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.

[Ninth Dimension]

nope, not yet I've not had any time i'm sorry to say. but as soon as something happens, you will be the first to know

[Alien]

Okay good 'nuff! I can't wait!

[Ninth Dimension]

LOL this is funny, here I am, the author of this hack, and i have to come back to vB.org to download a copy of the hack so I can put it on my latest forum. hehehehe.

BTW, if I make any changes to this install to improve it in anyway, i'll post them here for you all.

While i'm on the subject, has anyone out there in hack land made any changes to the script? if so please feel free to share them, i'd love to see what you have done with it.

[lioncool1589]

i just added this vbstory to my site
www.clan-ice.com/vbstory.php
but i get this error when i click suggest a story
how can i fix it this plz help

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/clan-ic/public_html/vbstory.php on line 85

[lioncool1589]

i fixed problems i forgot add story genre

[Ninth Dimension]

Today at 05:08 AM lioncool1589 said this in Post #105
i fixed problems i forgot add story genre

lol I'm glad you got it working

[mariannet]

I just love this idea and are really looking forward to letting all "my kids" write their heart out. Only problem is that I get an "One or more of the required fields is empty, please press the back button and try again." when adding a chapter. I have seen someone else had this problem but he never returned to say what he did to fix this?

Ohh... and by the way, this is a Danish site, therefor the "funny" lingo
I haven't started translating the templates yet, so it can't be that

[C.Birch]

will there be a vb3 port of this?

[pmay68]

I would also love to hae this but is not compatable with vb3.. What would it take to get it to work on VB3... Please, my users really enjoyed this hack but I no longer can use since I upgraded...

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Originally Posted by pmay68

I would also love to hae this but is not compatable with vb3.. What would it take to get it to work on VB3... Please, my users really enjoyed this hack but I no longer can use since I upgraded...

Ive made a request for vb3 story here :
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=63908