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.

[azork]

Originally posted by Ninth Dimension


When you say nominate a mod for the story, do you mean a modorator to look after the stories, etc... or what?

and what do you mean the reset button??? I'm not sure what you mean by that.

Yes, the moderator would have the ability to edit the story and delete bad chapters.

reset: i have some problems to edit chapters. when i want to do it, i can change the text, but i can't delete the chapter hitself. there is a reset option on the edit page, but it has no effect.

[Ninth Dimension]

I've not added the ability for chapters to be deleted, this should be in a future release. As for the reset button, this is there to reset the forums if you make any changes - just a standard reset button, nothing special.

and mods should already have full access to edit stories, etc... anyway.

[azork]

Originally posted by Ninth Dimension
I've not added the ability for chapters to be deleted, this should be in a future release. As for the reset button, this is there to reset the forums if you make any changes - just a standard reset button, nothing special.

and mods should already have full access to edit stories, etc... anyway.

ok, thx.

The ability for chapters to be deleted is an important option ofr your hack i guess, because some users would post some craps in order to destroy the story. This is the only way to protect you against it.

Btw my members already love your hack

[Ninth Dimension]

Originally posted by azork
Btw my members already love your hack

I'm glad to hear it, do you have a URL I can take a look at??

As for the deleting thing, i'll get that in the next release, when i've got enough time to write it that is.

[croft]

Is there any way to get a hack like this to end up under a category like a regular forum ?

Right now i have a button on my top menu thats all. It would be neat to be able to add it with the rest of the forums in some way.

http://www.dabforum.com

[azork]

Originally posted by Ninth Dimension
I'm glad to hear it, do you have a URL I can take a look at??

As for the deleting thing, i'll get that in the next release, when i've got enough time to write it that is.

www.pk-hq.com

Actually, the story page is still hidden to the public, because of the deleting thing, and i want to have a few stories before publishing it. But all of my mods have seen it and they really like it

[Ninth Dimension]

Croft, I was thinking the same thing not too long ago myself, and it's something that I would like to include as an addon or something, i'll have to look into it.

Azork, well i'm glad you mods like it. I'll start working on an upgrade soon so you can open it to the public.

[Vile]

Hi, great hack.

I followed all the instructions, and did everythinb, but when I try to add a genre via Admin CP, I get the following error:

"One or more of the required fields is missing, please try again."

Any ideas?

TIA.

[Ninth Dimension]

Are you sure that you are adding all the information needed? not forgetting anything??? I really can't think why you would be getting this error unless you was missing something, but I could be mistaken.

Maybe the next time it happens, you can send me a screenshot of the page just before you hit the submit button or something?

If you get any more problems, please contact me again and i'll send you my MSN:IM address.

[Vile]

Originally posted by Ninth Dimension
Are you sure that you are adding all the information needed? not forgetting anything??? I really can't think why you would be getting this error unless you was missing something, but I could be mistaken.

Maybe the next time it happens, you can send me a screenshot of the page just before you hit the submit button or something?

If you get any more problems, please contact me again and i'll send you my MSN:IM address.

Yea, I did everything, but I'll do it all over again, excluding the queries, (ran all 3 too) just in case, and let you know.

Thanks for your help