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Game Hunter:
Welcome to the Badges Guide thread! This is where I post the latest version of my guide (currently v2.1) so that players can understand the various underpinnings of the many, many badges that exist in DoomRL. Beginners and veterans alike may realize a thing or two after looking through it (and it is quite a read), so if you're having any trouble with badges at all, take a look.

If you find that some of the information is lacking or inaccurate, please post in the thread and let me know what the issue is. I'll be happy to make any corrections and attribute those who point them out.

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--- Quote from: Game Hunter on April 14, 2010, 19:53 ---Attached to this post is the aforementioned guide.  Currently it uses .txt formatting, but I might move it up to .rtf if it comes to that.

Simply put, this is to be a guide on how to complete badges.  So far I've only gone through the Bronze badges, but I plan to explain all the Silvers, nearly all of the Golds, and a significant portion of the Platinum badges.  As for the rest, that's where everyone else comes in: if you've completed any of the badges that are particularly difficult (mostly anything Platinum+, but there are some unusually challenging Golds), reflect on the run and explain (with a reply) a recommended trait build, special strategies used, and comments on approaching the badge in general.  You can use my Objectives/Comments format if you want to; either way I'll be sure to add your contribution and cite it.

And, naturally, please give me any suggestions or criticisms to the badges I've currently "completed".  Since these are Bronze, I doubt I'm all that off on the easiest way to approach it...keep in mind that the suggestions for each badge are ONLY meant for the purpose of completing the badge, not for any higher-tier badges (such as a successful Marksman Silver get automatically giving you Marksman Bronze in the process).  The idea is that a player can decide for a particular badge and find out exactly what he or she should do to attain it.
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Version history:

--- Code: ---(04/14/10) 1.0:
- First draft
- Bronze Badges (probably the quickest ones to do) are complete
- currently have corner-shooting in the strategies appendix

(04/18/10) 1.1:
- new sections: Silver Badges, UAC Silver, Veteran Silver, Strongman Silver,
Berserker Silver, Brick Silver, Skull Silver, Reaper Silver, Scavenger Silver, Arena

Silver, Arachno Silver
- fixed some typos
- added comment for Destroyer Bronze (and future Destroyers) by Passionario
- included note about attaining several badges of the same name in a single run
- added note on corner-shooting with shotgun and how to use barrels in the strategies

appendix

(04/27/10) 1.2:
- new sections: Marksman Silver, Shottyman Silver, Lightfoot Silver, Eagerness
Silver, Runner Silver, Lava Silver
- new appendicies: Using Doors, Radar-shooting/Scouting, A2 Ammochain Running, Lava-

walking

(05/08/10) 1.3:
- new sections: Inquisitor Silver, Quartermaster Silver, Destroyer Silver
- fixed acid/lava explosision diagram in A.2.6- plenty of errors removed
- orginally "standard game" victories (such as UAC and Strongman badges) mentioned

that partial victories could not earn the badge: this has been corrected to say that

all victories are allowed for such badge completions

(08/04/10) 1.4:
- new sections: Gold Badges (and all subsections) Platinum Badges, UAC Platinum
- fixed several typos and inconsistencies in previous sections
- added a diagram to clarify "visual" scouting
- added Acknowledgments section: all contributions by others will be mentioned there

(08/10/10) 1.5:
- new sections: Veteran Platinum, Elite Platinum, Demonic Platinum, Berserker
Platinum, Quartermaster Platinum, Reaper Platinum, Scavenger Platinum, Arena
Platinum, Longinus Platinum, Diamond Badges, UAC Diamond, Veteran Diamond, Berserker
Diamond, Centurial Diamond, Longinus Diamond
- Pacifism Gold erroneously mentioned problems in Phobos Base Entry, when in fact
AoPc does not contain that floor: this has been removed and revised into the AoB
badges
- Brick Bronze/Silver, thanks to Fanta Hege, has a much safer strategy of completion
- plenty of typos are fixed

(08/19/10) 1.6:
- new file history format, updated to previous histories
- new sections: Strongman Platinum/Diamond, Elite Diamond, Demonic Diamond, Shottyman
Platinum, Destroyer Platinum, Pacifism Platinum, Marksman Diamond, Shottyman Diamond,
Destroyer Diamond, Pacifism Diamond, Scavenger Diamond, Arena Diamond
--- Marksman Diamond currently references the Platinum of the series, which has yet
to be written (though I doubt few are interested anyway)
- fixed wording on Elite Platinum when referring to Explorer and Conqueror Badges
- added diagram for doors, showing visibility from direct and diagonal approaches

(11/19/10) 1.7:
- new sections: Marksman Platinum, Inquisitor Platinum, Centurial Platinum, Corpse
Revival and Destruction, Rocket-jumping, Gift-dropping
- Rearranged strategies section, renamed to Specific Tactics
--- Corner-shooting with a Shotgun is now a subsection of Corner-shooting
- Revised Berserker series to accomodate gift-dropping tactic
- Various minor changes and fixes

(3/17/11) 2.0:
- new badges! Includes Speedrunner series, Masochist Bronze/Silver, Everyman series,
Gatekeeper series
- changes to existing badges:
--- Berserker Bronze/Silver level requirement increased to 7/16 (from 5/15)
--- Masochist Gold difficulty requirement increased to HMP
--- Centurial Platinum/Diamond requirements changed to UV/N clear (thank goodness)
- new format! Badges are categorized first by badge type, then by difficulty
--- plenty of redundant information removed as a result
- tons of rewrites for other badges, typos fixed

(8/06/11) 2.1:
- new badges! Includes Technician series, Armorer series, Heroic series
- new sections: Everyman Platinum/Diamond
- new appendix! Nicknames
- tweaks on sections to account for new bosses, new rewards
- lots of small changes for miscellaneous game updates

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Kornel Kisielewicz:
Kisielwicz -> Kisielewicz :>

Melon:

--- Quote from: Kornel Kisielewicz on April 14, 2010, 20:36 ---Kisielwicz -> Kisielewicz :>

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Kornal Kisielwicz?

thelaptop:

--- Quote from: Melon on April 15, 2010, 00:22 ---Kornal Kisielwicz?

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Bless you!

=P

ParaSait:

--- Quote from: Melon on April 15, 2010, 00:22 ---Kornal Kisielwicz?

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That's basically how I, as a Dutch speaker, would phonetically pronounce that name. :P

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