Captain's Log 2.x Documentation

Up to date for version 2.8.0

Support questions should be asked on the Captain's Log Discord server: https://discord.gg/F7CJDTM

Please also look at the Frequently Asked Questions page if you are having problems.


How Captain's Log 2 Works...

The game generates what's called a Player Journal, which is a file containing various Events generated during the course of a player's actions within the game.

The Player Journal is usually located inside a user's Saved Games folder. Captain's Log 2 will try to automatically find this folder during its First Run configuration.

It is usually to be found in C:\users\<username>\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous

CL2 needs to know the correct location for the Player Journal files, otherwise it simply will not work.


Summary of Hotkeys

Global hotkeys (Windows only) are configurable in the Configuration Manager - click a field and press your combination. The defaults are:

Hotkey Action
ALT-C Recall the main window
ALT-G Toggle the Galaxy Browser
ALT-M Toggle the Mining Helper overlay
ALT-N Toggle the NAV overlay

More toggle actions (Main Overlay, Bio Tracker, Bio Circle, Ring Hotspot, Holo Planet) are there waiting for a key of your choosing.


The Manual

The documentation is split into the following sections. Click through to the page you're after...

  1. Getting Started - Installation, Upgrading, and First Time Run
  2. The Main Window - A summary of the main window
  3. Configuration Manager - Trip databases, directories, updates, hotkeys, and overlays
  4. Screenshots - The Screenshot Monitor/Converter
  5. Imgur - Automatic screenshot uploads to Imgur
  6. Colour Customisation - Make Captain's Log your own colour
  7. The Trip Log - Trip Jumps Table, Bookmarks, and Notes
  8. Info & Materials - The Info Panel and System Materials Panel
  9. Stars & Planets - The Stars and Planets panels
  10. Navigation - Bearing & Distance, the Overlay, and Lat/Lon Bookmarks
  11. Galaxy Browser - Browse and search all the systems you've discovered
  12. Exobiology - Bio signals, the BioTracker, and the Bio Tracking Map
  13. Galactic Genomics - Habitat profiles from your surveys, and Exobio Type Prediction
  14. Mining Helper - Surface mining maps, deposits, and the estimator
  15. Ring Hotspots - Material hotspots in planetary rings
  16. EDSM, Target Destination & Nav Beacon Scans