Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter/Controls

Direction
In Space Quest II, the player can walk horizontally and vertically as well as diagonally.

The controls are such that when Num Lock is disabled, the numeric keypad controls the direction, as shown in the following table:

Pressing a direction while already moving in that direction stops the player. This is useful for precise control.

Game Speed
There are four speed options: Fastest, Fast, Normal, Slow. It is recommended to use Fast speed for most of the game. Slow speed should be used for precise movement during certain sections, such as the skimmer sequence.