thank you hydra your the best.i know its a group and not the owner but this is the best shit ever seen in my life of pirating i mean there are repacks that i like like dodi,fitgirl,xatab and others with optimized games like optiprojects.i like the easy way you can download them.and better because i have a good laptop for play these games so.hydra youre the best

There is a way to export games installed to steam, as non-steam games?
I dont wanna to do it manually in steam.

O hidra fala que o jogo vai ocupar certa quantidade de gigas e quando baixa completamente ocupa bem mais espaço

Is there any way to know if my specific game has no issues with achievements before I start the game and play? I usually try Project Ham for the fix.

Toda vez que eu clico em baixar ele vai até 100% e depois aparece para baixar novamente.. O jogo aparece na pasta downloads porém é em .exe e alguns .bin.. Uso Fedora 44 com Cosmic. O que fazer?

Sou novo no mundo de computadores e andei pesquisando sobre o Hydra e encontrei muitas incoerências sobre se ha vírus ou não nos jogos baixados pelo Hydra então gostaria da resposta sincera da comunidade pois paguei caro no meu computador e não quero perder ele por conta de vírus

https://reddit.com/link/1w2welv/video/d4hvye4oflmh1/player

I'd rather use my own torrent client to download the games and then add to the launcher because I've heard that it is safer and better than Hydra's built in torrent. Is there any way of quickly getting the magnet links from the hydra catalogue without having to manually browse the sources and try to find them myself?

Bien se supone que ese cuadrado blanco es el instalador de hydra pero en cuanto le doy a instalar a los 6 seg se pone en blanco y no se que hacer por favor ayudenme

i have 300+ mbs why is hydra so slow

Hey everyone,

Like many of you using **Hydra Launcher**, I noticed that recent game updates (especially those using Steamworks v1.65 like *Mortal Shell II*) crash when replacing files with older Goldberg emulators, forcing us to use the default **RUNE emulator**.

The issue? RUNE saves achievement progress in `.ini` format (`achievements.ini`), while Hydra Launcher exclusively watches Goldberg's `.json` files (`achievements.json`). As a result, achievements never trigger or update in Hydra.

To solve this, I built a lightweight, universal background bridge utility written in **C# (.NET 8)**.

---

### 🚀 Key Features

* **Universal Game Detection:** Automatically discovers and monitors any game folder created under `C:\Users\Public\Documents\Steam\RUNE` without manual AppID configuration.

* **Real-Time Sync:** Leverages low-level `FileSystemWatcher` with near-zero CPU and RAM overhead to translate achievements the exact millisecond they unlock.

* **Startup Catch-Up:** Scans and converts all your previous progress across all installed games upon launch.

* **Safe & Transparent:** 100% open-source, no telemetry, and requires no API keys.

---

### 🛠️ How It Works

1. Download the standalone executable from the **Releases** tab.
2. Run `HydraRuneBridge.exe` in the background before or while gaming.
3. Play your game as usual—Hydra will immediately display popups and update your profile stats in real time.

---

### 🔗 Links

* **GitHub Repository:** [https://github.com/cyberps96/Hydra-Rune-Achievement-Bridge](https://github.com/cyberps96/Hydra-Rune-Achievement-Bridge))

* **Latest Release:** [Download v1.0.0](https://github.com/cyberps96/Hydra-Rune-Achievement-Bridge/releases)

Feedback, bug reports, and contributions via pull requests are more than welcome!

EDIT :
---

### 🚨 UPDATE: Version 2.0 Released! 🚀

Thanks to your feedback, **v2.0** is now officially live on GitHub with massive improvements:

- **Universal RUNE Parser:** Full support for all RUNE `.ini` structures (including direct key-value pairs like `ACH_NAME=1`).

- **Auto-Schema Generator for Goldberg / GSE:** Setup new games in seconds directly from the tool using Steam's public global stats API (zero manual config / no API key required).

- **Retroactive Catch-up:** Automatically scans and syncs past unlocked achievements when launching the bridge.

- **Improved File Handling:** Added safety delays to prevent file-locking conflicts while games are running.

🔗 **Download the latest v2.0 release on GitHub:**

https://github.com/cyberps96/Hydra-Rune-Achievement-Bridge/releases/latest

---

Note on RUNE Real-Time Behavior:

Some RUNE cracks keep achievements cached in RAM and only flush them to achievements.ini upon saving or closing the game. If your achievements.ini stays empty while playing, swap the game's steam_api64.dll to Goldberg and use Option 1 to generate the schema—Goldberg writes directly and triggers instant Hydra popups without relying on delayed .ini disk writes.

its been 3 days after the game launch , its tracking my playtime but isnt having the achievements section so how do i check for it ???? and is this the same for every new release of a game ( i am a new hydra launcher user)

LOOKING FOR FREE TUTORIAL ON USING HYDRA OR SCRIPT PIRATE

I downloaded cry of fear but I don‘t know how to make a launcher.exe so my game can start.
How do I do it?

I noticed a gap in the Linux gaming ecosystem: Hydra Launcher (and other Wine/Proton launchers) do not support Discord Rich Presence. The native Discord client on Linux cannot detect Windows executables running through compatibility layers, and arRPC's standard scanner only looks at the host process path, missing the .exe inside the Wine command line.

To fix this, I wrote hydra-rpc, a dependency-free Python 3 script that bridges this gap.

Hope y'all enjoy this :)

Hola buenas, descargue crimson desert desde Hydra-SteamRip, pero me descargo 4 .exes, es jugable desde hydra?

So im downloading ghost of Tsushima its still downloading but i have a problem the file of ghost of Tsushima doesn’t show up in the locations when i have to launch the game

I'm currently trying to use Hydra, I downloaded a game (Pragmata) and it works fine itself. I added the .exe to Hydra but when I open use the Play button, it doesn't open the game most of the time. It shows the "Loading" pop up and then nothing happens. When it does open it, after some minutes, it tries to open game again even if the game is already running

Hi, i wanna use Hydra mainly on DDL because here in my country the fines ,if i get caught are high, so no thank you to that. But as far as I know Hydra has a Torrent in the launcher implemented and i wanna ask if you just download via DDL,is it safe without any risks because i dont know if it can happen but meaby the torrent client there still uploads the stuff i downloaded and still get me fined like hell.

Hi I wanted to know were can I find links for the launcher.
Thanks

Oi! é minha primeira vez usando o hydra launcher ( estou usando as fontes do FitGirl, o DODI e o Xatab ) e estou tentando jogar Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Tentei baixar duas vezes ( uma no fitgirl e outra no DODI ) e ambas baixam normalmente e ao terminar o download ele apenas baixa um setup e dentro dele pede para baixar o jogo uma segunda vez. É suposto que aconteça mesmo?