vBstory - an Interactive Story for vB (1.0 Final)

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This script is pretty much dead - but if you wanted to see the concept live on, visit http://unknowntales.net/



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Author
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VBstory (1.0 Final)
by Daniel Hollands of Ninth Dimension.
http://ninthdimension.biz/

I do custom vB scripts as well as web design and development using PHP and MySQL.
If you would like some more information on the work I do, please visit the URL above.

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About
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This hack allows you to add an Interactive Story to your forum.

Once a user has chosen a story arranged into genres, they will be presented with
a chapter to read. After reading this chapter they will be presented with two
paths to follow, both of which will present a new chapter, and a further two
paths.

Eventually the user will be given the ability to add their own chapters to the
database, which will be done via a form presented on the site.

Hopefully this will encourage your users to be more active on your site, thus
giving you a higher hit rate.

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Install
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PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP OF ANY FILES EDITED AND YOUR DATABASE BEFORE
INSTALLING THIS HACK. If you loose all your data as a result of installing this
hack, it's your fault, not mine.

1, Upload the vbstory.php file to your forum root directory.
2, Upload the vbstory_admin.php file to your admin directory.
3, Upload the two images to your images directory.
4, Run the three SQL queries in the sql.txt file (don't just run this file, read it).
5, Add the templates listed in the templates.txt file to your site.
6, Make the file changes listed in the files.txt file. (Only one is required).
7, Using the new menu items in your admin panel (you might need to refresh it
after adding the templates) add at least one genre, and as many stories as you
want.
8, Link to vbstory.php (some examples will be provided in the final release.
9, Post a link to your vBstory in the vBstory thread on vB.org.
10, !GOLDEN RULE! Enjoy.
11, (Optional) If you want your Super Mods to have access to the admin scripts,
just upload the vbstory_admin.php file to your mod directory and complete the first
file edit instruction on the index.php file in your mod directory.

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Upgrade
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If you are running vBstory beta 0.5 or later you will not need to run the SQL
queries again. However if you want a fresh install, you will need to remove the
three vbs_ tables from your database.

IMPORTANT - You will need to replace ALL your vbstory templates with the new ones contained
within this archive. EVERY template has been changed.

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To Do
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I've not really got any more plans for this version of vBstory. I will be making a
more advanced version of vBstory for my own use, but I've not yet decided if I'm
going to release it yet.

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Support
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So far as I can tell, this version of vBstory is fully bug free. After a little while,
provided no errors are reported, I'll be releasing this as a final.

If you have any problems running or using this hack, please post a message in
the vBstory thread at vB.org. If you receive a serious error, I'll try to provide
support via IM (AIM, ICQ, MSN or Yahoo).

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Demo
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No demo at the moment, will be back soon.

[gmarik]

If this will work on 2.3, I'll become a fan of it and will develop an add-on with your help, if you'll be interested.

[Ninth Dimension]

Hi all, i've been out of a development mood for a while so i've not been about to answer any questions (sorry).

Anyway, I can't see why it would not work with 2.3.0, it's seperate from the rest of the forum, needs very little actual "hacking" and providing that themain system variables havent been changed, i can't see a problem.

Small Update, i'm working this weekend on an more advanced verson of vBstory for my own use, but if you show me enough love I might think about releasing it

[Alien]

Yes this works flawlessly on vB 2.3.0 as best as I can tell. I'm hoping to open the new site in June and would really love the more advanced version you spoke about anyway I can get it!

Oh and BTW, I love you.

-Jason

[gmarik]

I have a wish:

Lets take I have a book, 20 000 symbols. I want it to be displayed by chapters and about 900 symbols in every page. With a dropdown panel with the generated pages.

PHP Code:

preg_match_all("/.{900,}?\. /s", $string, $out, PREG_PATTERN_ORDER); 
list($out) = $out; 

print_r($out); 


[Ninth Dimension]

sorry, but i'm a little confused as to what you want me to do.

[gmarik]

Here is a demo:
http://www.oshoworld.com/onlinebooks...0breakfast.txt

It cuts the with XML, but whe doen't need it. We just take certain proportions from te DB. Now it's more clear? )

[Ninth Dimension]

Oh, i think i see, you are after some type of system that you can use to display an xml book on the internet, with preformed chapters, etc...

I can't help you with that, this is an interactive story that is designed to let forum members add new chapters, it's not the type of thing you are ater, and to be honest with you, i don't think i'd be able to code what you need anyway, sorry.

[gmarik]

Dimension, it does not has to XML, it's just the demo.
It's very close to what you have. It would be an add-on for e-librarys. You know your code far more better than I, so it would take 4 times less time than for me.

An option where admins add text and it is displayed in 900 symbols text chunks. Please say you'll think about it?!

[Ninth Dimension]

gmarik, I'm sorry mate but i still don't fully understand what you want/need. This plus the fact that apart from an minor update to fix some minor bugs, i'm not going to be making any more changes to the script (i like the way it runs at the moment).

but please, by all means, if you, or someone else here wants to edit the hack, be my guest, i'd love to see any changes that other people make

[Alien]

05-24-03 at 07:43 AM Ninth Dimension said this in Post #92
Small Update, i'm working this weekend on an more advanced verson of vBstory for my own use, but if you show me enough love I might think about releasing it

Are we any closer to an update on this?