PoESkillTree VS Poe-Lurker

You could look at the source for PoB, or other implementations like PoESkillTree.

There is a skill tree generator in the old pre-PoB skill tree planner that we all used to use https://github.com/PoESkillTree/PoESkillTree

PoESkillTree

yep! my appologies, I have cleaned that up: https://github.com/PoESkillTree/PoESkillTree/releases/tag/3.0.3

So, I know that current "industry standard" is PoB Community, but for the longest time I was using this tool as an alternative/complimentary. Mostly, because it had a "tree generator" functionality, where I would mark nodes as "required" and "forbidden" and using what I assume is graph pathing related math, I got myself an "optimal" tree (collecting all required nodes and ignoring all forbidden, in minimum points). It was not without a fault, but it was INCREDIBLY useful tool to have around.

Ever since 3.13 the poeskilltree application devs no longer seem to release an updated version of the program when a new tree is released and instead require you to manually update it. When 3.15 goes live you can just use the "Download live tree data" button to update to the latest tree. But for the next few days before the patch goes live the button will not update to 3.15 tree. If you're like me and find the passive tree generator that this application has to be a valuable tool to create your new builds then you will have to install the tree manually:

Personally, I can never remember my passives. Keystone-only sounds like a recipe for regrets (pun intended). If bloat is the issue, just hide the tree(s) until the ingame hotkey for character passives is pressed. You can use this to generate high-res jpegs from PoB. If there are multiple leveling trees, just show one at a time based on character level in the client log.

I use PoESkillTree to export PoB trees as a full resolution jpg. If you get a crash while importing just delete all skill gems and items beforehand (without saving PoB). And before you ask, the PoB developers have said they are not planning to implement this.

Hey Poe Lurker father here,

Seems to be in the TODO list for a 2.0 release: https://github.com/C1rdec/Poe-Lurker/discussions/406

Poelurker

There is also an add-on you can download called PoE Lurker that allows you to bind messages, party invites ,trade invites, etc to hotkeys. I have downloaded it, but haven't gotten around to using it yet, but it could be useful for you.

In addition to the trade companion that's been suggested, I'd also have a look at POE Lurker. I find it runs much better and is easier to use than the AHK-based tool.

If Java based ones are the problem, you should use one that doesn't run in java, like Poe Lurker. I tested it long ago and is better on memory department. It works great, I stopped using it fo personal motives, I didn't like how minimalist and how little customization it had compare to MercuryTrade and other alternatives.

Veteran players tend to use third party apps that help make the process more efficient. A popular one at the moment can be found here: https://github.com/C1rdec/Poe-Lurker, but I don't recommend using this trading app until you've done a few trades without it.

Poe Lurker is a good one. This is a personal preference here. I use PoE_Trades_Companion rather than PoELurker or MercuryTrade and all three are about the same just packaged differently. This one has slight better this, that one has slightly beter that, this one does something the others dont.. In the end there is no accounting for taste and the choices are amazing, almost cant go wrong.