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Omega Tyrant: The lightfoot diamond and angelic bug has been fixed

2025-11-26T23:33:43Z

The lightfoot diamond and angelic bug has been fixed

Epyon at 12:03, 11 August 2025

2025-08-11T12:03:03Z

Omega Tyrant at 10:29, 12 June 2025

2025-06-12T10:29:59Z

Omega Tyrant at 15:09, 13 May 2025

2025-05-13T15:09:02Z

Omega Tyrant: /* Gold badges */

2025-05-13T15:05:04Z

‎Gold badges

Omega Tyrant at 15:03, 13 May 2025

2025-05-13T15:03:12Z

Omega Tyrant at 14:30, 13 May 2025

2025-05-13T14:30:33Z

Omega Tyrant at 05:10, 13 May 2025

2025-05-13T05:10:18Z

Omega Tyrant: Also an important note about Lightfoot Diamond/Angelic being bugged, and several other notes

2025-05-13T05:03:47Z

Also an important note about Lightfoot Diamond/Angelic being bugged, and several other notes

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Omega Tyrant: This note also applies to the badges that are supposed to require Explorer or Conqueror

2025-05-13T02:40:06Z

This note also applies to the badges that are supposed to require Explorer or Conqueror

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 |Lightfoot Diamond Badge
 |Complete Angel of Light Travel N! without melee kills
-|In the current version of 0.9.9.8, enemies that die by indirect means (such as from infighting or being on [[lava]]) are being erroneously flagged as "melee kills", regardless of what weapon the player has equipped at the time of their deaths, thus this badge is effectively unwinnable.
+|Melee attacks can be used to weaken enemies, but all killing blows must be with a non-melee attack, even killing a single enemy with just your fists will disqualify you from earning the badge and so you must be careful to not bump into weak enemies as that will automatically punch them. Enemies that die by indirect means, such as from items, infighting, or fluids, will not count against this badge regardless of what weapon you have equipped when they die.
 |-style="background:#333"
 |Eagerness Diamond Badge
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 |Lightfoot Angelic Badge
 |Complete Archangel of Light Travel on Nightmare! without melee kills
-|In the current version of 0.9.9.8, enemies that die by indirect means (such as from infighting or being on [[lava]]) are being erroneously flagged as "melee kills", regardless of what weapon the player has equipped at the time of their deaths, thus this badge is effectively unwinnable.
+|Melee attacks can be used to weaken enemies, but all killing blows must be with a non-melee attack, even killing a single enemy with just your fists will disqualify you from earning the badge and so you must be careful to not bump into weak enemies as that will automatically punch them. Enemies that die by indirect means, such as from items, infighting, or fluids, will not count against this badge regardless of what weapon you have equipped when they die.
 |-style="background:#333"
 |Eagerness Angelic Badge

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 {{infostrat switch}}
-Badges are the necessary "replay value" component of DoomRL. There are a total of 147 badges, split into six categories:
+Badges are the necessary "replay value" component of DRL. There are a total of 147 badges, split into six categories:
 *'''Bronze''' badges are the easiest to achieve, with them being rewarded for menial tasks that carry no difficulty requirement or any additional requirements. Anyone should be able to get these after they start playing the game, often incidentally winning many Bronze badges without even trying to.
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 *'''Angelic''' badges are all absurdly difficult not only to achieve, but to even plan for in concept. Most Angelic badges require incredible intimate knowledge of the game, the patience to methodically disassemble every problem the game throws at you and solve them without error, and some of the most godly luck imaginable. It is no exaggeration to say that the Angelic badges were created for maybe two or three people to ever earn. Several are even currently considered unwinnable without save scumming or outright cheating.
-Badges improve your [[Ranks#skill ranks|skill rank]] and are necessary to gain access to all of the [[Game Settings|difficulties and challenges]] in DoomRL.
+Badges improve your [[Ranks#skill ranks|skill rank]] and are necessary to gain access to all of the [[Game Settings|difficulties and challenges]] in DRL.
 == Bronze badges ==

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 Badges are the necessary "replay value" component of DoomRL. There are a total of 147 badges, split into six categories:
-*'''Bronze''' badges are the easiest to achieve. Anyone should be able to get these after they start playing the game.
+*'''Bronze''' badges are the easiest to achieve, with them being rewarded for menial tasks that carry no difficulty requirement or any additional requirements. Anyone should be able to get these after they start playing the game, often incidentally winning many Bronze badges without even trying to.
-*'''Silver''' badges are the "medium" set of badges to achieve. They are a bit harder and more luck-based than the bronze, but the average player should get all of these over time, with the exception of a few obtuse ones that many players skip over.
+*'''Silver''' badges are the "medium" set of badges to achieve. They are a bit harder than Bronze badges, requiring the player to win the game beyond ITYTD and in the various challenge modes or with additional requirements attached, or perform particular feats that may require the player to go out of their way to do. The average player should be able to get all of these over time, with the exception of a few obtuse ones that many players skip over.
-*'''Gold''' badges are, with the exception of a few gimmes, where it can start getting challenging to achieve, as many require Ultra-violence victories or playing the more difficult challenge modes. Serious DRL players tend to make it a long term goal to achieve every gold badge, as it demonstrates an overall high level of competency in DRL, without having to venture into the Nightmare difficulty or the more crazy challenges the higher tier badges require.
+*'''Gold''' badges are, with the exception of a few gimmes, where it can start getting challenging to achieve, as they require Ultra-violence victories, have additional caveats beyond just beating the game, or require the player to conquer the more difficult challenge modes. Serious DRL players tend to make it a long term goal to achieve every Gold badge, as it demonstrates an overall high level of competency in DRL, without having to venture into the Nightmare difficulty or the more crazy challenges the higher tier badges require.
-*'''Platinum''' badges are the very hard ones, forcing you to challenge yourself on the Nightmare! difficulty, or winning arduous challenges on Ultra-Violence. The typical long-term player won't get more than a handful of these in their field of expertise, and the hardcore will have significant trouble scrounging up the rest.
+*'''Platinum''' badges are the very hard ones, forcing you to challenge yourself on the Nightmare! difficulty, or achieving arduous feats on Ultra-Violence. The typical long-term player won't get more than a handful of these in their field of expertise, and the hardcore will have significant trouble scrounging up the rest.
-*'''Diamond''' badges are immensely difficult to get, as they require not only a veteran's worth of experience but a thorough mastery of the game and a great deal of luck at the same time. If you obtain one of these, it is highly recommended that you post your mortem on the [http://forum.chaosforge.org Chaosforge forums] as proof, for it is quite a boast to say that you have gained a Diamond badge. Obtaining every diamond badge can be considered the idealistic endpoint in a player's quest to truly conquer DRL.
+*'''Diamond''' badges are immensely difficult to get, as they require a thorough mastery of the game or a great deal of luck, if not some mixture of both. If you obtain one of these, it is highly recommended that you post your mortem on the [https://forum.chaosforge.org/index.php/board,4.0.html Chaosforge forums] as proof, for it is quite a boast to say that you have gained a Diamond badge. Obtaining every Diamond badge can be considered the idealistic endpoint in a player's quest to truly conquer DRL.
-*'''Angelic''' badges are all absurdly difficult not only to achieve, but to even plan for in concept. Most angelic badges require incredible intimate knowledge of the game, the patience to methodically disassemble every problem the game throws at you and solve them without error, and some of the most godly luck imaginable. It is no exaggeration to say that the Angelic badges were created for maybe two or three people to ever earn. Several are even currently considered unwinnable without excessive save scumming or outright cheating.
+*'''Angelic''' badges are all absurdly difficult not only to achieve, but to even plan for in concept. Most Angelic badges require incredible intimate knowledge of the game, the patience to methodically disassemble every problem the game throws at you and solve them without error, and some of the most godly luck imaginable. It is no exaggeration to say that the Angelic badges were created for maybe two or three people to ever earn. Several are even currently considered unwinnable without save scumming or outright cheating.
 Badges improve your [[Ranks#skill ranks|skill rank]] and are necessary to gain access to all of the [[Game Settings|difficulties and challenges]] in DoomRL.

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 |Elite Platinum Badge
 |Win standard Ultra-Violence game as Conqueror
-|Conqueror requires entering and clearing all [[special levels]] available.
+|Conqueror requires entering and clearing all [[special level]]s available.
 |-style="background:#333"
 |Demonic Platinum Badge

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 |Armorer Gold Badge
 |Discover '''all''' exotics/uniques
-|As in, the player's file registers having discovered all each of the distinct special items across all of their recorded runs. To register "discovering" a special item, you must pick it up, and special items includes artifacts. This badge will be awarded in the mortem of the run where the player recorded finding their last missing special item.
+|As in, the player's file registers having discovered each of the distinct special items across all of their recorded runs. To register "discovering" a special item, you must pick it up, and special items includes artifacts. This badge will be awarded in the mortem of the run where the player recorded finding their last missing special item.
 |-style="background:#333"
 |Heroic Gold Badge

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 |Scavenger Gold Badge
 |Clear the Vaults
-|Clearing The Vaults entails killing every enemy in the level. Nuking The Vaults will not award this badge. This badge can be achieved in the standard game or in any challenge, and on any difficulty (though The Vaults will spawn on ITYTD). Like all prior Scavenger badges, achieving this feat in House of Pain instead will not award the badge.
+|Clearing The Vaults entails killing every enemy in the level. Nuking The Vaults will not award this badge. This badge can be achieved in the standard game or in any challenge, and on any difficulty (though The Vaults will not spawn on ITYTD). Like all prior Scavenger badges, achieving this feat in House of Pain instead will not award the badge.
 |}

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 |Scavenger Silver Badge
 |Scavenge the Vaults
-|You need to kill at least one enemy in The Vaults and then leave alive to count as 'scavenging' it. Nuking The Vaults will not award this badge. This badge can be achieved in the standard game or in any challenge, and on any difficulty (thought The Vaults will not spawn on ITYTD). Like all prior Scavenger badges, achieving this feat in House of Pain instead will not award the badge.
+|You need to kill at least one enemy in The Vaults and then leave alive to count as 'scavenging' it. Nuking The Vaults will not award this badge. This badge can be achieved in the standard game or in any challenge, and on any difficulty (though The Vaults will not spawn on ITYTD). Like all prior Scavenger badges, achieving this feat in House of Pain instead will not award the badge.
 |}

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 |Lava Bronze Badge
 |Clear out the Lava Pits/Mt. Erebus
-|Nuking Lava Pits/Mt. Erebus will not award this badge. Clearing either level requires killing every enemy, including the [[Lava Elemental]] that spawns after doing so in both levels.
+|Nuking Lava Pits/Mt. Erebus will not award this badge. Clearing either level requires killing every enemy, including the [[Lava Elemental]] that spawns after doing so in both levels. This badge can be achieved in the standard game or in any challenge, and on any difficulty.
 |-
 |Reaper Bronze Badge

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 |Everyman Platinum Badge
 |Complete Angel of Humanity as a Conqueror
-|Conqueror Pin involves entering and clearing all [[Levels#Special Levels|special levels]] available.
+|Conqueror Pin involves entering and clearing all [[special level]]s available. Note that this badge's requirement is strictly based on clearing all special levels that generate and not on actually earning the Conqueror Pin, thus you can still earn it by combining AoHu with AoCn or AoOC in a Dual-Angel game despite those challenges disqualifying you from earning the Conqueror Pin.
 |-
 |Arena Platinum Badge
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 |Hunter Diamond Badge
 |Complete Angel of Darkness on N! with Explorer Pin
-|Explorer Pin involves entering all special levels available.
+|Explorer Pin involves entering all special levels available. Note that this badge's requirement is strictly based on entering all special levels that generate and not on actually earning the Explorer Pin, thus you can still earn it by combining AoD with AoCn or AoOC in a Dual-Angel game despite those challenges disqualifying you from earning the Explorer Pin.
 |-style="background:#333"
 |Destroyer Diamond Badge
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 |Everyman Diamond Badge
 |Complete Angel of Humanity on Ultra-Violence as Conqueror
-|Conqueror Pin requires completing every special level generated in the game.
+|Conqueror Pin involves entering and clearing all special levels available. Note that this badge's requirement is strictly based on clearing all special levels that generate and not on actually earning the Conqueror Pin, thus you can still earn it by combining AoHu with AoCn or AoOC in a Dual-Angel game despite those challenges disqualifying you from earning the Conqueror Pin.
 |-style="background:#333"
 |Daredevil Diamond Badge