Controls

This is the page for all the controls for using RoveSoSimulator.

This includes;

1. Overarching
2. Rover
3. Arm

Shorthands;

• temp; temporary, as to be replaced with different keys or similar
• incple; incomplete feature/functionality, as to have different behavior than is currently happening
• ntRdy; not ready, as to be a note on how it will be used in the future
• dfalt; Default, an unreal engine feature which is theorectically available
• deprc; Fully Depricated, in any remaining state. Should probably come with a date.

Controller Shorthands - Capitialized, as to tell apart from normal.

• LX, LY, LP, RX, RY, RP; leftstick y-axis, leftstick x-axis, leftstick press. Same for right stick.
• LB, RB, LT, RT; triggers, bumpers
• WX, NY, SA, EB; xyab buttons, also north east south west for other controller reference
• DL, DR, DU, DD; d-pad left-right-up-down
• M=; menu button (three lines, on the right)
• M[]; menu button (two boxes, on the left)

*note. made these, then proceded to make new column purely for controllers. “Rightstick yaxis” is still kinda long though.

Keyboard and mouse replacement symbols

• [+]; windows button
• [=]; menu button
• MX, MY, MDX, MDY, ML, MR, MSU, MSD, MSC - mouse x, mouse y, mouse change in x/y, mouse left/right, mouse scroll up/down/click
• Up Arrow, down arrow, etc; exactly what you think; the arrow keys. no <, >, v or ^ because those are also on the keyboard (especially vee)
• N1, N2, N/, N+, Nenter, N., etc; numpad versions of those keys

*note. as of 2/3/2026, all unused.

Key listing method;

• minus between pieces of an axis
• Separate columns for different control methods (keyboard, controller)

Overarching Controls

This is the page for controls that are always present no matter what the player has control over.

Use	Key(s)	Notes
Possession Control (ntRdy)	123..890	Soon to be a specific possession choice for each one, including rover, autonomus rover, arm, in the further future drone, and nothing.
Arm Possession (temp)	+ -	Soon to be a way to cycle through options 123…890. For now (2/3/2026), bound to arm possession.
Camera Cycle (incple)	[ ]	Currently only on arm and only cycles through arm’s cameras.
Debug Camera (Dfalt)	;	Chance it won’t work
Second debug camera? (Dfalt)	’	Single quote
Terminal (Dfalt)	`	Backtick (thing with ~ above it)

*no controller equivelents

Rover Controls

This is the page for controlling the rover.

Keyboard	Controller	Use	Notes
q-a	Leftstick yaxis	Left power	q and e => forward, a-d => back
e-d	Rightstick yaxis	Right power	^^^^
t		Teleop toggle	Off by default, switches between manual+arm and autonomy+autohead
j		Set Spawnpoint	Reference vvvv . Set in a fairly clear, flat area, or it may not respawn you in the exact location
h		Teleport to Spawnpoint	Reference ^^^^ . Some variance in exact teleport, especially with obstructions
p		Toggle Pointcloud Visibility
l		Clear path line	Its an L.
f		Flip Rover
r		Reset Rover
space		Reset/Flip Rover

Soon to be reorganized menus;

Use	Key(s)	Notes
basestation	b	broke and fixed? today 2.3.2025. May stay as a keybind
multiplayer	m	nonfunctional as of at least 2.3.2026
scene menu	enter	weather effects, rendering options, etc
level options	n

*currently no controller options

Controlling the Arm

Switching to the arm currently involves toggling teleop (T) so the rover is in manual drive, which should also reveal and activate the arm, then press - or + to take control. Pressing + or - again will swap back. Will later be switched to a specific number. *Also, pressing +/- the first time you start the game doesn’t trigger the swap, for some reason.

Movement	Key	Controller Method	Notes
x-axis/J1	z-x	Rightstick X
J2 (shoulder-bicep)	shift-ctrl	Rightstick Y
J3 (bicep-forarm)	w-s	Leftstick Y
J4 (forearm roll)	a-f	Leftstick X
J5 (wrist up-down)	e-d	Triggers
J6 (gripper roll)	q-r	Bumpers
Gripper Open-close	v-c	left-right dpad	c to close, v shape when open
Solenoid	y-t	X-Y	out-in; Pull the center line of T away from the rest to make Y
Lasers	g-h	A-B	g for light, h for hide
Camera Switch	[-]		Its [ and ]