FTL: Faster Than Light now has Steam Achievements over seven years after release

I wonder: will I still be able to fire up FTL without going through steam? Because I like doing that right now.

Just launched the game and all the achievements filtered through.

Question: why do people care about achievements?

Question: why do people care about achievements?

The usual reasons: bragging rights and/or posterity. Me, I like picking a couple to try for when I've got a new game. I've never been a completionist; I hate that kind of thing, it breeds obsession.

Guess its why I'm an old-school Nintendo/Sega fan (Yes, both). None of that to worry about.

Question: why do people care about achievements?

To get the feeling of having achieved something. Sometimes those are neat challenges.

Boy, I can't wait for that Into the Breach linux port!

FTL is just a masterpiece, period.
I don't care about achievements though.
But yeah I'm patiently waiting for the Linux port of Into the Breach!


Last edited by Cyril on 31 Jan 2020 at 12:28 am UTC

Not me though, I think I only ever had one successful run of it.

My last game of FTL went flawlessly all the way to the end. Now I kind of don't want to play again because I know I will never be able to match it. :S:

Question: why do people care about achievements?

For the same reason as they care about winning the game, or beating a high score, or clearing all the optional side-quests, or doing speedruns, or placing high on the ladder, or increasing their player level, or playing on high difficulties, or playing with ironman or perma-death...

Achievements are game milestones you can reach by playing the game. They can add welcome objectives or challenges, or they can just create a sense of progression as you play. Sometimes they can simply mark cool and interesting (but not necessarily difficult) things you wouldn't otherwise notice. For some people, the indirect competition with other players is important. For some people, completing all achievements is important.

I particularly don't care much about the social aspect, for the same reasons as I prefer single-player games. And not every game uses them in the same way. But the reasons for them are quite straightforward.

But the reasons for them are quite straightforward.

You forgot the most important reason why they exist: they tie you to the platform.

Question: why do people care about achievements?

With the risk of this just being flame-bait. Because it gives a sense of accomplishment...

I got 14 when I started up the game, though this is somewhat misleading as I moved my game installation between disks last year which wiped achievements (since they were tracked per-installation apparently); I've actually achieved most of them over my 371 hours of play time. Many of them twice, since a fair bit of that was on my laptop which also tracked achievements separately. It's great to see them finally sync and be recorded on Steam. Time to dive back in and get them again! :)

Question: why do people care about achievements?

Why do people care about taking photos of weddings? Why do people frame their diploma and hang it on the wall? Why do people keep sentimental mementos of any sort? They provide something you can look back on in the future and bring back memories associated with the event (happy, sad, angry, bittersweet, whatever).

Wow, I got incredibly lucky and unlocked five ships in my first three runs since I started playing again, including the Crystal Cruiser via event chain. :D In that run I completely took the Flagship apart with a boarding crew of four Mantises and two Crystals, and no cloaking to boot!