v3 Arcade - Games Arcade & Challenge System [vB 3.0.3]

v3 Arcade [3.0.3]
Games Arcade for vB3
Game copyrights belong to their respective owners.
v3 Arcade - Copyright ?2004 John Warwick, All Rights Reserved.
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Arcade Verson: 1.0
vB Version: vBulletin 3.0.3
Author: John Warwick
Email: John[at]eovieinteractive.com
Site: www.v3arcade.com
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Updates
==========================
1.0.0 - Initial release

1.0.1 - Bug fix update
? This release addressed a couple of small bugs. Information on fixing
these issues can be found in the FAQ. (Included in this zip.)

1.0.2 - Bug fixes and new features
? This release makes all games on the Arcade main page appear in the
order which they were installed, regardless of whether or not it has
been played. (With the newest games at the top.)
? It includes a
page navigation system, allowing users to browse games by page. By default, 10 games appear per page.
? There is also a new search feature, for finding games by name/description. (Accessible through the "Search" menu in the navigation bar.)
? This release should be less CPU intensive than previous versions.

1.0.3 - Bug fixes
? Security fixes

History & Hack Information
- So, what is the v3 Arcade?
The v3 Arcade is exactly what the name implies - an online games arcade that offers seamless integration with your vBulletin forum.

The v3 Arcade is the first of the new generation of vBulletin additions. Back from its roots, the v3 Arcade is the vBulletin 3 edition of my original Arcade written in late 2002 (not to be confused with futureal's 'ProArcade', which was written during the Arcade's beta phase).

v3 Arcade Features Include:
? Integrated Flash gaming for vBulletin 3
? Advanced leader board system
? FULL Mozilla/Netscape Compatibility
? Moderation abilities for Mods/Super Mods/Admins
? PM & Email notification for events
? Advanced statistics for all users
? A higher level of security
? "Arcade Challenges", 1-on-1 contests between users
? Arcade awards system
? Automated and manual score pruning tools

This installation comes loaded with the following games:
? Tetris
? Snake
? Asteroids
? Chopper Challenge
? Space Invaders

If you have the source (.FLA) for a game that you want to use in the v3 Arcade, you can send the required files to john@v3arcade.com for conversion. (Providing permission has been given by the original author.) Within a reasonable delay, I'll post the converted game and installation script on vBulletin.org.


Testing
Tested on vBulletin 3.0.3, across multiple unhacked installations.


Thanks to...
? Kura: For helping out with vB3 difficulties!
? Erwin: Whose vB2 Flash Player inspired the original hacks
? Paul Neave: For providing the source for 4 of the standard v3 Arcade games


IMPORTANT NOTES
? If you do install this hack, please click on the INSTALL button. There are going to be some updates for this which you're really not going to want to miss!
? Each Arcade page has an Eovie Interactive and Flash Player link at the bottom. This is optional, but greatly appreciated.
? You may have noticed that this release of the v3 Arcade is not fully phrased. To phrase the arcade would require well over a hundred phrases to be added, making for a lengthy installation process! Futures version of the v3 Arcade will be phrased, with a more automated installation.
? And don't forget - BACKUP BEFORE YOU INSTALL!


Regarding the "ProArcade"
There has been a lot of debate on vb.org recently about the ownership of hack "concepts". My original Arcade hack (on which the v3 Arcade is based), was a progression of the my vBTetris Leaderboard hack - both of which came about before the ProArcade. I've spoken to Erwin regarding this, and he can confirm that this has always been an independent development; hence the v3 Arcade was authorised for release.

Fixes
If you're installing the Arcade from scratch, there are no fixes or updates to be applied. Simply follow the instructions in Installation.txt.
If you've already installed the Arcade, make the changes in Updates.txt.

[Click HERE to view a list of released games and modifications!]

Demos/Add-Ons/Beta Testing
www.v3arcade.com

Download the v3 Arcade (1.0.3) here:

[fly]

Originally Posted by TheHeggy

Charging to download ANYTHING that's not owned by you for ANY amount of money is illegal, and breaks various copyright laws (and I suspect international laws as well). Even if you don't make any kind of monetary profit from it by charging less than what it costs you to operate the server, you're still getting some sort of compensation by having the bill for your server be padded by these 5 dollar "donations".

If anyone needs the space, I have a webhosting account I'm not using that I can upload any and all games to. PM me and I'll get it going.

Maybe he's charging for a membership to his MSPAINT art gallery. The downloads are free...

(My point is that crying about that stuff is useless. There are plenty of ways around it.)

[SpeedStreet]

Originally Posted by flypaper

Maybe he's charging for a membership to his MSPAINT art gallery. The downloads are free...

(My point is that crying about that stuff is useless. There are plenty of ways around it.)

Completely untrue. Even under several open source licenses, you cannot simply repackage an existing product and attempt to generate any type of revenue from it.

That being said, anyone stupid enough to actually pay for something like this is as lame as they are stupid. Simply think of all of the ways that people share copyrighted material and look there if you were interested. But do not post messages about file distribution of copyrighted material for a finder's fee on a Jelsoft site and expect people that actually care about the well-being of this company to not give a damn.

[Mijae]

Originally Posted by SpeedStreet

Completely untrue. Even under several open source licenses, you cannot simply repackage an existing product and attempt to generate any type of revenue from it.

That being said, anyone stupid enough to actually pay for something like this is as lame as they are stupid. Simply think of all of the ways that people share copyrighted material and look there if you were interested. But do not post messages about file distribution of copyrighted material for a finder's fee on a Jelsoft site and expect people that actually care about the well-being of this company to not give a damn.

People can be so lame. Charging money for games they don't even own.

If anyone needs a mirror for the files, I have enough bandwidth.

[fly]

Originally Posted by SpeedStreet

Completely untrue. Even under several open source licenses, you cannot simply repackage an existing product and attempt to generate any type of revenue from it.

You didn't read what I said.

[Brent H]

LOL remember that when you've got lawyers jumping all over your ass It's much easier to do the right thing, then you've got nothing to worry about if all hell DOES break loose.

[sim tech]

Sheesh -

I have the infamous 7 zipped files... each one ranging from 1.2m to just over 9mb each. I also downloaded most of the "extra" games from the previously posted FTP, plus gathered a few from other places....but unfortunately they are moved into a different directory of games I've already installed.. So what I just did was to create another series of zips file called "favorites" which currently has 150 of the best games I have found, though there will be some duplications from the previous 7 zipped collections, but there's some good extra ones in there.

I also have All of the YetiSports + the YetiOlympics + Yeti StageDIve (all very popular on my site) and just created a yeti zip file for these.

If anyone is willing to offer a space for people to download I have no problem in sharing as I received them for free as well. Most of these games worked, but some did not, and some won't record the scores ( I'd appreciate any info on how to fix this!).

Anyway, I am not really looking forward to email around 100Mb of files around (my email service limits me anyway) but if anyone has some extra space/bandwidth and would be willing to be kind enough to allow people to download these for free, please contact me. Maybe you can set me up with temporary access to your FTP area and I could just upload them all there. As someone was kind enough to share them to me, we should return the favor and share them to the next person who maybe will share them as well...

One other option is to have someone here set up a free email account with lost of space (like gmail). We could post the username and password on here and do the "honor system" thing. Folks could log in and download the attachemnts. I don't know how long (if at all) something like this would work, but it would sure save the bandwidth issue!

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by sim tech

Sheesh -

I have the infamous 7 zipped files... each one ranging from 1.2m to just over 9mb each. I also downloaded most of the "extra" games from the previously posted FTP, plus gathered a few from other places....but unfortunately they are moved into a different directory of games I've already installed.. So what I just did was to create another series of zips file called "favorites" which currently has 150 of the best games I have found, though there will be some duplications from the previous 7 zipped collections, but there's some good extra ones in there.

I also have All of the YetiSports + the YetiOlympics + Yeti StageDIve (all very popular on my site) and just created a yeti zip file for these.

If anyone is willing to offer a space for people to download I have no problem in sharing as I received them for free as well. Most of these games worked, but some did not, and some won't record the scores ( I'd appreciate any info on how to fix this!).

Anyway, I am not really looking forward to email around 100Mb of files around (my email service limits me anyway) but if anyone has some extra space/bandwidth and would be willing to be kind enough to allow people to download these for free, please contact me. Maybe you can set me up with temporary access to your FTP area and I could just upload them all there. As someone was kind enough to share them to me, we should return the favor and share them to the next person who maybe will share them as well...

One other option is to have someone here set up a free email account with lost of space (like gmail). We could post the username and password on here and do the "honor system" thing. Folks could log in and download the attachemnts. I don't know how long (if at all) something like this would work, but it would sure save the bandwidth issue!

i dont mind doing any of those..gmail or web space... ( but i'de rather the gmail..)

[sim tech]

I just tried setting up a gmail account, but it said it was by invitation only... :disappointed:

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by sim tech

I just tried setting up a gmail account, but it said it was by invitation only... :disappointed:

i got a gmail account empty....

[Steven White]

Originally Posted by sim tech

Sheesh -

I have the infamous 7 zipped files... each one ranging from 1.2m to just over 9mb each. I also downloaded most of the "extra" games from the previously posted FTP, plus gathered a few from other places....but unfortunately they are moved into a different directory of games I've already installed.. So what I just did was to create another series of zips file called "favorites" which currently has 150 of the best games I have found, though there will be some duplications from the previous 7 zipped collections, but there's some good extra ones in there.

I also have All of the YetiSports + the YetiOlympics + Yeti StageDIve (all very popular on my site) and just created a yeti zip file for these.

If anyone is willing to offer a space for people to download I have no problem in sharing as I received them for free as well. Most of these games worked, but some did not, and some won't record the scores ( I'd appreciate any info on how to fix this!).

Anyway, I am not really looking forward to email around 100Mb of files around (my email service limits me anyway) but if anyone has some extra space/bandwidth and would be willing to be kind enough to allow people to download these for free, please contact me. Maybe you can set me up with temporary access to your FTP area and I could just upload them all there. As someone was kind enough to share them to me, we should return the favor and share them to the next person who maybe will share them as well...

One other option is to have someone here set up a free email account with lost of space (like gmail). We could post the username and password on here and do the "honor system" thing. Folks could log in and download the attachemnts. I don't know how long (if at all) something like this would work, but it would sure save the bandwidth issue!

E-mail me at ??? or message me on MSN at ??? and I'll set you up some webspace