing about this is that after you set this all up with help of an amazing guide, you will forgot literally everything.

[@bluegreen5768]

they should sell a 500 key keyboard. this is my first space sim with the hotas (joystick throttle) and I'm fatigued just key binding wrote all of it down. some one wrote a google document file list all the functions its 12 pages long......

[@ragoonsgg589]

@@bluegreen5768 that’s why I play fortnight

[@brodyparrett7611]

@@bluegreen5768 just make your own with a raspberry pi

[@ottolehikoinen6193]

At least you do not actually need all of these to play, some 40% will suffice...

[@Phalanx443]

This is perhaps the best of all guides for understanding Elite Dangerous binds that I have ever come across. Only because I'm in the midst of creating a written guide, based 75% on this video, can the amount of work that went into this (and every other guide!) , that D2EA, oh hell, I'm just gonna call him Karl, has made (and continues to make) is amazing. Thank you my friend!!

[@sakko3037]

I am a victim of being unaware of how volatile your key binds are and I am struggling to remember them all. Now that the developers have failed for 10 years to introduce an in game solution to prevent people from having to start binding from scratch, I have this awesome video guide to help me understand how crazy the situation really is, and help me preserve my key binds in the future. Thank you sir you are a legend!

[@veilside33]

Mate.. I just started Elite today and was crazy overwhelmed by the keybinds for setting up my hotas. This video was amazing. Cheers bro. I did it! :)

[@bradysimpson]

Man, this game is like that. Every new activity has a steep learning curve. Makes it so worth it when you figure stuff out

[@wmgthilgen]

This is extremely helpful and should be presented on the ED forum as a sticky or what ever they call it at the top of the site. You have presented the best presentaion I've ever viewed in regards to setting configs. I apologized if you covered it and I somehow missed it. But, I'm wundering, if one can utilize a gamepad in addition to a hotas. Obviously not at the same time, but when in different modes. For instance, while outside your ship, walking, running and interacting with various objects and weapons. I personally utilze a Warhog stick and throttle to fly and all my configs for driving the SRV are the same as my configs for my ship. But it's almost impossible to utilize it during the various times I leave my ship.

[@mikkdc]

Target next system in route is possibly the single most useful key binding for explorers. It saves so much time.

[@BigHonkinGoose]

WHAT

[@Arie_van_den_Herik]

I really appreciate the work you have put into this thorough explanation about one of the tedious things to do in Elite and make it interesting at the same time. It answers some questions I was struggling with and I found out a lot of things from your video that I didn't knew before. Thank you very much!

[@lissocke4031]

Hey Astro, nice Video. I even learned something new and I played Elite for 5 years now. Those Accelerate/Decelerate Axes under the Driving Throttle-Section: those are meant for Driving-Pedals - if you happen to have a Steering-Wheel-Controller with Gas-/Break-Pedals lying around. ;-)

[@kuuhey]

I did it! It was great to review these. It's been over a year since I last looked at controls thoroughly, and it was good to have your explanation to go along with them. I followed through and tuned a few things that always annoyed or confused me, so this was really great. Thanks astro!

[@throwbackhero9899]

Astro is always dropping the knowledge. I appreciate everything he does. Thanks your the best.

[@symgamer4382]

Whew! I did it, watched the whole thing. Great work, you managed to answer a few questions that I’d hadn’t even realized I had.

[@EpicLinc]

I did it two years later... again. Thank you very much

[@christopherdaffron8115]

So I'm going to keep this video in my browser as I test out different control setting in game. This was exactly the type of key binding video I was looking for in Elite Dangerous. Thank you so much!!

[@davebarker7406]

I did it - Thanks Astro - always had problems with camera and galaxy maps for some reason.

[@robfelker7688]

I did it twice! Thanks for the marathon effort. As a newbie it's still a little difficult to determine what some of those buttons are for but this has been an immense help. Be well.

[@TheLukemcdaniel]

I didn't notice it being mentioned, but most buttons/keys also have a hold option. The best example of this is how I use it for the fsd and lights/night vision. I set a particular button on my hotas(soon to be hosas) to be the activate fsd, then I set the same button for supercruise but held it down for a moment when I set it. Press the button and it'll auto-detect, but I can force a low wake supercruise by holding it a second. The same goes for turning my lights and night vision on/off. Also, the driving fwd/rev axis being split, may be for some massochist that wants to use hotas for the ship, and a steering wheel/pedals for the srv, and a gamepad or m/k for on foot. If you have a rudder pedal set with air brakes as well as the rudder axis, that would give you 2 separate axes you could use for it as well.

[@Quli3n]

AAAAAHHHHHHHH YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN I COULD KISS YOU RIGHT NOW MY KEY BINDING KEPT GETTING MESSED UP BY ITSELF \ IDK HOW I DID IT YET BUT I COULDNT FECKING AXIS ROLL WITH THE MICE ANYMORE AND IT MADE PLAYING THE GAME HELL. oh my god yes . i love you. everything is fixed i'm SO happy. like i genuinely love this game so much i was about to rage quit again. i cant even begin to describe the relief right now holy moly

[@elpedros12]

o_O WOW! How did you know?!? Tomorrow I pick up my first H.O.T.A.S. and I have no idea how to configure it in the game. BOOM! My favorite Elite Dangerous Commander publishes the video I'm looking for. Thanks a lot!!!

[@keithkraine475]

So glad you're still around (I've been a couple of years away from Elite) and here to offer help and guidance to all of us mere mortals.

[@sonhouse7731]

I recently purchased a new controller (WarBRD grip and stick). Couldn't understand why control (Ship Rotation) was so much worse than with my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. With the new stick I was experiencing a long delay in ship response followed by an excessive response (especially "pitch") to further movement of the stick. Watching this video I discovered I'd bound X, Y, and Z axes to "digital" inputs rather than the corresponding analog inputs. All good now. Thank you D2EA for the very helpful video.

[@Cee64E]

I did it. I'm just starting out so I didn't need a lot of them (yet), but I watched the whole thing. Wonderful info for a new player still flying the starter sidewinder.

[@mierzhen]

Recently my Saitek X52 crapped out. Glad to know there are guides on key bindings and what not

[@TheRealPolecat]

I did it, but probably will need to do it several times more as well.... Great content, you can breath now :)

[@JoeyRodz74]

I did it! Also, 100% agree this is the ultimate binding guide for ED. Especially for us newcomers, this is VERY helpful. I had no idea what half of those were or how to set them up. Now that I have a better joystick and throttle, this helped me a lot with setup. Would love to see you actually use your setup in game with a camera on the controller. Racing sim guys do this by putting a camera on their pedals and steering wheel. Thanks!

[@Midas8610]

I did it... actually a long time player returning to ED. Was playing Star Citizen for a while but I miss the exploration and space combat from ED. Have a new Hoyas and i honestly need to relearn how to play, so your vid was super helpful as always brother. CHEERS!

[@joelavigne8537]

I did it ! Very informative. I had most settings already but it is always nice to see what someone else is doing

[@MrMortErik]

I did it. My head is about to implode but still here :) Thank you for great guide, woudnt have made it thru without you!

[@lloydmills5968]

I DID IT! Thank you SO much! This video was extremely helpful. I've been playing ED on and off since just after launch, and I still didn't understand what some of these options were for until you explained them. Keep up the great work, my friend.

[@DJHank]

I did it, thank you for an inciteful guide, especially the backing up of binds, everytime i play without my stick I keep losing them.

[@elvenadohostil8607]

I just bought the game yesterday, loving it so far bu8t because of the athmosphere and the mass effect like feeling when walking around the station, but I am lost, lol , I will visit your Channel´s playlist to see if there is a playlist with more basict like this , this one was super helpful , thank you very much.

[@no_categories]

I did it! And I should have done it long ago. I'd wondered about some of these terms and what they mean, and now I know. This is also a useful overview of all the things you can DO in the game. Thanks for making it easy to understand.

[@darthwam9369]

i did it! nice video (as always!) for the new comers and the old timers as well. THX!

[@saberling]

lol, i did it, good sir! thanks for all the great info over the few years i've played elite. stunning work!

[@tragicblue]

I did it…comprehensive vid, cheers for that!

[@jamesmbutler]

Yeah, I did it! And someday, when my Virpil HOTAS arrives - I'll probably watch it again. Thank-you!!

[@rickmidkiff9990]

jamesmbutler got my Virpil 4 weeks ago. Your gonna love it. Kept my X56 throttle though. Doesn’t take long to do the stick binds

[@jamesmbutler]

@@rickmidkiff9990 Mine shipped this morning - it's on the road to the airport in Karmelava.

[@markrichardson6863]

Thanks! Great clear & concise treatment of a complex and often confusing topic. Excellent!

[@guidomora5877]

Great video! Very useful for those who, like me, are now discovering this beautiful game. Thanks Astro!

[@themits4853]

You, sir, are a godsend for new players. Sincerely, thank you. (Also I did it!!)

[@markhackett2302]

If you have car pedals you will have an X axis for accelerate pedal, Y axis for brake pedal and Z axis for clutch (as an example), where cheap pedal sets will have a single axis which goes +ve for the accelerator and -ve for the brake, and neither pushed is central. Therefore you may have to use the same axis for "driving speed" with cheap pedals (or none, so you are using a throttle), or need it to be separate for more expensive pedals (such as from a logitech or thrustmaster set).

[@jacksonms212]

All of these vids help but this one this one clears up sooo much . I am a very new player maybe a month at this point and I really could have used this 3 weeks ago . One of my friends has just started playing and I know this will set many things straight for him .... thx

[@johnterpack3940]

I did it. Probably the best 45 minutes I've invested in learning the game. Setting a deadzone on the joystick is going to be immensely helpful. My stick leans, I do a slow roll even when I'm not touching it.

[@impulsiveDecider]

If you still experience that drift then I might have a tip for you. Step 1: you probably have tried this, but recalibrating through the operating system can fix this issue. Step 2: If your joystick is of higher quality, there might be a way to calibrate the potentiometer from the outside or next to no disassembly required. Look up a manual. Step 3: (A multimeter isn't required but recommended for this step.) If this joystick is not too expensive, try opening it up carefully to see if you can expose the potentiometer. There will most certainly be a screw attached to some kind of calibration system. There is usually some form of arcing plastic going around it. By shifting this plastic arc after loosening the screw you can manually set the middle of the potentiometer. For in depth guide, look up a disassembly guide for your device. Always fly safe ;)

[@johnterpack3940]

@@impulsiveDecider recalibration didn't work. No external adjustment. Hadn't tried the third option. Upgrading to a VKB Gladiator NXT seems to have solved the problem. :-)

[@impulsiveDecider]

@@johnterpack3940 haha, nice one :D

[@racingbeats1493]

So fucking helpful I may have not even gotten into this game without without this video

[@dmegnin]

I did it ;-) Thanks for the video. I'm returning to ED after being away since 10/2021.

[@derekrucker377]

I love back to basics videos like this. Thank you Astro!

[@wmgthilgen]

Thanks, this is the number one best naration of just what recnfiguring various aspects of play I've ever watched. I recon it some sort of copy right infrigment, but I wish all video game companies wuold implement their reconfiguration area as ED does. I dislike KB and mouse control and use my Warthhog or Xbox controller depending on game. ED's reconfiguration as is your explanation of it usefullness and how to is the best in the industry.

[@vortex-xiii2070]

and, if you make a copy of the keybind file in the same folder, rename it - and then also use a txt editor to change the 'PresetName' value in the 2nd line: you will get that file as a separate keybind-scheme in the dropdown menu (in options->controls) in-game. nice to have if you need different binding schemes (eg. VR / non-VR) and want to switch between them regularly

[@davebarker7406]

YES !!! - didn't know you could do this - Can keep my bindings with sensible names now - Thanks

[@MrJBARRON]

I'm falling in love with this man.

[@trinitypunk7102]

Ugh...

[@iOmegaTron]

I did it! Thanks for the great instructions, I was a little lost going through them on my own.

[@ericandrew2089]

I did it! Thanks for this video; incredibly helpful and informative, especially with backing up those key bindings! Cheers to great vid.

[@davidjouvrot4236]

Thank you so much man, it really helped me a lot to setup my 1st hotas ever . So many settings between mouse, joystick, Kb.. Have a great time !

[@jamesa702]

I did it. Glad I got makers mark for xmas...Thanks!

[@4englishlies875]

This was great thanks so much, but 6 months ago would have been a lot more help, but I did learn a few new things today. Thanks again.

[@CostlyFiddle]

Very good video, helps a TON! I did make it through to the end!

[@greatdanexlks]

Very thorough Astro!!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Thanks again for sharing your gaming passion!!!

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

Thank you for this guide. I need to watch it again, so as to have it sink in a bit!!

[@jakobhammerbertelsen]

I use pedals (rudder) for driving my srv, right is accelerate and left is reverse/decelerate. So I am one of those people using the Accelerate/decelerate seperate axis configurations 🤞

[@alecturner07]

I didn't do it (I skipped a lot). But, on keybinding files I did just want to say, as well as making a backup, I recommend making your own presets (rather than just having the one set of "Custom" bindings). To do this, copy the "custom.3.0.binds" file and then rename the copy to something like "MyX52Pro.3.0.binds". Then edit this new file with notepad and change the 2nd line as follows: Save that and next time you run the game, you'll have "MyX52Pro" as one of the available presets (which you can still tweak later if you want). I have a whole pile of separate presets created in this way (for different sticks I've owned, for VR vs. non-VR, and even for specific in-game tasks such as SpeedBowl).

[@Terickso27]

Yeah I did it too! Good complete coverage. I am working on customizing my X52 for my liking and want to start to capture pictures and video so it really helped. One thing I would love to understand is how can I use the MODE switch on the X52 for various bindings. I would think that it should set to a different ID but I am guessing that it is not.

[@ralfsenger]

I've seen this comment now. Not sure if you already found out, but to use the mode switch, you'll have to setup key bindings for every button you use on the X52, then for every mode, the same again. I just don't know if it is worth the effort, as I'm not sure what modes would make sense.

[@jamesbigglesworth4677]

I did it, thx Astro. Wish there was a resume supercruise assist button, so after interdiction it is just a matter of a button press to get beck to where you are going. With another option to toggle between supercruise assist auto throttle and manual throttle too. And an option of storing landing gear, cargo scoop and other hard points when you press to jump to supercruise or hyperspace automatically or not.

[@andybrown4284]

The voiceattack voice packs have an option to retract everything when you give the command to jump out of normal space, really handy when you're having to make a run for it and need to focus on evasive flying.

[@jamesbigglesworth4677]

@@andybrown4284 Sounds great, where do I get that?

[@andybrown4284]

@@jamesbigglesworth4677 voiceattack.com to buy direct or steam, around £10. And HCSvoicepacks.com for the voice packs, about £15 but I think there's actually a sale on at the moment. The packs are optional but they do make setting up voice controls much simpler and I loved the idea of having THE Doctor (Tom Baker) as the voice of my ship. It all goes through windows voice recognition which does surprisingly well with my scots accent.

[@claymentv2199]

@@jamesbigglesworth4677 Just wanna say, it also has a free version in wich your limited to one profile.

[@RitchiePaulDalto]

Exhausting, but necessary, thank you very much.

[@mikkdc]

I spent at least an hour setting up my controls on PS4 when I first started playing because I found the default ones far too confusing. I was going to do a video like this for PS4 advising on what combinations to set but realised it wouldn't really work as everyone has their own preference for that. One thing EVERY pilot should do on console is REMOVE boost from Circle(PS4) / B(Xbox) and put it on L3 or something.

[@jodyschultz5870]

Wow what a ton of work you did. Very helpful. Thank you Sir.

[@Pawtism]

I did it! And thanks, while I did know most of these, you cleared up a couple that I wasn't clear on. :)

[@xander_950]

I did it _ great video by the way, very informative. See you in space commander

[@flyingfree333]

For some key bindings you have to manually edit the bindings file. The game won't let you assign the same control to two different functions in some cases, so to be able to reuse some flight controls in the galaxy map you have to edit the file.

[@panapopsgaming7628]

My new x56 comes in tomorrow and I will be buying grip tape for my pedals.. I am going to use this guide thank you and I am glad I found it 07

[@KevinDuvernay]

I did it.. thanks for this massive set up guide. It looks like there are way more key binds than keys on the keyboard..😁

[@cubeq7974]

(Drive throttle) Accelerate and decelerate axis can be used when you're playing on controller and you want to use LB and RB. And I'm sure someone already said that, but in case no one did i'm doing it now (i'm just to lazy to read some comments)

[@Salty_Bagel]

God I love when you say inverted. Also thanks for the awesome info lol

[@LittleTed2]

Great video! Bindings now carefully stored! :o)

[@Ch0l0404]

Super useful, thanks a lot!

[@tigxracing]

BIG THANK YOU! I really needed this bless you

[@Spideryote]

You have a very nice voice I just listened to this while playing

[@derekrucker377]

Oh and I did it! Made it to the end!

[@cedcampbell47012]

Great video! Thanks for your hard work.

[@Steve00036]

I did it! Great video as always

[@Fasho007]

I did it !!! :) Great job as always

[@FoneBone27]

I did it ..... And thanks for all the good video's you give us :) :)

[@sebastienmoulin]

I did it !! Thank you very much for this

[@ShinyCopperpot]

Ooops, I did it again! :D Thanks for the detailed info! :)

[@peterzerfass4609]

I just use voice control (it's a program called "speech2keys" ...which is free at github and there's also tutorials on youtube). It maps spoken phrases to (sequences of) keypresses. Particularly for the more complex command sequences (like docking or going to battle stations/setting various power mixtures) it's just way faster to say a command phrase/word than to try and remember which key/button I configured stuff to. I also use it to blast out standard phrases in textchat ("greetings", "Type 9 coming in for docking please stay clear of the entrance" etc. )

[@papasmizz21o4]

Thanks! The part about backing up the files already helped me!

[@SiriKeeton]

Did it! Hope we'll get an update when the Odyssey drops :)

[@JBGecko13yt]

video has been on my screen all week lol

[@BamaChad-W4CHD]

I did it....again. I have watched this several times lol

[@TaSwavo]

Got two more virpil devices since I first saw this (joystick and panel 1 = had throttle). Awesome. I even signed up to KZbin premium as they bought out my usual download app :(

[@grrrrr7365]

I did it! Awesome tutorial, thanks man. 🙂👍

[@D4RT-one]

Game updated yesterday, and I lost all my keybindings. So now I'm here. Hello there

[@BeanGTR]

I did it lol :) Thanks for the info Astro

[@mikelludwig]

I did it :) - thank you. Very useful

[@plflaherty1]

I did it! And thank you from a new player.

[@Taipan303]

Separate accelerate/decelerate axis for SRV is for those people who have Racing/Car pedals. Each pedal has a separate axis.

[@josa310]

I did it! Thanx for the video

[@dracc5951]

Great Video. Helped with a few issues

[@Celtjak7]

My brain cannot wrap itself around the controls. It's honestly so counter intuitive

[@tygraves7734]

I did as well....thanks Astro, quite helpful carry on

[@Mike22Katana]

OMG I did it, great guide.

[@glenda917]

Remember the days where you got a kb overlay :-) thank you Nordic friend

[@bradysimpson]

The learning curve on this game is insane.

[@DeltaVictorMike]

Your videos are very helpful. Thanks alot.