vB hacking difficulty?

[iBlue]

Im about to purchase vB but before hand i wanted to get some info on how easy/difficult it would be to install hacks and such, mostly i am interested in the RPG hack.

I have mostly expirence with pearl, and am mainly into graphics, not coding (im pretty bad at it actually). How difficult would you say it would be to install the full RPG hack? Battle system + item shop + bank + clan support etc etc

Also, is this RPG customizable? i dont want to use final fantasy as the theme...

thanks ahead of time.

[Koutaru]

It really depends on the kind of hack and how long it is.

Basically all you need to do is follow the instructions carefully and usually nothing goes on. Of course you should hack it into a test board and/or back up everything before you hack.

The RPG hack has an automatic install file (if you're talking about Bitsys's). It does most of the hacking for you so it's pretty easy. It includes the itemshop so you don't have to rehack

Bitsys also offers support for the hack and he tries to answer every question he comes across

The bank hack is actually 2 hacks. Pretty easy to install. All you have to do to customize is edit the templates. I installed it with no problems

All hacks usually have some kind of support. You don't need to be an expert in PHP to hack. Just a careful eye and definately patience. Be aware of exact lines you need to edit and don't go too fast.

and of course all the hacks are customizable

[iBlue]

excellent!

Just our of curiousity, how hard would it be to change the hack to basically have..

New characters + images
New weapons + images
New names for things like money and so on.

I just want to make sure i know what im getting into, i use iB now so making an almost $200 purchase for a webboard for me kind of new thing, im used to free

[Razor]

Shouldn't be hard to mod a hack at all, as long as you know what you're doing. vB is very easy to hack, as long as you either
A) know PHP/MySQL fairly well
or
B) Follow hacking instructions exactly.

[iBlue]

cool! i just wanted to make sure it wasnt one of those "requires a rewrite" kind of changes, thanks everyone

[Koutaru]

nope no rewrite. Just control/add things in your admin cpanel

[iBlue]

aw man thats sweet! defenitly gettin it all now

[FWF]

im a newbie to adding hacks...and beleave me, if i can do it..then you can! Vbulletin is the best forum software out there

[Erwin]

Yesterday at 09:33 PM FWF said this in Post #8
im a newbie to adding hacks...and beleave me, if i can do it..then you can! Vbulletin is the best forum software out there

That's true!

[GaleForce]

I remember when I first started hacking, its just so simple. Find code, replace it or add more, and save your files.