RPG Integration Hack /w Battle (BETA)

RPG Integration Hack BETA by Bitsys
(vBulletin versions 2.2.6?, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, and 2.3.0)

This hack combines several RPG hacks into one and adds a battle hack. The hacks included in this hack are:

• Zajako's Ultimate HP/MP Stats Hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=37720)
• Zajako's RPG Elements Hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=35318)
• Zajako's In battle hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=42715)
• Zajako's RPname hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=43651)
• DV class hack used with permission of J2K (aka the RPG Class Hack v3.3) ----- (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=43558)
• Mewtwo's/Rake's Original Itemshop v5 -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=38090)

In addition to re-releasing thse hacks, I have added features to all of them (or else there would be no point in re-releasing).

• The RPG hacks are now all editable via the admin control panel.
• The itemshop has been somewhat optimized and some fixes are included that reduce queries in showthread.php and itemshop.php . Also, Lesane's Store Hack has been integrated with the Itemshop. This can be toggled in the admin cp.

This means that the RPG hacks are database driven and have been partially integrated with the Itemshop. This was necessary in order to make a battle hack, which is also included.

Since most people are familiar with the RPG and Itemshop hacks, I will give a brief description of the Battle hack. If you want more information about either of the other two hacks, then refer to their original posts or download the .zip file and read the "readme.txt". If you are a visual learner, then you can scroll down to the second post in this thread, which contains the pictures of all of these hacks.


Battle Features:

• The battle format is turn-based.
• HP, AP, PP, and MA are automatically deducted based on what action a user takes, the damage dealt to an opponent, etc.
• Opponents in battle can use spells, one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, shields, potions, or their fists.
• A battle is over when a combatant dies, retreats, or there is a draw. Battles can also be ended via the admin control panel.
• A wager can be set on a battle. Whoever wins the battle recieves the amount of money as specified in the wager. Outside bets are not supported yet.
• Battles can be either public or private, as determined by the admin control panel. If private, battles require a password and battles can not be browsed. If public, then any user can view any battle, but only the original combatants can fight.
• The results of a battle can be posted into a designated "Battle" forum, as specified in the admin control panel.
• Inactive battles can be pruned.

Getting started with the battle hack:

• In order to get items to disply in the item shop, you must select which items go with which RPG Type in the "Edit Item Type" Menu of the admin cp.
• In order to assign which weapon categories do what kind of damage in battle, you must go to the "Edit Category" link located in the "Edit Items" menu of the admin cp. Select a Battle type for the category and save changes.
• In order to do damage to your opponent when in battle, you must assign the amount of damage each weapon does in the "Edit Items" menu of the admin cp. The default damage is set to 0. The same principle goes for armor, potions, spells, shields, etc.

Please refer to the screenshots or "readme.txt" for more information.


Why is this a BETA hack?

I have tested the installation of this hack on vBulletin versions 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, and 2.3.0. However, because of the scale of this hack, there is plenty of room for errors. Therefore I am making the following disclaimer while this hack is in the BETA stage:


WARNINGS:

• Do not install this hack on a production board. Please keep this hack, while in the BETA stage, to a test board. The reason for not installing this on a production board is that I cannot provide upgrade instructions for going from one version of the beta hack to the next version of the beta hack. Also, this hack does not have an un-install script yet. So please remember, if you decide to install this on a production board, you are doing so at your own risk.
  
• Do not apply this hack if you already have ANY of the included hacks installed. Please refer to the list at the top to see if you have any of the conflicting hacks installed. Since I am asking that you install this on a test board right now, this should not be a problem since you can re-install a fresh copy of vBulletin in under 5 minutes, as a test board of course.
  
• There is currently no upgrade script for installing this over any of the included hacks. I will make one when this beta is completed.
  
• If you choose to install the postbit features, then an additional query will be added to showthread.php. This query is a SELECT COUNT(*) query and adds around .001 seconds to the page generation. If you don't like the idea of adding an additional query to showthread.php, then you have the option of not installing that part of the hack. See the install file for more information.

Miscellaneous:

The beta of this hack is free. The full/final release will also be free.

All installation instructions and credits are included in the attachment. If you find a bug or have problems, feel free to post them here and I will try to fix them. Please read the included readme file if you have questions. If you can't find the answer, then post your question here and I will answer it.

All hacks included in this hack have been re-released with permission of their original creators.

Screenshots are in the second post of this thread.


Installation:

Installation instructions are included in the .zip file.


ACKK! I NEED HELP!!!

If you are having trouble and need some help, please refer to the help documentation included in the .zip file. It is located in the "extra" directory.

If you need help and you have already installed the hack, make sure you check the RPG Manual link in the admin cp. Also, make sure you read the FAQ included with the manual.

MY THREADS STOPPED DISPLAYING CORRECTLY!!!
See if you are experiencing one of the following symptoms:

• All of my users are being labeled as "Guest" in the postbit template.
• No posts are showing up.
• None of the RPG variables will display in the postbit. The element/gender/class images are broken.
• I get database errors when I go to showthread.php

If you are experiencing one or more of the above problems, then your showthread.php file was not edited correctly by the installer. This problem usually occurs on boards with other hacks installed that modify the queries in showthread.php. Please go to https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=2261 and follow the instructions there.


Add-ons:
The following add-ons are not included in the default installation. You must apply these add-ons after you have installed the hack successfully.

Member profile add-on
This add-on let's you display the user's RPG Stats in their member profile. See the .zip file for the add-on. It is located in the "Member Profile Add-on" directory.

Auto-update stats after posting
This add-on automatically updates the user's stats after they make a post, instead of having to click on the update stats button in the user cp. This add-on involves 2 file edits. The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...452#post356452

Donation Queue by Darkwaltz4
Moderate all Donations. See Who is Donating to Who. All Donations go through Admins or Mods. The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...652#post408652

Battle Background Midi System by Darkwaltz4
Full control over the music that plays during your battles! The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...530#post410530

Randomized First Turn Addon by Moreliator
"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. ". The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...614#post410614

Lock RPG Options at a Specified Level Addon by Moreliator
This addon allows you to lock all users' RPG options in their USER CP when they reach a certain level. This add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...111#post411111

Personal Shop Items Have Battle Bonuses by Triade
The original personal shop, allows to have an item the don't do nothing in battle. With this add-on, you can build items with bonus in battle (the bonus is in the attack now). This add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...328#post426328

Challengable Option by Darkwaltz4
Allows users to set themselves against recieving battle challenges. This add-on can be found at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...143#post411143


Contact Info:
Bitsys
Email: bitsys AT mail DOT com
PM me for a faster response. I prefer PMs.

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Update 09/04/03 @ 1:46pm
v0.68c

Battle debug messages were accidentally left on.
Minor shield bug was fixed in battlefight.php (Thanks Telchar).

Re-upload battleupdate.php and battlefight.php.

The new .zip file is located at the bottom of this post.


Finally, here is the .zip file (v0.68c):

[freeshares1]

Originally posted by freeshares1
Bitsys

YOU ARE THE MAN!!!

Thanks...

I knew i spoke too soon. Now the database does not store the password but it works if i add it manually into the database

Below is the private message i get (the password is missing)

phil has challenged you in a battle. It is battle number 4 and is called test5. There is 100 gil at stake in this battle. Your battle password is . To go to your battle click here

[Bitsys]

Originally posted by freeshares1


I knew i spoke too soon. Now the database does not store the password but it works if i add it manually into the database

Below is the private message i get (the password is missing)

phil has challenged you in a battle. It is battle number 4 and is called test5. There is 100 gil at stake in this battle. Your battle password is . To go to your battle click here

The reason why you were getting invalid password is because it wasn't storing the password properly. Since I had you disable the password check code in battle.php, it won't give you your password because the script never received it. If you want to try something a little trickier that will require a file edit every time you upgrade, then do the following:

In the template battle_newbattle, find:

<input type="text" name="key">

and replace with

<input type="text" name="key1">

(you can use whatever value you want for "key1", just remember it for the next edit)

In battle.php, find ALL instances of

$key

and replace it with

$key1

(or replace it with whatever value you chose to use in the battle_newbattle template).


I really don't know why this is happening, since all of the other variables are being passed properly. This is sort of a last resort and I doubt it will work, but you never know.

[saint_seiya]

It seems that i cant post any variable in the postbit, if i do it gives me an error.

I will talk to you on aim about it.

[mr e]

7) any chance you could stick the level column of the itemshop hack into templates to make it easier to customize?

by the way, great work

[chrisz]

Ok I have the entire forum set up working perfectly.
I even tested the rpg and it was perfect.
Now when i finish a battle and click the achnoledge thing I get this
Pic1: http://ffsaiyans.xeko.net/error1.jpg
Scrolled Down: http://ffsaiyans.xeko.net/error2.jpg

[Bitsys]

Originally posted by saint_seiya
It seems that i cant post any variable in the postbit, if i do it gives me an error.

I will talk to you on aim about it.

What error is it giving you?

Originally posted by mr e
7) any chance you could stick the level column of the itemshop hack into templates to make it easier to customize?

by the way, great work

If I removed it from the .php file and made it static HTML in a template, then the "Hide Item Levels From Users" feature wouldn't work. What kind of modifying are you trying to do?

Originally posted by chrisz
Ok I have the entire forum set up working perfectly.
I even tested the rpg and it was perfect.
Now when i finish a battle and click the achnoledge thing I get this
Pic1: http://ffsaiyans.xeko.net/error1.jpg
Scrolled Down: http://ffsaiyans.xeko.net/error2.jpg

What forum are you attempting to post the results to?

[chrisz]

I did have it in a forum called batle dome but I didnt like it how for every one post the exp went up like thirty so I deleted it.
Is that the problem?

[chrisz]

Thnx Bitsys I fixed it.
I have another question for ya mate.
I enable the option of exp rising when members post but instead of going up the amount I chose per post it goes up by about 34% per post.
How can I fix this?

[Riddel]

Oh, another thing to ask: I don't know if this might help any in pinpointing the problems/errors I'm getting (item shop not working), but even though there are members with 1000+ posts, the itemshop only allows them to purchase level 0 item. However, when I tried to purchase a level 0 item, I received a databse error:


Database error in vBulletin 2.2.9:

Invalid SQL: SELECT userpostcount,levelfield,exprate FROM battle_options
mysql error: Unknown column 'userpostcount' in 'field list'

mysql error number: 1054

Date: Tuesday 28th of January 2003 08:54:20 AM
Script: /metropolis/itemshop.php?action=buy&cat=1&item=Javelin&itemtyp e=0
Referer: http://www.zanarkand.net/metropolis/...l=1&itemtype=0


I think this error might be contained only to the itemshop since members' stats are looking normal, so I'm guessing that I probably messed up the code somewhere. Would uploading a fresh copy of itemshop.php help, or are there other files I will need to upload?

Btw, thanks a lot for helping us out! This hack is really awesome.

[VeoMorphine]

{Small Release}
Name: Admin Manual for RPG System
Install Time: 2 mins
Level of Dif: Easy

This will add the manual that comes with the item shop to your admin CP so yourother admins can see it. My admins were at a loss when they could not figure out how it worked, so i did this for myself and decided that it would be a great idea to put it here.

Upload the attached rpgmanual.php to your /admin Directory.

Open admin/index.php and find:
makenavoption("Add Alignment","rpgadmin.php?action=addalignment", "<br>");

Above it put:
makenavoption("RPG Admin Manual","rpgmanual.php?", "<br>");

there ya go. Have fun