RPG Integration Hack /w Battle (BETA)

RPG Integration Hack BETA by Bitsys
(vBulletin versions 2.2.6?, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, and 2.3.0)

This hack combines several RPG hacks into one and adds a battle hack. The hacks included in this hack are:

• Zajako's Ultimate HP/MP Stats Hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=37720)
• Zajako's RPG Elements Hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=35318)
• Zajako's In battle hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=42715)
• Zajako's RPname hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=43651)
• DV class hack used with permission of J2K (aka the RPG Class Hack v3.3) ----- (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=43558)
• Mewtwo's/Rake's Original Itemshop v5 -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=38090)

In addition to re-releasing thse hacks, I have added features to all of them (or else there would be no point in re-releasing).

• The RPG hacks are now all editable via the admin control panel.
• The itemshop has been somewhat optimized and some fixes are included that reduce queries in showthread.php and itemshop.php . Also, Lesane's Store Hack has been integrated with the Itemshop. This can be toggled in the admin cp.

This means that the RPG hacks are database driven and have been partially integrated with the Itemshop. This was necessary in order to make a battle hack, which is also included.

Since most people are familiar with the RPG and Itemshop hacks, I will give a brief description of the Battle hack. If you want more information about either of the other two hacks, then refer to their original posts or download the .zip file and read the "readme.txt". If you are a visual learner, then you can scroll down to the second post in this thread, which contains the pictures of all of these hacks.


Battle Features:

• The battle format is turn-based.
• HP, AP, PP, and MA are automatically deducted based on what action a user takes, the damage dealt to an opponent, etc.
• Opponents in battle can use spells, one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, shields, potions, or their fists.
• A battle is over when a combatant dies, retreats, or there is a draw. Battles can also be ended via the admin control panel.
• A wager can be set on a battle. Whoever wins the battle recieves the amount of money as specified in the wager. Outside bets are not supported yet.
• Battles can be either public or private, as determined by the admin control panel. If private, battles require a password and battles can not be browsed. If public, then any user can view any battle, but only the original combatants can fight.
• The results of a battle can be posted into a designated "Battle" forum, as specified in the admin control panel.
• Inactive battles can be pruned.

Getting started with the battle hack:

• In order to get items to disply in the item shop, you must select which items go with which RPG Type in the "Edit Item Type" Menu of the admin cp.
• In order to assign which weapon categories do what kind of damage in battle, you must go to the "Edit Category" link located in the "Edit Items" menu of the admin cp. Select a Battle type for the category and save changes.
• In order to do damage to your opponent when in battle, you must assign the amount of damage each weapon does in the "Edit Items" menu of the admin cp. The default damage is set to 0. The same principle goes for armor, potions, spells, shields, etc.

Please refer to the screenshots or "readme.txt" for more information.


Why is this a BETA hack?

I have tested the installation of this hack on vBulletin versions 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, and 2.3.0. However, because of the scale of this hack, there is plenty of room for errors. Therefore I am making the following disclaimer while this hack is in the BETA stage:


WARNINGS:

• Do not install this hack on a production board. Please keep this hack, while in the BETA stage, to a test board. The reason for not installing this on a production board is that I cannot provide upgrade instructions for going from one version of the beta hack to the next version of the beta hack. Also, this hack does not have an un-install script yet. So please remember, if you decide to install this on a production board, you are doing so at your own risk.
  
• Do not apply this hack if you already have ANY of the included hacks installed. Please refer to the list at the top to see if you have any of the conflicting hacks installed. Since I am asking that you install this on a test board right now, this should not be a problem since you can re-install a fresh copy of vBulletin in under 5 minutes, as a test board of course.
  
• There is currently no upgrade script for installing this over any of the included hacks. I will make one when this beta is completed.
  
• If you choose to install the postbit features, then an additional query will be added to showthread.php. This query is a SELECT COUNT(*) query and adds around .001 seconds to the page generation. If you don't like the idea of adding an additional query to showthread.php, then you have the option of not installing that part of the hack. See the install file for more information.

Miscellaneous:

The beta of this hack is free. The full/final release will also be free.

All installation instructions and credits are included in the attachment. If you find a bug or have problems, feel free to post them here and I will try to fix them. Please read the included readme file if you have questions. If you can't find the answer, then post your question here and I will answer it.

All hacks included in this hack have been re-released with permission of their original creators.

Screenshots are in the second post of this thread.


Installation:

Installation instructions are included in the .zip file.


ACKK! I NEED HELP!!!

If you are having trouble and need some help, please refer to the help documentation included in the .zip file. It is located in the "extra" directory.

If you need help and you have already installed the hack, make sure you check the RPG Manual link in the admin cp. Also, make sure you read the FAQ included with the manual.

MY THREADS STOPPED DISPLAYING CORRECTLY!!!
See if you are experiencing one of the following symptoms:

• All of my users are being labeled as "Guest" in the postbit template.
• No posts are showing up.
• None of the RPG variables will display in the postbit. The element/gender/class images are broken.
• I get database errors when I go to showthread.php

If you are experiencing one or more of the above problems, then your showthread.php file was not edited correctly by the installer. This problem usually occurs on boards with other hacks installed that modify the queries in showthread.php. Please go to https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=2261 and follow the instructions there.


Add-ons:
The following add-ons are not included in the default installation. You must apply these add-ons after you have installed the hack successfully.

Member profile add-on
This add-on let's you display the user's RPG Stats in their member profile. See the .zip file for the add-on. It is located in the "Member Profile Add-on" directory.

Auto-update stats after posting
This add-on automatically updates the user's stats after they make a post, instead of having to click on the update stats button in the user cp. This add-on involves 2 file edits. The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...452#post356452

Donation Queue by Darkwaltz4
Moderate all Donations. See Who is Donating to Who. All Donations go through Admins or Mods. The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...652#post408652

Battle Background Midi System by Darkwaltz4
Full control over the music that plays during your battles! The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...530#post410530

Randomized First Turn Addon by Moreliator
"The following code gives the challenger a 33% chance to start the battle and the challenged person a 66% chance. Works quite well. I also included instructions on how to display "Determining..." on the battle.php browse page, that way people won't decline a challenge if they see they aren't going first. ". The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...614#post410614

Lock RPG Options at a Specified Level Addon by Moreliator
This addon allows you to lock all users' RPG options in their USER CP when they reach a certain level. This add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...111#post411111

Personal Shop Items Have Battle Bonuses by Triade
The original personal shop, allows to have an item the don't do nothing in battle. With this add-on, you can build items with bonus in battle (the bonus is in the attack now). This add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...328#post426328

Challengable Option by Darkwaltz4
Allows users to set themselves against recieving battle challenges. This add-on can be found at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...143#post411143


Contact Info:
Bitsys
Email: bitsys AT mail DOT com
PM me for a faster response. I prefer PMs.

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Update 09/04/03 @ 1:46pm
v0.68c

Battle debug messages were accidentally left on.
Minor shield bug was fixed in battlefight.php (Thanks Telchar).

Re-upload battleupdate.php and battlefight.php.

The new .zip file is located at the bottom of this post.


Finally, here is the .zip file (v0.68c):

[Bitsys]

03-15-03 at 11:23 PM lioncool1589 said this in Post #1252
Bitsys i'm for sure nobody reset battle stats

so far i know 2 ppl me and other member

Can you recall any event that may have caused the stats to reset?

03-16-03 at 03:25 AM chrisz said this in Post #1253
Ok lion I am not sure then I have never had this problem..
Anyways Bitsys mah man I have an idea.
Will you be able to add a small addon that allows people to choose a character face/profile pic that they use for the rpg?
And maybe during battle you can add it in somewhere so it wont mess with anything... Anyways just something I thought would be nice.

That has been suggested a couple of times. I can't really do something like that right now that I would feel is satisfactory to the idea.

03-16-03 at 02:29 PM AViO 07 said this in Post #1258
Bitsys, so is 0.65 the final release or what?

Nope. I am not sure yet.

03-16-03 at 06:51 PM SavgeDusk said this in Post #1260


I haven't had any money deducted, but then again I haven't been checking. So I don't really know for sure. -- But a lot of people are complaining about it.
Are the only people able to deduct points, Moderators (besides Admin)? Or can regular members steal from each other?

Moderators can add/subtract points as they please in addition to admins. Users cannot steal (this bug was fixed a while ago).

03-17-03 at 04:35 AM S0V13T said this in Post #1262
Hi everyone, I'm and admin at jitway1's board, and I'm having a few problems with this hack.

1) User made shops. I've rtfm, searched this thread, and I can't seem to find the info I need to get the user made shops to work.

What I've done thus far:

1) Opened my own shop.
2) Defined the items in said shop via the shop admin, not the admin cp.
3) Set the item classes up in the admin cp.
4) Sold a user a weapon that was set for his class.
5) Faught with that user.

In the fight, the user couldn't use the item as a weapon.

Facts about relevent settings
- The user was the proper class / level to use the item.
- The category shop that the item was bought in was defined as a 2 handed weapon.

I'm kinda afraid that the error is something bilndingly simple here.

Member-created shop items cannot be used in battle because admins cannot effectively regulate prices. Allowing member-created items would unbalance the weapons in the regular shop.

03-17-03 at 04:35 AM S0V13T said this in Post #1262
And my second problem is that every day the users get a wholw whack of money. In the thousands. I know that they could not have gotten it through posting, becuase it's set to 15 per post and it's pretty unlikely that everyone in the forum posts over 75 times a day. I know that it's not bank interest, becuase users who had a bank balance of 0 were recieving cash as well. As you might imagine, none of the users are complaining about this one, but the admins are having to outragously raise the prices of everything in the default shop.

Moderators can give money. Are you sure that they are not giving money?

03-17-03 at 11:14 AM lioncool1589 said this in Post #1263
the bank interest daily 10% is not working been 5 days already
i did run db fix anybody know how to fix

This may be fixed in the near future.

03-17-03 at 04:30 PM chrisz said this in Post #1264
Where is bitsys???
I havent seen him around its weird...

Heh, its only been 3 days

03-17-03 at 04:44 PM lioncool1589 said this in Post #1265
i think he's on vacation again lol

Quite the contrary, it appears that my vacation generated a lot of work I had to do when I got back. Kinda like catching up after being sick for a while...not all that fun.

Yesterday at 08:44 AM S0V13T said this in Post #1269
Well, I finally did it. I read this entire thread from start to finish.

Anyway, I have one more problem, this time involving the way the itemshop.php file displays info. I recentally aorginzed all the items into categorys basesd on the classed we set up, and for every new weapon category, it made a new 'slot' on the page. <a href="http://www.jitway.com/jit_shot1.JPG">Sceen shot</a>.

What that pic is, is the itemshop.php file, right above where the links to the item shops are. At first it wasn;t that big of an issue, and I just assumed that the hack hasent gotten to that part yet, but now it's really freakin' me out!

I'd like to know is:
- Why are the missing images calling for a file called .gif (no file name, just dot-gif)
- Why isn't any info being displayed, for all those slots?
- Is there anyway I can just get rid of all that from being displayed, so no one has to see it / scroll down, or is it something absolutely necessary?

The images are called ".gif" because the variable that comes before it is not initialized and therefore is blank. This should be replaced by a "No Item.gif" link in the near future.

The info isn't being displayed because it is not being read from the database properly, or the information in the database does not exist.

Can you verify the integrity of your itemshop_its template and browse the items_user table to ensure that there is actually data in there?

Yesterday at 08:44 AM S0V13T said this in Post #1269

Next, on the same page since I went nuts with the arranging, I have a LOT of sub-shops between the Default shop, and the Custom made user shops (which I still cant figure out, lol).
<a href="http://www.jitway.com/jit_shot2.JPG">Heres a screenshot</a> of that too.

- Is there anyway that I can get those not to be displayed in the shop page, but have it so the users could still access the shop through the text links for their class?

Any help regarding any of my questions from either post would be greatly appreciated.

btw, I'm using V 0.65

A few pages back (10-20), Darkwaltz4 posted the mods he has made to this hack involving the itemshop. He made the default itemshop page expanded by default by adding "expandall=1" to the end of the links to the itemshop. I think this is what you want to do in order to only display the appropriate categories.


BTW, I like your itemshop, the images are cool

[Jitway]

BTW, I like your itemshop, the images are cool

Thanks we have really been trying to liven things up a bit and your hack is the greatest.

[pattox]

It is not possible to have a .gif in windows but if you upload it as image.gif and then when upload rename to .gif it will work.

[Paraone]

wow i really want to install this...but I want to put it on a full production board for members to play with in their spare time....any idea on a final release date?

[S0V13T]

Wow Bitsys, you really know where your towl is, I can't even imagine how many hours you've put into this hack, but I really do appreciate all the time and love you've devoted to it. Thank you not only for all your hard work, but also for raking the time to awnser our questions.

Anyhoo, I don't think the mods adding to the players funds, as it we have 95 members and there all getting the bonus. It seems unlikely the mods would bother to give non-participants a bonus every day, or so.

Thanks for clearing up the custom shop, and the .gif image issues. I thought that I may have screwed it up some how, lol.

I did make a gif image, and rename it to .gif in the itemshop icon dir. on the server before I posted the problem, no effect.

The info on the database does exist, and it seems to be read properly that I'm sure of, but I'm not sure what you ment by verify the file integrety of itemshop_its. Nobody has edited it from its presets.

[Bitsys]

Today at 04:02 PM Paraone said this in Post #1274
wow i really want to install this...but I want to put it on a full production board for members to play with in their spare time....any idea on a final release date?

As soon as I can fix find out why some people are having problems.

Today at 04:17 PM S0V13T said this in Post #1275
Wow Bitsys, you really know where your towl is, I can't even imagine how many hours you've put into this hack, but I really do appreciate all the time and love you've devoted to it. Thank you not only for all your hard work, but also for raking the time to awnser our questions.

Anyhoo, I don't think the mods adding to the players funds, as it we have 95 members and there all getting the bonus. It seems unlikely the mods would bother to give non-participants a bonus every day, or so.

Thanks for clearing up the custom shop, and the .gif image issues. I thought that I may have screwed it up some how, lol.

I did make a gif image, and rename it to .gif in the itemshop icon dir. on the server before I posted the problem, no effect.

The info on the database does exist, and it seems to be read properly that I'm sure of, but I'm not sure what you ment by verify the file integrety of itemshop_its. Nobody has edited it from its presets.

Could you run DB Fix and tell me what it says? Also, what happens when you buy an item? Does the item show up?

One more thing, can you give me the information stored in the items_user database for a userid that is having problems with the images at the top of the itemshop? I just need the complete set of what is in the itemXX, itidXX, etc. columns where XX is a number. If you don't understand, try looking at the structure and it should be pretty obvious.

[slashboy]

Magic has to be learnt, where do we learn it anyway..??

[Kernel]

I installed the member profile everything works fine but one thing
when i go to donate gives me an erro mysql error

strange thing is it works in my forum but the members section.
and i even copyed the code for the forums

can you pls help me fix thi last little error

pls help and thx

[Jitway]

Yesterday at 10:47 PM Bitsys said this in Post #1276


As soon as I can fix find out why some people are having problems.




Could you run DB Fix and tell me what it says? Also, what happens when you buy an item? Does the item show up?

One more thing, can you give me the information stored in the items_user database for a userid that is having problems with the images at the top of the itemshop? I just need the complete set of what is in the itemXX, itidXX, etc. columns where XX is a number. If you don't understand, try looking at the structure and it should be pretty obvious.

This is what the db fix said... Populating items_user database
No IDs were inserted.
Done with the items_user database.
Populating battle_stats database
No IDs were inserted.
Done with the battle_stats database.
Fix done.

And here is the database user_id info I am the first one user_id1


userid bankval btime item0 points0 description0 icon0 itid0 item1 points1 description1 icon1 itid1 item2 points2 description2 icon2 itid2 item3 points3 description3 icon3 itid3 item4 points4 description4 icon4 itid4 item5 points5 description5 icon5 itid5 item6 points6 description6 icon6 itid6 item7 points7 description7 icon7 itid7 item8 points8 description8 icon8 itid8 item9 points9 description9 icon9 itid9 item12 points12 description12 icon12 itid12 item13 points13 description13 icon13 itid13 item14 points14 description14 icon14 itid14 item21 points21 description21 icon21 itid21
Edit Delete 1 2280 1048254599 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 Mythril Sword 1300 Sword made out of mythril sword 12 Bronze Armor 650 Armor made of bronze armor 30 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No Description Available No Item 0 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 No Item 0 No Description Available 0 No Item 0 No Description Available 0

[Xyphen]

Bitsys, the templates are messed up badly, one thing, I get a invalid "battlescene.gif" error at the top when battling.