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SimSmall
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Quote: "SimSmall:- Vbulletin is not open-source, costs $85 to buy a license."


That doesn't amount to anything in security... that's about £45 which isn't even a week's work. Then I can start looking at how it's built, and start learning ways to abuse it (assuming I was a good enough programmer to understand it, and had nothing better to do with my time, that is)
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Farooqaaa
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oops! sorry anyone i was too quick so misspelled all the names!

Sorry agin.

BTW how should i email all those people that have made DBP games to submit on my forum, or let them give me permission?

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Cash Curtis II
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Most people that have a game have it hosted on their own web site. Feel free to link to my site


Come see the WIP!
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Farooqaaa
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Ok, how much games you got? Can you post the link? Not the download link but the full post link

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Seppuku Arts
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Well if it helps, I'll be nice and offer the game I've got in WIP, but its not done enough for even showing people here, once I've got the character implemented and my issue sorted I'll give your website a demo.

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Alquerian
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Farooqaaa,

I don't mean to rain on your parade but you will not find much support for an offsite DBP forum (or any other TGC products). Here are a few illustrations and hypothetical situations:

Say you have a problem which you cannot solve. You try and try, and still no luck. You think it is a bug, but you are not sure. So you rant about this bug in your forums, who is going to do anything about it? I seriously doubt that many of the people who are in a position to do anything about it will be members of your forum, thus the point of making such a rant/post would be pointless. In order for you to see any results, you would need to go to this forum and make a bug report. Then you would be using 2 forums, what is the sense in that? </Rhetorical>

Here is an additional illustration:

I have a 76 Jaguar that I am looking for a seatbelt for. I have a pretty good chance of finding that seatbelt at eBay, it may take a week or two, but chances are I will find it. Why? There are millions of people using eBay, selling, buying and the like. It would do me no good to go to OnlineAuction.com where they are touting their 500th member. Chances are they will never have this seatbelt, you might find some crazy lady selling toast with burnt images of what she proclaims is Christ, but you wont find your fabled seatbelt. Forums are no different. The power of forums is derived by a mandate of the masses not by some fascical acquatic ceremony! The point is, as it has already been mentioned, when you are looking for something, you will more than likely find it here if you are resourceful and creative.

Just my 2 pesos.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle
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Medieval Coder
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Why make a forum? Wait till you make a game and then make a website with a forum for that. If you ask me forums just suck up all your time. It would be best to focus on programming and modeling! Use your time carfully!

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Farooqaaa
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Ok Thanks all specially Alquerian . I will think on the suggetions you gave.

Thnax again!

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Megaton Cat
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Talk about not getting the message...
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Jrock
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Seriously.

Jrock is pronouned Jay-Rock
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Lukas W
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this is totally not cool. you guys are telling a person NOT to purchase a webhost + dns name + vbulletin + files + folders just so he can get stabbed in his heart when he realize not too many people are actually interested in this idea, and so he loose a lot of money?

oh.. and + un-install.
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Farooqaaa
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2006 18:48
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Uninstall . But i purchased the domain & hosting. Now you guys please give me ideas to make my site great plz!

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Cash Curtis II
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Farooqaaa, judging from your join date, it appears that you are very new to Dark Basic. With your skill set, and lack of completed games, you won't be able to create any original Dark Basic content that is useful or interesting. Certainly nothing against you, nobody starting out could hope to. You've got to learn how, and make games. It takes about a year, if you are diligent. By that time you'll have to pay for your site again, and you've wasted a year of hosting money. Plus, since you'll be focused on making the site successful, you will probably dedicate less time to learning DBP.

For your site to be interesting, you need tons of original content. Reusing other people's code won't work. This site is here for that, and there are a number of other sites with some good collections.


Come see the WIP!
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Medieval Coder
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Try making your own tutorials....shaders.....free textures....free models
Then you will have lots of people...

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The crazy
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foroquaitian: ....nevermind. I didnt have anything to say. Just wanted to spell your name wrong

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Nicholas Thompson
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Faroqqaa (or however its spelt) - My advice. If you cant make a site with decent content then dont bother. It'll cost you money and wont be rewarding. There is nothing worse that going to a forum and seeing it has 3 members who last logged in on 6 months ago. People will just leave.

If you want - try a blog. If you can keep the content on a blog up to date then you will have a number of things:
1) A site with regularly updated content - this will help you make it up the google rankings.
2) Gets you out the google sandbox so when you finally do have something usefull to put up, people will actually come to see it.

Obviously - its your choice. If you honestly think you can make a sucessfull developers forum - go for it. But its nowhere near as easy as you think. Ask yourself the question "Why would I ever come back to this site?"

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Farooqaaa
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Cash Curtis II:- You are right . I am new to DB but not that much new, i learnt Funcions,Arrays,Variables,Camera,3d coding etc. I also made my simple FPS game . Which was too much simple so i didnt posted it here. But now when made that FPS i jumped to Web , and never touched DBP yet. I also have a DBP book "Beginner guide to DBP" this one. I will take out some time to study that book .

Medieval Coder:- Yeah, thats the way to attract people to a website .

THe Crakzykitaion:- Nevermind, i also misspelled ur name !

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Farooqaaa
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2006 19:43
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Quote: "If you want - try a blog. If you can keep the content on a blog up to date then you will have a number of things:"


What about a forum, that i will update daily?

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Lukas W
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2006 19:45
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well now that you have bought it, perhaps offer free webhost?
if you have enough space for it, and support for subdomains, ftp and email accounts.

that would certanly attract people, especially if you don't put up ads on their sites, or close them after 30 days. i remember those days too well
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The crazy
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Hm... I think that is my uncle's sister's grandfather's stepson's homosexual parter's cousin's name spelled backwards... Maybe I'll change my name to that...

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Farooqaaa
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Hosting is free for me . Unlimited Space,Email Accounts, Subdomains anything!

I am on my brother's server, where i am allowed to make about 100 email accounts, unlimited subdomains & unlimited space . Theres no problem of space etc. The main thing is i need suggetions about the forum

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Farooqaaa
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Quote: "Hm... I think that is my uncle's sister's grandfather's stepson's homosexual parter's cousin's name spelled backwards... Maybe I'll change my name to that..."


Lol, i helped you , go over and use that name!

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Farooqaaa
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See what i bought:-

The domain name i have bought is "Dbasicpro.com" which is easy to pronounce. I also bought a $85 Vbulletin license. Just wait a hour or two, the forum will be up.

When it is up, i will post here. And then should you guys help me how will the forum look like?

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SimSmall
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...subtle, I know
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Farooqaaa
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OoopS! again mistake! i always forgets about that

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Lukas W
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i don't think i've used a vbulletin forum before.
i allways use simple machines, because rgt used to have it and i love it i also wrote my own forum once, but it didn't need hackers to break it.
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Farooqaaa
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Lukas:- Try Vbulletin it rocks, but its too expenisive . I bought one license for Dbasicpro.com on $85 which expires after 3/4 months .

I spent $85 + $8.88 = $93.88 on DBP forum!!

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Medieval Coder
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Just get a free invision forum and stop your complaining...
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I bought one license for Dbasicpro.com on $85 which expires after 3/4 months"

You can get domains for less than $9 a year....and hosting that is execellent less than $40 a year, and that comes with flash support, forums, shopping carts......EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT!!?

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Farooqaaa
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Yeah, its supports everything .

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JESUS! You spent $85 on forum software where there are a million free ones?! phpBB? Even Drupal can do a forum - its just a little different.

The reason I suggested a blog is because that doesn't look odd if you're the only one updating it where as a forum looks a lonely place if it majoritivly contains your name only.

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Farooqaaa
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The other free software are not good as Vbulletin .

No Problem, now forget the money i spend, lets work on the forum now . I have enough money to spend . So i spend $85 on the license. Lets make the forum good, to not waste the money i spent .

I shall post here when the forum is up

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Farooqaaa
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Hey all,

Good news .

The forum is up here:-
http://www.dbasicpro.com/

Nothing added yet, i need your suggetions now

Thanks

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Farooqaaa
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Come on people! i am waiting for your suggetions!!!!

I have just added some forums, see it:-
http://www.dbasicpro.com/

Thankx

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Lukas W
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a forum layout i personaly would be happy with would be (in this order):

Programming | edit: or DarkBASIC Pro or any other name (dbpro/programming related)
* Showcase
* Work in Progress
* Code Snippets
* Help and Support
* 3rd Party Plugins

Off Topic
* Announcements
* Your Feedback
* Off Topic (available for unregistered users to post, post count doesn't increase)
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Farooqaaa
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Thanks alot for your suggetions . see my layout with your suggetions:-

*The Main Forum
*** Off-Topic
*** Newbies Introductions
*** Comments & Suggetions!

*General DarkBasic Pro Discussions
*** Code Snippets
*** Help and Support

*Show Case
*** Program Announcements
*** Work in Progress
*** 3rd Party Plugins

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Now please fix anything that is wrong , look at my idea, and if theres something wrong fix them up, and post it here.

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Farooqaaa
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Any suggetions please?

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Cash Curtis II
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Post something interesting. In fact, post a lot of interesting things. It's just a forum, so there's not a lot to do besides that.


Come see the WIP!
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Darth Vader
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Quote: "Apollo (please, its spelled clearly right around where you are typing your post, there is no excuse for "appolo" and "appollo") was, to my knowledge, of what I understand, of what I've seen, etc., written for this site and only used on this site (unless RD uses it on another one of his sites).

It's really impressive, IMO, and has all the functions a forum needs. Posting, Editing, Thread Creation, stupid emoticons, A user-base..."

I didn't know Apollo was TGC exclusive...

Farooqaaa, you joined recently so not many people are going to listen to you unless you do something good! Your lucky you didn't have TDK Man telling you your mistake (The good old days when I tried to make a tutorial without even knowing waht a matrix was! Were is TDK Man anyhow? Haven't seen him in ages!). What I would suggest is to make a few good games with DBpro, post them on a website let people play with them wait a year or two help people out along the way and then maybe people will listen.

I had a look at your forum and it was nothing special! Maybe if you made something a little more professional! For example look at my website (The galekus one) its trash! (I am using flash to make a new one though so stay tuned!). Now look at cash curtis's website. WOW totally fantastic! looks amazing! (Serious).

Also Cash is one month longer then I have been here for (Wow I didn't know that! I thought you were here for a lot longer then that!) He is making a great RPG Enginge which will now, as I hear, be published commercially! Cash has helped people in the past (Including me) so people will listen to him respect him and appreciate his criticism. I myself am still working towards that respect but people here do agknowledge me listen to me and respect me! Just not as much! If you want to know somone really well respected then look at Megaton Cat!

You know what I wish these forums had, the little bars under your avatar that showed you how experienced you are (Example: Newbie, Advanced programmer, Master, Lord etc etc..) That would be totally awesome!


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Hahahahahhahahahahahhahhahahahahahahaha...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!



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Quote: "Quote: "If you want to know somone really well respected then look at Megaton Cat!"

Hahahahahhahahahahahhahhahahahahahahaha...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

Forgot to add 'Pun intended'
Just kidding!


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Yeah you all are right . I will post some of the games my friends have made, and i will bring people to play/review it .

Thanks all for their suggetions. But i need help with the forums, Currently i will add the following forums:-

*The Main Forum
*** Off-Topic
*** Newbies Introductions
*** Comments & Suggetions!

*General DarkBasic Pro Discussions
*** Code Snippets
*** Help and Support

*Show Case
*** Program Announcements
*** Work in Progress
*** 3rd Party Plugins
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If theres any mistake in the forum i will add please let me know, before posting i need to add the forums . Please i need your help!!!

Thnx

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Quote: "Hahahahahhahahahahahhahhahahahahahahaha...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"


Eric's always been hatin' the cat.

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Eric T
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Hate you so much I want to make love to you...

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Eh, you're just upset he said it about me and not you, now let the ass kissing begin.
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Still doesn't mean I don't wanna make sweet sweet love to ya... sweet sweet Sims love...

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Anyone help me add the forums plz????

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Quote: "If you want to know somone really well respected then look at Megaton Cat!"

Hahahahahahahahahaha. No.

Tempest - P2P UDP Multiplayer Plugin (DBP/DBCe)
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Hey people!

What the hell are you talking about? Please help me add the forums !!

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