Battle Honours, Profile Frames & Backgrounds – Complete Guide
On NASTY Z every zombie you kill counts toward something. Battle honours are badges with their own artwork that you earn by playing – and they unlock animated profile frames and backgrounds that the whole server can see. Here is how the system works and how to collect them fast.
What are battle honours?
Battle honours are NASTY Z's achievement system: 173 badges in families like "kills with sniper rifles" or "radiated zombies killed". Each family has three to five ranks, and every rank has its own emblem.
| Rank | Honour points |
|---|---|
| Bronze | 1 |
| Silver | 3 |
| Gold | 8 |
| Legend | 20 |
| Mythic | 50 |
Your honour points decide your place on the collectors' ranking. Legend and mythic badges are announced to the whole server when you earn them.
Weapon mastery
There are 19 weapon classes, each with five ranks at 50, 500, 2,500, 10,000 and 50,000 kills: pistols, magnums, SMGs, assault rifles, machine guns, hunting and lever rifles, sniper rifles, shotguns, bows, crossbows, explosives, rocket launchers, knives, clubs and bats, sledgehammers, spears, fists and knuckles, axes and chainsaws, and turrets and robotics.
The weapon that landed the killing blow counts. Turret kills count for the turret's owner, so a well-placed turret wall earns you robotics badges while you fight with something else.
Hunter badges
Hunter families count what you kill: total zombie kills, headshots, ferals, radiated, charged and infernal zombies, screamers, demolishers, cops, spiders, dogs and wolves, vultures, zombie bears, animals, bandits, night kills and blood moon kills.
Invasion and siege badges
Some badges can only be earned in NASTY Z events: top killers in zombie invasions, players who clear towns, and siege defenders – from Gatekeeper (survive a Scout siege) to Nightmare Conqueror, Last Stand (win with one life left) and Untouchable (win a Veteran siege or harder without losing a life). See the siege mode guide.
Profile frames and backgrounds
Badges unlock cosmetics. There are 120 animated frames for your avatar and 120 animated backgrounds for your profile page:
- 15 hand-made frames and 15 scenes unlocked by level, playtime, clan role, events and ViP
- 105 honour frames and 105 honour backgrounds – the higher ranks of every badge family unlock one of each
Your frame shows on your profile, your pin on the live map, your land claims and the leaderboard. Pick them on your own profile in the NASTY Z APP under Frames and Backgrounds.
Do badges survive a wipe?
Yes. Battle honours, frames, backgrounds and your chosen title are wipe-proof – they stay with your Steam account forever.
Fastest badges for new players
- Weapon mastery bronze – 50 kills with any weapon class. Rotate weapons early.
- Survivor – 1,000 zombie kills.
- Feral Fighter and Glow Stick – feral and radiated kills come naturally at night and in harder biomes.
- Gatekeeper – win a free Scout siege at your first base.
Frequently asked questions
How many battle honours are there?
173 badges across weapon mastery, hunter, invasion and siege families, each with three to five ranks.
Do old kills count?
Zombie, feral, radiated, animal, bandit and blood moon kills from your history are counted automatically. Weapon and headshot badges count from the day the system started.
Where can I see my badges?
In the NASTY Z APP under Community → Badges, and on your public profile.
Put it into practice on NASTY Z
Wipe-proof vault, live web map, player market, siege mode and 173 battle honours. Free to play, V3.3, EAC on.