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]

You can purchase copyright removal at v3arcade.com, it will also allow you access to the premium forums and access to beta releases.

For the vBSEO feature, a few people have asked about it but nothing has been developed, I'd suggest making a thread in the 'Hack Requests' forum on v3arcade.com or if you purchase premium access make a thread in the Development Discussion forum - or you could post a request in the 'Request For Paid Services' forum here on vb.org

[SpaceStar]

Superb. Thanks for that.

I have just one 'simple' issue. I cannot see game thumbnails.... se below:

[Gemma]

Was this a clean install or did you run the importer?

Is your images/arcade folder set to CHMOD 777?

[Skyrider]

I have a bug...

I've imported one of the games from the website (Mochi) and once I finished a game and showing up the highscore.. It goes to the next page, showing up an error that I don't have the access..

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?

If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation

This error page.

I'm an admin and I've set ALL my settings (usergroup settings) to yes.. Even the tournament ones. Even the game's highscores is enabled.

[Gemma]

Make sure you've uploaded the crossdomain.xml file which is in the archive to your site root (ie where you uploaded the mochi.html file that is required to verify your site by Mochi)

You may also need to extend your Timeout Session so members aren't logged out during games. AdminCP > Settings > Options > Cookies and HTTP Header Options > Session Timeout. Also, is the 'Remember Me' box ticked when logging in.

[Skyrider]

Thanks! crossdomain solved it .

By the way. When you import the games from the site, will the file be imported locally on the server or is the game file kept online on their end?

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

By the way. When you import the games from the site, will the file be imported locally on the server or is the game file kept online on their end?

At present the games are stored on your server. I don't know if this will change in the future, the developers did say somewhere down the line 'they would consider remotely hosting the games if there was enough demand'. However, hosting the games locally does mean youwill receive revenue from the ads that are displayed in the games (doesn't pay much dividends though)

[Skyrider]

hehe, thanks. Though I do wonder. I noticed when you play games multiple times, your name also shows up multiple times in the highscore. Is there anyway this will only be displayed once? Only showing your highest score?

[Gemma]

Sure,

AdminCP > v3 Arcade > v3 Arcade Settings > v3 Arcade High Score Settings

Allow One Score Per User - set to YES

[Skyrider]

Hah, I wonder why I missed this.. Thanks for the support! ^_^ + Nominated as well.

By the way. Is there any "new post/thread" function on beating highscores?