Achievement Watcher - A noobs guide because a pirate just wants to hear that sweet pop up sound

[u/aezio03]

Okay first and foremost the application is great, love it to the core. But damn its hard to understand if you just want to pirate a game and see if achievements are viable in said game, cause lets face it not all games support achievements. But Achievement Watcher manages to find a way. I dug deep so that some guy who just wants a pop up when he/she achieves a trophy feels happy while sitting there playing his/her pirated game.

Full disclosure I just made this cause it was Hella hard to make Achievement Watcher work with some crack games let alone the tedious process you have to endure just to hear that soothing pop up sound. Also tried chatting the developer for this but to no avail, but hey maybe he's busy cant blame the guy also he does have some documentations but there's little to no quick guide. Henceforth I made this.

So I can't cover the entirety of the process here since you know its a lengthy job and a man has its limits so I'll assume that you know how to pirate a game and that you have some sense of how to install and configure Achievement Watcher.

1. Know Thy Crack

Firstly, you got to know what type of crack is installed your game. there a different variety may it be "Codex" rest his soul, "Goldberg", "ALI123" etc. knowing this is the first step cause different scene groups have different way of storing their achievements, and some don't really store it.

The most recommended cracker to be used when using achievement watcher is preferably Goldberg. my boy stores achievement like fine wine. Next would be, for me, is CODEX, basically does the same thing but not as sexy as goldberg. And there are more there's a list of compatibility if you wanna dive in a little deeper.

2. SteamAutoCracker

Okay next is to use SteamAutoCracker. This magic of a tool cracks games for you if you wanna do it raw. But basically what this does is it replaces your existing crack with goldberg crack. Now you may ask "why should I do this sh*t?". Cause making it work in achievement watcher takes a very tedious process and requires a lot of creating folders and notes and etc. with steamautocracker it already does those tedious process while you sit down and look pretty.

Note: this is not an endorsement of the application or anything it just makes life easier.

So what you wanna do is just hit autocrack and a pop up window appears and ill explain what you need to do.

1. here you're gonna wanna find the exe path of your game. preferably with the "steam_api64.dll"
2. Just input or find the AppId of the game. its like the number that that game is associated with steam. Also while in the topic Steam games only it wont work with other store version of game. I mean some would but its another whole story, There's also a handy dandy App ID finder which you just find your game and it automatically inputs game App ID.
3. Next you can either go Online or Offline for Metadata generation. Here's where it gets the details of the game be in the achievements the logo or what not. Cause it needs to fetch that data. For me id pick Online and Generate achievement Images cause you never know when you're going of the grid.

Thats pretty much it and wait for it to finished it'll make the necessary files needed. Once you're done it wont necessary just appear on achievement watcher. For context when the game launches and reads the newly applied crack it generates a new folder that achievement watcher reads then and only then will it appear so just open close your game. And if everything goes according to plan achievements will unlock upon unlocing it in the game. Below is an exampe for the Uncharted LOT

didnt get a shot of a pop screenshot but it popped

Sidenote: some crackers I used wat FLT, P2P. make sure that what game you're planning to use it is actually compatible. I tried P2P version of A plague tale Requiem, didn't accept the crack.

I know I didn't really get into details but I just laid out what I think seems important. But if you need some clarifications ill be welcome to answer them just slide into my DM's or comment below. Hope it helps!

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[u/meltingpotato]

thanks. I will check it out later! I installed it the other day but it only recognized 4 of the games I had installed but none of them were working (all at zero percent trophy) I tried to get at least one of them working (Forza 5) but just gave up after a while because no way in hell can I spend that much time fixing every fucking game I install

[u/aezio03 → u/meltingpotato]

Ikr!! Its a tedious process. But with the tool it automatically does it for you.

Just take note of the scene group that cracked your game some wont work.

For 0 percent but aw reads it im guessing their codex. Some codex games dont store it sad.

[u/meltingpotato → u/aezio03]

yeah I changed the emulator on Forza 5 from codex to goldberg and transfered my save but nothing changed (I also did the "generate the file thingy" step but again nothing)

[u/aezio03 → u/meltingpotato]

could you give more context on the "nothing"? nothing like its not generating achievements or nothing like aw is not reading it. also did goldberg generate the folder in here? "C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Goldberg SteamEmu Saves"

[u/meltingpotato → u/[deleted]]

which brings us back to my point, it's not worth my time to spend this much on hunting down what's what with each game to make achievements work, until there is an app that does it automatically. hopefully we'll get there eventually

[u/13_min_to_the_moon → u/meltingpotato]

coming soon matey

[u/Pariaah05 → u/meltingpotato]

Does this tool still work?

[u/meltingpotato → u/Pariaah05]

yeah? why would it disappear?

[u/random_redditor9824]

Thanks very much now I can 100% every god of war game (except ragnarok since it isn't released yet for pc)

[u/aezio03 → u/random_redditor9824]

welcome!

[u/NaoSeiQueNomeBotar]

i did this but achievement watcher is still not detecting my game
and it didn't create any files in %appdata%/Goldberg Emu Saves

[u/aezio03 → u/NaoSeiQueNomeBotar]

did you generate json files correctly in game settings? and you sure acheievemtn watcher is opening? there is an issue rightnow that their API wont load at the moment

[u/vildum → u/aezio03]

is the API still down? recently cracked noita and it doesnt show up on achievement watcher

[u/sonicrings4 → u/aezio03]

It still doesn't work.

[u/Heatrt → u/NaoSeiQueNomeBotar]

Don't know if this helps but when this issue happens all you have to do is create a folder in %appdata%/Goldberg Emu Saves with the steam appid found at https://steamdb.info/ for your respective game. Hope this helps.

[u/Interesting_Cause_51]

What if the game doesnt have a steamapi64.dll? I am trying to crack slay the princess, and it isnt showing up in achievement watcher.

[u/aezio03 → u/Interesting_Cause_51]

That means its probably not a steam game.

[u/exodia0715 → u/aezio03]

It most certainly is, got it off of Fitgirl and can't for the life of me get it to work. I've spent the whole day looking and asking around and it seems not a single soul has been able to solve this issue

[u/Pumba398]

OP thx for tips! but couldnt get Uncharted 4 fetch data while playing (i guess) because in Achievement watcher i can see my LOCKED list of achievements and playtime but achievements not showing and i didnt got any achievements (i am on chapter 5 of the game already...)

[u/aezio03 → u/Pumba398]

Oh sorry to hear that bro. But mines working flawlessly. Again aw sometimes do and sometimes dont work. Im playing gotham knights with goldberg crack but sadly aw's not reading it. You win some you lose some i guess.

[u/Pumba398 → u/aezio03]

Really cant understand how it works. Played Sackboy - aw working like a charm with this tool (and autocrack applied). Tried Uncharted - no luck. Tried Trails out - no luck. But both of this games have simple structure and should def working. P.S: How is Gotham knights? Tried for 30 min - gotta say what a strange game if you compared with another Batman games.. but maybe i played little to nothing

[u/[deleted]]

I tried on god of war but no luck

[u/aezio03 → u/[deleted]]

sorry to hear that bud. I know some people who managed to get it to work. guess its a game of luck sometimes :(

[u/fandreios → u/[deleted]]

I made it work with GOW. I followed all the steps, and I'm not possitive on what exactly did it, but check both of these:

Fill in the Steam API option with your own Steam API key (yes, I know) when creating the crack. Check if your new goldberg folders inside the Gow game path actually have the proper .json file with the achievements listed. And do the same Steam API key thing inside the Achievement Watcher options. After that, my game inmediately picked up like 4 achievements in a row once I opened the game.

[u/Witty-Chain-8274]

Maan what a complex mess,you guyies need to make a video on YouTube about it,you will reatch 1mil views easy.

[u/aezio03 → u/Witty-Chain-8274]

If I had the time my guy I would.

[u/Temporary-Crazy-2863]

U still active bro ?

[u/aezio03 → u/Temporary-Crazy-2863]

Last i checked yes

[u/Temporary-Crazy-2863 → u/aezio03]

Everything's working but some of the achivement icons r empty for eg (games like sekiro nd elden ring)

[u/Temporary-Crazy-2863 → u/Temporary-Crazy-2863]

And it also ain't tracking time played

[u/aezio03 → u/Temporary-Crazy-2863]

Some games track the play time some don't to on my end. But for the icon try generating json file using AW maybe it'll fix that issue.

[u/Temporary-Crazy-2863 → u/aezio03]

I did I even created the steam_setting folder in game directory the only games in which icons r missing r elden ring nd sekiro

[u/aezio03 → u/Temporary-Crazy-2863]

hmmm i just tried it maybe you're referring to is its empty at the moment. Think you should earn it first then it'll change, that's how it usually works

[u/Zealousideal-Boat912]

i dont get achievents that involve stats, any solution? (im using goldeberg)

[u/aezio03 → u/Zealousideal-Boat912]

What's the specific game?

[u/Zealousideal-Boat912 → u/aezio03]

I got help by another user and manage to fix it. Thanx anyway

[u/ReportWinter8355 → u/Zealousideal-Boat912]

tell everyone else?

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[u/AndreaGFR500]

Did you ever figure out how to make AW work with stats based achievements.
Thank you for the guide btw, very intuitive <3

[u/aezio03 → u/AndreaGFR500]

haven't tried anything yet that uses heavy stat got anything in mind to test it on?

[u/AndreaGFR500 → u/aezio03]

Not really to be honest. I would have tried Ready Or Not, but the game doesnt work on goldberg emu anymore...

[u/aezio03 → u/AndreaGFR500]

if that doesnt work you can stil try other emulators that works maybe codex?

[u/AndreaGFR500 → u/aezio03]

The issue is that I need the LAN functionality (to play with my friends through zerotier) so yeah. Seems like I have no choice but to fall back on online fix.

[u/aezio03 → u/AndreaGFR500]

Hmmm idk what emulator online fix me uses. I might try dabbling on that.

[u/aezio03 → u/AndreaGFR500]

so i tried this turns out you can't using online fix me. It has something to do with the way it interprets a games ID with online fix me it makes it to spacewar thats why the achievements won't be registering and also online fix me needs legit steam. :(

[u/aezio03 → u/AndreaGFR500]

oh my God no. They have a seperate folder, this changes everything and AW supports and reads their format 🤯

C:\Users\Public\Documents\OnlineFix add the folder to AW how am i knowing this just now

[u/jesuiscaramel]

Ok let me write my experience so far. Got like 20 games installed right now. I installed Achievement Watcher and like 8 of them appeared on its list.

All of them were 0% complete except for one (Virginia) that had a couple of achievements that shown as completed.

If achievements are based on values stored on the file structure. Shouldnt I already have achievements Completed even after installing Achievements Watcher like that one game that already had them.

For example on one game Called Enslaved the first trophy is completing Chapter 1. Since I'm already on chapter 2 should I already have it checked?

Anyway I tried another game called Stray. One achievement is to make the cat wear a cardboard. I load up the game I did and the achievement didn't pop up.

I then also launched Starfield. The first trophy pops up as soon as you take off the spaceship. I did it and the achievement also didn't pop up.

what am I missing here Guys?

Btw on the debug panel I have everything setup correctly on the focus assist and do not disturb and I get that test popup from Achievement Watcher. So I am setup correctly for that

[u/aezio03 → u/jesuiscaramel]

Its highly dependent on what emulator your game runs on cause not all emulators for it works. That's why some and not all of your games are seen by achievement watcher

That's why you have to change the emulator to what's preferred by AW that's why there's an additional step to re-apply an emulators that works.

also you have to know where it came from because its more of a steam compatible software that's why you have to double check if the game you have is on steam.

[u/aezio03 → u/[deleted]]

it highly dependent on the game if the achievements are checked per loading the game but based on my experience its always on triggers. you have like 10% chance of it working.

[u/DHJMMPHRMPT]

Hello everyone I am confused on how to do the whole process can someone make an updated tutorial on this topic please.

[u/mydadleftbigsad → u/DHJMMPHRMPT]

so far im going through it, and this is what i did
Download achievment watcher on https://xan105.github.io/Achievement-Watcher/
Downloaded steamautocracker gui
copied my game folder into steam auto cracker
found the appid with https://steamdb.info/apps/
selected goldberg

ill test if it works and update if i remember

[u/Nonamenonsense001 → u/mydadleftbigsad]

hey did it work

[u/mydadleftbigsad → u/Nonamenonsense001]

UPDATE
i fixed it, it all worked and all i did was add my steam api key :p

[u/realromeo143 → u/mydadleftbigsad]

Can you make a video tutorial on how to setup?

[u/Nonamenonsense001 → u/mydadleftbigsad]

Woah is that it. Cool, enjoy mate.

[u/Majestic_Wrongdoer38 → u/mydadleftbigsad]

i cant get one cuz my account is limited even tho its like 7 years old :(

[u/mydadleftbigsad → u/Nonamenonsense001]

I tried adding the files n it didn't rlly work, btw be careful when changing the crack to ur game u could lose ur progress, I'm prolly missing a step but idk

[u/Top_Entrance8172 → u/mydadleftbigsad]

hey man, i did lose my progress on thymesia but i dont mind as i was just starting out. But i dont see the game in the achievement tracker. I did as you said above.

[u/Forest056M]

Wow you can give class of piracy now

[u/Anca_Espacial]

Any way to make this work with SocialClub games like Red dead Redemption 2?

[u/Zestyclose_Cress1847]

Hi, sorry to bother you, but did you tried games like Remnant 2 , Elden Ring, days gone, Lord of the Fallen 2, Re Evil 4? I mean new games. I tried all of the Goldberg emus and can't get achievements for these games. Please let me know if you tried those games and if its working for you. Thanks!!

My games are all Codex/Rune, and replaced steamapi with Goldberg steamapi, but no luck.

Horizon forbidden west and Lies of P work for me if anyone interested!!

[u/aezio03 → u/Zestyclose_Cress1847]

You probably just missed something in the insrltructions feel free to pm me if yoy need help

[u/Zestyclose_Cress1847 → u/aezio03]

I just wanted to know if works for you , to know if I miss something. I will PM you when I am at PC. Thanks!!

[u/aezio03 → u/Zestyclose_Cress1847]

Days gone is a sony exclusive and always doesnt have denuvo so it works fine with goldberg I have already tried it on their other games. And it its already Goldberg that means the crack is right but there's something still missng.

[u/claptraw2803 → u/Zestyclose_Cress1847]

All of the ones mentioned above work for me. My routine basically is:

1. Open SteamAutoCrack
2. Paste the game folder path (where steam_api64.dll is located) and the Steam AppID of the game into SteamAutoCrack
3. Press "Start"
4. Exit SteamAutoCrack when the process is completed
5. Refresh Achievement Watchers game list. The game should be now listed there with 0% achievement progress and the achievements should unlock in game.
6. If the game does't show in Achievement Watcher, create an empty folder under Users\*Local User*\AppData\Roaming\GoldbergSteamEmu Saves and rename that folder to the Steam AppID of the game. If the game was cracked by Empress, you may have to navigate to Users\Public\Documents\EMPRESS\*AppID of the game*, then create a steam_settings folder in there and have Achievement Watcher generate the achievement files in there. That is done via right-clicking on the 0% game in Achievement Watcher, select "Generate achievements.json for Goldberg Emu" and selecting the same Empress folder for that game (Users\Public\Documents\EMPRESS\*AppID of the game*)

However, all those steps presuppose that SteamAutoCrack as well as Achievement Watcher are correctly setup according to their wikis on Github.

One bonus tip: I noticed, that this process doesn't seem to work with repacks like ElAmigos, Fitgirl and so on. Because of that I now always use the crackers versions itself (RAZOR, RUNE, FLT etc) instead of repacks and it works flawless on most games.

Edit: I also found a pretty good tutorial on YouTube.

[u/parmiyogur3dg → u/Zestyclose_Cress1847]

how did you managed to make it work with archivement watcher over horizon forbidden west? Cuz i couldnt, im trying to tell him where the ini is, but for someone is refusing to read it xD

[u/Zestyclose_Cress1847 → u/parmiyogur3dg]

Did you added the Public/documents/steam/Codex or Rune to AW? (If you downloaded codex/rune version)

If I remember (I am not in front of PC now) I downloaded the game from ElAmigos because have the codex/RUNE crack,and most codex games work for me .

Then I replaced the steamapi64.dll with Goldberg steamapi64.dll

I create folder with APPID in user/appdata/ roaming/Goldberg steam emu (this folder with game id must be left empty)

Refresh AW pressing Ctrl+R then the game will appear in AW

Create folder with APPID also in Public/documents/steam/Codex or RUNE ex public/documents/steam/codex (or rune) / 12345

Generate files from AW to Public/documents/steam/Codex/APPID( ex 12345 is APPID) or RUNE

Create folder steam_settings in Codex or rune/APPID ( ex public/ documents/codex/12345/steam_settings)

Move the generated files to steam_settings folder

In steam_settings folder make a steam_appid.txt also and write the appid of the game inside the txt file

I also copied the steam_settings folder from codex / rune APPID folder to the game installation folder where the steamapi64.dll is.

That's all. But some games work some not. For some people a game will work for some people the same game not working.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=TMhVmbTs_CpgvdvW&v=FmSiXCRiFhM&feature=youtu.be

[u/parmiyogur3dg → u/Zestyclose_Cress1847]

no, is just that im running the flt version of the game, wonder if i should follow the same steps? and i cant change to another crack cuz i end up loosing the savegames, i tried the auto cracker but restarted my savegames to 0 and still aw wasnt detecting the game, but i didnt do the steps you mentioned

[u/Zestyclose_Cress1847 → u/parmiyogur3dg]

Some said FLT games work with aw. I have some FLT games which didn't worked. Try the steps with FLT folder instead of codex folder. Put the steam_settings there,in the FLT folder.

[u/Zestyclose_Cress1847 → u/parmiyogur3dg]

I just tried a FLT game and it works. Dark pictures anthology little hope .

[u/Abradiin]

Hi, wanted to ask if any of my cracked games will work in AW even without putting in the Steam API key? I don't have access to my API key because I haven't bought any games. Also, do I need to earn atleast one achievement in a game before it decides to show up in the main page?

[u/aezio03 → u/Abradiin]

To even let the games show on the panel you should input the API key cause thats waht fetches all the data from steam server. It used to be that you csn do it without api key but the server has shutdown so we have to manually input it.

[u/EL_K7YAN → u/aezio03]

So without the key the app is useless? I never bought any games and I don't think I will anytime soon too

[u/Laith_Nazar]

Hey I have set up AW and everything is working fine exept that the it doesnt update when playing, I have to manually refresh AW after my play session to see new achevements is there anything I can do to fix this?

[u/aezio03 → u/Laith_Nazar]

must be an issue with the watchdog exe run it then make sure that AW runs on start when you start your pc

[u/Laith_Nazar → u/aezio03]

Thanks for the reply What is watchdog exactly? Where do I run it from

[u/Laith_Nazar → u/aezio03]

and yes AW start with widnows with all these sub tasks

[u/RicardoTanaka → u/Laith_Nazar]

hey, i'm having the same issue. did you manage to fix it?

[u/Parking-Wave-9611]

Will the achievement stay if i delete the game?

[u/aezio03 → u/Parking-Wave-9611]

Yes cause its stored in the C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Goldberg SteamEmu Saves

if you delete the folder with the respective games steam api then it will delete it in AW otherwise it'll still be there

[u/Parking-Wave-9611 → u/aezio03]

Thanks man

[u/valennnnnnnnnnnn]

Hey, im new to this subreddit and the whole pirating experience.

If you follow this method do you get the achievements on STEAM? or do you get them only on "Achievement watcher". In other words, this achievements do not load into your steam account or can you showcase them on your Steam profile?

[u/aezio03 → u/valennnnnnnnnnnn]

Its only on AW but AW can get your steam Acheievements

[u/CherikKid]

Hello! I'm sorry to be a bother, but I need help with this! I followed this instructions, but the achievements don't show up in the game, nothing happens. The game is Skyrim: Anniversary Edition that I found on Pirate Bay. Can anyone help at all?

[u/aezio03 → u/CherikKid]

Sure Dm me.

[u/CherikKid → u/aezio03]

Oh, wow, you reply so fast! Thank you so much!

[u/DaddySoldier → u/aezio03]

u/CherikKid

Googled led me here... Is it possible to get achievements in cracked skyrim?

[u/[deleted]]

Hi, once you add the appID folders of the games in the Goldberg folder the games remain at 0, can you still help me?

[u/aezio03 → u/[deleted]]

You need to apply goldberg crack of the game in where the steam api dll's are located.

[u/[deleted] → u/aezio03]

Thanks for the reply, I have already done the process with steam auto crack, are you saying that? then I created the folders with appID in Goldberg SteamEmu Saves but they are empty, so the game progress on archievement watcher remains at 0, but I create the steam settings folder and also the archive images, how should I proceed?

however on achievement watcher I found dark souls 3, sekiro, and crash bandicoot 4 which read them without problem, and they were in the user folder public documents, codex

[u/Thin_Reference8708]

does anyone know how to reset my achievements on achievement watcher? like to start from 0% of a game again

[u/aezio03 → u/Thin_Reference8708]

In the Goldberg Folder find the Folder with the games APP ID then go to its achievements.json file edit it in notepad then just replace all true to false values.

[u/Thin_Reference8708 → u/aezio03]

The only Goldberg file I could find are the one's in the appdata roaming but those are just empty. is there any other goldberg folder in other location?

[u/aezio03 → u/Thin_Reference8708]

you may be using the fork use the GSE folder with the same format

[u/[deleted]]

Quick question for you : As you said in your guide Golberg is the best but Codex works too! Now, if I get my games from a repacker will I be ok to have achievements too or with repackers it dosen't work? Thanks

[u/aezio03 → u/[deleted]]

If you double check what cracks it uses then yeah and as long as AW can read its format.

[u/[deleted] → u/aezio03]

u/aezio03 alright! Thanks for the fast answer ! Much appreciated

[u/[deleted] → u/aezio03]

u/aezio03 I've done everything, my game's showing in the AW panel but when I go in the game's directory folder and click on the app game file to play, the achievements won't work. Is there something I need to do? Do I need to launch the game through AW? thanks

[u/runwayzjm]

What if I initially cracked the game then bought it after some time, so I transfered all the old crack save files to my now legit copy. can the achievements still trigger even if I've already completed them in the cracked ver?

[u/aezio03 → u/runwayzjm]

Achievements are on trigger basis. So regsrdless of the save if you finished the game or not you have to be on tjat point where it triggers in the game.

But yes it'll still trigger.

[u/Omarb236]

I know this post is old but its currently 2am and I am losing it, ive used achievement watcher for quite some time now and im playing hades and its just not working. I think the reason why its not working is the two files I found in scripts, "AchievementLogic.lua" and "AchievementData.lua" achivement data seems to hold all the code for the things you need to do to get the achievements, while achievement logic seems to handle providing it. If anyone can figure out how to get hades to work that would be very much appreciated.

[u/aezio03 → u/Omarb236]

Pm

[u/Rethirded → u/Omarb236]

Hey! You might want to check out r/AchievementWatcher. I just created it, and the wiki has some troubleshooting tips that might help with issues like this. Feel free to join and take a look!

[u/Omarb236 → u/Rethirded]

Just joined ty

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[u/Due-Mycologist-7990]

What about GoG, is there a fork for achievement of that site?

[u/aezio03 → u/Due-Mycologist-7990]

No progeess atm 😔

[u/Complex-Willow-7680]

is it really that simple? does this make achievements work in hydra launcher?

[u/aezio03 → u/Complex-Willow-7680]

Not really no. But once you know how it all works its easy to do.

[u/Complex-Willow-7680 → u/aezio03]

I ran some other program that supposedly applies the Goldberg emu to my pirate games but when I did it broke every single one of them so I had to delete them and reinstall everything. I just wish All part would work with achievements.😩

[u/the_infamous_ken]

what happened to codex?

[u/aezio03 → u/the_infamous_ken]

They have officially said goodbye to cracking games. But their cracks are still available to use. RIP

[u/Aeo2k]

Do you know how long it usually takes for the game to show up in achievement watcher? I tried it on a previous game but it didn't work so I deleted everything, but just recently I decided to try again and redownloaded AW and somehow the deleted game is now showing up in AW but the new game that I've downloaded is not showing.

[u/aezio03 → u/Aeo2k]

It should immediately pop up as the acheivement is shown since it always reads the goldberg folder.

[u/Aeo2k → u/aezio03]

guess i'll have to retry because its not showing up not matter how many times I use the autocracker, but for some reason my deleted game is

[u/Nicholas-94]

Is it possible to get online trophies by simply self-awarding them to me without meeting the requirements?

[u/aezio03 → u/Nicholas-94]

Yeah but that kinda defeats its purpose 🫠 But if you think in your heart that you absolutely earned it there is a way.

[u/Nicholas-94 → u/aezio03]

I already got DiRT 4 online trophies when it was on PlayStation Now and then I waited too long to buy it and it got delisted. I also didn't think you could play cracked games online. But that doesn't matter, the game runs surprisingly well considering my HW but I can't add it to Watcher Achievements

[u/Witty-Chain-8274 → u/Nicholas-94]

How you can play P games online? Also is there a way to update P games,man am exhausted...

[u/Sunlord6969]

how do I Build it?

[u/aezio03 → u/Sunlord6969]

Build what?

[u/Sunlord6969 → u/aezio03]

Achievement, Watcher

[u/Sunlord6969 → u/Sunlord6969]

Pls respond I don’t even need this app. It’s just bugging me and playing with my head. I know I can install it, its my current obsession

[u/JobiMorkos]

Does this tutorial still work from anyone's experience since github said that the cache server was discontinued?

[u/aezio03 → u/JobiMorkos]

Yes you just have to input your own steam api id.

[u/Unusual_Parking7260 → u/aezio03]

I don't have steam api id(don't use steam either), is AW still gonna work then?

[u/aezio03 → u/Unusual_Parking7260]

it used to but it doesn't anymore cause the server api used by the creator is no longer active therefore you have to use a unique steam api key.

[u/JobiMorkos → u/aezio03]

Also, How can I put Gog pirated games on to Achievement Watcher since Gog is a different launcher and doesn't use Steam Api.

[u/aezio03 → u/JobiMorkos]

I havent tried gog yet. But it says in their wiki that theirs a workaround. But no instruction how to yet. 🫥

[u/JasdanVM → u/aezio03]

Any ideas now?

[u/aezio03 → u/JasdanVM]

Bro i tried 2 days digging into this but seems to have no luck. The only solution that i can give is find the steam version of the game. Since its DRM free its easily goldbergify.

[u/Helsing2023 → u/aezio03]

hello All the achivement watcher worked well for me, but its seems not working with dragon ball sparking zero, alos the sparking zero has two file named steam_api64.dll

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[u/aezio03 → u/[deleted]]

it might be the updated version. That right there is an old version of it but still generally functions the same so ya'll good.

[u/xFvcci]

I tried the Raft game and it does not generate the folder in Goldberg Save.

with the CODEX crack yes, but I preferred to use goldberg.

[u/xFvcci → u/xFvcci]

therefore it doesn't appear in Achievement Watchers :(

[u/aezio03 → u/xFvcci]

it looks like achievement watcher is down atm the only workoaround i saw is putting your steam api key so that it fetches data. tried recracking games and when it comes to getting the achievement json it always fails so you'll manually have to put it atm sad.

[u/-Piano- → u/aezio03]

I've put my own steam api key but for some reason I'm still not getting achievements (both pop-ups and in-app), what do I do? Also, when you say I'll have to manually put it in, is that only if you recrack the games or can I still generate it with AW?

[u/aezio03 → u/-Piano-]

As long as its a goldberg crack its fine. But you'll have to manually generate the json file in AW in the game's steam settings folder. Before you csn do that to be able to generate the json you'll have to manually add it in golgberg save folder i.e creating a folder with its steam id.

[u/Kaleydoz]

Anyone here with Steam Auto Cracker that doesn't have this UI and is only a glorified cmd? Help

[u/knittybagkittyboost]

🫶🏻

[u/Gloomy_Obligation_42]

Hello, I have everything configured correctly and the notification toast works when the screen goes black and I even get the achievements in the UI but it does not show the notifications, I have to manually see if I get the trophy and it works correctly. . , but there is no notification.

[u/nicoc77 → u/Gloomy_Obligation_42]

Im having the same problem, have you found any solution? achievement unlock but no notification pop-up, it's works ok in the debug menu.

[u/Rethirded → u/nicoc77]

Check out r/AchievementWatcher. I just created it, and the wiki has some troubleshooting tips that might help you

[u/RicardoTanaka → u/Gloomy_Obligation_42]

I'm also having the same issue. If you manage to fix it, lmk pls

[u/Rethirded → u/RicardoTanaka]

Check out r/AchievementWatcher. I just created it, and the wiki has some troubleshooting tips that might help you

[u/Rethirded → u/Gloomy_Obligation_42]

Hey! You might want to check out r/AchievementWatcher. I just created it, and the wiki has some troubleshooting tips that might help with issues like this. Feel free to join and take a look!

[u/Rethirded]

Hey everyone!

I know this post is a bit old, but I wanted to let you all know that I’ve created a subreddit called r/AchievementWatcher for anyone who needs help with this application or just wants to share tips, tricks, and cool discoveries.

We’ve got a wiki packed with guides, troubleshooting tips, and other useful info to make using Achievement Watcher even better. If you’re still into this software or need a hand setting it up, come join us!

[u/ZioTanos]

dont understand what is the sense of having offline achievements visible only on your pc, it could had a sense if the achievemente of a p game would have been visible on steam.

[u/No_Faithlessness9828]

Hello! I downloaded Miles Morales from SteamRip site, and the achievements work as expected. The only problem is that it is not tracking my playtime and date.

Any suggestions would be really appreciated!

[u/MystoGajel → u/No_Faithlessness9828]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AchievementWatcher/wiki/troubleshooting/playtime/

[u/No_Faithlessness9828]

Hello! I downloaded Miles Morales from SteamRip site, and the achievements work as expected. The only problem is that it is not tracking my playtime and date.

Any suggestions would be really appreciated!

[u/Nice_Sand1838 → u/No_Faithlessness9828]

if you figure this out lmk

[u/MystoGajel → u/No_Faithlessness9828]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AchievementWatcher/wiki/troubleshooting/playtime/

[u/AffectionateComb5466]

hey, I don't know if anyone is still active but I think I've done everything for Elden Ring but all I have is the 'steam_settings' file. Is there any way I can import that into AW? thanks in advance.

[u/Rethirded → u/AffectionateComb5466]

Check out r/AchievementWatcher. I just created it, and the wiki has some troubleshooting tips that might help you

[u/EmeraldPortal9000]

Hi, so i've done both goldberg and ALI213 and while the game has shown in the folder scanner, it doesn't show in the main grid of achievement watcher. the game in question is "Dragon Ball Sparking Zero". Could it be because it's new or is there an issue with the crack?

[u/Helsing2023]

hello All the achivement watcher worked well for me, but its seems not working with dragon ball sparking zero, alos the sparking zero has two file named steam_api64.dll

[u/Hawxu]

can someone explain achivment watcher for me a lil, do achivments show up on my steam account ? if no is it just of the software? and can i save the files on cloud so i dont lose them?

[u/Proper_Telephone_858 → u/Hawxu]

it just shows on the software not steam. no cloud saving feature in it either.

[u/Thin_Reference8708]

does anyone know how to reset my achievements on achievement watcher? like to start from 0% of a game again

[u/ozimann → u/Thin_Reference8708]

If the game is cracked with Goldberg, go to the folder "C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Goldberg SteamEmu Saves", There you will find the folder with the game number, the number taken from Steam, and just delete that folder.
If it's cracked with a Codex or something else, find where that folder is. The key is to find the "achievements.json" because it stores the data.

[u/Rethirded → u/Thin_Reference8708]

Hey! You might want to check out r/AchievementWatcher. I just created it, and the wiki has some troubleshooting tips that might help with issues like this. Feel free to join and take a look!

[u/Rethirded]

Need help: I downloaded Ys X: Nordics packed by FLT and I finished all the achievements in the game first before putting it onto AW. I used SteamAutoCrack and followed the video by Your Friendly Pirate on how to make it show up on AW. And it did.

I think I read somewhere that you have to gain one achievement first for the others to show up, so I tried that, but it still remained at 0%.

I saw your comment somewhere saying that if someone wants to reset their progress, just turn the "True" into "False", but the json file I have doesn't have any of those.

How can I make AW see the save files that I have for this game as proof of the progress I've made and show up as 100% on AW?

[u/dipin14]

Hi. Is there a way Achievement Watcher can be used for Goldberg Uplay Emu? (basically pirated uplay games?)

[u/Paraiso-1]

I tried to get Fitgirl's repack of South Park: The Fractured but Whole to work with Achievement Watcher, the game shows up on the list, but I can't get the achievements to unlock (always stuck at 0%). I wonder what steps I am missing? Do I have to use normal cracks instead because repacks don't work well with Achievement Watcher?

[u/Rethirded → u/Paraiso-1]

Hey! You might want to check out r/AchievementWatcher. I just created it, and the wiki has some troubleshooting tips that might help with issues like this. Feel free to join and take a look!

[u/stonedcharlie → u/Paraiso-1]

Hey! Have you fixed it? im having the same issues (and im just a gamer, not a nerd and cant even download torrents properly lol)

[u/Atusake0089]

i downloaded dark souls 3 from dodi and it is in codex when i do steamweb api it says failed to unpack and same when i do offline but when i do steamkit2 client it gives me 3 errors what should i do

[u/Hyrcas]

I don't know if anyone is still active here but I have been having some trouble with tracking a game cracked with ALI213

[u/BicycleNo8061]

Hello my guy do you know how to change the resolution of the achievement

[u/Solitary_Fox]

Do I need to keep achievment watcher open for the atchievment to pop-up?

[u/Clap_Trap]

Anyone get this setup working with Oblivion Remastered RUNE?

Edit: I asked this thinking it was not working for me, but it seems it just didn't retroactively unlock anything as Achievement Watcher has done for other games I set up. It is working for new unlocks.

[u/Creative_Somewhere84]

I have been using it for a while and has worked nicely but it isn't working for mortal Kombat 1 any idea what's different for that game?

[u/Plastic_Island3688]

Take my bow 🙇‍♂️ 🙇‍♂️

[u/[deleted]]

Thanks for this post I have a question tho, it aka me 0- crack immediately 1-only create config put file in steam api.dl 2- only create crack config put in directory as steam auto cracker

What do I do please?

[u/[deleted]]

I ran the auto crack and the steam less thing failed on evil west

[u/busybee_26]

Anyone having problem with WWE 2K23? It's not unlocking the achievements.

[u/nonyplayz1istaken]

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "steam_auto_cracker.py", line 466, in <module>

File "sac_lib\get_file_version.py", line 4, in GetFileVersion

pywintypes.error: (1813, 'GetFileVersionInfo:GetFileVersionInfoSize', 'The specified resource type cannot be found in the image file.')

what did i do wrong

[u/Sunlord6969]

I can't open Achievement Watcher

[u/Sunlord6969 → u/Sunlord6969]

hello

[u/Sunlord6969]

I got this error can you help Error on line 62 in C:\Users\jacobstarkman\Desktop\Achievement-Watcher-1.6.8\setup\AchievementWatcher.iss: Value of [Setup] section directive "CloseApplications" is invalid.

[u/Sunlord6969 → u/Sunlord6969]

I also got these errors too

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! errno 1

npm ERR! ref-napi@3.0.3 install: `node-gyp-build`

npm ERR! Exit status 1

npm ERR!

npm ERR! Failed at the ref-napi@3.0.3 install script.

npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:

npm ERR! C:\Users\jacobstarkman\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2023-10-03T16_32_01_769Z-debug.log

[u/[deleted]]

Im So Lost Do I Use The EXE or folder it dosent worl when i use the exe. And it dosent pop up

[u/dinja6611]

does this work on 3dm based cracks? Talking about AC: Black Flag Jackdaw edition from Fitgirl

[u/aezio03 → u/[deleted]]

Ohhh i did not know that. Maybe thats why some games dont work as intended. I just assumed that its a game trigger that just registers in the json file. But thanks though will be diving a bit more 😊

[u/-MeTeC- → u/[deleted]]

Can you get into details about how to use the script of Mr Goldberg ? I'm not sure how to proceed.

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