How do you keep track of materials for colonisation?

[Cymoril]

At the moment, I'm just using a notepad (paper one, mainly for the reason of not being able to check on my colony system mats required. Anyone know of a third party app that will keep track of materials you've ferried to your FC. Probably doesn't exist but I thought I'd ask

 

[Lynfeyh Wighnut]

You can check it in-game. Go to the galaxy-map. Click the blue Icon for Missions, and then your Colonisation Mission. The map goes to your system. Then you click on the system Icon to zoom into your system. On the left side there is the button for the colonisation status ... or similar name. With this you gan go to the system overview. When you then click on the colonisation ship, it will show you the materials you still need.

 

[Cymoril]

I used to be able to do that until this current bug set in and my system didn't let me check mat status. Hopefully, this patch will change that. Still, a mats helper for quick reference would help

 

[AngryAntz]

You can check it in-game. Go to the galaxy-map. Click the blue Icon for Missions, and then your Colonisation Mission. The map goes to your system. Then you click on the system Icon to zoom into your system. On the left side there is the button for the colonisation status ... or similar name. With this you gan go to the system overview. When you then click on the colonisation ship, it will show you the materials you still need.

That was useful info thanx.

But on reading all those steps all I could think of was "Yeah, I will just use pen and paper".

 

[Kzak]

I use LibreOffice (free version) and the spreadsheet function to more easily keep track of the numbers and types of materials needed.

 

[Frankymole]

At the moment, I'm just using a notepad (paper one, mainly for the reason of not being able to check on my colony system mats required. Anyone know of a third party app that will keep track of materials you've ferried to your FC. Probably doesn't exist but I thought I'd ask

Make a nice spreadsheet

 

[ajg007]

Make a nice spreadsheet

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Could you share your one?

 

[Nowski]

Probably shouldn't reveal this, but I've been using vim, and piping sums into bc with "<ESC>:r! echo '18974 - 792' | bc" etc.

I don't advise you follow my example!

 

[Tifu]

 

[Felix DiCestria]

I've just been doing deliveries so don't have the mission. I can only see the list in game if I've been to the system and go through the colonisation tab in galmap.
As such I have a rough figure for requirements while I'm loading my carriers which can be affected by Cmdrs making deliveries while carriers are loading/ moving.
So far I've been able to dump excess commodities on nearby builds though those will likely dry up as we move further out.
But yeah, pen & paper...

 

[Felix DiCestria]

Probably shouldn't reveal this, but I've been using vim, and piping sums into bc with "<ESC>:r! echo '18974 - 792' | bc" etc.

I don't advise you follow my example!

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

I use a spreadsheet noting down and calculating the materials needed, how much I have bought, how much I delivered, how much I still need to buy and how much I still need to deliver.

 

[Walter2]

I use LibreOffice (free version) and the spreadsheet function to more easily keep track of the numbers and types of materials needed.

I have a growing Google sheet that keeps track of things. Anyone is welcome to a copy - just PM me.

 

[Frankymole]

Could you share your one?

DM me and I can send you a link

 

[tomalus]

spreadsheet,notepad,brain
honestly I think Ill switch to a paper/pencil for faster edit

 

[IstvaanDCIV]

I use the snipping tool to take a selective screenshot of the list of required commodities in the colonisation ship/construction yard, and then move that to one of my other monitors for easy reference.

 

[Knuttin Atoll]

I've been taking pics with my phone every so often, of the sysmap stats (because at least there the already fully delivered items are hidden).

It's 2025, Frontier, not 1985. If the majority of genuinely new content comprises of UI only (most other bits and bobs were already in the game in one shape or another), make it at least a little bit functional and convenient.

It's not that complicated ... for example, as someone who's not a professional UX developer, why not add the 'remaining shopping list' within the mission blurb? Took me all of 5 seconds to come up with that idea.

 

[Woakes]

I upgraded the paper to a having a clipboard. And by paper I mean an envelope. Now I got some cartridge paper and a mixture of different ply for my asmr ruffling papper needs

I found the UI stuff just like Tuesday/Wednesday, I’m already addicted to the ruffling noises of paper

 

[vanFace]

Anybody noticed that some sysmap materials had a different naming than the actual colonization contact view? Microbial furnances for example were called something like heliostatic furnances. I'm copying the list from the contact instead of the sysmap since stumbling over this.

 

[o2thaZ]

Anybody noticed that some sysmap materials had a different naming than the actual colonization contact view? Microbial furnances for example were called something like heliostatic furnances. I'm copying the list from the contact instead of the sysmap since stumbling over this.

Yeah same as MUON = MuTom
Oh and to the topic at hand: Pen and paper.
Hopefully requirements will be moved to mission tab or smthng.