Rpg Stats vB3

Original Thanks to Knoman for the hack

I updated the stats instructions, they should work right now. there was a slight error in my txt file


Also updated the html abit and made it look atad nicer..

[JTMON]

thats because the image paths are wrong for the exp....they should be images\rpg\imagename.gif and not images\bar\imagename.gif. Check your template code.

[Trigunflame]

The code for this hack is really....really bad, no offence to whoever wrote it and using the arithmatic functions currently used to get stats is CPU% intensive :/

[Zachery]

O.o what? i dont see how they could be, what kind of processor is causing this bit of math to cause problems?

[Trigunflame]

The use of log10 / pow times 50+ post per page, with several hundred online does not work good on server load.

Not only that the, the code usage is eh..not so good for instance

PHP Code:

if ($hpmulti > 1.5) {
$hpmulti = 1.5;
}
if ($hpmulti < 1) {
$hpmulti = 1;
} 


Why not just use an elseif, instead of a Whole other If structure, thats inefficient (now we have to remember we're doing this in 50+post per page), excessive usage of floor() etc.. the declaration of so many variables is pointless, would be a lot more straightforward and efficient to just use an array of such ie.

PHP Code:

Instead of This:

$rpglvl
$level
$ep
$showlevel
$hpmulti

Use:
$rpg_stats['rpglvl']
$rpg_stats['level']
$rpg_stats['ep']
$rpg_stats['showlevel']
$rpg_stats['hpmulti'] 


Not only all of the aformentioned log10 and pow's, lots and lots of * and /, its not mearly a 'bit' of math, considering your having to do this for every post shown on a page. Now this may be fine on a small forum, but on a very busy forum processing all of this math takes cpu cycles.

I suggest making a heavier mod to the user table, and updating the stats when they make a new thread or post, thus saving overhead and processing time on every page load.

Of course I doubt you wanna bother with that, so I may release my own hack shortly to combat this problem... It may seem insignificant to many, but to me speed is everything.

Thats just my take and observation of the code provided, no pun is intended whatsoever.

[zenmasteril]

How does the measuring achieved (In each on) ??
Please tell me that i could explain my members... :nervous:

[fiber1]

Must be overlooking something here but I don't see "images/rpg"

I have the "/images" but no "rpg"?

Fiber

[Knoman]

Good work Zach =)
As for not replying earlier, I've pretty much done with vB hacking. Hell, I dont even have a subscription anymore :P
I just came to visit and was suprise people still talking about this system.

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by Knoman

Good work Zach =)
As for not replying earlier, I've pretty much done with vB hacking. Hell, I dont even have a subscription anymore :P
I just came to visit and was suprise people still talking about this system.

Good to see you alive if youve got some free time can i contact you on msn?

[Knoman]

I dont mind at all. However, I havent coded anything in the longest time and I tend to forget languages quickly (like Spanish) :P
So, I dont know if I'll be any use to you.

[Shadow Blaze]

make this thing so there like more to it O.o like for roleplaying like adidng sections and what not