About Achievements

[allisonrose]

Hi there!
I've been working with DS using the visual novel framework and have a couple questions about the achievement system.

1. Can I keep the achievements from saving across multiple games? I only want them to be used in a single playthrough then wiped on a new game.

2. How might I go about setting it up so that an achievement only unlocks after multiple conditions are passed? For example, player must talk to the cat 3 times before they get the achievement "friend of animals" or something like that.


Thanks!

[Tony Li]

Hi!

1. Can I keep the achievements from saving across multiple games? I only want them to be used in a single playthrough then wiped on a new game.

In the next release, I can add that back as an option. That was actually the way it was first implemented, but the general response was that people wanted it saved independently from individual saved games. It'll be a checkbox on the Achievements component.

2. How might I go about setting it up so that an achievement only unlocks after multiple conditions are passed? For example, player must talk to the cat 3 times before they get the achievement "friend of animals" or something like that.

Normally you'll use the UnlockAchievement() command in a dialogue entry's Script field, like:

• Dialogue Text: "Hi, cat."
• Script:

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  UnlockAchievement("Cat Lady")

It's a little more complicated, but you can do this:

• Dialogue Text: "Hi, cat."
• Script:

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  Variable["GreetedCat"] = Variable["GreetedCat"] + 1;
  if (Variable["GreetedCat"] == 3) then UnlockAchievement("Cat Lady") end

[allisonrose]

In the next release, I can add that back as an option. That was actually the way it was first implemented, but the general response was that people wanted it saved independently from individual saved games. It'll be a checkbox on the Achievements component.

Great!
For most games, the way it is now makes sense. But In my case, I am using the achievement system to unlock personality traits (kinda like renegade/paragon in mass effect) so the player won't want them to carry over if they play again.

It's a little more complicated, but you can do this:
Dialogue Text: "Hi, cat."
Script:
CODE: SELECT ALL

Variable["GreetedCat"] = Variable["GreetedCat"] + 1;
if (Variable["GreetedCat"] == 3) then UnlockAchievement("Cat Lady") end

Awesome! I will test this out, but it looks pretty straight forward.

[WhiteDraco]

Sorry to revive an old thread - but I wanted to find out if there was ever a solution for clearing the achievements on every new game? I tried to search but couldn't find anything. Apologies if I missed it!

I'd like my achievements to be cleared whenever a new game is started, but am unsure how to do this manually. Is there a manual command I can use to clear PlayerPrefs for achievements on game start?

Thanks in advance

[Tony Li]

Hi,

I just pushed up version 2.0.4.4, which adds a checkbox to the Achievements component. If it's ticked, the achievements are reset when starting a new game.

[WhiteDraco]

Great! Thanks a ton

[Tony Li]

Glad to help!

[windwalking]

Very sorry to ask on such an old thread. But I can't find any reference to achievement system. Is that part of the dialogue system or a separate asset? I am trying to do something similar and would love to know if its available.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

The VN Starter Framework (available on the Dialogue System Extras page) has a very simple local achievements system. But apart from that, the Dialogue System doesn't have an achievements system.