I had a conversation with Anthor and others in the EDCD Discord about this - the consensus is that it'd be better for everyone to get that data from the game itself - see my edit above for details - and that way accuracy of EDSM, EDDB etc. is guaranteed, as there have been instances of someone apparently deliberately inputting false data into one or two 3rd party sites.
Release [Explorer's Application] Captain's Log
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I had a conversation with Anthor and others in the EDCD Discord about this - the consensus is that it'd be better for everyone to get that data from the game itself - see my edit above for details - and that way accuracy of EDSM, EDDB etc. is guaranteed, as there have been instances of someone apparently deliberately inputting false data into one or two 3rd party sites.
G-H -- just wanted to report that I had the issue with 2.0 not picking up new log entries when I started it before starting Elite as well. What's weird is that 2.0 had been working fine with no issues until a couple of days ago.
I didn't do a lot of troubleshooting on it -- I just created a new DB and imported the log files into it. That fixed the issue; it picked up all the "missed" entries and added new ones as applicable. If I reloaded the original DB, it did NOT pick up the missing entries -- the jump total remained fixed, and the last system in the list was the one where I first saw the issue. If that helps any.... (I can upload the "bad" DB if it's something you'd like to take a look at, too. It's still sitting there.)
I didn't do a lot of troubleshooting on it -- I just created a new DB and imported the log files into it. That fixed the issue; it picked up all the "missed" entries and added new ones as applicable. If I reloaded the original DB, it did NOT pick up the missing entries -- the jump total remained fixed, and the last system in the list was the one where I first saw the issue. If that helps any.... (I can upload the "bad" DB if it's something you'd like to take a look at, too. It's still sitting there.)
Thanks for the report - I'll see if I can track down what's going on - still haven't managed to replicate it so it's a tricksy one!
Hey!
just tried it out - and I like it!
But, a quick question, sort of like the 'cannot see 'known' systems' a few posts up:
Why not use the EDSM dump to show the systems that are already known in general, or have already been discovered by the CMDR?
Maybe with a toggle option to switch between 'own data' and 'EDSM data'?
tbh, that's what I thought the dump was for
Because, it's not only the generally known systems for which the data isn't shown: Your logfiles only go back that far as well ... to 2.2, I think (nothing before 30 Oct 2016 for me when I imported all)
just tried it out - and I like it!
But, a quick question, sort of like the 'cannot see 'known' systems' a few posts up:
Why not use the EDSM dump to show the systems that are already known in general, or have already been discovered by the CMDR?
Maybe with a toggle option to switch between 'own data' and 'EDSM data'?
tbh, that's what I thought the dump was for
Because, it's not only the generally known systems for which the data isn't shown: Your logfiles only go back that far as well ... to 2.2, I think (nothing before 30 Oct 2016 for me when I imported all)
Hey!
just tried it out - and I like it!
But, a quick question, sort of like the 'cannot see 'known' systems' a few posts up:
Why not use the EDSM dump to show the systems that are already known in general, or have already been discovered by the CMDR?
Maybe with a toggle option to switch between 'own data' and 'EDSM data'?
tbh, that's what I thought the dump was for
Because, it's not only the generally known systems for which the data isn't shown: Your logfiles only go back that far as well ... to 2.2, I think (nothing before 30 Oct 2016 for me when I imported all)
No the EDSM nightly dump is basically star systems plus their galactic coordinates. It doesn't contain stars and planet data in it.
It's there purely so you can search a database of known star systems so that you can set a target destination.
It's also useful to know how much a sector's been explored - like when there was a lot of people exploring the EAFOTS sector - the amount of additional EAFOTS systems in the EDSM nightly dump rose pretty rapidly a few months ago.
Just came across Captains log (not been playing for a long while ).
OK now I can load the program set overlay mode and it shows my current system.
There seems to be no way to enter stars, planets moons etc. - am I missing something or is this simply bugged ?How do I enter anything from the start-up screen which just lists my current system? Tried every button/column header I can find and only seem to get something for 'bearing' and 'search' but nothing else ...
The web site shows how to add planets - stars etc. - but I don't see the screen views given there so that information is useless until I can see the actual options.
Also note many buttons have text wider than the available space so much is difficult to read ...
).OK now I can load the program set overlay mode and it shows my current system.
There seems to be no way to enter stars, planets moons etc. - am I missing something or is this simply bugged ?How do I enter anything from the start-up screen which just lists my current system? Tried every button/column header I can find and only seem to get something for 'bearing' and 'search' but nothing else ...
The web site shows how to add planets - stars etc. - but I don't see the screen views given there so that information is useless until I can see the actual options.
Also note many buttons have text wider than the available space so much is difficult to read ...
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Just installed Captains Log 2.0 and this error comes up and the program shuts down.
Any ideas what this means?
Any ideas what this means?
It looks like the file path you configured where to save converted files, does not exist.
Using Windows Explorer, browse to %localappdata%\captainslog2 , and edit the file captainslog2.ini...
Hmmm wait, you just installed it?
What version of Windows are you running? And do you have that standard Pictures folder?
And if so, does there exist a directory Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous? (Which is where the game saves raw screenshots)
Does there also exist a directory CL2ConvertedScreenshots? (Which is the default location CL2 uses to save converted screenshots)
It might be that CL2 doesn't have permission to write to your Pictures folder.
Try editing the captainslog2.ini file...
There is a [Screenshots] section in it.
The start of mine looks like this:
[Screenshots]
enable_screenshot_monitor = True
ed_screenshot_dir = C:\Users\Kev\Pictures\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous
cl_screenshot_dir = C:\Users\Kev\Pictures\CL2ConvertedScreenshots
Like I said, CL2 might be having a problem either finding one or both of those directories, or it might be having trouble writing to them. Or the destination directory might not exist.
Just came across Captains log (not been playing for a long while
OK now I can load the program set overlay mode and it shows my current system.
There seems to be no way to enter stars, planets moons etc. - am I missing something or is this simply bugged ?How do I enter anything from the start-up screen which just lists my current system? Tried every button/column header I can find and only seem to get something for 'bearing' and 'search' but nothing else ...
The web site shows how to add planets - stars etc. - but I don't see the screen views given there so that information is useless until I can see the actual options.
Also note many buttons have text wider than the available space so much is difficult to read ...
You're reading the documentation for Captain's Log version 1
You should be going to the new web site I set up, for Captain's Log 2 information : https://captainslog.scarygliders.net/
I thought I'd made that clear on the CL1 page, near the top
Anyway, for CL2, there is no manual input any more - it reads planet and star information directly from the new Player Journal files the game creates. Note that you'll need a Discovery Scanner, and a Detailed Surface Scanner fitted to your ship, in order to get the planet and star data into Captain's Log 2.
Regards
'twas because I had symlinked my documents folder to a different SSD and CL2 was still looking in my C drive as you rightly suspected.
Thanks for the help!
'twas because I had symlinked my documents folder to a different SSD and CL2 was still looking in my C drive as you rightly suspected.
Thanks for the help!
There we go
My 'Bad'
Ok - yes I see now - unfortunate that I can't enter the current system when I first started Captains log - as I could have done previously (I'd already scanned all the planets).
two 'gripes' - the A1, A2, A3, J1, J2 and J3 icons don't reset when I scan a new moon/planet - would be nice to see what I can mine on a specific planet/moon.
Also as mentioned before the text often does not fit the buttons/headers - 'dometer : nn.n' in overlay mode - though I see column headers are adjustable otherwise to avoid clipping the column names - config screen shows 'ookmark' and 'screensh' ....
You're reading the documentation for Captain's Log version 1
You should be going to the new web site I set up, for Captain's Log 2 information : https://captainslog.scarygliders.net/
I thought I'd made that clear on the CL1 page, near the top
Anyway, for CL2, there is no manual input any more - it reads planet and star information directly from the new Player Journal files the game creates. Note that you'll need a Discovery Scanner, and a Detailed Surface Scanner fitted to your ship, in order to get the planet and star data into Captain's Log 2.
Regards
Ok - yes I see now - unfortunate that I can't enter the current system when I first started Captains log - as I could have done previously (I'd already scanned all the planets).
two 'gripes' - the A1, A2, A3, J1, J2 and J3 icons don't reset when I scan a new moon/planet - would be nice to see what I can mine on a specific planet/moon.
Also as mentioned before the text often does not fit the buttons/headers - 'dometer : nn.n' in overlay mode - though I see column headers are adjustable otherwise to avoid clipping the column names - config screen shows 'ookmark' and 'screensh' ....
You'll be running a 4K screen then?
I don't have a High DPI display, so cannot test the font sizes in anything other than what I program CL2 in - 1920x1080.
I'm going to try to mitigate that by attempting to add in font customisation, which will include changing the font size. It's one of those "un-sexy" tasks I've been putting off for a long, long time now, but with the increasing use of high DPI screens, now is probably the time to start work on it.
Regards
p.s. The A/J1-3 indicators are merely a system-wide thing - they indicate that you would be able to collect such materials from planets in that system.
That's sort of a first draft effort - an idea I had at the time whilst I was in a rush to get the first beta version of CL2 out in time for the new Player Journal. And it was a real rush to get that out before the new game version with the Player Journal went live - especially for one coder
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You'll be running a 4K screen then?
I don't have a High DPI display, so cannot test the font sizes in anything other than what I program CL2 in - 1920x1080.
I'm going to try to mitigate that by attempting to add in font customisation, which will include changing the font size. It's one of those "un-sexy" tasks I've been putting off for a long, long time now, but with the increasing use of high DPI screens, now is probably the time to start work on it.
Regards
p.s. The A/J1-3 indicators are merely a system-wide thing - they indicate that you would be able to collect such materials from planets in that system.
That's sort of a first draft effort - an idea I had at the time whilst I was in a rush to get the first beta version of CL2 out in time for the new Player Journal. And it was a real rush to get that out before the new game version with the Player Journal went live - especially for one coder
I too am using 1920x1080 - seems not all screens are alike
- sorry if it seems like I'm nit picking - but after 40+ years as a GUI developer these things stand out to me I too am using 1920x1080 - seems not all screens are alike
Hmm well that's odd! Do you have a different DPI setting from 96?
CL2 (and CL1) use Qt4, which isn't fantastic when it comes to handling DPI. It's been an annoyance for me for a long time. Qt is a fantastic GUI toolkit and I love it to bits, but boy it's annoying when it comes to different screen resolutions and/or DPI!
Having small problem and hoping someone can please offer some help. Its with the overlay - it doesnt show up in game, it overlays things like chrome that I am using right now. If I manage to get a windows menu to display in game the CL2 overlay also shows up. I cant seem to find the answer after searching the thread, unless I am being blind and missed it. Its windows 10 I am using along with latest nvidia drivers for gtx 1080.
CL2 knows the game is running as the main cl2 windows says so and is parsing logs, also alt-c pulls up the main window and takes me out of game as expected.
Thanks for any help
CL2 knows the game is running as the main cl2 windows says so and is parsing logs, also alt-c pulls up the main window and takes me out of game as expected.
Thanks for any help
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Having small problem and hoping someone can please offer some help. Its with the overlay - it doesnt show up in game, it overlays things like chrome that I am using right now. If I manage to get a windows menu to display in game the CL2 overlay also shows up. I cant seem to find the answer after searching the thread, unless I am being blind and missed it. Its windows 10 I am using along with latest nvidia drivers for gtx 1080.
CL2 knows the game is running as the main cl2 windows says so and is parsing logs, also alt-c pulls up the main window and takes me out of game as expected.
Thanks for any help
E: D runs in windowed fullscreen mode?