Build order: 1. bank, 2. bank, 3. special ops, 4. special ops. Set both to influence raising, turtle in with A-27 prides. Once you get around $500-800, replace back banks with special ops as well.
Everything that can be bought by gold but not by points, can be dropped by monsters. There is no talk about adding badges to this game. You can play a game without badges you know.