SirTrijj Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 When I typically start a new playthru...I uninstall any & everything that pertains to Skyrim. When I re-install the game, Steam is still showing all the achievements I made in the previous playthru. Or is this just a mis-display of data on a page that really doesn't "update"? I ask because if I uninstalled the game due to corruption.....did Steam keep a copy of the corrupted files? & if so, didn't I in affect just download those same corrupted files? I'd like to know if I can install Skyrim & not have Steam b involved at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I don't think Steam achievements have anything to do with your game files, I think it's just a programmed ping to play once if certain actions are achieved and but not lost if and when you restart, refresh or reinstall (as some people work really hard for their achievements and still others cheat really hard for their achievements). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalloweenWeed Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Yes Steam (Skyrim) achievements are tied to your Steam account, not your characters. Some people get their achievements from multiple characters. And, like he said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztedmongoloid Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Yep. Like has already been said your steam achievements are completely seperate from your game installations, saves, or characters. Uninstalling a game or deleting saves will not erase achievements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirTrijj Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Thnx guys for the clarification. That'll help on my next playthru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha8088 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 With enough Steam achievements, I think you can purchase a plastic decoder ring. In Skyrim, you can get achievements even if you use the TCL console command when you are stuck in some mesh vortex. Fallout, on the other hand, makes you forfeit your achievements and you cannot obtain the decoder ring. Those Fallout guys must be very rigid in their outlook on gaming what with depriving users of decoder rings simply for getting unstuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudyroach Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Not sure if this will be helpful but I'm sure there is a tool that gives you all of the achievements/remove all of them. There might be a risk of using it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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