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vbProArcade Beta 2

1/5/03: Beta 2 released
9/12/02: Beta 1.03 zip updated to include safe mode fix
9/3/02: Beta 1.03 released -- small bug fixes, see below
9/1/02: Beta 1 of vbProArcade has been posted. Please see below for installation instructions.


Background Information

vbProArcade is a fully-customizable Flash arcade add-on for vBulletin, complete with game-by-game scoreboards, forum integration, a "champions" system, statistics, and more.

This is an extensive hack that is still in BETA form, and I don't recommend installing it if you are not willing to work through potential issues and future updates/upgrades! I am working on making the installation instructions as easy as possible, but it will probably be some time before it is perfect.

Watch this post for updates as they happen, and check out screenshots from the list below. If you would like to see the hack in action, you may visit my Shadows of Namek forums. You will need to register to play, but you can view the scoreboards and the arcade itself as a guest.


Credits

This hack materialized thanks to work and help from a number of people and forums. Here they are:
  • Original vbTetris Hack by Erwin Loh
  • Original vbTetris Leaderboard Hack by John Warwick (john.eovie)
  • One of my users, Simon Steel, for work on Flash coding/recoding
  • The users of one of my forums, Shadows of Namek, for their extensive testing of the system
  • And The Kryptonian for pre-release and release candidate installation testing.
Games

So far, there are FIVE GAMES that work correctly with this hack. They are:

Breakout
Pacman
Snake
Space Invaders
Tetris

All five .SWF files are included in the release archive.

There is now a Flash Games Development Thread for the purpose of modifying existing games to work with vbProArcade, or for creating new games to be compatible with vbProArcade. If you have a game that you wish to see modified but don't know how, post the .FLA source in that thread and hopefully somebody can assist you.


Installation Instructions

Download the file attached to this post, unzip it and familiarize yourself with the contents BEFORE doing anything.

There are TWO separate files worth reading, the Documentation and the Installation Instructions. I recommend that you read both BEFORE doing anything else.

Once you have done this, the instructions to be followed are contained in vbproarcade-install.txt. Follow them as precisely as possible. If you encounter an error somewhere, it is likely that you missed a step or made a small error. Please double-check your work BEFORE posting about problems here.

And it cannot be said enough: read that file before you do anything, and if you are unsure of something, please post your question(s) before attempting to install the hack.


Problems and Fixes/Workarounds (as of 1/5)
  • None
Known Bugs/Limitations

Here is the list of stuff that I know does not work. I will be working towards correcting these bugs BEFORE adding new features for the next release.
  • Netscape will allow you to play the games but not record scores
  • If a user uses the "Back" button to go to the game screen, and does not refresh before playing, the score will result in a Security Violation. This is by design.
Screen Shots for Beta 2

Here is the list of posts from this thread that contain screen shots for the new version. Check them out!Upcoming Features

This is the stuff that is in progress for future release:
  • Complete Admin Panel Scoreboard Editor
  • Additional integration with vB
  • Even better Who's Online screen
Some have emailed or PM'd me asking if I would accept donations for my work on this hack, and yes, I certainly will, and any and all support is greatly appreciated. With over 2,000 lines of original PHP code, in addition to HTML and Flash work, I have spent a great deal of time developing and debugging the source for this, and it is a great feeling to have people like it so much that they want to give something back.

All donations received go directly back into supporting my websites and my design activities. You may click here to donate via Paypal. Note that donations are by no means required, and not donating does not mean you won't get support for the hack.

Last but not least, thanks for checking this out!

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  #1062  
Old 03-19-2003, 08:41 PM
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one suggestion...

the highscore is nice, yes but new users have a hard job to do. some scores are tooooo high. so they are to fast disappointed if they cant break it. an extra monthly highscore would be better
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one suggestion...

the highscore is nice, yes but new users have a hard job to do. some scores are tooooo high. so they are to fast disappointed if they cant break it. an extra monthly highscore would be better
i like this idea, what are the odds on having this option...?
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I've had a problem with the arcade, and I just installed it. It runs fine... (With a few "visual" errors, it seems to use the same color for everything on the default vB2.3.0 style) But my scores won't save. I scanned this thread quickly, and apparently only one other person had this problem, but he fixed it by reformatting. I'm not prepared to do that.

Anyone with information on why this doesn't work? I ran every query, and installed every template using the Template Backup System. (The TBS is faster for multi-style installations)

Site: http://focalpoint.tk/
Username for test user: tester
Password for test user: (I hid it, highlite to read it)

Thanks for your time!

Direct link to arcade
Never mind... Figured it out.

You cannot save scores if you play from the machine that the server is running off of. I went and played Sanke on the other computer in my house, and the scores worked fine.
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You could make it so not EVERY score is saved. I have every score achieved EVER even if they score 1. It just takes up space.
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I installed the hack without a hitch on v2.2.9 .

Does anyone know if it would be possible to award points (Lesane Store Hack v2.0) to users for scores achieved in a game? My visitors are interested in getting paid to play, which isn't at all a bad idea. I'm sure it would take alot of coding but if it's too much then I'll pass on the idea.
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The champion text in postbit has stopped working. I've tried everything, deleted the tables, reinstall and looked trough the files but what happens is the part in general options for the champions "Use Champions system" is NO and stays NO after set it to YES and click on 'submit changes'. I've chmod the arcade php files 777, 775, 666 etc. but no way. What can i do next?
Does nobody has an idea why this is happening???
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Old 03-20-2003, 08:29 PM
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Today at 11:56 AM Darnell 0216 said this in Post #1065
I installed the hack without a hitch on v2.2.9 .

Does anyone know if it would be possible to award points (Lesane Store Hack v2.0) to users for scores achieved in a game? My visitors are interested in getting paid to play, which isn't at all a bad idea. I'm sure it would take alot of coding but if it's too much then I'll pass on the idea.
Well, you could try to reverse the Arcade Pass hack...

But honestly, I think it's stupid to award cash for high scores... Maybe it could be like a lottery... The top 3 players from each game at the end of the week would get their names into a draw, and whatever name is randomly picked wins a cash prize!

It would be cool, but could also get hard to code. Anyone that's interested in this plan, PM me and we can discuss how we'll start.
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instead of a site paying out cash, why not make it like a real arcade and have people pay the site somehow to play :classic: ( each time they can deposit like $10, to play a game would be a quarter..and it would go towards a credit each time even when they get high score....ya know like a real arcade game would do) it could work out so that the money to play the games would go to bandwidth and maintenance of the site...

never mind, thats a dumb idea...lol..
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Ok, I read this all the way to page 36 before I realized there were 72 pages. So keep that in mind when you read this. I didn't make it through ALL the history.

Here's what I'm getting:

If I use IE, scores post just fine, and it sends the user to the proper URL after the game finishes:

http://pebkac.trippy.org/forums/vbproarcade.php

However, when I use mozilla (latest version and latest flash), it forwards instead to:

http://pebkac.trippy.org/vbproarcade.php

which doesn't exist. Is this back to browser compatibility? Is this what the 'Known Bugs' is referring to?

Anyways, wonderful hack. I just use IE when I'm playing the games, and all is well.

- ZJ
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Well, 2 bugs that I know of now.
  • Playing games off of a localhost server won't let you save your scores
  • Links are not Mozilla-compatable (They do not include a domain, so the root of the current domain is assumed, which is wrong. $bburl should be transfixed before all links to resolve this issue)
Hopefully they are resolved soon!
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