Most of you probably already use TCE - Trade Computer Extention, which is an exceptional add-on and amazing piece of coding.
About the same time TCE was released I was working on my own personal app that I used for myself which was simply a visual database/list of a trade route. It is simply a table of what system to jump to, which station and which items to buy and sell.
You are able to cycle through (as well as edit the route items) in game, when you dock you simply read what you need to buy/sell on the overlay, do so and then click the next button to pull up the next plot in the route. It auto copies the system name to the clipboard and then you can go into galaxy map, paste it in and go from there.
The colors are customizable to match your own UI colors and you can also manually edit the route in Excel or do it right in game. It is a very simple app, and I wrote it/am writing it just for myself but definitely wanted to post here and see if there was any interest.
The only requirements to run it (so far) are Excel 2003+ 32bit (64bit version not working, yet). It is a work in progress so I wanted to get the communities views before I did too much "extra" work on it that I don't require myself.
This is not meant to compete with TCE or any other app. It doesn't pool ANY outside data but only makes trading via set route lists that you create, more convenient (for me anyways).
Currently everything is functional, with ability to add to or change the route while in game (or out of game in excel) and the colors are customizable using Excel default palette, and in excel you can also set your own custom colors if you do not have a desired color in the default palette. I am currently working to get this working in 64 bit as well as adding options to save routes so that you can save/load multiple routes.
Tips, ideas, interest or general comments appreciated. Keep in mind I wrote this SPECIFICALLY for me so it is tailored TO ME therefore anything that sucks about it, is because I am a) not a programmer b) didn't intend to release this to public
Addition things of use are autohotkey (for grabbing app focus or even macroing commands, and also Voice Attack to do the same)
Attached are some screenshots.
About the same time TCE was released I was working on my own personal app that I used for myself which was simply a visual database/list of a trade route. It is simply a table of what system to jump to, which station and which items to buy and sell.
You are able to cycle through (as well as edit the route items) in game, when you dock you simply read what you need to buy/sell on the overlay, do so and then click the next button to pull up the next plot in the route. It auto copies the system name to the clipboard and then you can go into galaxy map, paste it in and go from there.
The colors are customizable to match your own UI colors and you can also manually edit the route in Excel or do it right in game. It is a very simple app, and I wrote it/am writing it just for myself but definitely wanted to post here and see if there was any interest.
The only requirements to run it (so far) are Excel 2003+ 32bit (64bit version not working, yet). It is a work in progress so I wanted to get the communities views before I did too much "extra" work on it that I don't require myself.
This is not meant to compete with TCE or any other app. It doesn't pool ANY outside data but only makes trading via set route lists that you create, more convenient (for me anyways).
Currently everything is functional, with ability to add to or change the route while in game (or out of game in excel) and the colors are customizable using Excel default palette, and in excel you can also set your own custom colors if you do not have a desired color in the default palette. I am currently working to get this working in 64 bit as well as adding options to save routes so that you can save/load multiple routes.
Tips, ideas, interest or general comments appreciated. Keep in mind I wrote this SPECIFICALLY for me so it is tailored TO ME therefore anything that sucks about it, is because I am a) not a programmer b) didn't intend to release this to public
Addition things of use are autohotkey (for grabbing app focus or even macroing commands, and also Voice Attack to do the same)
Attached are some screenshots.
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