Ember's Pet Hack
 

This is currently version 2.0 of the Pet Hack.

The pet hack enabled each user to have their own pet, which is displayed in the postbit under the postcount (screen shot below).

The user can define their own Pet Name, as well as select the breed of pet from a drop down wether the pet is male or female.

Version 2 adds 2 major new features.

Number one is the images, each breed of pet has a male and female image which is displayed depending on what the user has selected.

The second is the stats, each pet has its own level, HP and EXP. This was taken directly from knomans levels hack, and edited slightly (more credits are given in the install file).

The images of the pets were created by danwei - she has been working very hard on them this afternoon, and without her this wouldnt have happened!!

Inside the zip you will find install instructions, the images needed and s txt file containing some information about what might be appearing in future versions.

I hope you enjoy v2 of the hack, and I will be accepted all comments and suggestions!

If you install this hack live, then please post the link here so I can link to some live examples. Remember to click the "install" button.

Live examples:

Gaming World
Rozhon.com

Postbit screenshot.

Update profile screen shot.

Looks very nice buddy BUT you should have kept this in one the previous thread...

- miSt

I know, but the title in that thread says v1.0, so I am Pming a mod to get them to merge the two threads :)

You can just edit the post, and change the title;):)

Nice anyway:)

Satan

Awesome hack man.. Very very nice. I might use it maybe not sure, but i'll surely recommend others to use it. Great Hack, also, how many pet pictures do you have in the hack?

how about letting people make there own pet
like
i dunno what if u wanto have a demon as a pet or somphing
so instead of people letting to choose from a couple of pets
let them create there own one and add there own image to it :)

This hack looks sweet dude, I'm going to have to install it sometime soon if I get the time.
Thanks for releasing it :).

Dave.

Are there anyway to put in more animal choices?

Looks nice.

I'm installing it.

Nice so far :) Can you make it appear in postbit only when a member has select a pet? So that it is only showing up the extra space when someone wants to. And is it possible to put the addition to postbit template in it's own template so you can place the pet tables with for example $pet anywhere in the postbit? Tnx.

Ah the next trendy thing for every Final Fantasy/RPG forum out there.

Good job. :p

would be nice to integrate this with the feature built into the forums already (the one where xx posts = junior member, xx posts = senior member). make the pet evolve and stuff

i also like what u have in store for its future

@ Hellsatan - I will remember that for the future :)

@ Avio - There are 5 breeds with 2 pictures for each, male and female.

@ Sinister - I have no plans to do this, as with the next version of the hack I plan to have pets evolving, and I think with that its better to have some control, rather than letting every member make 3 images for their pet.

@ Tony - I will write a quick guide on how to add more pets if you would like it.

@ Nuclion - I do not know how to do that, but I will certainly look into it for the next version!

@ DarkDraco - If you read the futureversions.txt in the zip file you will see that I plan to have levels in version 3.0 - however making 30(+) images will be hard for Danwei, so give us some time :)

Thanks for your comments guys :)

Is it Possible to change there name and there sprites so on to make it Adapt to a Final Fantasy Forum like make them some what like Aeons instead of Pets ? its just an idea and im wondering if it can be done.

Yup, you can make your own images, just name them BreedGender.gif - eg. ShivaFemale.gif - You would probably want to change the postbit, so it just displays the breed, then you could just use shiva.gif - or whatever.

Then in the functions.php - change the names of the breeds, and do the same in the modifications to the modify profile.

hahaha, what a cool hack
I need to think it over before I install, but its pretty cool

Its not really a global hack, only suited for certain forums - probably RPG and anime fans, and kids I guess. I dont think it would fit in with a general gaming board very well, nor a technical board.

maybe an option to BUY a pet?

It could work, but I have *no* idea where to *start* with that idea... It'd be hard thats for sure!

Will certainly look into that idea though - prefer that idea of buying things for your pet though.

I guess it will be late feb for version 3?? As i am really interested in the feeding and entaining idea... This is a great idea.

What sort of thing are you planning to be able to buy for your peT???

Version 3 is only going to include these things at the moment:


Version 3 wont be out for a month or so, but here is what you can expect:

1 - Pets evolve as their level increases - 3 stages in evolution.
2 - More detailed stats including Speed, Stamina etc. (this will be shown on a seperate page or in the members profile).
3 - The ability for members to select wether or not they want to view pet stats (same as if they want to view signatures or not).

And yes, it wont be untl february half term, which is the only time I have for hacking due to college work.

The other ideas are all being thought about for the future after version 3, version 3 was going to be my target, but as people have shown so much interest in additional features I am going to try my best to add them!

The kind of things I was thinking of being able to buy for your pets would be toys, food, a more spacious basket // cage // bowl... I havent really thought about it, if you want to suggest some feel free :)

Looks like we will have a small pokemon trend on the internet forums!! Awesome hehehe :)

I already have the Stats / Level Hack By Knoman installed. Is there a way to just add it to this without having to start all over? It's working good for me and I hate to mess with it as long as it is working. :)

I have made it so the two are compatible, you must follow the instructions in the zip, even if you have his hack installed - my version is slightly different :)

Can you make the pets fight in V3?

Agreed ... would this be possible? thnx :classic:

Doubtful.

I am working on it so it only shows up if the users selects to view pets in their profile, and I will work on what you've asked too.

was the whole evolution thing because of what I said in the last thread? I like it either way. A Battle system would be so kool. because I would probly use it in my RPG.

Yup, thats where the idea came from :) Thanks! The images are well in development now, so as soon as I have had my last exam tomorrow I will give the next stage a bit of thought!

yay I contributed in a small way :p Well I will install this for sure once a new version is out with more options.

My Kids LOVE this!!! My eight year old can't wait for the Tamagotchi style system! This is such a great idea. Thanks!

They would also love it if they could get more than one pet later?? I wish I knew enough code to help this is so neat!

Glad you like it SRozhon, hmmm.... more than one pet... I have a rough idea how about this:

There is a page where you can view all of a users pets, and then the user can select which pet they want to appear in the postbit.

That could work I suppose!

I'd have to think about how to do it though!

I don't know much code but am willing to help with anything I can to get this as great as neopets...My kids love the idea too! It could be lots of fun for everyone! Just let me know if I can help. I love the idea

Unless you know some good flash developers who would be willing to help out get the real show on the road, then there aint much that can be done really... I think my half term will be containing a lot of late nights!

the flash idea is kool but lets not take so much space up for one hack. It will be a great hack and will install as soon as v3 comes out. But IMO using flash wont make this hack that much better.

I am thinking into the future here, v3 is well in development now - got a few problems to work out, but after that... there's a lot that can be done!