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.

[Ninth Dimension]

It looks good, fit your site well

I don't know if you are interested or not, but as you run a games site, you might want to have a look at this: http://savepoint.co.uk/webmaster.php - it's something I set up a few days ago and will put the content from my site onto yours

take a look

[Crazy Pete]

Just wanted to let you know that I installed it as well, I'm liking it so far, but some of my users have asked if it were possible to just maybe add a sentence or two at a time instead of an entire paragraph. Some of them are lazy and don't like writing that much.

Anyway, here's the link:

http://www.expectedmiracles.com/forums/vbstory.php

Thanks for a great hack!

[Ninth Dimension]

I don't see any reason why they can't post just one or two lines, unless you are looking for something that will fit onto one page?

Just because you have the ability to post paragraphs, you don't need to use it

[azork]

what about the new version?

[Brahm]

That was probably the most templates I ever manually created, but it was well worth it. I followed your 8 easy steps, and it went without a hitch. Thanks Daniel!

No stories yet, but here's my link:

http://www.ashkins.net/forum/vbstory.php

[Ninth Dimension]

Azork - I know that Ive been promacing a new verson for a long time now, but i've just rediscovered the joys of MMORPG games and have been doing nothing more than playing them all the time (LOL). Soon (maybe) I promice, soon.

Brahm - Looking good.

[Moyses]

Thanks! Very cool hack ^__^

i'll install this hack...

http://foros.angzone.com/vbstory.php

[LangTuDaTinh]

great hack....would u please improve so users can place comment below those stories content? this would be great...thanks

[Ninth Dimension]

Looking good Moyses (as always, it can be hard getting the story populated, but once it is, it looks after itself )

- LangTuDaTinh (long name - hehe) that's a very good idea - although personally i would make comments on a seperate page (but a seperate comments section for each chapter - provided I ever get arround to updating the script )

[azork]

I understand that pretty well Ninth Dimension I think that i can delete chapters in the database.

btw the interactive story is public now on my forum. you can see them as a sub-forum of "Community"

www.pk-hq.com