Chef Archive

1. Database view. Allows you to read through the underlying data(probably stored in a mySQL db), showing resource requirements, complexity (for factory time), stat percentages, and effect. This will hold the raw data used by the rest of the tool. I might include some basic search functions here, too, so if you wanted to find all the +focus foods, it'll do the necessary selection from the database..


2. Quality calculator. Based on stats entered for resources (list obtained from database) this will give you an estimated starting and max experimentation percentages and stat values for the food.


3. Price calculator. In addition to Bihibo's setup, I'm thinking of including a tree-type structure so for foods requiring components, you can expand that to enter in the data for the resources of that. So if you choose Vagnerian Canape, the "1 - carbosyrup" line will expand to have someplace to enter the "Flora food" cost, and the "2 - dough" line will expand to allow you to enter the cost for the wheat. For Vegeparsine, the line for "2 - Veghash" can be expanded to let you enter in costs for the cereal/veggie ingredients, and that in turn would allow you to expand the soypro component of the veghash.


4. Buff calculator (based off Eaca's spreadsheet).

Parts 1, 2, &3 might even be generic enough to work with other crafting professions, but we'll let them catch up later.

I'm planning on having this as a stand-alone Java app, although I might look into the possibility of making it a web applet.

So, any ideas on additional functionality? Design features of the above sections that you feel should be included? Wacky easter egg suggestions? I'm not sure when it'll be done, but if there's some interest, I'll make sure to keep you updated on progress.

All of those options sound great. I don't have excel, and anything that would allow me access to information like that in a different form would be excellent.

Can't wait to see the final outcome. =)