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vbProArcade Beta 2 · **Released**: 08-28-2002

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!

Main Arcade Screen: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...106#post292106
Game Screen: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...107#post292107
Game Over Screen: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...109#post292109
Scoreboard: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...110#post292110
Top Score Board: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...111#post292111
Admin Modify Game: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...112#post292112
Who's Online Display: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...113#post292113
User Detail Screen: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...811#post337811
Admin Score Editor: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...736#post338736
Champ System in Postbit: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...745#post338745
Modify Games in Admin CP (contracted): https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...858#post389858
Modify Games in Admin CP (expanded): https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...859#post389859

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!

Link14716 · #**142** 09-02-2002, 06:13 PM

Ok, suggestion futureal, I want the miniboard (small leaderboard, no page nav, shown on the main arcade page) on this hack. I moved over from John's arcade and I miss my minileaderboard

futureal · #**143** 09-02-2002, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trekkie
Is this Hack working with PHP which is in Safemode ?

The hack works, but the icons don't. You can run the hack just fine without the icons. I am going to see if I can get it to work tonight in safe mode -- I know it's possible, my code is just a little off, and I don't have a safe mode server to test it on.

I will post an update related to safe mode as soon as I have something.

futureal · #**144** 09-02-2002, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mewgood
hey I think this is a grest hack
but you know any website which has games to dwonload?

Quote:

Originally posted by BrandonC
Hey, there is one arcade game you forgot...I think centipede and frogger would be a great addition. I've been looking for it on the 'net but I cant seem to find it. Just a suggestion though. BTW, Great Hack! My members love it!

Quote:

Originally posted by Apok2002
My members have also requested Frogger and Centipede and Asteroids. I also have a few programmers on the site who said they could make some games. In turn, I told them as long as they integrated a score system and provide the .fla file, it may be possible. This is all that you need?

As I've said, the games need to be modified to work with the hack, so yes, if you can find the source for any Flash game out there that has scoring, chances are good that we can convert it to work with this hack.

You can either post the .FLA here or PM it to me and I'll get it done. Note that I have changed the way scores are sent from Flash to the Arcade, so using the methods from the vbTetris Hack will NOT work with this one.

My personal wish list:

Centipede
Frogger
Pong
Asteroids

The closer the games look to the originals, the better!

futureal · #**145** 09-02-2002, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Link14716
Ok, I am trying to make an Update Arcade thing in admin/misc.php, but I am not exactly sure how to. It is based off of the Update Forums part........ Can someone make one where it updates the Username in the arcade table based on userids?

You would have to do something like this (this is off the top of my head so it probably needs work):

PHP Code:


			
$data_q = $DB_site->query("SELECT scoreid,userid FROM arcade");



while ($loop = $DB_site->fetch_array($data_q)) {



  // this gets a userid's username from the user table

  $user_q = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT username FROM user WHERE userid='$loop[userid]'");



  // this updates the score we're looking at with said username

  $DB_site->query("UPDATE arcade SET username='$user_q[username]' WHERE scoreid='$loop[scoreid]'");



}

That obviously is going to generate 2 queries for each entry in your arcade table. However, since you only need to run it once, it should be acceptable.

futureal · #**146** 09-02-2002, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Link14716
Ok, suggestion futureal, I want the miniboard (small leaderboard, no page nav, shown on the main arcade page) on this hack. I moved over from John's arcade and I miss my minileaderboard

The "mini scoreboards" will be a part of Beta 2.

I think that answers everybody's questions for now, I'll be back later for another round.

Link14716 · #**147** 09-02-2002, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by futureal

You would have to do something like this (this is off the top of my head so it probably needs work):

PHP Code:

$data_q = $DB_site->query("SELECT scoreid,userid FROM arcade"); while ($loop = $DB_site->fetch_array($data_q)) { // this gets a userid's username from the user table $user_q = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT username FROM user WHERE userid='$loop[userid]'"); // this updates the score we're looking at with said username $DB_site->query("UPDATE arcade SET username='$user_q[username]' WHERE scoreid='$loop[scoreid]'"); }

That obviously is going to generate 2 queries for each entry in your arcade table. However, since you only need to run it once, it should be acceptable.

Unfortunetly, you hit me a little late and I already made my fingers go numb manually copying and pasting the usernames into all 125 rows.

And the Beta 2, when can we expect it? *starts chanting "MINILEADERBORD!"

Link14716 · #**148** 09-02-2002, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by futureal

As I've said, the games need to be modified to work with the hack, so yes, if you can find the source for any Flash game out there that has scoring, chances are good that we can convert it to work with this hack.

You can either post the .FLA here or PM it to me and I'll get it done. Note that I have changed the way scores are sent from Flash to the Arcade, so using the methods from the vbTetris Hack will NOT work with this one.

My personal wish list:

Centipede
Frogger
Pong
Asteroids

The closer the games look to the originals, the better!

Frogger:
http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Games...5654/index.php

Pong:
http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Games...5228/index.php

Can't find centipede or Asterioids yet.

mewgood · #**149** 09-03-2002, 01:21 AM

I got this when I try to edit the general option

Warning: open_basedir restriction in effect. File is in wrong directory in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/wcgalaxy.com/httpdocs/vbb/admin/proarcadeadmin.php on line 149

Warning: fopen("/tmp/phpbb4sos", "r") - Operation not permitted in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/wcgalaxy.com/httpdocs/vbb/admin/proarcadeadmin.php on line 149

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/wcgalaxy.com/httpdocs/vbb/admin/proarcadeadmin.php on line 150

Warning: open_basedir restriction in effect. File is in wrong directory in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/wcgalaxy.com/httpdocs/vbb/admin/proarcadeadmin.php on line 169

Warning: fopen("/tmp/phpJusCCI", "r") - Operation not permitted in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/wcgalaxy.com/httpdocs/vbb/admin/proarcadeadmin.php on line 169

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/wcgalaxy.com/httpdocs/vbb/admin/proarcadeadmin.php on line 170
Arcade options updated!

mewgood · #**150** 09-03-2002, 01:43 AM

I got the sam errors when I try to upload any images for the games..

mewgood · #**151** 09-03-2002, 03:34 AM

please help me out!~!~

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