[2.0.14] "Couldn't initialize Steam API" achievements and tutorial messages reset every launch

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[2.0.14] "Couldn't initialize Steam API" achievements and tutorial messages reset every launch

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Running latest experimental on macOS 15.0.1 (24A348) Apple Silicon. The game is installed on an external SSD. Every time I launch the game, it gives the message "Couldn't initialize Steam API. Steam-related features are disabled. Restarting Steam usually fixes this issue." Restarting Steam does not, in fact, fix the issue.

Considerably more annoying than this is the fact that in-game achievements and "tips and tricks" messages are not saved. So every time I quit and reload the game, I get a whole bunch of achievement pop-ups and pop-ups for tutorials I have already seen, while other tutorials that I have not hit the specific trigger for are not available. I'm guessing this is a permissions issue, as upgrading to Sequoia has broken a ton of different apps with random missing permissions problems. I tried giving Factorio full disk access and that didn't fix it. I'm not sure what other permissions I should try.

Things I have tried:
  • Restarting Steam
  • Restarting my computer
  • Verifying integrity of game files
  • Installing latest experimental
  • Giving the Factorio app full disk access permissions
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Re: [2.0.14] "Couldn't initialize Steam API" achievements and tutorial messages reset every launch

Post by TV4Fun »

This was actually a problem with Steam—Steam integration was broken in all my games. It fixed itself after I upgraded my MacOS to 15.1.
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