Data Types in Space: A New Data Types Experience
We were excited for the possibilities and the unique solutions that would be created using this new API.
Today, we’re even more excited to share with you some of the work CCP Games has been doing using the API, to bring their data right to your fingertips as Excel data types.
Eve Online is a space-based, persistent world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), wherein players can participate in a number of in-game professions and activities, including mining, piracy, manufacturing, trading, exploration, and combat. The game is renowned for its scale and complexity with regards to player interactions – in its single, shared game world, players engage in unscripted economic competition, warfare, and political schemes with other players.
Here are some examples of the kinds of new Data Types we have been thinking about making available within the Eve Online add-in:
Data Type
Example
Ships – Ships are instrumental in the Eve Online universe. They can be used to travel, ferry materials and of course battle your opponents.
Materials – Materials are the backbone of any universe and Eve Online is no different. These data types contain pricing and other information to aid in market and building decision making.
Blueprints – Blueprints and materials are like bread and butter. These two things in concert allow players to create items in the universe. Plan out your resource gathering requirements for your next move
Star Systems – Eve Online has a vast array of Star Systems to explore in the universe. These data types aid in decision making on how to manipulate these systems best to the players advantage.
Eve Online Item Search
Custom Functions are also being thought about. In this example, it’s possible to easily get at the data players are looking for. This function searches the vast array of in-game items to return results quickly and efficiently.
This is just a glimpse of the vast set of data that makes up the Eve Online universe.
The hope is that with this add-in CCP Games can
We look forward to seeing this work evolve over the course of the project!
Learn More
To learn more about the data types JavaScript API in Excel, you can check out these resources:
