Add-On Releases - ibProArcade reduce scores to keep arcade competitive.

ibProArcade reduce scores to keep arcade competitive..Version 1.0

Reduce the scores. All the ranks are kept in tact but the high scores are achievable again.

I made this add-on from bairy`s v3arcade version..
Thanks goes to him for the main code !!!!!

It's all done by a single cron job.

Upload ibproarcade_reduce_scores.php to /includes/cron
Set a new scheduled task. This one runs on the first of each month:

Varname: Reduce_ibProArcade_Scores

Title: Reduce ibProArcade Scores

Day of week: *
Day of month: 1
Hour: 0
Minute: 4

Active: Yes
Log: up to you
Filename: ./includes/cron/ibproarcade_reduce_scores.php

Product: ibProAcade for vBulletin
Save

Last : Go to Admincp >> Arcade >> Score Tools and Update Highscores...

By default the scores are reduced by 15%.
If you want to change this percentage, change the 15 to whatever you like on line 9..
$scorechange = 15;

Important note: This script will reduce the scores by 15% each time you run it manually or on cron.

Enjoy !!
stangger5

[Foxsake]

Originally Posted by droid101

Hey can someone who has this installed answer a quick question?

If you have games where the LOWEST score is actually the best (like golf or a timed game), does it "reduce" those correctly (by raising the score)?

Let me know, I have a few games like that, and if those scores start dropping we'll have a problem.

Yes, this does alter the Lowest Scores! - and makes them impossible to beat

is there any way to either change this? It needs to ADD 15% to these games.

can i change them manually for now? or will i have to completley scrub these scores back to zero?

Help anyone?

Cheers

[Mum]

I'd love this for 3.7.0 - are you thinking of bringing it out?

[MissKalunji]

yeah i get an error i wonder if its zero page that changed something it i doubt it has to do with 3.7.0

[stangger5]

Originally Posted by Mum

I'd love this for 3.7.0 - are you thinking of bringing it out?

Works fine with vb3.7.0

Originally Posted by MissKalunji

yeah i get an error i wonder if its zero page that changed something it i doubt it has to do with 3.7.0

You must have missed a step in the install..

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by stangger5

Works fine with vb3.7.0



You must have missed a step in the install..

i feel quite dumb lol i never uploaded teh php file *hides face*

[ade5675]

***nice mod***


I have a funny situation though. I have the vBCredits mod working the ibProArcade so when I run this mod, it reduces the scores on all pages page except the "best Score of all Time" of each game in the arcade homepage so I have two scores now - the "best Score of all Time" (which still has the old high score) and the "actual Highscore Champion" (which has the reduced score).

I ran the Update User Names, Update Highscores and the Update the Best Results in the arcade admincp. Still same problem.


It is getting confusing for my members. I need to do to correct this, so what do I do?

[edytwinky]

does this lower the trophy scores or the Best Score of All Time?

[stangger5]

The actual highscore and best score have different data base tables..

The mod in this thread reduces the actual highscore..

To reduce the best scores,,use this mod: Reduce ibproArcade best scores of all time..

[edytwinky]

Originally Posted by stangger5

The actual highscore and best score have different data base tables..

The mod in this thread reduces the actual highscore..

To reduce the best scores,,use this mod: Reduce ibproArcade best scores of all time..

Thank you for the response. This is the actual mod I would need then. Does it just reduce the top score for each game or all scores for eac game?

[edytwinky]

Anybody?