From 37a520d8a0dec1094b7360b6028702077b018b94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: arcattack Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:47:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] README: control mode vs experience level are different systems + NumLock note The same careful tester hit the BASIC-mode trap twice because 'expert/ veteran modes' (menu experience) sound like control modes (M key). Spelled out the distinction + the numpad NumLock dependency. --- players/README.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/players/README.txt b/players/README.txt index 7cf838a..162ded8 100644 --- a/players/README.txt +++ b/players/README.txt @@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ CONTROLS (keyboard): NOTHING. Press M once for MID (pedals steer, stick twists the torso -- the full experience). If 'turning does not work', it is this, not a bug. + CONTROL MODE (BAS/MID/ADV, the M key IN the cockpit) is NOT the + menu's EXPERIENCE setting (novice/standard/veteran/expert) -- that + one changes the simulation (heat, damage), not your controls. + Numpad aim keys (8/2/4/6) need NUMLOCK ON; with it off they act as + arrow keys instead. - / = ................ game volume down/up (saved between sessions) H (hold) ............. coolant flush (dumps reservoir to cool everything) C .................... cycle a coolant valve. CAREFUL: the detents go