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.

[deathemperor]

the features are good but with so many problems ppl got I can't risk my board installing it along with UCS.
The problems occour but no one appears to answer.

[msimplay]

Originally Posted by deathemperor1st

the features are good but with so many problems ppl got I can't risk my board installing it along with UCS.
The problems occour but no one appears to answer.

i hear ya , quite frustrating
i wish they'd release a quick fix
but then again this hack has been labelled beta

[insanctus]

I have yet to have an issue with this hack, I guess I am lucky

[msimplay]

Originally Posted by insanctus

I have yet to have an issue with this hack, I guess I am lucky

ur forums don't seem to have jackpot set thats probably why u haven't had a problem

[gwhooooey]

Okay, seems to have worked.

What happens when users run out of points/cash? Does it just show a no permission page?

If so...can somebody make it so it goes to a page that says you don't have enough points to play, you can get points by doing either of the following things...and then have it show the things that have been enabled, such as how many points per thread made, per reply, referal etc.

Could anyone do that?

[gwhooooey]

Just signed in as a user with 0 posts and it says you need more points to play. It would still be good if you could get it to say how to get the points, and the amount you get for doing such things

[InsaneContender]

Does the pass expire over a period of time?

[PixelFx]

Bit of a Fix for your starting points in the arcade:

up this query on your forum

  
 
UPDATE games SET arcadepass_cost='25', arcadepass_jackpot='100', arcadepass_increase='5';

note you can change the base cost from 25 per game to what you want, and jackpot from 100 to what ever ya want.

hope that helps a bit

[weaver]

Originally Posted by PixelFx

Bit of a Fix for your starting points in the arcade:

up this query on your forum

 
 
UPDATE games SET arcadepass_cost='25', arcadepass_jackpot='100', arcadepass_increase='5';

note you can change the base cost from 25 per game to what you want, and jackpot from 100 to what ever ya want.

hope that helps a bit

I tried to run that query but I received this error:

An error occurred while attempting to execute your query. The following information was returned.
error number: 1064
error desc: 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 '' at line 1

[teksigns]

i have my jackpost all set at 50 with a 5 point increase ....

however its doing a 25 point increase instead ......

anyone know how to fix?