Alright, I finally have an update 
Things should be in a much better place as far as server requests go (@bartv) . I’ve also added a basic setting to choose between the badge overview page and the user’s badge page for the badge links (@FoohonPie). No optional per-badge parameter yet.
Please let me know if you notice any issues. I tried to test things as best as I could, but you never know. The capabilities of themes continue to grow, so hopefully I’ll be able to continue to improve the implementation over time.