Major Additions - [DBTech] vBCredits II Deluxe

Darkwaltz4 & DragonByte Technologies are proud to present the much anticipated and long awaited [DBTech] vBCredits II Deluxe

Why [DBTech] vBCredits II Deluxe?

vBCredits II Deluxe is the evolution of the points hack that thousands of vBulletin owners have only been dreaming of. Completely rewritten to incorporate three years of requests and improvements, vBCredits II Deluxe is the pinnacle of simplicity and power for casual activity and serious ecommerce engines alike!

vBCredits II Deluxe is the most advanced and feature rich points system ever created. It is the only points system produced by the creator and coder of vBCredits v1-1.4 ? accept no substitutes from impostors.

Why vBCredits II Deluxe is an evolution of the typical points hack of the last decade

The typical points hack installs a standard column to your user table. You are stuck with it, but if you are lucky you can make it switch entirely to a different one.

While vBC2D installs a standard currency, you are free to remove it, and quickly integrate many third party currencies without any technical knowledge. The whole thing is made to be working with multiple currencies especially when they need to work together and the third parties didn't put in a way for that.

The typical points hack installs a couple actions with hardly any way to disable, modify, or add on to them. How they work is different every time.

vBC2D is built around a modular display and action system so actions come in standard formats with standard attributes. They are easy to break off or install more without bothering the main hack for updates. The standardization allows for global features to be available without the need for repeated coding, as well as exposing an API for third parties - all encouraging widespread support. It also means that no matter who made your third party actionset, the settings will automatically be consistent and support all features.

The typical points hack will just blindly add points to user accounts, leaving abuse wide open.

vBC2D records every single transaction and comes with many powerful anti fraud techniques to prevent abuse and limit their effectiveness. Not only are there several ways to qualify user actions, but also ways of obfuscating the system so it is difficult for users to come up with ways to game the system.

The typical points hack is only for earning.

vBC2D supports charging as well as earning for all actions, making the need for a companion shop optional.

The typical points hack is a cryptic mess of settings and math.

vBC2D has been organized in a linear fashion where all related items are in exactly one place. All options are fully explained and you are only ever shown what is relevant. Even advanced and uncommon settings will not be in your way - unless you specifically want to use them. The system holds your hand and it is easy to see exactly what your settings have done and quickly revert them if needed.

The typical points hack gets bloated once you've set up many options.

vBC2D was written in a way to be scalable yet maintain all of its features. A careful watch over database and code was kept to ensure the least amount of impact at all times. So far three big boards have used vBC2D for several months and reported no change in their performance.

The typical points hack is just the same old thing every few months.

vBCredits 1 was the typical points hack, and I had three years of customer support and requests to know what works and what didn't, and what everyone had wished points hacks would do but it just wasn't happening. Finally, vBC2D was written from the ground up and every single request was included in a unified, ultimate package.

Complete Feature List

vBCredits Core:
Pro-only features in red

• Currencies
  • Unlimited concurrent currencies
  • So far ~20 third party currencies detected
  • Wizard for importing found or custom currencies
  • Wizard for transferring found or custom currencies
  • Set rounding and display order
  • Handling for negative and usergroup viewing permissions
  • Limit maximum earned over any timespan
  • Set relative value and transfer to/from permissions
• Users
  • Target any subset for processing, paginated
  • Directly modify amounts and earn/spend permissions
  • Alter mass amounts with custom formulas based on several stats
  • User links to individual transaction log
  • Recalculate transactions
    • Target any actions over any timespan
    • Prune existing transactions
      • Optional reversal
      • Optional target all time / actions
• Displays - Modular (with actionsets)
  • Uses template hooks and individual templates
  • Set currencies to display
  • Create additional combination field
  • One click enable/disable
• Actions - Modular (with actionsets)
  • Supports categories
  • Supports multipliers
    • Includes standardized size option
  • Supports individual forums
  • Supports recalculation
  • Supports reversals
  • Supports verification links
  • Supports ownership entities
  • Supports cancelation
  • Individual applicable settings
• Events
  • Link action with currency
  • Specify applicable usergroups
  • Charge for any action
    • Select participant for currency actions
  • Best scenario per currency chosen for user
  • Set base amount with optional random addition
  • Send email or PM alerts
    
  • Earn for any action
    • Supports moderation
    • Supports award delay
    • Supports award skipping
    • Limit maximum awarded over any timespan
  • Mix earn / charge currencies on same action
    • Earning discarded if charging fails
  • For applicable actions
    • Specify applicable forums
    • Specify applicable ownership
    • Set reversal amount
    • Set per multiplier and specify max / min bounds
      • Exclude multiplier amount
      • Exclude full amount
      • Stop action
  • One click enable/disable or global switch
• Transactions
  • All events recorded and queued for performance
    • Optional realtime mode
  • Single transaction processed per pageload
    • Optional cron for smaller sites
    • Update Counters function
  • Specify any paginated timespan
  • Drill down by action or user
    • User view allows earn / spend permission and direct amount change
  • Overall totals with comparisons and bar graphs
    • Groupable by usergroup, forum, and/or action
  • Mass moderate or remove, editable notes
• Administrative
  • Admin permissions
  • Intelligent forms display only relevant functions
  • Uncommon or technical features under Advanced buttons
  • Modular API for free third party use
• Public
  • Transaction log, similar to admin version
    • Allow groups to see other users or everyone
  • Richest users for each currency
  • Universal popup panel for seamless currency transfers
    • User suggest and intelligent selections

vBulletin Actionset:

• Displays
  • Dropdown on secondary row in navbar
  • On postbit under post count
  • On profile in section on about me tab
  • Sortable column on memberlist
• Actions
  • Give / Get Reputation
  • Give / Get Infraction
  • Posting / having latest reply
  • Posting in old thread
  • Threads / your threads responded to
  • Thread getting stickied
  • Tagging
  • Viewing threads / having yours viewed
  • Befriending users
  • Give / Get visitor messages
  • Sending PMs
  • Give / Get referrals
  • Entering usergroups
  • Visiting profiles / having yours viewed
  • Polls / voting
  • Rating threads / having yours rated
  • Album images
  • Upload / download attachments
  • Calendar events
  • Adding profile picture / filling out custom fields
  • Someone downloading your attachments
  • Static intervals (paychecks)
  • Birthday
  • General activity on intervals
  • Creating / joining social groups
  • Gaining member to your social group
  • Starting discussion / someone starting discussion in your social group
  • Group discussion post / someone posting in your group discussion

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We appreciate the support!

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Professional version available @ www.DragonByte-Tech.com/forum
Priority support for Lite version is handled at the Developers Website.

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[HeyMe]

hey guys, best credits mod I used so far!

I'm still experimenting with it & I want to make sure I'm doing things right: I want to enable the Adjust function for administrators, what I need is to create 2 Adjust events right? 1 for admins (sending users) & the 2nd for the usergroups I want to adjust points (receiving users). Right?

[ArcadeSyndicate]

Originally Posted by Darkwaltz4

The old integration probably still works, provided you retain the default currency (credits). An updated, multi-currency integration is still being developed

sadly it doesn't work with ibpro 2.7.0.+ and vb 4.0.5/4.0.6, can't buy arcade passes or win credits with new highscores. are there any additional settings for vbcredits 2 deluxe required?

when will the new integration be released?

best regards

[Darkwaltz4]

Originally Posted by neverstop

Hey Dartkwaltz,

I seem to have found a problem. As you can see on my screenshot, I seem to be getting double credits on some posts. It doesnt happen on every post I make but it has happened several times by the look of it.

(all the posts with the same time stamp each link to the same post)

All postsin the csreenshot are in the same forum. I am only a member of 1 usergroup (administators).

You should set negation amounts on your post event, so that edited posts will deduct the credits that were earned for the first post before being reentered as an edit.

Originally Posted by njoker555

I just got back into the whole modification thing and I have vbcredit on my 3.7 install and I'm thinking about upgrading to vb4.0. Would this vbcredits II version keep all the credits and stuff from my old vb credits install? I don't want my members to lose any data.

I haven't had too much time to look through the thread, I just read through the first few pages and still trying to catch up but in the meantime, any response would be appreciated.

You can upgrade and it will work on both vb3.8 and vb4 whenever you upgrade vb itself. The amounts people have will be kept, but the settings will need to be redone as the formats for them have changed greatly.

Originally Posted by HeyMe

hey guys, best credits mod I used so far!

I'm still experimenting with it & I want to make sure I'm doing things right: I want to enable the Adjust function for administrators, what I need is to create 2 Adjust events right? 1 for admins (sending users) & the 2nd for the usergroups I want to adjust points (receiving users). Right?

That should do the trick

Originally Posted by ArcadeSyndicate

sadly it doesn't work with ibpro 2.7.0.+ and vb 4.0.5/4.0.6, can't buy arcade passes or win credits with new highscores. are there any additional settings for vbcredits 2 deluxe required?

when will the new integration be released?

best regards

After I am done with the next major update which incorporates redemption codes and cash payments into the pro version.

[Greek76]

I have a few questions.

One can this be integrated with vbexperienced.

Also can I use it for users to purchase extra features on the forum. For instance I can let them purchase adverting for like 1000 credits which they make by posting on the forum ect? Also is this mod going to be fully supported?

[Taurus1]

I can't get this to uninstall. Please help.

[kylek]

We have two currencies set up - one for points for posts, etc and one for vbookie bets. Does anyone know how to stop the ability for members to transfer currency between their two currency accounts?

[Chase]

This whole thing that happened between Pixel and Darkwaltz is confusing to me. Is Pixel's copy of vbcredits supported (still using 1.4), will there be updates? What's the diff between his and yours? What's the deal with commerce? Is this still supported by you and will there be updates? How about the death wait for customizer? Is this still happening?

Does the vBcredits II Deluxe here still require encryption?

[Lustikus]

installed newest version and my users are unable to get money from deposit.

Theres a pop-up message: Transferring of this currency has not been configured

I found template changes on Dragon Byte hompage, but these changes are already made and it does still not work for me?

[neverstop]

Hi I am stil having the same problem I posted in post #169



I thiknk it is happening when posts get edited. All those points were given on just 2 posts that were edited several times each

[Darkwaltz4]

Originally Posted by Greek76

I have a few questions.

One can this be integrated with vbexperienced.

Also can I use it for users to purchase extra features on the forum. For instance I can let them purchase adverting for like 1000 credits which they make by posting on the forum ect? Also is this mod going to be fully supported?

When adding a new currency, vbc2d should detect and allow you to quickly integrate with vbexp without needing any technical details. You can then set up events etc using that currency. You can use any vbc2d currencies in other third party addons that support points.

This mod is fully supported (although I tend to only check every few days for the lite versions)

Originally Posted by Taurus1

I can't get this to uninstall. Please help.

What happens when you try to uninstall? You need to do the actionset first, then the main addon.

Originally Posted by kylek

We have two currencies set up - one for points for posts, etc and one for vbookie bets. Does anyone know how to stop the ability for members to transfer currency between their two currency accounts?

Disable the transfer events for those currencies. If they are transferring currencies outside of vbcredits, you have to consult those addons on prevention (although I think vbc2d is the only one who supports multiple currencies)

Originally Posted by Lustikus

installed newest version and my users are unable to get money from deposit.

Theres a pop-up message: Transferring of this currency has not been configured

I found template changes on Dragon Byte hompage, but these changes are already made and it does still not work for me?

You need to create a Transfer event for each currency you wish to allow transferring for.

Originally Posted by neverstop

Hi I am stil having the same problem I posted in post #169



I thiknk it is happening when posts get edited. All those points were given on just 2 posts that were edited several times each

You need to indicate a negation amount on your post events - generally the same amount that you are giving for the post in the first place. Then when posts are edited, they will be reversed first and then reapplied.