Players booting up Starfield have been experiencing a peculiar problem: the game’s achievements are being disabled. Many like to collect achievements in various games across PC and Xbox. However, the game disabling them is causing players to miss out on increasing their achievement scores. Starfield has different bugs, such as the “The Best There Is” mission bug. However, this one can be just as much of a hindrance.
Fortunately, we have the details on why achievements are disabled in Starfield. Armed with this information, you can prevent this and continue earning back your achievements.
Why are My Starfield Achievements Disabled?
Achievements are being disabled in Starfield because many mods are not considered achievement-friendly. Therefore, this is causing the installed mods to disable any progress for earning achievements, especially if it makes getting them even more accessible to acquire. Additionally, many mods that come from the Creation Club are also causing players’ save files to not be able to earn any achievements for Starfield.
Players can use a couple of different solutions to work around the problem. One method is to download and use mods labeled “achievement friendly” on them. The label is located in the bar on the bottom of the mods square. By using these mods, players can still change Starfield up a bit and earn and increase their achievement score. Unfortunately, the other method is more of a last-ditch effort. Players can create two separate new-game saves, one with mods and the other without. That way, players can experience the game with them and earn achievements separately.
How to Know if Your Starfield Achievements Are Disabled?
When loading up your character in Starfield, the profile should say “modded” if the game save has mods installed on it. Therefore, if this tag appears, achievements are disabled for that save and players cannot earn any from that save anymore. It is best to keep on the lookout for this when loading into your game.
Mods disabling achievements is a common practice in Bethesda titles. Games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim don’t allow achievements to work if mods are installed. If the opposite were to happen, the challenge of earning them would be gone, so disabling them works as a risk versus reward situation. So be aware when choosing which mods you wish to use in Starfield.
