TrailerVert Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Retro Achievements HUD View File # AchievementHUD_V6.6 Display Plugin ### Core Features **Live Achievement Tracking** - Shows all achievements for the current game with unlock status - Displays achievement icons, descriptions, and point values - Shows how rare each achievement is (percentage of players who've unlocked it) - Instant detection when you unlock achievements (<100ms via RetroArch log monitoring) **Dynamic Achievement Celebrations** - Full-screen gold celebrations when you unlock achievements - Text-to-speech announcements (optional, fully configurable) - LEDBlinky integration for RGB button/joystick animations (optional) - Audio ducking - game audio drops during announcements so you don't miss anything **Profile Display** - Your RetroAchievements profile with avatar, username, and rank - Total points and "true points" (weighted by difficulty) - Currently playing status - Recently played games with completion percentages **Smart Features** - Configurable sort modes - sort achievements by popularity, points, or alphabetically - Auto-scroll - smoothly scrolls through long achievement lists during gameplay - "Next achievement" suggestion - shows you the most common locked achievement - Multi-monitor support with DPI awareness - Home screen when no game is running --- ## Why a Second Monitor? Checking achievements mid-game means pausing, opening menus, breaking immersion. With a second screen, you always know: - What you just unlocked - What achievements are available - How close you are to completion - Which achievement to go for next It's like having the RetroAchievements website open next to you, but live-updated and game-aware. --- ## Technical Highlights **Instant Detection** - Monitors RetroArch logs for achievement unlocks in real-time - No polling delays - detections happen the moment RetroArch records them - Falls back to API polling for non-RetroArch emulators **LaunchBox Integration** - Fully integrated with LaunchBox's game launch/exit lifecycle - Uses LaunchBox's RetroAchievements configuration (no duplicate setup) - Pulls game metadata directly from LaunchBox's database - Supports Clear Logos via LaunchBox's image system (handles MAME ROM name mismatches automatically) **Customizable Display** - Choose your target monitor - Adjust celebration duration - Configure TTS voice, speed, and volume - Enable/disable individual features (LEDBlinky, TTS, audio ducking) - Sort achievements your way - Auto-scroll for hands-free browsing --- ## Requirements - LaunchBox (tested with latest versions) - RetroAchievements account configured in LaunchBox (Tools > Options > RetroAchievements) - RetroArch for instant achievement detection (optional - API polling works with any emulator) - .NET 9.0 runtime - Second monitor recommended (works on single monitor but best experience is dual-screen) **Optional Integrations:** - LEDBlinky for RGB lighting effects - Text-to-Speech (built into Windows) --- ## How It Works 1. **Launch a game** through LaunchBox 2. **Display appears** on your configured second monitor showing: - Game's Clear Logo or title - Your achievement progress - Full achievement list with icons and descriptions 3. **Unlock achievements** - instant celebration on screen 4. **Track your progress** without ever pausing the game 5. **Game exits** - display returns to home screen showing your profile and recent games --- ## Installation 1. Download the plugin 2. Extract to `LaunchBox\Plugins\AchievementHUD\` 3. Restart LaunchBox 4. Configure in Tools > Options > Achievement HUD 5. Set your target monitor and preferences 6. Launch a game and enjoy! --- ## Credits by: TrailerVert Built with love for the LaunchBox and RetroAchievements communities. Special thanks to the LaunchBox plugin API and RetroAchievements for making this possible. --- **Current Version:** 6.6 **Status:** Beta **License:** Free to use --- Submitter TrailerVert Submitted 02/22/2026 Category Third-party Apps and Plugins 1 Quote
TrailerVert Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 Here is a video on how to get the plugin set up. You do not have to use all the features. You can use only what you want and leave the rest disabled. ReadMe.mp4 1 Quote
TrailerVert Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 This is what it looks like when running. invaders.mp4 1 Quote
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