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.

[Lucyloo]

I've installed this arcade but I'm unable to use it. I have posted on vBadvanced forum but no one seems to be replying to my posts regarding the problems I have.

[Gemma]

What problems are you having?

Sorry, just had a second stint in hospital so not really arounc much. And it looks like the guys on vbadvanced don't support their products anymore - support there has been poor for years but is now downright pathetic IMO

Let me know your problem(s)/errors and I'll get back to you ASAP

[Lucyloo]

Thank you Gemma and I hope you're feeling better

I have two problems:

Blank White Screen

I have just installed the v3 Arcade but the ibPro Games give a blank white screen when submitting the scores. I have done as suggested in your sticky "Problem Solving - Solutions To Common Errors" thread but I'm still having the same problem. Any help would be appreciated

Arcade Tab and Links

When I click on the Arcade tab it takes me to the arcade but the links that I have added in the Parent, "Arcade Games", "View Leaderboard" and "Your Arcade Settings" do not appear when the tab is clicked on. The links still show: News Posts, FAQ, Calendar, etc.

Is there something else I need to enable or disable please?

Thanks in advance for your help

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by Lucyloo

Blank White Screen

I have just installed the v3 Arcade but the ibPro Games give a blank white screen when submitting the scores. I have done as suggested in your sticky "Problem Solving - Solutions To Common Errors" thread but I'm still having the same problem. Any help would be appreciated

are we talking about all game types or just a specific format - IPB, v3Arcade games (not that there are many of them about) or MochiMedia games?

Have you run any other arcade in the past that required you to edit files (for example index.php or htaccess) where code may still be left behind?

Arcade Tab and Links

When I click on the Arcade tab it takes me to the arcade but the links that I have added in the Parent, "Arcade Games", "View Leaderboard" and "Your Arcade Settings" do not appear when the tab is clicked on. The links still show: News Posts, FAQ, Calendar, etc.

Is there something else I need to enable or disable please?

Thanks in advance for your help

Disable the plugin - Arcade Navbar Link is the only plugin you need to disable

Have you made sure that the product used is inputted as v3 Arcade - some people had left this as vBulletin which caused problems.

There is a few posts between #842 and #854 in this thread where someone was having navigation problems, have you tried following the suggestions I posted there?

People are now using methods other than the default Navigation Manager, can you take a screenshot of your Navigation Manager links for v3 Arcade that are in the AdminCP for me?

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by smarty101

Hello there,

I was wondering where i can find the free standard games for this. It is very hard to find anything as all the links point to threads in the vbarcade site http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/index.php which has only the message that it is part of vbadvanced now, but over there is no list of the free standard games only how to install them...
Please help

It uses the same games as IPB Arcade, linking to those games isn't permitted on vbulletin.org so you'll need to do a Google search - something like IPB arcade games downloads should bring up some pages - and/or you can set your system up to use Mochi games from the http://mochimedia.com website and install the games directly from your admincp

[smarty101]

Thanks Gemma,

Support is so bad in there I don't understand.
I will have to hire someone to set it up for me I guess...

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by smarty101

Thanks Gemma,

Support is so bad in there I don't understand.
I will have to hire someone to set it up for me I guess...

Send me a PM with what you are needing done and I'll have a look

[Lucyloo]

Originally Posted by Gemma

are we talking about all game types or just a specific format - IPB, v3Arcade games (not that there are many of them about) or MochiMedia games?

Have you run any other arcade in the past that required you to edit files (for example index.php or htaccess) where code may still be left behind?



Disable the plugin - Arcade Navbar Link is the only plugin you need to disable

Have you made sure that the product used is inputted as v3 Arcade - some people had left this as vBulletin which caused problems.

There is a few posts between #842 and #854 in this thread where someone was having navigation problems, have you tried following the suggestions I posted there?

People are now using methods other than the default Navigation Manager, can you take a screenshot of your Navigation Manager links for v3 Arcade that are in the AdminCP for me?

I have fixed the white screen and not saving scores by looking into one of the previous threads you suggested. It was altering the index.php file to include the line

"require_once('./includes/v3arcade_vbsuite_index_compatibility.php');"

As I wasn't running the CMS option in vBulletin, I didn't think I had to do it. But it seems necessary for anybody using vB4.

Thanks again for your help, it all seems to be working fine at the moment

[tele955848]

In forum www.1sta.de
if he is to save the high score, he always goes to the home and does not save

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by tele955848

In forum www.1sta.de
if he is to save the high score, he always goes to the home and does not save

Did you do the index.php edit?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=868