Infinite Justice
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I unlocked the first one so it does work at least (plus the percentages have increased on the global achievement list)
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Batman: AA/AC Steam Patch Live. Mac Version, Achievements, and GFWL/Securom removal
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I unlocked the first one so it does work at least (plus the percentages have increased on the global achievement list)
Thanks for answering guys or gals. Well looks like it is time for the old reinstall and see if that fixes it. Normally I wouldn't care, but I wanted try my hand at a 100 percent run.
Gotta get those rarest achievements to show off on your profile.
Its interesting, because almost no one is playing Bioshock 2. So all of the achievements are less than 2% earned.
I wonder if it will be a similar case with Batman:AA. A few things will probably deviate though, AA is considered a better game, therefore more popular, and save games brought over previously unlock the achievements, in Bioshock 2, the hooks had to be manually triggered.
Felix Lighter
Member
Oh wow. The 13.11 beta driver fixed it. I was on the previous 13.10 beta 2 driver, the release just prior. There was no mention of the fix but it did it. Thanks a ton man! This might be worth adding to the OP. There has been at least 1 or 2 other mentions of this issue in the last few pages. If the game crashes in fullscreen but not windowed mode for AMD users installing the beta driver or disabling in game AA seems to fix it.
Dio Brando
Banned
Please post something if anything changes. having the same problems here, even though i downloaded the game after they launched the patches.
Something like that. Figured for my second play though(beat it on the Ps3 last year) might as well try my hand at hard and getting all the achievements I can. If they remain rare then that is just a nice added bonus.
Will do.
Madrugador
Member
What!? You mean it unlocks every achievement you already got?
Oh well, wanted to start AA again anyway.
Yep, retroactive unlocks in AA/AC. Bioshock 2 you had to physically earn the achievement again.
Smaller difference than mine, but I guess you actually tested the GFWL one NOW so that factors out the difference patches and driver updates may've made, and it's still a mild improvement. I do wonder if you threw on heavier AA than FXAA and if that influenced things, but whatever, at worst it's probably doubly worth revisiting for anyone who didn't touch back in 2011 thanks to the save issues that were somewhat infamous then.
Huh, that didn't work for the converted file I did. Maybe you nave to do it manually?
Well, guess it's worth trying for the sake of doing something new anyway.
FrankCaron
Gold Member
Amazing.
No bundle but you can get them both for $10, see if your PC can handle them
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
Take my information about the achievements with a grain of salt. I have no intention of restoring my AA save and I have never played through AC.
My information is purely second hand, and mostly consists of people messaging me on Steam.
I'm contemplating removing the image I currently have in the OP for that gif
Image will be effectively useless on Monday, so I will take it out then.
EDIT:...just thought of an idea for a brand new gif
My information is purely second hand, and mostly consists of people messaging me on Steam.
I'm contemplating removing the image I currently have in the OP for that gif
Image will be effectively useless on Monday, so I will take it out then.
EDIT:...just thought of an idea for a brand new gif
How? Just loading the game?
I don't think I've actually loaded and got into gameplay in either game, to be honest. I just noticed the save file was identified, loaded, messed around with the challenge options (to see if everything was there) and quit, never actually got into gameplay.
My guess would be you have to load your save.
You probably didn't see this as we essentially replied at the same time, but take my information on this with a grain of salt. See above.
Yup, I'll double check it later, but I loaded the save and no achievements popped of.
From which batman is that amazing GIF from? The first one? We need, at least, a proper aspect ratio one, if it's going to be in the OP.
Also, I really gotta learn how to do proper animated gifs. It's my one true internet weakness.
Greenmangaming has a bundle and a coupon on top of it:
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/batman-game-year-pack/
GMG25-GRV7N-YY833
Comes out to $9.37.
Krappadizzle
Member
Is there a way for me to use someone else's save? I want to replay AC again on the Hardest difficulty with none of the "Bat-Sense" Icons popping up, so that I can make combat harder(lol) but my save was deleted. Is there a way to do this?
FrankCaron
Gold Member
The best one: Batman Returns.
So mine wasn't just an impression.
I rember playing it months ago, with lots of stuttering while gliding or moving through the city. It's much better now.
Same settings, everything on max (no DX11) e Physx on high. I'm using MSAAx2 too, instead of FXAA like the last time, and it runs great!
The Dear Leader
Banned
Any news on Dirt 3 and Dark Souls getting GFWL removed?
Dirt 3 is getting patched, don't know about Dark Souls (I hope so though).
Its really just photoshop + import movie, there are some great guides online.
Bookmark Jase's post here. If we know of anything we will post
I will say that Dark Souls has seen some registry activity and a random patch. We may see something in the future.
Dark Souls seems like a game Namco will want to keep around, it will sell well on the platform for the next 20 years. GFWL has already damaged its value and sales potential.
Madrugador
Member
Cmon grief, one can't import illegally downloaded 1080p mkvs.
Also, there's color spaces, sizes, importing a 2:30 hour movie to capture 35 frames... It's not that simple.
I actually usually find a high-res stream on Youtube or similar service, then a cam program to record the base material.
Downsampling + bicubic sharper takes care of any visual issues that come with streaming.
If they are up on Youtube, they are generally considered fair use, so I'm not sure if there is anything morally ambiguous going on here. Feel free to correct me as I am not an expert by any means.
GifCam works, but it's kinda terrible. Low FPS gifs are not my end goal.
Why don't you use Steam Achievement Manager to get the ones you had back?
Felix Lighter
Member
A ton. My improvement is pretty big but the 7970 cards have had some huge performance gains through drivers over the last couple years so it's hard to know how much can really be attributed to patched out GFWL/Securom.
Eh, not that big of a deal really, I didn't actually get all that far in AA anyways as my file reports 22%. I'd probably care more if I 100%'d the game on PC, but most of the achievements are probably ones I'd get through normal play anyway.
Reinstalling it did nothing, but I did manage to figure it out. If i use my DualShock 3(emulated as a 360 controller via this) I get no achievements. When I switched to the keyboard and mouse they unlocked no problem. Which is a little strange as its never caused a problem before for me in other games. So if you are using a DS3 that is probably the cause for you as well.
So i guess the question is is anyone getting the achievements using the dualshock 3 or any other type of controller?
AstroZombie
Banned
Bought AC on Amazon(banks being shitty here in Brazil) and registered my key without problems 
Nabs
Member
Bought AC on Amazon(banks being shitty here in Brazil) and registered my key without problems
It should because those are Steam keys. The key issues others are having are with GFWL keys.
Seemed fine for me, though I used the PS3 controller initially then switched to 360 upon realizing I couldn't really set the controls to be RIGHT for my preferences as the PS3 AA did more than a simple shoulder swap (grapple is ALWAYS R1/RB, and it really does feel like the best button for that on both controllers.) Annoying because this IS a game I'd prefer to play with the DS3, feels more appropriate but also the D-Pad's actually decent, even the ones harder on it must agree it's better for item swapping.
Funny how GFWL was meant to add console ease to PC, when in the long run it made things way worse than if they stayed out. Well, aside from Xinput, though even that's sometimes frustrating in how developers won't allow button rebinding.
So looks the the software I am using to get the DS3 working is probably causing the problem. Well that sucks as I was hoping to use the DS3 for the game as I beat it on the Ps3 originally so was already right at home. Looks like I will have to start getting used to the keyboard and mouse then(for this game. KB/M is my go to control method for most other PC games) as I don't have a 360 controller I can use.
AstroZombie
Banned
Well, I've also been using the wrapper, so it'd a bit odd to me. I would imagine a 360 controller's the more surefire way to play this without issue admittedly, but maybe something else is the issue? I kept my DS3 plugged in for whatever that's worth.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
This definitely seems to be running better for me now. Maybe I'm crazy. Everything maxed (including PhysX, NVidia AA stuff, and DX11 stuff) I got 55 FPS average on my 2500k and 670.
I so hope Origins isn't as fucked as this was at launch come next week.
I so hope Origins isn't as fucked as this was at launch come next week.
I think it was the Ps1 emulator that I forgot was running in the background. Oops. Anyway the problem is fixed now I can play with the DS3 and still get achievements. I reinstalled the driver(which made me restart windows which is how I learned the emulator I thought I closed was still running) and now everything is working fine. So yeah it was either the driver or the emulator that was causing the problem. I am leaning towards the emulator being on in the background, but its working now so I am happy.
Thank you and all those who answered as it made the troubleshooting easier.
I had AA set to FXAA. I think most settings were on high and physx was set to normal.
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