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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

[dannyb2100]

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.

I have same problem, Is there a solution yet >

[SnakeV]

Does this works in ibProArcade 2.6.8?

[Hannes]

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)?

Hello! Are there any news about this bug?

Best regards

[GONUMBER6]

Is this mod compatible with newer versions of vbulletin (4.0+)?

[Hippy]

yes just tested on vb4.0.6 with ibProArcade v2.7.0+
it works.. but it does not remove the best Score of all Time..
Just actual Highscore Champion
be sure to run Update Highscores in arcade/ score tools..

[GONUMBER6]

Originally Posted by Hippy

yes just tested on vb4.0.6 with ibProArcade v2.7.0+
it works.. but it does not remove the best Score of all Time..
Just actual Highscore Champion
be sure to run Update Highscores in arcade/ score tools..

Awesome thanks Hippy!!!!!

[GONUMBER6]

I had this set at 10% but decided to reduce it to 5%. However, after changing the ./includes/cron/ibproarcade_reduce_scores.php to read:

$scorechange = 5;

it still reduced it by 10%. Did I forget or miss a step? Or should I have put 05 instead of 5?

Thanks

***EDIT, I realized I ran the update high scores manually for an arcade fix, so it seemed like 10% but it was actually 5% done twice.