Badges are unlocked as certain tasks are achieved. Some are very easy and obvious, like the number of servers hacked. Others take some very specific actions, like 2600HZ.
You can see a list of badges in this article, or you can go the more challenging route and discover them on your own. (One way to discover them in Telehack is to use the finger command on other users.)
Gaining badges is the way to level up, i.e. increase your system level.
List of known badges
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| Badge name | Description |
| 42 | Hoopy Frood |
| 2048 | Everyone Played in 2014 |
| 2600HZ | Captain Crunch |
| ACCT | Registered User |
| ACKNAK | Flowing Bytes |
| BABYLON | First Dynasty |
| BRUTE | May the FORCE be with you |
| CBBS | Ward & Randy |
| CLONER | Send in the Cloner |
| CONSEC | ConSec Inc |
| CREATEFRAG | Fragged the Telefrag Creator |
| DEPSECDEF | Head of the Heads |
| DIRTYHARRY | Are you feeling lucky, punk? |
| DOOTER | Side with the Dooters |
| DTMF | Wardial Access |
| EICAR | You are infected! |
| FOUNDER | 1000 days |
| FOOL | Folly or Wisdom |
| HACK5 | Hacked 5 network hosts |
| HACK10 | Hacked 10 network hosts |
| HACK50 | Hacked 50 network hosts |
| HACK100 | Hacked 100 network hosts |
| HACKER | Hack the Planet |
| HANGOVER | No. 708/348 |
| HCF | The Killer Poke |
| HELO | Message Delivered |
| IOCOM | Illuminati Online |
| KEEPALIVE | Connection Presserved |
| KGB | Markus Hess |
| KILROY | Kilroy was Here |
| KLEENE | Regexpert |
| KONAMI | Konami Code |
| LATENITE | Go to sleep |
| LETMEIN | Just a Lucky Guess |
| LIGHTMAN | Shall we play a game? |
| LUNAR | Lunar Lander |
| MATCHES | Floppy Ears |
| MENCO | Pirate Island |
| MITNICK | Free Kevin |
| MOON | Tranquility |
| NETIZEN | Emily Postnews |
| OPR | System Operator |
| PCP | Get Connected |
| PERMUSER | Permanent User |
| PERV | NSFW |
| PDEBUG | Segmentation Fault |
| PHREAK | ATT Lineman |
| PIONEER | Go West |
| POSTMASTER | I read your e-mail |
| PTYCON | Invoked PTYCON |
| RETROMASTER | QUIZLORD |
| REGUSER | Regular User |
| RETR | Passive or Active |
| RETUSER | Returned User |
| ROOT | Got root? |
| SEEDER | Share it |
| SPORTSTER | Magic String |
| SPUTNIK | Beep... Beep... Beep... |
| SSADB | Secret Agent |
| SYSADM | User Table Hacked |
| SYSMON | System Monitor |
| SYSWATCH | /dev/panopticon |
| TELEFRAGGER | Get 10 kills in Telefrag |
| TELNET | %already connected |
| TELEKOMBAT | Defeat to Egroj! |
| TOODER | Side with the Tooders |
| TURING | AI Complete |
| UNHALT | Restarted the CPU |
| UUBOT | Administrate |
| VADER | Tarkin |
| WORM | Blossom and Blood |
| WUMPUS | Hunt the Wumpus |
| XYZZY | Get lamp |
| ZOT | Runestaff |
Special badges Edit
The following badges are only to be given through Forbin himself only. These badges are not available for regular players and users.
| Badge name | Description |
| OPER | System Operator |
