Configuration: Badges Overview

Configuration: Badges overview

Use this page to choose the right badge model before configuring details.

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Badge models

Cumulative badges (ranks)

Best for long-term progression.

• Driven by lifetime points
• Supports multiplier-based progression boosts
• Can include maintenance windows for ongoing rank health

Periodic and daily badges (missions)

Best for short-cycle habits and accountability.

• Driven by cycle-based targets
• Resets on daily/weekly/monthly/custom schedules
• Can include failure penalties and tracked-chore filters

Special and linked badges

Best for event or integration-based rewards.

• Special badges: date/occasion-driven moments
• Linked badges: triggered by achievement/challenge outcomes

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Decision guide

Choose Cumulative when:

• You want persistent rank identity
• You want multipliers tied to progression
• You want milestone-driven motivation

Choose Periodic/Daily when:

• You want recurring missions
• You need strict cycle windows
• You want contracts with optional penalties

Choose Special/Linked when:

• You need one-off event rewards
• You want rewards tied to external milestones

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Strategy patterns

Pattern 1: Rank + mission stack

• Use cumulative badges for long-term status
• Use periodic badges for weekly habit pressure

Pattern 2: Strict accountability mission

• Use no-overdue target types
• Limit tracked chores to high-priority tasks
• Keep penalties proportional and recoverable

Pattern 3: Seasonal campaigns

• Use periodic badges with explicit end dates
• Pair with simple reward payouts

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Common traps

• Mixing competitive shared-first chores into completionist missions without filtering tracked chores
• Overusing penalties and creating low-motivation loops
• Using too many badge themes at once, making progression unclear

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Keep pages scoped

• Use Configuration pages for setup steps and field meaning
• Use Advanced pages for strategy and tradeoffs
• Use Technical pages for entity and attribute contracts

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Related docs

• Configuration: Cumulative Badges
• Configuration: Periodic Badges
• Advanced: Cumulative Badges
• Advanced: Periodic Badges
• Technical: Badges

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Last Updated: February 2026 (moved from Advanced to Configuration)