How does the interface work?
The interface is primarily mouse driven, and is very clean and efficient. The various menus can be opened and tucked away to be hidden so as to not block your view. Instead of controlling your ship with a joystick (which should be an option) you will control it with your mouse via the neuronet. The neuronet is the system, which steers your ship. It performs maneuvers, goes where you tell it to, and allows you to target and “enjoy the view” while still requiring you to manage it. You can use the mouse to steer manually, and make speed adjustments, but during combat the neuronet will handle most of this, while you tell it to perform different maneuvers. For more information, you should read the excellent article on ship control here. A complete breakdown of how the NeuroNet system works can be found at this excellent preview over at Lancers Reactor.
