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Daily Expenditure Page (Small)

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:07 pm
by Crackedcubes
I have been perusing the multitude of page links in PG in search of tidbits of information to assist me in managing my daily cash flows in and out, sunk costs in officers and ships and my influence maintenance costs. I've located the following within numerous separate areas of PG , but not on one single page. Would it be possible to drive the following cash inflows and outflows to a single page, such as Daily Expenditures page:

1. Total trade profits for a day;
2. Port Influence expenditure for the day;
3. Note payments for the day;
4. acquisition of officers for the day, broken down by officer type;
5. purchase of vessels and gold spent on leveling vessels for the day;

Other Sources and Uses of Cash that would be nice to see, but not totaling necessary:

6. Proceeds from bank loans;
7. Coin received/given from/to other players (such as use of voodoo);
8. Coin received from converting credits to gold;
9. Ship repairs costs-daily;

I am sure I've forgotten a few items. However, if this all to much for too lil bang, then how about a log showing all transactions in the cash/bank accounts. That would work too, just more cumbersome.

Cheers,

Cubes :)

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:31 pm
by Sebena
This could work if it is not too complicated to code I would love to see that kind of info for sure ;)

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:49 pm
by Stan Rogers
Stats are nice to compare and improve areas of deficiencies. One thing that would actually help me increase profits would be the ability to compare fleet profit for 2 days instead of the current 1 day.
Being able to see how much a fleet earns in 2 days allows the player to see what each tweak to their trade ships effect is over 24 hrs.
Personally, being able to see Daily Profit and Previous Daily Profit (2 days or 48 hrs) would be much more helpful than seeing Daily Profit and Total Profit as it currently is.

Many of the other stats you propose would be interesting as well but my debt ratio's are so far out of whack due to warehouses not recording party profits, I may never see my stats showing positive in overall profit/loss ratio's

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:56 pm
by Most Lee Harmless
another factor in the current trade records is that disbanded fleets also cause all their accumulated profits/losses to be removed from the calculations : add in the absence of records for party card profits.. there is no real way (in-game) for a player to gain any understanding of how their long-term finances are truly working out. Its left to a simple : I have coin in my purse : I'm doing something right/I have no coin in my purse, I'm doing something wrong. idealistic, maybe, but I do like to have enough information to be able to work out what the 'somethings' might be...

Currently, my all-time profits' are in the black : if I disband one particular fleet, they go deep into the red... so, just what are they telling me?

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 5:15 pm
by Captain Jack
One of the half-finished features we have (there are several of half-finished features that have been left behind due to different priorities) is the following:

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It misses some extra, like loans, bank accounts and market ships which can be added.
But generally, how does it look? Would it be a enough?

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 5:21 pm
by Sir Sam Lowe
Looks great. However,is the total cost of everything changed to gold for the totals?

I am looking forward to seeing this.

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 5:27 pm
by Sebena
To me this looks promising if it is possible to add 2 days like stan said it would be awesome or maybe it is added already I am on the phone so can't do detail check

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 5:29 pm
by Stan Rogers
difference column may not be needed as quick mental calculations can be made between today and yesterdays stats as to improvement or not but Perhaps a total in the difference column instead ?

Really, though, I do use Fleet Profit stats every day to tweak my lowest performing fleets and would not like to lose that ability or have it replaced with something that does not give me that raw data. Perhaps the chart you show does not include fleet earning stats and will remain a separate link ?

Edit- I just realized I did not make my request in accurate terms.
Clarification- Although the Fleet Profit does show today's and yesterday's profit, to get an accurate comparison to how well a fleet is performing and improving in a 24 hr period, I must check the stats just before reset time or I lose the ability right after reset as the new day resets the earnings to 0 gc
To do an accurate assessment if a fleet is improving, stats for 2 complete 24 hr periods are needed.

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 5:29 pm
by Roberts
Captain Jack wrote:One of the half-finished features we have (there are several of half-finished features that have been left behind due to different priorities) is the following:

Image

It misses some extra, like loans, bank accounts and market ships which can be added.
But generally, how does it look? Would it be a enough?


+1

Re: Daily Expenditure Page

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 5:58 pm
by Crackedcubes
Excellent start!

Definitely would like to see some historical information day-today, week to week or month-to month. Much like historical financial statements. Suggestions above regarding at least 2 days are good points!

Having access to the cash/bank logs would be helpful too for those of us that want to delve into the detail transactions or are keeping books outside PG.