Automatic Data Dump?

Is it too soon, to ask?

 

It would be nice, if the entity-data (so only the numbers) would be available in some kind of dump, whether XML or json or whatever; it would be nice, if the “actual” shiptree visible by players would get dumped and put next to the game or be accessible in some way. automatically, so patch changes can be incorporated to such tools.

 

This would enable not only third party development, like fitting tools, or similar, but also automatic updates on wiki pages, etcetera. And Devs would not have to go and collect data each time players ask for it.

Its also positive usually to offer such informations for people who actually like to code around games they love, maybe even helps avoiding people “snooping” and using their time more constructively.

 

A lot of complex games offer this nowadays, and as a dev i know, its not that hard to implement, I bet you already have similar debug exporters. it is also usually a good sign if such tools come up, for the game itself.

 

At the moment the information is scattered all around, and especially data like the values increased by synergy levels and similar would be hard to collect. I am really only talking about data which is mostly visible in-game or on some websites anyway, no hidden information.

 

would be nice to see corp pilots online on our website, wins-losses in sector, corps kills leaderboard, externally accessed pilot profiles even if update once a week would still be useful to track member’s progress etc etc. +1

 

+100 if I could

+1,000,000 if you coded all those for the rest of us non-IT people :stuck_out_tongue:

I would, but without data sheets I would have to collect and maintain all the numbers, which does not make it worth the time.

 

Remark: While I do work in IT from time to time, we coders do not work in IT by the way, IT is the guys who maintain and configure software and hardware, not develop it. :wink: but I got your point.

 

Here you have some cheese and herbs. Out of cookies.