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.

[dstruct2k]

My jackpots are turning into HUGE decimal numbers... (Probably from people coming in third and dividing by 3) Squall, any ideas for a fix?

(My idea: X by 100, floor, ? by 100)

[dstruct2k]

[sql]ALTER TABLE `games` CHANGE `arcadepass_jackpot` `arcadepass_jackpot` DECIMAL( 20, 2 ) DEFAULT '0.00' NOT NULL[/sql]
This query fixed the super-long decimals, and made it so that the jackpots ALWAYS have 2 decimal points, like a real dollar amount.

Change the underlined number 2 to how many decimals you want and run the query to fix long decimal values.

[Leah]

There seem to be a problem here.
Does anyone have any idea what I need to do to fix this?

[James Collins]

Does anyone get the Jackpot to work after it has been played a few times. Like I said I reset the Jackpot to 50, but it always goes back to 500 again after someone has "won" the jackpot.

500 is far 2 much imho to start off with...

[NameWolf]

Hello,

I am trying to do a manual install on vb3.0 after installing links' store hack. Unfortunately I ran setting.sql before settingphrase.sql and now I get ;

Error

SQL-query :

INSERT INTO `vb3_phrase` ( `phraseid` , `languageid` , `varname` , `text` , `phrasetypeid` )
VALUES ( 6472, 0, 'settinggroup_arcadepass', 'Arcade Pass Hack v3 Settings', 5000 )

MySQL said:

#1062 - Duplicate entry '6472' for key 1

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How can I fix this situation ?

Thanks in advance .

NW

[Leah]

Ok, now I got the templatething working. But the arcade pass doesn't stop people from playing if they have the URL to the game or find it on the highscore.

Or have I missed something here?

[Cyricx]

If they don't have the pass they pay the "cost fee" I believe, if they do have the pass, they don't have to pay the "cost fee". At least, thats how I'm understanding it =/

[msimplay]

Originally Posted by James Collins

I dont get that, but what I do get is that when someone wins the "Jackpot" the "Jackpot" defaults back to 500 for me - then it goes to 255, then 500 again

Which part defines the score, maybe I left something out? This was after setting them all to 20 in the CP first off.

Either way, nice first addition for the shop - even if this did come before your shop

i have a similar problem where i set the jackpot to 100 and set the jackpot increase to 0 yet it still increases

[lasto]

so does this hack not work proper with the Ustore then ?

[Seany]

Originally Posted by NameWolf

Hello,

I am trying to do a manual install on vb3.0 after installing links' store hack. Unfortunately I ran setting.sql before settingphrase.sql and now I get ;

Error

SQL-query :

INSERT INTO `vb3_phrase` ( `phraseid` , `languageid` , `varname` , `text` , `phrasetypeid` )
VALUES ( 6472, 0, 'settinggroup_arcadepass', 'Arcade Pass Hack v3 Settings', 5000 )

MySQL said:


#1062 - Duplicate entry '6472' for key 1

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How can I fix this situation ?

Thanks in advance .

NW

I get the same problem. Link, any help here? Can we continue the install if we get that error?