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:

[TRStealth]

Originally Posted by Oldfart

That is not a command. The arcade cp is in your forums admincp. There is an option in there to reset all high scores in the database. Use that option in your arcade cp. If you only want to remove one persons high score there is a new hack on http://www.vbarcade.com that will allow you to remove an individual's high score. Here is a direct link to the hack to remove an indiviual score... http://www.friedwalrus.com/removescores.txt

Heh, any help on my problem?

Thanks

[sarge0087]

Anyone know what file controls the url to the extendsession command? When my url bar shows extendsesssion, the url is incomplete.

[Jason McConnell]

Originally Posted by Jason McConnell

Got this install with nary a scratch

Only problem I'm having, and this is minor, is that the Arcades link works just fine in my forum... but not on my portal. The portal index is outside the forum directory in the root, so how would I go about re-writing the link and have it work both ways?

I'm pretty sure a conditional statement would work, but I'm a n00b. Any help would be appreciated

I got this issue fixed... basically copied the format of the other links in my navbar that show on both the portal index and forumhome. Musta been lack of sleep cause I was trying to do this for a few hours last night and did it again this morning, and it worked. Go figure :ermm:

Anyway, I took the tag from the installation text:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="arcade.php?$session[sessionurl]">Arcade</a></td>

And slapped $vboptions[bburl]/ in front of arcade.php

I would have searched the thread for this but like I said, I really needed sleep at the time

[Craz786]

help!!

i keep on getting this error:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/anishado/public_html/forums/includes/functions_showthread.php on line 656

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/anishado/public_html/forums/includes/functions_showthread.php on line 656

ontop of showthread.php

line 656 is:

 if ($arcadegeneral['awardson']==1) {
  foreach ($awards as $key => $award) {
   if ($award['userid']==$post['userid']) {
	eval('$post[\'arcadeawards\'] .= "' . fetch_template('arcade_awards_bit') . '";');
   }
  }
 }

help please!

[TRStealth]

Hmm, anyone know what's wrong with the v3arcade.com site? Doesn't look like the hack will be supported for long..

[mariannet]

Originally Posted by mariannet

Please help!

I have Ushop installed and after installing v3 Arcade I get an error when attempting to open a thread / write a post / edit a post.

My debugger says its in this line in newreply.php:
<form name="vbform" action="editpost.php" method="post" onsubmit="return validatePost(this, 0, 10, );" onreset="vB_RESET(this);">

I have attached the file.

Can someone please help, my board is to reopen monday after upgrade and it's my birthday, so be nice

Sunshine from Denmark
-Marianne

Got it sorted now and had a good scream when I found out where the error was....

In: Minimum Characters Per Post.
If you put nothing instead of 0, then it happens.. wierd!

[amykhar]

Originally Posted by yabba

jepp. My Mac Users like it .

Greets yabba

I have a mac user who says she is getting white pages instead of the arcade when she uses the mac. When she uses a PC, she says things are fine.

[Littlebit]

Hi Amy,
she probably just needs to install flash for her browser. I use macOSX and it works great on all my browsers (I.E. FireFox Safari)

[Spinball]

Originally Posted by ChuanSE

Unless he really cheated, why would you ban him. He can be a good player...
If you want to erase all details, you will have to access your database with phpmyadmin and go to table gamesessions. sort on userid and delete all rows with his user id.

Do that again in gamenews and your done

But becaus this seems rather unfair if the guy didn't cheat, you could enable auto-pruning scores and set it to the amount of days you wish a score lasts. If your members doesn't like that, you can always install all time highscores

cheers

The guy definitely cheated. He registered and then got top scores in 6 games taking less than half the time it took to get the second highest scores.
There is definitely a way to cheat the games. It's happened again yesterday by the same person re-registering.

[amykhar]

Originally Posted by Littlebit

Hi Amy,
she probably just needs to install flash for her browser. I use macOSX and it works great on all my browsers (I.E. FireFox Safari)

The whole page is coming up white for her - header, footer, everything.