Version: 1.00, by futureal
Developer Last Online: May 2013
Version: 2.2.x
Rating:
Released: 08-28-2002
Last Update: Never
Installs: 227
Is in Beta Stage
No support by the author.
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!
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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This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.
And for one so complex, it installed without a hitch (vbhacker) thanks to your excellent instructions. Good job man. My users are going nuts for it.
Can anyone tell me where I can find downloadable flash games? I'd like to take a look at them and see what would be involved in porting them over to this system.
In particular, I am looking for Galaga and Joust. Bonus for anyone who finds those - I googled around without much luck.
When someone who is not an admin trys to play, they see this screen;
Quote:
You do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
You do not have permission to access the page that you were trying to. Are you trying to edit someone else's post or trying to access administrative features? Check that you are allowed to perform this action in the Forum Rules.
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
I'm not having that problem anymore, and the problem I was having was that certian members didnt have permission... now I just need my other question answered.
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