The Disastrous Experience Guide: How a round works
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OverviewThe Disastrous Experience is a survival game by Disastrous Inc. where you face disasters like tornadoes, nuclear events, and space launches, earning levels and exclusive gear along the way. This guide covers how rounds work, how to survive different disasters, how to unlock every badge, and how to use the map editor with friends.
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How a round works
Step
Each round throws a disaster at you, and getting through it earns you experience toward the next level. Reaching level 10 unlocks the Level 10! badge, which makes it a good first goal to aim for.
- Stay alive every round you survive pushes your level higher.
- Chase level 10 it is the first major milestone the game marks with a badge.
- Expect multiple disasters some rounds stack two, four, or even more in a row.
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Escape options by disaster type
Tips
Some disasters give you a vehicle or special route to escape through. Others put you in the driver's seat in an unexpected way. Learning what each situation offers is the difference between surviving and not.
- When a helicopter appears, board it and fly to safety to earn the Helicopter Pilot badge.
- When a ship shows up, sail it to a safe location for the Ship Captain badge.
- For the Nuclear disaster badge, you need to be the one who causes the nuclear disaster, not just survive it.
- Reaching space unlocks the Beyond infinity badge.
- Try surviving a round without touching the balloon at all to earn the No balloon badge.
- If your HP drops below 10 and you still make it out, you will earn the Close call badge.
Badge progression from beginner to completionist
Table
There are 16 badges in total. Collecting every badge except Master of disasters unlocks Master of disasters itself. Some badges have specific conditions that are easy to miss, so read each one carefully before you try for it.
| Starting out | Double disaster! (survive two or more disasters) |
| Early goals | Level 10!, Close call |
| Mid-tier challenges | Quadruple disaster!, No balloon, Super disaster! |
| Vehicle runs | Helicopter Pilot, Ship Captain, Beyond infinity |
| Special condition | Lonely survivor (you must be the last player alive on a server that has other players; it will not award in a solo server) |
| Completionist | Master of disasters (earn every other badge first) |
Map editor and the Team building badge
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The game lets you build your own maps in its editor. You can invite someone else in, or ask a friend to invite you, and either way the Team building badge unlocks. Every Wednesday a free custom map submission slot opens up.
- Invite a friend to the map editor, or accept their invitation, to unlock Team building.
- Check in on Wednesdays to submit or access the free weekly custom map.
- If you have Roblox Premium, you receive a free flying cloud item in this game.
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The Disastrous Experience
Glossary
Glossary- Round
- One survival session against a disaster.
- Super disaster
- A harder-than-normal disaster event; surviving it unlocks the Super disaster! badge.
- Map editor
- A built-in tool that lets you design your own maps, either alone or with a friend.
- Master of disasters
- The final badge, awarded automatically once you have collected every other badge in the game.
- Premium
- Roblox's paid membership tier, which grants a free flying cloud item in this game.
Common questions
FAQCan I earn the Lonely survivor badge by playing alone?
No. The badge specifically requires other players to be on the same server, and you must outlast all of them. It will not award if you are the only person on the server to begin with.
What do I need to do to unlock Master of disasters?
You need to earn every other badge in the game first. That includes vehicle badges like Helicopter Pilot and Ship Captain, multi-disaster badges like Quadruple disaster!, and special-condition badges like Lonely survivor and Nuclear disaster. Once all of them are collected, Master of disasters unlocks automatically.
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