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vbProArcade Beta 2
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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!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!

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  • This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.

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  #1752  
Old 11-25-2003, 09:28 PM
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I have everything working ....'cept I can't figure out how to get the arcade to work with my theme(surge from vbskins). Proarcade can be used with any theme(skin) right?? If not what needs to be modified? It works fine with the default theme.

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Old 11-26-2003, 08:18 PM
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Well I installed Pro Arcade and when I go to the admin Pannel for it I get this error

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Database error in vBulletin Control Panel 2.3.3:

Invalid SQL: SELECT * FROM arcadeconfig
mysql error: Table 'd60003098.arcadeconfig' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Date: Wednesday 26th of November 2003 05:02:50 PM
Script: http://www.killuclan.com/forums/foru...changeoptions&
Referer: http://www.killuclan.com/forums/admi...n=nav&cpnavjs=
I went to myphpadmin and checked and the SQL quiries are there but the SQL Database has a diffrent name than the one above. So I went to the config.php file and changed it (backed up the original) to the correct database/username/pw and loaded it up.

The whole site went down. I loaded the orgiginal config.php file and every thing came back, but I still have the problem with the arcade hack pointing to what the config.php file says is the corect SQL but myphpadmin says is incorrect. How do I get the Pro Arcade to look to the correct SQL Database and still have a working site?

DigiKilla
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Old 11-29-2003, 10:12 AM
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I have searched this thread for about an hour trying to find someone with the exact same problem or a solution to adding games. Everything works fine with the arcade except that when i try to edit a game or add a game I get an error. This is the error that i recieve when trying to add a game.
Anyone know what the problem might be?

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Database error in vBulletin Control Panel 2.3.3:

Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO arcadegames (name,title,description,filename,active,scorevar,w idth,height,codebase,querystri ng,
objectparam,embedparam,championactive,championtext ,championcolor,playcost,jackpo t,jackpotadd,thumbnailname,thumbnaildata)
VALUES ('asteroids','Asteroids','A Great Arcade Classic.','asteroids.swf','0','$asteroidsscore','' ,'','','',
'','','1','Asteroids Champion','','10','0','5','asteroids.gif','GIF89a\ 0\0÷\0\0\0\0\0ÿÿÿ
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mysql error: Unknown column 'width' in 'field list'

mysql error number: 1054

Thanks,
Sidney
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Old 11-29-2003, 10:27 AM
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Hi,

this is your query:

Quote:
INSERT INTO arcadegames (name,title,description,filename,active,scorevar,w idth,height,codebase,querystri ng,
objectparam,embedparam,championactive,championtext ,championcolor,playcost,jackpo t,jackpotadd,thumbnailname,thumbnaildata)
There seems to be a problem with the list of your parameters. Do the following command in the command line and compare the paramaters:

Quote:
mysqlshow -u user -p password database arcadegames
You should see the table arcadegames and all corresponding fields. Compare these fields with query i quoted and you should find your problem straight away.

Cheers,

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Thanks for the assistance,

I have done this and added the columns "height" , "width" , "codebase" , "querystring" , "objectparam" in the arcadegames table, and it solved the problem of adding the new game, but for some reason it is not passing the score variables now. The game is Asteroids, and it just loads the blank leaderboard after the game is completed.
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Old 11-29-2003, 06:37 PM
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Hmmm. Then it's either the wrong variable for the score OR the hash is wrong. Please check with the corresponding game thread and the description for this specific game.

Cheers,

Pseudomizer
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Old 11-30-2003, 01:20 AM
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Any updates on v2.1 guys? Keep up the hard work guys. This is one of the best hacks I've seen.
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Old 11-30-2003, 01:55 PM
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I've worked out a lot of the template stuff and sent one update to future real, I'm hoping to get another done today. Although I haven't seen him online much this week, so not sure if we are just missing each other or not.

I have it setup here, the current version of 2.1 on the template side doesn't look much different, but how the arcade installs is much more stable and cleaner. I've tried to make the templates very easy to update for different colored layouts.

demo: http://www.orbsydia.com/forum/proarc...?action=arcade (vbproarcade 2.1 & vb2.3.3)
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Old 11-30-2003, 06:05 PM
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It looks very nice.... looking forward for it to get released soon. Good job!
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hi,
i have an Error with Netscape after I play a Game then come Game Over and:
"vbProArcade Error: Invalid game name specified (todo: put something pretty here later)"
who can help me
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