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.

[docvader]

Originally Posted by jbd

LOADS of people seem to be having similar issues. The problem here is the unecessary closing brackets after "user" and "uttpoints" (see above). I've tracked references to these irritating closing brackets to the database in "tables datastore" but I can't figure out how they end up there.

It would help lots of people if someone out there could figure this one out!

The install puts those closing brackets into the ADMIN CP / Arcade Pass hack control panel automatically. Not sure why he did that. Personally, I have issues with his install package, but that's another story. The brackets threw me for a while too. You need to go into your ADMIN CP, vboptions, arcade pass hack page, and take those closing brackets out.

Now, if only my Update button in the ADMIN CP / Arcade/ Game settings page would come back (this hack caused it to gray out and become unusable for some strange reason...)

[Roxie]

It would be nice if the hack listed how much money you won or if you won any at all. Or told you how long the arcade pass lasted (for the members). Or if it told what place you had to come in to get a part of the jackpot...and how much you get.

Anyone know what I should edit to put that information in?

[plubius]

I am getting this error

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.3:

Invalid SQL: UPDATE user SET arcadepass='1104250935' WHERE userid='1'
mysql error: Unknown column 'arcadepass' in 'field list'

mysql error number: 1054

Date: Tuesday 28th of December 2004 11:22:15 AM
Script: http://thegamelands.com/talk/ushop.php
Referer: http://thegamelands.com/talk/ushop.php?do=a&aid=13

[MorrisMcD]

:crickets:

Any word on an upgrade?

[mindbuster]

Anyone having this working on vB 3.0.5 with v3 arcade and uCS ?

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by mindbuster

Anyone having this working on vB 3.0.5 with v3 arcade and uCS ?

Nope..

In fact.. I just upgraded from 3.0.1 a few nights ago to 3.0.5.. I had this installed and working before the upgrade, and now after the upgrade, I cannot change the prices or other options.. Those fields simply will not let me click in them.. I reinstalled and made all necessary edits as well..

[mindbuster]

Originally Posted by MorrisMcD

Nope..

I installed it and it's working, well, kinda working, when not buying an arcade pass there are no links to play the games eventhough i have the option for pay pr game enabled, only link available is the most recent hiscore link, and when clicking that it says i dont have enough money to play, although i have.

But when buying an arcade pass in uShop it works just fine, after applying some of the small fixes mentioned in this thread.

I need to test it some more though, with other accounts and such.

But so far its working, there was a few things in the instructions which didnt fit my version of the arcade (1.0.3) but got them sorted out, i guess.

Some places where it says "Add below" you need to "Add after" instead, in between certain places on one line, also in arcade.php there where 2 instances of the "no permission", i chose the first instance i found, the one farthest up in the file, not the one you find first when following the instructions step by step, when you come to the "no permission" edit place your cursor at the top of the file to find the first instance of "no permission", seemed more logical than the other option.

Maybe im gonna try with the other option if cant get the "pay pr game" to work, but it didnt look like it was there it was supposed to be, just guessing here though.

But again, i got it working fine with vB 3.0.5 arcade 1.0.3 and uCS .95b.

[fly]

I gave up on pay-as-you-play long ago and disabled it.

[ambrosious]

I had installed this a long time ago on 3.0.3 with utt Shop and never got it to work right, I was excited to see the self installer!

However, when it got to the db additions, it crashed (installer) due to the tables being in existance.

Is that the last step? Can I reinstall? Is there a solution? Also, I noticed in the options for Arcade Pass in my admin cp all of the numeric values had a ")" after them. Is that normal? Do I leave the ")" or take it out?

Thanks in advance for this!

[mindbuster]

Originally Posted by ambrosious

Also, I noticed in the options for Arcade Pass in my admin cp all of the numeric values had a ")" after them. Is that normal? Do I leave the ")" or take it out?

Take them out or they'll mess things up.