Steam Achievements not working

[Der_Kommissar]

Hi All.
I'm experiencing problems with Steam recognizing achievements in ETW.
At first, when I was playing the game and doing the Road to Independence campaign, all was fine - I got the "Founding Father" (for taking one region by conquest) and "Expasionist power" (taking 10 regions) achievements, steam notified me and it's listed in my steam profile.
however, Since then, i've noticed that the game doesn't sync with any of the steam achievements. i've finished the Independence campaign and didn't get the "American Hero" achievement. didn't get the "drumbeat to victory" achievement you get after completing a quick battle, which i did ofcourse.
also the "Raw Recruit" of taking place in a multiplayer battle, as i have, did not get recognized.

hopefully someone will have an answer for me - or direct me to a steam forum that can aid.

thanks in advance.

[Laoch]

Not sure about your other problems, but I know that the American Hero achievement is bugged, but there is a way to get it. The problem is that, upon winning, the victory video is shown and the player is taken back to the main menu without the achievement.

The Fix:
Play through the Road To Independence campaign until you have all eight required regions and in total one less region than you need to win.
Do not take the last region or the campaign will end!
Maintain this number of regions until the Winter of the final year of the campaign.
Take the final region and watch the victory video.
Click 'Continue' and end the turn one more time.
Congratulations, you are an American Hero!

(The number of regions needed to win and the maximum length of the campaign varies by difficulty level, check your Victory Conditions).

[BadBlood]

Are you playing in Off-Line mode? I'm pretty sure my stats do not include any of my activities while playing off-line.

[Der_Kommissar]

Laoch - thanks for the reply, however I really don't feel like going back to that campaign. it doesnt really matter, I know I'm an american hero at heart.

BadBlood: steam its turned on all the time, idling. sometimes I'm away and sometimes online, doesn't really matter.

[Brusilov]

When I finished RTI Episode III I acquired the 'Master of the Americas' achievement (I think - I also conquered all the provinces later on in a British campaign). I've yet to get the 'American Hero' achievement but I think I need to complete the United States chapter of RTI.

Did you finish all chapters (and not just up to chapter III)?

[Der_Kommissar]

yes Brusilov, i have, finished, and got the video and message about america's freedom, and the campaign ended.

[Brusilov]

The fix that Loach has posted is also shown here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...d.php?t=825573

There is a bit more discussion on it as well.

Hope that helps.....

[Der_Kommissar]

thanks, unfortunately they are not addressing the whole problem of other achievements not showing up on steam, like quick battles, multiplayer, and grand campaign achievements.

[Brusilov]

OK, the achievements I've attained are working OK. I don't know if sometimes Steam gets a bit confused. Also I presume you've exited the game completely to look at the achievments in the 'Steam Community' area? I don't know if there are problems with some servers and not others. My download region is the UK.

Edited: I noticed that in-game the number of men killed is stuck at 82,909... I was lazy and auto-resolved most of the battles - I wonder if that is why.....

[Der_Kommissar]

i definitely have.
well, i'll dismiss this as an ETW bug until either someone sheds some light on the matter or CA releases a patch. thanks for your help.