Arcade Pass Hack v3!

11/09/04 - Installer upgraded, nothing more.

11/05/04 8:28 PM EST: I botched the release because the important files "mysteriously" disappeared. I have updated the attachment.

11/04/04 9:00 PM EST: Changed to the Hack Installer System for installs. Just upload all the files in the upload folder and run forum/install/hack_install.php, chose Arcade Pass v3 and follow with the instructions. Should make a great replacement for the defunct HTL and the crappy TXT installer.

This is the Arcade Pass Hack v3. While it takes the name and feature set from it's predecessor, the Arcade Pass Hack 2.0 for vB2, the code has been improved, dependancies for the store removed, and the code completely re-written on vB3. The same code was then back-ported to vB2. Right now, the Arcade Pass Hack v3 supports both vB2 and vB3, and vbProArcade Beta 2 (for vB2) and the Arcade v3 (for vB3). When new versions of the arcades are released that have significantly changed code, another version of the Arcade Pass Hack v3 will be written for it.

The vB2 version contains a txt-based install as well as a vbHacker install, and the vB3 version uses the included Hack Installer System. Chose the appropriate vB version, then the appropriate arcade, and then chose the appropriate install and go from there. The arcadepass.php in the vB2 and vB3 folders must be uploaded to the root forums directory.

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What does this hack actually do, you ask? It allows you, as an administrator, to force people to either buy an arcade pass for a set amount of points (point system not included - you'll have to install one from another hack and then configure this hack to use it) or make them pay a set amount per game (setable per game), or make them pay only if they do not have an arcade pass.

This hack also features a jackpot. First, a default jackpot (amount configurable) is set up, and after each game played, the cost of the game plus another amount (configurable per game) is added to the jackpot. If the user ends up with a high enough ranking (minimum ranking configurable), then they'll get a piece of the jackpot - if they are in 3rd place they'd get 1/3 of the jackpot, if they were in 50h, they'd get 1/50th of the jackpot, etc. Once someone takes 1st place, they default jackpot is entered back in and the lucky winner gets ALL of the jackpot.

This hack currently supports the following arcade/versions:

vB2:
vbProArcade Beta 2

vB3:
v3 Arcade (1.0)

Screenshots below.

[Regs]

You can set the time span of the pass in the admin options area > arcade pass options...

"Timeout for Arcade Passes?
Set this to the number of seconds after purchase that an arcade pass is valid. Set to 0 to disable. Default: 1209600 = 2 weeks."

Seems pretty self-explanatory to me

Cheers,

~Regs.

[Holidazed]

Originally Posted by Regs

You can set the time span of the pass in the admin options area > arcade pass options...

"Timeout for Arcade Passes?
Set this to the number of seconds after purchase that an arcade pass is valid. Set to 0 to disable. Default: 1209600 = 2 weeks."

Seems pretty self-explanatory to me

Cheers,

~Regs.

Thanks for the reply. It may seem that way to you, but I did not see the option (and obviously others did not either) and I have asked the question at least 2 times so far and got no answer.

This would have been resolved if it had been answered to begin with.

[Regs]

The first screen shot in the second post in this thread clearly shows the option you are/have been asking about... I'd call that answering your question pretty damn well before you even asked it!

Cheers,

~Regs.

[Holidazed]

Originally Posted by Regs

The first screen shot in the second post in this thread clearly shows the option you are/have been asking about... I'd call that answering your question pretty damn well before you even asked it!

Cheers,

~Regs.

Well then why the hell did not somebody say that when I asked the question each and everytime. Had somebody bothered to point that out, I would not have asked the question the 2nd time and the other person who asked, would not have had too.

I am sorry that I bothered you with a question that evidently I was too blind to see the answer. I thought this was a "Community", but obviously I was wrong.

[Regs]

You're welcome, it's the least I could do!

Cheers,

~Regs.

[Littlebit]

Is this also a bug?
Many bought the pass while the timout was set to the default two weeks and I've changed the timeout to 0 disabled just recently, however the message in arcade saying Hang Pass Expired! Buy a new one! Still shows. Furthermore, when the users click and buy a new one, it still shows the same message when they revisit the arcade.
Has anyone else ran across this along with this issue in my previous post?
:surprised:

[Holidazed]

I installed this on my vb3.01 system and it works fine. That is, until I install a new game. When I install a game after I have installed this hack and then a user runs the game, the following database error comes up.

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.1:
Invalid SQL: UPDATE user SET uttpoints=uttpoints- WHERE userid='1'
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax.  Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'WHERE userid='1'' at line 1

mysql error number: 1064

All the other games seem to work just fine tho.

help

[Littlebit]

Originally Posted by bitg

I installed this on my vb3.01 system and it works fine. That is, until I install a new game. When I install a game after I have installed this hack and then a user runs the game, the following database error comes up.
help

You need to go to each new individual game you install and give it a jackpot cost etc. and that should stop those errors

[Holidazed]

Originally Posted by Littlebit

You need to go to each new individual game you install and give it a jackpot cost etc. and that should stop those errors

Thank you. That did the trick.

[Littlebit]

Originally Posted by bitg

Thank you. That did the trick.

You're welcome