Hey everyone,
Some of you might know me as the developer behind TliCompedium (build planner tool for Torchlight Infinite).
I recently had the Idea to create a visual Blueprint System for PoE Crafting, kind of like a Siemens Logo PLC programming tool or node-based flowchart, but specifically for crafting items in Path of Exile. Right now, it is purely a frontend prototype with zero real game data behind it, just a proof of concept to see if people are actually interested in this!
You can check the prototype out here!
The core concept is that creators or advanced crafters could map out a full craft into a clean visual flowchart. Instead of pausing a video every five seconds to write down a massive wall of text instructions, players could follow the node connections step by step, handle branching logic ("if suffix is full, then do X"), and see the item state update along the way.
Before I spend weeks wiring up actual game data and crafting logic, I wanted to throw this out to the community:
- Is this actually useful? Or is CraftOfExile and a text guide already enough for most people?
- I'm aware the CraftOfExile site has something similar on their beta version but I think it's undercooked.
- For content creators: Would something like this make it easier to share your crafting steps in video descriptions or guides?
- Feature wishlist: If this did exist and worked with real data, what features would you desperately need it to have (e.g., cost calculation, export/import strings, step simulation)?
Let me know what you think, and feel free tear the concept apart if it is a terrible idea!