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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[Sarcoth]

Originally Posted by Darkwaltz4

Something like that will be available, however altering that subscription page is difficult without making you do file edits.

True, I had not thought about that. Would any edit's to the .php files be needed? A possible option for that is to make a new subscription file called credits_subscription.php, copy paste everything already there and then just add what else you need. Then, if people turn on the subsciption option, it will link to the new .php file rather than the old.

Originally Posted by Darkwaltz4

I am working on integrations with the arcade, but that one will need many file edits

This may be a little different if .php file edits are needed. Although, I never mind making template edits because I can do that with the Template Modification System (probably the best mod ever made for vB).

[Sarcoth]

Originally Posted by Darkwaltz4

Sarcoth, are you sure you are using the latest version? Says you havent downloaded if you got it from dbt, probably best to post support questions there for faster responses.

Yes, rounding can play a role in that, so long as the difference is very small. I dont set any default point values and havent figured out any personally everyone has their own idea of the economy they want to promote.

Hey Dark, I'll check tonight when I get home. I thought I had the latest. I would post there, but I'm at work....I can't visit the dragonbytetech forums from work though. /CRY

I just happen to have more time to read the forums during the day. I'm all caught up on my work (no one is giving me anything to program), so I'm trying to get all my questions out. Too many things to do with the family when at home. Not to mention I am playing StarCraft 2 now.

Not sure I understand the rounding. I thought I saw correct decimal's in the credits for the users in that respect. The just are not showing correctly in the transaction log. Can we add decimals to the transaction log? Oh, maybe that's what you mean by rounding in that.

[ayam]

Originally Posted by Darkwaltz4

Purchasing credits through payment processors, and redemption features are both pro only; see the website in my sig for details, where you can also submit your suggestions for other services like LR.

thank you, just notice that and registered with the forums to propose the features in the project section

[Sarcoth]

BTW, I show I currently have 1.1.0, which is what I downloaded on Sunday or Monday.

[Darkwaltz4]

Originally Posted by Sarcoth

True, I had not thought about that. Would any edit's to the .php files be needed? A possible option for that is to make a new subscription file called credits_subscription.php, copy paste everything already there and then just add what else you need. Then, if people turn on the subsciption option, it will link to the new .php file rather than the old.

This may be a little different if .php file edits are needed. Although, I never mind making template edits because I can do that with the Template Modification System (probably the best mod ever made for vB).

I dont know about what edits are needed as I havent looked into it yet I dont want to duplicate most of a stock vb file because it would fall out of date with the official copy, and that is treading on vb's copyright.

Originally Posted by Sarcoth

Not sure I understand the rounding. I thought I saw correct decimal's in the credits for the users in that respect. The just are not showing correctly in the transaction log. Can we add decimals to the transaction log? Oh, maybe that's what you mean by rounding in that.

Generally decimals will show when the amount is in an input field. When it is being displayed everywhere else, it will round to your decimal settings from the currency manager.

Originally Posted by Sarcoth

BTW, I show I currently have 1.1.0, which is what I downloaded on Sunday or Monday.

alright, vb must not have updated you. that is the latest version (as of this post). mark as installed!

[Sarcoth]

True, I had not thought about the files falling out of date, good point.

In regards to the rounding, I understand what you mean on that now. Can we possible add something so viewing the decimals in the postbit and the transaction log are different? I would like to see all the decimals .000 in the transaction log, but I'd prefer the postbit and profile area just show the normal with no decimals. I hope I said that correctly and did not confuse you.

In regards to marking installed, I'm already a pro member over at DBtech so I get emails from there everytime something is upgraded. No biggie, I like being notified when something is updated. The problem with that is I also then get notified here. Getting messages from both places for each product can get a bit annoying. I can just stop asking things here if you prefer, I just wish I had more time in the evening to do my coding and that I was not blocked from access DBtech from work. /sigh again.

Thanks for answering all my questions. Great product.

[Darkwaltz4]

Nah you dont have to stop posting here, I was just confused because I couldnt verify which version you were using because vborg says you havent downloaded However, support related to pro features cannot and wont be discussed here!

I put in a suggestion for seeing rounded-off decimals here: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/project.php?issueid=366

(also, you can go to Edit Settings on this mod [or any others on vborg] and go to the bottom and set whether you want to be alerted by manual/automatic/both/never and by email/pm to control if/when/how you get alerted after youve clicked install )

[mikeylikesitz]

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare vbcredits_size() (previously declared in /home/lyris/www/forum/plugins/credits_core.php:0) in /home/lyris/www/forum/dbtech/credits/credits_core.php on line 655

upgrading from the vbc 2.03 beta previously released on vbc.com

[Darkwaltz4]

Disable the old version, do the upgrade regularly, then reenable when you are done.

[mikeylikesitz]

thanks, looks good so far