Badges

Badges are a reward given to players for notable achievements in Hackmud. Badges are typically rewarded for activities such as responsibly reporting potential exploits and sandbox breaks to the developer, or winning competitive community events. Badges can be displayed on the profile of its owner, should they choose to.

break_badge_XXX
"a properly reported sandbox break. badges are numbered chronologically."

Awarded to players who responsibly disclose severe exploits or sandbox breaks to the developer. This badge is only awarded once it is confirmed that the related exploit has been properly patched.

alpha
"i knew her as alice."

Given to players who were present for Hackmud's alpha period.
 * The badge description is likely a reference to Angie's original name -- Alice.

beta
"i know where the bodies are buried."

Given to players who were present for Hackmud's beta period.

puzzlemaster_v1
"a good glass in the bishop's hostel"

Awarded to creators of community events.
 * The description is a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's short story, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold-Bug, in which William Legrand deciphers a secret message that will lead him to buried treasure.
 * The badge's icon is morse code for "PUZZ" (.--./..-/--../--..)

puzzlemaster_v2
"the magic words are squeamish ossifrage"

Awarded to creators of community events.
 * The description was the solution to a challenge ciphertext posed by the inventors of the RSA cipher in 1977
 * The badge's icon is base64 for "puzzlemaste". Assumedly, the letter "y" was cut off due to the icon's size limit, as cHV6emxlbWFzdGVy becomes "puzzlemaster".