Skaphander: Der Auftrag/Controls

Service room

The following keys can be used in the service room, the room that is not part of the game's story, but is used to manage save slots and to jump between levels:

Keyboard	Action
← / → / ↑ / ↓	Movement (see the "Movement" section below for more)
Space	Select the save slot currently being looked at (if there are multiple empty slots, only the leftmost is selectable)
Esc	Return to the game (if one is in progress and the player is not on a platform) or leave a platform (if the player is on a platform)
Space / Backspace	Scroll forward or backward through the unlocked levels (only at the entrance to the net)
Enter	Enter the selected level (only at the entrance to the net)
J / N	Confirm or cancel an exit to DOS

General

The following controls likewise correspond to extradiegetic actions like picking a difficulty level, pausing, saving, etc.:

Keyboard	Action
1 / 2 / 3	Select difficulty level (only right after starting a new game from the service room)
P	Pause or unpause the game
F2	Save the game (when prompted, press  J  to confirm or  N  to cancel)
F3	Load a saved game (when prompted, press  J  to confirm or  N  to cancel)
Esc	Leave the level and return to the service room
F10	Exit directly to DOS (when prompted, press  J  to confirm or  N  to cancel)

Settings

These keys modify the game's software settings:

Keyboard	Action
F5 / F11	Cycle through motion blur settings (none, low, or high) (F11 is undocumented)
F12	Cycle through sound settings (sound effects and music, sound effects only, or no sound)
- / /	Reduce graphics scale
+	Increase graphics scale

Movement

These keys are used to pilot the Skaphander:

Keyboard	Action
↑ / ↓   Num 8 / Num 2	Move forward or backward
< / >   , / .   Alt + ← / Alt + →	Move left or right (the alt modifier is undocumented)
← / →   Num 4 / Num 6	Turn left or right
Shift  (held)	Turbo (undocumented) (persists even after release if  ↑  remains held down)
Home  (held)	Use equipped jump jets

Weapons

These buttons select, aim, and fire weapons:

Keyboard/Mouse	Action
Ctrl /	Fire the selected weapon (weapons fire can also manipulate switches or buttons at range, but use  Space / to do so from nearby without wasting energy)
PgUp / PgDn   Num 9 / Num 3   Alt + ↓ / Alt + ↑	Change weapon pitch up or down (the alt modifier is undocumented)
1	Select a single-mounted debugger
2	Select dual-mounted debuggers
3	Select the interrupter
4	Select the double eraser
5	Select breakpoints
6	Select the separator
0	Select no weapon

Other

And these keys are for other intradiegetic actions:

Keyboard	Action
Space /	Manipulate an object (e.g., toggle a switch, press a button, call a lift, use a tool, etc.)
Tab  (held)	Show the known map on the HUD
Tab + + / Tab + -	Change the HUD map zoom
7	Toggle the sublight scanner