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
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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:

[solboy]

Originally Posted by BlackxRam

ENORMOUS BUG IN V3 ARCADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scores in challeneges MEAN nothing! When someone gets a top score from a challenge and its set on use challenge scores for the Record table.. It will NOT use that as your HIGH SCORE! If someone beats teh SECOND place score, in all of their posts and in the arcade statistics will say they are the champ BUT in the arcade it will still say I have it but I wont get credit. For a example of this, click here to my ARCADE SCORES:

http://forums.mogusland.com/arcade.p...es&name=aliens

Now click play game. You wont see my top score. This happened the other day as well, someone beat my SECOND PLACE top score and THEY got the TROPHY but i was STILL listed as 1st place in the table. Even the icons go to the person in second place.

This is a big problem for people who will have a first place score and people constantly change positions in 2nd place.

Wow!
You almost scared me there. I thought that it was something serious.

"Don't die blundy", it's only a game

[John]

Originally Posted by Link14716

Well, I'm used to clicking the little icon for quick reply, and here at vB.org, that automatically ticks the 'Quote message in reply?' button, so it was quoted.

Which isn't a bad thing

[Detomah]

Just my little view regarding users just using the arcade section of forums and nothing else.

I know for some it may be a problem when all your bandwidth is being gobled up by people who don't use your forum for anything else, but surely having more bodies on your forum in the first places is going to encourage more users, which in turn will gradually get you more people posting anyway. Nobody likes to see a forum with no users on it.

The way I look at it is, that at least they are on my website, no matter what they are doing, at least I have them, when they could quite easily be somewhere else (there's enough choices out there). My CPM banners take care of the cost of bandwidth with them, so I don't see it as a problem. If someone doesn't want to write posts in the first place, forcing them to do so in order for them to get to the only thing they want, is only going to get more useless spam posts on the forum in my opinion just so they can reach the required amout. At the end of the day, the arcade is only going to hold so much interest for any user, after that they are more than likely going to explore a website they've been using for a while anyway, but if you've restricted them, the chances are they may just leave and never come back, because they are likely to think there will be more restrictions like that and that it's not worth it.

Anyway, just my view on it, which may not even be valid for certain other website set ups.

[deathemperor]

John, is there a way to add Arcade status in forumhome like. total games, newest champions( choose how much to display in ACP) , Best scorce of all games ( in which games ),avatar of the newest champion and a link to challenge him in that game....
this would call more users to play Arcade ^ ^

[M1th]

Originally Posted by Link14716

Well, I'm used to clicking the little icon for quick reply, and here at vB.org, that automatically ticks the 'Quote message in reply?' button, so it was quoted.

lol, same here.

[savagedonkey]

Hi

I'm new to vBulletin and v3 Arcade. I installed Candidate Release 3 (the only one offered when I registered). Anyway the first thing I did was install v3 arcade. Everything went well and I was like the preverbial pig in **** on my work PC (Win 2000 and Explorer 5).

People were mentioning that they couldn't get to the arcade as they were'nt a registered member. This seemed to be like the problem posted earlier by Cheeky however the file you suggested to correct (global.php) was already OK.

This problem seems to be a third party cookie issue (someone told me that, I don't know)

Can anyone shed any light on this? Is it a vBulletin thing? Is it just a general problem that users would have to set a very low privacy rating on their browser?

thanks

Dazed and Confused

[Detomah]

Originally Posted by savagedonkey

Can anyone shed any light on this? Is it a vBulletin thing? Is it just a general problem that users would have to set a very low privacy rating on their browser?

Have you tried the obvious?

1. Making sure the forum permissions are set correct for the relevent user groups in your admin cp?
2. The actual arcade settings?

[Allan]

veiled, all walk very well except only one thing, when a person refuses a Challenge, instead of having the normal redirection, that opens a white page to me, I have to look in the file "arcade.php" what not to go not, I do not have anything to find.

If a charitable heart pouver to throw there a glance, that will help me much, thank you has him

[Dart1337]

Just a quick suggestion:

When you're playing a game and click on "high scores," I think it should open in a new window by default. I've had a couple of people playing games, then clicking to see what the second place score is, only to be kicked out of the game.

[Osterling]

has anyone else had memebers complain that sometimes they cannot submit comments?