RetroAchievements Multi-Set Support

NOTE: This is likely blocked by the implementation of:
Add RetroAchievements Game Page ID to LaunchBox Games Database

📋 Summary

Add support in LaunchBox for RetroAchievements multi-sets, allowing a single ROM to display and track the base achievement set and any available subsets without requiring separate game entries.


Problem

RetroAchievements recently introduced multi-set support, which allows players to earn subset achievements without patched ROMs.

🔗 https://retroachievements.org/forums/topic/34021

Currently in LaunchBox:

  • Only the achievement set tied to the ROM hash (base set) is shown

  • Subsets must be tracked as separate game entries to get their own achievement badge

  • This leads to duplicate games and fragmented achievement tracking

  • Subsets are not visible in key areas such as the game details pane or pause menus

This workflow no longer aligns with how RetroAchievements now functions.


💡 Proposal

Enhance RetroAchievements integration to support multi-sets:

  • Detect all available achievement sets (base and subsets) for a single ROM

  • Display all sets within the Game Details view

  • Allow users to view progress per set without duplicating the game

  • Possibly introduce different badges to indicate the presence of multiple sets

  • Surface multi-set achievements consistently across:

    • Game details

    • Pause menus

    • Achievement views and stats


📦 Benefits

  • Eliminates duplicate game entries for subsets

  • Aligns LaunchBox with current RetroAchievements functionality

  • Provides a clearer and more complete achievement overview

  • Improves usability for challenge and specialty achievement sets


💡 Notes

  • Base set behavior should remain unchanged

  • Subset visibility could be toggleable per game or globally

  • This builds on existing RetroAchievements integration

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Open To Community

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LaunchBox for Windows

Date

9 days ago

Author

AstroBob

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