EDCoPilot
Your FREE virtual assistant
for Elite Dangerous on the PC
What is EDCoPilot?
EDCoPilot is a virtual assistant for Elite Dangerous. Think of it as an “Alexa-in-space”, but with attitude!
Imagine EDCoPilot as an AI installed in your ship that you can request information from using voice commands or via its UI, and that will tell you information as you go about your day in the 34th century.
EDCoPilot was originally created for VR users to minimise the need for Commanders to take their headsets off to find external information or to type in system names in the Galaxy Map.
It's navigable UI means it also works great for non-VR users with a second monitor (or a tablet, if you use SpaceDesk or similar), with or without voice commands!
VR users can display the UI in their headset via overlay applications such as Virtual Desktop (Oculus users), Desktop+ (free on Steam), OVRDrop or OVRToolkit.
Main Features
(see a more detailed list here)
Navigation : Manage and organise an external set of bookmarks, and set course to those locations at the click of a button or using a voice command.
Location look-ups : Find places to buy or sell commodities, ships, or modules and find material traders, interstellar factors etc, then set course using voice commands or via a button click.
Over 30 panels of information relevant to your current session or prior history, including
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Bodies or stations in a system
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Inventory of ships, modules, suits, weapons, materials
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Engineering blueprint requirements vs materials in hand
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See session and lifetime statistics
Announcements : See and hear useful information as you go about your in-game session.
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Uses built-in Windows TTS by default
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Also supports more natural sounding voices from Amazon Polly, Google Cloud Text To Speech or Microsoft Azure Text To Speech. Many voices to choose from!
System Requirements
Note: For use with Elite Dangerous PC users only
VoiceAttack optional. Use it to control the app using voice commands. Works perfectly alongside HCS Voicepacks.
A second monitor or tablet is recommended for non-VR users.
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Alternatively you can turn your tablet into a touch enabled EDCoPilot panel using SpaceDesk.
VR users : Requires overlay software.
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Oculus users: Virtual Desktop or Desktop+.
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Other VR users using Steam: Desktop+, OVRDrop or OVRToolkit.
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Note: Desktop+ is available free on Steam.
Installation
Note: The download, installation and execution of this application requires your acceptance of the End User License Agreement found here
The application will prompt you to confirm your acceptance before proceeding with its main operations.
1. Download the msi installer file from either of these locations:
or
2. Start Elite Dangerous, and open a session in Open, Private or Solo.
3. Run the installer by double clicking on the msi file. Then just follow the installation prompts.
4. Follow the install document found in the docs folder.
Checklist of basic setup steps:
- start Elite Dangerous and Voice Attack (if you have VA)
- double click LaunchEDCoPilot.exe to start EDCoPilot
- voice users : import the VAP file into VoiceAttack
- check for missing keybinds and then test course plotting
- run the History Refresh to process all saved journals and build Cmdr info
- VR users - configure your overlay application and pin UI into headset
Enjoying EDCoPilot?
Please donate or become a Patron to support my work!
If you find EDCoPilot adds to your gameplay, consider a donation or a Patreon subscription to support my work and to help cover hosting costs.
Any amount is appreciated.
Need Help?
If you have any difficulty setting up, or have a question on using the app, contact me at the following links, or use the email form on the right.
Discord is my preferred support option for easy messaging, voice chat and even sharing of screen to see issues.
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- Also see release notes, work in progress and enhancement discussions - join my server here
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