Seriously - Sheep Hoarder

[FTWO]

I'm just looking for new suggestions on what could possibly be the problem. So many players have gotten this ridiculously easy Achievement, but for some reason I still can't get it.

I've done Nomad, Water Nomad, Mediterranean, among several other type of maps to attempt this. All on Ludicrous size, making sure it's Sheep that is on the maps, not Pigs, Goats, Turkeys, Llamas, Geese, ect. I've tried All Visible and Normal for Reveal Map setting. I've chosen different Civilizations or even put Random, I do not think that matters but just adding it. I have sent Villagers finding Sheep everywhere, I've sent Military units to find Sheep everywhere. I've gathered them together. I've gathered them at Town Centers. Left them where they were found. I have even made sure some unit of mine stayed with the Sheep that was found throughout the entire game, never moving it. Each attempt I made sure that every Sheep I found was individually found, because some have suggested that finding Sheep in a group may count as 1. Each attempt, I make sure I find 30+ Sheep on a map. I've completely reset my Settings, game Settings, thinking maybe I might of set something that makes this Achievement not possible. I always double check to make sure my game is always set on Random Map.

Many players I have talked to said that the Achievement popped for them the moment they found the 20th Sheep on whichever map. I just don't understand what else could I try. Or what could it be that is making me not get this Achievement. Some have suggested that it might be glitched, as some Achievements might say at certain times or when you've gotten a specific amount of something that it'll be completed but in the game you actually had to gather more of what the Achievement asks for or more or less time was needed to gain another Achievement when the Achievement itself specifies a different time limit than what you had when it just suddenly popped. But I don't believe it is glitched because players are still being able to get the Sheep Hoarder Achievement with no problems whatsoever.

I'm just looking for a new direction someone can take me to getting this. Some new suggestions maybe. I don't have many Achievements left to get to complete them all but my attempt at doing them have seriously slowed because it is looking like I will never get this one single, incredibly simple Achievement. So if anyone has some new idea I can try, please let me know. Thank you.

[gojjko]

i think i got it done randomly when fighting someone over some sheeps so the sheeps went to me, then to him, back to me etc. i think that triggered it (tho im not sure)

[FTWO]

@gojjko - And you say you possibly got the Achievement by doing this? Interesting... it actually gives me an idea of what to try.

[-Dare Devil/x/]

-You can also try Oasis but not on Luda map size. Try normal map size. Try standard resources too. The screenshot on your profile isn't typical settings.

[FTWO]

@-Dare Devil/x/ - I tried Oasis, posted screenshot of my settings. Found 29 Sheep, still didn't pop. I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong in how I find them. Usually I have several Villagers or Military units just wander around in different directions just finding Sheep. So I thought maybe it'll trigger if only 1 unit found 20+ and that didn't work either. I really don't understand what else it could be. Achievement is clear as day (Sheep Hoarder - Gather 20 Sheep in a Random Map.) and I've done that very thing in so many different ways and still doesn't give me the Achievement, lol.

[-Dare Devil/x/]

Originally posted by FTWO:

@-Dare Devil/x/ - I tried Oasis, posted screenshot of my settings. Found 29 Sheep, still didn't pop. I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong in how I find them. Usually I have several Villagers or Military units just wander around in different directions just finding Sheep. So I thought maybe it'll trigger if only 1 unit found 20+ and that didn't work either. I really don't understand what else it could be. Achievement is clear as day (Sheep Hoarder - Gather 20 Sheep in a Random Map.) and I've done that very thing in so many different ways and still doesn't give me the Achievement, lol.

-You forgot to set Lock Teams to true in your new screenshot. Can you also temporarily make your games public?

[Emotions are prohibited]

My setting that I got this achievement

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1v1
Map: Ghost Lake (100% sheep)
Map size: large (I don't remember)
AI: Easiest
My civ: Celts (so I can rob the sheep from my enemy)
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You don't need to win the game, when it's done, the achievement will pop.

I think this is the problem, you find a group of 2+ but the game counts as 1 and the screen says: [-- Sheep found --]. So try again and get 20x of [-- Sheep found --].

You may also try this: make a 1v1 match with a friend, ask him to gather sheep for you and send them to your base, 1 by 1.

[FTWO]

@commanderhigsby - I'll try that. I just still have no clue why it never pops for me. I even did a Nomad and collected 72 Sheep, lol... 72 Sheep from just 1 Villager wandering around everywhere and it still didn't pop, I mean give me a break, lol.

[Novi]

I did it on Ghost Lake (it was also ludicrous size, 8 players, easiest and map revealed), collected about 40 sheep or so after trying several times on other maps.

One thing though - I'm not entirely sure if the achievement pops in the game or when it ends (resign). Try saving and doing that too when you think you have enough.

[FTWO]

Well, I'm at my wits end with this Achievement. It wont let me get it for any reason. There is absolutely no reason why I shouldn't have gotten it by now. And I now have witnesses. I hooked up with several random players to help me try to get this who have all gotten it before with extreme ease and every single time we played a game, in different ways I was gathering Sheep, still nothing popped.

The game literally will not let me get this Achievement. They are baffled, I'm baffled, absolutely no reason I shouldn't have gotten it by now.

[Fish & Chips]

got sheep hoarder.
Set map to ludicrous with open map visibility, map chosen was Nomad, 1v1 vs easiest enemy.
Sent out villagers to find sheep (random sending across the map) and it popped while i kept sending more villagers.
Make sure you didn't use cheats, it disables achievo gets.

[Virgil]

Another possible cause could be Xbox live signup issues where one account believes you have it already when it's not the case.

As a last ditch attempt try this (from the Steam achievement faq). I also had some issues with the achievement and this helped me get it. I can't explain or understand why.

"Map Style: Real World
Location: Bohemia
Resources: Standard
Reveal Map: All visible
Starting Age: Dark Age

Against easiest AI

There are 2 reasons, why we play on Bohemia:

1) No starting Town Center.
And with our game options, the AI won't be able to build one, therefore won't know what to do and as such, actually won't move a pixel.
2) Guaranteed 30+ sheep spawns.

Just send your 2 starting villagers around the area to gather the sheep.
The achievement might need a while to pop, I got it on my way to the 22nd sheep."

[FTWO]

You mentioned the Xbox Live issue, what do you mean? Because what you just suggested, I've done multiple times and still no. I've found up to 70 Sheep before, still didn't pop. Never used Cheats, even had No Cheats checked just to make sure. But the Xbox Live thing you just said, that's the only thing I never thought of or anyone has mentioned. So do you think I'd get the Achievement if I signed out then attempted it?

[-Dare Devil/x/]

-The devs have this listed on their known issues so maybe one day they'll fix it for you. :)

[Virgil]

Originally posted by FTWO:

You mentioned the Xbox Live issue, what do you mean? Because what you just suggested, I've done multiple times and still no. I've found up to 70 Sheep before, still didn't pop. Never used Cheats, even had No Cheats checked just to make sure. But the Xbox Live thing you just said, that's the only thing I never thought of or anyone has mentioned. So do you think I'd get the Achievement if I signed out then attempted it?

I'm relaying what I hazily remembered from my own research at the time. Some players were claiming that it could be an issue from the Xbox live sign in clashing with Steam or something. If you have never logged in until now it's probably unlikely to be the issue. But if you have you could try unlogging. Sorry if it's vague as I do not recall the exact details.

One last thing you could do beyond that is to check whether your cloud storage capacity is overwhelmed. This can cause various mysterious issues including progress not unlocking. Right click on game slot > Properties > General > Steam Cloud

That's all I have. The achievement is indeed cursed. Lord have mercy on our souls.

[RabbitRidge]

I got Sheep Hoarder just now.

As previously mentioned, apparently it counts each group of sheep as only 1 so you need to find 20 groups of sheep (clearly bugged but still achievable). Berbers vs one AI on Nomad Land (Ludicrous size), All Visible and Ultra High resources worked very quick for me.