Emotes are built-in gestures that your avatar, the Space Engineer, can perform in game. Emotes are typically used in multiplayer to interact with other players in an immersive way, for example, when RP'ing (role playing).
The face which is commonly covered by a space helmet has no facial expressions. Emotes can involve moving arms, hands, fingers, legs, changing stance or the whole body posture. Several emotes that affect separate body parts can be combined and played at the same time (for example, running while pointing left and right). They can be played seated, running, and standing, but running and sitting will cancel any leg animations.
Like hand-held tools, drag emotes from the G-menu and drop them into toolbar slots. Then play the emote by pressing the slot number. Dropping an emote into the toolbar plays the animation once, so optimally, you set up your emote toolbar (remember, you have nine toolbars!) ahead of time, before you need it. Alternatively, open the chat console and play emotes using commands, such as /wave.
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
The special emotes listed below are only available if you buy the respective DLC.
