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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:
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)
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.
Here is the list of posts from this thread that contain screen shots for the new version. Check them out!
This is the stuff that is in progress for future release:
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! Show Your Support
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#272
09-06-2002, 04:04 AM
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Yup, that worked.
btw, I was getting the red X's w/ the arcade graphics. But I can upload any graphic via admin cp for avatars...and users change their avatars to custom avatars freely on the site all the time. 
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#273
09-06-2002, 04:05 AM
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Man, I dunno why it doesn't work for you. The code I'm using is the same that vBulletin uses. If you're willing to provide me with a shell account and admin access briefly I can take a look at it and see what I can do, otherwise I'm stumped. I don't understand why it gives no errors, but still fails.
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#275
09-06-2002, 06:29 AM
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BUG FIX: I have fixed the top score board problem and along the way addressed some performance issues/ugly code. However, the basic structure of the hack was changed, so an update will not come until Beta 2.
There are now 4 tables: arcadeconfig arcadegames arcadescores arcadetopscores Keeping track of topscores in a separate table allows for the Top Score Board (and to some degree, the upcoming stats page) to operate MUCH more efficiently -- and correctly. I have a simple conversion script that will convert your current arcade table to the scores/topscores format when Beta 2 is released, so there's no need to worry about that. I will work more on safe mode tomorrow. If anybody else is running in safe mode and can give me some feedback, it would be appreciated. Thanks.
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#276
09-06-2002, 06:48 AM
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I am having the same problem as apok2002 with the red X's in lieu of the images showing up. Not running in safe mode, and no problems uploading other images from the control panel. I've tried the different versions of the proarcadeadmin.php file as well.
It's running on a test board, and I haven't had a lot of time to do much more than play a couple of games, but this seems to be the only problem that has yet to be addressed. Once again, thanks for a great hack!
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#277
09-06-2002, 11:50 AM
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#278
09-06-2002, 01:28 PM
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You can add the games but the proarcade system isn't compatible with the Scoresytem from the Games
A Flash Profi must convert these files to work with the proarcade-system. Wait for the next Release. My list should show merely some examples of games these use a Scoresystem.
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#280
09-06-2002, 10:06 PM
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another feature that you might want to look at while finishing it up and I know alot of people would like to see in the feature would be intgrating it with the lesane's store hack
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#281
09-07-2002, 05:54 AM
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I am not doing ANY further work on this hack until I can figure out what is going on with the safe mode. There is no point in keeping this hack in a released state if it is not going to work on 50% of the forums out there.
Unfortunately, I don't have a safe mode server to test it on so unless I get some help here, the hack is dead in the water. A couple people offered to let me test things on their servers, but one had a bad server config and the other gave me admin access only to take it away the next day before I could even try anything. Additionally, I have posted messages both in the Hacking Discussion forums here (0 responses) and over on vb.com (0 responses). I am rather fed up with the whole thing and am just about ready to pack it in for good. I don't like the idea of having this thing out there in a potentially unworking state. So, once again, if anybody who knows PHP well can give me some direction here as to what I'm doing wrong, it would be most helpful. OR if you have a forum up and running in safe mode that I can test some ideas on, that would be great too. Thanks.
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