DevQuest

DevQuest

Team Account

Joined Mar 2, 2022

May 18, 2021 5:59 AM, edited Aug 30, 2024 10:42 AM

What is DevQuest?
It's simple: They're achievement development-related QUESTS that act like an MMO. These quests do not have a time limit, and by completing each one you earn a site badge. You can start a quest today, one week later, or even three months later: they will still be there for you!

How do I mark my progress?
A document will be created for you to fill out as a participant. Upon completion of a quest, DevQuest will verify that you have completed the quest’s requirements, and you will be awarded the site badge for it.

When will new quests be created?
New quests will be added when deemed necessary by DevQuest, You will probably get a ping/notification when this is done.

Is anything retroactive?
Except Vet Dev time and work you put in, no. The goal of dev events even at their core was to help clean the site.

Can we suggest quests?
DM DevQuest the idea and it will be discussed and voted upon as a group.

DevQuest Hub Badge by Cartesia

DEVQUEST RULES
Visit the DevQuests document page for full general rules, and rules specific to each quest.

THE QUESTS

QUEST #001: [DevQuest 001] Ticket Massacre
[DevQuest 001] Ticket Massacre (Events)

QUEST #001-II: [DevQuest 001-II] Ticket Massacre II
[DevQuest 001-II] Ticket Massacre II (Events)

QUEST #001-III: [DevQuest 001-III] Ticket Massacre III
[DevQuest 001-III] Ticket Massacre III (Events)


Goal: Resolve/Close 50 tickets and get the badge (please mark the ticket you are working on in doc and in #tickets-cleanup )

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #002: [DevQuest 002] Retro Renovator
[DevQuest 002] Retro Renovator (Events)

QUEST #002-II: [DevQuest 002-II] Retro Renovator II
[DevQuest 002-II] Retro Renovator II (Events)

QUEST #002-III: [DevQuest 002-III] Retro Renovator III
[DevQuest 002-III] Retro Renovator III (Events)


Goal: Fix 3 Sets from Provided Batch (It will be refilled)

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #003: [DevQuest 003] Singles in Your Area
[DevQuest 003] Singles in Your Area (Events)


Goal: Fix 20 achievements to make them not just single condition achievements

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #004: [DevQuest 004] Veteran Developer
[DevQuest 004] Veteran Developer (Events)


Goal: Several passive goals related to achievement development

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #005: [DevQuest 005] Trigger Happy
[DevQuest 005] Trigger Happy (Events)


Goal: Update 50 achievements with the Trigger and Measured flags.

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #006: [DevQuest 006] The Unwanted
[DevQuest 006] The Unwanted (Events)


Goal: Develop a set for an unpopular system assigned to you at random (No Hacks or Homebrews)

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #007: [DevQuest 007] Most Wanted
[DevQuest 007] Most Wanted (Events)


Goal: Develop a set for one of the most requested sets on the site that appears in RANEWS once you claim it, you're good, even if it falls off the list.

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #008: [DevQuest 008] World Traveler
[DevQuest 008] World Traveler (Events)


Goal: Develop two sets for games that never had an English release

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #009: [DevQuest 009] Launch Party!
[DevQuest 009] Launch Party! (Events)


Goal: Develop and publish a set for a newly supported console within 6 months of its release.

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #010: [DevQuest 010] It Takes Two
[DevQuest 010] It Takes Two (Events)


Goal: Join forces with another developer to publish sets for two games.

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #011: [DevQuest 011] The Genesis of RA
[DevQuest 011] The Genesis of RA (Events)


Goal: Develop a set for the Mega Drive/Genesis to celebrate RA's first achievement!

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #012: [DevQuest 012] Hacker's Habit
[DevQuest 012] Hacker's Habit (Events)


Goal: Create two new sets for robust hacks.
--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #013: [DevQuest 013] complete.me
[DevQuest 013] complete.me (Events)

QUEST #013-II: [DevQuest 013-II] complete.me II
[DevQuest 013-II] complete.me II (Events)

QUEST #013-III: [DevQuest 013-III] complete.me III
[DevQuest 013-III] complete.me III (Events)


Goal: Provide significant content to three sets that are progression only or missing content

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #014: [DevQuest 014] Laudable Leaderboards
[DevQuest 014] Laudable Leaderboards (Events)


Goal: Create leaderboards for 10 games that currently do not have any!

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #015: [DevQuest 015] Console Conqueror
[DevQuest 015] Console Conqueror (Events)


Goal: Publish a set for every supported console on RetroAchievements

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #016: [DevQuest 016] Wish This Set
[DevQuest 016] Wish This Set (Events)

QUEST #016-II: [DevQuest 016-II] Wish This Set II
[DevQuest 016-II] Wish This Set II (Events)


Goal: Publish a set for a game that has been featured in RANews' Wish This Set feature at any point in time and does not currently have a set in core.

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #017: [DevQuest 017] RA World Cup
[DevQuest 017] RA World Cup (Events)


Goal: Publish 2 Sets for 2 different sports games, 1 must be a physical sport
--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #018: [DevQuest 018] Subset Station
[DevQuest 018] Subset Station (Events)


Goal: Publish 2 Subsets

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #019: [DevQuest 019] Wheel of Genres
[DevQuest 019] Wheel of Genres (Events)


Goal: Develop a set from a specific genre or subgenre as determined by a spin on the Wheel of Genres!

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #020: [DevQuest 020] Genre Conqueror
[DevQuest 020] Genre Conqueror (Events)


Goal: Publish a set from every genre!

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #020 - Subset: [DevQuest 020] Genre Conqueror [Subset - Subgenre Conqueror]
[DevQuest 020] Genre Conqueror (Events) SubsetSubgenre Conqueror


Goal: Publish a set from every subgenre!

--------------------------------------------------

QUEST #21: [DevQuest 021] Homebrew Heaven
[DevQuest 021] Homebrew Heaven (Events)


Goal: Publish three new sets for homebrew games!
DevQuest

Team Account

Joined Mar 2, 2022

May 18, 2021 5:59 AM, edited Jan 9, 2024 1:58 AM

Rules for DevQuests that use Wheel Spins

1. You may respin 3 months after you spin if you use a respin token for that quest
2. You start with one respin token (per aplicable DevQuest)
3. You may not bank extra respin tokens
4. Once you have used your respin token, you may restore it by fulfilling one of the Respin Tasks, listed below

DevQuests Affected
DevQuest 006
DevQuest 019

Respin Tasks:
• Resolve (Not close) 10 tickets from inactive devs (can be used towards DQ1, Ticket Massacre)
• Earn DQ3 (Singles In Your Area)
• Update 10 achievements towards DQ5 (Trigger Happy)
• Earn a point towards DQ2 (Retro Renovator) or DQ13 (complete.me)
• Make a set for DQ16 (Wish This Set)
DevQuest

Team Account

Joined Mar 2, 2022

May 18, 2021 5:59 AM, edited Apr 29, 2022 1:38 AM

Reserved
DevQuest

Team Account

Joined Mar 2, 2022

May 18, 2021 6:00 AM, edited Apr 29, 2022 1:38 AM

Reserved - (I'll make the first post prettier soon-ish)
hull

Joined Jun 13, 2020

May 31, 2021 6:00 AM

Just an idea for a badge design

HolyShinx

Joined Sep 4, 2018

May 31, 2021 11:08 AM

It needs to be a proper 96x96 size to be a badge
hull

Joined Jun 13, 2020

May 31, 2021 6:05 PM

Seems i was wrong thinking that the joke is obvious^^
Alexdatadestroyer

Junior Developer

Joined Jun 15, 2019

Jul 9, 2021 10:32 AM, edited Jul 9, 2021 11:30 AM

Why no Portuguese translation about DevQuest information? It's originated from Latin like Spanish is! C'mon! :(

Countryball meme:
tele

Hash Manager

Joined Oct 20, 2015

Jul 9, 2021 3:29 PM

Because no one wrote one...
4aiman

Joined Aug 23, 2017

Aug 6, 2021 2:48 PM

Nice events you have here, yet, to become a dev one needs to... do what? :D
meleu

Joined Mar 19, 2016

Aug 8, 2021 7:21 PM

@4aiman

This doc page here is a nice place to start:

https://docs.retroachievements.org/How-to-Become-an-Achievement-Developer/
StingX2

News Manager

Joined Feb 3, 2014

Sep 4, 2021 11:49 AM

Devquest 8 is live!
tele

Hash Manager

Joined Oct 20, 2015

Nov 26, 2021 11:10 PM

After some discussions and votes, some addendums were made to a couple DevQuests:

[DevQuest 006] The Unwanted
[DevQuest 006] The Unwanted (Events)
- Intellivision was removed from automatic re-spin eligibility. Updates to the core resolved the issues that made it eligible before. Also, a dev can now re-spin ONCE if their claim expires or if they drop the set. However, if they drop the set, they will still need to wait until the claim would have expired. For example: Claim is made on September 1st and then dropped on November 1st. The re-spin would still need to wait until December 1st. Remember that this can only happen once so choose wisely. Why the penalty? Because it keeps someone from doing re-spins until they get what they want, which is the exact opposite of what the DevQuest is about :)

[DevQuest 011] The Genesis of RA
[DevQuest 011] The Genesis of RA (Events)
- Yes, there's still a lot of Mega Drive/Genesis games that don't have sets, but considering it was the first supported console on RA, there are still tons of sets that are in dire need of repair and/or expansion. For this reason, major/significant revisions are acceptable for this DevQuest. Collabs are also acceptable, but they will not stack with DevQuest 10.

ReiKaz

Joined Dec 27, 2020

Aug 8, 2022 3:52 AM

[DevQuest 017] RA World Cup
[DevQuest 017] RA World Cup (Events)
how about this game NBA Live 2001
NBA Live 2001 (PlayStation)
fellas?!
This event is probably only one and last chance for this game to get achievements :)
DevQuest

Team Account

Joined Mar 2, 2022

Feb 6, 2023 2:24 AM, edited Aug 30, 2024 10:42 AM

[DevQuest 002] Retro Renovator
[DevQuest 002] Retro Renovator (Events)
had it's name changed from "Summer Set Repair" to "Retro Renovator". As such a the Icon and Badges no longer fit the theme. Gollawiz made a new Icon and Badges. Below is a backup of the old ones. Until we meet again Samus.


You must sign in before you can join this conversation.

Search

Search