HUD & Interface

The HUD (Heads-Up Display) gives you live information about your character and ship at a glance.

Astronaut HUD

Key HUD Elements

Status Bars (bottom-left)

Bar	Colour	What it shows
HP	Red	Your character's or ship's hull health
Shield	Blue	Shield charge level
Energy	Green	Available energy for weapons and tools

Sector Coordinates (top-centre)

Shows your current sector position as [X, Y, Z] next to your player name. Use these when setting navigation waypoints.

Hotbar (bottom-centre)

Ten slots mapped to keys 1–9 and 0. Scroll the mouse wheel to cycle selection. Holds: - Items and blocks (astronaut mode) - Weapons assigned in the weapon panel (ship flight mode) - Build tools (ship build mode)

Panels & Menus

Panel	Default Key	Description
Inventory	I	Personal inventory and personal crafting
Navigation	N	Nearby objects, filters, and waypoints
Catalog	Via Inventory tab	Saved ship blueprints
Weapon Panel	G (in ship)	Assign and manage ship weapons
Structure Panel	Delete (in ship)	Manage docked entities and AI
Faction Menu	H	Faction management
Chat	Enter	Open chat; prefix /f for faction chat

Control Helpers

Press / (default) in-game to see a context-sensitive control reference that changes depending on whether you are in astronaut mode, flight mode, or build mode.