Very simple trade route finding scripts for Elite Dangerous, inspired by Trade-Dangerous. This project is made possible by obtaining data with api calls to EDSM, so please consider supporting them by patreon or consider using log software to help them with the game data!
The use case of this tool is quite specific, so be sure to read the use-case description to decide if it fits what u need.
This tool is aimed for arriving at destination as quick as possible with trading in betweens, so it's a balance of speed and profit and not profit alone.
I personally like to take a transport mission that goes very far away, so that I can go do watch youtube or do dishes or whatever in-between jumps, and do trading at refueling docks. That's the main reason I created this tool.
- Elite Dangerous of course
- Python (I was using 3.9, but any python3 should be fine)
- requests (install with
pip install requests) - pandas (install with
pip install pandas)
First go to your downloaded path cd <where-this-folder-is>, and then just use python main.py. Alternatively, there's also main.ipynb for Jupyter use (I personally prefer this more).
To edit the parameters, you would have to edit the main script (main.py or main.ipynb) for now. It's actually just a single line:
routePlanner = TripPlanner("Ubassi/Bloomfield Platform","Gilya/Kendrick Enterprise",18, minHop=2, deviation=0.7, cargoSpace=104)\
Explaination:
TripPlanner(
"Ubassi/Bloomfield Platform" 1st parameter, the starting location
"Gilya/Kendrick Enterprise" 2nd parameter, the final destination
18 3rd parameter, your jump range
(remember to factor in cargo weight!)
minHop=2 Helps split the route apart. The script
doesn't factor in fuel, so this is to help
break the route for refueling, or just to specify
For example: I need refuel every 4 jumps,
and it takes 12 jumps to reach destination,
so I'll set minHop=3.
deviation=0.7 Define how far the algorithm can search,
this can greatly impact performance, because
it'll take longer to search for more systems.
I recommend keeping below 1.5, 0 is possible too.
cargoSpace=104 How many cargo space do you have.
)
*Note that locations are written as <systemName>/<stationName>, however it is possible to just write <systemName> and let the calculation deal with the station.
The result will look something like this:
Since calculation takes time, the script will also print out log whenever it got a route section ready:
So user can start the journey even tho the full route has not been calculated yet.
Because the script heavily depends on API calls, it could fail if EDSM's server is down. It happens sometimes, however it's usually fine after waiting for a minute and running it again.
It's also not exactly the fastest program too, could take several minutes to finish calculations. And unfortunately there isn't much I can do about that...
At the moment planetary base are set to ignored, but it can be turn on.
[ ] Implement command line parsing to avoid main script editing.
[ ] Implement more API options.
Feel free to suggest/request any features you would like to add!