Add-On Releases - v3 Arcade - Games Arcade System for 3.6.0

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v3 Arcade
for vBulletin 3.6.1
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"v3 Arcade" is the third Arcade system I've written for vBulletin. It's coded from scratch, not a port of an older version - and because it was coded specifically for vBulletin 3.6 it uses the product system for code modifications, and utilizes AJAX technology throughout. Here's a brief rundown of the features in this version of v3 Arcade.

- Supports both v3 Arcade and iB games.
- Download *legal* free, premium and multiplayer games directly from v3arcade.com to your Arcade installation.
- Import script to convert your old v3 Arcade installation. (A script to import games, scores and news from old IBPro installations is available here, thanks to Tigga: http:www.v3arcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324)
- 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, thanks to Oblivion Knight.
- A slick, professional layout.

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Change Log
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1.0.0 - First public release.
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1.0.1 - Bug fixes and feature release.
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- More visible postbit award presence.
- Reverse scoring option added to games.
- Data dictionary implementation, makes sure the Arcade database changes are correctly made.
- Template grouping.
- "Posts in the last 24 hours" criteria added to games.

1.0.5 - Bug fixes and feature release.
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- Added search on/off toggle function in Admin CP.
- Opera compatibility fixed.
- Welcome message now an Admin CP option.
- Use "Miniature Mode" By Default option added to the Admin CP.
- New AJAX based favorites system.
- Hooks in place for vbBux integration (coming soon from CMX_CMGSCCC)
- Per-category on/off settings.
- Default user settings for challenges and notifications.
- Database error when pruning a user?s scores with table prefix.
- Database error when viewing distinct high scores when the table is empty.
- Notification bug fixes, users should now be notified based on their Arcade settings.
- Timestamp bug fixed for news and events.

1.0.6 - Bug fixes.
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- Fixed a bug where unregistered users could challenge people in the Arcade.
- "Wipe All Scores" tool added.
- "arcade_award_bit" template is now cached correctly.

1.0.7 - Features and Bug fixes.
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- Guests can now play games, but their scores aren't recorded. If a guest plays a game, they're asked to register if they want their score recorded afterwards.
- Admins can now wipe all scores through the Admin CP.
- Admins now have a tool to enable challenges by default for all users.
- Usergroup requirements for games are now in place.
- Admins can now choose to flip the columns and have the smaller panel on the left, with the larger content area on the right.
- News & Events - now entries contain links to games.
- Numerous bug fixes.
- Mass category changer for altering game categories en masse.
- High score rebuilder in the Admin CP.


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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.

Bug tracking: http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/vbugs.php

You can contact me directly at john@v3arcade.com for support.


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Many thanks to...
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- All branding-free customers and donors, for supporting the project.
- Oblivion Knight, for his work on the forums and great add-ons.
- Snowy, for his work on the forums.
- Andreas a.k.a. KirbyDE, for his vB 3.5 tutorials.


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Copyright
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All code in distributed in this zip is Copyright ?2005 John Warwick, with the following exceptions:
class_tar.php - Credits within.
All Actionscript code within the included .swf files, unless otherwise noted.

[Paul M]

There seems to be a lot of off topic discussion about hosting games, please remember this is a support thread for the v3 Arcade, not a place to swap games, or discuss games sites (many of which may have a questionable legal status) please remain on topic or you posts may be removed.

[SupremeWeapon]

Originally Posted by ChrisTech

You seem to have issues reading and comprehending the information presented to you. He simply capped the outgoing bandwidth on his website to a certain amount, to make sure he didn't go over his allottment of bandwidth. Depending on where you host, overages can be quite expensive.

As he stated, and you obviously missed, its actual bandwith (the speed) that he is limiting. Not how much you can download. 256k transfer = approx. 32k transfer speeds. If you are willing to wait, thats what you get. If you want faster, or to help support his site, you will get more. Pretty simple.

The person that posted stating 2,000 games is incorrect. He has around 350 games currently, but is wishing to have around 2,000 games after he gets done converting them. Fairly simple. I'd advise you to take your time when you read posts, to avoid making a complete fool outta yourself.

As for game, he has some, I have a few packages of games that I compiled myself from various sites of which some are ibpro games that will work with v3 arcade (ie I've installed them, and they work correctly). Working on creating a bit larger of a pack to post sometime soon. Prolly will be posted beginning of July, as my bandwith on most of my sites are getting on the higher side.


rjordan - I can give you direct links to where I have almost all the games (most in large rar files) I have for direct download if you wish to pore thru them as well. Most are IBPro games.

you have NO idea what you are talking about. Bandwidth is NOT what you transfer. Bandwidth is the CONNECTION. TRANSFER is 100% different then bandwidth.

and im sorry but you made a fool out of yourself with that post. any one who doesn;t even know the difference between BADWIDTH and TRANSFER shouldn't be online.

Not how much you can download. 256k transfer = approx. 32k transfer speeds.

you makje me laugh...


edit

didnt see this

There seems to be a lot of off topic discussion about hosting games, please remember this is a support thread for the v3 Arcade, not a place to swap games, or discuss games sites (many of which may have a questionable legal status) please remain on topic or you posts may be removed.

okie paul

[rjordan]

Originally Posted by mikeinjersey

please answer..

Can someone tell me how to reset all the scores for all the games?

And are there any types of games in which 2 people can actually play together...Like Chess or Checkers? I think that would be really cool.. Instead of doing the "Challenges" when you cant even see what the other person is doing.

I could have sworn there was an option for this, but can't see it. Might have been looking at a plug-in for the arcade that allowed it. I do not know where it is, though. As for multiplayer games, that is expected (note the word used) to be in the next release, however there is no official word on that.

[ChrisTech]

Originally Posted by mikeinjersey

please answer..

Can someone tell me how to reset all the scores for all the games?

And are there any types of games in which 2 people can actually play together...Like Chess or Checkers? I think that would be really cool.. Instead of doing the "Challenges" when you cant even see what the other person is doing.

Its a plugin check it out here.

I don't think multi-player ones are setup yet. I think that is to be due out in the next release maybe? There was talk about it somewhere, possibly further back in the thread or on their forums (currently closed).

[MadKad]

Can some one help on this 3 times a lady lol

Originally Posted by MadKad

Just incase some one mist my little questions



Hi I have installed this hack a while ago and think its mint well done people

I also am sure I seen a hack to go with this where when a challange is placed a thread is started, if this is right does anyone know where it is lol?

[blueberry]

hi everyone, i need some help.. actually it is a question.. how to start a competition with a member.. is there an easy way to do it...

I cant find any links to start a competition, the only way i know is to click on the member's name on a thread and drop down list will be there, if the member has enabled competition, then the option "compete with the person" will be available... but what if the user, didnt post anything before, how can i compete with him...

Thanks for te help

[MadKad]

Originally Posted by blueberry

hi everyone, i need some help.. actually it is a question.. how to start a competition with a member.. is there an easy way to do it...

I cant find any links to start a competition, the only way i know is to click on the member's name on a thread and drop down list will be there, if the member has enabled competition, then the option "compete with the person" will be available... but what if the user, didnt post anything before, how can i compete with him...

Thanks for te help

That is a good point I wanted to compete with some one the other day on my forum and they only had one post so I to do alot of clicking.

I will look into this now and sort some code out on adding it say to the users profile the link

also I have another question aswell as my other one back there:

I know there is a way to set so new users options are set, but what about cos I have installed it after having more that 200 members all there setting as default are not to take challanges, is there a way to change everyones defaults to a serton way we want?

[MadKad]

Originally Posted by blueberry

hi everyone, i need some help.. actually it is a question.. how to start a competition with a member.. is there an easy way to do it...

I cant find any links to start a competition, the only way i know is to click on the member's name on a thread and drop down list will be there, if the member has enabled competition, then the option "compete with the person" will be available... but what if the user, didnt post anything before, how can i compete with him...

Thanks for te help

OK I did this, I had to direct add the text to the link and remove the phrase as I couldnt get it to work and have been a little busy to sort
that part out, but I did it all this way and test it, it will only show if the user has there option to except challanges

Open template = MEMBERINFO

FIND:
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<a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removelist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]"><phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[remove_x_from_your_buddylist]</phrase></a>
</if>
</td>
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After, ADD:
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<!-- v3 Arcade -->
<td class="vbmenu_control">
<if condition="($post['arcadeoptions'] & 1) AND $post['userid']!=$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<a href="arcade.php?do=newchallenge&userid=$post[userid]">Challenge User To a Game</a></if>
</td>
<!-- /v3 Arcade -->

=============================

Thats it done thank you :banana:

[MadKad]

Originally Posted by blueberry

hi everyone, i need some help.. actually it is a question.. how to start a competition with a member.. is there an easy way to do it...

I cant find any links to start a competition, the only way i know is to click on the member's name on a thread and drop down list will be there, if the member has enabled competition, then the option "compete with the person" will be available... but what if the user, didnt post anything before, how can i compete with him...

Thanks for te help

OK I did this, I had to direct add the text to the link and remove the phrase as I couldnt get it to work and have been a little busy to sort
that part out, but I did it all this way and test it, it will only show if the user has there option to except challanges

Open template = MEMBERINFO

FIND:
=============================

<a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removelist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]"><phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[remove_x_from_your_buddylist]</phrase></a>
		</if>
	</td>

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After, ADD:
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<!-- v3 Arcade -->
<td class="vbmenu_control">
	<if condition="($post['arcadeoptions'] & 1) AND $post['userid']!=$bbuserinfo['userid']">
	<a href="arcade.php?do=newchallenge&userid=$post[userid]">Challenge User To a Game</a></if>
</td>
<!-- /v3 Arcade -->

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Thats it done thank you :banana:

[hackindave]

Originally Posted by hackindave

I install as below:

gif files -> /images/arcade/
swf files -> /games/
php files -> /admincp/

I then go to AP>V3Arcade>Game Tools and then do the mass import. When I go to AP>V3Arcade>Games it shows the games there.
Then I click edit and thats where it asks if I want the game active/show awards/challenge system. This is also where I get the error message at the top of the page. I have tried numerous times to re-up the file, and checked the size of the file to make sure it is the same as is on the hdrive, which it is, but I still get this message..

Hey..I got it working. I found that I had uploaded to the wrong directory the .php files.

Thanks to all that took the time to answer..