What even is this?
Elite Observatory is a tool which can read and monitor your Elite Dangerous journal for objects which might be "interesting" so you can go take a closer look.
What is "interesting?"
A lot of things, potentially. Currently the built-in checks include:
I don't care about any of that!
Well, you can add your own. A set of user-defined criteria can be created so you can find the things you like. There is a description of how to do so in the readme on github, which I will link below. If you need more help, give me a shout!
You said it monitors, do I have to alt-tab constantly to check on what has been found?
No! You can enable pop-up notifications or text-to-speech!
What does it look like?
Like this:
Where do I get it?
You can find the latest full release here: https://observatory.xjph.net/release
Please note that an extensive rewrite is in progress. If you want the details on that please read the last few pages of this thread.
What about documentation?
You can find that on the official docs site here: https://observatory.xjph.net/
Where can I find plugins?
A number of third-party plugins are listed on the docs site. MattG also writes several plugins and maintains a thread about them on the forums here. Finally you can find conversation and threads about various plugins on the Observatory discord.
What do I need to run it?
Probably nothing you don't already have. The Observatory Core is built on .NET 8, but is packaged with it in the portable version, and the installer should download it if necessary.
Is it safe?
Well, I say it is, but it's up to you whether or not you trust that. You can read the source on github if you like, and to be extra safe build it yourself.
Sure, let's take a look at that source!
https://github.com/Xjph/ObservatoryCore
This is broken garbage!
Report a bug! Either on github or here is fine.
I have an idea!
Let me know! Or submit a pull request! Or fork the project and just do it all yourself! Or rewrite it all from scratch! Or fail to muster up the motivation and do nothing! I'm fine with all of those options.
Can I support you?
Yes, if you wish. I try not to push it too hard as it's not the reason I'm doing this, but I do have Patreon and Paypal set up for donations.
Where else can I talk to you?
I now have a Discord server, you can find me there!
Elite Observatory is a tool which can read and monitor your Elite Dangerous journal for objects which might be "interesting" so you can go take a closer look.
What is "interesting?"
A lot of things, potentially. Currently the built-in checks include:
- Landable and terraformable (might not be interesting to look at, but you can go there and dream of what might be!)
- Landable with atmosphere
- Landable high-g (>3g)
- Landable large (>18000km radius)
- Orbiting close to parent body
- Shepherd moons (orbiting closer than a ring)
- Close binary pairs
- Colliding binary pairs
- Moons of moons
- Tiny objects (<300km radius)
- Fast and non-locked rotation
- Fast orbits
- High eccentricity
- Wide rings
- Good jumponium availability (5/6 materials on a single body)
- Full jumponium availability within a single system
- Full jumponium availability on a single body (pretty sure this can't happen, but I'm watching for it anyway)
I don't care about any of that!
Well, you can add your own. A set of user-defined criteria can be created so you can find the things you like. There is a description of how to do so in the readme on github, which I will link below. If you need more help, give me a shout!
You said it monitors, do I have to alt-tab constantly to check on what has been found?
No! You can enable pop-up notifications or text-to-speech!
What does it look like?
Like this:
Where do I get it?
You can find the latest full release here: https://observatory.xjph.net/release
Please note that an extensive rewrite is in progress. If you want the details on that please read the last few pages of this thread.
What about documentation?
You can find that on the official docs site here: https://observatory.xjph.net/
Where can I find plugins?
A number of third-party plugins are listed on the docs site. MattG also writes several plugins and maintains a thread about them on the forums here. Finally you can find conversation and threads about various plugins on the Observatory discord.
What do I need to run it?
Probably nothing you don't already have. The Observatory Core is built on .NET 8, but is packaged with it in the portable version, and the installer should download it if necessary.
Is it safe?
Well, I say it is, but it's up to you whether or not you trust that. You can read the source on github if you like, and to be extra safe build it yourself.
Sure, let's take a look at that source!
https://github.com/Xjph/ObservatoryCore
This is broken garbage!
Report a bug! Either on github or here is fine.
I have an idea!
Let me know! Or submit a pull request! Or fork the project and just do it all yourself! Or rewrite it all from scratch! Or fail to muster up the motivation and do nothing! I'm fine with all of those options.
Can I support you?
Yes, if you wish. I try not to push it too hard as it's not the reason I'm doing this, but I do have Patreon and Paypal set up for donations.
Where else can I talk to you?
I now have a Discord server, you can find me there!
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