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.

[matthew1111]

Originally Posted by kevin.kool

You should just import games that 'Leaderboard Enabled' in the Import Game menu. All of them can save the score.

Yes, all the games in question are Leaderboard Enabled from the Import menu.

[matthew1111]

Originally Posted by Gemma

Did you set up your Mochi account properly (verify, upload crossdomain.xml etc)? - http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1934

Also, if you have an adblocker installed on your browser the scores won't be passed to the leaderboard - http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3325

Yes I've verified it, and the .xml file was detected by the server and everything.
I have standard issue Chrome, and also FireFox.


Remember, this only works for games I have imported, not the standard issue.
Also, almost immediately after showing a high score list, the screen changes to a "You do not have permissions to access this page" error, which I believe is preventing the score from saving somehow.

[angeljs]

Okay, I've managed to install v3 along with ibpro. I did a find and replace for the v3 xml install file, and changed all instances of arcade.php to v3arcade.php before importing it.

I love the idea of being able to import games from MochiMedia.com, which makes this arcade totally different to the other one, and everything seems to work okay. The only thing is, I can't seem to find where to change the navigation bits:



At the moment, they still point to arcade.php, and I'd like to change them to v3arcade.php

Thanks

Edit: Okay, I can't read properly. I found the links in the actual php files, just ignore me

[Mark.B]

Originally Posted by angeljs

Okay, I've managed to install v3 along with ibpro. I did a find and replace for the v3 xml install file, and changed all instances of arcade.php to v3arcade.php before importing it.

I love the idea of being able to import games from MochiMedia.com, which makes this arcade totally different to the other one, and everything seems to work okay. The only thing is, I can't seem to find where to change the navigation bits:



At the moment, they still point to arcade.php, and I'd like to change them to v3arcade.php

Thanks

Edit: Okay, I can't read properly. I found the links in the actual php files, just ignore me

Nice job, and welcome to the ranks of the "double arcaders" - where ONE arcade just ISN'T good enough!

Nice to see someone doing it the "other way round"...all the ones I have seen so far (including my own) have modified ibProArcade and left v3Arcade as it was.

[stardom]

When I installed everything. Now when I click Arcade, it goes to error. What file do I add Games to?

[Gemma]

Okay, I've managed to install v3 along with ibpro. I did a find and replace for the v3 xml install file, and changed all instances of arcade.php to v3arcade.php before importing it.

Well done

Did you also change all references of arcade.php in all of the v3arcade files, if not I think you are going to run into some problems somewhere down the line?

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by stardom

When I installed everything. Now when I click Arcade, it goes to error. What file do I add Games to?

What error are you getting?

You either upload games (tar/zip format) to your admincp/games folder via FTP, set up a Mochi account and import them through your AdminCP or there is a selection of sample v3a games on v3arcade.com that you can import or you can manually add games.

[angeljs]

Originally Posted by Mark.B

Nice job, and welcome to the ranks of the "double arcaders" - where ONE arcade just ISN'T good enough!

Nice to see someone doing it the "other way round"...all the ones I have seen so far (including my own) have modified ibProArcade and left v3Arcade as it was.

Thanks...I was really only testing to see if I could do it, which was why I didn't try messing with ibpro. I'm quite shocked that it worked actually, so I decided to leave it, but I'm still waiting to see if it self-destructs because of something I've done wrong! lol

[Mark.B]

Originally Posted by angeljs

Thanks...I was really only testing to see if I could do it, which was why I didn't try messing with ibpro. I'm quite shocked that it worked actually, so I decided to leave it, but I'm still waiting to see if it self-destructs because of something I've done wrong! lol

Check what Gemma said above though, make sure you have made the path changes in arcade.php too otherwise....boom!

[angeljs]

Lol...I think I must have done okay as everything's working fine so far. I'll come back as a ghost to let you know otherwise