Do this next
Plan a 100% run from the live Steam list, grouped by the kind of business milestone you need to reach.
- Open the live Steam achievement list
- Choose one milestone family
- Confirm story-mode eligibility in your current save
- Track only what Steam has actually recorded
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Milestone names are sampled from Steam’s live achievement page. Always confirm current requirements there.
When achievements or rival goals do not unlock
If a Steam achievement, rival defeat milestone, or late-game progress badge does not trigger, verify the live Steam list and update to Build 3682 or later before replaying a long save segment.
- Open the Steam global achievement list first. The store currently exposes 126 achievements, and the official 1.0 notes say 27 were added, so older Early Access checklists can be incomplete.
- If an achievement such as Your Best Friend Gold still looks stuck after a completed objective, update first. The official Build 3680 Patch 2 notes say some achievements that were not firing correctly were fixed, so old stuck reports need a current-build retest.
- For rival-related milestones, confirm the rival is fully defeated in the current save before assuming Steam missed the trigger. The 3672 notes mention an updated employee message after all city rivals are defeated, which makes this area patch-sensitive.
- If you completed a goal in an older save and Steam still did not credit it, update to Build 3682 or later before replaying. The official hotfix says it added compatibility fixes for a few achievements in old saves, but it does not list every achievement by name.
- If a completed task does not unlock, restart the game client once, check whether Steam is online, and compare the save against the latest patch notes before repeating the whole chain.
- Keep mods and Workshop changes in mind when diagnosing achievements. Official Workshop support exists in 1.0, but achievement behavior should still be checked against a clean current build before publishing a bug claim.
- When the achievement still fails on the current build, use the in-game bug report path with the achievement name, build, save state, and whether the game was modded.
Do not do this first
- Do not overwrite a save, remove large progress, or disable Steam Cloud just because one achievement is delayed.
- Do not copy an old 0.x achievement list as complete for 1.0; the official total and adjusted goals changed.
FAQ
How many achievements should I check against now?
Use the live Steam achievement page. The current Steam store page lists 126 achievements, and the 1.0 notes say 27 new achievements were added.
Are achievement bugs confirmed after 3682?
Build 3680 fixed some achievement triggers, and Build 3682 added compatibility fixes for a few old-save achievements. Treat any remaining failure as current-build evidence only after updating and checking Steam online status.
Should I replay a rival objective immediately?
No. First confirm the rival state, Steam online status, current build, and whether the achievement is known to be delayed. Replaying a long chain should be the last test.
Can mods affect achievement troubleshooting?
They can complicate diagnosis. If a modded save fails to unlock something, reproduce on the current build without assuming the mod or the base game is definitely responsible.
BIG AMBITIONS 1.0 COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH
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