safety catch

[zem]

Is there any way to disable the lasers temporarily ?
After a hard day's mining I am returning with a hold full of gold and gem stones only to accidentally blast the docking bay.

[another_commander]

It is exactly for this reason that the switch for toggling all weapon systems on/off was implemented (we've all been there with blasting the dock I guess ). The default key for the switch is "_" (Shift + "-" on US keyboards). You can set it to whatever you prefer by editing keyconfig.plist.

[Norby]

Personally I redefined the fire key to the (unused) space, despite its size much harder to press accidentally imho. Moreover my weapon toggle key is "f" (another unused) near the throttle (w/s) to be easily reachable with my left hand. The "a" key is my injector to be handy in combat.

Btw there is another [wiki]SafetyCatch[/wiki] to prevent a similar accident with Q-bombs.