Need a Custom Video Game Cheats Script Coded Description: I need a custom cheat script coded that i will be able to use for vgcheats.co.uk and any other/future cheat websites i make. 1) How the Script Must Work The script should search the web for cheats, games and consoles. Any new consoles, games and cheats it finds, the script automatically adds it to the sites database. Therefore the whole website is updated automatically. I know some scripts that simply 'copy' the cheats from other cheat websites (such as gamefaqs, cheatcc, etc) and this is acceptable if its the only way you know how to do it. The website should basically be split up into 'consoles'. When someone clicks on a console he/she will see the 10 latest cheats for that Console and the 10 most viewed cheats for that Console. Then there will also be a list of A-Z letters. When someone clicks on a letter, such as 'D', all the games beggining with the letter 'D' for that console will be displayed. Finally the person simply clicks on the game to see a list of cheats for that game. In general i need the script to work in a VERY similar way to the current script. Just take a look for yourself on the website to see how the current script works so you can get a better idea of what you need to do. 2) Have SEO Friendly URL's The script must have Search Engine Friendly URL's. For example: 'module=games&platform=Playstation%202' links would be turned into: 'vgcheats.co.uk/playstation-2/name-of-game/cheats.html' (just an example). 3) An Admin control panel Although all cheats/games/consoles should be automatically updated i would still like the website to have an Admin control panel where I can manually add/edit/delete all the cheats, consoles and games that are in the database. 4) Easy to edit and integrate into designs I need it integrated into this design. But i also would like the script to easily integrate with any other designs. So perhaps splitting certain aspects of the script in 'templates' might make things easier. 5) Extra features I need the script to display the 10 latest cheats of all time on the homepage (should include the date it was added). The top 10 most popular (most viewed) cheats of all time on the homepage (with a hit counter counting how many times it has been viewed). Please also keep in mind I will also most likely need future modifications and enhancements needed to be done to this script in the future as i have some plans with what i want to do with it in the future if all goes well... If you think you can do this project, you will need as a minimum: - A website about you or your company (no under construction pages). - Portfolio of previous work you have done (designs, coding, etc). - Quote on how much you think it will cost. - Experience in web programming. - A very respected webmaster. - Deadline (when you think it will be completed). - MSN/Google Messenger (not required, but if you don't have it i would like regular daily updates on how the progress is going). Please e-mail me at AND/OR PM me if you would like to take on this project. Only contact me if you are very serious in working hard to produce the results i am looking for. Thank you. Position: Programmer/Script Writer/PHP Coder/Web Coder/Etc Salary or Project Budget: $400 Company Name: VGCheats Contact Name: Ashley Davis Contact Email: Links: Company Website
Your asking for someone to create you a web spider that will "search the internet" for the latest cheats. It probally took google years to build something to search the net and millions of dollars. =) and I believe you posted this twice?
I'm interested in this project, however the budget for a script of this scope is too low. I can build this script for you, but a realistic bid would be $2000 on the low side. However, if you resell the script for $50 a piece it would not be unrealistic to recoup your investment over an 18-24 month period. Please take a look at my portfolio. I did read your whole brief by the way, but elected to post here since my bid is drastically over your budget.
Yeah i was wondering why i never got many people contacting me, so it is probably too hard if not almost impossible to do. So how about this: Would anyone just know how to make the script simply 'copy' the cheats from just one other website (such as GameFaq's). This is what chaptercheats.com does. It takes the cheats, games and consoles from GameFAQ's and automatically adds it to the site. Would anyone know how to do this? Also i posted this twice because i thought you couldn't edit your topics after a set period of time and i wanted to add a lot more new information.
Sorry i missed your post. How much would it cost to make the script simply 'copy' the cheats from just one other website (such as GameFaq's). This is what chaptercheats.com does. It takes the cheats, games and consoles from GameFAQ's and automatically adds it to the site. So instead of making a bot that searches all the sites on the web, how much will it cost to grab the information from just one website instead?
Have you looked into http://www.cheatsdatabase.com/ ? It's free and has a huge database of autoupdating cheats. The only catch is there is one AdSense block that you have to display on the individual pages for specific cheats.
Ha ha. Now I missed your post. I wouldn't be comfortable doing that, it borders on.. well it just seems like out right copyright infringement to do that. I'm sure you could get away with it, but I'd look into some alternatives like the script I just mentioned.
Yes thats what I am using right now. CheatsDatabase copies the cheats from ChampterCheats.com but because chaptercheats changed the way they display their cheats, CheatsDatabase hasn't been updated since September 2006. Plus, what i was looking for is something very similar to cheatsdatabase but owned by me. EDIT: Ok now i missed your post again, but wouldn't a script that searches all websites for cheats be the same as a script that copies from one website for cheats?
Ahh. Sorry Ash. I must confess that I didn't spend much time looking at your current site. That's also sad to hear that cheatsdatabase is broken. I could code a script that pulls the information straight from ChapterCheats.com, but before doing so would like to make sure they have no problem with me doing that. I couldn't find much information on their legal page, but their content is protected by copyright unless they specifically grant license for others to use their content.
From Wikipedia: Facts are considered synonymous to "ideas" or "discoveries" under this law and are not copyrightable. By extension, a compilation of uncopyrightable facts is also uncopyrightable. However, section § 103 of the Copyright Act allows for the protection of "compilations," provided there is an "creative" or "original" act involved in such a compilation, such as in the selection (deciding which things to include or exclude), and arrangement (how they are shown and in what order). The protection is limited only to the selection and arrangement, not to the facts themselves, which may be freely copied. So while the cheats codes themselves cannot be copyrighted, any text used in the presentation of the cheat codes, as well as their arrangement and selection are governed by copyright law. Now, if you've ever visited a cheat site, you'll notice that there's usually a bunch of text that describes the cheat. All of that text is original work and is governed by copyright. In fact, the very first random cheat I went to read like this: K.O. taunts Beat your opponent until he goes down. Quickly press Left + Start, Right + Start, or Right + Down before the "K.O." message appears. Unlockables [ + Add Cheats ] Fight as Grant Highlight Rock at the character selection screen and press [Left] to highlight Grant. Press any button to select him. Fight as Kain Highlight Terry at the character selection screen and press [Right] to highlight Kain. Press any button to select him. Artwork Successfully complete survival mode. You will also unlock the ending artwork for the character used to complete the game. Code (markup): ^ Pretty much all of that is protected by copyright. That's text written that describes the cheats.
yeah, i aggree with jquindlen, cheatsdatabase.com is the best bet, www.gameslayer.co.uk also offer a similar service at www.gameslayer.co.uk/cheatserve/.