vbProArcade Beta 2

[defcon1]

I have everything working ....'cept I can't figure out how to get the arcade to work with my theme(surge from vbskins). Proarcade can be used with any theme(skin) right?? If not what needs to be modified? It works fine with the default theme.

Thank you
Deffy

[Digikilla]

Well I installed Pro Arcade and when I go to the admin Pannel for it I get this error

Database error in vBulletin Control Panel 2.3.3:

Invalid SQL: SELECT * FROM arcadeconfig
mysql error: Table 'd60003098.arcadeconfig' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Date: Wednesday 26th of November 2003 05:02:50 PM
Script: http://www.killuclan.com/forums/forums/admin/proarcadeadmin.php?action=changeoptions&
Referer: http://www.killuclan.com/forums/admin/index.php?action=nav&cpnavjs=


I went to myphpadmin and checked and the SQL quiries are there but the SQL Database has a diffrent name than the one above. So I went to the config.php file and changed it (backed up the original) to the correct database/username/pw and loaded it up.

The whole site went down. I loaded the orgiginal config.php file and every thing came back, but I still have the problem with the arcade hack pointing to what the config.php file says is the corect SQL but myphpadmin says is incorrect. How do I get the Pro Arcade to look to the correct SQL Database and still have a working site?

DigiKilla

[GamerForums.net]

I have searched this thread for about an hour trying to find someone with the exact same problem or a solution to adding games. Everything works fine with the arcade except that when i try to edit a game or add a game I get an error. This is the error that i recieve when trying to add a game.
Anyone know what the problem might be?

CODE:

Database error in vBulletin Control Panel 2.3.3:

Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO arcadegames (name,title,description,filename,active,scorevar,w idth,height,codebase,querystri ng,
objectparam,embedparam,championactive,championtext ,championcolor,playcost,jackpo t,jackpotadd,thumbnailname,thumbnaildata)
VALUES ('asteroids','Asteroids','A Great Arcade Classic.','asteroids.swf','0','$asteroidsscore','' ,'','','',
'','','1','Asteroids Champion','','10','0','5','asteroids.gif','GIF89a\ 0\0÷\0\0\0\0\0ÿÿÿ
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mysql error: Unknown column 'width' in 'field list'

mysql error number: 1054

Thanks,
Sidney

[Pseudomizer]

Hi,

this is your query:


INSERT INTO arcadegames (name,title,description,filename,active,scorevar,w idth,height,codebase,querystri ng,
objectparam,embedparam,championactive,championtext ,championcolor,playcost,jackpo t,jackpotadd,thumbnailname,thumbnaildata)


There seems to be a problem with the list of your parameters. Do the following command in the command line and compare the paramaters:


mysqlshow -u user -p password database arcadegames


You should see the table arcadegames and all corresponding fields. Compare these fields with query i quoted and you should find your problem straight away.

Cheers,

Pseudomizer

[GamerForums.net]

Thanks for the assistance,

I have done this and added the columns "height" , "width" , "codebase" , "querystring" , "objectparam" in the arcadegames table, and it solved the problem of adding the new game, but for some reason it is not passing the score variables now. The game is Asteroids, and it just loads the blank leaderboard after the game is completed.

[Pseudomizer]

Hmmm. Then it's either the wrong variable for the score OR the hash is wrong. Please check with the corresponding game thread and the description for this specific game.

Cheers,

Pseudomizer

[SharronH]

Any updates on v2.1 guys? Keep up the hard work guys. This is one of the best hacks I've seen.

[PixelFx]

I've worked out a lot of the template stuff and sent one update to future real, I'm hoping to get another done today. Although I haven't seen him online much this week, so not sure if we are just missing each other or not.

I have it setup here, the current version of 2.1 on the template side doesn't look much different, but how the arcade installs is much more stable and cleaner. I've tried to make the templates very easy to update for different colored layouts.

demo: http://www.orbsydia.com/forum/proarcade.php?action=arcade (vbproarcade 2.1 & vb2.3.3)

[SharronH]

It looks very nice.... looking forward for it to get released soon. Good job! :)

[FinalAngel]

hi,
i have an Error with Netscape after I play a Game then come Game Over and:
"vbProArcade Error: Invalid game name specified (todo: put something pretty here later)"
who can help me

[SharronH]

Only IE is full compatible with the arcade i think

[MaDCaT75]

The arcade doesnt work with netscape I think

[futureal]

Yes, Netscape support is still on its way. 2.2 or later. 2.1 is just waiting on the last of PixelFx's work.

I was away for the last week and a half, out of town. Back now, and ready to rock some more. I'll take a closer look at some of these problems tomorrow.

SugarChick: I'd do anything for a date with a cute gamer girl. ;) (Sorry, couldn't resist...)

[MaDCaT75]

no, hit on me instead.... I'm prettier! :p

[futureal]

DigiKilla: I am not sure what happened with your install but it looks like something major got screwed up in phpMyAdmin. Make sure when you run the install queries that you are already working with the same database that your site is contained in -- it sounds like that might have been your problem.

[futureal]

madcat: I couldn't find your picture. :p

I know, I'm bad, I'm bad. Hey, you live in SoCal though! Home, sweet home.

[MaDCaT75]

whoops forgot to put it in :rolleyes:

check now :)

[futureal]

edit: Nevermind, me dumb! Didn't know there was a member photo feature here.

I never knew so many attractive people were using this little arcade. :)

[shamrox]

any arcade hackers out there that can tell me why my topscoreboard icons suddenly disappeared and all other icons are there?

Here is a link:

http://www.shamrox.com/vbportal/forums/proarcade.php?action=arcade

Yes I know I have right click disabled. I removed that and it didnt help any since the images are php images - doesnt show the path/directory...grrr.

Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks in advance!

[Limpkinw]

This (above post) has happene dto me also aftre running arcade for a long time with no problems...now suddenly i have lost my icons.

Futureal is there any security updates you would recommend while we wait for next version? My users have found another way to post any score they wish.

[PixelFx]

I'm messing around with vbproarcade and vb3 gamma now ;) not sure if 2.1 is compatable but making for a fun project :)

I sent futureal my updates for 2.1 vb 2.3.3 :)

[futureal]

limpkinw: How is that?

PixelFx: It works OK, just some minor edits, and parts of the code itself has to be re-done to meet the new standards. But the functionality remains the same.

[M?uschen]

It is possible only to clear old scoures of scoureboard?
I dont want to clear the topscore...

Or can i limit how many scoures are show?

Please help... Thanks Mäuschen.

[ENZcom]

limpkinw: How is that?

PixelFx: It works OK, just some minor edits, and parts of the code itself has to be re-done to meet the new standards. But the functionality remains the same.


Wait, how would I go about installing the arcade on vb3 gamma then, since you've gotten it to work?

[futureal]

Mäuschen: I'm not quite sure what you're looking for. If you clear the arcade scores table, the top scores table will be preserved. So you could run the direct query:

DELETE FROM arcadescores;

That will clear the entire arcadescores table.

ENZcom: I am hesitant to release an install file since the version I have running is a very "in flux" design. I am kicking around the idea of putting something out on vbulletin.nl before RC1 arrives. There is obviously interest, so...

[str8ballin]

ok Installed the proarcade hack but my forums keep going down every nite, it takes 6 people playing games at once to overload the database..

heres what my hosts say ....

"Powweb currently limits users to 36,000 SELECT queries, per hour, per user"

What hosts are good? I wanna keep the proarcade, can you tell me what hosts you use how many people you have had playing games at once too?

[NuclioN]

I am kicking around the idea of putting something out on vbulletin.nl before RC1 arrives. There is obviously interest, so...

That's a good idea futureal not only for the arcade. Hack authors could pre release it there to slam the last bugs out because it will be installed and used by enough people to find them quickly. ;) The result is stable hacks when RC1 is there and the hacks on vb.org will emerge.

[Limpkinw]

limpkinw: How is that?
Sadly I am not sure what they are doing...the only thing I can possibly think is they start a game and take the gamehash from that one and put it in their link. I really do not know what they are doing but I know a score of 566,666 is impossible in XC hehe.

Thanks again

[futureal]

str8ballin: 36,000 queries per hour per user? I don't see how the arcade could possibly consume that much, unless you were already running close to the limit and had a lot of games installed. That one really puzzles me. When the games are running, they are client-side, so it will not consume any queries on the server, only when scores are entered and, most significantly, when people browse the main arcade and scoreboard pages. In Beta 2.0, if you have many games installed, there is a nasty query loop that could consume a lot, although nowhere near the amount you are talking about, unless people are repeatedly refreshing the mini-scoreboards page.

NuclioN: I expect something to be released for Gamma in the last week of December. It will likely be on vbulletin.nl, although the "official" home will be back on here as soon as RC1 is released.

limpkinw: What do the timestamps look like on those scores? I suspect they are using some sort of memory/hex editing program, which would easily let you see and edit the gamehash variable and the score return variable in the headers.

[BlackxRam]

Hey Futureal.. theres a question i been meaning to ask.. i am playing the arcade.. i i am tied with someone for a top score. I got a top score at 38 seconds which i assume puts me in first.. he got the top score playing for 6 mins. BUT! I just played again and got the top score in 36 seconds.. but im in 3rd place. Why is that? This is happening all over the arcade.. people tieing in faster time but being placed in second.

Is there a way to sort it out so that if some one is tied it goes by TIME PLAYED?

Its getting really rough.. hehe

[NuclioN]

limpkinw: What do the timestamps look like on those scores? I suspect they are using some sort of memory/hex editing program, which would easily let you see and edit the gamehash variable and the score return variable in the headers.

Good to hear it's on it's way futureal. :)
There are editors for swf around that can do more then just that and they let you replace the whole scripting if you like. There are countermeasures but this requires advanced coding. Online gambling games for instance have an outstanding security for flash. You can however block users out of the arcade who have a score that is impossible by placing a htaccess file in the games dir.

[Fugler]

Hi, most of the thing seems to work fine, but when I go to play a game the page loads but the flash bit doesn't.. Can anyone think why?

[MindTrix]

If you uploaded the games to say /forum/games/ then in the admin cp it will say /games/ change it too games/

[Fugler]

Heh.. I knew it'd be something simple, Thanks.

[futureal]

BlackxRam: That's a good point, I had never considered that when I designed it (that a faster time would be a better score). I will make that change in the new version, and maybe post something about how to fix it in the old one (should not be hard).

NuclioN: My understanding of advanced Flash security is that it requires server components that will not be available to the average webmaster. I will keep researching it, though...

[PixelFx]

Futureal
I sent you email with proarcade 2.1 template updates, hope this zip works this time :) sorry for delay :)

[Qatarson]

futureal

you made great hack but i think it is need important thing like the admin can edit the comments from the cp without need to use PhpMyAdmin & it will be great if you add a ban option in next version .

Also i want to ask you some thing i translate the interface words in Arabic coz my forum Arabic and every thing was ok unless these words i did'nt find it ( 2nd out of 7 users) where i can find to translate it & thank you again for the great hack :)

[PixelFx]

Sugguestion for Future Update:

Hall of Fame Hack, Records the Top Score for Each Game in arcade for that month, then at the end of the month wipes the main arcade. But keeps the hall of fame scores and users name.

This would cut down on database space... example below, while testing vbpro arcade for Futureal.

22 different users have played a total of 588 games, lasting a combined total of 171 hours, 27 minutes and 10 seconds

In the www.OrBSydia.com Classic Arcade

I've posted about hall of fame before, but I haven't had the time to make the hack addon my self. Anyone else up for the challenge?

[solboy]

Hi,

I like this hack.
I am running the vBulletin Version 3.0.0 Gamma and I want to know if I can install it in my forum.

Is it possible and what do I need to do to?

[PAINTBALLM]

this question has already been asked. They have to get the time to port things over to vb3 RC1. Be patient ;)

[futureal]

solboy: Patience, it's coming. :)

PixelFx: This type of system is already part of the next evolution of the arcade. I'm not sure if it will be exactly as you describe it, but it sounds pretty close. More on this later...

Qatarson: Good idea on the comment editor and the ban user option. Actually you can ban users now by putting them in a separate usergroup, but I suppose I could allow banning from within the arcade. I'll have to see how that works in vB3 to come up with the right system.

As for the words to translate, I'm not sure where they are, but I'm pretty sure it's in the templates. Check there first!

[solboy]

this question has already been asked. They have to get the time to port things over to vb3 RC1. Be patient ;)

Sorry but this thread is over a hundred pages long.
When do you think RC1 will be released?

[solboy]

solboy: Patience, it's coming. :)


I will try futureal :D
I wanted to install this hack before Christmas as a gift to my members.

I must say that this arcade hack is off the chain.
Good wook. :up:

[trackpads]

furtureal rocks ;-)

[futureal]

solboy: There will probably be a release of the arcade for Gamma, although it won't be on here. Probably on vbulletin.nl. As soon as RC1 comes out, I'll take it off there and move it back to here.

The timeframe should be something like the first week of January for that.

[*~*E-DuB*~*]

Just installed everything, and everything works perfectly besides this...

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: dotableheader() in /home/httpd/vhosts/hiphopdialect.com/httpdocs/forum/admin/proarcadeadmin.php on line 30

and all I did was just upload it from the zip folder.

how do I fix it?

[Logician]

@futureal: I think there is something wrong with the first query of "queries_to_run.sql":

The query

INSERT INTO setting VALUES (null, 99, "vbProArcade Champion System", "vpa_champsystem", 1, "vbProArcade Champion System Enable/Disable", '', 0);


should be:
INSERT INTO setting VALUES (null, 1, "vbProArcade Champion System", "vpa_champsystem", 1, "vbProArcade Champion System Enable/Disable", 'yesno', 10);


Don't you think? Otherwise hack setting does not appear correctly in vb options page as it does not have a correct settinggroup id assigned (nor correct optioncode).

EDIT: himm nevermind, you dont control it through vb options page but in its own settings page so your query is correct. my bad. :)

Nice hack btw.. :)

[*~*E-DuB*~*]

Fixed my problem, seemed i didnt re-upload adminfunctions.php when i edited it!!..

[futureal]

Logician: Yea, I do that admin option thing in my own roundabout way. :) Thanks!

E-DuB: Glad you fixed it, sorry I wasn't around to help. Just drove back to California. Go me!

[Oblivion Knight]

[EDIT]
Nevermind.. I had a strange problem with my FTP.

[NSeXcellent]

Will this ever be moved out of the beta classification?

[futureal]

Yes, when I am confident that it is worthy of being a final hack. It still lacks some major stuff (notably the Mozilla support).

[PixelFx]

how goes development? futureal,

[Tigga]

I haven't really had time to follow this hack in quite some time, so I'm not sure if someone has mentioned this before... If anyone is still having an issue with the amount of time it takes to load the main arcade page when there are a lot of games, I've found a pretty simple fix for that problem. If you log into phpMyAdmin and run the following two queries it will help improve the speed dramatically...

ALTER TABLE `arcadescores` ADD INDEX ( `game` )
ALTER TABLE `arcadescores` ADD INDEX ( `username` )

That doesn't help with the number of queries on that page, but it does help a lot with the page generation times. Before my page took around 2.5 - 3 seconds to load (with about 15 games), but now it's down to about 0.5 seconds. :)

[futureal]

Tigga, good call, optimizing the tables for scalability is something I never thought about or worked on. I'll have to add that stuff to a coming version.

PixelFx, I have actually been working hard with the Gamma version, and rewriting a good deal of the code (especially the admin stuff). I will have the 2.1 beta for vB2 out soon, I swear!

[M?uschen]

M?uschen: I'm not quite sure what you're looking for. If you clear the arcade scores table, the top scores table will be preserved. So you could run the direct query:

DELETE FROM arcadescores;

That will clear the entire arcadescores table.

Sorry I cant't find "DELETE FROM arcadescores". Please tell me, where i should searching...

http://www.forum4member.de/images/Bilder/arcade.jpg

[MindTrix]

Its not a option mate :)

It is a MYSQL query which needs to be run in PHPMYADMIN

[M?uschen]

A query? What is a query? Do you mean this ***/admin/proarcadeadmin.php?

Mäuschen *?*

[MindTrix]

Ummm nope this code

DELETE FROM arcadescores;

Is called a MYSQL query. Basically it is code that modifys your database in one way or another.

It has too be run in your hosts control panel in the database section, usually through a program called PHPMYADMIN

[M?uschen]

Ok i'm to stupid... *sry* where should i do this?

http://www.forum4member.de/images/Bilder/php.jpg

[MindTrix]

Along the top click on SQL

then there will be an input text area box, just paste it into there, then click GO, and it should do it.

[M?uschen]

?hm... It seams im to stupid to do what you say... i show you what i do... look at the image... and see the error message.

Thanks M?uschen.


http://www.forum4member.de/images/Bilder/php2.jpg

Datenbank db85300001 - Tabelle arcadescores auf sql7.c.artfiles.de
Fehler

SQL-Befehl :

[mysql] DELETE FROM arcadescores

MySQL meldet:


You have an error in your SQL syntax near '[mysql]DELETE FROM arcadescores' at line 1
Zur?ck

[MindTrix]

Sorry mate thats my fault for confusing you

Use this code

DELETE FROM arcadescores;

[M?uschen]

Great... Thanks...

Best wishes and a Happy New Year... Mäuschen.

Edit:
Why are new scores only save in the [Scoreboard] ? The scores are so high, that they should be in the [Top Score Board] too... Have i make a mistake? What can i do?

Thanks Mäuschen.

[futureal]

Did you want to reset the Top Scores as well?

It's really all my fault, for releasing buggy code in the first place. :)

[M?uschen]

Hello futureal,

my english is not so good... yesterday i have clear the [Scoreboard] with MindTrix help but now one day later, my users play arcade and have higher point than the points in the [Top Score Board]. But the points are only in the [Scoreboard] and not in the [Top Score Board].

Why? Have i make a mistake? What can i do?

http://www.forum4member.de/images/Bilder/arcade2.jpg

[Gutspiller]

When I try and add this database entry:

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mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near ';
INSERT INTO arcadegames VALUES (2, 'breakout', 'Breakout', 'A simple Arkanoid' at line 1
mysql error number: 1064
Date: Saturday 03rd of January 2004 11:12:36 AM
Script: /forumz/admin/query.php
Referer: http://www.theforumz.com/forumz/admin/query.php

Can somebody help me? I am trying to do it through the "Run a SQL query" hack I have integrated into my VB admin CP. I'm doing it that way because I don't know how to do it straight from the server.

Can somebody please help me? I really want to get this hack working. Thanks.

[Seby]

hey futureal, will we see a vb3 release any time soon? ;)

[MindTrix]

Gutspiller from my knowledge alot of them MYSQL in admin cp hacks dont work properly :p If you know the link to your hosts CP then i can take a look for you and run the MYSQL query for you before i go to bed (3:25am here lol)

[gmarik]

we want vb3 .... we want vb3 .... we want vb3 ....

[D|ver]

yeah i am looking so forward for the vb3 version :)

[futureal]

It is under development but I won't release it until I can test it with RC1, otherwise I'd just have to re-release it a week later.

I'll try to post screenshots later tonight.

Thanks!

[mini2]

It is under development but I won't release it until I can test it with RC1, otherwise I'd just have to re-release it a week later.

I'll try to post screenshots later tonight.

Thanks!

What are you waiting for now?

;)

[solboy]

Lets go futureal :D

[mzlogical]

He was or still is having trouble downloading the rc1 because of vbulletin being attacked. Some IPs are blocked and he has to wait until his IP is clear via support for him to access or something like that.

[futureal]

Hi guys,

I got ahold of vB3 RC1 last night and I'm in the packaging stage for the hack. I'd like to get the Mozilla support done but it seems like everybody would like to have a hack out sooner rather than later, so maybe I'll have to hold on that. Unfortunately I am leaving in about 10 minutes for a three-day trip. I should be able to get it finished as soon as I get back.

In vB2 news, the Beta 2.1 will be released simulataneously, and I will continue to maintain both versions of the hack (vB2 and vB3) for as long as interest remains in vB2.

Thanks!

[xxxsaint]

good deal man , we appreciate that , I for one am sticking with vB2 myself

[PixelFx]

sounds great :)

[Dart1337]

I too, am eagerly awaiting this one. :D

[Gutspiller]

Gutspiller from my knowledge alot of them MYSQL in admin cp hacks dont work properly :p If you know the link to your hosts CP then i can take a look for you and run the MYSQL query for you before i go to bed (3:25am here lol)

OK, I got to the spot in my host admin CP where I am adding the query to my forum MySQL database, but I got the error: "You have to choose at least one Column to display" What does that mean and what column is it talking about? Can somebody please help me? I really want to add this hack to my forumz.

Thanks for any help.

[Zelda-King]

Thanks for the prompt work on the vB3 edition (which I've noted is ahead of what was originally said). My users have been pining for the arcade ever since I upgraded to vB3 quite some time ago.

[JamesFrost]

In case you don't notice when you get back - rc2 is out now!

[futureal]

I'm still on the road -- cellular modem, 1KB/sec, like my old 2400 baud modem.

RC2 already? Holy development cycle, Batman!

[Gutspiller]

OK, I got to the spot in my host admin CP where I am adding the query to my forum MySQL database, but I got the error: "You have to choose at least one Column to display" What does that mean and what column is it talking about? Can somebody please help me? I really want to add this hack to my forumz.

Thanks for any help.

^^^Help^^^ :(

[JamesFrost]

RC2 already? Holy development cycle, Batman!


RC2.4 now! (and I'm not joking!)

[Oblivion Knight]

RC2.4 now! (and I'm not joking!)
Nah.. It's vBulletin 2.3.4 (the latest 2.3.x release, nothing to do with vB3).

[JamesFrost]

yeah, I'm talking rubbish - sorry. I'm not so wide awake first thing in the morning.

It is at VB3 RC2 still though!

D'oh

[AndrewZ]

Question-

On my forums, is there a way I can have the forum name be 'Arcade Room' then have it go to the arcade?

See it at www.thehockeylounge.com to see what im talking about.

Also, if you look at proarcade.php some of the cells BG colors are fairly dark, how can I change them?

Thanks :)

PS- AWESOME Hack!

[webrats]

rc2 update ?

[AutomatikStudio]

Question-

On my forums, is there a way I can have the forum name be 'Arcade Room' then have it go to the arcade?

See it at www.thehockeylounge.com to see what im talking about.

Also, if you look at proarcade.php some of the cells BG colors are fairly dark, how can I change them?
Hi Andrew...all of that can be changed in the template files. Just look for all the templates that start with "vbproarcade"

[AutomatikStudio]

I looked through some recent posts to see if this had been requested as a feature but I couldn't find it. So either way...my request is to add a feature where the users have to post a certain number of times to play...I think this was originially done via the ArcadePass hack which is now completely useless to anybody and everybody.

[AndrewZ]

What about the forum pointing to proarcade.php?

[TheSonic]

futureal: Any hints for the vb3-Arcade-ReleaseDate :D

[AutomatikStudio]

What about the forum pointing to proarcade.php?
This is what I did:

</a><a href="proarcade.php?action=arcade&s=">Arcade</a>

Put that in the "Title" of the forum you are wanting to point the arcade to. vb2 doesn't have the option to make forums that just simply forward to another destination so it will just have "0" in the posts and threads column and for the most part will make it look kinda wimpy...so what i did was add a sub-forum to the link to the arcade so people can talk about the arcade and therefore keep that from looking so empty...anywho....

[AndrewZ]

Thanks :)

One final thing.

The thing to get the icons and game name of the games the user is champion isnt working for me. Its not showing up at all... Here is a section of my postbit.



<td bgcolor="$post[backcolor]" width="175" valign="top" nowrap>
<a name="post$post[postid]"></a>
$post[firstnewinsert]
<normalfont><b>$storeextraglow</b></normalfont><br>
<smallfont>$post[usertitle]</smallfont><br>
$post[avatar]<p>
<smallfont>Registered: $post[joindate]<br>
Location: $post[field2]<br>
Posts: $post[posts]<br>$pointname: $store_sign$post[storep] $donate<br>$vpachampicon$vpachamptext</smallfont></td>

[Paris Holley]

im having 2 problems.....

1) When i go to the page for the game, the flash is just black...and it goes no where...

2) When i access the file directly, it redirects to domain.com/proarcade.php

:(

[Pseudomizer]

im having 2 problems.....

1) When i go to the page for the game, the flash is just black...and it goes no where...

2) When i access the file directly, it redirects to domain.com/proarcade.php

:(

You link to your game directory is wrong. Search this thread. Your problem is the most common problem.

Cheers,

Pseudomizer

[Paris Holley]

i've read this hole thread, some say do games/ instead of /games/ and some said do little fixes, i did it all man

[Pseudomizer]

i've read this hole thread, some say do games/ instead of /games/ and some said do little fixes, i did it all man

Hmm. If you are sure about these issues then the only possibility would be that your code in your game is not correct. In the last entry field of each game you have to specify the game location. If the game location is not correct then you get a black screen.

You have 2 possible errors:

- your <object> is not correct and the link to the source swf file is wrong
- if your <object> is correct and using the variables, then your directory is wrong for the games

Try to manually put the path into the <object> tag and see what happens. If it works, then your path is not set correctly.

( i hope you uploaded all .swf files into the correct directory onto your server )

Cheers,

Pseudomizer

[futureal]

Pointing to the game directly will never work, since the script must pass in a "location" variable so it knows where to redirect to.

If your games directory is in yourdomain.com/games (for example) then try setting the Admin CP setting to "/games/" (with the preceeding slash). If your games are in yourdomain.com/forum/games then you want it to be "games/" (without the preceeding slash).

This problem arose because I (stupidly) figured that most people would not place the games within their forum directory. I said "make a games directory on your server" and to most people that meant "make a games directory inside your forum directory on your server."

If this still isn't working (check Pseudomizer's post as well) I'll see if I can think of anything else.

[futureal]

On the vB3 version:

Currently working on re-coding the admin panel to match the vB3 style. I had previously made my own style, so this ended up being more work than I wanted it to be.

Sorry for the delays, I spent the past weekend doing event photography work for a magazine.

Hang in there...

[*arie]

wow photography? hope you had fun. :)

can't wait for the release. :D

[AndrewZ]

Thanks :)

One final thing.

The thing to get the icons and game name of the games the user is champion isnt working for me. Its not showing up at all... Here is a section of my postbit.



<td bgcolor="$post[backcolor]" width="175" valign="top" nowrap>
<a name="post$post[postid]"></a>
$post[firstnewinsert]
<normalfont><b>$storeextraglow</b></normalfont><br>
<smallfont>$post[usertitle]</smallfont><br>
$post[avatar]<p>
<smallfont>Registered: $post[joindate]<br>
Location: $post[field2]<br>
Posts: $post[posts]<br>$pointname: $store_sign$post[storep] $donate<br>$vpachampicon$vpachamptext</smallfont></td>


Any help on my problem?

[str8ballin]

Ok I was Searshing for awhile and thought it would be easyer to ask the question.

Is theyre a way to have it so the amount of posts a user has determines wether or not a user is allowed to play in the arcade?

Ie.. Can I set up something that only allows access to the arcade if you have atleast 20 posts?

I keep getting people sign up not posting but playing the arcade games, its quite annoying as the arcade is a bonus feature for my dedicatyed members not just anyone who wants to run my bandwidth up.

[Wolfy.2k]

hi, i have installed proarcade and i thought it went with no problems...

until i went on the arcade page and all of the images have a little x sign and also the games dont load up and cant be found

i uploaded both the /games/ and /graphics/ to my forums folder, but it aint working?

please help!!

cheers

ahh, i have 2.3.4, wud that be the problem?

[futureal]

AndrewZ: If everything is installed correctly, you may just need to go the General Options setting in your vB Admin Control Panel and re-submit, this should cause it to update the global settings. I'm not 100% sure if that will help or not but it is all I can think of at the moment.

str8ballin: If you know a little bit about PHP coding, this shouldn't be too hard. There is a variable stored in the $bbuserinfo array that has a user's post count (I don't recall the name) so you could just write a simpme check in proarcade.php to determine whether or not a user has enough posts to play. The caveat is that you may end up with people posting junk in order to be able to play. A better and more complex method would be to check the user's activity level in the forum, but that's much more complicated.

Wolfy.2k: In the Arcade Admin Panel, change the "/games/" location to "games/" and it should probably work. Let me know if it doesn't. The hack works fine with 2.3.4.

[futureal]

The vB3 port should be coming very soon now. I think that instead of releasing a "Beta 2.1" for vB2 I will actually make it an official release and finally move it out of beta. Most of the known problems in this version have been corrected, assuming my Mozilla testers report success.

vbProArcade v1.x will be the current vB2 beta version
vbProArcade v2.x will be the vB2 version
vbProArcade v3.x will be the vB3 version

This way the version numbers will line up with the vBulletin version numbers. Hope that makes sense.

[Gutspiller]

OK, I got to the spot in my host admin CP where I am adding the query to my forum MySQL database, but I got the error: "You have to choose at least one Column to display" What does that mean and what column is it talking about? Can somebody please help me? I really want to add this hack to my forumz.

Thanks for any help.

No more talking in this thread until I am helped. :nervous:

[str8ballin]

str8ballin: If you know a little bit about PHP coding, this shouldn't be too hard. There is a variable stored in the $bbuserinfo array that has a user's post count (I don't recall the name) so you could just write a simpme check in proarcade.php to determine whether or not a user has enough posts to play. The caveat is that you may end up with people posting junk in order to be able to play. A better and more complex method would be to check the user's activity level in the forum, but that's much more complicated.

thanks for the reply, but im not good with php, I can follow instructions id say pretty well but Im not really a 'coder'. Can you find some time to help me maybe with a detailed 'how to' on this subject.

I know this might sound stupid but isnt theyre a way to just implement some code that only allows certain users with certain 'user titles' to play in the arcade? Im sure a few people would like this option as its easiest in my opinion to group who your real dedicated members are going by 'user title'.

Im baffled right now all I know is I have a string of unknown people playing in the arcade and its obvious they just signed up to play the games, so the arcade is being abused by outsiders quite annoying!

[KuraFire]

The vB3 port should be coming very soon now. [...]
Would you expect "very soon" to be < 1 week / 1-2 weeks / 3-4 weeks / more ? :squareeyed:

[Deska]

I'm waiting....

[scottct1]

I am sure it will be out by VB4. :D

Looking forward to playing with it! :)

[yabba]

Would you expect "very soon" to be < 1 week / 1-2 weeks / 3-4 weeks / more ? :squareeyed:

I think he will release the hack "yesterday" .... :banana:

[futureal]

Less than a week from now. To answer another question I received, no I have not converted the hack to phrases yet -- but I will eventually.

str8ballin, I will see if I can come up with something.

[Oblivion Knight]

My hat is off to futureal for creating seemingly one of the most wanted modifications for vB3, and for how well he is coping with the HUGE demand for the mod's release.. Top stuff.!

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the newer vB2 version.. :)

[str8ballin]

Yeah, I can see how much pressure he has now vb3 is out.

^^ Im also just looking foward to when he finishes the new vb2 version.

futureal: thanks I hope it isnt too much trouble if you help me out and Id really appreciate it.

[PixelFx]

;) wonder if we will get new vb3 art with vb3 RC3 ? I can help with templates for arcade in vb2 & 3 again if needed, ...

[Wolfy.2k]

hmm that hasnt work mate, i tried that and no difference, still lots of Xs and now of the scoreboards will load up, even thought i kno the templates are there!!

please help :P

cheers

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

i have a feeling that my skin mite be doing it, i am using a vbskinz plasma skin, i also have vbportal on my site.. any ideas mate?

[futureal]

wolfy.2k: If the scoreboards themselves will not even load, then it sounds like either your templates are messed up, or the hack was installed incorrectly...

...and a quick update for vB3:

I am working on the hack whenever I have the chance, and I am honestly pretty happy with how this is fitting into vB3. Now that I have taken the time to actually try and integrate it, a lot of the code is smoother and really just that much cooler.

After further study, I've taken the plunge and begun to implement phrases for everything that is hardcoded into the Admin CP. I will deal with phrases in the templates at some later date (most likely -- I want to get this released).

I also spent the evening playing around with the bitfield permission model in vB3, and this is going to make it much easier to configure things like which admins can edit stuff in the arcade, which users can use the arcade, and whether or not the champions stuff is displayed.

I am hoping to post screenshots tomorrow or Monday.

Thanks.

[Oblivion Knight]

One question futureal, it was suggested a few posts back that the Arcade could have two types of scoring systems with a switch in the admin cp game settings, the higher the score = the higher the rank (current), and also the lower the score = the higher the rank (for turn based games such as "Pairs"). Will this be implemented into this release or will that be an optional addon later on.?

[D|ver]

i have al small question:
does the vb3 version include a challenge system like the vb3 arcade hack (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=60377)?

[futureal]

Oblivion Knight: Yes, that feature is included.

D|ver: No, it does not include that, although it could be added at a future date. I've not taken a close look at John's hack at this point; I'd like mine to remain a different beast.

[futureal]

Since there is an alternative out there now that will give people something to work with for those who need arcades right away, I am going to take the extra time to finish "phrasing out" the hack. That should finish making it vB3-compliant, so to speak.

Still will be less than a week though. :)

[Oblivion Knight]

What about the vB2 version.?
I am eagerly awaiting for this improvement, and the reducing of queries..

[futureal]

I will try to get the vB2 version out sooner if I have a moment. There is one remaining bug that PixelFx found which I need to correct, and then re-package it.

[PixelFx]

:)

[Pagandream]

Hi,

there is still this Netscape & Opera error, after a game. It shows me always :

vbProArcade Error: Invalid game name specified (todo: put something pretty here later)

Is there a way to fix this or will be an update for this hack one day, wich will also work with vb 2.3.4, coz it seems to be that everyone is getting on vb3?

PS: Sorry for my strange Englisch!

hej da!
Pagan

[MaDCaT75]

Can the person who did copter for vb pro arcade do it for vb3 arcade please????

[mx3]

Problem with the vB2 version. Seems that the games are taking forever to load, if they load at all. I don't remember having this problem in the last version of the arcade, but this version 2 seems to hate me. Any idea on why these games wouldn't be loading correctly?

[futureal]

I can't think of any reason offhand why this might happen. Do the games eventually load, but just slowly? If they eventually load then... hmm... I can honestly say I'm not sure!

[DarkJediKiller]

I can't think of any reason offhand why this might happen. Do the games eventually load, but just slowly? If they eventually load then... hmm... I can honestly say I'm not sure!
I'm posting this for mx3 I'm on staff at the site he admins at...The arcade games take forever to load...Waited about 10 minuts on one...Never loaded >_<

[futureal]

That typically means that the links to the games are incorrect. Check the Admin CP and the "Location of Games" field and try removing the leading slash. That usually fixes it for most people.

[DarkJediKiller]

The arcade is working perfectly now ^_^ thanks!

[Carnage Media]

Is there a way this thread can be split off to only show how to add more games or has it been done and I've missed it?

Thanks.

[str8ballin]

Is there a way this thread can be split off to only show how to add more games or has it been done and I've missed it?

Thanks.

yes its been done before but for the benefit for you assuming you want to know how to add games...

you have a folder within your forums directory that stores the game files ('games'), to add a game it has to be compatible with the proarcade, theres a seperate thread for games development on this forum just do a search for 'proarcade' , if you download a game from that games development thread.. unzip it.

Then upload the game file lets say it be tetris you upload the tetris.swf file into the games folder on your server.

You then go to you admin area and the proarcade options.. 'add game' you now have to fill in required fields to add a new game, inside the zip file u downloaded might be an instructions file.. read that and it probably will provide the required info to enter into the fields.

remember when putting the File Name it has to be with its file type extension

wrong file name: tetris

RIGHT file name: tetris.swf

Make sure the game is active and that should be it.. in a nutshell, hope that helps.

[Chris|vB]

sweet work man thanks

[nintendo]

In vbproarcade-beta2.sql most of it looks messed up. For example....

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[futureal]

That is how it is supposed to look; that is binary data that is being inserted into the database (icons and such).

[Oblivion Knight]

Any updates on the vB3 version of ProArcade..?

[futureal]

Yes, it is progressing quite nicely. I'd say it is about 80% complete, as far as release-worthiness. There are alphas going out to a select few people who are helping to test it in a live environment before I release it here.

When the other arcade came out, it seemed like 99% of those who were waiting for mine decided to bail, so with the pressure off I decided to go back and change the base table structure and re-do all of the code from scratch. The finished product is really quite good. I really do think it's superior to the other arcade in many, many ways; not a dig, just taking pride in my own work, I think. In a few areas I recoded things two or three times before I was satisfied with how it worked.

The feature list and other info, and updates, are going out to a mailing list. If you'd like to be on it, PM me your email address. If you're interested in alpha testing, I could still use a few more.

I'm in Florida this week for the Snowbird Nationals (www.snowbirdnationals.com) but will be sending the alphas out when I get back. I have net access here so I'll still be checking things and working in the meantime.

To those waiting for vB2 updates, I can't apologize enough, I just have been caught up in the other version.

[John]

Yes, it is progressing quite nicely. I'd say it is about 80% complete, as far as release-worthiness. There are alphas going out to a select few people who are helping to test it in a live environment before I release it here.

When the other arcade came out, it seemed like 99% of those who were waiting for mine decided to bail, so with the pressure off I decided to go back and change the base table structure and re-do all of the code from scratch. The finished product is really quite good. I really do think it's superior to the other arcade in many, many ways; not a dig, just taking pride in my own work, I think. In a few areas I recoded things two or three times before I was satisfied with how it worked.

And here's me thinking that you always maintained they were completely different things, which they are in my opinion. :p

The way the v3 Arcade is made is *completely* by design. There are no mini-leaderboards, not game icon uploaders, etc. Everything is focused on what the user would want to see, and do. (I've tried to cut down on including pointless features!) There are no hideous query loops. The code is fairly clean. The next release (which is already in testing) is fully phrased and the coding is absolutely flawless. (As well as some new original features, naturally.) It's simply a matter of preference. I prefer mine, you prefer yours - there's nothing wrong with that. ;)

When you say you think yours is superior, are you referring to the coding? I hope not... not meaning to have a dig, but I've been told that your latest vb2 proArcade release was very poorly coded. If you've found something at fault, I'd be interested to hear it.

[Dart1337]

And here's me thinking that you always maintained they were completely different things, which they are in my opinion. :p

The way the v3 Arcade is made is *completely* by design. There are no mini-leaderboards, not game icon uploaders, etc. Everything is focused on what the user would want to see, and do. (I've tried to cut down on including pointless features!) There are no hideous query loops. The code is fairly clean. The next release (which is already in testing) is fully phrased and the coding is absolutely flawless. (As well as some new original features, naturally.) It's simply a matter of preference. I prefer mine, you prefer yours - there's nothing wrong with that. ;)

When you say you think yours is superior, are you referring to the coding? I hope not... not meaning to have a dig, but I've been told that your latest vb2 proArcade release was very poorly coded. If you've found something at fault, I'd be interested to hear it.
and the battle is ON!

[trackpads]

And here's me thinking that you always maintained they were completely different things, which they are in my opinion. :p

The way the v3 Arcade is made is *completely* by design. There are no mini-leaderboards, not game icon uploaders, etc. Everything is focused on what the user would want to see, and do. (I've tried to cut down on including pointless features!) There are no hideous query loops. The code is fairly clean. The next release (which is already in testing) is fully phrased and the coding is absolutely flawless. (As well as some new original features, naturally.) It's simply a matter of preference. I prefer mine, you prefer yours - there's nothing wrong with that. ;)

When you say you think yours is superior, are you referring to the coding? I hope not... not meaning to have a dig, but I've been told that your latest vb2 proArcade release was very poorly coded. If you've found something at fault, I'd be interested to hear it.
Do mod authors normally start arguments in other mod authors threads?

[Dart1337]

Do mod authors normally start arguments in other mod authors threads?
Only the resident "unappreciated" coders.

[futureal]

Wow, congratulations on the lack of class there, John. Not once have I come into your thread and said anything bad about your hack. And I'd love to hear about all the "useless" features of vbProArcade.

NO ONE has seen my latest incarnation of the vB2 arcade, and there was nothing wrong with the coding of the old ones, either. There was a single query loop that I had not worked around because at the time there were all of five games. Instead of saying "I've heard this..." why don't you point out the parts that are poorly coded, hmm?

Your coding is far from flawless (in fact, nobody's is flawless, and anybody who says their code is flawless is simply showing their ignorance). Look no further than the way you are having people modify Flash games.

The last thing I want is to start a war with you; I see no reason why you should have come in here and posted that.

[Areku]

C'mon guys, u're supposed to launch hacks to help us, the users, build better communities, not just to showcase your programming skills in a deathmatch...

Why not putting a common system to make flash games (the mother of the arcades anyway) compatible on both systems/hacks? ;)

[PixelFx]

Future Let me know if you need me to test :)

[AshAbed]

great hack.. I installed it on a german forum and everything works fine but the games wont load, it stays as a white screen where the game should show up
any ideas on how to fix it? thanks!

[futureal]

C'mon guys, u're supposed to launch hacks to help us, the users, build better communities, not just to showcase your programming skills in a deathmatch...

Exactly. It's not a contest. I don't care if 5 or 50 or 500 people use a hack of mine, I'm still proud to write it and happy to have it for my own use.

PixelFx: Sorry I haven't been on IM, I'm in Florida doing race coverage. I'll be back home late Monday.

AshAbed: In the Admin CP, try removing the preceeding slash in the location of the arcade games. That usually fixes it.

[Logician]

When you say you think yours is superior, are you referring to the coding? I hope not... not meaning to have a dig, but I've been told that your latest vb2 proArcade release was very poorly coded.
I have installed Futureal's arcade hack to many boards and it works fine. Its code is clean and I didnt run into any bugs in his hack. It would be unfair to call it "poorly coded".

[Oblivion Knight]

I have installed Futureal's arcade hack to many boards and it works fine. Its code is clean and I didnt run into any bugs in his hack. It would be unfair to call it "poorly coded".
It wasn't poorly coded, but the templates were far from great..
I had to play around with quite a few of the table background colours because everything was showing up as the same colour as my text.

I changed a lot of instances of this:
bgcolor="{tableheadbgcolor}"
To the alternate colours used on forumhome and pretty much everywhere else. There were a few other things I changed, but that was done to personal preference.

I'm not having a dig at anyone, I'm just stating a problem I had..

[John]

futureal, calm down - didn't mean to cause offense.

I've never seen the code to any of your versions of the Arcade, I was simply saying what people have said to me. The reason I did was because I didn't know what you were talking about when you mentioned superiority - i.e. if you were referring to a code problem... in which case I'd have wanted to know. I have no opinion on the quality of your code.

If you weren't talking about the quality of the code, what else? (I presumed you were, which is why I took it as a personal dig.) You know that my Arcade and your Arcade don't even compare in functionality... they're completely different things. You've said it yourself.... so why even bring it up?

Also, my current release is far from flawless in terms of coding. Never said it was... :confused:

[sabret00the]

meh this is pointless, shouldn't a mod split of john's pointless posts?

:shrugs:

i hope in this vb3 version of the pro-arcade theirs like 5 games on one line on the proarcade index instead fo displaying em row by row.

[futureal]

You should be able to put more than one on a line, it would just be a template edit.

And the templates were admittedly horrible with the existing vB2 hacks, this has been addressed for both the new vB2 and vB3 versions. I re-did them with the default style(s) and then handed them to PixelFx for further tweaking and graphics.

[sabret00the]

not really a fan of pixels work tbh (no offence pixelfx) i'll just have to wait and see.

[NuclioN]

I like the arcade from John but it is nearly impossible to modify swf files without the proper software which cost $79 and with that the change of succes is under the 50%. Without that software the change of finding the right scorevariable is 90% + in Futureal's arcade and that my friends is the most important reason why i will choose for vbProarcade when it is available. This has nothing to do with bad or good code because both are good but pure looking at the wish of your members. They want to play games and they want enough games to be entertained for a while. For admins it is important for several reasons that they can have some of control in which swf games are available. Admins love to have something special to offer that is nowhere else to find and vbProarcade gives all the tools to do just that. The proper code, the constant development of new games and the opportunity for admins to offer self decompiled/modified games. Untill now nobody has delivered a game for John's hack and although John has recieved tons of swf and fla files...the ratio of new games is far below the expectations.

[KuraFire]

I have installed Futureal's arcade hack to many boards and it works fine. Its code is clean and I didnt run into any bugs in his hack. It would be unfair to call it "poorly coded".


Not trying to be a jackass on purpose here, but I gotta say that I disagree with that. I've gone through futureal's proarcade.php a few times and I've seen some majorly inefficient sections in there. Calling the code "clean" would only apply to the lack of bugs, perhaps, but as far as I know it still doesn't work in Mozilla, even though it's clearly possible (and from what I hear from people it shouldn't be that hard either - we could ask John about that. John, tell us!) and I'm also highly curious about the point of some of his functions.

Admittedly, it's a very old hack, but he's had 1,5 years to update it a little y'know ;)

And Nuclion, I find that a bit silly to point out. ProArcade has been out for 18 months, v3 Arcade for not even one month! Comparing the amount of games and the ratio of new games to these two hacks is really improper. I totally positive that if the v3 Arcade would have a sole reign for 18 months in a row, there'd be hundreds of games out that you could choose from.

Personally, I find the Mozilla factor, and the fact that v3 Arcade is for vB3 already, the most important things right now. New games ARE coming at a pretty steady pace, and it's not like I would really *want* to have 100 games available to my community anyway.

[NuclioN]

The Mozilla factor is hopefully solved in the next release of Vbproarcade. As mentioned...both are good and i hope critics will resolve in an even better arcade. Good for the members, good for the coders. :)

[trackpads]

Personally, I find the Mozilla factor, and the fact that v3 Arcade is for vB3 already, the most important things right now


1. Ok, Mozilla. Who CARES? In my server stats over 99% of all my users are straight IE. It is absolute absurdity to design for 1% of your user base. Maybe yours is somewhat higher but enough to hold off developing some I doubt.

2. Please go over the the OTHER thread if you would like to sing the praises of another hack. For those of us waiting for this one WE DONT CARE! If I wanted it I would go 2 clicks to the left and get it.

Can we stick to constructive criticism of THIS hack?

-Jason

[KuraFire]

1. Ok, Mozilla. Who CARES? In my server stats over 99% of all my users are straight IE. It is absolute absurdity to design for 1% of your user base. Maybe yours is somewhat higher but enough to hold off developing some I doubt. In my opinion it's absolute absurdity to design for crap and ignore the people with taste. Just a difference of opinion here. Me, I never use IE (*shudder*) and thus I could never make use of the hack myself if it didn't have Mozilla support. Also, on my own site, about 70% of the more active users use Mozilla / Firebird.

My next site will have 100% features and functionality for users with a real browser. IE users will only get about 50-60% features & functionality, simply because that browser cannot possibly do more than that. Most of what I've made so far has generally been impossible to get working in IE were it not for the fact that there are many workarounds one could use, but in the final version of my next site, I'll drop most of the workarounds and just give IE users a less-rich site.

Just an example of how opinions can differ from person to person.

2. Please go over the the OTHER thread if you would like to sing the praises of another hack. For those of us waiting for this one WE DONT CARE! If I wanted it I would go 2 clicks to the left and get it.

Can we stick to constructive criticism of THIS hack? wow, dude, chill out. I wasn't singing any praises, all I said was that the other arcade has Mozilla support. No need to get all excited... sheesh..

[str8ballin]

Stop the arguing and debating some people actually come here for help not to read differences of opinion. You can use either hack so everybodys happy!

I hope when the new proarcade is released and futureal makes a new thread, please just list any common problems in the first post or 5 as people seem to be having the same problems over and over and it is tedious searching threw what is now 128 pages for answers.

For now im sticking with proarcade on vb2 because I wont upgrade until vb3 hits gold.. any news on the new vb2 version?

[xxxsaint]

HEY , to all those that came into this thread simply to run their mouth on their opinions of the OTHER arcade - THANKS JACKASSES! I call it like I see it and that's exactly what you've made yourselves out to be - hey if you want to run off and marry the other arcade or have it's children - then go for it , but as far as coming to this thread and flap your mouth over your personal opinions - get out of here with that garbage!

Here I was hoping this was an update notice for THIS arcade , and all I see is flame wars.

WAY TO GO ..... if you want that kind of debate and discussions , take it to your own forums.

[KuraFire]

You know, if you're going to complain about other people's behaviour, you should really make sure your own isn't filled with pointless insults towards others who are behaving perfectly civil.

[xxxsaint]

behaving perfectly in bad taste is more like it there buddy. If someone took offense to what I said and took it as an insult , then they got exactly the point I intended to get across , so I think my message will be more than adequate in expressing my desire to read about updates and not flame wars over which arcade is the best. I'll now go back to waiting for the replies that actually have something to do with the true intent of this thread and leave the flame wars to you.

[KuraFire]

behaving perfectly in bad taste is more like it there buddy. If someone took offense to what I said and took it as an insult , then they got exactly the point I intended to get across , so I think my message will be more than adequate in expressing my desire to read about updates and not flame wars over which arcade is the best. I'll now go back to waiting for the replies that actually have something to do with the true intent of this thread and leave the flame wars to you.
Since when is casually stating an opinion "behaving perfectly in bad taste"?

[xxxsaint]

what's the latest news on the next upgrade to this ?

[Blue Moose Aaron]

I'll be happy to test the arcade again if you need. My live forums are currently running vB3 RC 4 so if you need me I'm down.

[Anthony_IGO]

I installed it, but after a game ends I get sent to a 404 Page error. Can someone tell me what the possible solutions can be?

[PixelFx]

=:) Futureal let me know when you get home again, also I've done clean install on my personal site, so can help test templates etc on there, with vb3 RC4 :)

as 4 sabret00the,
no offence taken, however curious which work you saw you didn't like :P so I can improve :chinese:

[Red Blaze]

Installed with no problems. :) Will post here if a new game is added.

[futureal]

First, Kura, you're not the God of PHP that you think you are. You need a serious ego-check. If you're not going to say anything positive, please stay out of this thread.

Second, I won't be commenting on this "arcade war" because it is ludicrous. IMO, the Admins should be reprimanding those who choose to come in here with the sole purpose of trash-talking about a hack.

Third, the Mozilla error was something dumb that I never caught and I take full responsibility for it. If you are running the vB2 version of the arcade, try editing one of your game code sections in the admin panel so that both the OBJECT and the EMBED tags contain the full query string (with all of the variables, especially location). This may fix the problem.

Fourth, I just got back from Florida -- wow it was a long week -- and am getting back into the swing of things. I'll keep people posted.

Thanks!

[Zelda-King]

Just so you know I've always looked forward to your vB3 update, even after the other arcade came out. Damn, I might even use both. It'd kind of match the domain name.

[cjmacd]

Great hack :) have the games up and running

the only problem is when a game finished instead of going to the comment section

it goes to

http://proarcade.php/

i've looked everywhere for the source of the problem and haven't been able to find it yet

I have the 5 default games and the hash offsets are all 5 (which was default)

and i'm running vB ver. 2.3.2

thanks :)

[futureal]

What browser are you running?

I really need to get the vB2 fix out, it has the Mozilla fixes and all that other stuff.

[cjmacd]

What browser are you running?

I really need to get the vB2 fix out, it has the Mozilla fixes and all that other stuff.

IE 6.0

[cjmacd]

I don't think it's a browser error
and i've been over the code and templates many times.

if you want to see what I'm talking about it's as soon as a game ends

http://www.daltech.ca/proarcade.php

user: gameplayer | pass: 123456


which part of the program causes the comment / submit page to open up?

I've looked for admin settings. and there is now configurable URL


http://proarcade.php/ is what it opens.

I know many people have installed and used this hack just fine. has anyone seen an error like this?

[futureal]

Check the "Forum URL" variable in your vBulletin Options in the Admin CP, and if there is a trailing slash, remove it. I think that might your problem. If you look at the various URL links around your site, they all have a double slash ("//") in them...

[cjmacd]

Check the "Forum URL" variable in your vBulletin Options in the Admin CP, and if there is a trailing slash, remove it. I think that might your problem. If you look at the various URL links around your site, they all have a double slash ("//") in them...


The problems fixed:) Thank :D

I don't know why I didn't think to look at that

Excellent Hack man :) keep up the good work

now I gotta go make sure I hit installed:)

[RISKS]

any news about vbproarcade v3?

[futureal]

Still working on it... :)

The alpha should head out soon.

[pmay68]

How can I make a seperate page so that all the game scores show on that page rather than under the games lists..

A scores page sorta speak that hold all the different games scores so I can make a link to just an overall scores page.. Am i making sence here, now im confused haha anyone?

[trunks_26753]

Hi, i just installed it on a vB 2.3.4 Everything works fine except for the posts in a thread are being shown twice.

How do i fix this?

[futureal]

It is showing all posts in a thread twice? It sounds like you messed up the file modifications for showthread.php. Try going back over the installation instructions to double-check that everything is OK.

Good luck!

[Warlord]

cjmacd... that skin on your site is bad@$$.

futureal.... awesome hack man, I'm going to try the install now...

[Warlord]

Ok, I installed it and it works great, one small problem though...

When you finish a game and type something in the comments box, the font is the same color of the background... how do I fix that? (I think the sumbit button is also the same color as the backgroung too)

[Warlord]

NM I fixed it. Thanks for the awesome hack futureal!

Now where can I get more games? :D:D:D

[MindTrix]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=47198

;)

[THE REAL BLAZE]

Some reason, everything works xept when i click on the game, the page stays blank

my board www.rapblock.com/forums, arcadelinks at the top

[Oblivion Knight]

Any news on ProArcade vB3? Things have gone quiet again..
I hope to be launching my new site within a month, with the arcade already installed on the forums. I'd rather hold out for ProArcade, but it may be that I install v3 Arcade if this isn't out in time..

I don't mean to put a deadline on you, but I was expecting a release when vB3 went Gold (even though you implied no such thing) and it hasn't arrived.. :(

Regards,
Oblivion Knight

[gwhooooey]

Have you given up on this for vB3? The thread seems to have died.

Let us know

[Kaelon]

Any word about the fix for vB2 to ensure that the games are scorable in Mozilla? What OBJECT and EMBED tags need to be used for these games so that the scores are recorded? Thanks!

[Kaelon]

Reducing Queries on proarcade.php

1. Get rid of the Mini Scoreboards:

For those of you who want to reduce queries by removing the scoreboard, just follow these easy steps while editing proarcade.php (this will take off around one to two queries per game):

a. FIND and DELETE the following code:

// now begin the mini-leaderboard display
$gs_rank = 0;
$gamescorecellbits = "";

$miniboard_q = $DB_site->query("SELECT * FROM arcadescores WHERE game='$gamename' AND valid=1 ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT 5");

while ($miniboard = $DB_site->fetch_array($miniboard_q)) {

$gs_rank++;
$gs_score = number_format($miniboard[score]);
$gs_user = $miniboard[username];

// make date/time look good
$gs_date = date("F j, Y", $miniboard[endtime]);
$gs_time = date("g:i a", $miniboard[endtime]);

$duration = $miniboard[endtime] - $miniboard[begintime];

$gs_duration_mins = div($duration,60);
$gs_duration_secs = $duration % 60;

eval("\$gamescorecellbits .= \"".gettemplate("vbproarcade_arcade_gamescorecellbit")."\";");

}

eval("\$thisgamescorecell = \"".gettemplate("vbproarcade_arcade_gamescorecell")."\";");

$allgamescorecells[$cellcount++] = $thisgamescorecell;

b. FIND and DELETE this following code:

$curcell = 0;

while (($curcell <= $cellcount) && ($cellcount != 0)) {

if (($curcell+2) <= $cellcount) {

// in this case, do a pair of cells

$gamescorecell_1 = $allgamescorecells[$curcell];
$gamescorecell_2 = $allgamescorecells[$curcell+1];

// need to format it correctly since we are splitting rows

$gamescorecell_1 = preg_replace("/GSCOLSPAN/","align=\"right\"",$gamescorecell_1);
$gamescorecell_1 = preg_replace("/GSOUTWIDTH/","width=\"50%\"",$gamescorecell_1);
$gamescorecell_1 = preg_replace("/GSINWIDTH/","width=\"100%\"",$gamescorecell_1);
$gamescorecell_2 = preg_replace("/GSCOLSPAN/","align=\"left\"",$gamescorecell_2);
$gamescorecell_2 = preg_replace("/GSOUTWIDTH/","width=\"50%\"",$gamescorecell_2);
$gamescorecell_2 = preg_replace("/GSINWIDTH/","width=\"100%\"",$gamescorecell_2);

} else {

// in this case, a single cell

$gamescorecell_1 = $allgamescorecells[$curcell];
$gamescorecell_2 = "";

// in this case we had an odd # of cells so just center the remaining cell

$gamescorecell_1 = preg_replace("/GSCOLSPAN/","colspan=2 align=\"center\"",$gamescorecell_1);
$gamescorecell_1 = preg_replace("/GSOUTWIDTH/","width=\"100%\"",$gamescorecell_1);
$gamescorecell_1 = preg_replace("/GSINWIDTH/","width=\"50%\"",$gamescorecell_1);

}

$gamescores .= "<tr>" . $gamescorecell_1 . $gamescorecell_2 . "</tr>\n";

$curcell += 2;

}

[Barto]

HI,
I use Vb 2.3.4.
Every time that I finish a game appear this:

"data mismatch has been discovered between the game and the arcade, normally as the result of a cheating attempt. This attempt has been logged, and the score invalidated. If you feel that you are receiving this message in error, please contact the system administrator."

Please help me!!!

[Blue Moose Aaron]

He's got about 91% of it done, just has a ton of personal things going on. He hasn't abandoned it I swear!

[Mystictrunks03]

i get this error when accessing my site:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_DEC, expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in /home/shankwh/public_html/main/forum/admin/functions.php on line 201

help

[Gio~Logist]

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