Major Additions - [DBTech] vBCredits II Deluxe

Darkwaltz4 & DragonByte Technologies are proud to present the much anticipated and long awaited [DBTech] vBCredits II Deluxe

Why [DBTech] vBCredits II Deluxe?

vBCredits II Deluxe is the evolution of the points hack that thousands of vBulletin owners have only been dreaming of. Completely rewritten to incorporate three years of requests and improvements, vBCredits II Deluxe is the pinnacle of simplicity and power for casual activity and serious ecommerce engines alike!

vBCredits II Deluxe is the most advanced and feature rich points system ever created. It is the only points system produced by the creator and coder of vBCredits v1-1.4 ? accept no substitutes from impostors.

Why vBCredits II Deluxe is an evolution of the typical points hack of the last decade

The typical points hack installs a standard column to your user table. You are stuck with it, but if you are lucky you can make it switch entirely to a different one.

While vBC2D installs a standard currency, you are free to remove it, and quickly integrate many third party currencies without any technical knowledge. The whole thing is made to be working with multiple currencies especially when they need to work together and the third parties didn't put in a way for that.

The typical points hack installs a couple actions with hardly any way to disable, modify, or add on to them. How they work is different every time.

vBC2D is built around a modular display and action system so actions come in standard formats with standard attributes. They are easy to break off or install more without bothering the main hack for updates. The standardization allows for global features to be available without the need for repeated coding, as well as exposing an API for third parties - all encouraging widespread support. It also means that no matter who made your third party actionset, the settings will automatically be consistent and support all features.

The typical points hack will just blindly add points to user accounts, leaving abuse wide open.

vBC2D records every single transaction and comes with many powerful anti fraud techniques to prevent abuse and limit their effectiveness. Not only are there several ways to qualify user actions, but also ways of obfuscating the system so it is difficult for users to come up with ways to game the system.

The typical points hack is only for earning.

vBC2D supports charging as well as earning for all actions, making the need for a companion shop optional.

The typical points hack is a cryptic mess of settings and math.

vBC2D has been organized in a linear fashion where all related items are in exactly one place. All options are fully explained and you are only ever shown what is relevant. Even advanced and uncommon settings will not be in your way - unless you specifically want to use them. The system holds your hand and it is easy to see exactly what your settings have done and quickly revert them if needed.

The typical points hack gets bloated once you've set up many options.

vBC2D was written in a way to be scalable yet maintain all of its features. A careful watch over database and code was kept to ensure the least amount of impact at all times. So far three big boards have used vBC2D for several months and reported no change in their performance.

The typical points hack is just the same old thing every few months.

vBCredits 1 was the typical points hack, and I had three years of customer support and requests to know what works and what didn't, and what everyone had wished points hacks would do but it just wasn't happening. Finally, vBC2D was written from the ground up and every single request was included in a unified, ultimate package.

Complete Feature List

vBCredits Core:
Pro-only features in red

• Currencies
  • Unlimited concurrent currencies
  • So far ~20 third party currencies detected
  • Wizard for importing found or custom currencies
  • Wizard for transferring found or custom currencies
  • Set rounding and display order
  • Handling for negative and usergroup viewing permissions
  • Limit maximum earned over any timespan
  • Set relative value and transfer to/from permissions
• Users
  • Target any subset for processing, paginated
  • Directly modify amounts and earn/spend permissions
  • Alter mass amounts with custom formulas based on several stats
  • User links to individual transaction log
  • Recalculate transactions
    • Target any actions over any timespan
    • Prune existing transactions
      • Optional reversal
      • Optional target all time / actions
• Displays - Modular (with actionsets)
  • Uses template hooks and individual templates
  • Set currencies to display
  • Create additional combination field
  • One click enable/disable
• Actions - Modular (with actionsets)
  • Supports categories
  • Supports multipliers
    • Includes standardized size option
  • Supports individual forums
  • Supports recalculation
  • Supports reversals
  • Supports verification links
  • Supports ownership entities
  • Supports cancelation
  • Individual applicable settings
• Events
  • Link action with currency
  • Specify applicable usergroups
  • Charge for any action
    • Select participant for currency actions
  • Best scenario per currency chosen for user
  • Set base amount with optional random addition
  • Send email or PM alerts
    
  • Earn for any action
    • Supports moderation
    • Supports award delay
    • Supports award skipping
    • Limit maximum awarded over any timespan
  • Mix earn / charge currencies on same action
    • Earning discarded if charging fails
  • For applicable actions
    • Specify applicable forums
    • Specify applicable ownership
    • Set reversal amount
    • Set per multiplier and specify max / min bounds
      • Exclude multiplier amount
      • Exclude full amount
      • Stop action
  • One click enable/disable or global switch
• Transactions
  • All events recorded and queued for performance
    • Optional realtime mode
  • Single transaction processed per pageload
    • Optional cron for smaller sites
    • Update Counters function
  • Specify any paginated timespan
  • Drill down by action or user
    • User view allows earn / spend permission and direct amount change
  • Overall totals with comparisons and bar graphs
    • Groupable by usergroup, forum, and/or action
  • Mass moderate or remove, editable notes
• Administrative
  • Admin permissions
  • Intelligent forms display only relevant functions
  • Uncommon or technical features under Advanced buttons
  • Modular API for free third party use
• Public
  • Transaction log, similar to admin version
    • Allow groups to see other users or everyone
  • Richest users for each currency
  • Universal popup panel for seamless currency transfers
    • User suggest and intelligent selections

vBulletin Actionset:

• Displays
  • Dropdown on secondary row in navbar
  • On postbit under post count
  • On profile in section on about me tab
  • Sortable column on memberlist
• Actions
  • Give / Get Reputation
  • Give / Get Infraction
  • Posting / having latest reply
  • Posting in old thread
  • Threads / your threads responded to
  • Thread getting stickied
  • Tagging
  • Viewing threads / having yours viewed
  • Befriending users
  • Give / Get visitor messages
  • Sending PMs
  • Give / Get referrals
  • Entering usergroups
  • Visiting profiles / having yours viewed
  • Polls / voting
  • Rating threads / having yours rated
  • Album images
  • Upload / download attachments
  • Calendar events
  • Adding profile picture / filling out custom fields
  • Someone downloading your attachments
  • Static intervals (paychecks)
  • Birthday
  • General activity on intervals
  • Creating / joining social groups
  • Gaining member to your social group
  • Starting discussion / someone starting discussion in your social group
  • Group discussion post / someone posting in your group discussion

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We appreciate the support!

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Professional version available @ www.DragonByte-Tech.com/forum
Priority support for Lite version is handled at the Developers Website.

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[thecore762]

Originally Posted by EvoTronix.com

I recently purchased the pro version and set up our own currency. I tried to do a test transfer to another user and get the error message below.

"Could not complete transfer"

Why is this happening and how can we resolve this?

I am running VB 4.1.7

Customers that bought pro versions need to go here for support: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/

You won't get much help here for the pro version unless it's something very basic.

[inphoenix]

Awesome mod! Thanks so much.

Quick questions.

1. My new members are getting the welcome credits twice within a minute of signing up. What am I doing wrong?
EDIT : Fixed this. They were getting credit for two groups. First for users awating email and second for registered users.

2. Can someone explain paycheck, and activity to me? What is the difference in 'Log in' and 'some activity'?

3. I know that this mod can be tied to reputation. But can it read Thanks/like activity (using this mod from same dev)?

4. Can it be tied to FB like/Share or Tweet actions using this mod by BOP5?


EDIT : Now I see some members got a bunch of credits with no entry in log or transactions. Can anyone help with this?
EDIT II: I think the system was issuing old 'paychecks' to users as they were logging in. But the users who were logged in at the time of install were left out. I reprocessed all the transactions and it looks ok for now. Still looking for answers for Q2, Q3 and Q4.

[wonderfulwat]

I get this error when trying to insert an attachment image. The image still gets uploaded when you hit cancel, it's as a small attachment rather than inline. Running 4.1.9. Any fix?

[oddmud]

Originally Posted by Darkwaltz4

Both of you need to set negation amounts on the post events. The way it works is that during editing, it negates the event and then reissues it, so that any different in credits will be realized. So if you didnt put a negation, then you effectively get a new reward by just editing your post.

You can already do this. Set the event to Charge, then if you put a value on the Donate Amount = flat fee, Currency Amount = percentage fee (entered as a decimal). both work together, and you select who to apply it to (sender or receiver). You could, if you wanted, also award for donating at the same time

So when I delete a post as an admin it should take away all the given credits? I've set it to give 5 credits to post and to Negate 10 when a post is reverted. I want it to cost them to delete stuff.

[Darkwaltz4]

Originally Posted by Ikkyy

Hello, how can I reset all the credit?

Something is wrong in calculating, always appears strange values​​.

Just let the event scoring by topic and message.

The prune command, resetting the log is only the score remains the same and accumulates.

How can I do to reset the credits directly in phpmyadmin

Sorry about my english.

Use this guide to help with various uses of the mass credit updater: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/f62/r...-credits-1599/

Originally Posted by 420

How does this differ from the VBCredits from VBCredits.com?

We are finally upgrading from VB 3.86 to VB 4+ and need to know if this is the same plugin and if so, will you be supporting it for long?

Thank you.

I am the author of both versions. I am supporting both, but only actively working on this one.

Originally Posted by EvoTronix.com

I recently purchased the pro version and set up our own currency. I tried to do a test transfer to another user and get the error message below.

"Could not complete transfer"

Why is this happening and how can we resolve this?

I am running VB 4.1.7

You also need to create Donate events assigned in your new currency. Admincp > vbcredits > action amount config > select donate at the bottom > select your currency in the dropdown, save it.

Originally Posted by M A T

Hello,
When i'm updating credits for user from admincp > Mass Update Transactions

Error :
Database error in vBulletin 4.1.3:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE user SET creditspermissions = 'a:2:{i:0;a:0:{}i:1;a:0:{}}' WHERE userid = 3140;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'creditspermissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

Can you fix for me ?

Import the product file again (allow overwrite) to repair your missing table column - it wont affect anything else.

Originally Posted by oddmud

So when I delete a post as an admin it should take away all the given credits? I've set it to give 5 credits to post and to Negate 10 when a post is reverted. I want it to cost them to delete stuff.

That is fine and exactly why I made the negation amount a separate thing

[Darkwaltz4]

Originally Posted by inphoenix

Awesome mod! Thanks so much.

Quick questions.

1. My new members are getting the welcome credits twice within a minute of signing up. What am I doing wrong?
EDIT : Fixed this. They were getting credit for two groups. First for users awating email and second for registered users.

2. Can someone explain paycheck, and activity to me? What is the difference in 'Log in' and 'some activity'?

3. I know that this mod can be tied to reputation. But can it read Thanks/like activity (using this mod from same dev)?

4. Can it be tied to FB like/Share or Tweet actions using this mod by BOP5?


EDIT : Now I see some members got a bunch of credits with no entry in log or transactions. Can anyone help with this?
EDIT II: I think the system was issuing old 'paychecks' to users as they were logging in. But the users who were logged in at the time of install were left out. I reprocessed all the transactions and it looks ok for now. Still looking for answers for Q2, Q3 and Q4.

Paycheck happens without validating anything. Activity happens if one of three timestamps has been satisfied by the user. Login and Post are obvious, as for "do something" - vbulletin has a last action timestamp that it updates for doing a list of certain things. I dont know what that list of things is, but consider it as requiring more action than logging in, but not necessarily posting (though it also includes that). Hope this helps.

3/4: The actions from those addons arent supported afaik, but there is an api for vbcredits available if you want to get someone to do it.

Originally Posted by wonderfulwat

I get this error when trying to insert an attachment image. The image still gets uploaded when you hit cancel, it's as a small attachment rather than inline. Running 4.1.9. Any fix?

Thanks, this has been reported before but still working on a fix.

[PALAZAN]

Ok i have a issue , i see that the this plugin shows in the memberlist.php but it will not show how many Credits someone has got , is it possable to turn it of so it dos not show in the memberlist.php?

[Olgi]

Is there any advertisement script / plugin which works well with vBCredits?

[Fergal C]

Does using this mod oblige the forum owner to maintain the links and text below in the footer of every page of their forum?

vBCredits II Deluxe v2.0.0 Copyright ? 2010 DragonByte Technologies

Thanks

[fevredsuk]

anyway to get this mod to give credits for shouts in vbshout?