Jetpack
All Space Engineers have a Jetpack built into their suits. It is used for flying short distances without a spaceship. The Jetpack works in gravity as well as in zero gravity.
In low gravity, the jetpack is your only way to get back to the ship or station if you are outside with Magnetic Boots and drift off, so make sure to keep it fueled.
Usage
- Press X key to toggle between Jetpack and Magnetic Boots.
- Use standard WASD keys to fly.
- Press Q key and E key to rotate (roll) the engineer left or right while flying with the jetpack.
Flying in a rolled position is handy inside and outside gravity to fit through doors or to reach the underside of blocks while building.
How to coast using Inertial Dampers
The Engineer's suit has built-in Inertial Dampers for the jetpack that work just the same as for space ships.
- Press Z key to toggle Inertial Dampers on/off.
- Look at a moving ship or player and press CTRL+Z key to enable Relative Dampers and follow at the same speed.
When you accelerate and then switch off inertial dampers in zero gravity, you coast along at your original speed by inertia, without using up fuel. In gravity, however, you beginn to fall. To brake your velocity in zero gravity, switch the inertial dampers back on.
How to refuel a jetpack
The Jetpack uses up hydrogen stored in your suit reservoir while it is in use.
- Refill hydrogen by carrying a full
Hydrogen Bottle in your inventory. - If your Survival Kit or Medical Room is connected to a Hydrogen Tank or O2 H2 Generator, recharge hydrogen by interacting with these blocks’ screens.
- Some Trading Outposts offer a hydrogen refill for a few space credits at the Store interface.
What happens when running out of fuel?
When your jetpack runs out of hydrogen fuel, you first get a warning before you lose control.
- In zero gravity, the engineer will drift without control.
- In gravity, the engineer will fall and likely die due to an uncontrolled impact with terminal velocity.
If you run out of suit power, but still have hydrogen, the jetpack keeps working.