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Achievement comparison list

I'd love an easy way to see which achievements I have left to complete, so I can set about working on them. If nothing else, it'd help me break out of my normal habits and take on challenges that I wouldn't normally explore. For example, I've done almost nothing with my test tube, but if I could easily see that there was an achievement relating to compounds, I'd be more likely to work on them. (I know there's the encyclopedia; I mean an easy way to compare what I've done with the whole list, to show what I haven't yet done.)

Posted 2 years ago by charliepark Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I was thinking about the achievements thing, and some of the requests we've made for keeping track of them... it would be nice if it was sort of like the skill tree, grouped into categories and sorted by order of potential accomplishment. But that might take some work to produce.

    In the short term, I was wondering even about progress bars for each of the achievements, e.g., if you look at the listing here:
    alpha.glitch.com/achievements/
    wouldn't it be fairly easy to add a little progress bar after each possible achievement? And maybe change the color of it when it's 100% complete? (Or move the completed ones to the bottom of the page? Just something to visually signal "done".)

    I agree that the achievements are nice ways to try something other than our normal tasks.
    Posted 2 years ago by clare Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think this is a great idea. Attaining achievements is like a whole standalone facet of gameplay. You could even create recipes for compound achievements, like doing a specific series of them, which might unlock a mega-Achievement.
    Posted 2 years ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is this the sort of thing that API developers could tackle?
    Posted 2 years ago by bluto Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ping and lint from the Glitch Strategy Group made a bookmarklet that does this:

    group topic:
    alpha.glitch.com/groups/RIF...

    direct link to bookmarklet "install page":
    glitchmap.li-ping.com/utils...
    Posted 2 years ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nice one :)
    Posted 2 years ago by bluto Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay, lint! I missed that discussion before.

    Your bookmarklet is excellent!

    Though I have to confess that I would really like more info than the binary done/not done. I would really like a progress bar.
    Posted 2 years ago by clare Subscriber! | Permalink
  • o, a progress bar would be way better, yes.

    but it is a pretty useful script ; ]
    Posted 2 years ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Progress bars are okay but I've found focusing on a single achievement can be less productive than habitually doing a lot of actions as you move through the world. While I'd be pleased to see a list of those achievements I don't yet have (thanks ping/lint), I'm not fussed about any further information as the surprise of a new achievement is part of the game's charm.
    Posted 2 years ago by bluto Subscriber! | Permalink