Suggestions for future Versions

[edytwinky]

A deeper set of statistics and numbers would be pretty cool.

[jdelasko]

Currently the most popular game list is determined only by the number of times the game has been played. Unfortunately there are quite a few games that last only a few seconds and get played over and over just for the game player to get any manner of game playing experience. These are usually not the best games in any given arcade and they certainly aren't the most popular.... are just over very quickly. You will usually find 'Archery 2000', 'Copter', 'Yeti long shot'. and a few other that are always on the popular game list.

I believe a better way to determine the most popular games would be to use the total time played instead of the number of times the game has been played. This would make a more accurate popular games list. Perhaps an admin choice between the two methods?

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There are a lot of games that are best played full screen. Instead of playing game in new window, then maximizing the window, another choice, play full screen would be nice.

[msimplay]

I'm testing Ibproarcade Vbulletin version and it seems this one is lacking a lot of features that the Invision Power Board version has like

Inline Moderation of the scores I find this quite annoying and members can't edit their own comments

It would also be good if the Arcade profiles were more like the Ibproarcade for Invision power board like in this screenshot

http://www.wambam.net/history/invision/Arcade-profile.png

[Feckie (Roger)]

Ok

what I really would like to see, is Latest Arcade Score in Ajax

[legionofangels]

Hey,
How about the ability to make the system 'drop' a players high score in a game if they play the game again and get a lower score? - Call it 'Boxing Title Scoring' - where, if they play and get a lower score.. they aren't the CHAMP anymore.

This has probably already been suggested, but I think it would urge others to play...

Add to this that the player with the TOP score can be challenged by anyone else.. A kind of, "I challenge you to keep your score".. if the player doesn't play within 48 hours or so.. they auto-matically lose the top score... (Of course, if someone is going to be absent for the 48 hours they could 'buy' insurance ... cost of insurance (top score in one of the other games)...


Seems like a cheap way to outdo someone that has a bad day at the game.

While that is the Boxing type system of defending your title, anyone could simply just not play the game anymore and avoid risking losing there high score.

Even if you allowed challenges, in Boxing its about who wins, not how you played the game, so even if it was a close match with a lower high score if the champ still wins he still wins. So really, what's the point?

Currently the most popular game list is determined only by the number of times the game has been played. Unfortunately there are quite a few games that last only a few seconds and get played over and over just for the game player to get any manner of game playing experience. These are usually not the best games in any given arcade and they certainly aren't the most popular.... are just over very quickly. You will usually find 'Archery 2000', 'Copter', 'Yeti long shot'. and a few other that are always on the popular game list.

I believe a better way to determine the most popular games would be to use the total time played instead of the number of times the game has been played. This would make a more accurate popular games list. Perhaps an admin choice between the two methods?



Why wouldn't you go by User Ratings and have a function that orders the games in a list of highest rated. Therefore each community will determine what are the best games based upon the rating they give them.

[legionaire]

Why wouldn't you go by User Ratings and have a function that orders the games in a list of highest rated. Therefore each community will determine what are the best games based upon the rating they give them.

Unfortunately, not everyone will rate the games. Therefore, if no one rates them, then this would become a useless way of tracking the most popular games :(

[msimplay]

Unfortunately, not everyone will rate the games. Therefore, if no one rates them, then this would become a useless way of tracking the most popular games :(

I think it could go either way especially if most popular games are determined by rating that would in itself encourage members to rate games and also it would be a good idea if the rating of games was made more visible for example like the threads here on vb.org

[OnyxChase]

I think a neat feature would be to allow members to set their preferences in their UserCP Options as to whether they want Private messages & E-mail notifications from the Arcade.

Some of my members want to know when their high score gets beaten while I think it's annoying. :)

[Edward S]

Seems like a cheap way to outdo someone that has a bad day at the game.

While that is the Boxing type system of defending your title, anyone could simply just not play the game anymore and avoid risking losing there high score.

Even if you allowed challenges, in Boxing its about who wins, not how you played the game, so even if it was a close match with a lower high score if the champ still wins he still wins. So really, what's the point?



Why wouldn't you go by User Ratings and have a function that orders the games in a list of highest rated. Therefore each community will determine what are the best games based upon the rating they give them.

Cheese and Rice!..
Y'know, this message 'asked' for suggestions.. I gave a few.. and then someone 'ARGUES' down the suggestion?

Maybe, that's why there's no suggestions..

Hey Legions!.. imagine this... Yeah, someone could just 'not play' - someone comes up behind them and plays with a HIGHER score.. they take the lead.. duh!..

Keeps those 'players' (for lack of a better word) from just sitting on a high score.. And who cares if someone has a 'bad day' in the games? Losing their seat in the game serves them right for Playing when they have a bad day. Like the top score 'belongs' to them or something..

Again though, if you're going to ASK for suggestions.. Lets not ARGUE them down..

It was a viable suggestion.. I've seen it in play elsewhere.. and if you really want to get technical.. "If someone risks playing the game after having a high score" and does worse.. So what?!!..

IT's A GAME!.. Just a GAME!.. yeesh!

[sunnylikbeckham]

12 Players Can Participate In Tournament
And
Any One Can Challenge Any One (One On One)

[ChicagoCoin]

Thank You for my wonderful Arcade! :up:
I read most of the posts in this thread but excuse me if these have already been suggested.

I replaced my pnFlashGames with this arcade and it had Contests, these had an unlimited # of Users that could participate in a tournament but you could set a starting and ending date.

A script or something that can detect if installed v32 games has a gamedatafolder, see this thread:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=171934

Allow any registered user to submit comments and/or rate games anytime, not just after playing it, perhaps an ability to activate or deactivate this option.

Some display suggestions that i think would be nice are links to recent comments (like in the ModCP), to be able to change the number of random games and Latest scores that are shown and i currently use the Arcade Post on new highscore, this would be excellent for Tournaments.

The ability to play tournaments in a full screen, also the create tournament page is very hard to navigate for choosing the proper game when there are a lot of categories and games installed, perhaps an option to ignore categories and just list them alphabetically.

Sorry, I'm adding information that i forgot about, I'd love to use the notifications by email but have it disabled because the links don't work.

[Warion]

Where can I download games and how do I do it. I have searched a few sites but cant figure how to install them into this program. Is there another program I have to get?

[Keyser S?ze]

either an addon, or an added feature to charge a fee (out of whatever money system you are using be it casino or store or whatever) to play an arcade game

$1 a game type thing

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

would love it there was an option to set size of
Champs avatar on the arcade home.

if forum avatars are big, they stretch out forum template on the arcade.
eg: http://www.unrealaddicts.com/forums/arcade.php

[Shazz]

Is there any chance when someone completes the game it will print out tickets through their printer? :D

[Feckie (Roger)]

A game Report system,

If the game is faulty you just click a link, and a window opens with all game details.
You enter your comments and post..

Like @ http://www.ibpdownloads.com/ipb/index.php?act=arcade

[Hornstar]

Ajax in the search and ajax so we can edit the scores faster and easier.

What do you think?

[Hornstar]

I just realised that iBproarcade does not record how long it took the user to get the score. I used to use this feature in v3arcade to work out if that user had been cheating many of times.

Anychance of putting this feature in this?

[Stifmeister2]

I just realised that iBproarcade does not record how long it took the user to get the score. I used to use this feature in v3arcade to work out if that user had been cheating many of times.

Anychance of putting this feature in this?
Wtf... it does. At least I have a time there..

[Hornstar]

Wtf... it does. At least I have a time there.. It records the time they played it, not how long it took them to finish the game, unless i'm missing it, it is not a feature, so im suggesting it.



Random Category is nice idea, maybe that is something I can quickly build in :cool:



Did you ever end up doing this? I would really love it.

[cheat-master30]

Probably the smallest suggestion ever, but please change the page titles for the arcade. Because by default, they say:

[Your forum title]

When they should say:

[Your Forum Name] Arcade for the home page and High Scores should be [Game name] Scores. And so and so for the rest of the pages. Well, they need to be friendler to both human members and search engine bots...

[jilly]

when you are 'rating' a game, and the choice is 1-5, we need to specify whether 1 is the best or 5 is the best,,so whichever, added to the text, so people know which direction is good rating,,

[haytham]

It records the time they played it, not how long it took them to finish the game, unless i'm missing it, it is not a feature, so im suggesting it.


it records the total time the game had been played but if you go to show high scores it will tell you exactly how much time the player played the game to get that 1 score. It's there mate.

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I have a great suggestion. I have kind of a formal forum so the main style has to be formal too. Now I'd like to be able to give the arcade page a fancy style other than the main one. Please Pleases try to make this work. Thanks.

[tintructo]

I don't know if this was posted in the 19 pages but:

it would be awesome if when playing a tournament your score is saved in the scoreboard, so if you make a top highscore it will be saved

[Rafes]

it would be help full to have the option to add a post in a thread when you install a new game
and have it say what game and so in other then that I love it GREAT JOB

[gamerfu]

integrate or make an iBProBattle system

[edytwinky]

Is there any sort of timetable for a whole new version?

[Jase2]

Can you add an option so that we can choose our own announcement title. Currently it is just: Arcade announcements:

[KURTZ]

it's possible to improve the arcade with the 'report broken game' for the users per single game? this is really helpful for the Admins ...

[okgaz]

Can you add an option so that we can choose our own announcement title. Currently is it just: Arcade announcements:

Have you had a look through the language file?

(arcade/lang/ then one with en at the end) You should be able to edit that there.

[Jase2]

oKgaz, I know that hehe. I am just thinking of others :) In fact, I've made an option so that you can use a custom title.

KURTZ, really good suggestion. Going to add this to my arcade. :)

[KURTZ]

oKgaz, I know that hehe. I am just thinking of others :) In fact, I've made an option so that you can use a custom title.

KURTZ, really good suggestion. Going to add this to my arcade. :)

thx Jason, if you wanna share the code that's much appreciated ...

[tafreeh]

it would be nice if admin can give access to specific user permission to start tournament

and mod/super can add games also

[MissKalunji]

To have a link to show the new games per day / week / month ?

[Jase2]

Once I have done it Kurtz, I will share the code. :)

Just a little tied up for time at the moment.

[KatieG]

Hi MrZeropage (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?find=lastposter&t=179496)

I was just going through this link, and I was wondering just how many of the suggestions / request have been implimented or are going to be...

[KURTZ]

Once I have done it Kurtz, I will share the code. :)

Just a little tied up for time at the moment.

thx 'Master' Jason! :)

[trackpads]

My host will not allow more than 2,000 files viewable from the FTP. This of course makes it a pain to edit files or backup arcade games since I have several thousand as it is.

Would it possible in future versions to limit the number of files that the arcade stores in a directory? For example like VB does with the attachments?

Thanks again for all your work!!!

-Jason

[stangger5]

My host will not allow more than 2,000 files viewable from the FTP. This of course makes it a pain to edit files or backup arcade games since I have several thousand as it is.

Would it possible in future versions to limit the number of files that the arcade stores in a directory? For example like VB does with the attachments?

Thanks again for all your work!!!

-Jason

That would be very helpfull when changing host....;)

I just moved over 5,100 games and over 10,000 arcade images..
Man is that a pain when FTP folders viewable files limit is 1,998..

[redlabour]

Feature Requests:

1. It was very usefull if there was a function in AdminCp to check which unused IMGs and Gamefiles are in the Arcade after deleting Games from the Database.

In my Case i have installed over 1500 Games and have cleaned the Database by the Mass-Delete Function from unwanted Games but i have not seen that the Files are not deleted in this Moment. Now i have between 50~100 Files in the Gamesfolder that are unused.

2. It was nice if Usergroups can Delete or Edit Games from the Arcade directly without going to the AdminCP. For Example - editing Gametitle by AJAX or/and a Checkboxes to delete a Game or move it to other Categorys like Posting or Threads.

[Jase2]

Here's what I'll be creating for my arcade installation:

Report a broken game
Email game to friend (let you're friends know about a certain game).
Reviews (comments on games in a nice block -- Paginate comments/reviews).


Planning on using AJAX for each tab :)

I'll happily share the code (and maybe it will all become default?) -- just need to get a few other things soughted at the moment -- such as a new style for my site, PRO version of HelpCenter and list goes on.... :p

[redlabour]

Report a broken game

Agree!!!! :up:

[MissKalunji]

Here's what I'll be creating for my arcade installation:

Report a broken game
Email game to friend (let you're friends know about a certain game).
Reviews (comments on games in a nice block -- Paginate comments/reviews).


Planning on using AJAX for each tab :)

I'll happily share the code (and maybe it will all become default?) -- just need to get a few other things soughted at the moment -- such as a new style for my site, PRO version of HelpCenter and list goes on.... :p
Nice job

[DISLEX]

It would be awesome if we could set the "Server-Timeout (seconds) for Score-Submission" to numbers with decimals. For example, the default is "3" seconds. We should be able to make it something like 2.5.

I hope I worded that well.

[KURTZ]

Here's what I'll be creating for my arcade installation:

Report a broken game
Email game to friend (let you're friends know about a certain game).
Reviews (comments on games in a nice block -- Paginate comments/reviews).


Planning on using AJAX for each tab :)

I'll happily share the code (and maybe it will all become default?) -- just need to get a few other things soughted at the moment -- such as a new style for my site, PRO version of HelpCenter and list goes on.... :p

wonderful job Jason ... :up:

[Ski-Whiz]

When you delete a game from the arcade, and choose to remove the files, have it so it removes the TAR file, if it exists. Otherwise when you select "install all games" it will just put it right back in the arcade.. :D

[xuanhuy238]

i think the next version IBPARCADE should optimizer and cache temp,ibproarcade run slowly with bigboard :D

[Silvio]

Marcel, ty so much for this very great vB enhancement hack.

Pls apologises for my terrible english, I will try my best to be understood.

Donno if what I will ask below is a bug or a possible future enhancement suggestion. but anyway here we go.

1) Group Permissions.
actually arcade's Group permissions does not take in full real consideration of vBsub-groups.

* Suppose (in a private forum that take sub-groups advantages) to be :
with main group:
- User flagged as by default 'Registered' (eg. where Registered Users are not allowed to play but they can see arcade)

and as subsidiary group:
- User flagged (also) as Active Users can play. (eg. where Active Users is an automatically added subgroup once 15 days from registration + 50 active posts)
(eg. where Active Users are allowed to play but with certain limits)
- User flagged (also) as Gamer Users can play. (eg. where Gamer Users is an on-Demand status specific privilege only to Active Users(subgroup) with > 500 active posts.)
(eg. where Gamer Users are allowed to play but w/o limits)

well....(long run!) ....

so at the end will be great if in the arcade Group permissions could be capable to

a) an usergroup flagged as Not allowed, and usergroup flagged as allowed to see but not to play shuld not set all the remaining parameters (minimum posts, day min post .....) and specially the 0 condition.
b) take in greater consideration that an User can be flagged with more than one subsidiary group.
if so, the issue achieved in a similar condition as the above, is solved.

2) User not allowed ‘play-counter’
Suppose to have a day limit set up eg. 5 play per day. and 3 post per day and minimum 200 post.
you have >200 and you forgot that today you didn' post 3 yet.
you try to play a game and the system will tell you almost this....'bad boy post at least 3 then come back to play!'
as the good boy you are, you post the minimum requested and you come back to the arcade. LOL what a shame when you find that now you have only 4 possibilities left as the 1st probabilly was spent already on the advice got b4.
Is this a feature or is something that can be fixed?

3) vB Admin Management
in vB adminCp would really be Great and Gorgeous if the arcade tab could be allowed or not allowed upon customizable admin privileges.

ty so much for the attention

take care

ciao

[Silvio]

would be great to have the 'arcade admin section' selectable on admin permissions.

example admin 1UID enable admin uID1,32,54 but not UID153 to have arcade controls on admincp


ciao

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would be great to have the sentence for crowns (in forumbit) not Harcoded.
Not all languages use 's Saxon genitive (eg. Tom's Hardware - in my language whould be : Hardware di Tom) - or a final 's' for plural.

the plural final 's' should be fixed also for an arcade section - Look at own score page. the column where states the rekord time duration :

acp_days
acp_day1
acp_day2

acp_day1+acp_day2 will make confusion!!
(also nosense to use day2 as acp_days is already there)

would be very gorgeous to have a control switch on arcade CP to enable or not the final s (plural) and 's (genitive)


apologises for my broken english

ciao

[alyster4k]

When in the arcade home page, it will say "best score of all time : XX" "Actual highscore : YY". When you are playing a game, on the right side it says "Score to beat : XX" I would like it to show "YY" instead of "XX". Please either make this an option or make this the default. IMO, it should be the default.

I noticed now that I have the scores pruned 10% every week that this is an important thing. In V3arcade this worked as expected. In ibP the score to beat is lower but in reality you still need to hit the highest score to score on the scoreboard. Strange.

[mental1]

I think better integration with vBadvanced and other portals ( i have 2 footers, and 2 navbars ).

[sinucello]

Hi,

I just took a look at my mysql slow query log and found entries like this:
# Query_time: 0 Lock_time: 0 Rows_sent: 7 Rows_examined: 54101
SELECT t.champion, u.userid FROM tournaments AS t^M
LEFT JOIN user AS u ON (t.champion = u.username)^M
WHERE champion<>'';
u.username has an index. Maybe t.champion (text field) should have one too or the query could be optimized in another way? I`m no sql-expert, just wanted to mention it and hope it`s useful.

all the best,
Sacha

[EddG]

PM members when a tournament has been created

[ade5675]

Just a thought...

Sideways scrolling img of random games on top of arcade page (max 5 images).
With ability to turn on or off.

[Aeolian]

few quick and much needed suggestions for "tournament" would be
> clean-up of tournament code
> new look for tournament, current look is too depressing
> make the tournament windows work with "Fixed" vBulletin style

tx!

[Davey-UK]

Possibly allow admins to set the "posts pr day" to access the arcade to a more realistic time scale for not so hectic boards.
Maybe "per month" or even "per week", but we feel "per day" just attracts spam posts.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=186771

PLEASE??

[mikeinjersey]

has there been anything confirmed about what will generally be in the next version ? Im kind of holding off till the next version is out.

[crkgb]

has there been anything confirmed about what will generally be in the next version ? Im kind of holding off till the next version is out.

You really think this mod will see the next version?

[MrZeropage]

next v2.6.8+ already is in progress, no worries :)

[mikeinjersey]

Thanks for the update, Zero. Its good to know things are still being taken care of. The Arcade's future rests in your hands.

Congrats on the little one by the way !

[Sciax2]

Hi,
I would report a bug we discovered in the last version of ibproarcade...
First of all we use a lot of games - as I imagine all ibproarcade users - and each games has a different type of score system, for some games high for other lower...
The problem is the following: if you first open a game with high scores and after you open another windows with a game with lower scores - so you play the first game with high score and submit the score - it will be registered in the second game! in this way it's possible to cheat all the system!
I would be grateful if the coder could check the bug and try to solve it. I'm at disposal for other questions. Bye.

[goranbaxy]

Hi, I would like to see option, so any member can easy add game to his/her site, it would allso be nice that a if he/she add game to his/her site, a game have a link back to site.

[edytwinky]

Is there a list of what new additions or changes we could possibly expect in 2.6.8?

[Digital Jedi]

I think I mentioned this before, but I wanted to amend it somewhat. I said I would like different skins. Actually, what I'd like is for all the style options to be in the templates. As it is, a lot of it is defined by the PHP files. I have to redo my customizations everytime I upgrade. Templates that largely remained untouched by upgrades would make this mod as close to perfect as it could get.

[sethdeblade]

i dont know if it has been suggested upto now so her my thoughts:
the only way to comment a game right now is to play it and enter our comment in the highscore.
but is there a way to discuss the game on the each games page?? like e.g. posting comments under a photo?

in my opinion this would be a great feature :D ;)

[AlienRED]

Is it possible to add an individual language chooser for every member in Your Settings? Would be great for boards with members are speaking different languages.

[jdelasko]

I'd like to be able to display all games in the order that they were installed in the newest games box instead of just the number of games set in admincp. IN admincp, you would set the number of games visible in the box, then when the total number of arcade games exceeded that number, a scrollbar would appear in the box so users could scroll through all the games. The same thing could be done for the most playe games box. This would give quicker access to games.

[tormodg]

My suggestion (if it hasn't already been suggested):

Let users decide how to get notifications (or use the user's settings for this in vBulletin). Now there is only a global setting for all members.

[scoota33]

I would like to see a more meaningful error when you try and install all and you have a corrupt tar file.
At present you just get a timeout error, is it possible to tell you on which file it timed out meaning that file is likely corrupt.

Keep up the great work.

[GreasySpoon]

Sorry if it has already been suggested, but my suggestion is to put the gametitle into the pagetitle.

Also i would suggest to include an option to select how many random games and new champions should be shown.

Greets

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Sorry, its me again ;)

Got an other suggestion. I would like to have static URLs, with the gametitle inside. Maybe something like this "www.site.com/forum/arcade/game/4711-xyz.html".

What about the meta-description tag? Any chance that it will be filled with the gamedescription? That would be great.

Thank you MrZeropage
Greets

[Xphusion]

drop down selection

IE say iv uploaded 400 games but i do not want to "install them all" at one time

so a drop down box would be nice and within the drop down you would have numbers

IE 10 ,20,30,40,50 etc when u make a selection
IE say i select 30 this will auto select 30 games to install

that way it wont cause too much server load and you can select the amount of games you wish to install at a time

[xmorpher]

I think it's unfair that your score is posted in tournaments
if your opponent hasn't played yet

Suggestion: Hide your Score until your Opponent plays his/her turn

Because, there are games (like poker/casino games) where you can submit your score whenever you want, so knowing your opponent score it's unfair

[Stifmeister2]

I think it's unfair that your score is posted in tournaments
if your opponent hasn't played yet

Suggestion: Hide your Score until your Opponent plays his/her turn

Because, there are games (like poker/casino games) where you can submit your score whenever you want, so knowing your opponent score it's unfair
That is an excellent idea dude! ;)

[Ev!L ErN!E]

Heres my suggestion: (if not already suggested)

Game Challenges, not a Tournament, but Challenge...
I have seen this on other IPB Arcades and is a fun way to play.

The idea of the challenge is much like a tournament, but doesn't require a set ammount of players to start.

The Challenge will be set to a certain game, like a tournament, and then all the players of the arcade can play, the challenge can be set to a specified time limit before it ends, IE: 7 days to play, 30 days to play etc.

Each player will be allowed a certain number of tries during this time period, say a total of 10 trys within the set time frame to try and reach the best score possible. (it should be up the the challenge creator to decide how many trys each player gets)

At the end of the time frame the player with the best score wins.... and is rewarded points.

Basiclly the Challenge does not require a set number of players to begin, and does not have a set numbers of days to play before being disqualified and allows anyone to play.

Its basiclly an open Tournament, but seeing as it is different from the Tournament is should be called something different, so I thought Game Challenge would be nice.

Examples:

Challenge Created by: Ev!L ErN!E
Game Challenge: Pacman
Started: Dec 05 2008, 09:19 AM
Challenge Time: 1 Month
Finishes: Jan 05 2008, 14:15 PM
Time Left: 28d 13h 41m 43s

(Only payable ONCE)
Payout for Challenge winner is: 1,000 pts
You have: 0

Current Leader

Ev!L ErN!E
With a score of: 6,001.78
Scored: Dec 05 2008, 09:35 AM

Number of Challenge players: 20
Played an Average: 2.4 games each
Total Challenges played: 48

You have 3 attempts left.

[GreasySpoon]

Good idea @Ev!L ErN!E.
Sounds like fun.

[veenuisthebest]

Thank you for such a great addon for vb :)

There's just ONE suggestion I'd like to make that I feel is actually most important.

This mod should use the same vb style coding i.e. all validated XHTML should be in templates and NOT in php files.

That is the only thing I wish for.

[MedellinStyle]

vBulletin should make the user's post count a reflection of the their historical post count, including all posts that have been deleted, not a reflection of how many of their posts remain in the database. I keep my forum pruned keep only threads with replies within the past three months so this is constantly affecting users post counts, making the post counts almost useless as an indicator of how much a person has posted. This mod solves this problem though. Thank you.

[Digital Jedi]

vBulletin should make the user's post count a reflection of the their historical post count, including all posts that have been deleted, not a reflection of how many of their posts remain in the database. I keep my forum pruned keep only threads with replies within the past three months so this is constantly affecting users post counts, making the post counts almost useless as an indicator of how much a person has posted. This mod solves this problem though. Thank you.
This thread is for suggestions to updates of ibProArcade.

[Taragon]

Thank you for such a great addon for vb :)

There's just ONE suggestion I'd like to make that I feel is actually most important.

This mod should use the same vb style coding i.e. all validated XHTML should be in templates and NOT in php files.

That is the only thing I wish for.

I'd love this as well :)

[Digital Jedi]

And, of course, keep it to where you can still choose which skin you want for the arcade. Even where imported skins can be chosen in the skin chooser.

[host5378]

make it so people cant cheat.

[Digital Jedi]

That's pretty much something updated every upgrade. They'll always find a way to circumvent the system.

[TheKdd]

I would like to be able to reverse disqualification in a tournament, and add 6 as an option for tournament play. Sometimes 8 is too many and the wait is long, and 4 is too little...

[Gladius2007]

How about adding the option for admins to change the number of tournament players? Some tournaments just don't fill up, or not fast enough, and there's no option to make them smaller. For us, at least, this would be a very welcome feature so we could tidy up some of the 8-person tournaments that are never likely to get enough players and change them into 4-person ones that already are full, or would only take kicking one or two people out

I second the above suggestion too, these two would go hand in hand.

[jmurrayhead]

Some cosmetic improvements would be nice:

Instead of: actual Highscore Champion
Have: Actual High-Score Champion

Instead of: best Score of all Time
Have: Best Score of All-Time

Instead of: personal best Score
Have: Personal Best Score

And so on...there's tons of these little things that make it look less professional.

[Stifmeister2]

Some cosmetic improvements would be nice:

Instead of: actual Highscore Champion
Have: Actual High-Score Champion

Instead of: best Score of all Time
Have: Best Score of All-Time

Instead of: personal best Score
Have: Personal Best Score

And so on...there's tons of these little things that make it look less professional.
They were like that in previous versions, somehow it was changed in the latest version.


You can easily edit those yourself though, they are located in lang_en.php file. ;)

[jmurrayhead]

They were like that in previous versions, somehow it was changed in the latest version.


You can easily edit those yourself though, they are located in lang_en.php file. ;)

lol cheers for that, I will do so :)

[inciarco]

MrZeropage, do you have a Mod that can add a Top Marquee that displays the New Champions and the Beaten Highscores? :confused::confused::confused:

That'd be very cool, and if it can be Displayed in different parts of the Forums it'd be Great, (like on ForumHome, ForumDisplay, and in other Templates). ;)

My Best Regards, I like a lot this Mod, and is really Cool that you managed to offer it to Work in ALL Versions of vBulletin and also in PHP 4 and 5, you're a Great Coder. :up::up::up:

(If you have a Mod that does this we Users of your Mod will Appreciate a Lot if you Share it with Us, and if not perhaps is a Great Idea for Next Version of this Magnific Mod.) ;)

:)

[Shazz]

To have a arcade point system
1. Costs xx to play a game
2. You get xx back if your on the score leaderboards etc :)

[inclosecombat13]

Just wondering if there was a way of adding the ability to use vbcredits with the arcade (sorry if this has already been memtioned, i gotta go bed for work tomorrow morning so couldnt read them all,

So yeh my idea was making it so that the "credits" you have, you can use in the game.. E.g. Roulette or slots, loads your credits into the game and you can gamble with them, then whatever you win or lose, you win or lose in credits...

I dont know whether thats possible or whether you actually have to edit the game files...

Also, i was wondering again, if there could be an intergration with vbcredits, but maybe when you get a "High" score, you get that score back in extra credits.. Or a Percentage, or a fixed ammount etc.

Cheers.

[inciarco]

MrZeropage, I just Found what Perhaps is a Bug, or perhaps an Option to be Added for Next Update, or Perhaps an Option I haven't Found/Set.

When an User Breaks Another User's Highscore an PM is Sent to the User Whos Highscore was Beaten; that Mail Should be Sent from an Administrator of the Board to that User, but is Currently Being Sent from the User Who Beated the Highscore (the New Champion). :confused:

Is that Ok? Perhaps I'm Missing Setting an Option? Because I Searched but didn't Found an Option to Set the ID Number of the User (Admin) who Sends the PMs Notifying about the Highscore Beaten. :confused:

My Best Regards, I Hope You Can Guide me to Set this Properly.

:)

[Stifmeister2]

MrZeropage, I just Found what Perhaps is a Bug, or perhaps an Option to be Added for Next Update, or Perhaps an Option I haven't Found/Set.

When an User Breaks Another User's Highscore an PM is Sent to the User Whos Highscore was Beaten; that Mail Should be Sent from an Administrator of the Board to that User, but is Currently Being Sent from the User Who Beated the Highscore (the New Champion). :confused:

Is that Ok? Perhaps I'm Missing Setting an Option? Because I Searched but didn't Found an Option to Set the ID Number of the User (Admin) who Sends the PMs Notifying about the Highscore Beaten. :confused:

My Best Regards, I Hope You Can Guide me to Set this Properly.

:)
I think it's supposed to be this way and I like it that way. ;)

[edytwinky]

Option to display top ten trophy holders instead of just Top 3. Its always the same people in the Top 3. If there were a Top 10 maybe people would play more.

[woffie]

Since this thread is 23 pages long, I am not sure this was requested. I would like the option of being able to select the catagory that a game is put in when installed. Also, I would like a search feature in the admin section. That is the only two things I would like to see added.

[kpa4941]

Option of adding the awards and tourneys won in the postbit legacy? I use a specific style that only has postbit legacy. It would be great if the option for postbit legacy was available.

[doubleclick]

It would be great for the code and layout to be separated so the layout is easy to change.

If that's not possible, then at least comment the code to make it easier to move blocks of layout around.

One size doesn't necessarily fit all when it comes to layouts.

.02,
DC

[Golfball]

I skipped a couple pages of posts here, so apologies if this has already been suggested.

I'd like to show x number of games from each category on the front page, with a link to a separate category page, that displays all the games (paginated of course) in that category.

-------------------------------


Front Page
Action Games
Action Game1 - Action Game2 - Action Game3 more Action Games
Puzzle Games
Puzzle Game1 - Puzzle Game2 - Puzzle Game3 more Puzzle Games

-------------------------------

Action Games Page
Action Game1 - Action Game2 - Action Game3
Action Game4 - Action Game5 - Action Game6
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next

-------------------------------

etc.

[emailapphost]

Option to post new high scores as a new thread or comment to thread in forums.

Integration with Connect with Facebook mod, so that new scores are posted to Facebook.

Easier way to import new games.

Option for users to comment on games.

[darr3n]

I'd like to see

sort by time (as well as times) played (both in the arcade and in the admin settings). The stat is there on the games info, it's just not available as a sort option.


lists of games viewed in the admin settings to be split over smaller pages, eg. 100 per page. If I view all sorted by date, I have to wait for a page of 1500+ games to load, complete with icons, which is annoying.


when importing games, have a customisable default set of options that are applied to them, eg. category, switched on/off, amount of credits to play. I have to set these every time I install new games (by clicking on view all sorted by date, see previous point!)


Thanks :)

[Digital Jedi]

Just thought of one. A while back I suggested the ability to orient the Game Description/Keys/Etc where we wanted: either to the side or to the top. I also suggested that the skins be moved to the templates instead of in the PHP files so we could customize it more easily.

In line with that, how about an option to orient the description box to the sides or above and below per game? That would mean that in some cases, when the game window is small we could choose to have it the side, whereas if it's a wide or large screen game we could choose to have it below.

[edytwinky]

Has there been any talk of a new version coming out?

[algert]

Make a trophy of Yet another award system, changes hands for king of arcade and leader of the leaderboard.

[smartkidbk5]

Better Tournament System....the tournament system has a lot of bugs...

[Gladius2007]

Please implement subcategories for games, or tagging for games... that'd make it MUCH easier to categorise them. Subcategories + tags would be great.

Not sure if there's any point to this suggestions thread though, apparently nothing new has been implemented in years. :(

[Kottonmouth801]

Modifications Appear.

It would be great if all modifications installed showed up in the Arcade.

Mine never ever work ever :eek:

[yotsume]

My Suggestions:

1. The "Your Rankings" page MUST be made so it has pagination. Because as it is right now if you have 5000 games installed they will all list on one super long page. The generation of this long list of data cause many people to experience timeout issues and errors.

2. The "Add Game" interface for mass installing needs redesigned!: If a single game out of say 500 games has an error all the installs will fail and the page will time out with an error. You are then stuck clicking install one at a time. A cheat I found is to quickly click on as many install links as possible before the page reloads. I suggest check boxes be included on this page so you can pick what mass actions to perform just like when you are in the "Game List" page.

[DieselMinded]

Current Users in Arcade [x] beside navbar link

[woffie]

Ability to choose catagory when instlling games

[Stifmeister2]

Ability to choose catagory when instlling games
Isn't that possible already??

[edytwinky]

Admin options on how many recent and top scores to display.

And ability to show who has more 2nd and 3rd place trophies.

people love stats.

Oh and 4.0 compatibility

[m002.p]

Would love an input field in the arcade options admin cp to allow global variables to be added.

Other mods sometimes dont work in the navbar etc with the arcade as a result. Mods like photoplog & vbadvanced CMPS allow such an option.

Could it be added please?

[vsavin]

Would it be possible to add teh Ipbprocasino to your list of updates?

[cory_booth]

Said before but will say again..

Please add the ability for a user to report a broken game or non-score saving game.

Thanks!

[carubmun]

How bout integration with mochigames?

[darsalles]

An integration with uchash would be great :D!

[MichaelDance]

I think you should, allow
* http://www.mochimedia.com/ Games on ibProArcade
* also a un-tick option (V3 doesnt include)
* Restricted games. like If you have 50 Post count, you can play
* Option to select point system, 50 posts = 50 points.
* Section to Chat and Play.
* Pause on all games, incase you need the loo..

I hope they can come in future versions...

[Hippy]

Said before but will say again..

Please add the ability for a user to report a broken game or non-score saving game.

Thanks!

Yeah this is a good one .. 2 thumbs up for broken games..
and the style to be integrated more with vb4
thanks for all your work on this mod

[PirateTinman]

Would have been nice with a option to switch the score (lowest score is best instead of higest score) for individual games, some games that takes your time and stops when you have finished your task submits what time you spent, so some games become, how much time you bother sitting there waiting instead of how fast can you do it.

This would help out allot and should hopefully be easy to implement into the ModCP or something ;)

Thanks for your hard work!

[MortysTW]

MichaelDance:
The post count thing already exists. Its in the permissions. You can choose post counts to play, posts required per day to play, etc.

TinMan:
That already exists. In the adminCp and go into an individual game and there are all kinds of options. One option being to set scoring to HIGH is best or LOW score is best. Its a simple drop down with just a high/low option.

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MichaelDance:
Just remembered that its a GROUP permissions thing. For example I set it so my Admins can play as much and whenever. Regisrtered users must hav e posted at east once and can only have 50 game plays a day until they become a Premium Member on my site for unlimited game play privilage.

[Garamond]

I haven't read through all of the suggestions here, but I would really like to see a change in the next version that makes you able to adjust the number of top scores visible. Only the top three are visible today, and it should be top 10 or something.

[keweedsmo]

I would love to see the ability to rate games in a more reasonable place, like on the game information page where you play the game.

[General of the]

adsense integration, preroll ads would be great

[Rich_Princess]

*Seconded* options or instructions for integration of points hacks. ucash etc*

[egyptsons]

Can we integrate it with Facebook
as when a member score a new recored, post an event in his wall to tell all his friend about his new score

[angeljs]

Would love to see an option for certain usergroups to be able to download the games. That would increase site visits etc. :)

[Hippy]

Would love to see an option for certain usergroups to be able to download the games. That would increase site visits etc. :)

has been done.. talk to stangger5 (http://www.next-level-arcade.com/member.php?u=31) over @ Next Level Arcade (http://www.next-level-arcade.com/forum.html)

[angeljs]

Hi, thanks for the reply. I visited the site, and here's one of the recent posts about this mod:

The download system wont ever be added to the download section..

It appears as though he doesn't really want to share it :(

[rob01]

facebook , twitter.

people being able to comment on comments, like games using fb and twitter

[Hippy]

stangger5 (http://www.next-level-arcade.com/member.php?u=31) was also working on a facebook / like
all tho his mods at his place are paid for but he does put alot of time into them
small price to pay..

[edytwinky]

are there plans for a future version ever?

[AuroraStorm]

Does anyone know where I can find the Arcade Scoreboard hack?

[Hippy]

stangger5 (http://www.next-level-arcade.com/member.php?u=31) over @ Next Level Arcade (http://www.next-level-arcade.com/forum.html)

[AuroraStorm]

You can't get on to his forum unless you register and his registration is closed...

[stangger5]

You can't get on to his forum unless you register and his registration is closed...

Its back open to new members..:)

[mikeinjersey]

I need to know if he's at least working on a new version.

If he isn't and doesn't give a crap anymore = i'm uninstalling the plugin.

If we know that he's at least working on the new version , i'll keep the plugin.

so yeah dude....you gotta let us know whats up...

I can't keep this plugin stagnant in the admin cp forever...

[AuroraStorm]

Its back open to new members..:)

Thank you! You da man!

[Hippy]

I need to know if he's at least working on a new version.

If he isn't and doesn't give a crap anymore = i'm uninstalling the plugin.

If we know that he's at least working on the new version , i'll keep the plugin.

so yeah dude....you gotta let us know whats up...

I can't keep this plugin stagnant in the admin cp forever...
if you look at his last posts he made he did say he was .. butt hat was a long time ago..

I have this mod running on every board I admin at and runs perfect..
use the arcade forum found in my sign and I am sure we can get you fixed up..

[AuroraStorm]

Uh, does anyone ELSE have this mod or something similar?

No? Okay...done.

[goxy63]

Full screen option is something that would make this mod even greater

Who share same opinion with me?

This is indeed greatest mod, thanks Mr.Zeropage
Cheers

ps
lets see lots of likes for my post, maybe maker of this mod will think about adding this neat option :D

[stangger5]

Full screen option is something that would make this mod even greater

Who share same opinion with me?

This is indeed greatest mod, thanks Mr.Zeropage
Cheers

ps
lets see lots of likes for my post, maybe maker of this mod will think about adding this neat option :D

Working on the Full Screen option..

What would you think,,would be better..
Having it as a pop up in a new window or keep it with the same window ??

[Digital Jedi]

Same window, I would say. And all styles in the templates. :D

[stangger5]

I like the same window too..

I was hoping this would bring some more attention to this thread..
Not looking good..

[Digital Jedi]

For me, the most frustrating thing has been having to edit core ibP files to make it gel with whatever skin I had at the time. Since it's based on a pre-written arcade script, there are some things not taken into account when applying classes like tborder and thead to random table cells. In all fairness, this is a problem with most vBulletin modifications that use their own custom pages. Developers aren't necessarily designers, and they just start throwing classes around and nesting tables to their heart's content. Looks fine on default vB, or their own skin. But because it doesn't follow vBulletin's standardized way of using classnames and table or div structure, it all falls apart on some custom skins, when it really shouldn't.

I've had to redesign a lot of modification templates because of this over the years, but then it's just been templates. With ibProAracde, I have to reapply (and potentially rethink) my file edits with every upgrade, or every new skin.

[TheKdd]

Does anyone know if there is any plugin that would allow members to share their scores on social media like FB or Twitter? If not, that would be great in a future release I think.

[kylek]

ibProArcade for vb5.

[MrZeropage]

my problem is that I don't have any vB5 license :p