We have a very difficult-to-test problem with Steam achievements, where certain achievements don't activate, or don't activate on certain computers. We've tested this with several computers, and it has nothing to do with the OS. It's extremely weird. We've gotten every single achievement to activate on both Mac and Windows, but some users (and some of us devs) have found that on some computers none of the achievements trigger.
I want to do some testing and repro of this, but I don't have a lot to go on yet. Does anyone have any insight?
SOME GUESSES: It's either something to do with how Renpy understands whether text has been read before (so maybe it doesn't register the achievement if it sees an event you did before, say in the original game before we had achievements?) or it might be something to do with the Steam API (a black box from my perspective.) Is there a way to force execution of the achievements? Is it the Steam API? I don't know.
Steam Achievements Activate Inconsistently?
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Re: Steam Achievements Activate Inconsistently?
Post some examples of your achievements within context.
Are they simple "achievement.grant" statements?
Are they more complex statements using "achievement.register" and "achievement.progress" instead?
Are you ever calling "clear" or "clear_all"?
Are they simple "achievement.grant" statements?
Are they more complex statements using "achievement.register" and "achievement.progress" instead?
Are you ever calling "clear" or "clear_all"?
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Re: Steam Achievements Activate Inconsistently?
In several cases is a problem of Steam. Network issues etc. There's a big sale going on right now, so that might be part of the problem.
I had many reports of that for my games, and then the people having issues had them fixed by restarting Steam for example.
I had many reports of that for my games, and then the people having issues had them fixed by restarting Steam for example.
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Re: Steam Achievements Activate Inconsistently?
Thanks, this makes me feel better.jack_norton wrote:In several cases is a problem of Steam. Network issues etc. There's a big sale going on right now, so that might be part of the problem.
I had many reports of that for my games, and then the people having issues had them fixed by restarting Steam for example.
So are we doing it correctly then? Using achievement.grant only?
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Re: Steam Achievements Activate Inconsistently?
Yes that's what I do too. If doesn't work, it's usually some random Steam problem.
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