RPG Integration Hack /w Battle (BETA)

RPG Integration Hack BETA by Bitsys
(vBulletin versions 2.2.6?, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, and 2.3.0)

This hack combines several RPG hacks into one and adds a battle hack. The hacks included in this hack are:

• Zajako's Ultimate HP/MP Stats Hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=37720)
• Zajako's RPG Elements Hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=35318)
• Zajako's In battle hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=42715)
• Zajako's RPname hack -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=43651)
• DV class hack used with permission of J2K (aka the RPG Class Hack v3.3) ----- (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=43558)
• Mewtwo's/Rake's Original Itemshop v5 -----(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=38090)

In addition to re-releasing thse hacks, I have added features to all of them (or else there would be no point in re-releasing).

• The RPG hacks are now all editable via the admin control panel.
• The itemshop has been somewhat optimized and some fixes are included that reduce queries in showthread.php and itemshop.php . Also, Lesane's Store Hack has been integrated with the Itemshop. This can be toggled in the admin cp.

This means that the RPG hacks are database driven and have been partially integrated with the Itemshop. This was necessary in order to make a battle hack, which is also included.

Since most people are familiar with the RPG and Itemshop hacks, I will give a brief description of the Battle hack. If you want more information about either of the other two hacks, then refer to their original posts or download the .zip file and read the "readme.txt". If you are a visual learner, then you can scroll down to the second post in this thread, which contains the pictures of all of these hacks.


Battle Features:

• The battle format is turn-based.
• HP, AP, PP, and MA are automatically deducted based on what action a user takes, the damage dealt to an opponent, etc.
• Opponents in battle can use spells, one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, shields, potions, or their fists.
• A battle is over when a combatant dies, retreats, or there is a draw. Battles can also be ended via the admin control panel.
• A wager can be set on a battle. Whoever wins the battle recieves the amount of money as specified in the wager. Outside bets are not supported yet.
• Battles can be either public or private, as determined by the admin control panel. If private, battles require a password and battles can not be browsed. If public, then any user can view any battle, but only the original combatants can fight.
• The results of a battle can be posted into a designated "Battle" forum, as specified in the admin control panel.
• Inactive battles can be pruned.

Getting started with the battle hack:

• In order to get items to disply in the item shop, you must select which items go with which RPG Type in the "Edit Item Type" Menu of the admin cp.
• In order to assign which weapon categories do what kind of damage in battle, you must go to the "Edit Category" link located in the "Edit Items" menu of the admin cp. Select a Battle type for the category and save changes.
• In order to do damage to your opponent when in battle, you must assign the amount of damage each weapon does in the "Edit Items" menu of the admin cp. The default damage is set to 0. The same principle goes for armor, potions, spells, shields, etc.

Please refer to the screenshots or "readme.txt" for more information.


Why is this a BETA hack?

I have tested the installation of this hack on vBulletin versions 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, and 2.3.0. However, because of the scale of this hack, there is plenty of room for errors. Therefore I am making the following disclaimer while this hack is in the BETA stage:


WARNINGS:

• Do not install this hack on a production board. Please keep this hack, while in the BETA stage, to a test board. The reason for not installing this on a production board is that I cannot provide upgrade instructions for going from one version of the beta hack to the next version of the beta hack. Also, this hack does not have an un-install script yet. So please remember, if you decide to install this on a production board, you are doing so at your own risk.
  
• Do not apply this hack if you already have ANY of the included hacks installed. Please refer to the list at the top to see if you have any of the conflicting hacks installed. Since I am asking that you install this on a test board right now, this should not be a problem since you can re-install a fresh copy of vBulletin in under 5 minutes, as a test board of course.
  
• There is currently no upgrade script for installing this over any of the included hacks. I will make one when this beta is completed.
  
• If you choose to install the postbit features, then an additional query will be added to showthread.php. This query is a SELECT COUNT(*) query and adds around .001 seconds to the page generation. If you don't like the idea of adding an additional query to showthread.php, then you have the option of not installing that part of the hack. See the install file for more information.

Miscellaneous:

The beta of this hack is free. The full/final release will also be free.

All installation instructions and credits are included in the attachment. If you find a bug or have problems, feel free to post them here and I will try to fix them. Please read the included readme file if you have questions. If you can't find the answer, then post your question here and I will answer it.

All hacks included in this hack have been re-released with permission of their original creators.

Screenshots are in the second post of this thread.


Installation:

Installation instructions are included in the .zip file.


ACKK! I NEED HELP!!!

If you are having trouble and need some help, please refer to the help documentation included in the .zip file. It is located in the "extra" directory.

If you need help and you have already installed the hack, make sure you check the RPG Manual link in the admin cp. Also, make sure you read the FAQ included with the manual.

MY THREADS STOPPED DISPLAYING CORRECTLY!!!
See if you are experiencing one of the following symptoms:

• All of my users are being labeled as "Guest" in the postbit template.
• No posts are showing up.
• None of the RPG variables will display in the postbit. The element/gender/class images are broken.
• I get database errors when I go to showthread.php

If you are experiencing one or more of the above problems, then your showthread.php file was not edited correctly by the installer. This problem usually occurs on boards with other hacks installed that modify the queries in showthread.php. Please go to https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=2261 and follow the instructions there.


Add-ons:
The following add-ons are not included in the default installation. You must apply these add-ons after you have installed the hack successfully.

Member profile add-on
This add-on let's you display the user's RPG Stats in their member profile. See the .zip file for the add-on. It is located in the "Member Profile Add-on" directory.

Auto-update stats after posting
This add-on automatically updates the user's stats after they make a post, instead of having to click on the update stats button in the user cp. This add-on involves 2 file edits. The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...452#post356452

Donation Queue by Darkwaltz4
Moderate all Donations. See Who is Donating to Who. All Donations go through Admins or Mods. The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...652#post408652

Battle Background Midi System by Darkwaltz4
Full control over the music that plays during your battles! The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...530#post410530

Randomized First Turn Addon by Moreliator
"The following code gives the challenger a 33% chance to start the battle and the challenged person a 66% chance. Works quite well. I also included instructions on how to display "Determining..." on the battle.php browse page, that way people won't decline a challenge if they see they aren't going first. ". The add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...614#post410614

Lock RPG Options at a Specified Level Addon by Moreliator
This addon allows you to lock all users' RPG options in their USER CP when they reach a certain level. This add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...111#post411111

Personal Shop Items Have Battle Bonuses by Triade
The original personal shop, allows to have an item the don't do nothing in battle. With this add-on, you can build items with bonus in battle (the bonus is in the attack now). This add-on is located at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...328#post426328

Challengable Option by Darkwaltz4
Allows users to set themselves against recieving battle challenges. This add-on can be found at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...143#post411143


Contact Info:
Bitsys
Email: bitsys AT mail DOT com
PM me for a faster response. I prefer PMs.

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Update 09/04/03 @ 1:46pm
v0.68c

Battle debug messages were accidentally left on.
Minor shield bug was fixed in battlefight.php (Thanks Telchar).

Re-upload battleupdate.php and battlefight.php.

The new .zip file is located at the bottom of this post.


Finally, here is the .zip file (v0.68c):

[Moreliator]

Bitsy, it appears I MAY have found a glitch, too.

It goes back to that problem I had where sometimes when you go to the RPG Cetner (rpgcp.php) it doesn't recognize you, and it just has a bunch of apostrophes "S's" instead of the persons name.

Well I've done further testing, and it turns out that it is certain classes that make this happen. Ive installed the hack many times, sometimes with default classes, sometimes with my own, and each time something like this happens. Usually it is just a couple classes/characters. In some cases, I was able to fix the error by adding the character in the class causing trouble to the FEMALE class. When I added female counterparts to all the male classes that would not work, BINGO, it sovled many, but there are still some that do not work. It appears that all the female classes have always worked.

Anyway, ihopefully that information helps you somewhat.

[Darkwaltz4]

Originally posted by mr e
darkwaltz, that means there is a missing } somewhere in the code

no its not, conditionals with only one thing to do, dont require braces

also, i revised the donation queue, it no longer has that nasty reset button, and now displays names, and is generally nicer and i revised the installation page, and moved it into moderate.php, so that the 'ur not an admin!' thing doesnt bother ppl--

[mr e]

if it says there's an error past the last line of your code then in my experiance it's a missing }

[Darkwaltz4]

number 1, that is how it appears in the original files by bitsys
number 2, i said change the "0" to "#" which is your 'combination type id'

so, just change that number, there is nothing to change beyond that

[Davey]

Just one little thing, it seems to add the Points and RPG Name fields twice in the admin edit users section...

Dave.

[Bitsys]

Originally posted by v0id
Bitsys, how safe is the battle hack for a public board?

It is relatively safe. I would wait for the final version so that I can stamp out all of the bugs.

Originally posted by Moreliator
Bitsy,
Then would it be possible to add a function that causes a user's character to lose lets say 5 levels if they switch their character?

Thanks again bitsy, you've outdone youself!

It is possible, but not very feasible.

Originally posted by chrisz
EDIT: Is there anyway to have twin battles like 2 vs 2?
Say there is one team and they do whaever they do normally but the can pick who to attack and they cant attack until they are both ready. Then the other team goes and so on and so forth.

That would involve re-working a lot of the battle system. I don't think it is feasible.

Originally posted by Darkwaltz4
but there are 2 weird things going on with it: even the original file says this error, and it says the error is on the line AFTER ALL THE OTHER LINES (past ?> ) so...-_- ill gotta hunt that out...

Make sure there aren't any spaces after the ?> .

Originally posted by mli
Ok, I installed this hack and I have two major problems:

1. The RPG ControlPanel does not work correctly. There are no statistics. Everything is blank. It's like it doesn't actually read the user's stats. It can't find them or something....

That's one of the bugs that will be fixed in the next version. This bug also occurs in the Member Profile Add-on. Both will be fixed in the next version.

Originally posted by mli
2. The healing center does not work for some people including me. It says +5% HP $11 and I choose that. Then I click Heal me. And it doesn't do anything...

What are your battle options set to, which monetary system are you using (itemshop or Lesane's), what is your HP/MA, and how much money do you have in the bank/pocket/store?

Originally posted by Moreliator
Bitsy, it appears I MAY have found a glitch, too.

It goes back to that problem I had where sometimes when you go to the RPG Cetner (rpgcp.php) it doesn't recognize you, and it just has a bunch of apostrophes "S's" instead of the persons name.

Well I've done further testing, and it turns out that it is certain classes that make this happen. Ive installed the hack many times, sometimes with default classes, sometimes with my own, and each time something like this happens. Usually it is just a couple classes/characters. In some cases, I was able to fix the error by adding the character in the class causing trouble to the FEMALE class. When I added female counterparts to all the male classes that would not work, BINGO, it sovled many, but there are still some that do not work. It appears that all the female classes have always worked.

Anyway, ihopefully that information helps you somewhat.

That was reported earlier and will be fixed in the next version. Thanks for reporting it

Originally posted by Davey
Just one little thing, it seems to add the Points and RPG Name fields twice in the admin edit users section...

Dave.

Could you explain a little more?

[chrisz]

Thnx DW4 One more thing how did you do the Your a $rpgtype. blan bla bla?
Its really neat thnx again.
And as for the summons... IM GOING CRAZY!!! *Calms Down sips coke*

[VeoMorphine]

Originally posted by Moreliator
Bitsy, it appears I MAY have found a glitch, too.

It goes back to that problem I had where sometimes when you go to the RPG Cetner (rpgcp.php) it doesn't recognize you, and it just has a bunch of apostrophes "S's" instead of the persons name.

Well I've done further testing, and it turns out that it is certain classes that make this happen. Ive installed the hack many times, sometimes with default classes, sometimes with my own, and each time something like this happens. Usually it is just a couple classes/characters. In some cases, I was able to fix the error by adding the character in the class causing trouble to the FEMALE class. When I added female counterparts to all the male classes that would not work, BINGO, it sovled many, but there are still some that do not work. It appears that all the female classes have always worked.

Anyway, ihopefully that information helps you somewhat.

Im having the same EXACT problem. I have it all on local host right now though so i cant show you the board.

If for some reasen you cant manage to see that problem i'll send you my vbb files and DB with an admin user and pass.

But like bitsys said it'll be fixed in the next version. Any ETA on the next version? B/c this class bug is a bug that makes the RPG system almost unusable. If you can do you think you can give us a temp fix?

Also another idea. There are some people on my board that dont like seeing the RPG hack stuff :P. Maybe in the next version can you include a option to turn off the rpg hack or just use a few diferent templates so it does not appear.

[chrisz]

Ok everything is good so far, Bitsys have you shortened that Auto update yet? and have you made the RPG memberlist?

[sonic3d]

chrisz, Bitsys said he wont be doing the rpg memberlist(i think)

l8er
sonic