Using The Computers

In Noctis, you wear a heads-up-display, or HUD, which is a computer screen built into your suit's visor. The HUD displays a lot of important information, and is directly linked to the Stardrifter's main computer. However, all the Stardrifter's main functions are accessed through the main computer display. When you look at the far left of the front window, you will see a menu displayed on the glass. One of the four options on this menu is highlighted, in the same way you would expect from a Windows application. However, instead of a mouse, you use an infra-red unit in your helmet, a bit like a TV remote-control, meaning that you can select different menu options by looking directly at them. To confirm your choice, click the left mouse button while looking at the menu item you want to activate. Just to the right of this menu, if you look up a little, there are a series of other options running horizontally, underneath which are details relating to your actions. Selecting a menu option, whether from the main menu to the left, or from the sub-menu above, changes the options on the sub-menu, a bit like clicking on the "file" button in a Windows application, thereby revealing a second list of options that relate to the file. Each of the menu options in Noctis also has a shortcut key, which can be pressed wherever you are in the Stardrifter, even if you're not looking at the screen. These keys are displayed on the top rim of your HUD.