what happens to hacks when i update to vb3

[club_krome]

well i've done a lot of modifications to my board (skin, hacks, etc) so when i update to 3.0 will all this stuff work with the new version or will everything need to be reinstalled

[filburt1]

They're all gone.

(no offense but) I don't understand why everybody doesn't understand this. Hacks are code modifications, and vB3 is a virtual rewrite, so logically no hacks should work because their instructions would refer to completely rewritten code and database structures.

[DrkFusion]

I was reading some threads at vBulletin.com, I was wondering is it true that a Document will be written by the devs to teach users how to keep or re add some of the modifications? Or did I read it wrong? I also saw a Dev's post saying that many of the hacks for 2.2.x can be installed on vB3, and that its just a matter of figuring out where to plop the coding.

Can anyone confirm this for us (the users)
Thanks

[Velocd]

I'm for certain there will be documentation included for developers, or maybe reference posted on one of the vBulletin forums, for a listing of the new variables added/replaced, the new/modified functions, and maybe a walkthrough of the new structure. This is for me and others just about all needed so to upgrade without taking ages to do so. As for a documentation on converting hacks from vB2 to vB3, I don't think this will be done officially, but maybe by the many giving hackers existent on the forum.

I highly recommend using Araxis Merge as well, it makes the task so much incredibly easier.