[DBTech] Forumon RPG v1 (vB4) [AJAX]

[DragonByte Tech]

Forumon RPG: What is it?

DragonByte Technologies is proud to present Forumon v1.0.0, the most professional, innovative and feature-rich forum RPG mod to date.

Forumon RPG aims to bring your board alive with a fully featured RPG mod that'll let you stage monster fights against a powerful and cunning AI.

Why Forumon RPG?
The modification has the most advanced battle system seen in a mod of this kind to date, and it provides a great incentive for people to return to your board.
AJAX-powered battles means non-stop action as your members fight for the lives of their pet monsters.

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Differences between Pro and Lite

Priority support & Product Demos available at: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/forumon.php

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Lite Feature List:

Advanced Battle System: A battle system more advanced than any ever before seen on a forum RPG. Incorporating tactical elements such as movement distance and Action Points, as well as a vast array of different attacks, including ideal ranges, ineffective ranges and different Action Point costs, as well as Focus/Stamina costs and boosts from other stats.

Monster Breeding: A breeding system which allows players to choose their own monsters, from feet up to head, including a choice of any hex colour for each part! Basic breeding allows players to safely create above average monsters.

Super Fine Control: Fine tune the EXP players get with our variety of user-friendly options which do not sacrifice depth. Create many areas for players to do battle in, and create the exact monsters you wish them to face.

Gotta Catch em All: Players are able to capture monsters and use them in battle, or use them to breed super powerful combination monsters!

Items: Provide your monsters with a boost to their stats with usable items that can be dropped from enemy monsters.


Extra Pro Features:
Special Monster Breeding: Use special breeding to create potentially incredible specimens, but resulting in the death of both parents!

Unlimited Possibilities: A monster combination system so in depth that with the addon pack installed it gives over HALF A GOOGOL of potential combinations & colours.

Configurable Monster Roster Size: Control just how many monsters a player can have in their roster via the settings.

Mass Add Enemies: Allows you to quickly create a large number of enemies to spawn in a certain area of your choosing.

Import / Export Data: Created an awesome game you want to give to a friend, or sell for money? With the Import / Export feature, sharing your game is easier than ever.

Complete Feature List
Front-End
General
Dynamic context menu offering you menu choices
List of your monster stables
Profile
List of monsters
Choose active monster
Choose your starter monster
Breed your monsters
Requires 2 monsters you're not using as your active monster
Create new, more powerful monsters from breeding
Healer
Heals your monster stables to full health
World Map
Modern map point selection or list-based view
Choose an area to visit
Areas
Hunt for enemies
Modern AJAX-based battle system
Detailed information about all your available battle actions
Grid-based combat
Combat log
Advanced AI
AdminCP
General
Separated from vBulletin AdminCP in order to facilitate non-admins as RPG Game Masters.
Fully permission based
Main Settings
Control all settings
Repair Cache
Users
Search for, edit and delete player's monsters
Difficulty Settings
Create, edit and delete various types of difficulty settings to fine-tune the EXP rewards from enemy monsters.
Moves
Create, edit and delete various moves, each with fine-tuned cost and damage done.
Species
Create, edit and delete various species of monsters, allowing great control over their development.
Items
Create, edit and delete various items, and add them to monsters' loot tables.
Enemies
Create, edit and delete various enemy monsters, and place them in your created areas.
Starter Monsters
Create, edit and delete specific monsters that your members can choose from at the start of their journey in Forumon RPG.
Map Legends
Create, edit and delete map legend icons that'll be displayed on the World Map.
Areas
Create, edit and delete various areas where you can put monsters that players can hunt for.

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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of pages generated by this mod which includes:

1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[x9751]

I like it installed on 4.0.8 and the admin pages is kinda... wrong... its all white with links..

[Hornstar]

Something which I am keeping a close eye on :)

[Tri@de]

In installation notes is written:

4. Import the forumon-export.xml file from the "XML" folder at forumonadmin.php -> Import / Export- > Import.

no xml file found in zip.

I don't even find the import/export feature

[DragonByte Tech]

I like it installed on 4.0.8 and the admin pages is kinda... wrong... its all white with links..I don't have a 4.0.8 installation to work with at this point in time but that sounds incredibly odd regardless...
Can you show a screenshot?

In installation notes is written:


4. Import the forumon-export.xml file from the "XML" folder at forumonadmin.php -> Import / Export- > Import.

no xml file found in zip.

I don't even find the import/export featureWhoops, that was copy/pasted from the Pro readme.txt file, my bad :)


Fillip

[Hall of Famer]

This is perfect for a pokemon system, thank you so so much! XD

[DragonByte Tech]

A bug in the installer will have prevented the modification from functioning correctly.

If you receive the following error:
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MySQL Error : Unknown column 'parts' in 'field list'
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when creating a new "Starter Monster", please re-download all files, re-upload them to the webserver, then run the following script:
forumonadmin.php?do=finalise&version=103

It will not produce any output, but it will finish instantly so you are safe to close the page once you see the footer of the page.

Sorry for the inconvenience,
Fillip

[x9751]

I don't have a 4.0.8 installation to work with at this point in time but that sounds incredibly odd regardless...
Can you show a screenshot?


here you go

[DragonByte Tech]

Have you or vBulletin 4.0.8 made any alterations to the default AdminCP style? Or the /cpstyles/ folder in general? Like moving it, etc.

Fillip

[x9751]

No I am using a custom Admin style... Its also not in the AdminCP folder so i didn't know it was pulling stuff from it..

[argothiusz]

Try to check out the demo on your forum but see lots of broken images.

[DragonByte Tech]

No I am using a custom Admin style... Its also not in the AdminCP folder so i didn't know it was pulling stuff from it..Aha I see, yeah it is using your AdminCP style because hey, it's meant to look like the AdminCP :p

If you place a copy of your style inside the /cpstyles/ folder, that should sort it for you :)

Try to check out the demo on your forum but see lots of broken images.That's just because we haven't uploaded new area backgrounds since we've been testing all previous betas and alphas, nothing to worry about :)


Fillip

[Trip3151]

Love your mods :) thanks for this though I pray to the gods you will release an arcade mod !

Thanks for your hard work

[x9751]

Aha I see, yeah it is using your AdminCP style because hey, it's meant to look like the AdminCP :p

If you place a copy of your style inside the /cpstyles/ folder, that should sort it for you :)


No what i meant was your file for the admin page forum forumonadmin.php is not in the admin page... My default admin style is is the default style but i myself am set to another style..

edit: nvm i just changed myself to the Admin default and for some reason it is all white... sorry now i just gotta find out where my default admin style went to :P

Edit Edit: I looked at it and it is trying to pull CSS from a CPstyle called lightblue?

[DragonByte Tech]

Just ensure the folder path is correct and valid, that's about all I can tell you :)

By default, it works fine.


Fillip

[DAMINK]

I cant seem to add species. Everything else seems to work however the species fails after saying it was successful.

[DragonByte Tech]

I cant seem to add species. Everything else seems to work however the species fails after saying it was successful.I've identified the problem that's causing that, there will be a hotfix over the next day or so.

For now, you can work around it by clicking Repair Cache in the top-most menu block and it will show you the species you have added.

Once you've done that, editing the species you've created will also cause any new "invisible species" to show up.

Sorry for the inconvenience :(


Fillip

[DAMINK]

Yea i worked that out actually.
Now i can do everything. But when i do add species and repair Cache and try access game page i get a white page only?

*edit

Also there is this error when trying to edit admin notes...


Fatal error: Access to undeclared static property: FORUMON_CACHE::$cache in /home/ftwforum/public_html/forumonadmin.php on line 108

[DragonByte Tech]

Hotfixes:

* Breeding will now work correctly
* Adding a new species will now also show the newly added species in the Manage Species interface.
* Adding a new enemy directly to an area will no longer produce an error message.
* Minor changes to accomodate vBulletin 3 version
* Admin Notes can now be edited as intended

Re-download, re-upload and re-import the product XML file.

Fillip

[DAMINK]

I will be persisting with this mod.
I love the direction its going in.
Thanks DragonByte Tech.

[Blooded]

Tagged for now.Thanks a lot btw :)

[Hall of Famer]

umm dude can you possibly add elements system such as fire/ice/thunder?

[DragonByte Tech]

umm dude can you possibly add elements system such as fire/ice/thunder?

There are plans for a very detailed elements system in a future version, however it is likely to be a pro feature.

Iain

[wampforum]

are there only 2 monsters you can use parts from? I can only find dragon and golem!! same with items only found one, should there be more?

[Hall of Famer]

There are plans for a very detailed elements system in a future version, however it is likely to be a pro feature.

Iain

Sounds cool to me, if you include an evolution system then I'd sure be considering buying it at a comfortable price.

[DragonByte Tech]

are there only 2 monsters you can use parts from? I can only find dragon and golem!! same with items only found one, should there be more?

Only 3 with the lite version (2 starters and one combo) Pro version has 4 starters & 6 combos, and there is an optional addon pack available which adds anothe 4 starters and 6 combos.


Sounds cool to me, if you include an evolution system then I'd sure be considering buying it at a comfortable price.

There is already an evolution system of sorts in place. Every combination of 2 different monsters, when bred, have a chance of created an evolved (combo) monster, which is a all new body and uses parts from either parents and can result in some pretty awesome creations =).

We felt the breeding system was the best way to implement evolutions, since otherwise evolutions would be weak compared with newly bred monsters =)

Iain

[FallenMemory]

This is an amazing mod that you should be really proud of. :3 But I have a quick question, can we change the images (the world map and the other images?)

[Hall of Famer]

There is already an evolution system of sorts in place. Every combination of 2 different monsters, when bred, have a chance of created an evolved (combo) monster, which is a all new body and uses parts from either parents and can result in some pretty awesome creations =).

We felt the breeding system was the best way to implement evolutions, since otherwise evolutions would be weak compared with newly bred monsters =)

Iain

Well I was talking about enhanced evolution system such as evolution through items, trade, learning certain moves etc.

[DragonByte Tech]

This is an amazing mod that you should be really proud of. :3 But I have a quick question, can we change the images (the world map and the other images?)Changing World Map / battleground images is fine, but changing the monster images is strongly not recommended due to the fact that they have been specifically crafted to fit together - it's a daunting task, but if you feel your graphics designer is up for it then by all means :)


Fillip

[lordtopcat]

The best RPG system for any forum software to date was ADR for phpBB. That system was so advanced it was awesome.

From the looks of things, this could be the next best thing. I'll be keeping a close eye on it :) Especially when quests and NPC's come into the mix.

[DragonByte Tech]

Well I was talking about enhanced evolution system such as evolution through items, trade, learning certain moves etc.

Something like this would likely be very awkward to implement in the current system which is not designed around editing current monsters. In addition it would require significantly more in the way of artwork (which is expensive :P).

Essentially if we went down that route we would have to scrap the ability for people to choose and customise individual body parts and just force them to have pre-created monsters like in pokemon, which isn't really a route we want to go down (customisation and users feeling like the pet "belongs" to them are two of our bigger goals)

Iain

[FallenMemory]

Now I am having a problem with the world map. My designer edited it and all and it is a JPEG and roughly the same size. I uploaded it to my server with the same name as the original (Deleted the original of course) and now it won't show up in the Control Panel. Do you know why?

[DragonByte Tech]

I'm afraid I don't - try right clicking the image in the control panel -> view image, see what the page says then.

Fillip

[wampforum]

on the battle screen im having trouble with the info box that comes up when you hover over the commands - the info appears but wont disappear or move and its hard to select the commands as this box is over the radio buttons - if i scroll down it follows down too

also how long does breeding take? I had 2 monsters been breeding for over a week now!

[DragonByte Tech]

v1.0.4 has been released to fix all outstanding known issues.

To upgrade, follow the normal procedure when updating a product.

- DragonByte Tech Development Team

[DragonByte Tech]

on the battle screen im having trouble with the info box that comes up when you hover over the commands - the info appears but wont disappear or move and its hard to select the commands as this box is over the radio buttons - if i scroll down it follows down tooIt can be a bit quirky but it will eventually disappear - blame mice being too fast and browsers too slow :p

also how long does breeding take? I had 2 monsters been breeding for over a week now!That's determined by your species' breeding settings :)


Fillip

[lubbie]

Very nice on. I like playing RPGs ;) Is there any way to get a TCL Mod for eggdrop that posts battles etc in an IRC Channel?

[DragonByte Tech]

I have absolutely no experience working with any of the systems you mentioned so that's unfortunately not something I'm able to add in the foreseeable future unless there's enough demand for me to learn it :(


Fillip

[Kyojii]

there should be a way to add whole monsters and ditch the idea of arms and legs. It would make adding monsters much easier.

[DragonByte Tech]

The arms and legs are a part of our future plans to add stat boosts for different body parts :)


Fillip

[Kyojii]

The arms and legs are a part of our future plans to add stat boosts for different body parts :)


Fillip

that is fine and all, but I would still rather have more monster combination's with different appearances. Not sure if the pro version comes with more than just dragon and golem, but there really isn't an easy way to add custom sprites which would be a godsend if there was an option for it.

I would pay just for the option of not having all the different body parts.

[DragonByte Tech]

that is fine and all, but I would still rather have more monster combination's with different appearances. Not sure if the pro version comes with more than just dragon and golem, but there really isn't an easy way to add custom sprites which would be a godsend if there was an option for it.

I would pay just for the option of not having all the different body parts.

The standard Pro version comes with a total of 10 different monsters (4 base and 6 combination monsters) There is also an addon pack with another 10 different monsters (4 base and 6 combination).

The end user customisation has been a core feature of Forumon from the beginning, so we won't be changing the system away from the current method, sorry.

Iain

[Centrix]

Im having a problem with the worldmap.

When I select the towns/cities on the worldmap they show up completely different than where I intended. (look at attachments)

They seem to show up about 230 pixels higher than where I put them in the admin section.

Any thoughts as to how this could occur? As you see them in the worldmap is the lowest I can place them, but I want to place them lower than that, which is impossible...

[DragonByte Tech]

That's a known issue with certain skins that are being coded incorrectly, please switch display methods in the world map options so that the towns appear on the bottom, beneath the map.

Sorry for the inconvenience :(


Fillip

[Blackhat]

So what did I miss ?

There's no selectable monsters for your starter monster. Please contact an RPG Administrator. Go Back.

[andie215]

So what did I miss ?

Me too :(

[Blackhat]

Me too :(

I figured it out, go here yourdomain.com/forums/forumonadmin.php


I also get this error after I choose a monster and clicks the save button

Could not find phrase 'dbtech_forumon_monsterchosen'.

Also I cannot see the monster pictures on the monster profile page or when I'm making the monster. Once this is fixed and I have tested it more I might purchase your full version.

[STORMS]

I'll consider installing/modding this game when some people can verify that it is working 100%.

I am running 4.0.7.

Thank you.

[andie215]

Just going to say, i forgot to go to forumonadmin.php and chmod the files in the readme :o but all sems to work so far :) but i wished there was a working example supplied to get you going.

I figured it out, go here yourdomain.com/forums/forumonadmin.php


I also get this error after I choose a monster and clicks the save button



Also I cannot see the monster pictures on the monster profile page or when I'm making the monster. Once this is fixed and I have tested it more I might purchase your full version.

[DragonByte Tech]

I also get this error after I choose a monster and clicks the save buttonThat's not really a problem, it's just a missing phrase.

Also I cannot see the monster pictures on the monster profile page or when I'm making the monster. Once this is fixed and I have tested it more I might purchase your full version.Please edit and save each starter monster to rebuild its image.

Just going to say, i forgot to go to forumonadmin.php and chmod the files in the readme :o but all sems to work so far :) but i wished there was a working example supplied to get you going.That's not possible in the Lite version, sorry :(


Fillip

[steve1966]

Hi what setting do i need to adjust to fix this

There's no selectable monsters for your starter monster. Please contact an RPG Administrator. Go Back.

[DragonByte Tech]

Like previous posts indicate, please go to forumonadmin.php and create starter monsters. The system will guide you through adding everything needed before a starter monster can be created.

Fillip

[steve1966]

Like previous posts indicate, please go to forumonadmin.php and create starter monsters. The system will guide you through adding everything needed before a starter monster can be created.


Fillip


thank you but what percentages do i need to to stop this message

The total percentage of the Mother + Father + Choose (+ Combination) drop-downs must add up to 100.

[DragonByte Tech]

100 in total.

Fillip

[steve1966]

100 in total.


Fillip

thank you i have added 25% in each of the 4 but still get that messsage

[DragonByte Tech]

I just tested it myself by setting 25% in each of the 4 dropdowns of the Breeding Results selectors and I do not receive the error message.

Please check again.

Fillip

[steve1966]

I just tested it myself by setting 25% in each of the 4 dropdowns of the Breeding Results selectors and I do not receive the error message.

Please check again.


Fillip

hi sorry but i just added as yoou have said and still got this mabie a mod is conflicking on my forum

[DragonByte Tech]

Please screenshot the Breeding Results area as it looks directly before you hit the submit button.

Fillip

[steve1966]

hi its ok and working it was my fault

do you have a list of setting i can add instead of creating my own

thanks

[TheInsaneManiac]

Uninstalled WHITE pages everywhere on 4.1.0

[DragonByte Tech]

hi its ok and working it was my fault

do you have a list of setting i can add instead of creating my own

thanksSorry, that's not possible in the Lite version :(

Uninstalled WHITE pages everywhere on 4.1.0Okay, sorry you decided to uninstall it instead of working with us to resolve it :(


Fillip

[steve1966]

Sorry, that's not possible in the Lite version :(




Fillip

ok thank you

[rob01]

is possible to do something like this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=108790&highlight=RPG

with either pro or light version?

[DragonByte Tech]

That's basically what this mod is, only you capture monsters and fight with them instead of using a character.

Fillip

[Masked Crusader]

Keeping an eye on this. I am going to upgrade to the full-paid version when it is ready and thoroughly tested for 4.1.x.

[Antidepresiv]

DragonByte Technologies is proud to present Forumon v1.0.0, the most professional, innovative and feature-rich forum RPG mod to date.

The monsters, the fight, and the world map, they all look like they were made for 5 year old children, dont get me wrong it's a good idea, but you should base this on a game, like wow or lineage, or guild wars.. Because i would like to see a real browser game for forums, cuz there is nothing like that, rather than a game with "pokemon" and teletabies monsters. I know this is still in works, and because of that i will keep an eye on this.

Best Regards,
Antidepresiv

[DragonByte Tech]

If you were to share with us some insight into how you would integrate something akin to World of Warcraft into a webpage (and have it actually integrated into the forum as opposed to just another Flash game) then we would take it into consideration for a future upgrade :)


Fillip

[Masked Crusader]

D2JSP has one of the most complete RPG systems I have seen. Not sure how they did it, but may be something to look into.

Here is a link to it: http://ladderslasher.d2jsp.org/

[del Drago]

I'm interested in seeing this turn into something wonderful. Community based games such as this are badly needed on our forums.

Way back in the glory days of the BBS, there were "door" games, which allowed for the community to interact with one another. Some of the very best included Tradewars 2002, Legend of the Red Dragon and Barren Realms Elite, to name just a few.

These games kept people coming back. Users would dial in, play their turns on their game of choice, and then jump into discussions in the forums. It really helped the BBS to thrive, and it further developed the sense of community. Users would form guilds in Tradewars, or take on other bulletin boards on Barren Realms. The impact on the community was incredible.

I'm hoping that this game can somehow recapture a piece of that magic. And maybe, just maybe, more like it will follow.

Once I hear that this gaming is running smoothly, I intended to give it a shot. In the meantime, it would be encouraging if there was a place to actually play it, so as to see how it is shaping up. There probably is a demo somewhere that I'm not aware of.

[tdkmatt]

does this work in 4.1.1?

[DragonByte Tech]

Once I hear that this gaming is running smoothly, I intended to give it a shot. In the meantime, it would be encouraging if there was a place to actually play it, so as to see how it is shaping up. There probably is a demo somewhere that I'm not aware of.The demo is on our website :)

does this work in 4.1.1?Indeed it does :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Forumon v1.0.4 (Hotfix)

Fixed a conflict issue with the CometChat Picture (ccpic.php) file.



Fillip

[tdkmatt]

if i download and install this, am i able to upgrade to the pro version and retain data etc?

[DragonByte Tech]

Yep, the upgrade is entirely seamless and follows the same installation procedure as Lite :)


Fillip

[annalise]

ive installed the lite version and have being going through the settings setting it up, i was adding the new starter monster, when i got this error
Fatal error: Call to undefined function imagecreatefrompng() in /home/******/public_html/forum/dbtech/forumon/includes/class_image.php on line 383

how to fix this, using vb 4.1.1

[DragonByte Tech]

You need the GD library installed on your server, please contact your web host and see if they can activate / install it for you :)


Fillip

[annalise]

ok thankyou for your response, ill get that sorted

[Zohhak]

Hi Fillip,

first of all thanks for the mod. Some of my mates are really into it and try to do a nice game :)
But when they tried to add a Move as Buff, they figured out, that its not saved properly. Its always resettet to Attack. Maybe its missing at the current version?
Hopefully you can help.

Best Regards
Zohhak

[DragonByte Tech]

I don't believe it's been properly implemented for Moves yet - only Items can currently function as buffs.

We will correct this and properly allow Moves to also be Buffs in the next feature version :)


Fillip

[tdkmatt]

Hi, i just noticed setting this up none of the modules are aligned, and they don't sit too well

[DragonByte Tech]

Everything is working as intended in that screenshot :)


Fillip

[creppello]

First off, I'm a huge fan of DBTech stuff. The best way to keep your site stable is to use products from one supplier, and you guys pretty much have it covered......good on ya !!!!

While I'm about 40 years PAST the pokemon fad, I might give this a looksee.

I've added your logo as an advert on our site, and listed the DBTech mods we use. I'm am currently going to change my other mods to DBTech as well.

I was wondering if you were thinking of incorporating vbActivity and vbShop into this as well? Perhaps so the users would have to purchase monsters or breeding? This would make those who play this visit the other locations of your site even more so they can gain the points they need for purchases.

[DragonByte Tech]

First off, I'm a huge fan of DBTech stuff. The best way to keep your site stable is to use products from one supplier, and you guys pretty much have it covered......good on ya !!!!

While I'm about 40 years PAST the pokemon fad, I might give this a looksee.

I've added your logo as an advert on our site, and listed the DBTech mods we use. I'm am currently going to change my other mods to DBTech as well.

I was wondering if you were thinking of incorporating vbActivity and vbShop into this as well? Perhaps so the users would have to purchase monsters or breeding? This would make those who play this visit the other locations of your site even more so they can gain the points they need for purchases.

We're planning several features to integrate the game with the forum in a more natural way, including the things you mentioned =)

Probably won't be for a few months though, Forumon is a huge project and requires quite a bit of time dedicated to it when it gets worked on :(

Iain Kidd
Founder & Managing Director
DragonByte Technologies www.DragonByte-Tech.com (http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/)

[rob01]

Species
Manage Species
Add New Species

(Doesn't show up)

Enemies
Manage Enemies
Add New Enemy

why im unable to see it? (from the admin section)

[DragonByte Tech]

Grant your usergroup the Can Administer X permissions under the forumon admin permissions, then click "Forumon RPG AdminCP" in the bottom right corner.

Fillip

[fevredsuk]

Very good mod but takes some setting up, would have been nice with option to use defaut settings and then add a few extra setting and monsters etc.

Gonna be weeks before anyone gets to play it

[DragonByte Tech]

The ability to import / export data sets is a Pro feature :)


Fillip

[fevredsuk]

I think most would just give up on this completely before pay for pro version.

I have nothing against the option to pay for pro for extra features,

but it wouldn't hurt to start this mod off with maybe 2-3 started monsters and 2-3 enemies etc just for example sake. it's like i'm setting this up blind without a clue what i'm doing :) God knows how the games going to progress with my settings.

[DragonByte Tech]

I think most would just give up on this completely before pay for pro version.

I have nothing against the option to pay for pro for extra features,

but it wouldn't hurt to start this mod off with maybe 2-3 started monsters and 2-3 enemies etc just for example sake. it's like i'm setting this up blind without a clue what i'm doing :) God knows how the games going to progress with my settings.

Feedback noted. There are quite a few changes we will be making to the mod (lite and pro) this summer hopefully, it needs some TLC xD

Iain

[mountainlife]

is this fully customizeable, I'm interested in an RPG but of a totally different concept and theme

[DragonByte Tech]

is this fully customizeable, I'm interested in an RPG but of a totally different concept and theme

It depends on what exactly you mean by fully customizable - i'd suggest giving it a try to see. You can make a story from scratch but you can't change the underlying mechanics.

Iain

[DragonByte Tech]

- Forumon RPG v1.0.6:
Feature: Colour Sets for monster colours is now available for creation and use
Change: Performance updates

Fillip

[lilgezuz]

DragonByte, Do you have to use monsters in this or could you make it where you are people. I really like the Realm conquest system vor VB 3.x. And I want something like that for VB 4 but there is nothing good out yet so would I be able to do this?

[DragonByte Tech]

DragonByte, Do you have to use monsters in this or could you make it where you are people. I really like the Realm conquest system vor VB 3.x. And I want something like that for VB 4 but there is nothing good out yet so would I be able to do this?

It's *technically* possible since you can replace the images. The images fit together in very particular ways though, so it would take an immense amount of artwork to pull it off.

Iain

[onegawd]

Hi,

I've downloaded and installed the pro version, but I can't find the forumon-export.xml
It's not in the XML folder.

This is what I downloaded:
Forumon_RPG _Pro_v1.0.6_PL1

[DragonByte Tech]

Please post Pro support issues in our Pro support forum :)


Fillip

[RollaJedi]

can you buy armor, weapons, etc. for your monsters in the vbshop mod? If not, a possible idea maybe?

[DragonByte Tech]

We'll take it into consideration for future versions :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Forumon RPG v1.0.7
Fix: Any un-recorded hotfixes since the last version released.
Change: The products now support the Product URL and Version Check features of the vBulletin Product Manager

Fillip

[jagexfails]

Any chance you could upload some presets? The process of making all this is taking me forever. Not to sound lazy or anything.

[DragonByte Tech]

The Pro version with its "Quadripeds" addon comes with a preset, however the Lite version does not support importing presets.

Fillip

[Hall of Famer]

Well why dont you consider a variation of this product to pokemon-style battle system?

[DragonByte Tech]

We'll take it into consideration for future versions :)


Fillip

[Hall of Famer]

Thank you so much, I wouldnt mind if it costs $100-$200 so long as its available.

[fevredsuk]

Why not just allow the import of presets into the light version and then sell presets on their own.

I gave up with this mod as I have far too much time looking after the forums without creating monsters and dragons lol.

not sure what extra the pro version offers but I wouldn't pay $60 for it. I would however pay $20 for a set of characters/ maps etc to start off the light version.

[DragonByte Tech]

Forumon v1.0.8:
Fix: XSS vulnerability in Create New Monster

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Forumon v1.0.9
Feature: Now compatible with vBulletin 4.2.0's Navigation Manager.

Fillip

[halocommunity]

Are there setup instructions to compliment install instructions?
Only thing I couldn't chmod from the instructions was enemy folder as it didn't exist from the zip, I copied the monster table and renamed it.

Can you fight other users monsters? aka an arena.
Can you create your own creature types like dragons and golems? Say I wanted to create angels and demons, each with their own species.
Can admin limit the heals per day, or battles per day?

[DragonByte Tech]

Are there setup instructions to compliment install instructions?Not yet, a manual is being worked on but it's taking a lot of time, sorry :(

Can you fight other users monsters? aka an arena.That's a planned feature for the future, but it's not been implemented yet.

Can you create your own creature types like dragons and golems? Say I wanted to create angels and demons, each with their own species.Image creation for this mod is highly complex, so we don't officially support it until we've had a chance to clean that up, so to speak.

Can admin limit the heals per day, or battles per day?Unfortunately not, no :(


Fillip

[halocommunity]

Thanks, we definitely think this is a good system so far and tons of potential. Please PM us when the above looks like it will be added. I will continue with any future comments on your site. Again thanks for the quick response.

[mist2]

Is this RPG engine/game based off of Inferno Technology? The map icons has similarities. I still have the files pets, map, items, etc.

Here map of eventile:
http://postimage.org/image/5f5572thl/

Town:
http://postimage.org/image/fvgdyqxoj/

VIllage:
http://postimage.org/image/r5z8uawjf/

[DragonByte Tech]

You may have luck getting the map image to work, but this is a completely different mod so it's not something we support.

Fillip

[Sios]

You may have luck getting the map image to work, but this is a completely different mod so it's not something we support.


Fillip

Is this still being supported?

I went to: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/forumon.php

and it said that the Forumon has been deactivated.

[DragonByte Tech]

Please use www.dbtech.co/forumon.php to test it out on our site - we've disabled certain addons for our primary domain in order to provide the best possible experience for people who visit the site for support :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Forumon RPG v1.0.10
Feature: Improved logging details for Control Panel actions
Fix: Fixed a Strict Standards error in the Cache class
Fix: Fixed a potential issue with building monsters in which the path to the image parts could be incorrect
Change: Changed the Branding display method to inject itself into the copyright footer (underneath vBulletin copyright) instead of the page footer.
Change: Changed the Branding Free Key to a more secure key.

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Forumon RPG v1.0.11
Fix: Fixed an issue with generating monster images
Fix: Fixed an issue in which enemies would not have their images generated when editing and saving them with no changes if the image did not exist (i.e. a fresh install)

Fillip

[Slayerz]

I just tried your new version and I keep getting errors like this.

Warning: imagecreatefrompng() [function.imagecreatefrompng]: '[path]/' is not a valid PNG file in [path]/dbtech/forumon/includes/class_image.php on line 383

Warning: imagepng(): supplied argument is not a valid Image resource in [path]/dbtech/forumon/includes/class_dm_monster.php on line 361

[DragonByte Tech]

Can you try re-downloading the mod from www.dragonbyte-tech.com - there's been some hotfixes since vB.org was updated and I want to make sure it works for you before updating vB.org :)


Fillip

[Slayerz]

Still issues with none of the monsters showing up same with starters.
The pictures path exist, but it doesn't show.

[DragonByte Tech]

Is there an error message anywhere?

Fillip

[Slayerz]

Just those messages after editing a monster or creating anything at all at the top of the page.
I imported the files from the Quad files for a pre-setup.

[DragonByte Tech]

Is this the Pro version then? If so, please post in our Pro support forums :)


Fillip

[Slayerz]

It's not pro, but what causes that error.
imagepng() [function.imagepng]: Unable to open '[path]/dbtech/forumon/images/enemys/1.png' for writing: No such file or directory in [path]/dbtech/forumon/includes/class_dm_enemy.php on line 321

[DragonByte Tech]

Importing is a Pro-only feature, though :)


Fillip

[Slayerz]

I guess it is then, it's someone's site I'm staff on, I'm not familiar with all their admincp.

[DragonByte Tech]

Update

Hotfix: PHP 5.4 Compatibility fixes


This does not guarantee the mod is error free on PHP 5.4, but it will take care of the reported errors. Thank you all for your reports :)



Fillip

[cuberider]

missing some Files/Folders in the Lite!

There's no selectable monsters for your starter monster. Please contact an RPG Administrator. Go Back.

I would like to test it before before buying it

[DragonByte Tech]

No, nothing is missing.

You will need to set up your system, as the Lite version does not come with any default data nor any way to import an existing configuration.

The manual, which can be found here: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/docs/forumon/ can assist you with your initial setup.


Fillip

[cuberider]

with other words I have to pay to use this Addon

[DragonByte Tech]

with other words I have to pay to use this AddonNo, you are free to create your own setup within the Lite version. It's 100% free to do so, you do not have to pay to use it.


Fillip

[ozzy47]

No, you need to take the time and create monsters and such, there is no need to pay to make it work.

[cuberider]

I have no idea how I should create monster, in the acp I find some settings do not take me on.

I do not get it to run, find it as an addon already complicated.

[ozzy47]

Did you follow the instructions in the manual that Fillip pointed you to?

[cuberider]

/dbtech/forumon/images/enemys
/dbtech/forumon/images/monsters

chmod 777

don`t exist any folders in the Lite, see the image above

Edit: ok my fault the files are there but don`t get it to run

[cuberider]

ok that`s /forumonadmin.php

sorry i am german my english is not so good, thanks for your help ;)

Kind Regards cube

[DragonByte Tech]

Forumon RPG v1.0.11 Patch Level 1

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

vBShout integration has been updated to the API of the latest version of vBShout
vBShout integration will no longer create multiple different instances of the "Forumon Chat" instance even if integration is disabled and re-enabled later



Fillip

[Replicators]

Forumon RPG v1.0.11 Patch Level 1

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:
vBShout integration has been updated to the API of the latest version of vBShout
vBShout integration will no longer create multiple different instances of the "Forumon Chat" instance even if integration is disabled and re-enabled later

Fillip


Regular Updates: New features such as NPCs, Shops, Quests and more will be added on a regular basis.

^I have not seen any of these features added ever since the mod has launched like 3 or 4 years ago? It seem's you guys are more worried about the most newest one you made, than older addons. For example, the newest ones you make i see tons and tons of updates for, but when new ones are made you will forget the current ones in favor of any new ones you made.

Now maybe forumon just has not gotten as big as you hoped it would be and don't feel it is worth putting time into it in which i can understand however maybe it's not big for a reason? I think if you guys really got down to business, get someone who has created online rpg games and worked together to sculpt a mod that is actually worth it to these people then you might see a rise in popularity with it. Heck, just adding pvp would help!

[DragonByte Tech]

^I have not seen any of these features added ever since the mod has launched like 3 or 4 years ago? It seem's you guys are more worried about the most newest one you made, than older addons. For example, the newest ones you make i see tons and tons of updates for, but when new ones are made you will forget the current ones in favor of any new ones you made.

Now maybe forumon just has not gotten as big as you hoped it would be and don't feel it is worth putting time into it in which i can understand however maybe it's not big for a reason? I think if you guys really got down to business, get someone who has created online rpg games and worked together to sculpt a mod that is actually worth it to these people then you might see a rise in popularity with it. Heck, just adding pvp would help!

Generally with our mods we will update those with the most feature requests/popularity most often. For instance, we updated Advanced Post Thanks/Likes 5 or 6 times in the last year, including in the last couple of weeks, despite it being one of the first mods we ever released.

Forumon is a very time/energy intensive piece of work to update/improve. It was probably either the most, or second most, labour-intensive mod we have ever created. Despite that huge initial time investment, it hasn't proven as popular as we would like, and it remains one of the mods with the least feature requests from customers.

The proliferation of free-to-play MMO games has led to a significant decline in the popularity of single-site solutions like Forumon. Unfortunately we cannot afford to just commit months of time and resources to an unpopular mod. If that changes, and/or existing customers come up with feature requests that we can implement in a reasonable time-frame, we shall.

We have amended the original post to remove that wording, since it is inaccurate at the moment. Thanks for pointing it out.

Iain

[Replicators]

Generally with our mods we will update those with the most feature requests/popularity most often. For instance, we updated Advanced Post Thanks/Likes 5 or 6 times in the last year, including in the last couple of weeks, despite it being one of the first mods we ever released.

Forumon is a very time/energy intensive piece of work to update/improve. It was probably either the most, or second most, labour-intensive mod we have ever created. Despite that huge initial time investment, it hasn't proven as popular as we would like, and it remains one of the mods with the least feature requests from customers.

The proliferation of free-to-play MMO games has led to a significant decline in the popularity of single-site solutions like Forumon. Unfortunately we cannot afford to just commit months of time and resources to an unpopular mod. If that changes, and/or existing customers come up with feature requests that we can implement in a reasonable time-frame, we shall.

We have amended the original post to remove that wording, since it is inaccurate at the moment. Thanks for pointing it out.

Iain

I actually understand your position, and i am one to speak my mind on how i might feel about something. I agree with you that a system like this ain't as big of a thing as it once was, so there is no good reason for you to invest so much into it. It's just kind of depressing to see such a good idea for a community go down a dark road, but some may call it progress. I would like to see this finished up with pvp and questing, and then it would be complete imo but on the other hand i totally understand your position.

[kamran_dotnet]

so players cant fight each others?
even cant see each others?
cant see each others monsters and pose for they monster powers?
they just playing for theme self?

[CiXelSiD]

vBulletin Message

/storage/h10/699/1239699/public_html/dbtech/forumon/includes/class_install.php appears to be missing!

Go Back

any help?

[DragonByte Tech]

any help?Have you tried uploading the contents of the upload folder to your public_html folder?


Fillip

[CiXelSiD]

thank you alot .. but im so newb that instead of making a bigger fool out of myself by not knowing anything at all about anything since probards, imma just walk away from this install thanks tho

[CiXelSiD]

ok dragon i got a friend to help me out by putting the code in the right place ... so when he's finished i'll let u know if its working or not ...

i tried that rpg one someone else had and it would'nt work correctly for my vb 4.2.4 ... so i hope yours does ..

[CiXelSiD]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2017/04/6.png
we got it working KINDA .... what are we missing here? , or how do we make this happen


----fixed

[CiXelSiD]

yeah i told u i'd get back to u... it seems to be working at the moment so ty and i'll look for a karma or something for you