Community Event / Creation Pen & Paper Commander's Log (PDF)

[veep]

Hi all.

For all you traders now out there, I thought I'd post this. Inspired by a template from the Oolite Reference Sheet, I made a spreadsheet you can print and use to record your travels (and profits!). Very handy to look up what price you got for a given commodity those few jumps back.

To be honest, most people probably won't want to bother with pen and paper on the side of their desk while playing, but I found that it added something nicely tangible to being a pretend space trader.

Preview:

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[Roobarb]

I like this.

I've already gone to great lengths in scribbling down all the market listings in a supply/demand style, just like I did all those many years ago.

I'll be printing a few of these pages out at some point, once my post-it notes become intolerable.

Thanks.

 

[veep]

Glad you like it!

I have been compiling TODOs for a slightly updated version:

• greyscale ED logo watermark
• add attribution line for logo use
• enlarge "Ship" box to fit "Ship Name / Type"
• make it "Combat Rating / Kills" edit: decided against it
• make it "Legal Status / Bounty" edit: decided against it
• make it "Cargo Capacity"

NB: I freely use additional rows for general notes about the current system. The hairlines come out fine enough to just write over them.

Edit: Done! Incredibly, my Gimp skills were indeed enough to fabricate a nice-looking ED watermark. OP updated with the new version.

 

[Wirenut]

I like it.

 

[Thelas]

Nice. I'm forever making written notes in games.

I've got this little brown notebook at the moment that I use for game notes, and just realised it's called a nu:elite :smilie:

 

[Yari]

I use this https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwxYGjOp11uGeWtDYmlNbTNSaGc/edit?usp=sharing

Simple, easy
.

 

[Bingo Brewster]

Rep +1

 

[veep]

slight update - mostly formatting (same download link)

very glad some people like it!

 

[Morgarth]

Nice Job

I have gone through all 5 systems currently open to us all and created a spread sheet with all prices listed and organised them in buy prices and sell prices.. helps to find some sudo trade routes to build up when you have the credits to go with.
I have noticed the prices don't vary very much at the moment but this of course will change in time. I shall be making use of this page to track any changes in the prices.

Thank you for this nice looking log sheet to use and help the immersion more.

Cmdr Morgarth

 

[Roobarb]

Congrats on your Newsletter mention.

 

[Paulo_B27]

There will be in game systems to manage trading data etc. Braben (OBE ) said so in videos this week.

 

[veep]

Congrats on your Newsletter mention.

Thanks! Gave me a little tingle down the spine to be honest.

 

[AndrewF]

I've got something similar in a "numbers" spreadsheet on my ipad.

 

[JeffRyan]

I think a starter little book of this should be included in the box set.

 

[Alien]

Glad you like it!

I have been compiling TODOs for a slightly updated version:

• greyscale ED logo watermark
• add attribution line for logo use
• enlarge "Ship" box to fit "Ship Name / Type"
• make it "Combat Rating / Kills" edit: decided against it
• make it "Legal Status / Bounty" edit: decided against it
• make it "Cargo Capacity"

NB: I freely use additional rows for general notes about the current system. The hairlines come out fine enough to just write over them.

Edit: Done! Incredibly, my Gimp skills were indeed enough to fabricate a nice-looking ED watermark. OP updated with the new version.

Added it to the Fan Creation Stuff Index under "Other Stuff"

Don't try to make it too comprehensive, remember K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid)