v3 Arcade - Games Arcade & Challenge System [vB 3.0.3]

v3 Arcade [3.0.3]
Games Arcade for vB3
Game copyrights belong to their respective owners.
v3 Arcade - Copyright ?2004 John Warwick, All Rights Reserved.
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Arcade Verson: 1.0
vB Version: vBulletin 3.0.3
Author: John Warwick
Email: John[at]eovieinteractive.com
Site: www.v3arcade.com
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Updates
==========================
1.0.0 - Initial release

1.0.1 - Bug fix update
? This release addressed a couple of small bugs. Information on fixing
these issues can be found in the FAQ. (Included in this zip.)

1.0.2 - Bug fixes and new features
? This release makes all games on the Arcade main page appear in the
order which they were installed, regardless of whether or not it has
been played. (With the newest games at the top.)
? It includes a
page navigation system, allowing users to browse games by page. By default, 10 games appear per page.
? There is also a new search feature, for finding games by name/description. (Accessible through the "Search" menu in the navigation bar.)
? This release should be less CPU intensive than previous versions.

1.0.3 - Bug fixes
? Security fixes

History & Hack Information
- So, what is the v3 Arcade?
The v3 Arcade is exactly what the name implies - an online games arcade that offers seamless integration with your vBulletin forum.

The v3 Arcade is the first of the new generation of vBulletin additions. Back from its roots, the v3 Arcade is the vBulletin 3 edition of my original Arcade written in late 2002 (not to be confused with futureal's 'ProArcade', which was written during the Arcade's beta phase).

v3 Arcade Features Include:
? Integrated Flash gaming for vBulletin 3
? Advanced leader board system
? FULL Mozilla/Netscape Compatibility
? Moderation abilities for Mods/Super Mods/Admins
? PM & Email notification for events
? Advanced statistics for all users
? A higher level of security
? "Arcade Challenges", 1-on-1 contests between users
? Arcade awards system
? Automated and manual score pruning tools

This installation comes loaded with the following games:
? Tetris
? Snake
? Asteroids
? Chopper Challenge
? Space Invaders

If you have the source (.FLA) for a game that you want to use in the v3 Arcade, you can send the required files to john@v3arcade.com for conversion. (Providing permission has been given by the original author.) Within a reasonable delay, I'll post the converted game and installation script on vBulletin.org.


Testing
Tested on vBulletin 3.0.3, across multiple unhacked installations.


Thanks to...
? Kura: For helping out with vB3 difficulties!
? Erwin: Whose vB2 Flash Player inspired the original hacks
? Paul Neave: For providing the source for 4 of the standard v3 Arcade games


IMPORTANT NOTES
? If you do install this hack, please click on the INSTALL button. There are going to be some updates for this which you're really not going to want to miss!
? Each Arcade page has an Eovie Interactive and Flash Player link at the bottom. This is optional, but greatly appreciated.
? You may have noticed that this release of the v3 Arcade is not fully phrased. To phrase the arcade would require well over a hundred phrases to be added, making for a lengthy installation process! Futures version of the v3 Arcade will be phrased, with a more automated installation.
? And don't forget - BACKUP BEFORE YOU INSTALL!


Regarding the "ProArcade"
There has been a lot of debate on vb.org recently about the ownership of hack "concepts". My original Arcade hack (on which the v3 Arcade is based), was a progression of the my vBTetris Leaderboard hack - both of which came about before the ProArcade. I've spoken to Erwin regarding this, and he can confirm that this has always been an independent development; hence the v3 Arcade was authorised for release.

Fixes
If you're installing the Arcade from scratch, there are no fixes or updates to be applied. Simply follow the instructions in Installation.txt.
If you've already installed the Arcade, make the changes in Updates.txt.

[Click HERE to view a list of released games and modifications!]

Demos/Add-Ons/Beta Testing
www.v3arcade.com

Download the v3 Arcade (1.0.3) here:

[webrats]

Originally Posted by John

Yes sir.

New Game: Flash Poker

Mmhmm, that's right. Gamble those credits! As always, the demo is at http://www.v3arcade.com.

id kill for some blackjack

[Zelda-King]

Originally Posted by genmud

I had no problem w/ the games or anything... maybe reinstall the hack or something

I got a few more working by changing upload mode. It's evidently not the hack that needs reinstalling if it's reading any games I would have thought. Out of 22 games I'm running, all work now except Flash Poker, Funky Pong, Hexxagon, Joust, Disco Racer, Miniclip Snake, Maida Path, Mars Rover and Alien Chaos. With those games it'll either stay on a white/black screen or some 'loading' screen.

[Dart1337]

Flash Poker is awesome... but is there any way to make it "keep" the score for the next time a player returns to play?

[PET]

I have a problem ! I have clear all the scores. Now there are no games played...so all the scores are 0 how it shall be. However, i still have all the scores in the postbit and in my ARCADE INFO. Shound't that be "GONE" ?

[Zelda-King]

Originally Posted by Zelda-King

I got a few more working by changing upload mode. It's evidently not the hack that needs reinstalling if it's reading any games I would have thought. Out of 22 games I'm running, all work now except Flash Poker, Funky Pong, Hexxagon, Joust, Disco Racer, Miniclip Snake, Maida Path, Mars Rover and Alien Chaos. With those games it'll either stay on a white/black screen or some 'loading' screen.

OK, the remaining games were fixed by updating the settings for them in the admin CP. I didn't need to do that with all the others but no matter, they all work now.

[Mika]

This is a wonderful hack but I'm having that "scores not being stored in DB"-problem. I have gone through those instructions a couple of times now and I'm still having this problem so I'm starting to think that the error is somewhere else.

Anyone who has had this problem before but now everything works.. what did you do? Where was your error?

So far I know that a game session is started but it never finishes. When that game ends Apache receives a POST -> arcade.php.
Could the problem be in Apache2, PHP (compile options?), persistant connections, Mysql....?

What is that IE language setting by the way? Could this be because I live in Finland? I have tried that English-language setting but it didn't help. But could the problem be still in date/time settings?

Another problem. None of the games works in my pc's IE6 (XP) (problem is that IE doesn't download that swf - yes.. I have updated Flash to Flash7) I know that some of my users have said that some of the games works in their pc's. All games works though in Mozilla, Opera and IE5 in my Mac. I have set all security settings to default... no help.

[anabolicedge]

im having a problem with submitting score also... let me know if you find a solution and i'll do the same... i think if we could uninstall and reinstall it would be fine

Originally Posted by Mika

This is a wonderful hack but I'm having that "scores not being stored in DB"-problem. I have gone through those instructions a couple of times now and I'm still having this problem so I'm starting to think that the error is somewhere else.

Anyone who has had this problem before but now everything works.. what did you do? Where was your error?

So far I know that a game session is started but it never finishes. When that game ends Apache receives a POST -> arcade.php.
Could the problem be in Apache2, PHP (compile options?), persistant connections, Mysql....?

What is that IE language setting by the way? Could this be because I live in Finland? I have tried that English-language setting but it didn't help. But could the problem be still in date/time settings?

Another problem. None of the games works in my pc's IE6 (XP) (problem is that IE doesn't download that swf - yes.. I have updated Flash to Flash7) I know that some of my users have said that some of the games works in their pc's. All games works though in Mozilla, Opera and IE5 in my Mac. I have set all security settings to default... no help.

[Blackbeard]

John i have tryed registering at vbarcade with no luck this morning (timed out) what i have seen is that you have made an addon to you home page showing the latest news in arcade, could you release it here so we could use it please friend, keep up the great work its most liked

[Mika]

I started to log POST and got the following after I played Asteroids and the game ended:

note=0&sessdo=permrequest&id=0&score=640&fakekey=4 &gametime=1075893553

Then there's the following in arcade.php

// Turn negative globalize results into errors
        if ($_POST['note'] == 0 || $_POST['id'] == 0 || $_POST['gametime'] == 0  || $_POST['fakekey'] == 0) {
                exit;
        }

See that note=0 and id=0

Why after I have played the client sends note=0 and id=0 because that results into "exit"?

[X-Sector]

Originally Posted by X-Sector

Very nice hack there, anyway.. I just got my account postbit error when installed an arcade hack.. see below

and how do l remove this weird error.

Nobody gonna help me on this problem, Could you help me.. anybody? :ermm: