Inara updates, bug reports, requests

Commanders having Elite from Epic games store with http 400 error
When you try to link your accounts, you may receive the http error 400 about expired tokens. It's an issue on Frontier's end that I cannot solve on Inara. Fortunately, the solution is simple - please give it a few days and it will start to work later (probably when the access token on their cAPI server expires). If the error 400 appeared later and it worked before, try to reauthenticate as said in the error message (may be just a regular reauth forced by Frontier). Alternatively, you can try to use the workaround below. If even that won't work, it's the problem described above.
Please vote for the issue on the official bug tracker: https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/21258

Possible workaround: Try to connect the account while you are in the game. It may work.

Game data and imports not available for console commanders and PC players with Legacy game version
Inara supports only the Live game version (so PC Horizons 4.0 and Odyssey) since game update 14, thus all the game data on the site and the commander data imports work only for those game versions.
Artie
25 Oct 2018, 4:34pm
Hello, it will be in an update this week, together with the alternate commander's cargo page view.
Calteru
26 Oct 2018, 12:11am
Is there a way to move the shortcuts toolbar from the top of the screen to the sides or bottom? I use my laptop as a second screen that sits just below my main monitor, but the top of the page is juuuuuuuuust obscured by the bottom of the main monitor if I move the browser into full-screen mode. Being able to move the shortcut bar to the side or the bottom would solve my problem neatly.

If not, it's not a big deal. Thanks! ^_^
Artie
26 Oct 2018, 9:27pm
I am afraid it is not. It's a quite specific request and repositioning will bring various other complications. Maybe there is some browser extension for that?
Artie
27 Oct 2018, 3:20pm
There is the latest Inara update. My apologies for a longer down-time than usually, it took more time than expected.
  • There were made some internal changes to discussions. As a side effect was removed an option to restrict access to the thread by flight/squadron (almost nobody used that anyway) and added an option to merge threads. Also, the wing's "default" threads (General discussion and Command room) is now possible to adjust or remove completely, if do you wish to.
  • There were wing-related naming changes made, to fit better the upcoming Squadrons in Chapter 4, so it will be less confusing. However, the flights remain still to be named as the flights, as the lowest organizational unit.
    • Current Squadrons were renamed to Flight groups.
    • Current Wings were renamed to Squadrons.
    • Current Squadron leader rank was renamed to Flight group leader.
    • Current Wing commander and Deputy wing commander ranks were renamed to Squadron commander and Deputy squadron commander.
  • A part of this naming change is also a change of the URL addresses. Although the old links to your main wing/squadron page still work, I recommend to use a new ones (as the inara.cz/wing/XX may be used for something else later).
  • As an early notice - inactive wings/squadrons may be removed before the Chapter 4 launch. By inactive squadron is meant such squadron where no member logged to Inara for several months. I doubt those affected will read this warning, but... well... it was given.
  • Other minor tweaks and improvements.

Of course, there are more improvements and changes coming for the Chapter 4 game update...
Tuzo
27 Oct 2018, 4:53pm
Artie

It appears that the Edit Thread process only gives access to the side frame and not the sticky

No worries, just noticed a specific 'Edit Sticky' button
Artie
27 Oct 2018, 4:56pm
Yes, the sticky post has its own edit now, to better separate it (as edit privileges to both may differ).
Noirceur
27 Oct 2018, 8:05pm
Generated signature images now have misaligned "Squadron" heading, it overflows to the right as it's longer than the former "Wing".
Marcus Franconium
27 Oct 2018, 8:09pm
Artie great job on the age of squadrons.
Artie
27 Oct 2018, 9:07pm
NoirceurGenerated signature images now have misaligned "Squadron" heading, it overflows to the right as it's longer than the former "Wing".

Thanks for the report, fixed (the signature needs to be manually regenerated, eventually).
James Hussar
28 Oct 2018, 2:44am
Loving the changes Artie! Well done!

Minor typo report: For the new "Flight groups", they're typoed as "Fligh".
Artie
28 Oct 2018, 9:49am
Thanks, fixed.
Artie
28 Oct 2018, 11:38pm
After some feedback I have received about current wings renaming, I have stitched together a few sentences where I am trying to explain more about this change. I hope it will dispel any confusion.

A piece of Inara history - Wings
Rho Tefnutet
28 Oct 2018, 11:48pm
For some odd reason, when you edit the new post you just made, the second one appears after the edit. I think you should peek at that, pretty please.
Artie
28 Oct 2018, 11:52pm
Nixon CampbellFor some odd reason, when you edit the new post you just made, the second one appears after the edit. I think you should peek at that, pretty please.

It seems the new post is added a few second later. Do you can describe precisely your steps, please (including button presses, reloads, etc.)? I am unable to replicate it, so it will help...
Daisy_Kato
28 Oct 2018, 11:53pm
ArtieAfter some feedback I have received about current wings renaming, I have stitched together a few sentences where I am trying to explain more about this change. I hope it will dispel any confusion.

A piece of Inara history - Wings


Artie for all you have done for the Players of Elite in my humble opinion you need no explanation. Your passion your drive to make Elite be more than it was adding what you saw as lacking contributed to Elite being so much better over the years. That now Fdev has finally gotten around to adding in content that Inara has supported all this time and you again doing your best to merge with what Fdev is trying to create is commendable again in my humble opinion.

As far as real world aviation acronyms and stuff hell this game is set in the year 3304 and is a science fiction game, while it may make some more comfortable and not insult their familiarity if they themselves have had real aviation experiences or are just history buffs, I see no need to try to hard to try and maintain that level of current day realism. This is  game let us not forget that and a sci fi game at that if it were more World of Tank or the Battle over Britain yeah then I can see people complaining if it didn't stay true to history or if creative license was push a bit to far.

Anyway enough said as Always Artie hats off to you and your efforts

N.R.Crosby
Alpha Pack Elder for the Winters Wolves
Great Chief of all the Malistso Tribes  of 41 Lambda Hydrae

Oops used the wife's account HA HA was trying to clean up her fleet when I read that

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