vBookie for vBulletin 3.5

vBookie

Introduction

This is a Port of the original vBookie Hack created by tdjrico; full credits to him for the idea and the kind permission to port his work

A t t e n t i o n
This Hack is unsopported and incompatible with vBulletin 3.6+
You are hereby advised to not use it.
Please do not ask me about support and/or updates - there will be none.

[Viruseater]

Yes, I'm using it with 3.8.3 and it works. Using those instructions. well from someone else, but the same steps, and it's stable.

EDIT: except the iCash. no idea if that works.

ALso, there are two steps missing in that response.
1. you must rebuild the bit fields after install. Put this at the end of your forum URL to do it: admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields
2. Set the permissions. go to the forums, and permissions and make sure the right groups are assigned to be able to create and edit events.

Finally, the step to include the block where you search for $threadmanagement or whatever is critical. this must be done in ALL your themes or it will only work in the ones you do the hack to. I mean it's the only way to get the vbookie options visible.

I use TMS so I can edit my master template and it flows to all the themes I have. very handy

[SMMensans]

In the vBookie ReadMe file it gives the following instructions:

In Templates postbit/postbit_legacy
FIND
--------------------------------------------------
$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]
--------------------------------------------------

BELOW that ADD
--------------------------------------------------
<if condition="$vboptions['vbookiecashon']">
<br />$vbphrase[vbookie_vcash]: $post[vbookie_cash]
</if>
--------------------------------------------------

When I search the postbit and postbit_legacy templates it does not find the string:
$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]

Anyone have any ideas about this?

Running vBulletin 3.8.3

[DS MrSinister]

it should find it...

try to search for this....

$post[posts]

[linfield]

Will the orginal vbookie hack work for 3.7? I havent a clue about changing codes etc..

[merk_aus]

The recoding of vBookie which is being labelled as vBookie 2.0 that I am working on (with the blessing of Andreas) works out of the box on 3.8.3 meaning you download the file, upload the files needed and make just one template edit and install the product and it works.

It is written so it handles numerous points system including vBCredits, vBux, and most other popular points/credits system - without any template/php file edits it is a simple drop down menu to select the cash/credits/points system that you use and an option to change the field in the database if you have named it something else.

It also has the option to change the overall name: where it says vBookie Event you can change that to Virtual Betting etc more or less whatever you want.

So that is the first steps completed it works out of the box and allows some better customisation, now I am turning my focus to be working on adding additional features.

A number of bugs have been fixed including one that almost ruined my website where the users get their money back plus their winnings - in real life betting this does not happen.

I found that if people put 100 credits on an event that was paying 2/1 if that event won they would get the 100 credits they originally bet back, as well as 200 further credits for winning meaning if you have multiple bets available then your users can cheat and bet 100 credits on two outcomes and not lose any credits overall as it was handing money back to them.

So I have fixed this bug to react like real betting... and have already added one feature where you can select if an event is a race eg: Horse Race, Motorsport Race which allows you to enter a win price and place price then when selecting the outcome of the event there are two columns one for the Winning Horse/Driver/Car and one for the Horses/Drivers/Cars that finished with a placing.

So as I mentioned when I first started I am far from being a top notch coder and so work continues on it trying to find and add further features - I am considering entering a final beta stage of what I have at the moment and releasing it as vBookie 2.0 and then continue to work and add further features to release as 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc etc.

[fodboldforumdk]

Hi,

I cant remember how to reset vbookie points back to 500.
Anyone can help me out??

Cheers

[MissKalunji]

execute this SQL query:

UPDATE user SET vbookie_cash=500;

[Regs]

Awesome stuff merk_aus!

Do you have a paypal account I can send you some money to? Hit me up by PM, I'd like to donate some coin your way.

Cheers,

Regs.

Originally Posted by merk_aus

The recoding of vBookie which is being labelled as vBookie 2.0 that I am working on (with the blessing of Andreas) works out of the box on 3.8.3 meaning you download the file, upload the files needed and make just one template edit and install the product and it works.

It is written so it handles numerous points system including vBCredits, vBux, and most other popular points/credits system - without any template/php file edits it is a simple drop down menu to select the cash/credits/points system that you use and an option to change the field in the database if you have named it something else.

It also has the option to change the overall name: where it says vBookie Event you can change that to Virtual Betting etc more or less whatever you want.

So that is the first steps completed it works out of the box and allows some better customisation, now I am turning my focus to be working on adding additional features.

A number of bugs have been fixed including one that almost ruined my website where the users get their money back plus their winnings - in real life betting this does not happen.

I found that if people put 100 credits on an event that was paying 2/1 if that event won they would get the 100 credits they originally bet back, as well as 200 further credits for winning meaning if you have multiple bets available then your users can cheat and bet 100 credits on two outcomes and not lose any credits overall as it was handing money back to them.

So I have fixed this bug to react like real betting... and have already added one feature where you can select if an event is a race eg: Horse Race, Motorsport Race which allows you to enter a win price and place price then when selecting the outcome of the event there are two columns one for the Winning Horse/Driver/Car and one for the Horses/Drivers/Cars that finished with a placing.

So as I mentioned when I first started I am far from being a top notch coder and so work continues on it trying to find and add further features - I am considering entering a final beta stage of what I have at the moment and releasing it as vBookie 2.0 and then continue to work and add further features to release as 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc etc.

[Chase]

Is there an update on when version 2.0 will be released?

- random question... but how do you determine the odds of winning? i.e the 10/1 or 2/5? On games like football, soccer, ect. I don't know how this works??

[dancue]

Originally Posted by merk_aus

The recoding of vBookie which is being labelled as vBookie 2.0 that I am working on (with the blessing of Andreas) works out of the box on 3.8.3 meaning you download the file, upload the files needed and make just one template edit and install the product and it works.

It is written so it handles numerous points system including vBCredits, vBux, and most other popular points/credits system - without any template/php file edits it is a simple drop down menu to select the cash/credits/points system that you use and an option to change the field in the database if you have named it something else.

It also has the option to change the overall name: where it says vBookie Event you can change that to Virtual Betting etc more or less whatever you want.

So that is the first steps completed it works out of the box and allows some better customisation, now I am turning my focus to be working on adding additional features.

A number of bugs have been fixed including one that almost ruined my website where the users get their money back plus their winnings - in real life betting this does not happen.

I found that if people put 100 credits on an event that was paying 2/1 if that event won they would get the 100 credits they originally bet back, as well as 200 further credits for winning meaning if you have multiple bets available then your users can cheat and bet 100 credits on two outcomes and not lose any credits overall as it was handing money back to them.

So I have fixed this bug to react like real betting... and have already added one feature where you can select if an event is a race eg: Horse Race, Motorsport Race which allows you to enter a win price and place price then when selecting the outcome of the event there are two columns one for the Winning Horse/Driver/Car and one for the Horses/Drivers/Cars that finished with a placing.

So as I mentioned when I first started I am far from being a top notch coder and so work continues on it trying to find and add further features - I am considering entering a final beta stage of what I have at the moment and releasing it as vBookie 2.0 and then continue to work and add further features to release as 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc etc.

Will there be an option to have one on one betting? Let's say you want to bet on something against one person. Example: "I bet you 10K vbcredits that the Orlando Magic will win" I'd love to be able to challenge people this way.