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

[RK KINGKONG]

OK im having an issue i had with my arcade too, but there was a .php file i was able to edit to fix this called something like arcade_skins.php w/e .... anyway this one skin is the only one i have this issues with heres pictures im not sure if it has anything to do with the way the skin has like 2 inch space on left & right cause of the blue n the other skins i have dont have this so it works well with those , if you can help me please do

it shows only like half screen all around while in vbookie

vb 4.1 patch 2

[FreshFroot]

Originally Posted by dartho

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=94128 works under 3.8 with a couple tweaks

Do you know the tweaks? Everyone there is having some sort of problems.

Yours "seems" to be working fine. So I assume porting it to 3.8 would make things work fine, if this one is working fine.

[RK KINGKONG]

MY ISSUE WAS FIXED , my problem was it was only showing on one far left onof my screen. thats because i had to adjust a the padding issue . this TP im using uses padding on the left and right cause of a blue image that runs down the sides to it was causing me issues but once i adjusted the padding it strecthed out , i had alot of help from birdprey5 i will ask him again tomorrow where was the TP edit he made . as for the mod working the wsa its suppose to YES it works fine on 4.1 patch 2 and even now on my updated 4.1.1 hope this helps . im a noob , so dont laugh lol

Originally Posted by FreshFroot

Do you know the tweaks? Everyone there is having some sort of problems.

Yours "seems" to be working fine. So I assume porting it to 3.8 would make things work fine, if this one is working fine.

[dartho]

Originally Posted by FreshFroot

Do you know the tweaks? Everyone there is having some sort of problems.

Yours "seems" to be working fine. So I assume porting it to 3.8 would make things work fine, if this one is working fine.

Yes - the tweaks are in that thread, I've already read that thread myself and based on what I read I got it working successfully on my live 3.8 site. I then planned on upgrading my site to 4.0 and updated the templates etc for this to work and shared that work here. I am however yet to actually upgrade to 4.x ....

Backporting from 4.x to 3.8 would be pointless and likely more difficult than porting to 4.0 in the first place.

[FreshFroot]

Originally Posted by dartho

Yes - the tweaks are in that thread, I've already read that thread myself and based on what I read I got it working successfully on my live 3.8 site. I then planned on upgrading my site to 4.0 and updated the templates etc for this to work and shared that work here. I am however yet to actually upgrade to 4.x ....

Backporting from 4.x to 3.8 would be pointless and likely more difficult than porting to 4.0 in the first place.

If you have a vB 3.8.6 version.

Would you be able to share it, so we all don't have to go scrambling around to add the fixes?

It saves everyone a lot of time and frustration

[sportsfroma2]

Just out of curiosity, is there a way to reset/rebuild the stats for a specific thread/vbookie event?

I had another instance of someone somehow getting an insane amount of vcash, so rather than abandon the event I edited his bets down to reasonable levels... Only problem is, the "Total amount staked" for example, doesn't reflect the new/edited values

it's not a big deal if there's no way to update that, just wondering if there's a way to do that...

thanks again Dartho

[dartho]

Sorry, there's no easy way to do this. You'd have to get into the database and manually edit tables/adjust totals. It's the way it was originally written and all I've done is port the existing code over.

[dartho]

Originally Posted by FreshFroot

If you have a vB 3.8.6 version.

Would you be able to share it, so we all don't have to go scrambling around to add the fixes?

Now you're just being lazy!

Originally Posted by FreshFroot

It saves everyone a lot of time and frustration

not necessarily, just because it works for me doesn't mean it'll work for you. None the less, here you go:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...17#post2157617

[FreshFroot]

Originally Posted by dartho

Now you're just being lazy!


not necessarily, just because it works for me doesn't mean it'll work for you. None the less, here you go:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...17#post2157617

Thanks Dartho.

I wasn't trying to be lazy. It just means A LOT of the same work for everyone to go around through all the pages to find fixes etc..

So by you posting something that works for you. Chances are others will have it working too.

So I really appreciate the help you've given. I'm sure a lot of people will have hair left on their heads now :P no more hair plucking driving ourselves insane

[anabolicsociety]

Any idea on when we might get an upgrade to 4.1.1?