Add-On Releases - v3 Arcade - Professional vBulletin Gaming

v3 Arcade is now a member of the vBadvanced family!

http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47571

The support forums & data from v3Arcade.com have been merged into the vBadvanced.com site.



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v3 Arcade for vBulletin
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*** IMPORTANT *** Version 2.0.0 has introduced a number of changes to the various file names, phrases, templates, etcetera. If you are using any 3rd party hacks/add-ons then they may need to be updated. Feel free to check over at v3Arcade.com with any questions you might have before upgrading.

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

• Supports MochiAds, v3 Arcade and IBPArcade games!
• Download THOUSANDS of *legal* free and premium games directly from Mochi Media to your v3 Arcade installation. Earn money from people playing games on your site! With just a few mouse clicks you download games directly from within your ACP or from the Mochi Media web site. You have to check it out it to see just how easy it is.
• Tournaments! Challenge your friends to see who the champ is!
• Integrated arcade statistics on your user's profile pages!
• 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
• A slick, professional layout.
• Edit-free template updates!
• User ability to specify viewing resolution while playing games.

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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.


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Copyright
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All code & images distributed in this zip is Copyright ?2009 CinVin, with the following exceptions:

• class_tar.php - Credits within.
• All games & associated images, unless otherwise noted.

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Misc.
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• Mark Installed
• Nominate for MOTM
• For older versions of vBulletin, please check here

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Add-Ons
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• IPB Importer for v3A 2.0.0
• Integration with vBCredits points system
• v3 Arcade Champs on Forum Home
• v3 Arcade Tournament
• Force style while in v3 Arcade
• vBadvanced CMPS module
• ... more at v3Arcade.com

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Many thanks to...
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• All branding-free customers and donors, for supporting the project!
• John, the original genius behind the v3 Arcade platform.
• Allan, Hasann, & Tigga
• Oblivion Knight, Snowy, & Andreas a.k.a. KirbyDE

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Change Log
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For the complete change log, please click here. The change log is getting too big to include inline with this thread.

[o0Hubba0o]

Originally Posted by Tomale

I'm excited about the the relaunch of this addon.

Question: If I made edits to the Arcade Templates (e.g. adding game name to HTML title), will this update overwrite them?

Originally Posted by KW802

Whoops.... I understand what you mean now. I thought you meant in general 'whats new' and not 'why is the mod flagged as updated' in the settings.

1.0.8 is the current version; the 'updated' status was triggered because I added Allan's French translation as a file attachment.

This last "update" was just him adding a french translation, I don't believe anything else was changed.

I'm hoping some of the additional mods people had out for this before are update or come back. I might download some of them from the v3arcade forums and see how they work, though they're from a couple years ago, has anyone tried them yet?

[KW802]

Originally Posted by doubleclick

While I can live with the layout you have, is the code and layout separated enough for non-programmers to modify the layout without breaking the code?

All of the HTML is contained within the templates (in the vBulletin style manager) so if you're familiar with working with vB templates, you should be able to modify most of the output as needed/wanted.

Originally Posted by Tomale

Question: If I made edits to the Arcade Templates (e.g. adding game name to HTML title), will this update overwrite them?

Version 1.0.8 eliminated some hard code phrases in the main page template but nothing that would affect your edits. Normally your custom templates would not be affected anyway since importing the product's XML file puts the templates into the normally hidden vB Master Style. Unless you're modifying the templates there, you should be safe.

[Shelley_c]

I seriously have to stop playing this arcade, it's addictive. I'll need to ask john to ban me from it (not john the author of this script).

Nice work. :up:

[Amadeus Cho]

Originally Posted by KW802

Allan, thanks for the translation! Please thank the rest of your team for me.

Go into your usergroup permissions, set the permissions for the group(s), and then try the setting.

Are your vB forums in the /forum folder? Did you verify that you uploaded arcade.php to your /forum folder?

They were in the wrong folder

Thank you

[Ryuk]

Originally Posted by KW802

Whoops.... I understand what you mean now. I thought you meant in general 'whats new' and not 'why is the mod flagged as updated' in the settings.

1.0.8 is the current version; the 'updated' status was triggered because I added Allan's French translation as a file attachment.

Oh alright, thanks =)

[doubleclick]

Thanks for the quick reply, KW802

A couple more questions:

Can the file be named something other than arcade.php or live outside the forum folder?

I currently have the other system installed, and want to try out yours while my users continue to play in the other one.

Thanks again for a great mod!

[y2krazy]

Is the v3arcade.com website down? I get this message when I visit the site:

Please visit vBulletin.org for v3 Arcade updates.

Thanks for the help in advance!

~ Sean

[encryption]

When I click on "Settings" under V3 arcade in the Admin Panel, I get a blank page. Anyone else getting this?

Also, all my games are appearing as white boxes.

[KW802]

Originally Posted by doubleclick

Can the file be named something other than arcade.php or live outside the forum folder?

I currently have the other system installed, and want to try out yours while my users continue to play in the other one.

There are some conflicts with having both installed in the same vB installation. Here is a post from Stannger mentioning what he needed to do to get both running on the same site. For now, it'd be best likely to just try v3A on a test install.

Originally Posted by y2krazy

Is the v3arcade.com website down? I get this message when I visit the site:

That is the old message from when v3Arcade.com was hosted on the older server. The site was moved to a new server a few weeks ago and is alive & well. Likely your machine or ISP's DNS settings have not been updated. If you're on a Windows PC, try closing all of your browsers then issuing the command "ipconfig /flushdns" from a DOS prompt to see if that does it for you.

Originally Posted by encryption

When I click on "Settings" under V3 arcade in the Admin Panel, I get a blank page. Anyone else getting this?

Also, all my games are appearing as white boxes.

First one I've seen reported doing that. Try re-importing the product-v3arcade.xml file.

[encryption]

Originally Posted by KW802

First one I've seen reported doing that. Try re-importing the product-v3arcade.xml file.

I've done it twice now....... while I got the white page for games error sorted, I still cant see anything when I click "Settings" under V3 Arcade.... just a blank page.