Achievements · Your Account

Vilvik awards badges for the things you naturally do as you use the platform. Visit your profile to see your full collection.

Three Kinds of Badges¶

Ladders have five tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. Each tier unlocks when a running counter crosses a threshold. The counter keeps climbing after you hit Diamond, so there is always a sense of progress.

One-shots have a single badge that fires the moment a specific action happens. Once earned, they stay.

Collectors have a single badge that you earn by completing a whole set (for example, every quick-start template). When Vilvik ships something new that extends the set, the badge dims and re-arms until you complete the addition.

Ladder Badges¶

Badge	What it tracks
Submission count	Total successful runs you have submitted.
Account age	How many days your account has existed.
Generations stepped	Lifetime total of generations run across all your submissions.
Invitations sent	Invitations you have sent, measured as a percentage of your per-user cap.
Pages explored	The number of distinct Vilvik pages you have visited.
Engagement streak	Consecutive days you have signed in. Missing a day resets the streak.

One-Shot Badges¶

One-shot badges mark first-time moments across the product.

Badge	How you earn it
First submission	Run your first submission to a successful result.
First public share	Share a submission, or one of its results, publicly.
On their shoulders	Re-run someone else's shared run and get your own result.
Plus one	Invite someone by email to see one of your runs.
Second wind	Continue a finished run from its last generation.
Comparator	Compare runs side by side.
Pareto explored	Open a multi-objective result and its Pareto front.
Chart maker	Build your own chart in the result chart builder.
Paper trail	Download a result (the PDF report, the best solution, or your submissions list).
Storyteller	Write a run report on one of your submissions.
Template author	Save a reusable problem template in the Problem Builder.
LEGA sidekick	Let the LEGA assistant help set up a problem and apply its suggestion.
First API key	Create an API key.
Scripted run	Finish a run you launched through the API or the Python SDK.
Brought it home	Import a run you computed in your own code.
Terminal talker	Sign the Python SDK in from your terminal.
Hooked up	Set up a webhook.
MFA hero	Turn on multi-factor authentication.
Always on	Turn on browser notifications.
Style explorer	Use both the light and the dark theme.
Chimed in	Comment on a blog post.
Thumbs up	Upvote a blog post.
Byline	Write a blog post and send it in for review.

Badges that read your account's history (shares, reports, webhooks, comments and so on) count things you did before the badge existed, so you may find some already earned.

Collector Badges¶

Three collector badges track full-set completion: every quick-start template, every interactive demo (each live-agent game counts on its own), and the curated page map.

Problem Badges¶

Every problem type has its own badge, shown with that problem's logo. You earn a problem badge by running that problem to a successful result, not just by opening it. The badges are grouped by family so they are easy to scan: classic optimization, routing, numeric and linear, clustering and machine learning, neural networks, and your own problems (a from-scratch run and one for the Problem Builder).

When a new problem type ships, its badge appears in the right group automatically, ready for you to earn on your first successful run.

Demo Badges¶

Every interactive demo has its own badge, shown with that demo's logo. Demo badges are earned for real performance, not for opening the page. Each demo has a goal: an evolved agent reaching a strong score in a game, a solver actually solving the puzzle, a clear likeness in the painting demo, beating the agent at Connect Four, and so on. Reach the goal and the badge lights up.

Like the problem badges, demo badges are grouped by nature: the live agent games, physics and evolution, optimization and routing, and the visualize-and-play demos.

Clicking a Badge¶

Click any badge on your achievements page to open a dialog with its artwork, purpose, and earning requirements. Earned badges play a brief celebration when clicked, unless you prefer reduced motion. The collection stays still while you browse. Close the dialog to return focus to the badge you opened.

Hidden Achievements¶

A small number of achievements are hidden. You will not see them in your collection beforehand, and there is no checklist. They show up in your notification bell the moment you unlock one.

Collector Badges and New Content¶

When Vilvik ships a new quick-start template, demo, or curated map page, any collector badge that covers that category dims automatically. It re-lights once you have completed the new addition. This means a badge can go from earned to pending and back over time.

Notifications¶

The system sends a notification each time you earn a badge. Clicking it opens your achievements page scrolled to that badge, with a ring around it so it is easy to spot. You can control whether those notifications reach your bell, your email, or both from the Notifications tab on your profile page. Look for the Achievement unlocked row in the matrix and toggle the channels you want.

Frequently Asked¶

Can I lose a ladder tier I have already earned? No. Ladder tiers are permanent once earned, even if the underlying counter somehow dropped.

My streak badge shows a lower tier than I expected. The streak counts consecutive calendar days. If you signed in twice one day and skipped the next, the streak resets from the skip day.

A collector badge I earned earlier now looks dim. New content shipped. Visit the new item (template, demo, or map page) and the badge re-earns automatically.

I earned a hidden achievement but do not see it in the grid. Hidden achievements appear in your notification bell. Once you have earned one, it also appears in the grid like any other badge.

I opened a demo but its badge is still locked. Demo badges are earned for reaching the demo's goal, not for opening it. Let the run play out until it hits the goal (a strong score, a solved puzzle, a finished painting, a win) and the badge unlocks.

I ran a problem but its badge did not light up. Problem badges unlock on a successful result. If the run failed or was stopped early, run it again and let it finish.

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