Add-On Releases - v3 Arcade - Games Arcade System for 3.6.0

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v3 Arcade
for vBulletin 3.6.1
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"v3 Arcade" is the third Arcade system I've written for vBulletin. It's coded from scratch, not a port of an older version - and because it was coded specifically for vBulletin 3.6 it uses the product system for code modifications, and utilizes AJAX technology throughout. Here's a brief rundown of the features in this version of v3 Arcade.

- Supports both v3 Arcade and iB games.
- Download *legal* free, premium and multiplayer games directly from v3arcade.com to your Arcade installation.
- Import script to convert your old v3 Arcade installation. (A script to import games, scores and news from old IBPro installations is available here, thanks to Tigga: http:www.v3arcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324)
- 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, thanks to Oblivion Knight.
- A slick, professional layout.

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Change Log
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1.0.0 - First public release.
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1.0.1 - Bug fixes and feature release.
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- More visible postbit award presence.
- Reverse scoring option added to games.
- Data dictionary implementation, makes sure the Arcade database changes are correctly made.
- Template grouping.
- "Posts in the last 24 hours" criteria added to games.

1.0.5 - Bug fixes and feature release.
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- Added search on/off toggle function in Admin CP.
- Opera compatibility fixed.
- Welcome message now an Admin CP option.
- Use "Miniature Mode" By Default option added to the Admin CP.
- New AJAX based favorites system.
- Hooks in place for vbBux integration (coming soon from CMX_CMGSCCC)
- Per-category on/off settings.
- Default user settings for challenges and notifications.
- Database error when pruning a user?s scores with table prefix.
- Database error when viewing distinct high scores when the table is empty.
- Notification bug fixes, users should now be notified based on their Arcade settings.
- Timestamp bug fixed for news and events.

1.0.6 - Bug fixes.
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- Fixed a bug where unregistered users could challenge people in the Arcade.
- "Wipe All Scores" tool added.
- "arcade_award_bit" template is now cached correctly.

1.0.7 - Features and Bug fixes.
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- Guests can now play games, but their scores aren't recorded. If a guest plays a game, they're asked to register if they want their score recorded afterwards.
- Admins can now wipe all scores through the Admin CP.
- Admins now have a tool to enable challenges by default for all users.
- Usergroup requirements for games are now in place.
- Admins can now choose to flip the columns and have the smaller panel on the left, with the larger content area on the right.
- News & Events - now entries contain links to games.
- Numerous bug fixes.
- Mass category changer for altering game categories en masse.
- High score rebuilder in the Admin CP.


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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.

Bug tracking: http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/vbugs.php

You can contact me directly at john@v3arcade.com for support.


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Many thanks to...
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- All branding-free customers and donors, for supporting the project.
- Oblivion Knight, for his work on the forums and great add-ons.
- Snowy, for his work on the forums.
- Andreas a.k.a. KirbyDE, for his vB 3.5 tutorials.


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Copyright
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All code in distributed in this zip is Copyright ?2005 John Warwick, with the following exceptions:
class_tar.php - Credits within.
All Actionscript code within the included .swf files, unless otherwise noted.

[ChrisTech]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

It's an excellent, open-source hack. You can't really be angry at John for being unable to fully support the modification; he's not getting any revenue from it - so it's difficult to find time to support it.

I just wish there were a 3.5.x version... this thread was originally the 3.5.4 version, but it got changed to 3.6.x. :ermm:

There is a 3.5.x version its called 1.0.6

I'd have no problem paying for it, if support wasn't a problem. His site was down for months on end, the support section wasn't even working for a few months. Tried submitting tickets and got nowhere. He often leaves folks hanging. I don't see the point in paying for something that might or might not be supported.

Put IBPro on my other VB forums to test/play with for a bit. So far I'm really impressed and happy with it. Got a problem? Head over to their support forums within vb.org. Zero is more than happy to help at the drop of a hat. Obviously folks are gonna go to where they can get answers and not have to wait weeks or months for a response. =/

[MrZeropage]

Thanks for your words, ChrisTech
I always focus on being compatible to vBulletin 3.x.x so all from 3.0.0 up to current 3.6.1 with all the same scripts



If only the executionsorder is the problem in the productXML you should manually remove them, it should work normally either.

[Lizard King]

Originally Posted by ChrisTech

Wish I had read that, before I just attempted the upgrade. Grrrr!


And why would you release a new hack version, if you were gonna be offline for a week? I really don't get it. I think this is it...time to head to IBpro for good.

It's just too ignorant to see someone release an update for a hack, then just be gone for a week....


Anyone got that handy link to convert a v3 arcade to IBpro ? I'm off the V3 Arcade for good now.

Does John have any obligation against you ? No
Does John tries to support a favoroute hack like this ? Yes
Does John tries to fix the bugs ? Yes
Do you ask what really John doesn't need to do ? Yes

And afterwards poeple complain why there is not so many good modifications at vb.org anymore. Because of people like you who doesn't know any single word being polite or kind.

I wish John released v3arcade as a paid modification only.

[Mark.B]

Originally Posted by John

Well, put it this way - the reason I'm coding something better is because someone sent me a PM saying that they have someone on their forums with 352 trophies.

I had this problem, there used to be a mod to put them in standard vB dropdown menus which I tweaked a bit, but still use to this day.

[bairy]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

Does John have any obligation against you ? No
Does John tries to support a favoroute hack like this ? Yes
Does John tries to fix the bugs ? Yes
Do you ask what really John doesn't need to do ? Yes

And afterwards poeple complain why there is not so many good modifications at vb.org anymore. Because of people like you who doesn't know any single word being polite or kind.

I wish John released v3arcade as a paid modification only.

I have a gripe with people like that too.

To the whiners:
The simple fact is this. As a standalone product v3arcade is pretty good. So it doesn't get updates too often and John isn't overly reliable... so what. He's released the hack for free. He doesn't have to support it. Hell he doesn't even have to visit the thread after the release. People should be grateful that he released it, it's as good as it is, and at least tries to help folks out.
Still, it's much easier to critisise and find fault than to accept the good about it, eh?
Read the first line of my sig. Parts of this thread are a prime example of how true the statement is.


Could I just point out one more simple thing. If MZP was to stop supporting ibp tomorrow, people would be in uproar about that too "stuff this, I'm going to v3arcade!!". These are free hacks given by people donating their free time. If you don't like it then learn php, mysql and the innards of vB and do something better yourself.

[Nathan2006]

Thanks for the update John

[ChrisTech]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

Does John have any obligation against you ? No
Does John tries to support a favoroute hack like this ? Yes
Does John tries to fix the bugs ? Yes
Do you ask what really John doesn't need to do ? Yes

And afterwards poeple complain why there is not so many good modifications at vb.org anymore. Because of people like you who doesn't know any single word being polite or kind.

I wish John released v3arcade as a paid modification only.

Apparently you haven't read the previous pages at all. I've helped out and praised quite a bit. But was left waiting around when his site closed and was basically non-working for a few months. That's what turned me off. More than likely turned a few people off V3. Eventually got tired of waiting and waiting, and checked out the other arcade script, that has its own premium support area which is actually useful and folks respond back as well as the creator himself.

I've donated to a few hacks that I've used and liked or found useful for my forums. I wanted to do the V3 one...just when someone "closes their site" for a few months, disappears (is active on the forums, but doesn't respond to many, if any posts here), it kinda makes some folks loose their faith in them.

[Nathan2006]

Hi,

Does anyone else get the following error after trying to edit their usergroups in the admincp?

This is definitely the arcade because after disabling the arcade it all works fine.

Thanks for any help

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.1:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE usergroup SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
`title` = 'Administrators',
`description` = '',
`usertitle` = 'Administrator',
`opentag` = '<B><span style=\"color:#0000FF\" title=\"Administrator\">',
`closetag` = '</B></span>',
`passwordexpires` = '180',
`passwordhistory` = '360',
`mh_pbp_pm_on_behalf` = '6,9,5,7,10',
`mh_pbp_post_on_behalf` = '6,13,9,5,7,1,10',
`vbppermissions` = '49145',
`vbp_discountrate` = '0.00000',
`vbp_paycheckamount` = '0.00000',
`vbp_secondarycost` = '0.00000',
`vbp_primarycost` = '0.00000',
`custompermissions` = '8192',
`maxsiglines` = '100',
`maxsigfontsize` = '7',
`maxsigimgsize` = '43220',
`maxsigimgwidth` = '32767',
`maxsigimgheight` = '32767',
`maxsigimages` = '100',
`sigforbiddencodes` = '',
`genericpermissions` = '1040187327',
`sigmaxrawchars` = '0',
`sigmaxchars` = '0',
`sigmaxlines` = '0',
`signaturepermissions` = '245759',
`sigmaxsizebbcode` = '7',
`sigmaximages` = '0',
`ws_options` = '119',
`advanced_bbcode_usergroup_on` = '1',
`advanced_bbcode_usergroup_permissions` = '1023',
`advanced_bbcode_usergroup_permissions_custom` = 'a27',
`profileviewpermissions` = '11',
`arcadepermissions` = '255',
`minpoststoplay` = '',
`minreptoplay` = '',
`minreglengthtoplay` = '',
`hhroptions` = '120',
`mh_pbppermissions` = '0',
`forumpermissions` = '1048575',
`attachlimit` = '0',
`pmquota` = '60000',
`pmpermissions` = '7',
`pmsendmax` = '1000',
`calendarpermissions` = '63',
`wolpermissions` = '31',
`adminpermissions` = '3',
`genericoptions` = '38',
`profilepicmaxwidth` = '125',
`profilepicmaxheight` = '125',
`profilepicmaxsize` = '65535',
`avatarmaxwidth` = '125',
`avatarmaxheight` = '125',
`avatarmaxsize` = '20000',
`sigpicmaxwidth` = '500',
`sigpicmaxheight` = '100',
`sigpicmaxsize` = '20000',
`allowhtmlpermissions` = '1'
WHERE usergroupid=6;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'minpoststoplay' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Thursday, September 28th 2006 @ 12:41:09 AM
Script : http://www.www.my-board.com/admincp/....php?do=update
Referrer : http://www.my-board.com/admincp/user...&usergroupid=6
IP Address : 12.345.67.89
Username : Nathan2006
Classname : vb_database

[phpdevrus]

anyone know the status of multi-player games? is that already available on his site?

[PhenomLeader]

I need someone who can install this for me... I'm a dolt when it comes to this stuff. Name your price! Send me a pm, please. Danka!