Can i ask if there is a reason the board must be turned off during installation? The only time I can turn off the forums is during peak hours, and I'd like to avoid that...

There's no technical reason that you need to turn the board off during installation. It just helps - one thing i hate is when members play with things I'm half way through installing and setting up. Setup should take no more than a minute or two, so either way your site would only be down for 5 mins or so.

run fine in 3.8 vb.

It's not quite running right on my 3.8. Previously created games look a little wonky, and new games don't generate the proper postibt. Could be a mod conflict, but I'm not sure. I guess I'll just turn that forum off for right now. Look forward to the new version.

EDIT: Also puts this at the end of replies: Posted via Mobile Device

Can't imagine where that's coming from.

Any update about vbulletin 3.8.3 ???

3.8.3 is working for me

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I have this error on 3.8.3

Hi Carnage,

We disabled this mod a long time ago because it does not enforce legal moves, and, more than likely, will use the chess program in The Gameroom (MOTM) because it does enforce legal moves.

Your counterargument to this "your chess set at home does not do it" does not apply because when you are sitting in front of your chess set, you and the other player can easily manage things. This is not the same when folks are on the other side of the net, and they might not even be playing at the same time.

In practice, an on-line chess program MUST enforce legal moves, and the option to set up the board is important as well. However, Chess is about a set of rules and without those rules, it is simply not Chess !

So, we tried and tried to get his mod to work, and all our member-players, some rated higher than 2200 in the "real world" complained strongly.

Our only alternative, since you refuse to take this seriously and continue to argue that since it is possible to move pieces anywhere, you don't need to enforce rules, shows that you simply do not listen to your mod users, experienced players, and folks who have installed it (and removed it).

Since there is now a (alternative) vB mod that includes Chess and enforces the rules, there is an option for people who actually love Chess and want a reliable and playable Chess program for the members.

We will certainly select The Gameroom Chess program over this one, because of one reason, it is more reliable and enforces rules. You mod is "prettier" but is basically unreliable. I have seen too many games ending in frustration with this mod.

OBTW, For folks who want to play Chess, and have rules properly enforces, recommend you look here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=219483

If you don't want all the other games, you can just turn on Chess and turn off the others.

Most of my development on mods has ceased in anticipation of vbulletin 4.

My intention with this mod is to discontinue it. I will be instead working on a far more featured mod, which will include several games (chess, checkers and a few others once i've checked copywrite status on them) The mod will also probably feature a ladder system (which will inevitably require the rules of the games to be enforced)

The mod you link to there, seems on the face of it much different to this one. This mod is play by post which means games can go on for weeks if people only have the time for a move or two a day. Whereas the mod you linked to seems (without having installed it) to use live play.