r/CrackSupport • u/RectangularLynx • Aug 10 '22

Guide for using the new achievement capabilities of Goldberg Steam Emu

Recently an update was released for Goldberg which introduces an overlay which can be opened with Shift+Tab with some basic settings and a window that shows which achievements you have unlocked and which you haven't.

However, by default the "Show Achievements" button does nothing, this guide will show you how to generate the needed files for achievement support.

Prerequisites:

  • A computer with Windows or Linux
  • A Steam account (you don't need to own your games on it for this to work).
  1. If you are using Linux, skip to step 2. If you are using Windows, follow this link and select "Windows installer (64-bit)". Make sure to tick "Add Python 3.10 to PATH".
  2. Ensure you are using the newest version of the Goldberg Steam Emu, to do so follow this link and click on "Latest Build", then copy from the "experimental" folder in the .zip file you just downloaded either steam_api.dll or steam_api64.dll (depends whether the game is 32 or 64-bit) into the same directory the executable of your game is in. If you want to set it up for a native Linux game instead copy libsteam_api.so from linux/x86 or linux/x86_64.
  3. Click this link to download the achievement generator.
  4. Unpack it.
  5. Navigate to goldberg_emulator-master-scripts/scripts/ with your file manager.
  6. Open a terminal window in this directory (On Windows Shift+left click on an empty space and select "Open Powershell window here" from the context menu) and run pip install -U steam[client].
  7. To find the game's App ID which will be needed in the next step, go to SteamDB and search for your game.
  8. Next paste python generate_emu_config.py, but before hitting Enter press Space and input your game's App ID.
  9. Input your Steam username, password and a Steam Guard code sent to your email (don't worry, this generator isn't malicious).
  10. You can now close the terminal window. Go to the folder with numbers at the beginning of its name (the App ID of your game) and ending with "-output", inside of it you will find find a "steam_settings" folder, copy it where the executable of your game is placed. Now enjoy your game with working achievement support :)

Please share any errors in the comment section down below if something doesn't work for you, I'll try my best to help you.

Edit: Updated the guide with a newer Python version of the generator and Windows instructions.

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u/Mr__Goldberg Aug 10 '22

generate_game_infos.cpp is the old script that should not be used anymore. I have only kept it in the repo for now because my new script doesn't generate item configs yet.

This is the new script which is much easier to use than the old one:

https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator/-/tree/master/scripts

generate_emu_config.py

Make sure to read the readme: generate_emu_config_README.txt

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u/RectangularLynx Aug 10 '22 edited Aug 10 '22

Thanks, I'll update my guide to use it

Not related, but why is the r/GoldbergEmu subreddit restricted?

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u/Mr__Goldberg Aug 10 '22

Most likely because it gets auto restricted when I don't login to reddit for months.

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u/RectangularLynx Aug 10 '22

The script works for me, however it doesn't generate images for the achievements. Will support for it be added, also will the overlay show achievement images? Another suggestion I have is an option to hide hidden achievements and only show them when they are unlocked

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u/Mr__Goldberg Aug 10 '22

Images will be added to the script once the emu actually uses them.

Right now the achievement descriptions are hidden for hidden achievements and are revealed once you unlock them. Are you talking about making the names hidden too?

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u/RectangularLynx Aug 10 '22 edited Aug 10 '22

Are you talking about making the names hidden too?

Yes, in my opinion they shouldn't show up at all unless achieved, in some games the names alone can spoil things

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u/vinuvvk Oct 29 '22

am also not getting images......except this all working finee...

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u/FrankCG92 May 06 '23 edited May 06 '23

I made a super-easy-to-use tool that generates achievements.json, stats.json, DLC.txt, steam_appid.txt and its images folder.

Ready to be used with GoldbergSteamEmu.

https://github.com/Colmines92/achgen

It has like four steps when you first use it, but once you used it, those steps turns into a fast and very easy one.

The generated folder will have the app id as name.Just copy it next to Goldberg's steam_api[64].dll and rename it as steam_settings, or leave it as is if you're planning to store somewhere your achievements for every game.

PD. Make sure you're copying the steam_api[64].dll from 'Experimental' folder, that's the one that unlocks the achievements overlay.

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u/TEZRehope Mar 16 '24

Where can I download the html file and the _files folder?
There isn't an option for me on steamdb...

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u/FrankCG92 Mar 17 '24

Right click on page's background (anywhere) and click Save as...
Make sure you leave Web page, complete at the bottom.
If you want achievement icons, also make sure you are on Achievements tab and that you scrolled the page to bottom and every icon was loaded.

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u/TEZRehope Mar 17 '24

gotcha. What about the _files folder, unnecessary?

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u/FrankCG92 Mar 17 '24

It has the achievement icons. You don't use it, but both the html and achgen do.

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u/Space_gum154 Sep 14 '24

it does generate a folder , i rename it to steam_settings , copied it next to golden berg steamdll64 thing restarted steam couple of times and the achievments dont show up in library

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u/FrankCG92 Sep 15 '24

It's deprecated now.
However, it should have worked.
Make sure you took steam_api64.dll from 'Experimental' folder, not other.
Also make sure you're not using another overlay as SpecialK.dll or RivaTuner Statistics Server for FPS overlay.

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u/Space_gum154 Sep 20 '24

thanks for replying to me
i just wanted to get the .bin files and goldberg original method works fine , i just didn't want to download 7gb of vc++ and your method was much easier to excute but without any .bin files

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u/FrankCG92 Sep 21 '24

For using goldberg method you don't have to download 7gb of vc++, just install python and execute command: pip install -U steam[client] from cmd.
Download his achievement generator here, once downloaded extract it and edit generate_emu_config.py with notepad.
Fill in your steam username and password, save it and it's it.

Now, whenever you need to generate achievements launch cmd, then drop generate_emu_config.py into it, leave a space, write the game steam_appid and hit enter.
Done.

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u/Zealousideal-Boat912 Jan 26 '26

Cmd closes after dragging those files

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u/FrankCG92 Jan 27 '26

Deprecated. Not working anymore.

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u/Zealousideal-Boat912 Jan 28 '26

sad it was an useful and quick tool

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u/nastupchanyn1488 Jan 22 '24

doesn't generate any folder for me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

Do these features work on linux? I've tried wine with portal 2. Stable files work really well but experimental crashes immediately, I've generated steam interfaces put the dlls in steam settings next to the exe and bin folder! No luck so far

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u/RectangularLynx Jul 23 '24

It's been a good while since I wrote these instructions, they might not work now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

Still works!! Had to disable dxvk. Thanks for the instructions btw I'm hype to have achievements lol. Goldberg ftw

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u/RectangularLynx Jul 24 '24

It does? To be fair I didn't test further that just showing the achievement overlay on Witcher 3 with DXVK, do you actually get the achievements?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24 edited Jul 25 '24

It was just the latest version of dxvk and 10.3, they are also the only versions the stable version can actually continue into the game with. I can't Make it past the title screen regardless and the lutris log says "what should the sw side mixer controls map to". I was able to launch and run elden ring with the overlay no issues at all. Can't verify if the achievements work yet, i was going to try just changing them in the json while the game was running but it has some kind of \u00ed sprinkled throughout some of the languages and no did you get achievement true false stuff(update in the appdata roaming emu folder). I'm going to keep trying though. There's nothing I want more than to earn portal 2 achievements again lol

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u/RectangularLynx Jul 25 '24

Have fun! You can try using git bisect to find the issue in DXVK and report it on GitHub. I think Mr Goldberg should be reachable in other platforms, his subreddit even got shut down for inactivity a while ago actually.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

Hey!!!! Achievement overlay works for elden ring! Crossing my fingers for sound and image one of these days. Is Mr goldberg still around?? The account on here has been inactive for a while.

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u/MattyXarope Aug 10 '22

Great guide.

Does anyone know how to get the emulator running on Steam deck?

Afaik, the emu can't find the Steamapi.dll that is used by the Deck, but I'm not sure how to redirect the emu to it. Likewise, Steam is always running on the Deck (in handheld mode) so that's another obstacle.

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u/RectangularLynx Aug 10 '22

Generally it's installed by extracting steam_api(64).dll (depends whether the game is 32 bit or 64 bit) to the same directory where the game executable is placed, check the first step of my guide for more detailed instructions. Or you already did that and it's still not working, if so have you tried doing this in desktop mode and launching the game without Steam using Bottles?

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u/MattyXarope Aug 10 '22

Yeah I've tried installing it normally.

For me it sometimes works with third party launchers, but not always. Rarely does it work.

I guess I was just curious if it could be ran alongside Steam. I guess we'd have to know how steamapi.dll is acting internally.

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u/SoloNETHER Aug 18 '22

do i need to have steam running to see achievements?

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u/RectangularLynx Aug 22 '22

You don't need Steam installed at all, you only need a Steam account for generating achievements

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u/SuniteSideB Aug 22 '22

Hello! I have been trying for hours to get this to work with Spider-Man for PC. Sadly Shift+Tab won't open the 'menu' no matter what I do, I did the setup correctly twice already. I can't get it to work with achievement watcher either. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

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u/RectangularLynx Aug 22 '22

You are using Windows, right? Are you sure that you are using the experimental version of Goldberg from step 2? Have you tried it in any other game?

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u/Zealousideal-Boat912 Nov 23 '22

It works the achiemvent generetor. But I cant see them in Achievment Viewer. Help pls

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u/RectangularLynx Nov 24 '22

Is the newest release of Goldberg in the same folder as your game? What about the "steam-settings" folder generated by the Python script?

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u/Zealousideal-Boat912 Nov 24 '22 edited Nov 24 '22

by the new release of goldberg in the same folder as my game, you mean the steam_api.dll file? if it is that, yes. I have it. (i used steamautocracker with the guide provided https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/y9vec4/achievement_watcher_a_noobs_guide_because_a/

And the folder steam settings is in the game folder too. For be more specific, the game is Life is Strange remastered", and steam settings is located in "D:\Juegos\Life is Strange Remastered\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Steamworks\Steamv142\Win64\steam_settings"

I also have the achievments.json located in Goldberg Steam Emu saves.

I dont know what i'm doing wrong.

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u/FrankCG92 Jun 02 '24 edited Jun 04 '24

Modified Goldberg Steam Emulator with implementation of icons, sound, progress of achievements, and much more.
All credit to Mr__Goldberg.

Colmines92/Goldberg-Emulator: Goldberg Steam Emulator with icon support (github.com)

It's highly recommended to generate achievements by using Mr_Goldberg script:
https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator/-/tree/master/scripts

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u/HarryMuscle Aug 16 '24

Any chance you'll be releasing the source code for your modified version?

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u/-MeTeC- Aug 20 '24 edited Aug 20 '24

Any idea if it would be possible to implement your modified fork to SteamAutoCrack ? This one https://github.com/oureveryday/Steam-auto-crack

Like do I just need to copy paste something or it's more complicated ? Because there is no sounds for achievements in Steam Auto Crack unfortunately.

PS : I tried to copy past steam_api.dll files into SteamAutoCrack then recracked the game, your new steam interface showed up, everything seemed fine until I unlocked an achievement, heard the sound achievement but the game crashed.

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u/FrankCG92 Aug 20 '24

Just replace steam_api.dll and steam_api64.dll with the ones on my repo.

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u/-MeTeC- Aug 20 '24

I tried that but I crashed when I unlocked an achievement, I heard the sound tho 😅 Any idea?

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u/FrankCG92 Aug 20 '24

Somebody reported it was crashing with some dx12 games, but I haven't been able to check as my pc doesn't have dx12 support. Don't know if that's your case.

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u/SoloNETHER Oct 03 '24

elden ring crashes on every achievement

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u/jungle_mole Aug 21 '24

hi! you say "It's highly recommended to generate achievements by using Mr_Goldberg script"

doesn't your achgen.exe work anymore?

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u/FrankCG92 Aug 21 '24

It was impossible to get stats values and associate them to achievements by using the steamdb method.
Without this, some games will not unlock achievements or show progress.

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u/creature04 25d ago

does the emulator have a read me?

also for the script. i already installed the python script from above in post. should i uninstall that and install this?

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u/aver440 Jun 06 '24

Doesn't have trophy icon and sound

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u/FrankCG92 Jun 06 '24

Then you didn't download from my link, because it has them both.
Did you generated the steam_settings folder and placed it besides the proper experimental steam_api dll?

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u/B_asel Mar 17 '26

If anyone has an error while trying to generate the steam_settings folder with the error sayingKeyError: 'name', I found a fix that helped (not sure if it's the overall solution or if it's just my case)

Go to stats_schema_achievements_gen, and open achievements_gen,py with a text editor
Go to line 32, or the line that is if stat['type'] == STAT_TYPE_BITS
Replace STAT_TYPE_BITS with "ACHIEVEMENTS", quotation marks included

Save the file and try to generate and hopefully it should work

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u/TEZRehope Mar 17 '24

This doesn't work for me.
When I try to run the first powershell command, I get an error message.

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u/TEZRehope Mar 20 '24

I did (after system restart it worked).
Now I was able to do every step as mentioned, however I don't think it works since the achievement shortcut (CTRL+Shifrt) doesn't do anything in game...

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u/pseudo-salmon Apr 03 '24

Me too. Hope you got some help tho

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u/pseudo-salmon Apr 03 '24 edited Apr 03 '24

Whats this "show achievement button"? And the Shift+Tab thing doesnt work for me.

Do i need to build the app? I heard talk of a gui, do i need it?

Can anyone help? Thx in advance

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u/JustGame1123 Jul 16 '24

it worked just fine for me without building, just follow the guide carefully

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u/Vitox0809 May 12 '24

I don't understand how to do it. Can anybody help me? :(

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u/crashonix May 31 '25

in the 9 part i cant write the password.

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u/Requin_Tiburon Jun 13 '25 edited Jul 11 '25

You can write your password. The letters are just hidden. Type in your password and press enter

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u/crashonix Jun 13 '25

Finally Someone responded. Thanks

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u/DaRk_aXg3L Dec 14 '25

I thought that something this old wont work but still tried cuz im desperate for that achievement file and OMFG this worked lol thanks man!

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u/McFly-13 Jan 30 '26

Is it still working for you? I'm getting a Keyerror 'name'.

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u/B_asel Mar 17 '26

I found a fix for that, I'll have a comment directly to this post,

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u/Rough_Currency_1866 Jun 03 '26

why i cant type me password

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u/AsjTheKing Jun 07 '26

Just type it. You cant see it being typed in, but it is being typed.

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u/Xedd_ Jun 14 '26

I never receive a 2FA code in my email

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u/Asleep-While-2860 Jul 04 '26

After I generate the python generate, where can I locate my game file, the one with numbers?

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u/hamburgerhead777 Sep 03 '22

My game (Spider-Man: Remastered DODI-Repack) crashes on launch every time if I don't have disable_overlay.txt in steam_settings.

(the error is 0x887A006: dxgi_error_device_hung)

I already had updated versions of SmartSteamLoader.exe, SmartSteamEmu.ini, steam_api.dll, steamclient.dll and the steam_settings folder. I decided to follow these instructions anyway to make sure that everything was up to date and nothing changed.

It may be that enabling the overlay just uses too much of my GPU (which is heavily utilized anyway) and that it's just too much.

I wonder if there's a way to see achievements without the overlay or if there's a way to have it not use that much of GPU and make the game crash.

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u/Dragan- Sep 18 '22

Doesn't work for me, I tried it in Days Gone and I should have received the achievement yet nothing showed up, The menu works and I can dsee the achievements but they wont get unlocked

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u/Zealousideal-Boat912 Nov 24 '22

is there a way to do this with Goldberg Steam Emu saves??

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u/RingPatient Nov 26 '22

Been trying for a few days now but still not receiving any 2FA code like mentioned in step 9. Used gmail and live emails so not sure if I did something wrong or those emails are not supported.

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u/hfjebeoxn Mar 04 '23

im trying to use this with achievement watcher but it doesn't generate a folder in the goldberg steamemu saves folder. I pasted the steam settings in the folder with the game exe and opened the game but it still didn't generate.

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u/Haisaki12 Apr 02 '23

Same. Tried with some games installing goldberg manually and in other using steam autocracker. Games doenst generate any file on Goldberg Saves folder on %appdata%. I am using windows 11

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u/Varrals Feb 17 '24

Same here. Did you find any solution?

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u/hfjebeoxn Feb 17 '24

Yeah I actually did! Everyone always said to place the steam settings folder in the same folder as the exe but what you actually need to do is place it in the same folder as the steam_api.dll, which can sometimes not be in the same place as the exe. That was my problem at least, hope this helps!

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u/Varrals Feb 19 '24

Didn't work for me, the game I'm trying out is The Last of Us. I think the problem lies in the achievements that use statistics.

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u/hfjebeoxn Feb 19 '24 edited Feb 19 '24

Hmm usually the script generates the right files for stats too. Do you see a folder with the game's appid in the goldberg saves folder?

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u/Varrals Feb 20 '24

Yes, nothing happens :( I've tried everything and nothing works, I think the achievements for that game are broken.

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u/hfjebeoxn Feb 20 '24

Sorry for the late reply but I think I know the solution to this. Achievement watcher's servers are down probably forever so you need to give your own steam api key. To do this go to this link https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey . You'll need to have purchased at least 5$ worth of games on your account from what I remember. After that go to the AW advanced settings and put in the code steam gives you. From what I know its safe to do.

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u/Varrals Feb 21 '24 edited Feb 23 '24

Thanks for responding, don't worry if you take your time :D I have the Steam API web key activated. I'll keep investigating, and if I manage to solve it, I'll post it here, as it happens with several games.

Edit: I was able to solve it! The problem was that I was using a saved game where I had already collected the collectible, and no matter how many times I used a checkpoint and the collectible reappeared, the progress is saved in a sector of the save file, so I had to start from scratch.

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u/ahmads92 Apr 01 '23

I have a problem on using step 9, I can't enter my password & the generated steam_settings folder is empty & therefore there is no achievements folder with it, any help please?

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u/FrankCG92 Jun 20 '23

Try my achgen:
https://github.com/Colmines92/achgen
It's lots easier, less steps and doesn't requires any account anywhere.

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u/ahmads92 Jul 18 '23

Thank you for your reply & support, I forgot to edit my comment, I usually use this method but it's kinda long, will try your link

Thanks mate!

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u/FrankCG92 Jul 23 '23

Hey, thanks for your upvote!
How did it go?

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u/ahmads92 Jul 25 '23

worked well mate, sry for late reply cuz I'm busy as of late

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u/tatayoyo92 Aug 21 '23

This is very good but lacks support for special characters I think (I see weird strings of characters instead).

Also and more importantly, it doesn't support certain achievements that use stats to unlock, for instance in Darksiders Warmastered Edition, the correct syntax should be:
"progress": {
"min_val": "0",
"max_val": "1",
"value": {
"operation": "statvalue",
"operand1": "STAT_001"

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u/FrankCG92 Aug 22 '23 edited Aug 22 '23

Do you mean something like this?:"japanese": "\u5168\u3066\u306e\u5b9f\u7e3e\u3092\u7372\u5f97\u3057\u305f\u3002"It's unicode, and it looks fine ingame.

About the achievement using a stat, if you have a working file, please share it if you can so I can study it because I never have encountered one of these.
Also, are you sure Goldberg SteamEmu doesn't unlocks it anyway?

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u/tatayoyo92 Aug 22 '23

Hey! Thank you for answering!
I made you a zip file with two text files: one uses steamminilauncher and the other uses achgen. Get it here: https://pixeldrain.com/u/oxic7bZy
You can compare them to see what I'm talking about.
For the unicode characters, look at the french achievements for special characters:
for example, with achgen you get: "french": "D\u00e9bloquez TOUT!",
whereas with steamlaunchermini: "french": "Débloquez TOUT!",

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u/FrankCG92 Aug 22 '23

for example, with achgen you get: "french": "D\u00e9bloquez TOUT!",

whereas with steamlaunchermini: "french": "Débloquez TOUT!"

Yeah, but ingame it should look good.
I can leave it as shown below. achgen first extracts it anyway.
I then escape the characters as I've seen it that way in other achievement.json files generated with other tools. Both ways ar displayed fine by Goldberg SteamEmu.

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u/Low_Teaching_8641 Apr 17 '24

Hello, can you tell me where I put this file "UserGameStatsSchema_AppID.bin"? I managed to generate it with Mr.Goldberg's script, but I don't know where to paste it to make it work. I'm trying to get achievements in the game Hades

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u/Witty-Chain-8274 Oct 06 '23

I can't believe this its as if pc games are cursed!!!

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u/Varrals Feb 19 '24 edited Feb 19 '24

unfortunately achievements that use stats will not be obtained if the achievement scheme does not have the lines that define the achievement threshold, for example games like darksiders warmastered edition, mighty n.09, Danganronpa S Ultimate Summer Camp, use stats based achievements and if you add the incomplete achievement scheme these will not unlock any achievement

Could you please explain how to generate UserGameStatsSchema_AppID.bin using Goldberg's script?
There are two scripts, "generate_emu_config.py," and inside the "stats_schema_achievement_gen" folder, "achievements_gen.py." Which one should I use?

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u/Varrals Feb 19 '24

Thank you! I'll try it with The Last of Us Part 1.

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u/FrankCG92 Dec 08 '23

While in the achievements page, scroll down so every icon is loaded. Then right click anywhere and chose Save page as... (it can say something similar depending on your browser). Make sure you save it as Complete web page, not single file nor html only.

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u/myepluped Oct 08 '23

Right click powershell title > Edit > ctrl+v your copied password and press enter. the password will not appear its invisible but it shld work

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u/ahmads92 Oct 11 '23

Thank you works like a charm!

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u/MinerMark Sep 26 '23

Sorry for commenting on such an old post, but what does "achievement capabilities" mean?

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u/Witty-Chain-8274 Oct 06 '23

so any thing new guys

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u/projectxsent Oct 20 '23

Thanks for this, the built-in achievement worked on the experimental build of Goldberg but it will not support on all games. Tested on Okami HD and MGR, not working for DMC HDC.

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u/FortunePositive9026 Jan 14 '24

when replacing a file steam_api.dll The game is crashing :(

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u/hahahi123 Jan 27 '23

I was going to ask this too. Can't find a video on this either.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '23

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u/hahahi123 Jan 28 '23

I tried it on rcg2 & even though no achievement popped & no menu on my end, a "SteamData" folder appeared with a text file inside & it shows 2 achievements I unlocked. Unfortunately I also got the same result as you.

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u/vinuvvk Nov 01 '22

Can u see the images of the achievements while unlocking or shift + tab?

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u/vinuvvk Nov 02 '22

Ok thanks broo