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

[Gnoll]

Originally Posted by dartho

You would have to bring it up to whole numbers

1.25 = 5/4
1.36 = 34/25

thank you , now i got it

[dartho]

You're welcome

[GMislandguy]

Install Instructions
1. Unzip product file
2. Upload files from 'Upload' folder to your forum
3. Install product XML
4. Edit "newthread" template as per readme.txt ionstructions
5. Set usergroup permissions
6. Set vBookie settings
7. Enjoy.

Can someone tell me how to find this template please??

Is it suppose to be in my Style manger>>skin style>>edit Template menu???

[Pro-eSports.com]

Originally Posted by GMislandguy

Can someone tell me how to find this template please??

Is it suppose to be in my Style manger>>skin style>>edit Template menu???

Style Manager - Search In Templates - Select Your Style - Search For newthread

[literatestylish]

This may be a ridiculously easy question for all the experts out there, but i'm having some trouble.

1) I don't see a place to set Vbookie permissions in user manager
2) I don't see a place to make a bet/wager. I uploaded everything, set the settings up, but I don't see a place to start a bet or bet on an existing one. The Vbookie tab and page is there but it's just a page that shows "Currently showing open bets" - no place to make one

[Wseries]

Originally Posted by literatestylish

1) I don't see a place to set Vbookie permissions in user manager
2) I don't see a place to make a bet/wager. I uploaded everything, set the settings up, but I don't see a place to start a bet or bet on an existing one. The Vbookie tab and page is there but it's just a page that shows "Currently showing open bets" - no place to make one

Fair dinkum!

1. vBulletin Options -> vBookie Settings.
2. New Post -> Additional Options -> Yes, post a vBookie Event with this thread.

The second option will only appear if you've done the required template edit. Instructions are in the readme.txt file.

[literatestylish]

Originally Posted by Wseries

Fair dinkum!

1. vBulletin Options -> vBookie Settings.
2. New Post -> Additional Options -> Yes, post a vBookie Event with this thread.

The second option will only appear if you've done the required template edit. Instructions are in the readme.txt file.

Thank you!

[literatestylish]

Just a suggestion for the MOD creator. If there was a way to create a Bookie Event from the actually Vbookie page, that would awesome!

[Wseries]

Having an eye for detail I've just noticed the required template edit for the new vBookie doesn't quite match the new styling of vBulletin 4. So with much respect to the author of this mod I've updated it to match. To see the differences view the before and after pics I've attached to this post. Be aware I changed the 'yes_post_a_vbookieevent_thread' phrase on my forum in the after shot.

Here is the code:

		<vb:if condition="$show['vbookieevent']">
		<fieldset class="blockrow">
			<legend>{vb:rawphrase vbookie}</legend>
				<dl class="group dep_group">
					<dt>
						<label for="cb_postvbookieevent">
							{vb:rawphrase yes_post_a_vbookieevent_thread} 
						</label>
					</dt>
					<dd class="rightcol">
						<label for="cb_postvbookieevent">
					<input type="checkbox" name="postvbookieevent" value="yes" id="cb_postvbookieevent" tabindex="1" {vb:raw checked.postvbookieevent} class="dep_ctrl" /> 
					</dd>
				</dl>
		</fieldset>
		</vb:if>

Dartho I hope you don't mind?

[literatestylish]

Originally Posted by Wseries

Having an eye for detail I've just noticed the required template edit for the new vBookie doesn't quite match the new styling of vBulletin 4. So with much respect to the author of this mod I've updated it to match. To see the differences view the before and after pics I've attached to this post. Be aware I changed the 'yes_post_a_vbookieevent_thread' phrase on my forum in the after shot.

Here is the code:

		<vb:if condition="$show['vbookieevent']">
		<fieldset class="blockrow">
			<legend>{vb:rawphrase vbookie}</legend>
				<dl class="group dep_group">
					<dt>
						<label for="cb_postvbookieevent">
							{vb:rawphrase yes_post_a_vbookieevent_thread} 
						</label>
					</dt>
					<dd class="rightcol">
						<label for="cb_postvbookieevent">
					<input type="checkbox" name="postvbookieevent" value="yes" id="cb_postvbookieevent" tabindex="1" {vb:raw checked.postvbookieevent} class="dep_ctrl" /> 
					</dd>
				</dl>
		</fieldset>
		</vb:if>

Dartho I hope you don't mind?

Awesome! Thank you!