Grrrr, I got the superminer thingy up to 96% when the motherships came in, but all my ships were killing the smaller ships instead. I got pwned. The game definitely needs a way to prioritize.
Actually, it is a problem with the game. If the API reports correctly like it should, then one time of a million you won't get your badge. Since this is soooo widespread, it's clear it's an API problem.
I realized my problem, had files hidden. Do what Lakat says for all systems in order to fix it. "have found the save game: for win7: C:\users\\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\#sharedObjects\\chat.kongregate.com\gamez -> search for SteamBirdsProject_secure.swf and copy the 2 files from this folder to SteamBirdsProject.swf --> refresh the page and your progress is there again"
Buggy, laggy, crappy API reporting, IN BETA AND ASKING FOR MONEY, total copy of HMM... I wish I could give this a negative review. Totally undeserving of badges. I'm personally still waiting for Arcane to get badges, that game actually deserves some.