WARNING - Many people have made me aware that upon unlocking the last split path they receive the message ' Server not available at this time' and the achievement does not unlock, but the split path remains unlocked therefore rendering the achievement UNOBTAINABLE, but this is not fully confirmed. I personally did not encounter this and it is currently unknown what causes it. I will update this solution if I learn of a way around this.
Update - Ki11erLawnGnome said he unlocked the final 5 levels' split paths in a different order, making sure to avoid the final level (pirate 5) being the last one you unlock. Any order is fine as long as the 5th is not the last such as 2-3-1-5-4 or 4-2-5-1-3. If this works for anyone please comment below.
Solution
As you use stars to unlock each level, press 'x' after unlocking it to unlock the split path for alot less stars than the level. Do this on EVERY course (levels, whatever) and its yours!
There are 20 levels in total and you will require many stars to unlock all of the levels.
The last is the most expensive, 40 stars per level and 8 stars per split paths = 240 stars
I advise unlocking these before playing a level as the majority of the stars are on split paths and are required for many other achievements.
38 Comments
This achievement might have just become unobtainable for me. Just as I clicked "x" on the last course, I got the message "server not available at this time". The achievement did not pop, and now all alternate paths are showing open, so I can't purchase it again.
By Archer Rival on 10 May 2013 21:09
That happened to me during a single player course and it backed me out to the start screen. Maybe try deleting the game save once you have done everything else. Unless its saved online...
By ArogueHaggis on 11 May 2013 01:38
unobtainable for me too... got the message "server not available at this time" just after buying the last one of the pirate island and now shows unlocked and can't buy it again so far 2 people or maybe more with this issue? what can we do now or we won't be able to complete the game?
By JMGTx on 11 May 2013 04:45
I have the same problem, and one of my friend too!
By Joffrey85 on 11 May 2013 17:30
Wow just read about this and I am so worried that it will happen to me too. I have 4 to go but you know what I dont think I will play this one again. Absolute arse!
By Otouto72 on 11 May 2013 19:08
I have unlocked all the split paths and don't have the achievement either.
By DarkLordRaptor on 11 May 2013 19:29
I will add this to the solution guys. I assume it is a random thing?
By ArogueHaggis on 11 May 2013 20:24
can anyone confirm if they can delete their game save? Or is it saved on an online server?
By ArogueHaggis on 11 May 2013 20:28
Its saved to the profile so Ive read from others. Its annoying as hell. So sorry for those affected by this bullshit.
By Otouto72 on 11 May 2013 20:30
yes i would be very frustrated. I doubt they would patch it as its a free game. we can only hope...
By ArogueHaggis on 11 May 2013 20:32
And what causes this is simply the bullshit server. Why does it need to be online only. You know this is a hint of what the next Xbox might be like.
By Otouto72 on 11 May 2013 20:36
there are only 2 archives on the hardrive one is the game the other is the update, deleting the update does nothing when you enter the game you download the update again but you keep everything you've done so far, unless a new update solve this maybe this is glitched and to obtain it will be highly dependant of the server, your internet conection and good luck, if this is like will be the next console and the games I wont buy the next xbox and move to ps4
By JMGTx on 12 May 2013 04:08
I really don't think missing out on 1 achievement should be putting people off the new xbox. This was a free game also so i dont think we can demand too much from it. The split path is still unlocked and you can progress with the game. I just personally don't see how this relates in anyway to the new xbox guys, and I would say the same if I was one unable to obtain the achievement. My opinion, thats all.
By ArogueHaggis on 12 May 2013 14:05
I wasnt going to get the new Xbox regardless. 360 is enough, I am going backwards now, SNES, Mega Drive, Dreamcast, even the ZX Spectrum! But keeping in the topic if the achievement doesnt unlock because of a code error that sucks but losing an achievement due to random server issues on an "always online" game is sort of a different kettle in the fish. One achievement yes a bit OTT but I kinda get it.
By Otouto72 on 12 May 2013 14:48
unobtainable for me too... got the message "server not available at this time" just after buying the last one of the pirate Island. i am so sick of this problems with these fucking glitched games. :-( fuck the fucking fuck
By Jan 0 on 13 May 2013 20:35
Well lucky me got the achievement but to all who now cannot I can only offer my upmost sympathy.
By Otouto72 on 13 May 2013 21:09
i tried to delete my save with the usb trick: putting the profile on an usb device, and plug it out while the game loads the savegame. i gave it a few tries but i could`t delete it. it seems to be an online save. i hate this crap.
By Jan 0 on 14 May 2013 00:09
Yes its saved to your profile so I am afraid there is nothing you can do although trying to corrupt your data was a bloody good idea. All you can hope for is for Microsoft to release a patch which is highly unlikely and if it happens it might be 7 years before they do. Well done Microsoft.
By Otouto72 on 14 May 2013 00:22
i e-mailed them the problem. this is the answer:
"The team is aware of the issue and is trying to resolve it with Microsoft as quickly as possible. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
By Jan 0 on 14 May 2013 13:59
@Jan 0: The fact that they responded to your email so quickly actually shows promise. Realistically, we may see a fix for this since there are more courses "coming soon". I shall remain optimistic.
On a different note, I noticed this happened to most of us when purchasing the last one for Pirate Island. Perhaps, saving one from a different set for last would avoid this issue. Plus, when mine glitched, I was unlocking five of them in one go. Maybe if a person plays a course before buying the last one? These are just some ideas that I've been throwing around.
By Archer Rival on 14 May 2013 14:52
I realize that the above suggestions, in no way, help those of us who already encountered the problem. I'm just hoping to help others from joining us on the list.
By Archer Rival on 14 May 2013 14:54
When they release the courses that are coming soon, they will no doubt have split paths, which upon unlocking them may unlock this achievement. That is a mere assumption though.
By ArogueHaggis on 14 May 2013 16:22
^That's kind of what I'm hoping for as well. Of course, look how long we waited for the DLC to the first one. :(
By Archer Rival on 15 May 2013 15:01
Talked to a live rep today about my achievement not popping. After about an hour of trying different things, it came down to waiting for the next patch. I guess theres ALOT of people contacting microsoft about this problem. I guess we'll see what the future holds.
By MrDeathMetal666 on 15 May 2013 15:24
Shit, I wish I read the. Just happened to me
By TOBY 1K NO BE on 15 May 2013 17:13
I was aware of this problem and unlocked the split paths in a different order in the last world. (not 1-2-3-4-5) I think I did the last level third and it disconnected me. I reconnected and did the last 2 and wasn't disconnected again. Achievement unlocked. As long as you don't unlock the last levels split path last, you'll be fine.
By Ki11erLawnGnome on 17 May 2013 05:24
Ki11erLawnGnome
Thanks for this, although I'm pretty certain I unlocked them in order, yes definitely, so pirate 5 last and it unlocked for me. This was on the second day after release. I will add this to the solution for others to try and hope to get feedback from some who do try it. cheers
By ArogueHaggis on 17 May 2013 15:32
this is the e-mail adress from the developer:
outsourcing@bhvr.com
lets give em a few mails.^^
By Jan 0 on 19 May 2013 11:40
Emailed! Did you pull that off the main website as i already emailed one a few days ago and got no reply. Cant remember the email address i used previously tho
By TOBY 1K NO BE on 19 May 2013 16:11
@Ki11erLawnGnome: Unfortunately, I unlocked them 1-2-4-5-3 and it still went wrong. That was actually unintentional, I just missed the third one when I was going down the list.
By Archer Rival on 20 May 2013 03:05
Hmm I'm not sure then. It seemed like whenever the last pirate level was unlocked it disconnects. Maybe it is random then.
By Ki11erLawnGnome on 20 May 2013 04:00
At this point, anything was worth a shot. I've still got friends who can't even start the game. If I could go back and do it again, I would have unlocked all but one, played a course first, and then unlocked the last one (which may not have worked either).
By Archer Rival on 20 May 2013 14:31
@ TOBY 1K NO BE: yes i did. and they did answer to me. but maybe they can`t answer because there are too many mails. that would bu good. ^^
By Jan 0 on 21 May 2013 18:20
By TOBY 1K NO BE on 26 May 2013 07:30
@ TOBY. read my 3. post in here.
By Jan 0 on 28 May 2013 11:25
I gave you a thumbs up for bringing the issue to my attention before I went down a shitty path… I followed the advice and it worked for me.
I never lost connection to the servers when unlocking items, but I did lose a few times in game. servers are complete shit. As I am sure everyone did/does, I unlocked the levels and their split paths at the same time. I bought 1 and 5 together; completed the courses (got all 16 stars and a silver and 0-deaths); then bought 4 and completed it; then bought 2 and 3 at the same time… with fingers crossed. (I think I bought 2 first, then 3)
pop goes the chievo(s).
it may not work for everyone, but why chance it. try unlocking them our of order as a default workaround…
By ShadyShall on 04 Jun 2013 14:16
I just unlocked to today (3 June 2014) and I can confirm that this achievement is still obtainable. I had unlock some of the expert levels and paths and finished the last set of levels in non-sequencial order (just like the guide says).
I worked on a few challenges to earn enough coins to unlock the last paths and it worked. Just follow the solution just as it says.
By Dacius Decium on 04 Jun 2014 00:42
im glad i read killerslawnnombes comment when i was down to last levels pirate 4 and pirate 5 to unlock!
By unattention on 12 Jul 2014 19:18