Add-On Releases - vBookie for vBulletin 4

Please See the first post for a F.A.Q.
I will endevour to link to useful posts within this thread there as I spot them. You should check there before posting issues etc.

This is a port of vBookie for vBulletin 3.5 by Andreas which was a port of vBookie - vBulletin Betting Hack by tjdrico. Permission was given by tjdrico to port this.

vBookie is a 'bookmakers' or betting extension to vBulletin. It enables authorised members to post Events and Outcomes that forum members can bet on. Each Outcome has its own set of odds, and odds can be modified through the life of an Event (bets that are placed are stored with the prevailing odds, so even if the odds change, your users are paid at the correct rate).

Once the results are known, Events can be settled and forums members awarded their winnings.

vBookie uses its own vCash by default, but this has no more use than as 'bragging rights'.

Although vBookie does not have any built-in facility to integrate with any other store hacks, it's a very simple job to hack vBookie itself to integrate it with any store/points system you care to use.

Install Instructions
1. Unzip product file
2. Upload files from 'Upload' folder to your forum
3. Install product XML
[S]4. Edit "newthread" template as per readme.txt ionstructions[/S]
5. Set usergroup permissions
6. Set vBookie settings
7. Enjoy.
8. Check out Dismounted's Activity Stream addon
9. Click Mark As Installed and Rate

Upgrade instructions
same as above, but undo edits made in point 4 if upgrading from pre 4.0.7! (see readme.txt for more info)

Version Control
4.0.0 (19 Jan '10 ) - Initial Release
4.0.1 (21 Jan '10 ) - Removed some junk from templates, added enable private bets option
4.0.2 (24 Jan '10 ) - fixed options for hiding vcash, added some more stuff to teh settings screen, added some vCash utilities (reset balances, give to everyone, set default balance) and fixed some template bugs.
4.0.3 (25 Jan '10) - fixed bugs I introduced in 4.0.2 see post #109
4.0.4 (25 Jan '10) - fixed time zone not being saved, can delete events, + plus a couple other things.
4.0.5 (Australia Day '10) - no longer uses bitfields for permissions, fixed vCash display, fixed stats page error
4.0.6 (27 Jan '10) - fixed TABLE PREFIX issue in vBookie stats page
4.0.7 (23 Mar '10) - fixed redirect bug when editing events, fixed display of cash holdings in events, added plugin to make template mods (no template mods needed now) and updated code to 4.0.2 standards, added hooks for vbcredits integration.
NOTE 0- if upgrading from pre 4.0.7, you will need to eitehr revert your "newthread" temp[late, or manually undo template edits as there is now a plugin which does this for you. Check teh readme.txt in the archive for more info.
4.0.8 (31 May '10) - hopefully fixed bug with updating number of outcomes when editing events. To upgrade from previous version (4.0.7) just overwrite vbookie.php
4.0.9 (25 July 10) - Added ability to select Reputation points for currency. Phrased had coded text. Fixed bug in displaying vCash balance in postbit.
4.2.0 (21 August 12) Added in navigation manager Code for vBulletin 4.2, disabled old nav plugin
4.2.1 (24 January 13) Added missing template, fixed Nav code, fixed some small bugs

[dartho]

what do you mean "Can't Open" events?

1. Have you followed the install instructions (particularly permissions)
2. Did you read teh F.A.Q. in post 1 (particularly the bit about rebuilding bitfields)
3. Now you can click install

[bandare]

Originally Posted by dartho

I'll support as I can, see 1st post (F.A.Q.) for an easy way to reset peoples cash. I will likely add some admincp functions for doing things such as this.

thanks very much...

[badawidollah]

<a href="http://www.nusantaraku.org/forum/vbookie.php?type=OPEN" target="_blank">http://www.nusantaraku.org/forum/vbookie.php?type=OPEN</a>

installed
but cant click anything there

[cbehan]

Originally Posted by bandare

When I used this a long time ago, it wasn't supported any more and there wasn't an easy way to reset everyone's money to a set amount. Is this or will this be possible in this version?

It's pretty easy to run some php scripts to set/update money via mySQL.

I have some cron jobs resetting everyone to 1000 vbux every 6 months as well as giving everyone an allowance of 500 every week.

[fly]

dartho is my new hero

[bandare]

One thing that was annoying in the previous versions was the ability to make a private bet. Is there a way when setting up an event to have a tick box to allow private bets or not.?

[GreigM]

You wish to stop private bets? no don't think there is such an option

[bandare]

Originally Posted by GreigM

You wish to stop private bets? no don't think there is such an option

I know there isn't currently but I'd like a way for that not to be available.... I think it's good to see who votes for what, so public only, unless you tick to allow private

something for the future maybe...

[TimberFloorAu]

Originally Posted by badawidollah

http://www.nusantaraku.org/forum/vbookie.php?type=OPEN

installed
but cant click anything there

You need to add a BET on the system, those tabs are not tabs just tab headings.

If you cannot add a bet then usergroup permissions havent been set properly.

Quite frustrating, but well worth the 5 minutes it takes
( in my case : that is )

1.I set vbookie to be used in 3 forums
2.Then in usergroups i set which users could do what ( registered , admins mods and supermods ) each time having clicked save I rebuilt bitfields. ( easiest way to do that is...(see note 1 )
3. then in forum group permissions for each forum, and each usergroup I again set the permissions, and after clicking save on each one, I rebuilt bitfields. ( see note 1 )

Note 1.
Step 1
Open one window with admincp ( with forums link open ) Change permissions one step at a time, so click Administrators under a certain forum, change vbookie permissions, click save ) then move onto step 2

Step 2
Open another window tab ( and in notepad type this out. )

http://yourdomain.com/forum//admincp...buildbitfields
Changing the path to suit your domain. Highlight it, click CTRL+C then each time you have saved usergroup changes in STEP 1 , paste this link into the open tab, hit ENTER

Then go back to Step 1, and move to next usergroup. Repeat until you have done this for all usergroups, and all forum permissions.

STe

[dartho]

4.0.1 released - Just cleaned up some "testing code" that was still in the templates and files and added a global option to allow/disallow Private Bets