[Moreliator]

My first addon! I hope you like it, as this is my first addon I've ever done to a hack ! It randomizes who goes first upon the initial start of the battle. The following code gives the challenger a 33% chance to start the battle and the challenged person a 66% chance. Works quite well. I also included instructions on how to display "Determining..." on the battle.php browse page, that way people won't decline a challenge if they see they aren't going first. Here it goes...

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// Randomized First Turn Addon
// Edits: battlefight.php and battle.php
// By Moreliator
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in battlefight.php find

                If($confirmation == "Yes") {
                        $curtime = time();
                        $DB_site->query("UPDATE battle SET battlestate='1',lastactive='$curtime' WHERE battlenumber='$battlenumber'");
                        $action = "enterbattle";

and REPLACE with

                If($confirmation == "Yes") {
                        $curtime = time();
                        $rn = rand(1,3);
                             if ($rn == 1) {
                        // ###### QUERY FOR CHALLENGER TO GO FIRST ######
                        $DB_site->query("UPDATE battle SET battlestate='1',lastactive='$curtime',turnid='$battle[ownerid]' WHERE battlenumber='$battlenumber'"); 
                        $action = "enterbattle"; 
                             } else {
                         // ###### QUERY FOR CHELLENGED USER TO GO FIRST #######
                        $DB_site->query("UPDATE battle SET battlestate='1',lastactive='$curtime' WHERE battlenumber='$battlenumber'");
                        $action = "enterbattle";
                          }

You can change "$rn" to equal something else if you want. For example, if you wanted it to be totally random (50% chance either user could go first) you would change

$rn=rand(1,3);

to

$rn=rand(1,2);

now, in battle.php find

                if($row[ownerid] == $row[turnid]) {
                        $turn = $row[owner];
                } else {
                        $turn = $row[opponent];
                }

and REPLACE with

                if ($row[battlestate] == 0) {
 	               $turn = "Determining...";
                } elseif ($row[ownerid] == $row[turnid]) {
                        $turn = $row[owner];
                } else {
                        $turn = $row[opponent];
                }

Enjoy! I know my members got tired of the challenged user always going first, and this little addon really spiced things up!