Columbia Player Achievements are player achievements that can be earned by USS Columbia players for completing IC or OOC objectives and challenges.
Columbia Player Achievements are OOC accolades awarded by the Columbia command staff to players. If a player believes they have earned an achievement, they can notify the Columbia command staff by email and include the link to the supporting sim or documentation. Columbia Player Achievements are tracked on a spreadsheet/leaderboard so that players can keep track of achievements they have earned.
Each Columbia Player Achievement is awarded with an icon. They can be displayed wherever the player would like, such as on his/her user page, character’s bio, or forum signature. All icons are made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com.
To easily display a Columbia Player Achievement on the wiki, use the COPA template by simply writing:
{{COPA|Name of the Achievement}}
For instance,
{{COPA|New kid on the block}}
creates:
New kid on the block
And you can list them in a row or in a table:
{|
|{{COPA|New kid on the block}}
|{{COPA|Friendly Faces}}
|{{COPA|A Spot of Tea}}
|}
New kid on the block
Friendly Faces
A Spot of Tea
Optional SIM link
You can also add the link to the SIM in which you earned that achievement by adding SIM=URL of the sim. For instance:
{{COPA|New kid on the block|SIM=http://sims.starbase118.net/posts/1996080}}
New kid on the block
Achievement Categories
Columbia Player Achievements are divided into four categories:
Tour of Duty Achievements
General Achievements
Duty Post Achievements
Character Interaction Achievements
Tour of Duty Achievements
These achievements are required before advancement to the next rank.
Promotion to Lieutenant JG
Achievement Name
Achievement Description
New kid on the block
Checked in with the Captain and the First Officer..
Friendly Faces
Checked in with your assigned department chief (if applicable) and made contact with your mentor in character.
Baby Steps
Completed a basic bio for your character on the wiki which includes at least the following items:
Birthdate
Birthplace
A character overview of at least 3-4 sentences
Community Server
Visited the SB 118 forum and participated in the ship's Forum
A Spot of Tea
Your character has completed an initial check up with a medical officer and attended a counselling session
Promotion to Lieutenant
Achievement Name
Achievement Description
Never Felt Better
Attended at least one additional medical check up and one additional counselling session since your last promotion
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Added a portrait for your character, either provided by yourself or the Image Collective.
Know Thyself
Maintains a bio for your character on the wiki which includes all of the previous requirements as well as the additional following items:
Accurately displays the character’s current rank and duty post
A service history table that is up to date showing previous ships, duty posts, and promotions
A relationships section that includes at least one other PC from the Columbia.
Social Networking
Formed a relationship with another Columbia PC character such as a friendship, romance or rivalry.
Dynamic Duo
Started a subplot that involves PC and includes another Columbia PC in a meaningful and interesting way.
Promotion to Lieutenant Commander
Achievement Name
Achievement Description
Third Time’s A Charm
Attended at least one additional medical check up and one additional counselling session since your last promotion
Got Experience
Maintains a bio for your character on the wiki which includes all of the previous requirements as well as the additional following items:
A section covering your character’s childhood/time before joining the Columbia
A medical record, A section covering your character’s time since joining the Columbia, including a description of your character’s participation in at least one mission
I’m Here To Lead, Not Read!
Your character has lead an away team
Different Perspective
Played a mission-specific personal non-playing character (MSPNPC).
Didn't See That One Coming
You provided a plausible plot twist during a mission.
Able Assistant
You helped your ship by helping out with an OOC activity (Forum, Wiki, etc.)
Nomination For Commander
Achievement Name
Achievement Description
We Trust You
Led at least two away teams.
Becoming a Regular
Attended at least one additional medical check up and one additional counselling session since your last promotion
Now I am the Master
You participate in the Columbia Mentoring program.
Moonlighting
You are member of an OOC team beyond the ship
Script Writer
You have developed a mission, had it approved and facilitated it.
General
Achievement Name
Achievement Description
There are Always Possibilities...
Original launch crewmember of the USS Columbia.
Keep an Open Mind
Take part in a mind meld / Conscious telepathic connection (conscious means to have been asked for it, and verbally agree to be read, not an accidental read)
It's Just You and Me, Kid
Participate in a JP
They Really Love You
Be quoted in "The Highlights Reel" forum thread.
Whoops
Your character broke a piece of equipment either accidentally or intentionally and simmed out the consequences realistically
Once Ain't Enough
Attended the most counseling sessions out of the entire crew within a year.
It's Just a Flesh Wound
Become injured in the line of duty.
I Feel Great
Your character spent more time in Sick Bay than any other non medical character
Multispecies Initiative Participant
Write for a character of a lesser known species, develop them IC in some way then add the new development to the species wiki page, with references to appropriate sims
You Either Die a Hero...
Play a villain MSNPC in a mission
Double Red Alert
Participate in a high action, combat oriented scene such as a space battle or a boarding party.
And So it Begins...
Issue a red alert
Dodge This
Take out three or more foes in one fight without getting shot yourself.
Savior
Rescued a fellow Starfleet crew.
Float Like a Butterfly
Survive a fight without a weapon
I'm the Captain Now
Sit in the big chair
Count Me In
Participate in an Away Mission
We're on a Mission
Submit a mission proposal that was implemented
Eighty Eight Miles per Hour
Participate in a time travel mission
Abducted
Be kidnapped during a mission
Forgot My Orange Vest
Be shot by an ally by accident
Black Hawk Down
Be involved in a shuttle crash
Well Done
Have one of your sims submitted to the "Appreciations" forum thread
Talent Show
Submitted a sim to the "Appreciations" forum thread
Informed
Use information from a FNS News article in your sim
Chatterbox
Participate in one of the monthly ship chats or a fleet chat.
Hangover Central
Visit the Ethereal Pleasures Bar during shore leave, while the ship is docked at Deep Space 26.
Handle With Care
Your character seems to get hurt more than average, to the point where the medical staff have started to joke about reserving a bed with your name on it.
Forum Champion
Visited the community forums and participated in the ship's forum by posting 8 times in a month (to create new theads or reply to existing ones).
The Elephant
Wrote a sim including a flashback to show a glimpse into your character's past
Facepalm!
Showing your character's flaws and that they are not infallible by allowing them to get into an embarrassing situation, struggle/fail in a task assigned to them or similar.
Best Supporting Actor
You helped to facilitate a plot in which your character plays a supporting role, allowing other character's from the Columbia to shine.
Semper Fidelis
Have served one full calendar year on board (with no major LOAs)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Participate in the "Getting to know the Characters" & "Getting to know the Players" forum thread
And Our Survey Says...
Participate in the "Poll of the Week" forum thread. This includes both the vote and discussion