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v1.0.1: Account Sync (Patreon)

Published:
2017-11-01 02:06:38
Imported:
2026-06

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Hello DMs,

It's finally here! I'm excited to announce the delivery of our first Patreon milestone, Account Sync. This feature will let you access your custom creatures, player characters, and saved encounters on Improved Initiative from anywhere. The benefit is available to patrons pledging just $1 or more, and you can start using it today by linking your Patreon account in the app.

This 1.0 update also brings with it a number of other improvements and optimizations. It's a large set of changes, so please let me know if you experience any bugs. You can share your experiences here on Patreon, but the best way to report a bug is by opening an issue on Github.

Next, I'll take some time to improve the quality of the code that I wrote for this, and I'd like to build more free features that all my users can take advantage of. I've got a roadmap of ideas to implement next, but I'm always open to suggestions. I'll also keep an eye on our progress toward the next Patreon milestone.

Thanks for your support, and happy DMing!

Update 1.0.1: I fixed a handful of bugs this week- thanks for your patience if you were affected by any problems. If you've pledged and are having trouble getting Account Sync to work, check to make sure that you have selected either the Improved Initiative or Epic Initiative reward levels here on Patreon.

Comments

Anonymous

Hey, just giving everything a try and noticed that you seem to be missing at least one spell from the phb, Searing Smite, was this an oops or are there more to come?

Evan Bailey
>>8099294

Hi Hal! That spell isn't covered by the OGL, so I don't have a license to put it on the site. You'll only see Basic Rules content preloaded.

Stephen Switzer
>>8061024

Hm, I'm still unable to reach the server via the my bookmark. I am hoping I don't have to re-enter all the custom mobs I created.

Anonymous
>>8099294

That's strange since it's on Donjon and is in the basic players guide, but I do see that the 5e SRD doesn't list it, so I'm slightly confused, but I do understand your position. Thanks for the reply.

Evan Bailey
>>8061024

Hi Stephen, are you still having problems accessing the server? Try hitting 'refresh' while holding down the shift key, and feel free to message me if you're still having trouble. It's important to me that you don't lose any of your custom content!

Anonymous

It's been a couple weeks since I've used the tool, but it seems like all the creatures are now ordered alphabetically. Previously, all of the monsters I had added myself or customized would appear at the top of the list, which was a fantastic way for me to visually see the separation between the monster manual content, and my custom content. It was also useful in that I almost exclusively use custom entries, so having everything on top was extremely convenient. I don't know if it's possible, but if you could implement some sort of button or setting that I could use so all of my custom content appears separated and on top from the rest, I would greatly appreciate it.

Evan Bailey
>>8232619

I did change this, thanks for the feedback. I'll look into something like sort options, I'm planning to have better library management at some point for this type of thing.

Anonymous
>>8232619

Wow I was not expecting such quick response time! Thanks for taking this into consideration, I really appreciate it! On a side note, I'd just like to give you quick thanks for this awesome tool. I've been using it ever since I started DM'ing and it's easily the most useful, most helpful tool I have at my disposal. Really don't know what I'd do without it!

Anonymous

Hey I just pledged, I'm loving the site! In settings it says i'm logged in at patreon but not pledged ate account sync level, Though I did the Epic Initiative! Any ideas?

Evan Bailey
>>8262894

Hi Jamie! Try logging out of Patreon, then logging back in from the link on Improved Initiative. I'll file a bug for this, you shouldn't have to do this normally.

Anonymous
>>8262894

I just came back to it and its working now! Thank you, and this site is awesome!

Anonymous
>>8262894

However, when i click backup and sync, i get error and just the download .json file

Anonymous

I just became a Patron, this software helps our games and my DMing so much! But there is a problem: I could really use the active sync feature. But as I try from improved initiative to login with patreon, after clicking "allow" on the patreon page that opens it just loads very long and then gives "Application error". "An error occurred in the application and your page could not be served. If you are the application owner, check your logs for details. "

Anonymous
>>8346080

I got it to work, it didn't work at first. But then one day I turned my computer on and logged in and it recognized that I had Account Sync. Likely takes a little bit.

Anonymous

Hey Evan, loving the website. I have one major gripe: I can't save my hotkey setting to the account, so everytime I open the site, I have to change the hotkeys to things that make it easier for me. Things like "Next Turn" I always change to the Right Arrow which is a lot simpler for me. Hope you change the code so that it saves my settings to the account. Thanks!

Anonymous

I just became a patron, but once I linked my account it seemed to erase all my previous information. Not a huge deal since most was from xml files, but I created a few creatures as well. Not sure if I just synced incorrectly or what. I'm very new to improved initiative so still learning the in's and out's.

Evan Bailey
>>9297467

Hi Aaron! Linking your Patreon account should never erase any of your information. When you open the account tab under settings, it should show you sync status which might help reveal what's going on. Feel free to email me a screenshot of what you're seeing or your exported data file. Thanks!

Anonymous
>>9297467

I wasn't expecting a reply so fast, I already took care of it. Only a few minutes of work so no big deal. Just wanted to let you know. I was just adding a few NPC's for upcoming campaign and once I linked my patreon account I could no longer find them.