mccode-v2 Random Hint

[Miks]

I created something very basic but adds another element to your game. You can display random game tips at the top of your pages

Create a page called randmessage.php

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Then on the pages you want to include the random tip you have to put this line of code

 

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Theres no styles so you can simply drop it into your current design, all you need to do is play with the location of the include path so it displays in the right place

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[Miks]

Users that have played the game for awhile might not want to see the tips so you can change the if statements to

 

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[TheMasterGeneral]

A nice little addon. However, I would have done something like:

 

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Also, maybe you could implement it in SQL, so you don't have to manually enter the files?

It'd be something like:

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Probably won't work, but you get the idea.

Edited April 1, 2015 by TheMasterGeneral

[Miks]

Thank you, I will probably update it using your SQL suggestion and allow staff to insert tips easier

I'm pretty sure I know how to do it but how would I set the max random number? Can the random maximum number be a variable of a row count query or something?

[Coly010]

Thank you, I will probably update it using your SQL suggestion and allow staff to insert tips easier

I'm pretty sure I know how to do it but how would I set the max random number? Can the random maximum number be a variable of a row count query or something?

Yeah, or I think you may be able to use SQL Rand():

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[NonStopCoding]

Yeah, or I think you may be able to use SQL Rand():

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Yea that will work and bring up a new hint every time page is refreshed and is much less code

[Magictallguy]

Thank you, I will probably update it using your SQL suggestion and allow staff to insert tips easier[...]

Done: https://bitbucket.org/Magictallguy/mwg-hints

[Miks]

[MENTION=53425]Magictallguy[/MENTION] haha awesome!

Works great!

[SRB]

@Magictallguy haha awesome!

Works great!

As an addition to this, it's worth considering throwing the data into a session to cut down on queries.

This code will load all hints into sessions on the first load, which means after that, you can randomly load them from an array without querying the database ... again!

 

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[Magictallguy]

As an addition to this, it's worth considering throwing the data into a session to cut down on queries.

This code will load all hints into sessions on the first load, which means after that, you can randomly load them from an array without querying the database ... again!

 

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Updated my repo with your idea, thanks :)