Add-On Releases - v3 Arcade - Games Arcade System for 3.6.0

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v3 Arcade
for vBulletin 3.6.1
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"v3 Arcade" is the third Arcade system I've written for vBulletin. It's coded from scratch, not a port of an older version - and because it was coded specifically for vBulletin 3.6 it uses the product system for code modifications, and utilizes AJAX technology throughout. Here's a brief rundown of the features in this version of v3 Arcade.

- Supports both v3 Arcade and iB games.
- Download *legal* free, premium and multiplayer games directly from v3arcade.com to your Arcade installation.
- Import script to convert your old v3 Arcade installation. (A script to import games, scores and news from old IBPro installations is available here, thanks to Tigga: http:www.v3arcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324)
- AJAX based instant ratings, for simple to use game ratings.
- AJAX based inline score moderation.
- AJAX based instant game searching.
- Tabbed, customizable categories.
- Challenge system for one-on-one contests.
- User-permission based settings for email/PM notification, challenge settings.
- Streamlined viewing modes for users with lower resolutions.
- AJAX based quick stats, for viewing statistics by passing the cursor over a username.
- Mass import tools for importing games in bulk.
- Reverse and decimal based scoring.
- Arcade-only closure with customizable message.
- Per game criteria, allows you to control access to games by reputation, posts, registration length.
- Postbit based awards.
- Personalized recommendations for other games users might like, based on what they?re playing.
- Quick stats, letting a user know how many other scores are above and below theirs.
- Score ranking.
- Admin customizable ?score feedback?, displays a message based on how well as user has done.
- Numerous Admin CP settings to control things like popup opacity, maximum comment length, hover delay length, and numerous other behaviors.
- Full admin control over the types of content allowed in comments (BB code, HTML, smilies, etc.)
- Usergroup based access permissions.
- Fully phrased, for each translation into other languages.
- An ever growing collection of third party add-ons, thanks to Oblivion Knight.
- A slick, professional layout.

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Change Log
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1.0.0 - First public release.
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1.0.1 - Bug fixes and feature release.
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- More visible postbit award presence.
- Reverse scoring option added to games.
- Data dictionary implementation, makes sure the Arcade database changes are correctly made.
- Template grouping.
- "Posts in the last 24 hours" criteria added to games.

1.0.5 - Bug fixes and feature release.
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- Added search on/off toggle function in Admin CP.
- Opera compatibility fixed.
- Welcome message now an Admin CP option.
- Use "Miniature Mode" By Default option added to the Admin CP.
- New AJAX based favorites system.
- Hooks in place for vbBux integration (coming soon from CMX_CMGSCCC)
- Per-category on/off settings.
- Default user settings for challenges and notifications.
- Database error when pruning a user?s scores with table prefix.
- Database error when viewing distinct high scores when the table is empty.
- Notification bug fixes, users should now be notified based on their Arcade settings.
- Timestamp bug fixed for news and events.

1.0.6 - Bug fixes.
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- Fixed a bug where unregistered users could challenge people in the Arcade.
- "Wipe All Scores" tool added.
- "arcade_award_bit" template is now cached correctly.

1.0.7 - Features and Bug fixes.
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- Guests can now play games, but their scores aren't recorded. If a guest plays a game, they're asked to register if they want their score recorded afterwards.
- Admins can now wipe all scores through the Admin CP.
- Admins now have a tool to enable challenges by default for all users.
- Usergroup requirements for games are now in place.
- Admins can now choose to flip the columns and have the smaller panel on the left, with the larger content area on the right.
- News & Events - now entries contain links to games.
- Numerous bug fixes.
- Mass category changer for altering game categories en masse.
- High score rebuilder in the Admin CP.


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Branding Free
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All v3 Arcade installations carry and require a small "v3 Arcade" logo in the footer, as well as the text "Powered by v3 Arcade" which links to http:www.v3arcade.com. For information on legally removing the branding, please visit www.v3arcade.com.


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www.v3arcade.com
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If you're looking for more games, add-ons, support, tutorials, or anything Arcade related - www.v3arcade.com is the place to go.

Bug tracking: http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/vbugs.php

You can contact me directly at john@v3arcade.com for support.


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Many thanks to...
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- All branding-free customers and donors, for supporting the project.
- Oblivion Knight, for his work on the forums and great add-ons.
- Snowy, for his work on the forums.
- Andreas a.k.a. KirbyDE, for his vB 3.5 tutorials.


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Copyright
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All code in distributed in this zip is Copyright ?2005 John Warwick, with the following exceptions:
class_tar.php - Credits within.
All Actionscript code within the included .swf files, unless otherwise noted.

[dontpanic]

Is anyone missing the phrase "arcade_champion" from their fresh install?

[smoknz28]

Originally Posted by o0Hubba0o

I wouldn't recommend making it ticked by default, mostly for members who have multiple users at their home and if they happen to be staff someone could automatically log in without realizing it. If it happens to be their little brother he could get them into trouble. I personally would never make it ticked by default for security reasons for my other members.

There is an option in each members usercp under arcade options for them to check to allow challenges. There may be a way to make that checked by default, until someone figures that out I would recommend making an annoucement for your members about the arcade options in their usercp.

What would checking allow challenges have to do with users being logged off?

This sparked from geniuz's post about being logged off.

Originally Posted by geniuz14

hmmmm.....ive got a problem...when some of my members are busy playing tetris or pacman for instance...and they spend ages playing...my forum seems to log them out...they..(unaware of this) then rack up huge scores and lose them because they r required to log in....can anyone hlp me to stop this problem?

Thanks Gonzo

[smoknz28]

After uploading the games into the directory and installing them from the Admin CP.....looking at the Arcade games on the site....I can only see the text about the game. When I click on the link for the game....the game does not start or even show me a graphic of the game.

Any ideas?

[radarhunter]

This is what i am getting please explain what is this and how it can be solved ?????

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.1:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT
userfield.*, usertextfield.*, user.*, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(passworddate) AS passworddate,
IF(displaygroupid=0, user.usergroupid, displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid,
language.phrasegroup_arcade AS phrasegroup_arcade,
language.phrasegroup_global AS phrasegroup_global,
language.options AS lang_options,
language.languagecode AS lang_code,
language.charset AS lang_charset,
language.locale AS lang_locale,
language.imagesoverride AS lang_imagesoverride,
language.dateoverride AS lang_dateoverride,
language.timeoverride AS lang_timeoverride,
language.registereddateoverride AS lang_registereddateoverride,
language.calformat1override AS lang_calformat1override,
language.calformat2override AS lang_calformat2override,
language.logdateoverride AS lang_logdateoverride,
language.decimalsep AS lang_decimalsep,
language.thousandsep AS lang_thousandsep

FROM user AS user
LEFT JOIN userfield AS userfield ON (user.userid = userfield.userid)
LEFT JOIN usertextfield AS usertextfield ON (usertextfield.userid = user.userid) LEFT JOIN language AS language ON ( language.languageid = IF(user.languageid = 0, 1, user.languageid))

WHERE user.userid = 1;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'language.phrasegroup_arcade' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Sunday, September 17th 2006 @ 06:53:39 AM
Script : http://www.stepheniansonline.com/forum/arcade.php
Referrer :
IP Address : 210.211.215.228
Username :
Classname : vb_database

[SportsZone]

Originally Posted by dontpanic

Is anyone missing the phrase "arcade_champion" from their fresh install?

Yeah I don't seem to have an arcade champion and I installed a while back.

[Chadi]

Originally Posted by Spiceworld

Hi SpaceStar and Chadi.

What you need to do is upload the UNZIPPED files to admincp/games/

So you should have usually 4 files for each game.

Hope that helps

Richard

Exaxctly what I had done already....

Still telling me no games to important, ridiculous

[Chadi]

I got it now. I have to unzip the files (w/o directories) and upload them.

One problem left. Deleting a category does nothing. I click delete, nothing happens

Also, how do I edit the footer?

[Gaia]

Originally Posted by Gaia

Hi,

How do i allow the option for members to chanllenge users in teh arcade? The option/link doesn't show in the postbit drop down unless i remove the <if> statement in the template.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Gaia

Anyone on this? Is there some permission somewhere because i can't even challenge anyone? I've checked usergroup permissions and arcade settings and i can't find anything that mentions challenger permissions/settings.

, no one at all????????????????????

[ocitalia]

Originally Posted by ocitalia

problem here: sometimes in record's arcade home, there isn't best player but the second, third etc....
sometimes it show incorrect champion.....
it's a bug or something else? anyfix?
it's a very bad thing....

uh?????

[smoknz28]

Originally Posted by Spiceworld

Hi SpaceStar and Chadi.

What you need to do is upload the UNZIPPED files to admincp/games/

So you should have usually 4 files for each game.

Hope that helps

Richard

I have done this as well...but for some odd reason....I only have a text link showing the name of the game. Click on it...and it takes me into a screen that looks like the game is suppose to open in to....but it's blank.

Any ideas?