vB3 Stars Hack

My first vB3 hack is a conversion of my own stars hack for vB2
I got lot of requests to convert this hack because there's no real stars hack like this available for vb3... I didn't want to convert it at first because of vB3's beta stage, but it's in RC stage now and the phrase system and style and such is final, so i decided to start converting my hacks...



What Does This Hack Do?: It adds stars to your postbit based on the number of posts you have. You earn a star by Y number of posts (you can set Y in the admin control panel).
For every 10 stars (that's 10 x Y posts) you get a other color star, for 10 other color stars you get another color star, etc, you see the point (i hope, or see the screenshot for an example).
Just to be clear: [high]This hack is NOT thesame as the other stars hack that is available for vb3[/high]

Screenshots:
-Postbit
(thanks, VampireMan!)

Installation:
Should be very easy if you follow the instructions in the install.txt file in the zip that's attached to this post

Usage:
See the options in the admin cp for this, there's not much else to say about using this hack

Updates:
[high]19th jan 2004[/high]: Initial release, version 1.0

[Mike11212]

so this is sorta like the rep system.

[FlyingDutchman]

unless the reputation system is solely based on posts, no.

(sorry i don't know, because i don't use the reputation system myself...)

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by FlyingDutchman

unless the reputation system is solely based on posts, no.

(sorry i don't know, because i don't use the reputation system myself...)

so this is just the RANK system then?

[FlyingDutchman]

Originally Posted by Faranth

so this is just the RANK system then?

no (and yes). You might be able to recreate this with the rank system, but that would take a long time and would be a very repetitive task, and secondly it would be waaaay less dynamic...

the biggest difference is that when you have 10 'level1' stars, they will be replaced by 1 'level2' star...
with the rank system you will not be able to do this fully afaik.

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by FlyingDutchman

no (and yes). You might be able to recreate this with the rank system, but that would take a long time and would be a very repetitive task, and secondly it would be waaaay less dynamic...

the biggest difference is that when you have 10 'level1' stars, they will be replaced by 1 'level2' star...
with the rank system you will not be able to do this fully afaik.

yea you can, when you read a certain ammount of posts youd just change over and use a new graphic


how is it less dynamic, this effects everyone? no?

the rank system lets you set it to any usergroup youd like and to just specific usergroups.

anytime you go to setup and fully cuztomize a vB its repetitive

[VampireMan]

Flying Duchman , thanks.
Just installed

Saves a lot of time and hassle if i wanted to use the built in stars.

[VampireMan]

This star hack as used on my forum (using postbit_legacy).

[Xyphen]

Originally Posted by FlyingDutchman

My first vB3 hack is a conversion of my own stars hack for vB2
I got lot of requests to convert this hack because there's no real stars hack like this available for vb3... I didn't want to convert it at first because of vB3's beta stage, but it's in RC stage now and the phrase system and style and such is final, so i decided to start converting my hacks...



What Does This Hack Do?: It adds stars to your postbit based on the number of posts you have. You earn a star by Y number of posts (you can set Y in the admin control panel).
For every 10 stars (that's 10 x Y posts) you get a other color star, for 10 other color stars you get another color star, etc, you see the point (i hope, or see the screenshot for an example).
Just to be clear: [high]This hack is NOT thesame as the other stars hack that is available for vb3[/high]

Screenshots:
-Postbit
(this is the old vb2 screenshot, but it looks similar in vb3 and i don't have the right tools handy to create a few new screenies... therefore there's no admin cp screenshot yet... Will be available within a few days)

Installation:
Should be very easy if you follow the instructions in the install.txt file in the zip that's attached to this post

Usage:
See the options in the admin cp for this, there's not much else to say about using this hack

Updates:
[high]19th jan 2004[/high]: Initial release, version 1.0

This is already in vb3 I belive, its called rank images... you just specify for how many posts, you want how many stars, isn't this the same thing?

[VampireMan]

If you look at the layout of the stars in the postbit image i posted it uses serveral different images at the same time. while that may be possible with the vb3 intergrated stars , this hack saves a lot of time.
(i havnt made enough posts yet to have all 4 images showing).

And more than anything this is far easier to configure with different images.
Ok it's limited to 4 images at the moment, but im sure it will be easy enough to add more if needed.

*edit*
I did actually pm him and asked him to port this hack as i loved it so much