A few weeks ago I with my regular partner Oliver acquired the rights to a beta version of the vBulletin mod called vBarmy. It’s first beta release was rather rough but showed alot of promise hence the buying of the code. I am happily working with the creator of the mod to make it feature rich and to establish a free and paid version of the mod. This free version has almost come to light with an increased amount of options for vbulletin board owners. The plan is to release the free version once the premium version is done so as to give the user the ability to test out the system on their board before buying.

I’ll add more info about this project when I can, especially on the difference between the free version and paid version. Feel free to read more about vbarmy and how it functions below.

About the Game
Each member begins their adventure by choosing a Race which had certain advantages over other races. They begin with a few soldiers and a bit of gold, and must build their army by fighting other players.

Players can buy weapons for their soldiers to increase their attack strength, and buy armor to increase their soldier’s defense strength. However, each soldier can only use one weapon and one item of armor. Players can also upgrade their Defense and Offense to increase their defensive and offensive strengths by a percentage.

Players can browse through a list of participating players. They can conduct intelligence operations by sending Spies, which cost a set amount of gold to purchase. The more spies you send, the more accurate the intelligence you gather will be. Gathered intelligence gives you an estimate of the players total gold, offensive power, and defensive power.

If you choose to attack a player you must use “Turns.” You only get a certain amount of turns every 24 hours. The more turns you use, the more gold you will steal from your opponent. Be warned though, your opponent will know that you attacked them by viewing their Defense Log.

Naturally it is important to grow your army. The only way to get soldiers in the game is to have your friends click your “Recruitment Link” They can only click it once every 24 hours, and each time they do you will recieve one soldier.

Posted on June 21st, 2008 by Peter
Filed under: Projects, vBulletin