How does the pragmatist achievement work?

[N7 Kobold]

Is it the reincarnation links or like scrolls effects? Everywhere people say have team mates drop scrolls but I also see people saying its the actual spiritual link. Does it need to be done in single player?

[Eudicots]

It's spiritual links. People suggest you do this in multiplayer because your teammates spiritual links will also count. Making it a lot easier to get with other people than solo.

[N7 Kobold]

Originally posted by Eudicots:

It's spiritual links. People suggest you do this in multiplayer because your teammates spiritual links will also count. Making it a lot easier to get with other people than solo.

But after finishing over 7 reincarnation runs its still 0/15

[Eudicots]

Hmm its been a while since I did this one, but you might need 15 in one run.

[Ceekur]

The achievement was added before looping was, so it would've been very much a tall order to expect the player to get 15 unique links in one non-looping run. I unlocked it in 2022; it's supposed to increase every time you activate a unique link, but it may be bugged recently.

[N7 Kobold]

Originally posted by Ceekur:

The achievement was added before looping was, so it would've been very much a tall order to expect the player to get 15 unique links in one non-looping run. I unlocked it in 2022; it's supposed to increase every time you activate a unique link, but it may be bugged recently.

It may be. Cause all reincarnation achievements haven't popped up for me. Got no achievement for the mysterious jokul, endless both bosses, and etc

[enge]

Originally posted by N7 Kobold:

Originally posted by Ceekur:

The achievement was added before looping was, so it would've been very much a tall order to expect the player to get 15 unique links in one non-looping run. I unlocked it in 2022; it's supposed to increase every time you activate a unique link, but it may be bugged recently.

It may be. Cause all reincarnation achievements haven't popped up for me. Got no achievement for the mysterious jokul, endless both bosses, and etc

You were likely playing Boundless Dream not Endless, seeing as you don't have the achievement for starting it. Endless is locked to R9 and is a separate toggle near the difficulty selector.

[N7 Kobold]

Originally posted by Hnnngh:

Originally posted by N7 Kobold:

It may be. Cause all reincarnation achievements haven't popped up for me. Got no achievement for the mysterious jokul, endless both bosses, and etc

You were likely playing Boundless Dream not Endless, seeing as you don't have the achievement for starting it. Endless is locked to R9 and is a separate toggle near the difficulty selector.

ah ok. But now only pragmatist is broken. I have beaten reincarnation 1-5 and its still stuck at 0/15.

[enge]

Originally posted by Ceekur:

The achievement was added before looping was, so it would've been very much a tall order to expect the player to get 15 unique links in one non-looping run. I unlocked it in 2022; it's supposed to increase every time you activate a unique link, but it may be bugged recently.

Game had considerably fewer scrolls back then though - it was easier to get more links in a run. I think it was 15 in a single run...

[nul]

It was 15 total across multiple runs, but you couldn't repeat the same links. You had to get 15 different links.

A note to help everyone understand achievements... If it has a progress bar, it's not a single run.

[N7 Kobold]

Originally posted by nul:

It was 15 total across multiple runs, but you couldn't repeat the same links. You had to get 15 different links.

A note to help everyone understand achievements... If it has a progress bar, it's not a single run.

yeah that progress bar still says 0/15 after doing multiple runs solo and with friends. I have played all the characters. still 0/15.

[enge]

Originally posted by nul:

It was 15 total across multiple runs, but you couldn't repeat the same links. You had to get 15 different links.

A note to help everyone understand achievements... If it has a progress bar, it's not a single run.

yeah, except some of those progress bars never worked

[nul]

They have worked for me in the past a few years ago, when I got all the achievements.

But yeah, something's clearly broken. Was just stating how the achievement is 'supposed' to work.

[Frogginton]

You probably got it as of now judging by the date of the last response but just in case. I got it recently and felt dumb...

-Switch the mode from Star Link to Classic cause any synergy with Star Link doesn't count for some reason...
-enable the first Boundless dream mode.

Since endless was added (as a boundless dream option) without timer and some weapons + Momo are busted you can probably get it in one run. note that the synergy you get will only count whenever you leave the level you're on or die... the achievement pop on the last synergy.