Acheivements are a big part of the experience for me, and just running them as an external program doesn't give that option. Is there any chance of doing so? I'm sure I managed to get some pirated dlc to work like that once.

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[–] nowayhosay@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You can use steam achievement manager to unlock any achievements you want. as far as having that automatically happen with steam, i'm not sure if that's possible

[–] will_iam90983402984@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

oh alr, do you have to "own" the game on steam to unlock achievements? Currently just running them through "add a non steam game" I'm guessing you cant pirate steam product keys etc.

[–] nowayhosay@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yeah you have to own the game to unlock the achievements

[–] will_iam90983402984@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

fair enough, I'm guessing there's no workaround for that?

[–] shadow@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If the pirated game you are running uses the Goldberg Emu or a similar variant then they have the capabilities of Achievement unlocks. If you are on windows you can also combine this with Achievement Watcher which can pick up the achievements and even display them as you get them with toast notifications.

[–] will_iam90983402984@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

I've never heard of goldberg actually, will have to look into it

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I wonder if RetroAchievements is open-source. Could be possible to clone achievements for pirated games.

[–] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

DLC is probably a bit easier since it sounds like you purchased the base game. Steam still registers that you own at least the base game and may allow the achievements because of that.

As for base games, there's not a way that I know of. Steam only shows that if you purchase the game.

[–] will_iam90983402984@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

ok, thanks, and yeah, I did.

[–] Sarahli88@lemdro.id 1 points 4 weeks ago

It's usually technically impossible to get full Steam integration, especially achievements, with pirated executables. The achievement API is tied directly to the official purchase/license. Even with methods like Ramp Xtreme for DLC unlocks, getting the base game recognized as licensed is the real hurdle. You'll likely need a separate achievement manager tool.

[–] Sarahli88@lemdro.id 1 points 5 months ago

I also enjoy achievements, it really adds to the game. I've spent a lot of time trying to find ways around similar issues with other games, sometimes it feels like I need an escape road from all the technical troubleshooting. I wish Steam made it easier to integrate external content.

[–] Sarahli88@lemdro.id 1 points 4 weeks ago

That's a very common question, especially when achievements are a big part of the experience! Unfortunately, getting Steam to validate a non-purchased executable for native features is tough. You're on a real digital cowboy safari trying to bypass their integrity checks. While some older DLC hacks worked, the main game registration is usually too deep.