[Idea] Achievement badges/medals for SGE

[Mel'Kaven]

Hello, Starport is a game where players fight for exp and in return, fame yes? Would it be fun to have a system of badges you can do?

It would be a button on your profile page that would lead to a second page. completely blank. There the player badges would go. They would apply account-wide or server-wide. Server-wide would be smaller goals, account-wide would be large sums. You would only be able to receive a badge once and it would get bigger so you can get a "lv2" of it, they would be numerous things like:

Here is some ideas I had for medals that could be introduced without much additional programming.

All of them are hid if you check the hide achievements check-box.

-1,000 Achievement points - "Private Status"
-5,000 Achievement points - "Ensign Status"
-10,000 Achievement points - "Lieutenant Status"
-15,000 Achievement points - "Captain Status"
-20,000 Achievement points - "Commodore Status"
-25,000 Achievement points - "Colonel Status"
-35,000 Achievement points - "Admiral Status"
-50,000 Achievement points - "Fleet Admiral Status"
-65,000+ Achievement points - "Supreme Overlord Status"

Account-Wide:

-Total of 1,000 Alien Kills - "Pesticide"
-Total of 5,000 Alien Kills - "Paraquat"
-Total of 10,000 Alien Kills - "Exterminator"
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-Be ranking within top ten of a server that is 200+ days old - "Emperor/ess of (server name)" Note: This goes away if you leave top ten.
-Be ranking place 1 of a server that is 200+ days old - "Supreme Emperor/ess of (server name)" Note: This goes away if you leave rank 1.
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-Total of 500 completed Taxi missions - "Precious Cargo"
-Total of 1,000 completed Taxi missions - "Milk Man"
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-Total of 500 successful escort missions - "Protectron"
-Total of 1,000 successful escort missions - "Wing Man"
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-Total of 1,000 NPC Kills - "Patrol"
-Total of 3,000 NPC Kills - "Hunter"
-Total of 6,000 NPC Kills - "Prowler"
-Total of 12,000 NPC Kills - "Stalker"
-Total of 24,000 NPC Kills - "Hit Man"
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-Total of 1,000 Player Kills - "Murderer"
-Total of 4,000 Player Kills - "Bounty Hunter"
-Total of 10,000 Player Kills - "Weapons Master"
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-500 Escape Pod Kills - "No Mercy"
-1,000 Escape Pod Kills - "Ruthless"
-2,000 Escape Pod Kills - "Damned Proximity Warp!"
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-Joining forums - "Forum Crawler"
Note: **DONT MAKE A TOPIC AND SAY WHO YOU ARE AND THAT YOU JOINED ALSO DONT PM TOONCES OR ANY OTHER ADMIN TELLING THEM YOU JOINED. After a while you will be noticed. Or it can go by e-mail!
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Total of 1,000 Kills as a result of Deployed Defenses - "Gaurdian"
Total of 3,000 Kills as a result of Deployed Defenses - "Warden"
Total of 5,000 Kills as a result of Deployed Defenses - "Keeper"
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Exp Milestone of 100,000,000 reached on any server - "100 Mil EXP Milestone"
Exp Milestone of 250,000,000 reached on any server - "250 Mil EXP Milestone"
Exp Milestone of 300,000,000 reached on any server - "300 Mil EXP Milestone"
Exp Milestone of 500,000,000 reached on any server - "500 Mil EXP Milestone"
Exp Milestone of 750,000,000 reached on any server - "750Mil EXP Milestone"
Exp Milestone of 1,000,000,000 reached on any server - "1 Bil EXP Milestone"
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Complete an Extended Re-bang and made it into top-ten with no deaths - "Playin' it safe"
Have obtained 3 Bronze Extended Re-bang trophies - "Tri-Bronze Medalist"
Have obtained 3 Silver Extended Re-bang trophies - "Tri-Silver Medalist"
Have obtained 3 Gold Extended Re-bang trophies - "Tri-Gold Medalist"
Note: More later but it just keeps going on in either increments of 3's or 2's.
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Championships Winner - "(year)2010 Championships: Rank 1(rank)" Note: And so on.....
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-Earns 10,000,000 credits before Ports begin give 100 exp for discovery - "Merchant"
-Earns 15,000,000 credits before Ports begin give 100 exp for discovery - "Guile Trader"
-Earns 25,000,000 credits before ports begin to give 100 exp for discovery - "Expert Trader"
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-Have 1Million followers while being 'independent' - "1 Million Followers solo"
-Have 2Million followers while being 'independent' - "2 Million Followers solo"
-Have 3Million followers while being 'independent' - "3 Million Followers solo"
-Have 4Million followers while being 'independent' - "4 Million Followers solo"
-Have 5+Million followers while being 'independent' - "5 Million Followers solo"
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-Total of 1,000 IGS NPC ship Kills - "And the Intergalactics' went extinct how...?"
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-Collects 100 Artifacts - "Runner"
-Collects 200 Artifacts - "Odysseus"
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-Win JACKPOT from Tri-Quan - "Gambler"
-Win JACKPOT from Tri-Quan on a rebang - "Cheater"
-Win JACKPOT from Tri-Quan an accumulated 10 times - "Poker Face"
-Win JACKPOT from Tri-Quan 3 times on the same login session - "$$$"
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-Be the first person to capture a dome in a Blitz game - "First Cap"
-Be the first person to capture a dome in a Blitz game 10 times - "Rusher"
-Be the first person to kill someone in a Blitz game - "First Blood"
-Be the first person to kill someone in a Blitz game 10 times - "Aggressor"
-Earn 6,000,000 (6mil) in 1 Blitz game - "Scrooge"
-Earn 600,000 exp in a single Blitz game - "Super Admiral"
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Thats all the easy ones I can think of now but Im sure some more complex ones could be added in later if the system works.

Just random things.
They would get bigger and bigger values to obtain them once so you can keep getting them.

Any suggestions?

[Dax]

In the gaming industry the found out that having an achievement system is a cash cow and will make players play their games more JUST for the worthless achievements to show everyone else..........Do it if ya can toonces! just make them per server not account wide.

[Mel'Kaven]

In the gaming industry the found out that having an achievement system is a cash cow and will make players play their games more JUST for the worthless achievements to show everyone else..........Do it if ya can toonces! just make them per server not account wide.

How about some medals be Account-Wide and some Server-Wide?

[Jeb]

In the gaming industry the found out that having an achievement system is a cash cow and will make players play their games more JUST for the worthless achievements to show everyone else..........Do it if ya can toonces! just make them per server not account wide.

How about some medals be Account-Wide and some Server-Wide?

Yeah there's no effing way I'd be able to get 10k npc OR player kills on more than one server. That'd just like... whore out my day 24/7... Oh wait. That's what they want... DONT DO IT! DONT DO IT PLEEAAASE!

I NEED SOMETHING TO SHOW MY SGE WORTH!!!!!

[gamanche]

some of these look good, but some need to be looked at deeply.. like the dome snathcers one. people could just take junks over and over.. maybe a certain sized planet u have to cap? well.. that wouldnt work either, people could just undefend the planet, let u cap and give back..sooo that one may need to be looked into..

npc kills.. thats a good one(100 kills, 200, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000)
player kills is a good one. (100kills, 200, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000)
alien kills is good one (100 kills, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 25000, 50000)
150 medals is good.. possible.. ( get 1 gold medal, get 2 gold medals, get 10 gold medals, 25, 50, 100) <-- that would definetly make rebangs A LOT! more interesting in my opinion

there could be some more idea that come to my mind, but theres a lot that people will farm/boost around them to earn the achievements really quick

[Jeb]

In reply to Gamanche up there, 50,000 alien kills is pretty far fetched. Like holy BBQ.

But the reason I am replying is participation awards.

Like, an award for playing an ext. rebang and getting top 25 at least 2 times, 5 times, 10 times etc.

Also, fun awards:

"I Know Kung Fu" - Invade a maxed coloony without using a single missile.

"Master Builder" - Have five people die on colonies you built.
"Man in Black" - have 25 people die on colonies you've built (Galaxy defenders!)

as well as community stuff like:
"Game Builder" - Submit 10 ideas in the Research lab.
"Bug Stomper" - Report 5 real glitches or bugs in Engineering.
"Insecticide" - Present 5 solutions to bugs or glitches in Engineering.

Stuff like that. People like that. Anyways yeah

[Mel'Kaven]

Built 500 buildings (only counts for planets you own): Seeds of an Empire
Built 1,000 buildings (only counts for planets you own): Building Novice
Built 5,000 buildings (only counts for planets you own): Empire Builder
Built 10,000 buildings (only counts for planets you own): Building is my business... and business is good!
Built 100,000 buildings (can be your's or corpie's planet): Yes! I built all of this! (idk about this one, think of a better name for it please)

how about dis?

-"Imperial contractor"
-"Seeds of an Empire"
-"Empire Builder"
-"A Rising Empire"
-"Imperium" (^-^)

Lol this is fun

[KUKA]

There was another thread something like this at one point that set goals for nubs to guide them through their achievements. KUKA supports this idea - it is tried and true and proven to work in other games. There should be some medal/recognition for everything from first invasion and first 10k pop col all the way up to things people are recognizing here in this thread. Nubs not sure what to do could receive guidance from knowing what the game rewards. Great thread.

[Jeb]

There was another thread something like this at one point that set goals for nubs to guide them through their achievements. KUKA supports this idea - it is tried and true and proven to work in other games. There should be some medal/recognition for everything from first invasion and first 10k pop col all the way up to things people are recognizing here in this thread. Nubs not sure what to do could receive guidance from knowing what the game rewards. Great thread.

Yeah - It's a good way to want to play the game more... Also rank the badges Like... Bronze, Silver, Gold, Plat (Plat/highest-leveled ones being hidden or maybe... Unhidden only after you've achieved the gold before it?), because nobody is gonna want to try after they realize that there's a "Dome 100,000 colonies" award...

[awesomepebble]

this is awesome idea

[Mel'Kaven]

Bump due to the annoyingness of the Tucan, JR and GRAWRG.

[Henry]

There, that should get us a slight increase in the community, bring in those console gamers. mighta worked better while the PSN was down tho

[Mel'Kaven]

There, that should get us a slight increase in the community, bring in those console gamers. mighta worked better while the PSN was down tho

Oh please, don't be so negative.

[GRAWRG.]

i like this idea. of course it needs some work. i think some titles could be different. also i think the requirements are a bit high for some of them. like 7k kills from deployed defenses? only 40 people actively play the game? xD

overall nice thinking.

[Mel'Kaven]

i like this idea. of course it needs some work. i think some titles could be different. also i think the requirements are a bit high for some of them. like 7k kills from deployed defenses? only 40 people actively play the game? xD

overall nice thinking.

Some of it does seem far fetched, yeah lol, Of course Toonces would modify it.

[invaderzim]

do people ever actually reach 1bil exp on servers? o_O ive never seen it

edit: and yes, i forgot to mention that i think this is an awesome idea!

[Mel'Kaven]

do people ever actually reach 1bil exp on servers? o_O ive never seen it

edit: and yes, i forgot to mention that i think this is an awesome idea!

Lol its never happened, but Luna got CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, I am making Art for this. Hopefully Toonces will Implement!

[invaderzim]

haha what'd she get to?

[Mel'Kaven]

haha what'd she get to?

975mil? Idk it was in the 900mils though.

[Henry]

Most people wouldnt bother if they arent unlocking anything, but once the achievement system is in place, toonces can then add unlockables. One thing that struck me as i thought about it was added things for sale at ports. First we eliminate negs for all, easy to earn back though, just need to get the pesticide achievement. however, they are ratehr pricey, you can get them at a reasonable price if you get Paraquat, and quite cheap if you get Exterminator

Precious cargo makes solar sails for sail in port, milk man drops their price

protectron makes plating for sale in port, wing man drops the price


Patrol - thrusters
Hunter - steering mod
Prowler - flight mod
Stalker - discount to almost reasonable prices in port
Hit man - all 3 are at base prices in port

Murderer - one of the non damaging weapons at above starbase prices (emp, flower power, repeller, etc)
Bounty Hunter - one of the projectiles that cause damage at about starbase prices (rail gun, torps, fusions, etc)
Weapons Master - Nukes, very high prices and restricted amounts for sale, the lowest price in a port would be 200k, and a port would only hold 120 and regenerate them fairly slowly

Guardian - mines, at high prices
Warden - flaks, at high prices
Keeper - lasers or cmines (alternate ports) at high prices

100 Mil EXP Milestone - UN hotline upgrade becomes available. You recieve access to a time log of when ever neg rep players enter or leave UN space (additional tab in the news), only present with commission
250 Mil EXP Milestone - Port persuasion, bartender will spend less time bullshitting, and a new response becomes available: "You look like the kind of guy who means business, I'll let you in on a secret. <Player Name> has been landing on your colony <system name> (###,###)."
300 Mil EXP Milestone - UN badge, you can see what ports any neg rep player has been to.
500 Mil EXP Milestone - Nukes in port, reasonable price
750 Mil EXP Milestone - FBI agent, same as the UN hotline upgrade, but works for positive rep players aswell
1 Bil EXP Milestone - Supreme intel, be able to see what system any player is in.

Playin' It Safe - Capacitors and plating available in ports, low prices
Tri-Bronze Medalist - Extra drinks at ports
Tri-Silver Medalist - Discount on sleeping prices in port
Tri-Gold Medalist - Percentages drop at half the rate when you run trade routes than normal

1 Mil Followers solo - biodomes, expensive
2 mil followers solo - bulk heads, expensive


Getting too late at night for me, these are just suggestions off the top of my head, i havent really thought too much about them, and theres more for the rest, but for now, i just did it for the basic idea.

[JesusRocks765]

Toonces will never make this

[Mel'Kaven]

Toonces will never make this

I think he will Im making Art for the images so he only has to do most of the work (not all of it )

[invaderzim]

i like henry's idea o_O

but i don't like some of the specific awards he's chosen. for example, seeing what system any player is in. granted, just about noone could do it anyway, but its still ridiculously unfair, and clearly an advantage the player doesnt need if they can manage to get 1bil exp. I think the rewards should just be things that cut down on some of the monotony of the game, for example the "biodomes at port" reward, so if you're building a lot far from bases you don't have to keep flying back in. It would also make invading/building the outer reaches a bit easier, so maybe galaxies would fill up more

[HUSKER]

Hmmm, I really like this Idea. I feel like it would be a much better way for people to show off their accomplishments than the boring achievement system. As stated previously, it does need some looking at because some of those accomplishments would be a little overkill to achieve. However, it's something that should definately be put into the game!

[gamanche]

if there were achievements to aim for in this game, i would be far more interested

[JesusRocks765]

Toonces will never make this

I think he will Im making Art for the images so he only has to do most of the work (not all of it )

Dont get me Wrong, I really Hope he does, I just have My doubts.

nyways, how would all those achievements fit on a Profile Page? He'll have to work that out too.

[GRAWRG.]

the idea was that there would be a different page. all of this couldnt be crammed onto the achievement page.

[invaderzim]

perhaps we could utilize that new thing toonces made with hovering over followers and corps to see personals/contractors, and have it so a BIG grey box popped up showing all your achievements earned if you hovered over achievement points

[awesomepebble]

Most people wouldnt bother if they arent unlocking anything, but once the achievement system is in place, toonces can then add unlockables. One thing that struck me as i thought about it was added things for sale at ports. First we eliminate negs for all, easy to earn back though, just need to get the pesticide achievement. however, they are ratehr pricey, you can get them at a reasonable price if you get Paraquat, and quite cheap if you get Exterminator

Precious cargo makes solar sails for sail in port, milk man drops their price

protectron makes plating for sale in port, wing man drops the price


Patrol - thrusters
Hunter - steering mod
Prowler - flight mod
Stalker - discount to almost reasonable prices in port
Hit man - all 3 are at base prices in port

Murderer - one of the non damaging weapons at above starbase prices (emp, flower power, repeller, etc)
Bounty Hunter - one of the projectiles that cause damage at about starbase prices (rail gun, torps, fusions, etc)
Weapons Master - Nukes, very high prices and restricted amounts for sale, the lowest price in a port would be 200k, and a port would only hold 120 and regenerate them fairly slowly

Guardian - mines, at high prices
Warden - flaks, at high prices
Keeper - lasers or cmines (alternate ports) at high prices

100 Mil EXP Milestone - UN hotline upgrade becomes available. You recieve access to a time log of when ever neg rep players enter or leave UN space (additional tab in the news), only present with commission
250 Mil EXP Milestone - Port persuasion, bartender will spend less time bullshitting, and a new response becomes available: "You look like the kind of guy who means business, I'll let you in on a secret. <Player Name> has been landing on your colony <system name> (###,###)."
300 Mil EXP Milestone - UN badge, you can see what ports any neg rep player has been to.
500 Mil EXP Milestone - Nukes in port, reasonable price
750 Mil EXP Milestone - FBI agent, same as the UN hotline upgrade, but works for positive rep players aswell
1 Bil EXP Milestone - Supreme intel, be able to see what system any player is in.

Playin' It Safe - Capacitors and plating available in ports, low prices
Tri-Bronze Medalist - Extra drinks at ports
Tri-Silver Medalist - Discount on sleeping prices in port
Tri-Gold Medalist - Percentages drop at half the rate when you run trade routes than normal

1 Mil Followers solo - biodomes, expensive
2 mil followers solo - bulk heads, expensive


Getting too late at night for me, these are just suggestions off the top of my head, i havent really thought too much about them, and theres more for the rest, but for now, i just did it for the basic idea.

after mel's idea i think this is a GREAT idea

[invaderzim]

bump? me likey this idea a lot