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.

[Gemma]

There is documentation on v3arcade.com which gives you instructions on how to setup a Mochi account and have access to 1000s of games (ie legal games).

Also all of your previously installed IPB game types are compatible with the arcade.....there are tons of sites that offer these games - a google search will find them (not allowed to post links here sorry as most of those games are converted without author consent ie illegal)

And there is a small selection of v3Arcade games on v3arcade.com

[Sai01]

How do I install games that I downloaded? These games are in .rar or .zip files
contraining a .php file for the game, the game .swf file and two small .gif files. these are all in the archive of each games I download. I just can't seems to find a way to install them...

[Saviour]

Two things...sorry, if they have already been covered. Sometimes I get a little lazy late at night and don't feel like looking.

Anyway...

1. Is there a way to add the Arcade link to Quick Links and Community Links menu?
2. How do I disable the awards from showing up in the postbit altogether? As it stands...only one will appear if I select "No" in the settings...but, I don't want "any" to show up.

Thanks, in advance...

[Sai01]

does the games installed from mochimedia not work with V3 Arcade Highscore settings? It doesnt record my users highschool like the sample games that comes with it...? is it suppose to be like this or where can i set it?

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by Sai01

does the games installed from mochimedia not work with V3 Arcade Highscore settings? It doesnt record my users highschool like the sample games that comes with it...? is it suppose to be like this or where can i set it?

Yes, Mochi Media games work with the highscore system. Make sure you have the crossdomain.xml, which comes with the v3arcade archive, uploaded into your site root. Also ensure that the games you are installing are Leaderboard Enabled

It does appear that Mochi Games (leaderboard enabled ones) are installing with high scores disabled as default, you can check any Mochi Games you've installed and make sure the Disable High Scores is set to No by going to AdminCP > v3 Arcade > Manage Games and clicking on any game which doesn't save scores.

To have the games automatically enable highscores when installed do the following file edit:

Open your v3arcade_admin.php and find:

$gameperms += 8; // disable scoring

Change it to:

$gameperms += 0; // disable scoring

I'm not sure which version of the arcade you're running but it appears twice in v 2.0.3 - change both if it occurs twice.

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by Saviour

Two things...sorry, if they have already been covered. Sometimes I get a little lazy late at night and don't feel like looking.

Anyway...

1. Is there a way to add the Arcade link to Quick Links and Community Links menu?
2. How do I disable the awards from showing up in the postbit altogether? As it stands...only one will appear if I select "No" in the settings...but, I don't want "any" to show up.


Thanks, in advance...

1. Are you wanting to remove the navbar tab and place a link in the Quick Links/Community Links menu? I think doing this would disable the arcade subnav links - Arcade Games, View Leaderboard, New Games etc

2. AdminCP > Plugins & Products > Manage Plugins > disable Awards Plugin Postbit

[Sai01]

Originally Posted by Gemma

Yes, Mochi Media games work with the highscore system. Make sure you have the crossdomain.xml, which comes with the v3arcade archive, uploaded into your site root. Also ensure that the games you are installing are Leaderboard Enabled

It does appear that Mochi Games (leaderboard enabled ones) are installing with high scores disabled as default, you can check any Mochi Games you've installed and make sure the Disable High Scores is set to No by going to AdminCP > v3 Arcade > Manage Games and clicking on any game which doesn't save scores.

To have the games automatically enable highscores when installed do the following file edit:

Open your v3arcade_admin.php and find:

$gameperms += 8; // disable scoring

Change it to:

$gameperms += 0; // disable scoring

I'm not sure which version of the arcade you're running but it appears twice in v 2.0.3 - change both if it occurs twice.

thanks, why was it disable on default? can't of weird. now i have to delete all the games installed and install all over. cause i don't want to go through each game and edit them. i did a one click install for 30 or so games.

there's a version 2.0.3 on this? i thought 2.0.2 is the latest? where's 2.0.3?

[Gemma]

I'm not sure if it was Mochi that changed how their games are installed or not.

v2.0.3 is a beta version which is only available to branding free customers. v2.0.2 is the latest public release.

[rob01]

this addon still use alot of queries, compare to ipb?? or someone knows if this error got fixed?

[BENSTER]

Nice! Installed perfectly!

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