From c107d0b5e096b6108083673458582624b0936860 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Athanasius Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:04:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Troubleshooting: Add section about cloud gaming --- Troubleshooting.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/Troubleshooting.md b/Troubleshooting.md index 0a661d1..4a93245 100644 --- a/Troubleshooting.md +++ b/Troubleshooting.md @@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ The authentication didn't complete correctly for some reason. This can be caused - Entering credentials for a different Cmdr - see [Error: Wrong Cmdr](#error-wrong-cmdr). - Entering Steam credentials instead of Frontier credentials - see [Error: User not found](#error-user-not-found). +## App does not open Frontier authentication website +The app needs to see your Journal Files in order to detect your Commander and +initiate the Frontier authentication. + +One known cause of this is playing the game via GeForce NOW. As this is a +cloud gaming service the Journal Files are also in the cloud, not on your +local machine, and thus EDMC can't see them. This will not work. It is +assumed that the same will be true of other cloud gaming services. + ## Error: Invalid Credentials See [above](#app-repeatedly-opens-the-frontier-authentication-website).