Major Additions - Nexia's POINTS system

SORRY, HACK DROPPED


Here it goes, a new kind of Points System that works in any kind of situations.

this product is now GOLD ... version 1.0.1 !

SCREENSHOTS >>>>>>>>>

update: 04-04-07: fixed most of the bugs i think... retrieve points on thread/post deletion is ok now!
update: 04-06-07: upgrade to 1.0.2 'til bug fixed... this version add the AdminCP!, display the points in member profile.
update: 04-07-07: added nex_points_registration.zip... add features on members registration.
(give points on registration, give point when invited, give points to referrer!)

update 04-10-07: reformated the tasks in the Deals, so now they are safe on mega big sites... (tested on a 250 000 users forum today!)
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Simplicity:
this system is a lot more simplier than all the other points systems, provide less features, but at least, it work from the start, and can be upgraded without being hassled by a long HowTo... it is so simple that ANY coder can support it... even if the creator(me) dies, everybody can make a follow up of these works.

Advantages:
- no API... no need to learn a lot of codes to be able to write a new addon for it.
- no strange calculations... you can add, delete, multiply points without having to filter everything.
- a lot of hooks possible. so if you want to apply a filter to the default points given, per usergroup or per forum, you can... without having to re-write everything.
- no need to edit millions of templates...actually, with the Core Only, you have no file or template to edit...it use the vBulletin hooks system at its best!
- no millions of features for no uses... if you don't want to use this or that feature, just don't install it! everything is run by products related to the CORE... so if you don't want all these gadgets, you don't have to install them.

Features:

default features in the core package: give points when posting threads or replies, give points on reputation... that's all...

Admin can now edit users points in the User Management...

A lot of features in the future... each time something is requested, we can see if it is possible with the default installation of vBulletin, and if not, we can surely provide a file edit to make it work.


MESSAGE TO CODERS:: if you want to play with it and bring addons and new features, PLEASE do so.. this is the goal of this freely plugable system.

MESSAGE for vBbux Owners:: The vBbux Import is now back as a package in this thread. If you already imported your vBbux points, DON'T DO IT AGAIN!

READ THE HowTo.txt file to know what to do with this...

ISHOP ADDONS:
Blaine0002 now provide his iSHOP, stating it is working properly with this system. the only detail you need for this integration is this detail when you edit your iSHOP settings:

Money row: nex_points_hand
btw, thanks Blaine0002 for this SHOP!

for the generous minds: i've been asked some times if i was receiving donations... donations are gifts, so i can't refuse gifts... but i do not ask for any... and for infos (stop asking in a pm), the "Support Developper" on the top right panel of this release is the link to click!

[Luky]

Haha on your comment "I have an awesome plan... ON PAPER!" :P If you like i can get you some awesome plans on paper, it will take you a few years to do what i want but XD

[milsirhc]

Originally Posted by nexialys

Sorry, i was unable to release the debug yesterday evening due to family matters... i'll do it when i'm done with the breakfast.. (it is 8:27 here!)

no worries buddy!

Family should always come first and I respect that! =)

it's 10:32pm in Sydney!! =)

[Luky]

Geez, he must eat a whole live cow for breakfast, either that or he choked... he seems to be gone a while :P

i choked.. lol

[milsirhc]

ahh.. you managed to spit out the cow's eyeball!

[Luky]

:O Quickly, someone make a shop so we can buy water to stop Nexi from choking!!!

@Up, you beet me by like a second.

[milsirhc]

wahhaa!! you and your shop thingy again!!!!

Luky is right about a Shop, we really need someone to build one...

ok, updated the core so the deletion of posts and threads is supposed to be ok.. i tested all the situations yesterday and it is supposed to be fixed accordingly. that process add a new query to the addon, but i can tell that it is an invisible query, so it is not overloading your system.

[milsirhc]

brillianttt!! the deduction of per post and per thread works!

buttttt (there's always a but! =P) if the thread consists of posts inside.. it's behaving abit strang.

Here's what happened:

User A (has 10 points already) created a thread (he got 10 + 1x 5 points = 15 points)

User B (has 0 points) created 2 posts in there (he got 2 x 2 points = 4 points)

say when the admin came along and he delete User A thread becos it's a spam..

So User A should have (15 - 5 = 10 points) = 10 points (but it's not happening. It's became 8 instead! (somehow the core is deducting 7 points (instead of 5) from the creator! Seems like it's treating his thread as (thread+post points) together!)

User B have (4 - 4 = 0 points) = 0 (this is brilliant)

ok, so user B solution is working.. lol fun!

but user A... damn... these calculations are supposed to work, i tested that exact situation this evening... ARGH it's not even calculations, it's a logical statement...

i don't know what was going out on your tests, but i just tested the exact situation you have here, and my results are correct... there is nothing wrong with the results... check:

thread creation: 3.50 points
post reply: 1.90 points

grunt: 4.00
nexia: 8.90

post a new thread:

grunt: 7.50 (4.0 + 3.5)
nexia post 2 replies: 12.70 (8.9 + 1.9 + 1.9)

deleted thread: return to proper counts

grunt : 4.00
nexia: 8.90

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