Hello, yet another struggling with homebrew creation!
I created some homebrew armour for my character last night and at first it showed up find when I searched in the "Add Item" section of the equipment page. I hadn't added the bonuses correctly so some research and revisions later I noticed that the item my character had hadn't been updated. I tried up-equipping/ re-equipping, no change. Then fully removing the item form the inventory all together and re adding it. Nada. So I figured I'd create a new item, similar but improved but it wasn't showing up when searched. Then some research told me that with newer updates it can take 20 minutes for items to appear or update. So I put it to rest for the night and figured I'd try again today. Now today not even the first item is visible in the add items section, so no homebrew appears at all. I tried removing them from my collection and re-adding them, I've tried toggling on and off 'allow homebrew content'.
After you add/edit/remove anything to/on/from any homebrew you MUST re-save the entire Homebrew using the main [SAVE CHANGES] button under Basic Information or the system won’t pick up your changes.
If something isn’t updating on a character sheet, then often try raising/lowering the character’s level and then resetting it correctly. That forces the character sheet to update it’s cache on the server.
Make sure those homebrews are in Your Homebrew Collection. Something can be in your creations without being in your collection. Only things in your collection will be available for character sheets.
When all else fails, try logging out and back in again. That should force reset the server cache as well.
Finally, when you do have to make a report like this because nothing else worked, then it is best to include the URL for your homebrew, and the URL for your character sheet or the Mods/Staff won’t be able to help you. (They can even see stuff that isn’t published/shared.)
Thanks for the info, sadly no improvement. The items are definitely in the collection, moved them in and out just to be sure. They are showing the changes made in the collection as well as the homebrews sections, but still not coming up in the "add item" list. Unable to see them on any of my characters.
100% positive this is operator error- just not sure what button I've accidentally clicked or somesuch!
Edited the OP to show URLS, didn't realize they'd be able to access even if the content was privet!
Was this ever resolved? I'm having the exact same issue and nothing has worked.
Please post the url to the character sheet using the homebrew, along with the link to the homebrew itself (you don't need to publish it) so someone can take a look.
Edit: Also, make sure that your character has Homebrew Content enabled (red/right) in your HOME | Preferences, and that the homebrew itself is in your Homebrew Collection.
Thank you, but I did manage to fix the issue. I reset all of my cache data and remade the item, then waited 20 minutes and it worked. I still appreciate the response!
I had this issue and had a resolution! Be sure to toggle on "homebrew content" on the "home" tab when you go to builder for you characters. I hope that was descriptive enough. The Homebrew content tab is off by default when first creating a new character.
Hello, yet another struggling with homebrew creation!
I created some homebrew armour for my character last night and at first it showed up find when I searched in the "Add Item" section of the equipment page. I hadn't added the bonuses correctly so some research and revisions later I noticed that the item my character had hadn't been updated. I tried up-equipping/ re-equipping, no change. Then fully removing the item form the inventory all together and re adding it. Nada. So I figured I'd create a new item, similar but improved but it wasn't showing up when searched. Then some research told me that with newer updates it can take 20 minutes for items to appear or update. So I put it to rest for the night and figured I'd try again today. Now today not even the first item is visible in the add items section, so no homebrew appears at all. I tried removing them from my collection and re-adding them, I've tried toggling on and off 'allow homebrew content'.
Thoughts, comments, snide remarks?
Homebrew item: https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/3089995-kikano-gendarme-tunic
Character sheet: https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/HazelBroomhandlesDaughter/characters/47667862
Thoughts: Yes, don’t ask.
Comments: Some-
After you add/edit/remove anything to/on/from any homebrew you MUST re-save the entire Homebrew using the main [SAVE CHANGES] button under Basic Information or the system won’t pick up your changes.
If something isn’t updating on a character sheet, then often try raising/lowering the character’s level and then resetting it correctly. That forces the character sheet to update it’s cache on the server.
Make sure those homebrews are in Your Homebrew Collection. Something can be in your creations without being in your collection. Only things in your collection will be available for character sheets.
When all else fails, try logging out and back in again. That should force reset the server cache as well.
Finally, when you do have to make a report like this because nothing else worked, then it is best to include the URL for your homebrew, and the URL for your character sheet or the Mods/Staff won’t be able to help you. (They can even see stuff that isn’t published/shared.)
Snide Remark: Not this time.
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Thanks for the info, sadly no improvement. The items are definitely in the collection, moved them in and out just to be sure. They are showing the changes made in the collection as well as the homebrews sections, but still not coming up in the "add item" list. Unable to see them on any of my characters.
100% positive this is operator error- just not sure what button I've accidentally clicked or somesuch!
Edited the OP to show URLS, didn't realize they'd be able to access even if the content was privet!
Was this ever resolved? I'm having the exact same issue and nothing has worked.
Please post the url to the character sheet using the homebrew, along with the link to the homebrew itself (you don't need to publish it) so someone can take a look.
Edit: Also, make sure that your character has Homebrew Content enabled (red/right) in your HOME | Preferences, and that the homebrew itself is in your Homebrew Collection.
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Thank you, but I did manage to fix the issue. I reset all of my cache data and remade the item, then waited 20 minutes and it worked. I still appreciate the response!
I had this issue and had a resolution! Be sure to toggle on "homebrew content" on the "home" tab when you go to builder for you characters. I hope that was descriptive enough. The Homebrew content tab is off by default when first creating a new character.
This is the fix right here...