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Offline Pug307

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« on: October 14, 2006, 10:08:22 AM »
Im not sure if this is the correct section to be posting this so feel free to move this post. I am trying to setup a forum for my game players. I want to be able to intergrate the database so that they do not have to register for the game and the forums and that it uses the same login details.

Does anyone know how I go on about this and which forum would be best to setup?

Thanks in advance and I look forward to a response.
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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2006, 10:16:06 AM »
Well, it depends. Do you want to use forum software that has already been made, like SMF or IPB or PHPBB? Or do you want to write your own forum script?

If you want to write your own forum script, then it's not so hard since you can control the table structures and all.

If you are going to use forum software, then I suggest that you first install your forum, then build your game on top of the forum's table structures.

So, if the forum's `member` table contains the forum user's information, you can just add extra columns for your game information. This doesn't mean that your game will be a part of your forum, but just that they will share the same tables.
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2006, 12:01:10 PM »
I understand that fully Zeggy. Let me just inform you of something that is already added in my game. There are 3 message boards, 1 which is the main board but can only be viewed in that round so a new board is installed for every round. Then their is a recruiting board which is where members post to get people to join their crews. This also starts a new board per round. Then there is a crew board where only members of the crew can view which also has a new board for each round.

I then have a support system where only I can see but members can post game problems etc but can be viewed without any rounds being installed. What I am wanting to do is create a board that is active all the time not just for each round. One of the reasons being, Once the round has ended you cannot view this board to see what has been wrote.

A forum was just an idea but a simple message board will do the trick. I tried to edit the support code so that all members can view what is wrote and all add posts etc. If hope this all makes sense and you may be able to help me out.

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Re: Forums
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2006, 01:08:06 PM »
Does your game delete all the accounts at the end of each round?
Because if it does, I think it's better if you just install some forum software that is independant of your game. That way, at the end of each round, the user accounts and posts are still there :)
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2006, 03:06:44 PM »
No I think the way it works from looking at the script. It has WHERE id='$id' AND rid='$rid'");

The rid is so that script only loads in a round, I have tried editing the code and removing all $rid parts but then the script does not work at all. It's driving me mad.
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Re: Forums
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2006, 03:25:40 PM »
Ok... So now you want to write your own forum code?

If you need a simple forum script to work off of, there's a forum script in the Silent Stalk script in the script vault. You could study it for help or use it as a base :)
It's very simple and easy to modify.
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Re: Forums
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2006, 10:15:50 PM »
say... for forum system...
PHPbb 3 is going to be out soon... cool choice
Punbb looks ok too
Discuz! is great(no english version sorry)
or even use the forum inside e107

I think, it does not matter much if you have already made a forum or something...
intergrate your game into any forum is easy because...
You just have to let them share the same username and the same way of login(sessions and such...)
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