[Problem] Missing pop-ups and achievements in Polynesia scenario

[topresch]

I tried to post this in the Steam achievements thread, but in the end I never got any solutions there. It regards the Polynesia DLC and how some achievements never seem to appear..

Here's the Steam achievement thread mentioned above with my posts:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=379198&page=22

It seems like other players here have unlocked several Polynesia-achievements, but I can't seem to unlock any except the ones "Win as...". What's the secret of this? For instance, I played through a random map game and plainly found NZ, but no message came up, and afterwards the achievement was still locked. In my random map, I only recognized NZ, and as I said, didn't get any achievements.. I have also tried all forms of play (default settings, go in via Single Player->Scenarios, Mods->scenarios) but I never get any pop-up when finding e.g. Australia on SP map, or the others on random.

So now I turn from other users to tech support to see if there are any answers to be found here. I seem to be the only user here not to receive these pop-ups and achievements..

Cheers!
topresch

EDIT: It seems to be called Paradise Found, not Lost..

 

[topresch]

Ok, so even tech cannot help me with this? I'll try the Mongol scenario I guess and see what happens there then.

 

[Furiey]

To get Reward Popups and the achievements, NoRewardPopups must be set like this in your UserSettings.ini file:

NoRewardPopups = 0

Setting it to 1 will turn off the popups.

 

[topresch]

To get Reward Popups and the achievements, NoRewardPopups must be set like this in your UserSettings.ini file:

NoRewardPopups = 0

Setting it to 1 will turn off the popups.

And it does say NoRewardPopups = 0 ...

Can it be that I don't have the actual Scenario, although I do have something called Paradise Lost in the Scenario section? This must come from when I bought the Polynesia civ, but do I also have to buy the Map separately or what?

 

[abtomat74]

I've never seen an achievement popup, but I still receive the reward after checking my stats in Steam.

I also have my rewardpopup set to 0(on) in my ini., and correctly unselected in the options as it should be.

Another forum post hinted at a Steam overlay problem.
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maybe try enabling in Steam, Civ V, Properties, General, the setting called "enable steam community in-game".

 

[topresch]

Another forum post hinted at a Steam overlay problem.

maybe try enabling in Steam, Civ V, Properties, General, the setting called "enable steam community in-game".

I'll probably try this later today. Otherwise maybe I just have to uninstall and install again, to see if some quirky thing has happened with my Civ.. It seems very strange that nothing's working..

 

[topresch]

Gaah! I've tried the tip over, and it didn't work (explored the whole sea on Random Map). Then I uninstalled the whole shebang to check if it helped... Which it didn't.. I'm totally at a loss and getting quite obsessed by this! Especially since everyone else seem to get the pop-ups and achievements without any problems. Could someone please post a screenshot of when one gets the pop-up of discovery?

This is of course via Steam, so is there anywhere official I should post my grievances, e.g. the Y2K-forum or Steamforum or something? I've searched around a lot but haven't found any solution to the REALLY ANNOYING issue at hand..

 

[MouseyPounds]

Could someone please post a screenshot of when one gets the pop-up of discovery?

Here is a composite picture of the three popups.

Spoiler :

Attached is a save game where the 3 active units are each 1 tile from one of the targets:

• If you move the spearman toward the island with the hills, the Hawaii discovery should trigger
• If you move the northern scout to the fish, the NZ discovery should trigger
• If you move the eastern scout to the pearls, the Easter Island discovery should trigger

 

[topresch]

All right. Cheers for that. I'll check out that savegame later today.. I also posted/bumped this issue in the Complete list of Steam achievements-thread in Strategies and Tips forum (page 25), but this thread has the most concise description of the problem.

edit: Tried it just now, but it didn't work out. Nothing happened. Thanks for the save though! Where are your DLC-saves located locally? I'm just wondering whether somehow the DLC could be seen as a mod or something? My autosaves and this save was located in C:\...\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization V\ModdedSaves\single\(auto for the autosaves). You do choose Single Player-->Scenarios in the Game Menu to play?

 

[Furiey]

I also chose Single Player>Scenarios to start the game and got the achievements OK.

Have you double/triple checked that no mods are enabled before you start?

Mods>Accept>Browse Mods
And NONE are enabled, not even the scenarios.


And just in case the game is not looking at your settings file that "No Reward Popups" is not selected (not green) in Options>Game Options?

I did have some pics of mine taken using steam but it seems to give me options of sharing thaem on facebook but not linking from a forum...

 

[topresch]

I also chose Single Player>Scenarios to start the game and got the achievements OK.

Have you double/triple checked that no mods are enabled before you start?

Mods>Accept>Browse Mods
And NONE are enabled, not even the scenarios.


And just in case the game is not looking at your settings file that "No Reward Popups" is not selected (not green) in Options>Game Options?

I did have some pics of mine taken using steam but it seems to give me options of sharing thaem on facebook but not linking from a forum...

I haven't checked the "Enable/Disable" on the DLC before now, but neither was enabled, so that should be ok. Also, for both the ini-file and the Options are the "No Pop-Ups" set to OFF (enabling pop-ups, which I do get for everything else anyway)..

 

[Furiey]

I thought you probably had got them all unset but thought I would confirm as I'm baffled.

 

[topresch]

I'm baffled.

You said it! Perhaps I should screenshot every step of the way with all variables and post them, but I think I've turned every stone by now..

 

[Furiey]

Have you tried verifying the integrity of the game in steam?

 

[topresch]

Have you tried verifying the integrity of the game in steam?

Did this just now, and it said that 1 file needed to be reacquired from Steam. However, Civ 5 stands like this on the game list: "Sid Meier's Civilization.... 0%" for a long time. I tried one more time, the same msg came (1 file needs to be reacquired), but now nothing happens at all...

edit: Third time's the charm. Now it downloaded something. However, when I try to verify again, it's still missing "1 file and needs to be reacquired".. Only one more weird thing in the toolbox here.

editedit: Right, last thing I haven't tried now.. Reinstalled Steam, and evidently with it comes a reinstall of Civ. We'll see if that's any help..

editeditedit: No help in reinstalling Steam either..

 

[MouseyPounds]

When doing the file verification, one file (the exe) will always fail. So if it's only 1 then you should be up to date.

If you have logging turned on (config.ini setting), try loading my save again and moving as suggested then look in the Lua.log to see if there are any errors. It's a shot in the dark, but pretty much all my suggestions are at this point...

 

[topresch]

When doing the file verification, one file (the exe) will always fail. So if it's only 1 then you should be up to date.

If you have logging turned on (config.ini setting), try loading my save again and moving as suggested then look in the Lua.log to see if there are any errors. It's a shot in the dark, but pretty much all my suggestions are at this point...

Right.. I did as you suggested (setting EnableLogging = 1) and loaded the game, moving those three units to the respective coastlines and actually disebarked all three. Then I saved the game in a new name. The Lua.log looks now like this:

[18169.202] Initializing Lua 5.1.4
[18225.097] Credits: Header type not found.
[18225.253] MainMenu: 2011052010
[18225.253] MainMenu: 2011050317
[18225.253] MainMenu: 2011053117
[18225.253] MainMenu: 2011052010
[18225.253] MainMenu: 2011052010
[18225.253] MainMenu: 2011050317
[18225.253] MainMenu: 2011053117
[18225.253] MainMenu: 2011052010
[18257.904] CivilopediaScreen: SetSelectedCategory(12)
[18257.904] CivilopediaScreen: CivilopediaCategory[CategoryTerrain].DisplayList
[18257.998] CivilopediaScreen: SetSelectedCategory(1)
[18257.998] CivilopediaScreen: CivilopediaCategory[CategoryHomePage].DisplayList
[18261.523] Tutorial: Disabling Tutorial
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\ConfirmImprovementRebuildPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\CityPlotManagementPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\ConfirmCommandPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\MinorCivEnterTerritoryPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\LiberateMinorPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\ReturnCivilianPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\AnnexCityPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\DeclareWarMovePopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\BarbarianRansomPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\ConfirmGiftPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\ConfirmCityTaskPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\PuppetCityPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\DeclareWarRangeStrikePopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\ConfirmPolicyBranchPopup.lua
[18262.647] GenericPopup: Loaded Popup - Assets\UI\InGame\PopupsGeneric\MinorCivGoldPopup.lua
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 4
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 4
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 3
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 4
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 3
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 3
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 1
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 3
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 3
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 5
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 3
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 5
[18262.803] SocialPolicyPopup: 2
[18306.966] Runtime Error: [string "Assets\DLC\DLC_03\Scenarios\PolynesiaScenar..."]:162: attempt to index local 'savedData' (a nil value)
[18310.024] Runtime Error: [string "Assets\DLC\DLC_03\Scenarios\PolynesiaScenar..."]:162: attempt to index local 'savedData' (a nil value)
[18312.801] Runtime Error: [string "Assets\DLC\DLC_03\Scenarios\PolynesiaScenar..."]:162: attempt to index local 'savedData' (a nil value)
[18314.018] Runtime Error: [string "Assets\DLC\DLC_03\Scenarios\PolynesiaScenar..."]:162: attempt to index local 'savedData' (a nil value)
[18319.961] Runtime Error: [string "Assets\DLC\DLC_03\Scenarios\PolynesiaScenar..."]:162: attempt to index local 'savedData' (a nil value)
[18319.961] Runtime Error: [string "Assets\DLC\DLC_03\Scenarios\PolynesiaScenar..."]:162: attempt to index local 'savedData' (a nil value)
[18335.140] SaveMenu: 0
[18335.140] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Harald Hardrada_0010 AD-1071-January.Civ5Save
[18335.140] SaveMenu: Harald Hardrada_0010 AD-1071-January
[18335.140] SaveMenu: 1
[18335.140] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Harald Hardrada_0022 AD-1077-January.Civ5Save
[18335.140] SaveMenu: Harald Hardrada_0022 AD-1077-January
[18335.140] SaveMenu: 2
[18335.140] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Harald Hardrada_0029 AD-1080-July.Civ5Save
[18335.140] SaveMenu: Harald Hardrada_0029 AD-1080-July
[18335.140] SaveMenu: 3
[18335.140] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Harald Hardrada_0040 AD-1086-January.Civ5Save
[18335.140] SaveMenu: Harald Hardrada_0040 AD-1086-January
[18335.140] SaveMenu: 4
[18335.140] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\PolynesiaPopups.Civ5Save
[18335.140] SaveMenu: PolynesiaPopups
[18337.777] SaveMenu: 0
[18337.777] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Harald Hardrada_0010 AD-1071-January.Civ5Save
[18337.777] SaveMenu: Harald Hardrada_0010 AD-1071-January
[18337.777] SaveMenu: 1
[18337.777] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Harald Hardrada_0022 AD-1077-January.Civ5Save
[18337.777] SaveMenu: Harald Hardrada_0022 AD-1077-January
[18337.777] SaveMenu: 2
[18337.777] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Harald Hardrada_0029 AD-1080-July.Civ5Save
[18337.777] SaveMenu: Harald Hardrada_0029 AD-1080-July
[18337.777] SaveMenu: 3
[18337.777] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Harald Hardrada_0040 AD-1086-January.Civ5Save
[18337.777] SaveMenu: Harald Hardrada_0040 AD-1086-January
[18337.777] SaveMenu: 4
[18337.777] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\Hotu Matua_0023 AD-0530.Civ5Save
[18337.777] SaveMenu: Hotu Matua_0023 AD-0530
[18337.777] SaveMenu: 5
[18337.777] SaveMenu: C:\Users\Torbjørn\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ModdedSaves\single\PolynesiaPopups.Civ5Save
[18337.777] SaveMenu: PolynesiaPopups

Can anyone read anything from this?

edit: Something seems to happen after the SocialPolicyPopUps, with the RuntimeErrors associated with DLC/PolynesiaScenario..

 

[Furiey]

OK, I'm guessing here. You may or may not want to try these.

I notice your user name has an ø in it. There were issues at the beginning with civ 5 not working with usernames with special characters in it. This was apparently fixed in a patch, but you could try running as a different user on your pc without any special characters in the name to see if that makes any difference, just in case there is still a problem with this dlc. You should be able to connect to the same steam account and it should see all the files are there so shouldn't have to re-download everything again but will have to put your saves where the new user can see them.

The info for the DLC is all in the DLC_03 folder. You could try deleting (keeping a copy elsewhere if you wish) the contents of the folder, the verifying your files in steam to make steam reaquire the dlc files just in case something wasn't right that wasn't picked up in the verify earlier.

I think I would try the first, but then you redownloaded civ when you reinstalled steam so that would have already done the second.

 

[topresch]

OK, I'm guessing here. You may or may not want to try these.

I notice your user name has an ø in it. There were issues at the beginning with civ 5 not working with usernames with special characters in it. This was apparently fixed in a patch, but you could try running as a different user on your pc without any special characters in the name to see if that makes any difference, just in case there is still a problem with this dlc. You should be able to connect to the same steam account and it should see all the files are there so shouldn't have to re-download everything again but will have to put your saves where the new user can see them.

The info for the DLC is all in the DLC_03 folder. You could try deleting (keeping a copy elsewhere if you wish) the contents of the folder, the verifying your files in steam to make steam reaquire the dlc files just in case something wasn't right that wasn't picked up in the verify earlier.

I think I would try the first, but then you redownloaded civ when you reinstalled steam so that would have already done the second.

Hmm.. I'll definitely check that out. You never know if they forgot to put that into the DLC. But other Scandinavians with such letters in their name would then also have that issue. One thing: Where is that string (Assets/....) located locally? Can't seem to find it.

Edit: SOLVED Switched user to Administrator and started the savegame you provided me, and all the Pop-Ups clocked in as they should, as well as the Achievements. Ah finally! Thanks Furiey, I owe you a

 

[Furiey]

Finally!