Summary
Call me Ahab is still locked on my save. This save file was created before the initial Ahab fixes started coming out. Unfortunately by this point I had already lost the shark trophy (I think I remember that I tossed it in the ocean in frustration lol). I still have the Eel and Squid and all item portraits have the brown background to indicate they have been crafted.
Seed #14853428
Settings
Were any of your settings changed from the default options and have you added any custom Islands?
Custom island, created once, long after killing the sea monsters.
Steps
What steps, if known, can cause this issue to occur for you?
I killed the sea monsters back in December ā22, I initially crafted the trophies (with the quick menu for some I believe, definitely the first one at least) immediately after the boss fight and this seems to have caused the initial problem.
Extras
-Have you tried reloading your save, game or console?
Yes
-Have you tried clearing the cache of the console by shutting down for 2 mins before rebooting?
Yes
-Is there anything else you tried to alleviate the issue? Please let us know whether it was successful or not.
Mounting/unmounting the trophies I do have, keeping them with me and leaving them alone, loading the game with them equipped and with them on the floor
Iām wondering if you have any further suggestions or whether I should just capitulate and replay the whole game after all this time.
Iām sorry to hear Call Me Ahab has still not unlocked for you. Following further reports since the update, and checking a player provided save file, the team believe that if a trophy was created on a custom island in an earlier version, it may be the cause the the achievement remaining locked. Theyāre looking to rectify this in the next update which should hopefully unlock the achievement for those who are still having issues.
To be sure that this is the cause, and not another underlying problem, do you recall if you crafted any of the trophies on a custom island?
So long as the trophies are registered as crafted, it shouldnāt make a difference if youāre missing one, but Iāve asked the team to confirm this for me and will let you know when I hear back from them.
Obviously this happened back a number of months ago so Iām only going from memory, but Iām sure I didnāt generate a custom island prior to reaching the final objectives.
I recall that I generated an island to help me find fuel materials for the end of the game, I wouldnāt have done this prior to reaching that point and I know I needed to defeat the sea monsters to reach that stage.
Iām pretty certain that Iām right in this. The first one was quick-crafted on a raft immediately after killing the creature and I think the rest were crafted through the proper menu.
I recall seeing one of the trophy items grayed out despite me having the item crafted however the trophy that was gray changed each time I would load in.
I obviously do not know how the trophy flags work and I wonāt claim to have any technical knowledge of game development, but I wonder if something as simple as allowing players to craft a sea monster trophy multiple times (as you can with the corresponding aircraft components you unlock) would be enough to trigger the trophy check?
Thanks for your communication on this, I know it would be as simple as just restarting a new save but honestly Iām kind of curious to see it through now haha.
Thank you for confirming that info to the best of your memory. Iāll let the team know.
What might be beneficial to them, is to see a copy of your save file to see if they can determine why the trophy is not unlocking and if one of the trophies is registering as uncrafted.
When investigating this issue, the team came to the conclusion that the issue with the menu showing the incorrect background was purely visual, and should not have had an impact on the āCall Me Ahabā trophy, it is just unfortunate that they overlapped and it looked like it was a source of the problem.
While Iām not a dev myself, I believe the check is a true/false check to a trophy being crafted, which is why you should not need the physical trophy thrown into the ocean. Regardless, I will pass on the feedback regarding the option to recraft the trophies to the team.
If youāre happy to share a copy of your save file with us, please follow the steps below. As itās a PS4 game on a PS5, the transfer should be fairly similar.
Turn on PS4 / PS5
Insert an External USB Drive into one of the 2 USB ports on the front of the console.
In the main menu, go to āSettingsā
Click on āApplication Saved Data Managementā
Select āSaved Data in System Storageā
Select āCopy to USB Storage Deviceā
Select Stranded Deep
Select all files and press āCopyā
Wait until transfer is complete
Remove External Drive
Zip up all files copied to USB drive including ā.binā and āProfileā files
Upload the zip file to Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox or similar and send me a direct message with the download link. I will then pass the save file onto the correct team members.
Thanks for your detailed feedback. Iād love to pass my save file along but currently I donāt have a USB nor do I have access to a PC frustratingly enough.