Add-On Releases - v3 Arcade - Professional vBulletin Gaming (vB4)

v3 Arcade is now a member of the vBadvanced family!

http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47571

The support forums & data from v3Arcade.com have been merged into the vBadvanced.com site.



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v3 Arcade for vBulletin 4.x.x
For vBulletin 3.x.x, please see here.
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Please note... until v3Arcade.com is upgraded to vBulletin 4, some demo sites can be found here. Also, because of styling changes introduced in vB 4.0.8 to allow customized user profile pages, this version requires 4.0.8+ to be installed.

"v3 Arcade" is the premiere arcade system written specifically for vBulletin. It's coded from scratch - not a port of an older version - and because it was coded specifically for vBulletin it uses the product system for code modifications & utilizes AJAX technology throughout. Here's a brief rundown of the features in this version of v3 Arcade.

Supports MochiAds, v3 Arcade and IBPArcade games!

• Download THOUSANDS of *legal* free and premium games directly from Mochi Media to your v3 Arcade installation. Earn money from people playing games on your site! With just a few mouse clicks you download games directly from within your ACP or from the Mochi Media web site. You have to check it out it to see just how easy it is.
• Tournaments! Challenge your friends to see who the champ is!
• Integrated arcade statistics on your user's profile pages!
• AJAX based instant ratings, for simple to use game ratings.
• AJAX based inline score moderation.
• AJAX based instant game searching.
• Tabbed, customizable categories.
• Challenge system for one-on-one contests.
• User-permission based settings for email/PM notification, challenge settings.
• Streamlined viewing modes for users with lower resolutions.
• AJAX based quick stats, for viewing statistics by passing the cursor over a username.Mass import tools for importing games in bulk.
• Reverse and decimal based scoring.
• Arcade-only closure with customizable message.
• Per game criteria, allows you to control access to games by reputation, posts, registration length.
• Postbit based awards.
• Personalized recommendations for other games users might like, based on what they?re playing.
• Quick stats, letting a user know how many other scores are above and below theirs.
• Score ranking.
• Admin customizable ?score feedback?, displays a message based on how well as user has done.
• Numerous Admin CP settings to control things like popup opacity, maximum comment length, hover delay length, and numerous other behaviors.
• Full admin control over the types of content allowed in comments (BB code, HTML, smilies, etc.)
• Usergroup based access permissions.
• Fully phrased, for each translation into other languages.
• An ever growing collection of third party add-ons
• A slick, professional layout.
• Edit-free template updates!
• User ability to specify viewing resolution while playing games.

v3 Arcade for vBulletin 4 also has some feature differences versus v3 Arcade for vBulletin 3. Currently that list includes....

• The separate Arcade navbar has been replaced with the options being moved up to the standard vB navbar. Be sure to turn on the navbar link! (ACP => v3 Arcade => v3 Arcade Settings => v3 Arcade General Settings => Navbar Link Position)
• When viewing a game categories other than the 'All' category, the category name will now be included in the navbar breadcrumbs.
• Added a new template "v3arcade_postbit_userid_trophy_wrapper" to allow adding some HTML around the arcade award images in the postbit.
• The category tabs shown on the main page will use the vB styling instead of their own defined styles. As we go forward the vB4 version of v3A will lose more & more of it's custom styling and instead use more of the new vB4 styling features elements.
• New option to display a "New" game category tab that will display all games in newest to oldest order. In addition to the new tab a "New Games" link will also be shown in the vB "What's New" navbar link. (ACP => v3 Arcade => v3 Arcade Settings => v3 Arcade Homepage Settings => Display "New" Category Tab)

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Branding Free
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All v3 Arcade installations carry and require a small "v3 Arcade" logo in the footer, as well as the text "Powered by v3 Arcade" which links to http:www.v3arcade.com. For information on legally removing the branding, please visit www.v3arcade.com.


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www.v3arcade.com
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If you're looking for more games, add-ons, support, tutorials, or anything Arcade related - www.v3arcade.com is the place to go.


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Copyright
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All code & images distributed in this zip is Copyright ?2010 CinVin, with the following exceptions:

• class_tar.php - Credits within.
• All games & associated images, unless otherwise noted.

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Many thanks to...
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• All branding-free customers and donors, for supporting the project!
• John, the original founder behind the v3 Arcade platform.
• Tigga, the v3 Arcade lead developer (as well as all of the vBadvanced products! )
• Everybody who has provided feedback & suggestions to help us make v3 Arcade to be the best arcade platform.

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Change Log
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For the complete change log, please click here. The change log is getting too big to include inline with this thread.

[Gemma]

That should fix your navigation problems.

I'm nothing to do with v3 Arcade now that it has moved to vBAdvanced (other than it is one of the pieces of arcade software I run), so you (and anyone else) would probably be better directing support questions to the vBAdvanced team - if I'm online and I see your post I'll try and answer it if I have an answer but folks may be better of asking on www.vbadvanced.com if they are looking for a quick or definite answer as I'm not online much just now.

[rootsxrocks]

Yeah but your always have the best answers

I didn't even know about the new navigation tool till I read your instructions , I put one up for my calendar too.

[Draffi]

Hello!

Using VB 4.2 and the last v3 Arcade Mod.

Is there a way, to enter the Game, User and Points-Data into the activity-Stream (activity.php) (without creating a topic) ?

[Recon0303]

Does anyone know how to have it beat High scores??? I notice one person got the highscore and ever since, no one can beat it even when they do.

The rest works fine as far as I can tell.

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by Recon0303

Does anyone know how to have it beat High scores??? I notice one person got the highscore and ever since, no one can beat it even when they do.

The rest works fine as far as I can tell.

practice

[Recon0303]

Originally Posted by Hippy

practice

No it does not work fine, the person that is the leader is NOT the leader he has a lower score and it does not replace with the correct person.

[topsoftware]

Hi,

I have a blank (new) installation of vb 4.2, I installed all the files from the zip into the root directory on the server.

But when trying to install the xml file I get the error:-

"No file uploaded and no local file found."

Any ideas?

EDIT:- I even tried leaving everything in the "Forums" folder, and having the 2 sets of files. Still the same error.

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by Recon0303

No it does not work fine, the person that is the leader is NOT the leader he has a lower score and it does not replace with the correct person.

Have you tried running the Maintenance Tools?

AdminCP > v3 Arcade > Maintenance - run both Rebuild Awards & High Score Cache and Rebuild Game Scores

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by topsoftware

Hi,

I have a blank (new) installation of vb 4.2, I installed all the files from the zip into the root directory on the server.

But when trying to install the xml file I get the error:-

"No file uploaded and no local file found."

Any ideas?

EDIT:- I even tried leaving everything in the "Forums" folder, and having the 2 sets of files. Still the same error.

Not seen this before, with any product so forgive me for dumb questions

Are you using the latest version of the arcade and is it the vB4.x version?
Have you had any difficulties installing other products?
Anything like mod_security installed on your server?

[topsoftware]

Hi thanks for your reply.

Yes I am using the latest version of arcade (v3_arcade_for_vbulletin_2_0_3A_(vb4)).

I have had no problems installing any other mod/theme etc.

As of yet there is no security mods employed.

But I did try the other arcade (ibProArcade2.7.2+) that installed and ran OK, i just do not like this version. I installed this after deleting all of the v3_arcade version.