v3 Arcade - Games Arcade & Challenge System [vB 3.0.3]

v3 Arcade [3.0.3]
Games Arcade for vB3
Game copyrights belong to their respective owners.
v3 Arcade - Copyright ?2004 John Warwick, All Rights Reserved.
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Arcade Verson: 1.0
vB Version: vBulletin 3.0.3
Author: John Warwick
Email: John[at]eovieinteractive.com
Site: www.v3arcade.com
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Updates
==========================
1.0.0 - Initial release

1.0.1 - Bug fix update
? This release addressed a couple of small bugs. Information on fixing
these issues can be found in the FAQ. (Included in this zip.)

1.0.2 - Bug fixes and new features
? This release makes all games on the Arcade main page appear in the
order which they were installed, regardless of whether or not it has
been played. (With the newest games at the top.)
? It includes a
page navigation system, allowing users to browse games by page. By default, 10 games appear per page.
? There is also a new search feature, for finding games by name/description. (Accessible through the "Search" menu in the navigation bar.)
? This release should be less CPU intensive than previous versions.

1.0.3 - Bug fixes
? Security fixes

History & Hack Information
- So, what is the v3 Arcade?
The v3 Arcade is exactly what the name implies - an online games arcade that offers seamless integration with your vBulletin forum.

The v3 Arcade is the first of the new generation of vBulletin additions. Back from its roots, the v3 Arcade is the vBulletin 3 edition of my original Arcade written in late 2002 (not to be confused with futureal's 'ProArcade', which was written during the Arcade's beta phase).

v3 Arcade Features Include:
? Integrated Flash gaming for vBulletin 3
? Advanced leader board system
? FULL Mozilla/Netscape Compatibility
? Moderation abilities for Mods/Super Mods/Admins
? PM & Email notification for events
? Advanced statistics for all users
? A higher level of security
? "Arcade Challenges", 1-on-1 contests between users
? Arcade awards system
? Automated and manual score pruning tools

This installation comes loaded with the following games:
? Tetris
? Snake
? Asteroids
? Chopper Challenge
? Space Invaders

If you have the source (.FLA) for a game that you want to use in the v3 Arcade, you can send the required files to john@v3arcade.com for conversion. (Providing permission has been given by the original author.) Within a reasonable delay, I'll post the converted game and installation script on vBulletin.org.


Testing
Tested on vBulletin 3.0.3, across multiple unhacked installations.


Thanks to...
? Kura: For helping out with vB3 difficulties!
? Erwin: Whose vB2 Flash Player inspired the original hacks
? Paul Neave: For providing the source for 4 of the standard v3 Arcade games


IMPORTANT NOTES
? If you do install this hack, please click on the INSTALL button. There are going to be some updates for this which you're really not going to want to miss!
? Each Arcade page has an Eovie Interactive and Flash Player link at the bottom. This is optional, but greatly appreciated.
? You may have noticed that this release of the v3 Arcade is not fully phrased. To phrase the arcade would require well over a hundred phrases to be added, making for a lengthy installation process! Futures version of the v3 Arcade will be phrased, with a more automated installation.
? And don't forget - BACKUP BEFORE YOU INSTALL!


Regarding the "ProArcade"
There has been a lot of debate on vb.org recently about the ownership of hack "concepts". My original Arcade hack (on which the v3 Arcade is based), was a progression of the my vBTetris Leaderboard hack - both of which came about before the ProArcade. I've spoken to Erwin regarding this, and he can confirm that this has always been an independent development; hence the v3 Arcade was authorised for release.

Fixes
If you're installing the Arcade from scratch, there are no fixes or updates to be applied. Simply follow the instructions in Installation.txt.
If you've already installed the Arcade, make the changes in Updates.txt.

[Click HERE to view a list of released games and modifications!]

Demos/Add-Ons/Beta Testing
www.v3arcade.com

Download the v3 Arcade (1.0.3) here:

[Bryan Ex]

See my message two posts before yours.

[Princeton]

I gave in and installed for my kids ... and they love it.

thanks for a great hack!! :up:

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by princeton

I gave in and installed for my kids ... and they love it.

thanks for a great hack!! :up:

Thanks for this hack, its working fine but I have one question.
The emails sent out that your high score was beaten is coming like this

<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: arcade_email_beatenbody -->
emailtext....

Is it possible to remove the lines
<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: arcade_email_beatenbody -->
and
<!-- END TEMPLATE: arcade_email_beatenbody -->

from the emails and how?

[Bryan Ex]

Turn off the template tags in the Admin > VB Options

[netrosearch]

When I first installed this, it was recording scores, but now if you get the highest score nothing happens when you click on submit.

Any ideas on what I should do to fix this?

[finch]

Fixed that error!!

So, what I was going to say was - nice hack, is there a list of all the games that are available - not in the mood to search 160~ pages.

Cheers =)

[ChuanSE]

Originally Posted by jluerken

Thanks for this hack, its working fine but I have one question.
The emails sent out that your high score was beaten is coming like this

<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: arcade_email_beatenbody -->
emailtext....

Is it possible to remove the lines
<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: arcade_email_beatenbody -->
and
<!-- END TEMPLATE: arcade_email_beatenbody -->

from the emails and how?

Is it fixed for you? Let us know ;-)

[ChuanSE]

Originally Posted by netrosearch

When I first installed this, it was recording scores, but now if you get the highest score nothing happens when you click on submit.

Any ideas on what I should do to fix this?

Most likely, you have old versions of some games. There are some problems reported. Try to locate the newest version on http://www.v3arcade.com

cheers

[ChuanSE]

Originally Posted by finch

Fixed that error!!


So, what I was going to say was - nice hack, is there a list of all the games that are available - not in the mood to search 160~ pages.


Cheers =)

Well, all games are released on http://www.v3arcade.com , BUT...

Because John had some bandwith troubles, he had to take away the links (temporary). As far as I know, he switched servers and is fixing the attachment problem he had. I expect that the games will come back online soon...

cheers

[starfantazy]

Installed, now to figure out how to install other games... How do i actually install them?

[Spinball]

We've had a person register with the name 'arcadecheat' and then proceed to get himself the top highscores in most of our games with less than half the amount of time spent playing.
Rather than delete the user I have banned him. But I want to remove his details from the arcade scoring system completely. How do I do this, please?

[flstreetscene]

How do I upgrade to 3.0.1? I've deleted all that it asked for (arcadesettings) from all the columns but I still receive mySql errors...

[ChuanSE]

Originally Posted by starfantazy

Installed, now to figure out how to install other games... How do i actually install them?

upload the graphics to /images/arcade/
upload the game.swf to /games/
upload the gamename.game.php to /admincp/

go to admincp and run forum.com/admincp/gamename.game.php

click install and your done

[ChuanSE]

Originally Posted by Spinball

We've had a person register with the name 'arcadecheat' and then proceed to get himself the top highscores in most of our games with less than half the amount of time spent playing.
Rather than delete the user I have banned him. But I want to remove his details from the arcade scoring system completely. How do I do this, please?

Unless he really cheated, why would you ban him. He can be a good player...
If you want to erase all details, you will have to access your database with phpmyadmin and go to table gamesessions. sort on userid and delete all rows with his user id.

Do that again in gamenews and your done

But becaus this seems rather unfair if the guy didn't cheat, you could enable auto-pruning scores and set it to the amount of days you wish a score lasts. If your members doesn't like that, you can always install all time highscores

cheers

[ChuanSE]

Originally Posted by flstreetscene

How do I upgrade to 3.0.1? I've deleted all that it asked for (arcadesettings) from all the columns but I still receive mySql errors...

Do you have to delete to upgrade? hmmmz

My suggestion: replace the old arcade.php and arcadeadmin.php and that should work