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vbProArcade Beta 2
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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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  • This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.

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  #662  
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Quote:
INSERT INTO arcadegames VALUES (
1,
'tetris',
'Tetris',
'The classic game of Tetris that we all know and love...',
'tetris.swf',
'', '', 0, 0, 0,
'Tetris Champion',
' '$tetrisscore',

^ see that right there .
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Old 11-25-2002, 06:55 AM
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Yeah, delete the second ' and it must work!
Whats with the other Querys?? Did you try them??
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Old 11-25-2002, 08:13 AM
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I think it was mentioned before but the Top scoreboard isn't showing the correct comments for the users top score, it shows their first comment always?

Anyone know a fix?

Great hack btw :rambo:
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Old 11-25-2002, 06:48 PM
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Actually I am not having that extra ' :

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INSERT INTO arcadegames VALUES (
1,
'tetris',
'Tetris',
'The classic game of Tetris that we all know and love...',
'tetris.swf',
'', '', 0, 0, 0,
'Tetris Champion',
'#FF0000',
'$tetrisscore',
550, 380,
'classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"',
'username=$username&s=$session[sessionhash]&highscore=$highscore&bbtitle=$bbtitle&location=$v pa_bburl&gamename=$game',
'<param name="quality" value="high">\r\n<param name=bgcolor value="#576375">',
'pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"'
);
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php Myadmin returns this error:

------------
Error
SQL-query:

INSERT INTO arcadegames VALUES (
1,
'tetris',
'Tetris',
'The classic game of Tetris that we all know and love...',
'tetris.swf',
'', '', 0, 0, 0,
'Tetris Champion',
' '$tetrisscore',
550, 380,
'classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab 'username=$username&s=$session[sessionhash]&highscore=$highscore&bbtitle=$bbtitle&location=$v pa_bburl&gamename=$game',
'\r\nMySQL said: You have an error in your SQL syntax near '$tetrisscore',
550, 380,
'classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540' at line 9

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Looks like something wrong with the '#FF0000' line
right above '$tetrisscore'

Because I dont see that line in the error. ('#FF0000' )

I really appreciate your patience

Any more ideas?
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Old 11-25-2002, 09:21 PM
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Note to Hack Creator: I have Safe Mode = Off
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Quote:
Originally posted by v0id
Also, I edited function.php to post[arcade] but I cant get it to show up on the postbit template...
anyone?
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Old 11-26-2002, 05:04 PM
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JackG: If you look at the error it's returning there is still a second ' on '$tetrisscore', - see it? Drop the arcadegames table and re-create it. you have to get rid of that second '

Attached is a working allgames.sql .. use this one.
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Old 11-26-2002, 05:51 PM
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are there only 5 GAMES?.. i need more really i like it
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just found this

Looks great i'll install it over the weekend Thanks
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is there a way for people to cheat on the scores , I remember with the other version of the arcade there was a way to just enter it into the address bar a certain way and it would put up whatever score you input
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