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.

[etca]

Originally Posted by Gemma

For IBPro Games (tar) and v3a (zip)
There are tons of sites that supply 'converted' games that work with the arcade, IPB v32 games which come as .tar files and v3 Arcade games which are .zip files - you simply upload the .tar or .zip files to your 'admincp/games' folder via FTP and then in AdminCP>v3Arcade>Import Games>Choose the Mass Import option that coincides with either .tar or .zip and click Start.

I change the default folder admin, not admincp/games anymore
after upload the .tar file to 'adminkop1/games' folder.
I can't import that.

there is message error :

Warning: dir([path]/adminkop1/games/game_PacManMania_LGv32.tar) [function.dir]: failed to open dir: Not a directory in [path]/adminkop1/v3arcade_admin.php on line 1212

Fatal error: Call to a member function read() on a non-object in /home/kmaya/kopimaya.com/forum/adminkop1/v3arcade_admin.php on line 1214

how to fix that.

Originally Posted by Gemma

Manually Install Games
If the files are just .swf you would need to add them manually and would also need to upload 2 images to go with each game. To do this the .swf gets uploaded to your 'forumroot/games' folder and the two images (one 20*20px and one 50*50px) get uploaded to your 'images/arcade' folder. You would then need to go into your AdminCP>v3Arcade>Install Games>Manually Add Game, then fill in the details........

I just upload a new game manually.
It works, but... I can't save the score.
How to fix that.

here is my arcade
u may try with my guest account :
ID : tester.kopimaya
password : 123456

Thxb4.

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by etca

I change the default folder admin, not admincp/games anymore
after upload the .tar file to 'adminkop1/games' folder.
I can't import that.

there is message error :


how to fix that.


I just upload a new game manually.
It works, but... I can't save the score.
How to fix that.

here is my arcade
u may try with my guest account :
ID : tester.kopimaya
password : 123456

Thxb4.

Do you know if your server is running mod_security? (You may need to ask your host)

Also, did you CHMOD 777 the correct folders?

For Mochi games to submit scores you will need to place the crossdomain.xml in your site root; not your forum root. Also, you will need to make sure games are leaderboard enabled games so that scores can be submitted.

[sully02]

Does this have the ability to integrate with any of the cash/store platforms like vBBux or uCash?

[ellinofatsa]

first thank you gemma for this arcade i am coming from ipb i have testet dbarcade and now i am parking HERE!.all working fine score safe!!!!
the only problem is a way to mass move games to there Categories?
I have about 25000 games to add than move them to there Category. All i can see is a single downdown box for Each game and i simple dont have the time just yet for that thank you i am wating your reply!!!!

[Gemma]

Here's a quick tip for anyone moving to v3 Arcade from DBTech Arcade.......

Originally Posted by Gemma (Post from vbadvanced.com)

My online activity is minimal at best just now but I've had a few PMs from people over on vbulletin.org asking for arcade assistance. Several of those seeking assistance were moving from DBTech Arcade to v3 Arcade but were experiencing errors submitting scores to games.

If you are making the move from said arcade to v3 Arcade make sure you remove the .htaccess rules that you needed to apply when installing their arcade or the scores will not submit.

Just a heads up because this was the issue with at least 4 users who PM'd me.

[datoneer]

I have noticed that when i complete one of these arcade games i receive this message:

...., you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

Where's the problem?

[Gemma]

Do you know what type of game you've been playing - ie IPB v32 games, Mochi Games, v3 Arcade games and does it happen with all browsers or just one specific browser?

[datoneer]

Browsers firefox and chrome same thing.Arcade games

[Gemma]

Can you send me a link to your site?

Without knowing what type of arcade games are causing the problem it is hard to say where the problem may lie. Also, have you checked the support forums @ vbadvanced.com?

[datoneer]

Ok register on fun-forums.com and try to play egg matcher. it's on second page.

When you finish the game just go back and you'll receive that message

And ok i'll check vbadvanced support