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Originally Posted by RaZoRShawN

Problem (understanding how it works)

Promotion system if enable YES, how does it work?
How to make it possible to users changing ranks (pictures) with experience level ?
I have tried to:
-import modified vbexperience_level_2_average.xml changing usergroupid to custom group ids that I have created;
-add a rank image in user ranks for custom groups)

Am I going good direction? (as far as understanding the hack is concern)

problem is that I have members lets say on experience level 2... and I am refreshing and rebuilding everything that might lead to the users being promoted to the custom groups with no success...

Please help me out.

First of all, disable the vBulletin Promotions. Make also sure you'r Administrator Usergroup is on the excluded list, otherwise you will lose it.
2. Edit the level xml file. Take a look at that part:

$vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "xperience_level (xperience_points, xperience_level, usergroupid) VALUES (56,1,2)");

The bold 2 is the usergroupid of the group the user will be switched to whenever he has at least 56 Experience points.

Another example:

$vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "xperience_level (xperience_points, xperience_level, usergroupid) VALUES (600,6,3)");

The user will be switched to usergroup #3 when he has at least 600 Experience points.

The usergroupid 2 must be entered for every point/level statement up to the next level:

$vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "xperience_level (xperience_points, xperience_level, usergroupid) VALUES (56,1,2)");

$vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "xperience_level (xperience_points, xperience_level, usergroupid) VALUES (100,2,2)");

$vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "xperience_level (xperience_points, xperience_level, usergroupid) VALUES (200,3,2)");

$vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "xperience_level (xperience_points, xperience_level, usergroupid) VALUES (300,4,2)");

....

$vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "xperience_level (xperience_points, xperience_level, usergroupid) VALUES (600,6,3)");

3. Import that level file
4. Recount

Originally Posted by RaZoRShawN

I will make ready to go manual to be implemented to Your readme for future generation people with the brain like me ...

Yes, I need a native english speaker who takes a look at the readme's and re-writes it so it is more understandable