vBstory - an Interactive Story for vB (1.0 Final)

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This script is pretty much dead - but if you wanted to see the concept live on, visit http://unknowntales.net/



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Author
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VBstory (1.0 Final)
by Daniel Hollands of Ninth Dimension.
http://ninthdimension.biz/

I do custom vB scripts as well as web design and development using PHP and MySQL.
If you would like some more information on the work I do, please visit the URL above.

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About
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This hack allows you to add an Interactive Story to your forum.

Once a user has chosen a story arranged into genres, they will be presented with
a chapter to read. After reading this chapter they will be presented with two
paths to follow, both of which will present a new chapter, and a further two
paths.

Eventually the user will be given the ability to add their own chapters to the
database, which will be done via a form presented on the site.

Hopefully this will encourage your users to be more active on your site, thus
giving you a higher hit rate.

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Install
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PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP OF ANY FILES EDITED AND YOUR DATABASE BEFORE
INSTALLING THIS HACK. If you loose all your data as a result of installing this
hack, it's your fault, not mine.

1, Upload the vbstory.php file to your forum root directory.
2, Upload the vbstory_admin.php file to your admin directory.
3, Upload the two images to your images directory.
4, Run the three SQL queries in the sql.txt file (don't just run this file, read it).
5, Add the templates listed in the templates.txt file to your site.
6, Make the file changes listed in the files.txt file. (Only one is required).
7, Using the new menu items in your admin panel (you might need to refresh it
after adding the templates) add at least one genre, and as many stories as you
want.
8, Link to vbstory.php (some examples will be provided in the final release.
9, Post a link to your vBstory in the vBstory thread on vB.org.
10, !GOLDEN RULE! Enjoy.
11, (Optional) If you want your Super Mods to have access to the admin scripts,
just upload the vbstory_admin.php file to your mod directory and complete the first
file edit instruction on the index.php file in your mod directory.

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Upgrade
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If you are running vBstory beta 0.5 or later you will not need to run the SQL
queries again. However if you want a fresh install, you will need to remove the
three vbs_ tables from your database.

IMPORTANT - You will need to replace ALL your vbstory templates with the new ones contained
within this archive. EVERY template has been changed.

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To Do
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I've not really got any more plans for this version of vBstory. I will be making a
more advanced version of vBstory for my own use, but I've not yet decided if I'm
going to release it yet.

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Support
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So far as I can tell, this version of vBstory is fully bug free. After a little while,
provided no errors are reported, I'll be releasing this as a final.

If you have any problems running or using this hack, please post a message in
the vBstory thread at vB.org. If you receive a serious error, I'll try to provide
support via IM (AIM, ICQ, MSN or Yahoo).

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Demo
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No demo at the moment, will be back soon.

[amsch]

Ok, double checked and got it working now.

[Ninth Dimension]

So it was the templates then?

[Ghostsuit]

Ehh why does it say My Hacks: vBstory 2.0 in you sig but the one on the front page is only version 1.0 am I missing something?

Anyway nice hack might install it tomorrow when I upgrade my boards.

[Ninth Dimension]

nope, you are not missing anything, i'm just being a twat LOL. i'll change my sig

[NexDog]

LOL.

Sorry about that, I must be blind.

[azork]

It's a good hack, congrats!

I wouldlike to add one suggetsion to teh above ones: give the abilty to nominate a mod for vbstories. And of course a pm to admin and mods to warn them

[azork]

When you try to delete a chapter, the reset button doesn't work for me.

[Ninth Dimension]

Originally posted by azork
It's a good hack, congrats!

Thank you :laugh:

When you say nominate a mod for the story, do you mean a modorator to look after the stories, etc... or what?

and what do you mean the reset button??? I'm not sure what you mean by that.

[Chris M]

Could I suggest an Automatic Template Installer?

For people with multiple template sets, like me, it is a hastle to have to add them all

Satan

[Ninth Dimension]

I would love to include some type of installer, but I have no idea how do go about making one. Anyone know??? I did use vBHackMaker once before, but it don't work propperly