Ol' Shoshone Achievement Guide

How to unlock Ol' Shoshone and (probably) other bugged achievements.

Fixing Bugged Achievements

IMPORTANT: If you've already gotten the tape of Ol' Shoshone and didn't get the achievement, then this section is for you. If you don't know how to find the tape, skip to the next section.

This method should work for any bugged achievement, but you may have to redo the achievement after Step 4. You should not lose your savegames. Well, here's how I unlocked it:

Step 1) Try to get the achievement (see next section)
If you follow those steps and it doesn't unlock, then it's bugged.

Step 2) Right-click Firewatch in your Steam library, then click "Properties..." > "Local Files" > "Browse..."

Step 3) Delete the folder "Firewatch_Data"

Step 4) Again, right click Firewatch in your library, then "Properties..." > "Local Files" > "Verify integrity of game files...". Wait for the files to download and then press Play and continue the save you "unlocked" the achievement(s) in.

Step 5) Aaand that's it! The achievement should pop up automatically at this point. If not, you may have to try unlocking it again.

Ol' Shoshone

Now, here's what to do ingame to unlock (or attempt to) Ol' Shoshone! I recommend doing this before you follow the first part of the guide.

First, start a new game in Free Roam (this will make it easier). You'll also need to bring the axe. Go up the Thorofare trail from your tower, then veer left like this:



Look for a dead elk with a tracking collar, and once you see that you just have to clear away some brush with your axe and you're at the place! The tape will be next to a camping chair with a note on it. Grab the tape and hold E to save it, and the achievement should pop.

But it probably won't, because it's glitched. See above, Fixing Bugged Achievements

Note: forgot to say this earlier but you do NOT have to listen to the tape, you just need to save it

Thanks for Reading :D

Please leave a like if the guide helped you, and let me know in the comments if I missed anything.

[crave]

Thank you n

[Detective]

You saved me so much time. Thank you. (Still works as of Feb 2025)

[Даша]

Thank you, your fix worked

[wonderWorrier]

Turns out I should have got this achievement while playing the story cause I had the cassette already! What I made sure to do was collect all 4 cassettes and then did the "Fixing Bugged Achievements" bit from this guide. The achievement unlocked! When I tried the same with 3 cassettes on hand instead, it didn't work! So make sure you have all 4 cassettes and then follow this guide if you run into this issue. Thank you!

[PlayerCode]

Thank you so much! This still works.

[alexei5000]

Thank you. This also worked for "The Life and Times of Raccoon Carter" achievement.

[Petrucius]

Thank you!

[The Lich]

it worked!! Thank you so much great guide :)

[kat]

Thanks for the feedback! i'll update the guide :]

[il padre]

oh no, it worked.. i'd add one final point: i actually had to hit "continue" while in the game
..and redo one of the achievements
but cheers!