I really love the medals/achievements system-Yet another step toward the Xbox 360!

At 3/9/09 11:28 PM, punchyguy wrote: Quick question here. Whats the point?

I think its a good way to add replayability.

I should have unlocked both the headshot and melee achievements but got neither... Pretty pissed.

Does the get a kill with every single weapon medal include the dualies?

At 3/10/09 01:40 AM, Bloodman101 wrote: Does the get a kill with every single weapon medal include the dualies?

Oh wait, I don't think this medal's possible for me, I need to unlock the Artifact, if it counts.

At 3/10/09 12:07 AM, Bobogoobo wrote: How do I unlock Artifact 19? From looking at the description in the game guide I thought I would have to get all the achievements for killing 100 enemies with each weapon, but I got all those and I don't think I have Artifact 19. It didn't say I unlocked it or anything, and I haven't gotten it in a round.

If you have all the achievements, start a new game and you should have a third weapon slot where Artifact 19 is. There is no unlock message.

At 3/10/09 12:26 AM, KevnSevn wrote: On the subject of Medals and if I wanted to add them to one of my games...

Only AS3?

Alkie Kong 2 and Thing-Thing 3 are AS2 so I'm guessing it doesn't need to be AS3.

At 3/10/09 12:26 AM, simon wrote: Wylo needs to fucking calm down with the achievements, jesus he's almost done Thing Thing aswell?!

That game was the easiest out of the three so far. I like Laboratory Large level.

At 3/10/09 01:40 AM, Bloodman101 wrote: Does the get a kill with every single weapon medal include the dualies?

Yes. I forgot to test if it includes Artifact 19, but I would assume so.

I just saw that you have to die in a level for your achievements to register, so I have to get a bunch of them again. Lame.

At 3/9/09 08:48 PM, Zerok wrote: Do medals pop up as "achieved!" in Thing-Thing? Is there a restriction on what "mode" you play?

Both of these are true. They didn't when I made my post earlier. Everything is working fine now, bar from the fact that every now and then when you open the Flash after the preloader 3/4 of the screen is in grey.

I just went at it for a while, and certainly "earned" some but nothing transferred over to my NG account.

Try again now. It's a let-down that everyone have lost the medals that they gained before the AS for it had been redone, though everything should be working perfectly.

At 3/10/09 02:01 AM, Wylo wrote:

At 3/10/09 01:40 AM, Bloodman101 wrote: Does the get a kill with every single weapon medal include the dualies?

Yes. I forgot to test if it includes Artifact 19, but I would assume so.

i don't have the artifact 19 yet... and i got it, just remember to use the pipe, i used all the weapons and that didn't appear, and then i realize i didn't try with the pipe... and achievement unlocked

At 3/10/09 03:05 AM, aldlv wrote:

i don't have the artifact 19 yet... and i got it, just remember to use the pipe, i used all the weapons and that didn't appear, and then i realize i didn't try with the pipe... and achievement unlocked

Got it. Thanks for the advice aldlv. ;)

Thing Thing arena 3 Medals are fucking hard, I'm gonna work on it
for the next while.

shit

Cool! I've just started to play to Thing Thing Arena 3. It's a cool game and I'm trying to get the achievements. I think you don't need to die to get them (maybe they've updated it or something) because when I get something I go to my profile and my achievement is there, even if I didn't die yet. I haven't tried it... Just in case...

Also maybe a few of you don't know this yet: You can press the down key twice after jumping to perform a stomp which looks cool.

Cheers!

At 3/10/09 02:54 AM, mwmike wrote: Try again now.

Yep: She's runnin' smoothly. Managed to get four medals on my first run. =D

I figure since this is the official medal thread, I'd drop a note for anyone following.

The Medal system is still in beta (and just one of many new api features soon to be unleased), and has had a few hiccups as many of you have observed.

If any of the current medal-enabled games give you guys problems, feel free to PM me, but please provide as much information as you can to help us catch any problems. The hard part in debugging this system is that there is our code here on NG that handles the actual medal tracking, and then there is the game code by the author that handles the medal reporting.

One of the reasons Alkie Kong 2 has medals even though it's a shitty game, is that I coded it myself and I know for certain the medal code is installed in the game properly. If you have a glitch in any other game, but AK2 actually works for you, that would be something helpful to know when reporting a bug.

Also, please provide your full browser version (Firefox 3.0.6 rather than just firefox 3 for example), your flash player version, operating system and cpu speed.

Once we get all the kinks ironed out, we'll be announcing more details about the medal system and how YOU can plop them into your games.

Keep on truckin'

At 3/10/09 12:38 PM, PsychoGoldfish wrote: One of the reasons Alkie Kong 2 has medals even though it's a shitty game, is that I coded it myself and I know for certain the medal code is installed in the game properly.

I actually thought it was pretty good, even if it's hard as fuck on higher difficulty levels. :-)

Once we get all the kinks ironed out, we'll be announcing more details about the medal system and how YOU can plop them into your games.

The future of gaming looks bright. Can't wait to see how game makers make use of it.

I am 100% sure now that you do not need to die before medals are added to your profile. They are already there right after the game notifies you about an achievement.

Also, something that might come in handy when playing Thing-Thing Arena 3: When enemies kill eachother with explosives or poison, the kill gets added to the weapon you are currently holding. So when going for the Lead Pipe Ninja achievement for example, it´s quite handy to drag your opponents into poison clouds ;)

What people mean by having to die is only in-game. The game will not record your achievements unless you die. You can get the medals, but you will have to fulfill the requirements for them again if you want to get Artifact 19, if you quit to menu after you got the medal. Such is my predicament.

At 3/10/09 09:21 AM, Asalraalaikum wrote: Thing Thing arena 3 Medals are fucking hard, I'm gonna work on it
for the next while.

shit

Not really. That game is kind of easy as hell. It just takes a really long time to get medals.

This system will be controlled and monitored by you and other Newgrounds admins and such right?
Otherwise when this system hits public shelves, ever half assed game ever made will have 5 medals each worth 1000 points that involve opening the game.

Which games are allowed to have the medal system, and how much points each is worth will have to be heavily monitored by Newgrounds staff

I'm looking forward to this system, it's my substitute for an Xbox 360's achievement system!

Also I'm pretty sure that authors would need to have certain batting averages ( 3.5 to 4 at least im guessing). And then members could vote on whether medals are seen as suitable in difficulty and reward for them to be accepted.

I finally got all the medals in thing-thing 3, took me a while to figure out how to get the "Tried them all" achievement, turns out I forgot to use the lead pipe :D.

I'm still missing the brain badge in Portal Defenders, no matter how many times I get it, it won't register for me.

Alkie Kong 2 last 3 achievements are just too crazy for me, especially the last one.

Thing thing 3 medals are easy to get but they take long to get. Though I still haven't got the Artifact 19. How many kills or amount of time before I can get it from an enemy?

At 3/10/09 02:22 PM, Bluefox77 wrote: Also I'm pretty sure that authors would need to have certain batting averages ( 3.5 to 4 at least im guessing).

According to PGF, the admins will look at the Flash and either approve or deny the use of medals in Flashes. That sounds like it should work well, but there's a chance that people will be able to change the achievements, or even the entire file after their Flash has been approved or flood the admins with requests, so they won't be able to get around to approving the quality Flashes.

At 3/10/09 03:50 PM, FurryFox wrote: Thing thing 3 medals are easy to get but they take long to get. Though I still haven't got the Artifact 19. How many kills or amount of time before I can get it from an enemy?

That has been answered already. It would be a cool idea to read through the thread before asking. Here's the answer:

At 3/10/09 02:01 AM, Wylo wrote: If you have all the achievements, start a new game and you should have a third weapon slot where Artifact 19 is. There is no unlock message.

Are you shitting me.

At 3/10/09 04:07 PM, Phil wrote: Are you shitting me.

There's an easier way to get 150 kills
Just go and use alternating weapons and grab new weapons that are high in shooting rate

This is kind of cheating the game, but if you're low on health, an easier way to survive and get your medals is stand inside the guys killing you. They can't shoot you that way.

At 3/10/09 04:27 PM, Pokemonpoeguygcn wrote:

At 3/10/09 04:07 PM, Phil wrote: Are you shitting me.

There's an easier way to get 150 kills
Just go and use alternating weapons and grab new weapons that are high in shooting rate

Or if you're looking to get a 50-100kill with one weapon medal, just go to a level like house large and stay in the corners where the ammo box spawns, getting the ammo box refreshes your ammo for the current weapons you're holding. ;)

Also, I think if an enemy kills itself,or another, the kill counts to whatever weapon you're holding, I think.

At 3/10/09 04:44 PM, Aryk wrote: This is kind of cheating the game, but if you're low on health, an easier way to survive and get your medals is stand inside the guys killing you. They can't shoot you that way.

Over time your health regenerates (If you're not getting shot at)... If you're in a large battle, you can press F and execute someone, make sure to press F again after you've grabbed, while executing you're invulnerable, thus allowing your health to recharge.

At 3/10/09 04:46 PM, Bloodman101 wrote:

At 3/10/09 04:27 PM, Pokemonpoeguygcn wrote:

At 3/10/09 04:07 PM, Phil wrote: Are you shitting me.

There's an easier way to get 150 kills
Just go and use alternating weapons and grab new weapons that are high in shooting rate

Or if you're looking to get a 50-100kill with one weapon medal, just go to a level like house large and stay in the corners where the ammo box spawns, getting the ammo box refreshes your ammo for the current weapons you're holding. ;)

Also, I think if an enemy kills itself,or another, the kill counts to whatever weapon you're holding, I think.

Yeah you're right, I've tested it before. Using the Thompson from the beginning, without using any other weapon, I got the medal when I reached 100 kills, and enemies killed themselves several times.