- What is your character name in New World: Una
- What server/world did you experience your issue on: El Dorado (and by extension, other servers, see notes below)
- Describe the issue you are experiencing: Hamlets and Outposts achievement would not complete. The numbered progress was stuck at 14 of 17 although my character had visited each location and had 17 completed panels displayed on the right hand side of the bugged progress numbers.
- Is this a bug or an exploit: Bug
- (if a bug) How did the issue effect your gameplay: It stopped the completion of a desired achievement.
- (if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue: Yes now that I have a workaround to share with anyone reading this.
- (if a bug) Please include a screenshot or video of the issue that you have experienced:
- What are the steps to reproduce the issue as you experienced: See notes below
- When did this happen? (Relative date and time; please include your timezone) Today. All day. 10-09-2022.
Short read / TLDR:
A different character, in the same region, can correct the current bug preventing Hamlets and Outposts overall achievement from displaying numbered progress of 17 / 17 (despite all 17 associated right-hand panels displaying as completed).
Long read:
Heavily edited my original post… You need only visit the main town (hamlet or outpost). I used to think that we had to visit each point of interest. Woof.
Like many others who have posted in these forums about the Hamlets and Outposts bug, my main character had visited each “Hamlet” and also each northern “Outpost” but was stuck with an incomplete achievement. The numbered progress on the left side would show “13 / 17” although the panels on the right side would show as complete (that is - not greyed out, displaying a green checkmark with the word “Completed” on all 17 sections).
Some of the differences noticed between posts on this topic:
- Bugged characters were not all from the same server ( “issue on: Lerna”, “issue on: Barri”, etc.).
- Bugged characters were not all stuck on the same number ( “but the tally on the left only says 16/17”, “I’m showing 3/17…”, etc).
- Bugged characters do not seem to be affected by server transfers ( “I server transferred so not sure if that caused any issue.”, “It’s happened to me too, was there prior to server transfers.”, etc). My account has never had a server transfer.
Some of the comments in posts stood out:
- “This number varies from playtime to playtime. Sometimes it says for example 15/17 or 16/17.”
- “I’ve apparently discovered has been decreasing daily. I had 17/17 and it’s now 8/17.”
I lucked out in recently chatting with a clever friend from previous mmo’s who is an avid achievement hunter. He said “Make up another character and get them. At least I think that works.” But “I think” stuck out in my mind because creating a new character and running down 17 panels all over again would suck spectacular. Though he is right. I just had to examine my other existing characters first to test his theory in the shortest amount of time.
Of note: my West coast characters share achievement numbers with one another. My East coast characters share achievement numbers with one another but not with West coast. Yet, they do have some progress on Hamlets and Outposts (more on this further down). And maybe this is part of the cause for the bug.
Examined achievements on 4 existing characters and 1 freshly created character for this test today:
| Region | Server | Character Name | Achievements before testing | after testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US West | El Doritoes | Una | 481 / 824 | 482 / 824 |
| US West | Yggdrasil | Hexotica | 481 / 824 | 482 / 824 |
| US East | Orofena | Jorie | 10 / 824 | 10 / 824 |
| US East | Castle of Steel | Kitty Bang Bang | 10 / 824 | 10 / 824 |
| EU Central | Asgard | Phaedra Phae | zero | zero |
Looking at only this first, one might assume that the last three characters would not provide a useful contribution at all since achievements are not shared between different regions. Actually, their other numbers were important for me to review.
| Region | Server | Character | Numbers displayed | Panels showing Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US West | El Doritoes | Una | 14 / 17 | 17 |
| US West | Yggdrasil | Hexotica | 14 / 17 | 14 |
| US East | Orofena | Jorie | 3 / 17 | 3 |
| US East | Castle of Steel | Kitty Bang Bang | 3 / 17 | 3 |
| EU Central | Asgard | Phaedra Phae | 0 / 17 | 0 |
Check it out. Una was stuck at 14. Before today, she only had 3 other alts. We’ll ignore the EU Central character created for this test. The other region, Easties, had same amount of progress which my Westies were missing. Like hanging scales…
The specific missing panels on alt characters didn’t exactly make sense:
*Many months ago, Una had visited all 17 hamlets.
*Prior to today’s test, my East characters had earned 3 / 17. Which does make sense because each landed on a different beach and would have visited their respective towns (Hamlets).
- Hexotica - Windsward
- Jorie - Everfall
- Kitty Bang Bang - Monarchs
Considering one of the earlier poster’s comments of decreasing Hamlet and Outposts numbers, I’m wondering if the creation of characters prior to Una’s completion somehow derailed her progress and moved numbers to the alts (alts = alternative characters).
Incidentally, below are additional details on pre-test Hamlets panels (the panels on the right side of Achievements screen):
| Regiont | Server | Character name | Recap: Progess number displayed | Additional detail: panels showing completed prior to test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US West | El Doritoes | Una | 14 | All 17 hamlets and northern outposts visited. All panels unlocked. |
| US West | Yggdrasil | Hexotica | 14 | No hamlets visited other than her starting area. No outposts visited.14 panels unlocked. Missing: FL, BW, and Mountainhome. |
| US East | Orofena | Jorie | 3 | No hamlets visited other than her starting area. No outposts visited. 3 panels unlocked. Missing all EXCEPT Everfall, Monarchs, and Windsward (the other starting areas) |
| US East | Castle of Steel | Kitty Bang Bang | 3 | No hamlets visited other than her starting area. No outposts visited. 3 panels unlocked. Missing all EXCEPT Everfall, Monarchs, and Windsward (the other starting areas) |
| EU Central | Asgard | Phaedra Phae | 0 | Nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada. Nuffin. |
Returning to test steps. I logged onto Hexotica (the other Westie) and (heavily edited previous incorrect information) and stepped into First Light town… granting her a progress increase from 3 of 17 to 4 of 17.
Hurrah.
I then logged into my main, Una, and found her panels still intact and her progress now moved from 14 of 17 to 15 of 17.
Also pie.
Theory? Only going off my character’s experiences… Una was created first. Not at all sure now of where she started. Maybe, back then, she hadn’t completed most of her other Hamlets. I made the alts, all of whom appear to have landed on entirely different beaches (maybe I did that on purpose back then, I’m OCD). Maybe, that triggered those beaches to divert progress to the other region somehow? That doesn’t explain everything through. I wonder if the fthree previously (and some still) missing Hamlet numbers were the last regions Una visited (I still need to run my baby Westie alt to Brightwood and Mountainhome to complete this). So glad there’s dodge dodge dodge.
Also, I did check. FL granted on the Eastie Jorie… did not grant FL on either Westie character. Why this is important. Achievements do not cross from one region to another. Ok. And I think that Outlet and Hamlet progress doesnt cross over either - but H&O achievement progress must have caused some kind of “block” in the past. Una couldnt get progress of 3 points because 3 characters (globally) had progress of 3 cumulative points.
And other questions like: if I delete an alt, do I lose progress? Let’s not imagine that.
At any rate, I hope someone finds this useful.
Screenie: Una’s original bugged state
Screenie: other West coast character with numbers before bug testing
