Emotes are built-in gestures that your avatar, the Space Engineer, can perform in game.
- The Engineers's face, which is commonly covered by a space helmet, displays no facial expressions.
- Emotes involve moving arms, hands, fingers, legs, changing stance or the whole body posture.
- You can play Emotes while seated, running, and standing, but running and sitting will cancel any leg animations.
- Several emotes that affect separate body parts can be combined and played at the same time (for example, running while pointing left and right).
Usage
Emotes are typically used in multiplayer to interact with other players in an immersive way, for example, when RP'ing (role playing).
- Drag emotes from the G-menu and drop them into toolbar slots like hand-held tools. Then play the emote by pressing the slot number.
Tip: Dropping an emote into the toolbar plays the animation once, so optimally, you set up your emote toolbar (remember, you have nine slots in nine toolbars!) ahead of time, before you need it.
- Alternatively, open the chat console and play one-off emotes by typing commands, such as
/wave.
One of the Steam Achievements is gained by using an emote.
Vanilla Emotes
The following emotes are available by default.
| Emote Name |
command |
Description |
Usage examples
|
| Wave |
/wave |
Waving right palm at head height |
Greeting
|
| Victory |
/victory |
Jumping and cheering with both arms raised |
Joy, Success
|
| Thumb-up |
/thumb |
Raising the right fist at shoulder height with thumb up |
Agreement
|
| Facepalm |
/facepalm |
Shaking head while covering eyes with palm of right hand |
Disappointment
|
Other emotes listed below are only available if you buy the respective DLC.
Style Pack DLC Emotes
| Emote Name |
command |
Description |
Usage examples
|
| Angry |
/angry |
Stomping feet, clenching fists, palms chopping down dismissively |
Frustration, Anger
|
| Assist Come Closer |
/assistcome |
Both hands moving up towards face, palms inward |
Move Closer, Pull
|
| Assist Stop |
/assistend |
Both hands moving forwards, palms outward |
Stop, Away, Wait, Push
|
| Dance |
/dance |
Dancing in place, moving elbows up to the side, turning hips |
Enjoying music
|
| Aggressive Point |
/pointaggressive |
Index finger forward, then down |
Urgency
|
| Point Back |
/pointback |
Pointing right thumb back over shoulder |
Behind
|
| Point Down |
/pointdown |
Index finger down |
Here
|
| Point Forward |
/pointforward |
Index finger foward |
There
|
| Paint Left |
/pointleft |
Pointing and looking left |
There
|
| Point Right |
/pointright |
Pointing and looking right |
There
|
Sparks of the Future DLC Emotes
| Emote Name |
command |
Description |
Usage examples
|
| Charge |
/charge |
Right index finger pointing forward, taking one step forward |
Start Running, Call to Attack
|
| Come here baby |
/comeherebaby |
Pointing at someone, waving towards self with inward palms, nodding, waving |
Beckoning, Inviting, Reassuring
|
| Dance Disco 1 |
/dancedisco1 |
Wide swinging arms, kicks, whole body turn |
Drunk dance
|
| Dance Disco 2 |
/dancedisco2 |
Snakelike arm wave, snakelike body wave |
Sober dance
|
| Looking Around |
/lookingaround |
Changing stance, looking in all directions |
Confused, Startled
|
| Stretching |
/stretching |
Stretching arms, hips, legs, neck |
Preparing for physical effort, Waking up, "Praise the sun"
|
| Whatever |
/whatever |
Both handed shrug, head tilt |
Indifference, "I don't know"
|
| Yelling |
/yelling |
Both arms to the sides palms forward, leaning forward |
Exasperation
|
Frostbite DLC Emotes
| Emote Name |
command |
Description |
Usage examples
|
| Check Wrist |
/checkwrist |
Waiting, typing with right hand on wrist comm device, looking up right and left |
Waiting, Idling, Bored
|
| Cold |
/cold |
Shuffling feet, hunched shoulders, rubbing arms around upper body |
Waiting, Freezing
|
Scraprace Wasteland DLC Emotes
| Emote Name |
command |
Description |
Usage examples
|
| Drunk |
/drunk |
Staggering back and forth, swaying, grasping side of head |
Impaired, sick, losing balance
|
| Bite Me |
/fyou |
Forearm jerk, chin flick |
Defiance, provocation
|
Warfare 1: Field Engineer Emotes
| Emote Name |
command |
Description |
Usage examples
|
| Finger Guns |
/fingerguns |
Pretending to shoot two pistols, blowing smoke away, holstering |
Cool cowboy, playful challenge
|
| Got Hit |
/gothit |
Stunned, checking for blood on chest |
Dramatically wounded
|
Warfare 2: Broadside Emotes
| Emote Name |
command |
Description |
Usage examples
|
| Rock |
/rock |
Counting to three, showing a fist |
Rock-Paper-Scissors game
|
| Paper |
/paper |
Counting to three, showing a flat hand |
Rock-Paper-Scissors game
|
| Scissor |
/scissor |
Counting to three, showing index and middle fingers pointing |
Rock-Paper-Scissors game
|
| Salute |
/salute |
right flat hand raised to temple |
Military style greeting
|
