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AsedaH
09-29-2002, 02:21 AM
If possible, I need this done before October 15th and for less than $500.

First things first, it is a battle system for a rap board (yes, another one). I’m not totally aware of everything that goes on between rap boards and vbulletin or why everyone tends to make a big deal out of it every time someone says “I run a rap board” but that has nothing to do with me. I am not a little kid and I run a legitimate production company. I run the board for fun and for exposure for my company. Past instances have nothing to do with me.

Now that my pre-hack jitters are out of the way, shall we get to the logistics?

1) A challange button that goes somewhere in the postbit and on the rankings page. When a user clicks this button they are sent to a modified pm system of some sort. From there they can send the person they challenge rules about the battle. When the person being challenged gets the pm he has the option to “ACCEPT” the battle, “DECLINE” the battle, or “MODIFY” the rules for the battle and send it back to the challenger for review. This goes back and forth until they both are satisfied with the rules and someone then clicks “ACCEPT”.
2) Once ACCEPT is clicked by one of the battlers, a new thread is automatically started in a “pending” forum The topic of the thread is "challanging user versus challanged user" inside the message should be the rules they agreed on. No one is allowed to post in this thread except the two battlers, moderators, and admins. The pending forum is where the battle stays until it is ready for voting.
3) Eventually this thread gets moved by a mod into a “voting” forum. The voting is done on a scale of 1-10. The voter rates both battlers on this scale. A winner is determined by who has the highest rating at the end of the battle.

^^^^^^^^this is the easy part for all you gurus?


4) A health bar: that normally goes up with posts per day like with the karma hack. But decreases after each battle according to the voting on the battle. The more badly you get beaten in a battle the more your health points/bars decreases.
5) Betting on battles: users can bet on battles by using the money they have earned from posting using lesane’s store hack or something similar. When the battle is over, the money automatically gets transferred from the loser to the winner.
6) In the postbit: the challenge button, and a persons battle stats…wins losses, ranking and rating etc
7) A ranking page that can be listed by name, wins, losses or ranking. Also should have a way to show who they battled and have a link to the battle.

^^^^^^^^still not that hard?

8) The battlers are ranked sort of like chess players are ranked. I want to use a modified rating system: The higher a persons rating, the higher they are ranked. The formula for the ratings should be as follows.

Formula : Rnew = Rold + (S x 21) + (Ropponent - Rold) / 25
where:
Rnew = the new rating for either battler
Rold = his or her old (pre-battle) rating
S = his or her SCORE for the battle;
This is +1 for a WIN,
-1 for a LOSS
Ropponent = the pre-battle rating of the opponent

This should be calculated after every battle and updated as the battle gets completed depending on who wins or losses. I would also like a way for people to see what their new rating would be before they battled someone depending on if they were to win or loose. If you don’t know about chess then you might not understand this.

^^^^^^^^this might hurt a bit…but it’s still possible.

9) That’s all for now…if I think of anything else I’ll let you know before you get started.
10) My preferred payment arrangements are by PAYPAL for obvious reasons.
11) My preferred pay schedule: $100 to start off. $150 when I get the hack so I can run it through some tests and see that is works. I would like at least 5 days for testing. $250 after we get all the bugs out of it and we are both happy with the way it runs.
12) I also would like at least 3 months of support when I get it running just incase something comes up that wasn’t found during the initial testing.
13) You should have some way for me to verify that you can actually do this before I send you some money. It doesn’t have to be anything spectacular but at least point me to a few hacks that you have already written.

Any questions? Just ask.

someone said they would do this a few months ago, i just can't remember who it was. If he sees this and replies i'll let him do it. if not, any one can do it.

Hopefully this can be done before October 15th.

Dark Shogun
09-29-2002, 05:01 AM
Looks like a killer hack but I seriously doubt this can be done in 16 days. Interesting Battle System though. :)

Dark Shogun

JC
09-29-2002, 06:17 AM
Firefly could do it...no doubt ;)

FlyingDutchman
09-29-2002, 07:06 AM
ouch, 16 days only :(
that's a short period i think, for this kinda hack (NOT saying it's IMPOSSIBLE or anything!!!)

AsedaH
09-29-2002, 12:57 PM
oh........ok. Thats for the comments. The reason I was thinking this could be done in two weeks is that i was talking to someone who already had some form of what i wanted running on their board. He said he couls do it pretty quickly but he probably was pulling my leg. I wanted to have my board up and running on October 22nd and wanted a few days to test it. Thats why the time period is so short.

But i see what you guys are saying now...I'll sacrifice my personal timeline in replacement for a working hack. But still no takers so far.

Anyone here ever used www.ravio.com? I'd imagine they are pretty busy and couldnt have it done fairly quick anyway.

FlyingDutchman
09-29-2002, 01:36 PM
I *might* do it...
I CAN NOT promise ANYTHING however, i dunno 1. if i have enough time to finish it and 2. if i'll make it before the deadline

therefore i won't really accept your offer (i don't feel good when i need to work with a deadline... :()
but i'll work on it tonight...

Dean C
09-29-2002, 05:06 PM
what is your rapboard?

- miSt

AsedaH
09-29-2002, 09:48 PM
It is not totally a rap forum.

We do instrumentals and soundtracks for aspiring artist from all genres. From pop, to jazz, to hip hop. the site gives advoce on home recording, building a studio, ans software and hardware reviewsa related to music production.

the instrumentals we provide bring alot of artists...mostly rappers. Some we do for free, some we charge for. The battle system would make it different from the thousands of other boards on the net.

plus we have a graphics forum also where people post their images made in photoshop and stuff. They like to have battles also with their images so...

anyway, the site is now underconstruction so their aint nothing to see. Except for the cool intro on the home page.

www.damagecontrolproductions.com

FlyBoy73
09-30-2002, 07:53 PM
AsedaH,
I'm a client of Ravio's.. They do some really killer design work but time may be an issue there.. Shoot c-pr0mpt and email and he might be able to fit you in..

influence
09-30-2002, 10:50 PM
sounds dope. I also have a battle system in the making. something similar to battlerap.com

I dont know why yaxay.com and vbulletin have something against rap boards. I spent close to a thousand on mine cause I love rap. ya some of yall might not but its pitiful how people react on thread dealing with rap. Maybe because of that fag drastik and his brother unit who use to own rapspits.com that use to steal people design and use it on their rap site could be the reason why everyone hate rap music but people need to relax, its just the damn internet.

But asedeth thats a good idea. hopefully it get done. I run rapflava.com and 19 other websites that are hiphop/rap or urban with news and entertainment. hit me up if you need help with something.

also one thing, about your domain, its pretty long for people to remember it and yes having a battle system will make your board look much differen from others and help gain members.

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g-force2k2
09-30-2002, 11:03 PM
well so far i've heard that yaxay and vbulletin have something against rap forums... yet i seem to be left in the dark... if no one has stated anything about any past events concerning rap / vbulletin / yaxay why is it an issue... when i do custom hacks for clients its not an issue of what is in the past... its an issue of what is required... if i can do those requirements... what is being offered... and how well i enjoy making the hack... if it interests me im all go... i don't see how rap / vbulletin / yaxay has clashed... so why not just leave it in the past ;) no one has said anything detrimental about this yet...

just my point of view... regards...

oh and C-Pr0mpt is owner of ravio if you if you're looking for their coders... not to mention hes a very large influence at yaxay...

g-force2k2

AsedaH
09-30-2002, 11:52 PM
it's no big deal really...it's just that evertime i see "rap" and "vbulletin" in the same post its usually about something crazy. Rapspits.com didnt help out either but no need to start a big discussion about it. like g-force said, "...just leave it in the past...".

i've peeped rapflava alot.....its one of the better boards that i've seen.

YES. The domain name is long......www.dcp.com, and www.dcp.net were alrady taken.....so i said screw it....lol

thanks for the advice and the offer for help influence...

as for the hack....i just want it to get done. ;)

Dean C
10-01-2002, 03:35 PM
your sites nice mate... PM me

- miSt

influence
10-01-2002, 10:43 PM
hay if you going pay 500 for it, I have a deal for me and you to split it $250 but also a agreement for only me and you to have it and not for you to spread it out.

Few peoples try working on mine but stop. one on LO is nice but for 500 you better get something 10 times better since the one on LO is mostly control manually

hit me up on AIM rapflava dot com

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DrkFusion
10-01-2002, 11:50 PM
When you do custom work, never give a product over without making up a contract and having the client sign it.

Anyways, message me if no one else will help you, only if no one else will, I am busy, but I will help you, and most-likly try to teach you php on the way.

If you need design solutions email me, lol I got 5 clients due this week, 6th won't harm that :)

I am better at design then coding, so anything you want msg me.

-Arunan

tehste
11-12-2004, 09:36 PM
I'll be starting on a rap battle system in the near future though I'm not planning to integrate it into the thread system on the message board though it will be structured similarly to a thread. Anyway I'll keep you posted as to progress.

Gio~Logist
11-13-2004, 01:12 AM
amd you a charging 500?

assassingod
11-13-2004, 06:35 AM
Please be aware this thread was created over 2 years ago. So I doubt the owner still wants this hack.

James T Brock
11-13-2004, 08:29 AM
There are plenty of pople who want this hack though, so it would be nice if someone *finally* made one. I'd pay for one. And something a LOT simpler than what the original posted wanted. Just a basic system that auomated wins and loses, without any kind of complicated challenge system. Anyone up for it? PM me.

Gio~Logist
11-13-2004, 10:28 AM
Firefly could do it...no doubt ;)

if i cant, i know lesane would do it easilt, but he left :(, anyways, yea firefly can prolly do it

assassingod
11-13-2004, 12:08 PM
Firefly has left too:p

Ianomed
11-13-2004, 12:33 PM
Is there a point in still doing this for vB2 though :rolleyes:

The hack concept itself is excellent, since it scales to more than just rap forums. Photoshop contests being an obvious example, debates even for those that are into it.

With 6 hacks (some which I'll publish over here) under construction I wouldn't see myself building this until early next year though, and it would likely be vB3 unless someone still wanted to pay for a vB2 version. *shrugs*

James T Brock
11-13-2004, 01:13 PM
Whoops! Sorry. I browse this board by clicking the "new posts" option and then reading the new thread, I didn't notice this was in the vb2 section. I meant that I would pay for something like this for vB3.

Gio~Logist
11-13-2004, 02:27 PM
i would PROBABLY TO, but not for 500!

Ianomed
11-13-2004, 02:41 PM
gio, james: see PM ;)

dndog
11-13-2004, 07:28 PM
Oh my god, this thread is two years old!

Geez, some vB.org mod, please close this thread to avoid future confusion. I didn't realize until assasingod pointed it out.

memobug
11-13-2004, 08:16 PM
Oh my god, this thread is two years old!

Geez, some vB.org mod, please close this thread to avoid future confusion. I didn't realize until assasingod pointed it out.
I spent that $500 on 25 shares of Webvan, 15 shares of pets.com, four tamagotchis and a gasmask.

;)

Gio~Logist
11-14-2004, 12:22 AM
this thread isnt 2 years ol, what calender u usin?

Ianomed
11-14-2004, 12:36 AM
first post's dated: 29. Sep 2002, 06:21

so slightly more than 2 years, gio ;)

Gio~Logist
11-26-2004, 11:32 AM
ill shut up now....

NawkOut
11-29-2004, 04:05 AM
Gio, just buy Noppids.

It's the best out for vb2, I think the only good one.

If you're coding skills are good, make a nicer one. :).

But untill then, I'd think about the Noppid one.

Gio~Logist
11-29-2004, 10:11 AM
yup ;]

IMW
12-17-2004, 07:28 AM
seeing as how old this is, shouldn't this thread atleast be locked so no future postings can bump it up? If someone is looking for info, fine... but reviving a thread that is 2 years old is annoying.

James T Brock
12-17-2004, 08:05 AM
You only have 1 post and you're trying to tell us what's annoying?

This is a good thread because the script is awesome and no-one has ever done it yet. Hopefully seeing this thread will inspire a coder! Someone in this thread already said they'd do it, hopefully they will.

Colin F
12-17-2004, 11:37 AM
James, I wouldn't judge people by how many posts they have. Everyone starts once :)

IMW: Thanks for your input. I'll leave the decision to the mods in this forum though :)

ericgtr
12-17-2004, 01:47 PM
I would chip in for this mod, I run a guitar playing site and a battle system (with attachments) would go over really well there.