Introduction
Badges are small icons displayed in-game next to a users name on the scoreboard to signify different roles or accolades in the community. You can find more information on the Observatory website.
Configuring Badges

You can configure your badges in the Player Profile right side bar or using the SKINS tab in the menu.
- Click and hold the Badges from the bottom row
- Drag and drop it into one of the slots in the top row
Badge List
In-game badges list | |||
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Category | Badge(s) | Description | More Information |
Commander | |||
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Awarded for Commanding in-game, for a period of 10 hours. (Winning hours count as double). | Link | |
Reinforced | |||
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Awarded for donating to the development of NS2 via the Reinforcement program. Note: The Reinforcement program has now ended. |
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Squad 5 | |||
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Squad 5 membership is awarded to members of the community for any project that benefits NS2. (Formerly known as the NS2 E-Team). |
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2013 World Championship | |||
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Awarded for donating to the 2013 World Championship, similar to the Reinforced program but solely for funding the tournament. | Link | |
2013 World Championship Live Event Participants | |||
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Awarded for reaching the 2013 World Championship semi-finals and final. | Link | |
Constellation | |||
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Awarded to players who donated to UWE during the production of the original Natural Selection mod. | Link | |
UWE | |||
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These badges are worn exclusively by UWE Developers and former developers. | Link | |
CDT | |||
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This badge is worn exclusively by members of the Community Development Team. | Link | |
Testers | |||
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These badges are awarded to Playtesters and Maptesters. | Link | |
PAX | |||
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This badge is awarded to players who met the UWE team at a PAX convention. | Link | |
March Mod Madness | |||
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Awarded for participating in, reaching the final of and winning the 2017 March Mod Tournament respectively. | Link | |
ENSL.org Season 11 | |||
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Awarded to the winners of the 11th season of the ensl.org tournament. | Link | |
ENSL.org Season 16 & 17 | |||
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Awarded to the winners of the 16th & 17th season of the ensl.org tournament. | Link | |
ENSL.org Newcomer Tournaments 2017 | |||
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Awarded for participating in, reaching the final of and winning one of the ENSL.org Newcomer Tournaments in 2017 respectively. | Link | |
ENSL.org Newcomer Tournament 2019 | |||
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Awarded for participating in, reaching the final of and winning the ENSL.org Newcomer Tournament in 2019 respectively. | Link | |
ENSL.org Community Challenge 2019 | |||
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Awarded to the active players of the three best teams of the ENSL.org Community Challenge Tournament. | Link | |
ENSL.org Intermediate Tournament #1 2019 | |||
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Awarded to the active players of the two best teams of the ENSL.org Intermediate Tournament. | Link | |
Skulk Challenge (Tram) | |||
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Awarded to players who unlocked the given time tiers of the in-game Skulk Challenge. | Link | |
Matched Play Rewards | |||
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Awarded for playing 2 / 5 / 20 / 115 / 200 / 500 / 1000 / 1500 Hours of Matched Play. | ||
Unused | |||
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These badges exist in the game files but are currently unused in any official builds. |
Custom Badges
Many Servers support custom badges via the use of server-side modifications. Official badges will have their own description from the list above while custom badges will usually always say "Custom Badge".
Skill Tier Emblems
The Skill Tier Emblems are no badges.
For further information see Skill Tiers