Galaxy map routing too slow? Elite Copilot has quick routing and voice navigation!
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The reason is that it's getting the jump logs from its own log file, elite-copilot.log. I could maybe have it look at older netlog files as well - I'll see if more people ask for it, in which case I'll check if I can implement it with reasonable effort!
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Version 0.29 is uploading to Dropbox now!
Get it at http://goo.gl/H1JbgH
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Release Notes:
V 0.29
- Jump logs now have a timestamp in your local time for more detailed tracking
- The Copilot will now speak with the first non-Microsoft voice installed in your system if you don't have a speech.ini file
- Most speech should be a lot more continous now (but also faster). Download and change speech.ini if you think
it's too fast, and le me know what you think!
- Length of the route announced should not include the starting system anymore now, but the actual number of jumps required
- Probably fixed a bug where buttons would be black on some systems
- Might have fixed a bug with jump distance being too long when entering a distance without decimal point
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Version 0.29 is uploading to Dropbox now!
Get it at http://goo.gl/H1JbgH
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Release Notes:
V 0.29
- Jump logs now have a timestamp in your local time for more detailed tracking
- The Copilot will now speak with the first non-Microsoft voice installed in your system if you don't have a speech.ini file
- Most speech should be a lot more continous now (but also faster). Download and change speech.ini if you think
it's too fast, and le me know what you think!
- Length of the route announced should not include the starting system anymore now, but the actual number of jumps required
- Probably fixed a bug where buttons would be black on some systems
- Might have fixed a bug with jump distance being too long when entering a distance without decimal point
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.exe does not run
Hi all,
after reading I d like to try this wonderfull tool but after download and extraction, when I try to run the .exe (as Admin obviously) nothing happens.
Naturally I followed the instructions except for hooking netlog cause the tool window does not appear.
Java is up to date.
Any suggestion ?
Thx in advance.
Hi all,
after reading I d like to try this wonderfull tool but after download and extraction, when I try to run the .exe (as Admin obviously) nothing happens.
Naturally I followed the instructions except for hooking netlog cause the tool window does not appear.
Java is up to date.
Any suggestion ?
Thx in advance.
The reason I was asking was another forum member was discussing how nice it was to be able to see all the systems you have visited since you started (I agree). I said it could be done with copilot, then realised it couldnt. He was using linux grep.
ps I replied with quote your whole message because in my forum theme is was white on white and not readable. I removed the Color tags.
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Thanks for that! It came out black on black first for me, I guess it failed in a different way when I fixed it! xD
If you can find that other thread, I might test the waters for how much people want it there. I might even output a little log of the systems + dates + coordinates. Wouldn't be tooooo hard.
The mapping tool in-game is clearly not a route planner. It doesn't calculate a route between point A to point B - instead it calculates a route from Point A to ALL other points in an ever-expanding globe around point A. This is handy if you don't know where you're going, for shorter jumps. However what they should do is change to a path finding mode when you have a set destination picked (i.e once you select a system, calculate the route accordingly).
I do hope they do improve the in-game routing to take the selected destination into account in a future patch though since as good as these routing tools are, they are still more of a pain to use than a proper in-game route (which automatically selects the next destination). What I've started doing is using an external tool to route long jumps, and then pick a star somewhere in the middle of the route in the galaxy map. That way I know I'm going in the right direction easier, and I still get the benefit of multi-jumps within the game without having to wait a long time (40-50 ly is fast enough).
A problem I have found is that I don't think the in-game router will always return the route with the shortest number of legs (and I have quickest routes switched). I have been given 10 by ED when copilot gave me 7 and the routed worked.
I also found that ED would not include a hop that was 2.75 ly when my limit was 2.77
(Hercules sector EL-YB4 - Cephei Sector ST-R B4-2).
It would not even plot from one to the other when I was in Hercules - must remember to ticket.
But I was able to jump that distance and it appeared in my Nav column in game (not map).
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George Pantansis or whatever its called is not in the waypoints...which is odd because its a Rare trades hub..
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+1 to OP, I'll never use it as I don't like to use 3rd party tools in ED, especially when I have to alter in game file configs.
I can always appreciate great inventiveness and programming skills when I see them though, and I hope it goes well for you.
Not only that I hope it gives FD a bit of a kick to implement in game tools better themselves.
I can always appreciate great inventiveness and programming skills when I see them though, and I hope it goes well for you.
Not only that I hope it gives FD a bit of a kick to implement in game tools better themselves.
Same for me. I would recommend avoiding this product until this is discussed. In other news, where the crap is my Logs folder? I don't have and E
/Products/FORC-FDEV thing going on.
Same for me. I would recommend avoiding this product until this is discussed. In other news, where the crap is my Logs folder? I don't have and E
False alarms is very common when dealing with small utilities like this one. Especially with Avast
[video=youtube;YbJ5zdB0syc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbJ5zdB0syc[/video]
Dissatisfied with waiting for the Galaxy Map to calculate longer routes for you? There's an app for that!
Elite:Copilot will find routes within 1-2 seconds even if you travel 200+ LY. It will guide you to your destination using spoken instructions, and you can tell it to route you around locked systems. It will also dynamically find new routes in case you're taking a detour.
Like the facebook page to stay up to date about the tool: https://www.facebook.com/EliteCopilot?ref=hl
To get set up, you need 3 things:
1) Download it from https://app.box.com/s/2k73xd3jj6wn6unyb7gi - EDIT: DROPBOX mirror: http://goo.gl/uFUSoS
(You should get the .exe, the systems.json, and speech.ini if you want to set a custom system voice like Ivona if you have it)
You can put the files on your desktop or whereever, and then run the executable by double clicking it.
2) Set netlog path
Click the "set netlog path" button in the tool, and navigate to your E
3) AppConfig.xml
Before you start E
It should look like this: http://i.imgur.com/kxlNwTb.jpg
Source code is on github: https://github.com/w0nk0/Elite-Copilot
Just came on your tool, excellent stuff!!!!! Just, one 'demand', if possible.... can you program the window to stay above any other? I play in windowed, and that feature would help to have a written list in sight...
tia!!!!!! Some reps!
False alarms is very common when dealing with small utilities like this one. Especially with Avast
Yes I know. I was attempting humor at saying the tool shouldn't be used and then following it up asking a question that indicates that I am indeed using the tool.
I got problems now though ..... My computer for some reason has stored my Elite Dangerous folders under an AppData folder that is hidden. I can find this location by searching hidden folders, but the set netlog path function within the tool can not find this location at all. Any insight from someone more technically advanced than I with windows7?
Same for me. I would recommend avoiding this product until this is discussed. In other news, where the crap is my Logs folder? I don't have and E
I get no false postives with avg or Avira.
Where did you install ed.
Mine is in C:\program files (x86)\elitedangerous\EDLaunch\Products\FORC-FDEV-D-1002\Logs
I'm running W7x64
My installation has elite folders in appdata but the main installation and the logs (perhaps surprisingly) are in C:\programfiles\elitedangerous\EDLaunch\Products\FORC-FDEV-D-1002\Logs
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Me too win 7 x64