Keyboard controls
X-wing vs. TIE Fighter (XvT) and X-wing Alliance (XWA)
The original X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter CD came with a keyboard controls reference sheet. Here is a XvT Keyboard Controls Cheat Sheet available for download.
The X-Wing Alliance controls are basically the same with a few additions.
Note: ALT + O takes a screenshot and saves it as a *.bmp file in your game's installation directory, such as C:\Program Files\LucasArts\XwingTie. The file names appear as:
- frontscreen0.bmp
- frontscreen1.bmp
...and so on in sequence until you move or delete them.
TIE Fighter
TIE Fighter contains a lot of keyboard controls, but they aren't as daunting as they look. There are only a few which are used constantly throughout the game, and they become second-nature very quickly. It should be noted that a few controls are specific to the craft you are flying.
NOTE: Mouse control is not enabled in the X-Wing Trilogy version of the game.
Propulsion
NOTE: A joystick with a throttle lever can also change speed.
- Joystick or mouse: up/down/left/right movement
- + Increase speed
- - Decrease speed
- Backspace Full throttle
- ] 2/3 throttle
- [ 1/3 throttle
- \ Zero throttle
- Enter Match speed with currently selected target
- H Engage hyperdrive (and end current mission)
- N Engage/disengage SLAM overdrive (Missile Boat only)
Combat systems
- F8 Adjust tractor beam recharge rate
- F9 Adjust laser recharge rate
- F10 Adjust shield recharge rate
- ; Direct energy from shields to lasers
- ' Direct energy from lasers to shields
Weapons and shields
- Joystick button 1 or {{mouse|l Fire
- W Cycle through available weapons
- X Select firing mode (single fire, dual fire, linked fire)
- S Toggle shield configuration (all forward, all rear, equal distribution)
- B Toggle beam weapon on/off
Targeting systems
- T Select next available target
- Y Select previous available target
- R Target nearest enemy fighter or mine
- E Target the nearest enemy attacking you
- U Target the newest craft in the area
- A Target the nearest attacker of your current target
- I Toggle target component display on/off
- , Cycle through your target's components (weapons, engines, etc)
- < Cycle through target's components in reverse order
- O Clear CMD of targets
- Z Threat display of current target
- Shift + F5 to F7 Store current target in one of three presets
- F5 to F7 Select preset target
Communications
- Shift + A Order wingmen to attack your target
- Shift + C Order wingmen to cover you
- Shift + E Order wingmen to take evasive action
- Shift + I Order wingmen to ignore your target
- Shift + S Send for reinforcements
- Shift + B Orders targeted craft to board and reload you
- Shift + R Orders targeted craft to report their status
- Shift + W Orders targeted craft to wait for further orders
- Shift + G Orders targeted waiting craft to go and continue
- Shift + H Orders targeted craft to head home
Information systems
- G Display mission goals
- M Display in-flight map
- L Display message log
- D Display damage assessment
- K Display keyboard reference
Special
- Alt + E Eject!
- C Turn in-flight recorder camera on/off
- V View camera film while in flight
- Q Quit (exits mission)
- P Pause
- Alt + C Calibrate joystick
- Alt + T Cycle through time acceleration modes (normal, 2x, 4x)
